The number of US households with a high-speed broadband internet connection rose by 50% year on year in March, but the rate of growth is showing signs of slowing, according to a report from Pew Internet & American Life. A decline in the proportion of dial-up users wanting to upgrade to broadband, coupled with limited… Continue reading US Broadband Reaches 30m, But Growth Looks Set To Slow
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Global mobile messaging revenues will double to almost $70 billion by 2007 as a result of further growth of SMS text messaging and uptake of new services. This is according to a study from media and technology consultancy Analysys. The report, Where Next For Mobile Messaging? Driving revenues profitably and controlling cannibalisation reveals that total… Continue reading Mobile Messaging Services To Bring In The Lucre
Analysts at Merrill Lynch have downgraded their ITV1 net advertising revenue (NAR) forecasts, following first half financial results released by Granada yesterday (see Granada H1 Earnings Rise, June Ad Revenue Down). Granada reported that ITV1 airtime sales grew slightly in the first half, by 0.2% to £436 million. Whilst this performance is stronger than generally… Continue reading Merrill Lynch Cuts ITV 2003 Airtime Revenue Forecasts
Airtime advertising revenue growth at Granada scraped into positive figures during the first half, with the company today reporting a 1% rise to £442 million. Despite the weak ad figures, Granada’s turnover and earnings were significantly stronger than expected by Morgan Stanley and Lehman Brothers analysts (see ITV Ad Revenue To Drop 2% In 2003,… Continue reading Granada H1 Earnings Rise, June Ad Revenue Down
The Department of Trade & Industry has announced that the bid by regional publisher Newsquest for 45 titles currently owned by Independent News & Media has been referred to the Competition Commission. It was revealed two months ago that IN&M was selling its UK regional newspaper business in a deal worth £60 million (see Independent… Continue reading Competition Commission To Investigate Latest Newsquest Deal
Leading US cable and DSL providers accounted for over 19 million high-speed internet users by the end of the first quarter of this year, according to the latest figures from Leichtman Research Group (LRG). The figures show record growth for the quarter, with the major providers adding almost 1.9 million new subscribers. This represents 65%… Continue reading US Broadband Internet Subs Top 19m
Recent forecasts show that more than $50 billion will be spent on online purchases in the US this year and there are signs that internet retailers are prospering at the expense of their offline rivals. A report from The Media Audit shows that 29.6 million US homea have made five or more online purchases in… Continue reading INSIGHTanalysis: US Ecommerce Estimates & Forecasts
US business-to-business (B2B) print advertising spend rose for the fifth consecutive month in March, according to new figures from American Business Media (ABM). Advertising dollars were up 5.8% year on year, while pages were down 5.0%. For the quarter, spending was up 4.2% and pages were down 5.0%. ABM had anticipated a rise of 3%… Continue reading American B2B Print Adspend Jumps 6% In March
The Government’s target of 2010 for the switch-off of the analogue television broadcast will be met, according to ecommerce minister Stephen Timms. Speaking at the Westminster Media Forum this morning, Timms cited the success of digital terrestrial service Freeview as a key driver toward the Government’s target. Freeview has signed up over 1.4 million customers… Continue reading Analogue TV Switch-Off Target Will Be Met, Says Timms
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has begun the formal review process of News Corporation’s proposed acquisition of the US satellite operator DirecTV. News Corp supremo Rupert Murdoch announced last month that a deal had been struck which would give his company a satellite foothold in the United States (see Murdoch Seals Acquisition Of DirecTV). The… Continue reading Murdoch Puts The Case For Sky America