Multi-channel broadcasters are continuing to increase in popularity and have overtaken their main terrestrial rivals in the ratings, according to the latest unofficial viewing figures. The data shows that multi-channel television accounted for 26.1% of all viewing in the week ending Sunday 20 April, while BBC1 made up 23.9% and ITV1 accounted for 23.8%. The… Continue reading Multi-Channel TV Overtakes Terrestrial Rivals

Almost a quarter of Europeans will purchase online content and services by 2007, spending a total of around â‚Ź3.2 billion, according to forecasts from Jupiter Research. The research shows that the sector is still fairly nascent, with only 9% of European consumers buying these services via the web in 2003 and generating revenues of â‚Ź693… Continue reading European Online Content Spend To Hit €3.2bn By 2007, Says Jupiter

AOL Time Warner saw a welcome return to profit in the first quarter of 2003 and now seems ready to put behind it the trauma of the past year. Shares in the world’s biggest media company rose 5% yesterday upon news of a Q1 net profit of $396 million. This compares with a $54 billion… Continue reading AOL Bounces Back Into Profit

Magazine publishing group, I Feel Good (IFG), this morning said that its full-year losses were reduced from £1.2 million in 2001 to just £0.2 million last year, as turnover grew by 90% to £8.0 million. Earlier this week, the group announced that it has received an approach which could lead to a takeover offer, although… Continue reading IFG Cuts Losses As Takeover Approach Is Made

Global market research firm, Taylor Nelson Sofres, is bringing together all of its operations across 53 countries under the new operating name of TNS. Until now TNS has run numerous divisions with different corporate brands; now they will all be tagged with the TNS name. Accordingly, in the US, CMR, Taylor Nelson Sofres Intersearch and… Continue reading Taylor Nelson Sofres Adopts Umbrella TNS Name

Television advertising levels for June are very weak across the board say observers, with the overall market expected to decline by around 10% year on year, according to Merrill Lynch estimates. Whilst June comparisons were always going to be tough due to last year’s World Cup activity, the figures are weaker than the industry and… Continue reading INSIGHTanalysis: TV Trading Is Very Weak For June

Almost 50% of dial-up internet users are interested in subscribing to broadband, according to new findings from the US. Parks Associates surveyed almost 5,000 narrowband subscribers and found that 48.3% were keen to upgrade to high-speed internet services. This compares with the 33.3% of customers who expressed an interest last year. “U.S. consumers are now… Continue reading US Broadband Boom On The Way, Says Report

Advertising page volumes in the US business information technology publishing sector declined by 12.1% year on year in March, according to CMP Media, the technology publishing subsidiary of United Business Media. Within this market, CMP Media’s own volumes decreased by just 4.4% and the group increased its share of the market from 27.4% in March… Continue reading US Hi-Tech Publishing Ad Pages Drop 12% In March

The European mobile services market will be worth in excess of â‚Ź20 billion by 2005, according to a new study from market analysts Strand Consult. The report, How to make money on mobile services, examines the burgeoning wireless technology sector and suggests that there is great potential for growth. With mobile penetration reaching saturation in… Continue reading Operators Look To Cash In On Mobile Services

As the English football season draws to a close, two powerhouses are embroiled in a bitter struggle for ascendancy. Neither side wants to give ground and the outcome remains in the balance. The two sides in question are not, as you might think, Arsenal and Manchester United but the Premier League and the European Commission… Continue reading Regulators Move The Goalposts On Football Rights