The UK consolidated its position as Europe’s leading e-commerce market in the run-up to Christmas 2002 with 60% of the online population accessing a retail site during December. Nielsen//NetRatings calculates that 12.8 million UK internet users visited an e-commerce site at some point last month, an increase of 3.7 million on the figure for December… Continue reading UK Acclaimed As European ‘Capital Of E-Commerce’
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Total US radio ad revenue rose by 10% in November – the third month in a row that ad sales have shown double-digit growth. The latest figures from the US Radio Advertising Bureau (RAB) show that November is also the ninth straight month of revenue increases for the medium. National spend continues to lead the… Continue reading US Radio Revenue Growth Surge Continues In November
The board of AOL Time Warner has elected Dick Parsons to both the post of chairman and chief executive, following the departure of Steve Case (see AOL Chairman Quits Following Shareholder Unrest). Analysts have suggested the decision reflects a shift in the balance of power within the company, as Case who headed up the America… Continue reading AOL Time Warner Puts Faith In Old Media
Almost half of marketers expect to increase their budgets this year, with just 19% predicting a reduction, according to a new survey from the US-based Patrick Marketing Group (PMG). The report has found a markedly different sentiment from marketing executive at the beginning of this year as compared with that of 2002 when the attitude… Continue reading Majority Of Marketers See Budget Increases And Action In 2003
2002 was a bumper year for cinema with box office revenue growing by 10% year on year, according to the latest figures from trade publication, Screen Finance. Research shows that box office takings topped £800 million last year, with 350 film releases, compared to a box office total of £727 million from 321 releases in… Continue reading UK Box Office Earnings Climbed 10% In 2002
The US mobile industry downturn will continue for at least the first half of the year but signs of recovery are emerging, says Mobile Ecosystem, a firm which carries out research and consulting in the wireless field. Wireless Week cites the company’s Mobile Confidence Index which stood at 112 at the beginning of the month.… Continue reading Mixed Outlook For US Mobile Sector
Lower income households in the US watch more television than higher income brackets, according to new research from the Yankee Group, which shows that homes earning $35,000 a year or less have their televisions turned on for an average of six hours and twelve minutes per day. However, in homes with the same income, but… Continue reading Low Income US Homes Watch Most TV, Finds Yankee Group
Two of Spain’s largest cable operators have announced plans to roll out digital TV services this year, according to a report on Europemedia. ONO and Auna Cable had been expected to launch operations in late-2002 but the uncertain state of the DTV market led to a delay. Both services will carry up to 100 channels… Continue reading Spanish Viewers To Get New DTV Services
News Corporation has made conciliatory overtones to Brussels in a bid to gain regulatory approval for its takeover of Telepiù, the Italian pay-TV arm of Vivendi Universal. Rupert Murdoch has agreed to pay in the region of E900 million for the operator which he plans to merge with News Corp’s own pay-TV venture, Stream to… Continue reading Murdoch Makes Concessions On Telepi
The current advertising outlook is one of cautious optimism, with most forecasters predicting the start of a slow and steady improvement in growth rates this year. In the US, revenue growth is on course to outperform the global average, leading the way to recovery. Radio has had a very good recent run and television is… Continue reading Current Ad Growth Bubble May Not Hold, Warns Myers