News International has confirmed that David Yelland has quit as editor of the Sun. He will be replaced by News of the World editor, Rebekah Wade, with effect from tomorrow. A spokeswoman for News International confirmed that the announcement was made by the company’s chairman, Les Hinton, in an internal email earlier today. Yelland’s departure,… Continue reading Yelland Quits As Editor Of The Sun
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The worldwide market for internet access devices will grow at an overall annual rate of 28.2% between 2001 and 2006, according to a new report from In-Stat/MDR. Internet access devices can be defined as personal computers, mobile phones, internet-enabled set-top boxes, internet appliances, smart appliances and white goods. Instat estimates that shipments will increase from… Continue reading Internet Access Device Market Set To Expand
US magazine advertising revenues rose by 4.8% across the whole of 2002, whilst page volumes declined by 3.2%, according to the latest data from the Publishers Information Bureau (PIB). It is the technology advertising sector which has seen revenues plummet most severely, down by 17.2% across the full year. The strongest category was drugs and… Continue reading US Magazine Revenue Grows 4.8% In 2002
UK television advertising revenue will grow by 4% this year, in a total market up by 4%-5%, according to new forecasts from media audit consultancy, Billetts. A pick-up in spend that began in Q4 2002 is expected to continue into this year and overall growth is forecast to be the same this year as last,… Continue reading UK TV Revenue To Grow 4% In 2003, Says Billetts
The high costs of technology and ongoing content issues will ensure that video-on-demand (VOD) does not take off in Europe until 2005. That is the conclusion of a new report from Forrester Research as reported on Europemedia. VOD is seen as the next logical progression of the television experience but there has been a bitter… Continue reading European VOD Revolution On Hold, Says Forrester
The beleaguered telecoms firm Cable & Wireless has appoined a new chairman as it seeks a remedy for its well publicised financial woes. Former British Aerospace financial director Richard Lapthorne takes over from Sir Ralph Robins with immediate effect and has been given carte blanche to make boadroom changes. C&W chief executive Graham Wallace is… Continue reading Lapthorne Moves Into C&W Hotseat
US marketers are bullish on spending plans for 2003, with over two thirds of respondents to the Jack Myers Advertising Confidence survey planning to increase their budgets during the year. A substantial 22.5% of marketers intend to increase budgets by more than 8% this year, whilst 45.0% are planning increases of 1% to 8%. Only… Continue reading US Marketers Confident Of Increasing Budgets In 2003, Finds Myers
US online retail spending will grow by 28% to $52 billion in 2003 and is on track to surpass $100 billion by 2007, according to forecasts from Jupiter Research. It is estimated that 156 million Americans used the web during 2002 and 82 million shopped online. Jupiter predicts that the online population will increase by… Continue reading Jupiter Projects Healthy Growth For Online Retail Market
Just under half of UK publishers believe that magazine expenditures will increase in the next year or two, whilst 26% predict that they will decrease to some degree. This is one of the findings of a recent survey conducted by Optima. The most common outlook, shared by 38% of the 156 respondents to the survey,… Continue reading Magazine Revenue Will Increase In Next Two Years, Say Half Of UK Publishers
Zenith Optimedia, has warned that ITV’s audiences could continue to decline during 2003, as the new free-to-air digital service, Freeview, becomes more popular. The media buying agency claims that the rate at which Freeview decoders are selling since they became available last year, suggests that 1.5 million households could have the digital terrestrial service by… Continue reading ITV Could Lose Audiences To Freeview In 2003