Despite the efforts to encourage internet usage among lower income groups, over 40% of US web users come from households which earn more than $50,000 per year, according to a new survey from Harris Interactive. The poll, conducted in November and December, revealed that there are now 140 million people online in the US, equivalent… Continue reading Affluent Americans Make More Use Of The Net

High-speed, broadband internet services are being embraced by a broader consumer demographic, with the 45-plus age group now comprising over 40% of US broadband households. According to new research from Parks Associates, there were 16.5 million broadband users in the US by the end of 2002; 7.1 million of these are aged 45 or over.… Continue reading Broadband Internet Reaches Older Demographic

Some 42% of European mobile phone users are interested in 3G services and a healthy proportion of these consumers are prepared to pay a premium for new handsets and services. A survey carried out by Taylor Nelson Sofres found that half of those people with an interest in 3G would be willing to pay an… Continue reading Study Reveals Burgeoning Interest In 3G

Outdoor advertising group, JCDecaux has defied ‘difficult market conditions’ to post an increase in sales for 2002. The company announced today that revenues for the final quarter increased by 3% to €440.6 million while full year sales were up 2.2% to €1577.7 million. An overall rise of 7.6% in billboard advertising (5.6% in Q4) proved… Continue reading Billboard Ads Boost Revenues At JCDecaux

ITN has called for an amendment to the forthcoming Communications Bill that would allow a single company to take over the TV news provider. At present Carlton, Granada, Reuters, United Business Media and Daily Mail & General Trust each have a maximum 20% share in ITN. The Bill proposes a 40% limit but this would… Continue reading ITN Appeals For Relaxation Of Ownership Laws

Revenues at global advertising network, Publicis, jumped by 20.2% during the course of 2002, putting the group on course to hit its earnings targets for 2003. The figures, announced late yesterday, show revenues rising from €2.4 billion in 2001 to €2.9 billion in 2002. This rise was largely a result of the incorporation of the… Continue reading Publicis Revenues Jump 20% In 2002, Buoyed By Bcom3

The number of UK homes subscribing to a high speed, broadband internet service is set to reach 10.6 million, or 37.9% penetration, by 2008, according to new forecasts from Strategy Analytics. This year, penetration is expected to reach 11.0%, or 2.9 million homes. At the close of 2002 the UK was the second largest broadband… Continue reading UK Broadband Net Penetration To Hit 40% By 2008, Says Strategy Analytics

Consumer confidence in the internet appears to have reached a new high with figures showing that Visa customers made more than â‚Ź2.5 billion worth of online purchases from European internet sites in the final quarter of 2002. The credit card company claims that sales soared by 136% year on year with e-commerce transactions totalling 31… Continue reading European E-Commerce Sales Skyrocket In Q4

Sales of camera phones increased by 65% to 8.6 million in the fourth quarter of 2002, as a growing number of mobile users embraced the latest state of the art handsets. CIT-Online reports that phones with in-built cameras made up 4% of worldwide sales in 2002 and 7% in Q4 alone. Until now, the Far… Continue reading More Attention Focused On Camera Phones

The number of global DSL subscribers practically doubled during 2002, according to a new study by Point-Topic. The broadband research company calculates that 5.7 million digital subscriber lines were added worldwide in the final quarter of 2002 taking the total to 36.3 million. It is estimated that North America and Latin America together accounted for… Continue reading DSL Subscriptions To Top 60 Million This Year