BSkyB has bought out its three original partners in the British Interactive Broadcasting (BIB) business by issuing shares to the groups and so dissolving the partnership between them and Sky. BT, HSBC and Matsushita were all partners in the BIB venture when it was developed towards the end of the 1990s, but their contract enabled… Continue reading BSkyB Takes Full Control Of Interactive Service

After two years of negative growth, the US online advertising sector is set to undergo a minor revival in 2003, according to new forecasts from eMarketer. It is estimated that total revenue from internet advertising will increase by 5% to $6.7 billion next year. This, say analysts, is a reflection of the stabilising economic situation… Continue reading US Net Advertising On The Up Curve

A new study has revealed that while women are more likely to shop online, men generally spend more on internet purchases, reports BBCi. According to a survey, carried out by Taylor Nelson Sofres for the Bank of Scotland, 22% of female internet users in the UK have bought online, compared with 19% of males. However,… Continue reading Men Are Biggest Online Spenders, Says Survey

Total US magazine advertising revenue increased by 7.5% in October to $1.7 billion, according to the latest data from the Publishers Information Bureau (PIB). The number of advertising pages for October was 22,387, down 0.2% from last year. In the year-to-date, revenue closed at $13.4 billion – an increase of 2.2% – and ad pages… Continue reading ‘Cautious Optimism’ Seen In Improving US Magazine Revenues

Freeview could be facing an uphill struggle to attract audiences with research showing that only 5% of households plan to switch to digital TV in the next twelve months. The latest DART survey from Ipsos-RSL suggests that 47% of adults are unaware of the concept of free-to-view TV. This low awareness extends to the low-cost… Continue reading Freeview Could Face An Uphill Struggle

EMAP has this morning posted a strong set of first half financial results, which show pre-tax profit before exceptional items up by 23% to £86 million during the six months to 30 September 2002; operating profit rose by 23% to £95 million. The results are slightly stronger than analysts’ expectations and come during tough market… Continue reading EMAP Shows Good Results In Improving Markets

Europeans will spend E4.5 billion via the internet in the two month run-up to Christmas a rise of 55% year on year. This is according to European Holiday Shopping 2002, a new report from Jupiter Research. The report says that the number of online shoppers in Europe is growing at a much faster rate than… Continue reading European Online Sales To Rise 55% This Christmas, Says Jupiter

Total revenue among leading US internet publishers grew by an average of 47% in the third quarter as against the same period in 2001, according to a recent study by the Online Publishers Association (OPA). A survey of eighteen major online publishers, including New York Times Digital, Wall Street Journal Online and USATODAY.com, also showed… Continue reading Web Publishers Buoyed By 3Q Revenue Increase

Notions that cable modems are set to eclipse DSL as the primary broadband internet connection platform are misplaced, according to a new report from In-Stat/MDR, which says that DSL has now surpassed cable on a worldwide basis. By Q2 2002, DSL commanded 10 million subscribers more than cable and In-Stat forecasts that DSL will be… Continue reading DSL Outstrips Cable Worldwide

Music sales via the internet, previously hailed as a key growth sector, have been exaggerated and will not prove to be the industry’s long-term saviour, according to a new report from Informa Media Group The Global Music Industry: Facts And Forecasts predicts that the value of global online sales will remain almost unchanged in 2002.… Continue reading Internet Music Sales Are Not Industry’s Saviour, Says Informa