The number of broadband households more than doubled during 2001, according to a new study from eMarketer. The report, Broadband & Dial-Up Access, claims that subscribers to the high speed service increased from 15 million in 2000 to 32.5 million by the end of 2001. Further expansion is anticipated with the worldwide broadband population expected… Continue reading Far East To Drive Broadband Uptake, Says eMarketer
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Reports in the weekend press suggest that SMG is considering selling its television arm, which includes both Scottish TV and Grampian TV. According to the Independent on Sunday, SMG is looking to reduce substantial debts and sees the television interests as valuable assets which could raise over £400 million. Carlton Communications has already been linked… Continue reading SMG May Offload TV Business
The two commercial French television stations, TF1 and M6 are set to complete their takeover of the country’s second largest satellite operator, TPS. The duo are buying the 25% stake of the company owned by the utilities group, Suez for E160 million. TF1 will now have a two-thirds share in TPS with M6 owning the… Continue reading French TV Groups Swoop For TPS
US radio advertising revenues are expected to rise by 3.0%-4.0% in Q2 2002 and by 8.0%-10.0% in Q3, boosted by comparisons with the post 11 September period of last year, according to analysts at Merrill Lynch. The broker says that July radio spend started strongly, with the beginning of the month showing high single-digit growth,… Continue reading US Radio And TV Revenues Showing Pick-Up
Business to business (B2B) media in the US remains in a slump as we move into the second half of 2002, according to an analysis by PBI Media’s MIN. The group reports that the expected pick-up in advertising pages and revenues has yet to emerge. Forecasts from Veronis Suhler Stevenson predict that B2B magazine revenues… Continue reading US B2B Mags Show Continued Slump Into Second Half
The number of broadband subscribers will increase by 50% across the globe during 2002, according to a report from In-Stat/MDR. Telecoms firms and industry bodies have expressed a certain amount of frustration at the slow take-up of broadband in many developed countries. However, In-Stat/MDR predicts that the broadband population is set to increase from 30… Continue reading World Broadband Population Set To Boom
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AOL Time Warner has been rocked by the resignation of one of its most senior executives as the sense of crisis deepens at the world’s largest media company. The chief operating officer, Robert Pittman has stepped down as head of AOL’s internet arm, a position he only resumed in April. The advertising recession hit the… Continue reading COO Quits AOL Time Warner
RTL Group, which owns Channel 5, says it can see the first shoots of recovery in the UK advertising market. The pan-European broadcaster says that full-year results are in line with analysts’ expectations. RTL says that although advertising conditions in Germany and France remain unfavourable, there are ‘tentative’ signs of a revival in the UK… Continue reading RTL Detects ‘Tentative’ Signs Of Recovery
The president of Viacom has played down speculation that his organisation is preparing to buy a major ITV company, claiming that they are too expensive at the moment. Speaking at a conference in Boston, Mel Karmazin conceded that an approach for either Granada or Carlton Communications was unlikely in the current economic climate. “The stocks… Continue reading ITV Too Costly At Present, Says Viacom Chief