Worldwide mobile phone unit sales reached 93.8 million units in Q1 2002, a 3.8% decline compared to last year, according to Gartner Dataquest. Nokia experienced a slight decline in global sales to end-users compared to the same quarter last year although the company did manage a slight increase in market share versus the same quarter… Continue reading Worldwide Mobile Phone Sales Dipped in Q1
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First half revenues at Scottish Radio Holdings (SRH) have been hit by the substantial downturn in national advertising, the group’s interim financial results showed today. Total group revenues fell by 1%, with the effect felt most strongly at the company’s outdoor division. Earlier in the week SRH agreed to sell its outdoor business, Score Outdoor,… Continue reading Scottish Radio Profits Hit By National Advertising Dip
More than 80% of US technology companies are confident that high growth levels for their businesses will continue, according to a Deloitte & Touche survey reported by eMarketer. The report also states that 89% of CEOs said that they are planning to continue to hire new staff into 2002, whilst just 11% say that are… Continue reading US Tech Chiefs Confident In Continued Growth
Clear Channel Worldwide has announced the creation of a new division, Clear Channel Advantage, a cross-platform advertising department offering advertisers “single point of contact ad packages” incorporating the company’s TV, outdoor, entertainment and radio assets. According to Clear Channel president and COO, Mark Mays, “The Clear Channel Advantage advertiser may now exploit any combination of… Continue reading Clear Channel Launches Cross-Platform Ad Sales Division
Cinema admissions have seen a 20% year on year increase during the first four months of the year, despite April’s admissions total being down on the previous year’s, according to the latest data from the Cinema Advertising Association (CAA). Cinema admissions during last month reach 13.2 million, compared to 14.0 million in April 2001, when… Continue reading Cinema Looking Strong In 2002, Says CAA
US media advertising spend saw a very slight increase in Q1 2002, according to figures just released by CMR. Revenue increased by just 0.4% over the same period last year, although it is the first year on year rise since Q1 2001. CMR estimates that total adspend for Q1 2002 came in at $23.5 billion,… Continue reading Slight US Advertising Rise In Q1, Signs Of Further Slow Recovery
Over two-thirds of US consumers would not pay for any services on the internet, including enhanced email, instant messaging or file-sharing capabilities, according to research conducted by Jupiter Media Metrix reported this week. Perhaps surprisingly, the report – Paid Consumer Services: Assessing Market Opportunities – found that consumers are more resistant about paying for online… Continue reading Jupiter Finds Consumer Resistance To Paid Net Services
Digital terrestrial television (DTT) has better prospects than might be suggested by the failures of ITV Digital in the UK and Quiero in Spain, according to a new study published by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU). The report predicts that almost all European countries will have launched DTT by 2005, but adds that most government… Continue reading Digital Terrestrial TV Prospects Are Brighter Than ITV Digital’s Closure Suggests
There are small signs of recovering confidence amongst advertisers in the US, but they have yet to translate into any significant recovery in media spending, Aegis chairman Lord Sharman told the company’s AGM today. He added that market research spending is showing a modest improvement, helping to reduce the pressure felt on Aegis’ US market… Continue reading Aegis Cautious On Media Recovery, Europe Remains ‘Depressed’
ITV giants, Carlton Communications and Granada, will need to offer investors a new plan following the closure of their ITV Digital business last month (see Administrators Switch Off ITV Digital), according to analysts at Lehman Brothers. The broker says that part of this new game plan should be the strengthening of the core ITV channel… Continue reading Carlton And Granada Need ‘A New Plan’, Say Lehman Analysts