World market information group, Taylor Nelson Sofres, has acquired Svenska Gallup, a market information business in Sweden. Svenska Gallup provides customised market information across all industry sectors, as well as opinion and social research and employee related studies. Svenska Gallup turnover for the year ended 30 June 2002 was SEK28.5 million (£1.9 million) and net… Continue reading Taylor Nelson Sofres Expands Into Sweden

US adspend is forecast to show a slight comeback in the second half of the year, with moderate gains continuing through to 2006, according to a new industry report from Veronis Suhler Stevenson as reported by Mediapost. Growth of 2.9% is predicted for 2002, following the 6.2% decline of last year. Most of this is… Continue reading US Ad Forecasts From Veronis Suhler

Broadband internet is starting to capture the imagination of the British public and almost 2 million homes will have high-speed web access by this time next year, according to the Summer 2002 Internet Report from Continental Research. The study shows that of the 10 million UK households now connected to the internet, 12% already have… Continue reading UK Web Users Catching The Broadband Bug, Says Research

The corporate sector has emerged as the early adopter of digital content, according to a new study by researchers at IDC. However, the market remains relatively immature with only 13% of corporations claiming to be using streaming media. About 6% plan to invest in the technology by the end of the year and a further… Continue reading Streaming Media Attracting European Companies, Says IDC

ITV viewing share dropped to its lowest level ever during July, hit by the success of Big Brother on Channel 4 and E4 and the draw of the Commonwealth Games to BBC1. According analysts at Merrill Lynch, share fell to just 22.4% on average for the month. Peak-time share at the Network held steady at… Continue reading ITV Viewing Hits Lowest Ever Share In July

According to a report in yesterday’s Mail On Sunday, Gerry Murphy, Chief Executive of Carlton, has expressed anxiety at the inclusion of Clause 150 of the government’s Draft Communications Bill. The article stipulates that the holders of Channel 3 (ITV) and Channel 5 digital broadcast licences will not have a right of renewal at the… Continue reading Carlton Boss Hits Out At Renewal Clause

The Guardian Media Group, which publishes the Guardian and the Observer newspapers, has announced a fall in profits for the year to March but claims that the advertising market is showing signs of recovery. Pre-tax profits at GMG totalled £9.8 million in the first three months of 2002, down from £67 million for the same… Continue reading GMG Reports Fall In Profits

US online advertising fell by 18.0% to $1.55 billion in the first quarter of 2002, according to a new report from the Internet Advertising Bureau. The figures, produced in association with PricewaterhouseCoopers, showed that online advertising revenues were down 6.5% when compared with Q4 2001. However, the IAB has played this down, claiming that the… Continue reading US Internet Adspend Continues To Slide

US consumer spending on online content increased to $675 million last year, almost double the amount spent in 2000, according to the Online Publishers Association (OPA). Although a number of newspapers, notably the Wall Street Journal, have been able to justify charging users, subscriptions have generally been regarded as a death knell for websites. In… Continue reading Online Content Becoming Viable Revenue Source, Says Report

Mobile phones which incorporate a camera are among the new generation of devices set to invigorate the worldwide telecoms market. According to Strategy Analytics, sales are expected to exceed 16 million in 2002 and surge to 147 million by 2007. In the short term, prohibitive pricing and large form factors will preclude high take-up in… Continue reading Consumers To Snap Up Camera Phones