According to the latest data from the Federal Communications Commission, high speed access in the US has grown by 250% since August 2000. The latest figues, to June 2001, reveal that there are now 9.6 million high speed subscribers in the US which signifies a 36% increase during H1 2001. 7.8 million of these subscribers… Continue reading High Speed Access Gathers Pace In US
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According to a recent report by Gartner Dataquest the Australian PC market has finally rebounded following two quarters of consecutive double-digit negative growth. Year on year growth for the Q4 2001 was 5.9% and the quarter on quarter growth rate, compared to the previous year, also increased by 10.9%. Dataquest analyst, Andy Woo, remained cautious:… Continue reading Australian PC Market Shows Signs Of Recovery
BSkyB put on 218,000 new digital satellite customers in the six months ended 31 December 2001, beating consensus expectations and taking the group’s customer base to 5.7 million. As well as a healthy growth in subscribers, the satellite broadcaster’s average revenue per user (ARPU) also rose, by 11% to £331. Overall revenues were up 22%… Continue reading BSkyB Growth Beats Expectations
The number of internet users globally grew to a record 308.8 million in January 2002, according to ComScore. This represents an increase of 1.3% on December’s total. The increase was largely driven by growth in the number of users outside the US. An increase of almost 2% was recorded amongst the non-US audience where users… Continue reading Global Internet Users Hit 308.8 Million In January
A quiet December in the UK magazine industry saw the annual number of new launches fall slightly year on year in 2001. According to the February release of data from Seymour, total launches fell by 8.0% from 427. The quiet December, with only 28 regular frequency launches, dragged the overall growth for 2001 into the… Continue reading Quiet December Pushes Number Of 2001 UK Mags Launches Below 2000
Total US magazine advertising revenue for the month of January closed at $799.9 million, a 9.6% decrease from last year, according to the latest data from the Publishers Information Bureau (PIB). Advertising pages for January were 11,842, down 15.9% from last year. However, four of the major advertising categories showed positive dollar growth last month,… Continue reading US Magazine Ad Revenue Drops 9.6% In January
According to a recent report from The Strategis Group Strategis dataBank: Global Cellular/PCS & Next Generation Subscribers and Operators, the global wireless marketplace will grow by 19% in 2002. Next generation services launching around the world will drive growth and by 2007, Strategis believes that 63% of users will subscribe to these services. Growth will… Continue reading 1.7 Billion Mobile Subscribers Worldwide By 2007, Says Strategis
Aegis Group, the media communications and market research network, has acquired Market & More, a European market research company with operations in Germany, Netherlands, Belgium and France. Market & More provides full-service custom research to a blue-chip client base of major European and multinational FMCG companies, including Procter & Gamble, Interbrew and Danone Group. Aegis… Continue reading Aegis Acquires European Market Research Group
The FT this morning reports that talks are being held today between Rupert Murdoch and key News Corp TV executives regarding the company’s position on troubled German broadcaster Kirch. BSkyB holds a 22% share in Kirch’s pay TV operation and decisions must be made on the future of this arrangement and the put option BSkyB… Continue reading Murdoch In ‘Make Or Break’ Talks Over Kirch
Radio First, the company which has recently launched a set of football club-affiliated radio stations (see Radio First On Target For Football Station Launches), today said that the ventures should become profitable in the medium term. The group managed to reduce losses from £2.0 million to £0.8 million, in the full year ended 30 September… Continue reading Radio First Sees Medium Term Profit In Football Stations