Jupiter Media Metrix reports that the majority of online shoppers in the US within the next five years are more likely to be over the age of 35 and from households with an annual income of between $30,000 and $75,000. A shift from the young, affluent shoppers who make up the current online buying population.… Continue reading Older Shoppers Will Boost Online Buying, Says Jupiter

According to the National Cable & Telecommunications Association (NCTA), more than 875,000 new customers in the US signed up for cable modem services during Q4 2001, up from 750,000 reported during Q3. “Deployment of, and demand for, advanced broadband services continued to experience strong growth during the fourth quarter of 2001, despite general economic uncertainties,… Continue reading Cable Modem Growth Continues In US

Worldwide mobile phone sales declined in 2001 for the first time in the history of the industry. In 2001, sales totalled around 399.6 million units, falling by 3.2% when compared to 2000 sales, said Gartner Dataquest. Worldwide mobile phone sales between 1996 and 2000 experienced a compound annual growth rate of almost 60% but in… Continue reading Mobile Phone Sales Fall For First Time In 2001

A report in yesterday’s Sunday Business which suggested that SMG was soon to be broken up in order to satisfy creditors has been dismissed as ‘complete nonsense’ by SMG. The report claimed that SMG was in breach of the loan agreement made with its bankers and would soon be forced to ‘radically restructure’, separating its… Continue reading SMG Dismisses Break-Up Rumours

Zenith Media has calculated Europe’s top media owners for the first time in three years, reports the International Federation of the Periodical Press, FIPP. A number of merger deal have shifted the positions in the table, which now looks like this: Zenith’s Top 20 European Media Owners        Revenue in 2000 ($m)   … Continue reading Vivendi Universal Takes Top European Media Owner Spot

US online adspend dropped by 14.7% year on year in 2001, according to the latest figures from CMRi, the internet division of CMR. CMRi estimates that internet adspend for last year reached $2.5 billion in the US. The company is expecting to see an upward swing in Q3 2002, with the year ‘already showing some… Continue reading US Online Spend Drops 14.7% In 2001, Recovery Predicted By Q3 2002

According to the Q4 2001 Global Internet Trends report from Nielsen//NetRatings 498 million people worldwide now have internet access from home. 24 million people connected to the web at home during Q4 and the rate of growth of the global population during Q4 was almost double that of Q3 when 15 million people connected. “Internet… Continue reading Online Population Continues To Grow

Total magazine advertising revenue for the month of March closed at $1.4 billion, a 1.7% decrease on last year, according to the latest data from the Publishers Information Bureau (PIB). Advertising pages for March were 19,350 – down 10.0% from last year. Year-to-date (January-March) advertising revenue decreased 6.3%, closing at $3.3 billion and ad pages… Continue reading US Magazines Revenue Decline Slows In March

Total US advertising expenditure for all media dropped by 9.8% in 2001, according to the latest figures from CMR. CMR estimates that total ad spending for 2001 came in at $94.3 billion, compared to $104.5 billion for the same period in 2000. Hit by a faltering economy in the US, ad spending significantly dropped in… Continue reading US Ad Revenue Falls 9.8% In 2001, Although Comparables Are Harsh, Says CMR

Business to business (B2B) e-commerce revenues worldwide will reach $2,367 billion by 2004, according to forecasts from eMarketer. The online research company has aggregated a number of forecasts for worldwide B2B revenues, which are shown here. Averaged, the industry is forecast to be valued at $3,608 billion by 2004 and $5,866 billion by 2005. B2B… Continue reading Worldwide B2B E-Commerce Revenue Forecasts Comparisons