Advertising expenditure in Japan fell by 0.9% in 2001 year on year, according to figures released by Dentsu, the country’s largest ad agency. Adspend for the year was 6,058 billion yen. The decline follows an increase of 7.2% in 2000 – the first gain for the industry in three years. After two years of decline,… Continue reading Japan Advertising Falls 0.9% In 2001

eMarketer reports that the number of internet subscribers in India is forecast to hit 7.7 million in 2004. The National Association of Software and Services Company (NASSCOM) predicts that there will be 50 million internet users in the country by 2004. NASSCOM also notes that there will be roughly 1.5 million active subscribers in India… Continue reading Internet Subscribers In India Will Reach 7.7 Million BY 2004

Currently, 63% of UK businesses are connected to the internet, up from 61% in August 2001, with 92% of medium-sized UK businesses and 62% small businesses now online. These are some of the findings of a new Oftel survey into business consumers’ use of the internet. Twenty-seven percent of small businesses think it unlikely that… Continue reading Over 60% Of UK Business Are Now Online, Says Oftel

Advertising revenue, including sponsorship and promotions, for UK commercial radio fell 7.7% year on year to £549 million, according to the latest figures from the Radio Advertising Bureau (RAB). It is projected that the fall will be in line with the performance of the display advertising market as a whole during the year, resulting in… Continue reading UK Commercial Radio Revenue Dips 7.7% In 2001, In Line With Display Market

Senior cable operator executives in the US project that 51% of households had access to digital services by the end of 2001, up from 40% a year earlier, according Jack Myers Report today. Myers says that the US cable industry is set to put a new marketing push behind digital upgrades and high-speed data delivery… Continue reading US Cable Operators Value Digital And High-Speed Connection Over Video On Demand

Liberty Media’s agreed E5.5 billion deal to acquire six cable franchises from German media group Deutsche Telekom looks set be approved by the country’s Government, despite speculation that it might be blocked on competition grounds (see Liberty Media’s Deutsche Telekom Cable Deal Hits Regulatory Snags). The German Cartel Office is known to be concerned that… Continue reading German Government Set To Allow Liberty’s Cable Acquisition

Electronic gambling revenues are forecast to reach $14.5 billion by 2006, according to a new report from Informa Media Group. The Electronic Gambling Report makes this forecast providing legislature does not change dramatically. Internet gambling, for example, will remain an offshore activity for punters in the US and Japan and no interactive TV or legal… Continue reading Global E-gambling Will Be Worth $14.5 billion By 2006, Says Informa

The current technology downturn notwithstanding, the Yankee Group predicts robust growth in web-hosting revenues in the international markets of Europe, Latin America and Asia-Pacific (including Japan). Recently released forecasts project the three regions’ combined revenues for shared hosting, dedicated hosting and collocation to grow from $3.3 billion in 2001 to $14.5 billion in 2006, a… Continue reading Robust Growth Predicted For Web Hosting Revenues, Despite Technology Downturn

Regional press advertising data, by category, for 2001, as compiled by ACNielsen MMS and the Newspaper Society, are shown below. In total, regional press showed a 4.9% increase in display ad revenue over 2000, a very strong performance as against the media sector average, which was in decline. Regional press is the second largest advertising… Continue reading UK Regional Press Revenue Grows 4.9% In 2001

Although wireless operators and suppliers are investing heavily in wireless data services, by 2006 mobile voice services will still represent the major part (over 67%) of the $460 billion total mobile services revenues generated by 1.1 billion users in Europe, Asia-Pacific, and Latin America. These and other findings were released under the Yankee Group‘s new… Continue reading Voice Will Dominate Mobile Revenues Despite Data Services Investment