Around 16% of the population in Hungary have access to the internet, according to research by NetValue as reported on Europemedia. Separate research from KOD Business and Media Research puts the figure at 16.3%. This is below the critical mass at which the Net starts to have significant effects on business and society, says KOD;… Continue reading Around 16% Of Population Online In Hungary, Say Studies

The average age of viewers to US prime-time television is getting steadily higher, according to an analysis of research from The Media Edge on Mediaweek.com. The average prime-time viewer was 39.4 years old during the 1990-91 television season, according to the report; they are now 41.1 years old. With the younger cable viewers factored out,… Continue reading Insight Analysis: Average Prime-Time Viewers Age With Population

Carlton Communications has lost millions of pounds on the sale of its Technicolor production business to Thomson Multimedia (see Carlton Shareholders Approve Sale Of Technicolor), after shares in latter have fallen by more than a third since the deal was agreed, a report in the Sunday Telegraph claims. This affects Carlton’s proceeds from the disposal… Continue reading Carlton’s Technicolor Sale Loses Value

A sharp fall in the market value of Future Network has led the company to issue a reassuring statement this morning. Future says that there has been no deterioration in its financial condition, the performance of its businesses or in the company’s expectation of its performance since the previous trading statement was posted on 8… Continue reading Future Reassures Investors Following Dramatic Shares Slump

A quarter of Europe’s economic growth will come from e-commerce by 2004, according to a new report by Andersen. It estimates that between 2000 and 2004, 24% of European economic growth will come from e-business – providing investments are made in broadband connections. The report claims that without e-business revenues, annual European economic will be… Continue reading E-Commerce Will Boost European Economic Growth, Says Andersen

In a survey of net users in 16 countries, Ipsos-Reid found that 46% of those questioned cited online credit card fraud as a “major concern” when shopping online and 26% said it was a “moderate concern”. Ipsos say that such concerns are limiting the potential for e-commerce growth as 55% of those who have not,… Continue reading Security Concerns Hamper eCommerce Success, Says Ipsos-Reid

UK cable market leaders NTL and Telewest have joined forces in a national marketing campaign designed to boost British broadband uptake. Both companies offer customers broadband cable modem internet services at £24.99 per month which compares favourably with BT’s £39.99 per month ADSL access. Currently broadband cable access is available to around 9 million homes… Continue reading NTL And Telewest Join Together To “Build Broadband Britain”

A new survey commissioned by Oftel shows that UK home internet use continues to rise as figures show that four million homes connected in the last 12 months. The survey, conducted in May 2001, reveals that 10 million homes now have internet connections, up from 6 million in May 2000 and 8.5 million in February… Continue reading UK Internet Use Continues To Rise, Says Oftel

There were more than seven million internet users in Spain during April and May – over 20% of the population – according to data from the Spanish Association for Media Research (AIMC), as reported on Europemedia. This is almost double the number of people online at the same point last, according to the report. Almost… Continue reading Seven Million Spanish Online, Says Report

The Newspaper Association Of America reports that newspaper advertising expenditure for Q1 2001 will come in at around $10.4 billion, a decline of 4.3% over 2000, according to preliminary estimates. “Obviously, it would be hard to match the incredible gains of last year, particularly in national, which registered an 18.7 percent gain in the first… Continue reading US Newspaper Adspend Declines For The First Time Since 1992