A global survey by the Boston Consulting Group (BCG) found that whilst most consumers are currently dissatisfied with the mobile commerce applications on offer – one in four owners of mobile devices stopped using m-commerce applications after the first few attempts – most current and potential users believe mobile services will play an important role… Continue reading M-commerce: Frustrated Users Prepared to Stick With It
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More and more people are turning to the internet to buy products, although many online retailers are still failing to make profits, according to new research by Jupiter Media Metrix. The study looked at the most developed retail markets in Europe, the UK, Germany, Denmark, Sweden, Finland, Norway and France and found that the number… Continue reading Online Shopping To Grow Despite Early Losses
A new report by Activmedia Research predicts that online business-to-consumer (B2C) sales will reach $56 billion in the US by the end of the year. This is an increase of 103% on the previous year. The Real Numbers Behind Online B2C Vendors 2000 report claims that the sector will be worth $1.1 trillion by 2010,… Continue reading US Online B2C Sales To Grow, Says Activmedia Research
The cross-border e-marketplace will be worth $408 billion by 2004, with global online exports totalling $1.4 trillion, according to a new report from Forrester Research. Western Europe, which will account for $692 billion of online exports by 2004, will lead the boom; the US will account for $210 billion and the Asia-Pacific region for $219… Continue reading Western Europe To Lead Boom In Online Exports
Emap has announced drastic cuts to its spending forecast on digital projects. When the company’s new media division, Emap Digital, was established in March this year it was said that around £250m would be spent on digital projects over the following three years, including up to £75m this year. Announcing its interim results yesterday, Emap… Continue reading Emap Announces Cuts To New Media Investment Plans
The recent explosion in the telecoms technology market, coupled with the the steep price decline in services has led to the emergence of a healthy bandwidth exchange market which is set for continued growth. “The sizable investment into leading online exchange operations, the growing member list, and the use of leading online exchange operations are… Continue reading Bandwidth Exchange Market Will Continue To Grow
The creation of Emap’s internal advertising sales house, Emap Advertising, caused enough disruption to have an adverse effect on consumer magazine advertising revenues, according to the company’s first half results, released today. The company stated that “the disruption created by the formation of Emap Advertising resulted in consumer magazine advertising under-performing in a reasonably buoyant… Continue reading Disruption Of Creating Emap Advertising Shrinks Magazine Revenue During First Half
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Channel 4 has signed a one year sponsorship deal for its Football Italia programming, magazine and website. The sponsors are to be Rivals.net, the European multi-sports website network part-owned by the Chrysalis Group. Marcus Leaver, chief executive of Rivals.net, commented, “Channel 4’s Football Italia programmes are watched by die hard football fans- the core of… Continue reading Channel 4 Signs Rivals.net As Sponsors For Italian Football
Granada Media is to create a “dynamic new production group” following its acquisition of United Broadcasting and Entertainment businesses. A new management structure will oversee the combined output of LWT Productions and United Productions, headed by John Willis, currently chief executive of United Productions, as managing director. Marcus Plantin, currently LWT’s director of programmes, is… Continue reading Granada Media Announces Creation Of ‘Dynamic New Production Group’