Worldwide revenues for fixed wireless services will be worth over $41 billion in by the end of 2005, according to a new report by ARC Group. The UK based European industry researcher suggests that more than a quarter of businesses will be connected via fixed wireless technologies by 2005, reaching over 27 million businesses and… Continue reading Arc Group Forecast That Global Fixed Wireless Business Space Will Top $41 Billion By 2005

Online investment is growing fast in the UK, according to new research from Allegra Strategies, which predicts there will by 2.4 million active online trading accounts by 2004. In the last year growth has been around 800%, with more than 300,000 accounts running by the end of this year. Experienced investors were the first to… Continue reading Online Trading Popularity Grows In UK

In the latest national newspaper circulations audit from the ABC, the two papers to show the highest year on year percentage growth were both business titles – the Financial Times and the Sunday Business – with circulations up 18.7% and 14.7% respectively. The Sunday Business, admittedly, has a relatively small base circulation from which to… Continue reading Insight Analysis: Doing The Business – How Financial Titles Are Challenging The Circulation Slide

The Advertising Association have upgraded their predictions for Commercial Radio in the October 2000 edition of their Quarterly Forecasts. Growth in 2000 is now predicted at 16.8%, well ahead of 10.7% actual growth in 1999. This equates to an estimated 5.9% share of total Display advertising for Commercial Radio, compared to the 5.5% share achieved… Continue reading Advertising Association UK Quarterly Forecasts

Sector PerformancesThe Advertising Association Quarterly Forecast predicts performances by major product sector for the next two years. The product sector groupings used are Retail, Industrial, Financial, Government, Services, Durables and Consumables Retail (including traditional retail, mail order and online retail) continues to benefit from the dot coms; mail order continues to lose ground to e-commerce… Continue reading Advertising Association UK Quarterly Forecasts By Sector

The long-term forecast to 2012 draws on analyses of past cycles in the economy to predict broader trends in the ad industry. Its stated objective is “to meet the need for long-term strategic planning as opposed to short-term tactical planning”. The forecasts plan for two eventualities with a high and low set of forecasts. In… Continue reading Advertising Association Long Term Forecast

Shareholders at WPP today approved the acquisition of Young & Rubicam, which will create the world’s largest advertising agency. The $4.7bn takeover deal was confirmed in May this year (see WPP Buys Young & Rubicam For $4.7bn). WPP is issuing 0.835 new American Depositary Receipts for each Young & Rubicam share. It is expected completion… Continue reading Shareholders Approve WPP/Y&R Deal

Yesterday’s trading statement by Granada Media, coupled with a downgrade at the beginning of the week by Merrill Lynch, has caused shares in the company to fall very steeply. Between Monday and close on Wednesday, Granada Media stock has lost 23.6% in value, closing at 438p on Wednesday. The trading statement, whilst on the whole… Continue reading Granada Stock Fall ‘Could Be Worrying’ Says FT

The merger of United News & Media’s ITV assets received overwhelming approval from its shareholders. At an extraordinary general meeting the majority voted in favour of a sale to Granada Media, following the announcement of the deal in July this year. Sir Roland Hampel, chairman of United, said: “United’s shareholders have recognised the outstanding value… Continue reading United Shareholders Approve Granada Merger

Shares in Granada Media continued to tumble this morning after the company issued a trading statement predicting a slowdown in ad revenue during 2001. After a significant downgrade from Merrill Lynch sent shares sliding yesterday, stock fell a further 12% after the group said it could not match the high levels of ad revenue growth… Continue reading Granada Predicts Slowdown In Ad Revenue, Announces Completion Of United Deal