The USA has knocked the UK off the top slot for mobile web browsing with 29% of the worldwide traffic compared to 20% in the UK, according to new data from mobile web firm Bango. Anil Malhotra, SVP of marketing at Bango, said: “With 245 million subscribers, it was only a matter of time before… Continue reading US knocks UK off the top of worldwide charts for mobile web browsing and buying
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A new study from TNS investigating online behaviour in 16 countries has found that we spend one-third of our leisure time online. In the UK, people are spending 28% of their leisure time on the internet, and in the US, people are spending 30% of their spare time in online pursuits, said TNS. The Digital… Continue reading Global internet users spend one-third of leisure time online
JCDecaux has reported a year on year rise in revenues of 2.9% for 2008, to € 2.2 billion. Excluding acquisitions and the impact of foreign exchange, organic revenue growth was 6.3%, ahead of the growth in the global advertising market in 2008, the outdoor firm said. Group operating margin dipped by 1.0% to €550 million,… Continue reading JCDecaux reports 2.9% rise in revenues
Johnston Press, publisher of The Scotsman and the Yorkshire Post, has reported a 28% drop in adjusted pre-tax profits for 2008, with ad revenue falling 36% at the start of this year. Adjusted pre-tax profits were down from £137.4 million in 2007 to £98.8 million in 2008. The group’s adjusted pre-tax profits do not include… Continue reading Johnston Press reports 28% drop in pre-tax profits
Regional newspaper publisher the Observer Standard Media Group has gone into administration, according to a report in the Birmingham Post. The report says that the company made an announcement to staff, with the group believed to be looking for a buyer for its titles. The group publishes 20 weekly newspapers across the Midlands, most of… Continue reading Regional newspaper publisher goes into administration
Archant has announced a 27% fall in operating profits for 2008 to £2.2 million, down from £30.5 million in 2007. Archant chairman Richard Jewson attributed the drop to declines in recruitment and property advertising revenues in the newspaper business and in property and display advertising in the Life magazines. Turnover from ongoing operations reduced 9.2%… Continue reading Archant’s operating profits fall 27%
National advertisers’ radio spend was down 21.2% year on year in the fourth quarter of 2008, with total spend in Q4 down 14.5% to £129 million. According to figures from the Radio Advertising Bureau, total ad spend for the year was £560.2 million. National advertisers’ spend for the year was down 9.6% to £304.8 million.… Continue reading National advertisers’ radio spend down 21.2% in Q4 2008
New UK research has revealed a marked increase in the consumer recall of mobile advertising during the first quarter of 2009, with SMS seeing the biggest increase of all the most common channels. The survey, carried out by GfK Technology in conjunction with Limbo, reveals that consumer recall of mobile advertising has jumped to 55%… Continue reading Consumer recall of mobile advertising increases in Q1 2009
Member communities – which includes social networks and blogs – has become the fourth most popular category online, visited by over two-thirds (67%) of the global online population according to new research from Nielsen. John Burbank, CEO of Nielsen Online, said: “Social networking has become a fundamental part of the global online experience. “While two-thirds… Continue reading Social networks and blogs increase in popularity
The mobile content and services market is predicted to generate over $340 billion in end-user service revenues in 2013, up from around $183 billion in 2008. According to a new forecast from Informa Telecoms & Media, the two most significant service categories for revenues in 2008 were mobile messaging and mobile internet, which together contributed… Continue reading Mobile content and services market to generate over $340bn in revenues in 2013