Mobile internet access increased by 36% in the US last year but is still relatively low compared to China, according to a report from Netpop. Netpop found that although there are 18 million Americans aged 13 and above connected to the mobile web, there are 100 million connected via mobile in China. The report uncovered… Continue reading US mobile internet access increased 36% last year

It is understood that some ITV shareholders are concerned about the potential costs to hiring former Sky chief executive Tony Ball as its next chief executive. Ball reportedly favours a rights issue and financial restructuring of ITV and is thought to have won support from a small number of ITV shareholders. However, there are concerns… Continue reading ITV shareholders concerned about potential costs of hiring Ball

New comScore data reveals that Facebook was the top online display ad publisher in the UK during April. Facebook had 12.5 billion ad views during the month, a 21.6% market share, with Microsoft sites in second place with 3.8 billion ad views (a 6.5% share). eBay was third with 2.9 billion ad views (4.9%). Mobile… Continue reading Facebook is UK’s top online display ad publisher in April

Nearly four in 10 (38%) US mobile phone owners, and 59% of iPhone owners recall seeing advertising on their phones in Q109, according to a new research report from Brightkite and GfK Technology.The report, based on a representative sample of 1,000 American adults interviewed by telephone, found that advertising awareness has grown 10% quarter on… Continue reading 59% of US iPhone owners recall seeing ads on their phones

The twenty largest cable and telephone providers in the US – representing about 94% of the market – acquired over 1.6 million net additional high-speed internet subscribers in the first quarter of 2009, according to new research. Leichtman Research Group (LRG) said that these broadband providers now account for nearly 69.3 million subscribers – with… Continue reading 1.6m Americans add broadband in the first quarter of 2009

The has been a phenomenal surge in mobile data, with dongle data usage increasing by 4,125% in twelve months, according to Orange’s fifth Digital Media Index. The findings reveal an explosion in data usage which has more than doubled on mobile handsets and dongles, bringing the monthly total to over 386 thousand gigabytes. Key findings… Continue reading Mobile data enjoys “phenomenal surge”

A new report has found that 83% of the US online population now use social media in some form, with more than half using it on a regular basis. However, according to the Knowledge Networks report, social media has failed to demonstrate its usefulness as a marketing tool. The report was based on a survey… Continue reading Social media popular in US but yet to prove usefulness as a marketing tool

A new US report on mobile video has found that the total number of live TV and video streams increased by 61% from Q4 2008 to Q1 2009. The research, carried out by QuicklPlay Media between 1 January and 31 March 2009, also shows that the total number of unique viewers increased by 11% from… Continue reading US sees continued demand for mobile TV and video content

Microsoft will next week launch a new search engine to take on Google.Codenamed Kumo, the new search engine will be launched to rebrand and replace Microsoft’s current search engine, Live Search, available at live.com, according to a report in the Daily Telegraph.At the moment, Kumo is only available on Microsoft’s internal search network, with the… Continue reading Microsoft to launch new search engine

Daily Mail & General Trust has reported a 47% fall in adjusted pre-tax profits to £77 million for the six months to 29 March. The owner of the Daily Mail also suffered an 85% drop in operating profit at its regional division and a 59% fall across its national newspaper business. It said that the… Continue reading DMGT pre-tax profits fall 47%