During the first 19 days of November this year, total online retail spending in the US reached $6.35 billion, marking a 23% increase versus the corresponding days in 2005, according to a new report from comScore Networks. Gian Fulgoni, chairman of comScore Networks, said: “With 23% growth versus the same days last year, online holiday… Continue reading US Online Retail Increases In November
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More than 70% of UK television households, almost 18 million, are watching digital television on at least one set in the home, according to new research released by communications watchdog Ofcom. The report entitled ‘The Consumer Experience’, also found that 26% of British homes have bought digital terrestrial television receivers, more than twice as many… Continue reading Almost 18 Million UK Households Have Digital TV
UK internet shopping reached a new all time high in October, according to new research from the Interactive Media In Retail Group (IMRG). The IMRG says that sales for October were estimated to be worth £2.73 billion, with e-retail growing at its fastest ever rate in 2006, increasing by an average of £50 per month… Continue reading UK Internet Shopping Reaches October High
The UK is Europe’s slowest-growing major ad market in 2006 and, were it not for the internet, would also be in 2007, according to a new report from Group M. Group M also predicts internet advertising will comprise 18% of media investment in 2007, v regional newspapers 18% and national newspapers 12%. It adds that… Continue reading UK Is Europe’s Slowest Growing Major Ad Market
More than 40 million mobile phone users in the UK have used their handsets for downloads and browsing the internet during Q3 2006, according to the latest figures from the Mobile Data Association (MDA). A total of 40.7 million users were recorded as having used their phones for this purpose. In July, the figure was… Continue reading More Than 40 Million Use Mobiles To Browse The Net
ITV has rejected NTL’s merger bid, saying that there is “little, if any, strategic logic for ITV to combine with NTL.” The rejection by ITV comes after BSkyB acquired a 17.9% stake in the broadcaster for £940 million on Friday (see ITV Share Price Falls After BSkyB Acquires Stake). The NTL bid offered 105p cash… Continue reading ITV Rejects NTL Merger Bid
Shares in ITV have dropped 5% after BSkyB acquired a 17.9% stake in the broadcaster for £940 million. The move by Sky now makes a possible takeover by NTL of ITV (see NTL Telewest Could Merge With ITV) unlikely. The BBC quotes Sir Richard Branson, NTL’s biggest shareholder, as saying of the Sky deal: “BSkyB’s… Continue reading ITV Share Price Falls After BSkyB Acquires Stake
RTL Group, which is rumoured to be interested in acquiring ITV, has announced that it has sold its remaining 25% shareholding in Sportfive, the European sports rights marketing firm, to Lagardère SCA. Last week it was reported that RTL, Europe’s largest broadcaster, was in talks with private equity backers on a possible £5 billion bid… Continue reading RTL Sells Sportfive Stake To Lagardère
More people in the US will watch more TV and video content in the future, not less, according to a new report from eMarketer. The US DVD and VOD Usage report explores the ways viewers watch television and states that viewers will consume content in a variety of different ways in the future, for example… Continue reading US Viewers Will Watch More TV And Video Content
The percentage of households with HDTV equipment had increased from 2% in February to 6% in July, an installed base of just over 1 million, according to a new report from Continental Research. Continental Research’s Autumn 2006 Digital TV Report says that over 1 million people already have HDTV-enabled TV sets, with another 3.5 million… Continue reading HDTV Households Increase To Over 1 Million