Teenage shoppers in the US are becoming an increasingly influential online consumer retail demographic, according to new research from JupiterResearch. According to the new report, Teen Online Shoppers: Reach Teen Influencers and Early Adopters Through Consumer-Created Content, one in four teens say their parents always take into account their opinion about household purchases. JupiterResearch found… Continue reading US Teens Becoming Influential Online Retail Demographic

The global number of broadband subscribers reached 263.8 million in Q3 2006, with a total of 16.9 million lines added over the quarter, according to new analysis from Point Topic. The figures to September 30 2006 show that broadband’s annual growth rate dropped from 38% to 33.3% in the past 12 months. Digital subscriber line… Continue reading Global Broadband Growth Rate Drops

Leaked documents reveal that Yahoo! has had offers turned down for Facebook, the social networking website. The documents show that Yahoo1 made an early offer of $37.5 million for 5% of the company in the first quarter of 2006 which was rejected by Facebook. At about the halfway point of the year, Yahoo proposed a… Continue reading Facebook Rejected Yahoo! Bids

Somethin’ Else, the cross-platform production company, will this week launch a multi-platform radio station that will allow users to purchase the CD of a song immediately following broadcast.The station will first be available on Freeview, Sky and online and is then due to be rolled out across cable, mobile and DAB radio.The station will be… Continue reading New Radio Station Is Somethin’ Else

Ids has today announced the launch of the first 30-second spot advertisement on Telewest’s video-on-demand (VoD) service.Ids has secured an agreement with Sony which will see Fallon’s 30-second explosive paint ad for Sony Bravia streamed on the Telewest VoD service.Telewest’s customers who subscribe to premium VoD content will have the opportunity to view the current… Continue reading Sony Ad First To Stream On Telewest VoD Service

The week ending December 3 was the most active cyber shopping week to date in both the UK and Germany, with visits to secure web pages up 69% and 72% versus the pre-holiday shopping period from 28 August to 29 October, according to new research from comScore Networks. During this week, adds comScore, France saw… Continue reading Online Shopping Increases In Run Up To Christmas

Johnston Press saw like-for-like print advertising revenues decrease by 8.0% for the five months ended 30 November 2006. The regional paper group added that if fast growing digital revenues were included this decline would reduce to 7.4%. In a trading update for the second half of the financial year ending 31 December 2006 , Johnston… Continue reading Ad Revenues Continue To Decline For Johnston Press

SMG has confirmed that it has received a further approach from UTV regarding a possible merger of SMG and UTV, and has entered into discussions with the group. In a statement SMG said that its search process for a new CEO has been suspended while merger discussions progress. The SMG board also reported that good… Continue reading UTV And SMG Confirm Merger Talks

Dawn Airey, Sky’s managing director of channels and services is to leave the company next year to take up a new position as chief executive of Iostar Limited.In a statement Sky said that Airey, who joined in January 2003, will continue to play a significant role at the company until Spring 2007 and will support… Continue reading Dawn Airey To Leave Sky

Young consumers are growing up believing that mobile content should be free, according to new research from NMA.The study of 1,500 children aged 6-13 years old found that the tween generation are avid consumers of mobile data like mobile internet browsing and mobile video, although they are reluctant to pay for content.Almost a third, 29%,… Continue reading Youngsters Want Free Mobile Content