A new report from Research and Markets says that the global digital media market is on the verge of massive changes owing to the convergence of telecoms, media and IT, with the changes driven by new developments in broadband technology and consumer electronics. The report forecasts that video streaming technology will be mainstream and fully… Continue reading Digital Media On The Verge Of Huge Changes

Freeview could be set to overtake satellite by the end of the year, if it continues its current rate of growth.The service currently reaches 27.3% of all households, with satellite reaching 31.5%. Digital terrestrial recorded a year-on-year increase of 8.3% in market share, with digital satellite recording a 2% increase, according to the Trends in… Continue reading Freeview Could Overtake Satellite By End Of Year

Carat, has lowered its forecast for UK adspend growth from 4.5% to 3.2% for 2006 in its Global Market Update. The European forecast as a whole was down, which Carat said was because of both the fragile Italian economy and the UK market, where the expected boost from the World Cup has not materialised. Elsewhere… Continue reading UK Advertising Growth Hit By World Cup

Global search advertising sales are expected to grow by an estimated 40% this year to $13.6 billion. By comparison, global brand ad sales are expected to be up 25% for the year, an increase of $11.7 billion, according to analysts at Piper Jaffray. However, Reprise Media have said that marketers are failing to embrace the… Continue reading Search Advertising Sales To Reach $13.6 Billion In 2006

Families with two telephone lines are 70% more likely to have broadband than those with only one, according to new research from Point Topic. The analysis also shows that Sky+ subscribers have 62% broadband penetration, while those people relying on terrestrial TV have only 26%. In addition, DSL is revealed as the most widely used… Continue reading Families With Two Telephone Lines 70% More Likely To Have Broadband

One in four online advertisers in the States will use ‘behavioural targeting’ by next year, according to a leading authority on the impact of the Internet and emerging consumer technologies on business. JupiterResearch, in the report titled “Effective Targeting”, says advertisers and agencies that have tested early online behavioural targeting services are yielding positive results.… Continue reading ‘Behavioural Targeting’ To Boom In US

Internet adspend in the US (not including search) is predicted to increase by 13% in 2006, according to research by TNS Media Intelligence. The figure is from a revised full year forecast, which adjusts the earlier figure of 9.1% growth in 2006. Internet adspend reached 19.4% in the first quarter of 2006 (see Online Adspend… Continue reading US Internet Adspend Predicted To Increase By 13%

WPP’s wholly owned operating company GroupM, the media investment management network, has acquired 51% of the issued share capital of M80, a leading online word-of-mouth marketing company. The Los Angeles based M80 was established in 1998 to manage the transmission of word of mouth communications online through community activation and viral marketing. M80 employs 18… Continue reading GroupM Acquires Online Viral Marketing Company

Endemol, the production company behind Big Brother, has named Elias Rodriguez-Vina Cancio as its new chief executive officer and chairman, following last weeks resignation of Joaquim Agut Bonsfills. Tom Barnicoat, chief operating officer and a former head of Endemol’s UK operation, had been tipped to take on the role (see Endemol Chief Exec Quits Amid… Continue reading New CEO For Endemol

Vincent Bolloré, chairman of Havas, has hinted that he may buy shares in Emap, saying that he is trying to build a significant force in media and communications the size of Publicis or WPP, according to The Times. Bolloré yesterday failed in his bid to win two seats on the Aegis board (see Bollore Fails… Continue reading Bollore Voices Interest In Emap