The internet and online technologies are increasing in popularity with older users; with more than half those aged 55 or over claiming that the internet has given them a new lease of life, using the medium to look for love online and play games. The annual Silver Surfers Day, supported by the European Union’s social… Continue reading Internet Attracting Older Users

Voice-over-Internet-Protocol (VoIP) subscribers in the US are predicted to exceed 4.1 million by the end of 2005, generating over $1 billion in gross revenues, according to the latest data from TeleGeography Research. The recent advances in the technology has increased its popularity, with stunning growth resulting from VoIP’s capability of replacing home phone services of… Continue reading VoIP To Exceed 4.1 Million By End Of 2005

Jeff Eales, Media Director, Sales & Research for UK & Ireland at Donovan Data Systems, is leaving the company at the end of June to join BSkyB as Director of Systems and Development.At DDS, Eales has been responsible for the development of eCommerce and business with media sales operations, having joined the company from Granada… Continue reading Sky Signs DDS Research Boss To Overhaul Airtime Sales

Telegraph Group Limited has announced the appointment of Alex Foster as the Group’s new head of classified advertising, leaving The Guardian after 11 years.Commenting on the position, Dave King, executive director of the Telegraph Group said: “She’s a fantastic addition to the new team and will bring a wealth of experience coupled with fresh thinking… Continue reading Telegraph Appoints New Head Of Classified Advertising

MediaTel INSIGHT’s well attended Future of Digital TV seminar was held during April, bringing together a panel of respected industry specialists to discuss issues central to the media industry, with particular importance placed on the impending digital switchover. Prior to the seminar, the INSIGHT team carried out the first survey of the UK’s top buying… Continue reading INSIGHTanalysis: Media Healthcheck – April 2005

Financial services company, Goldman Sachs has predicted 2005 to be a bullish year for online advertising, forecasting the market to increase by 28% year on year, to reach $12.3 billion. The report, based on 2,000 surveys by market research firm Synovate, estimates that online advertising could account for 7% of total advertising expenditure by 2009,… Continue reading Goldman Sachs Predicts Online Adspend To Rise By 28% In 2005

Online retail sales in the US are predicted to rise by almost 25% this year, with revenues forecast to increase to $109.6 billion, up from $89 billion in 2004, according to a new study released by Shop.org and conducted by Forrester Research. The projections are in line with analyst eMarketer’s latest online retail estimates, predicting… Continue reading US Online Retail To Rise By 25% In 2005

Daily Mail and General Trust (DMGT) has announced an increase of 7% in adjusted profit before tax, reaching £114.5 million, despite some of its businesses facing tough trading conditions.In the group’s interim results for the first half of the year ending 3rd April, advertising revenues for Associated Newspapers increased by 2.5%, with display advertising across… Continue reading DMGT Announces 7% Rise In Profits

IPC SouthBank’s Essentials magazine has unveiled a new look and reduction in size as part of the title’s re-positioning and re-targeting at a younger audience.The new look, comprising a thorough re-design, will debut in the magazine’s July issue, seeing a smaller, ‘convenience size’ format, new logo, typefaces and enhanced colour-coded sections for easier navigation. The… Continue reading IPC Shrinks Essentials To Appeal To Younger Audience

April has continued 2005’s strong performance for text messaging, setting another record with of average 84 million messages being sent per day and the total number for the month reaching 2.52 billion, according to the latest figures from the Mobile Data Association (MDA).Person-to-person texts sent across the UK GSM network operators during April showed an… Continue reading April Continues To Break Text Message Records