Worldwide mobile handset shipments are set to rise over the next four years, growing from 740 million by the end of 2005 to 810 million by 2009, according to market intelligence firm iSuppli. The company found that handset shipment growth peaked in Q4 2003, hitting 175.5 million. The first half of 2004 saw quarterly shipments… Continue reading Global Mobile Handsets To Reach 810 Million By 2009

TV advertising revenue is growing at the fastest rate since 2000, enjoying a 14.5% increase compared to the same period in 2004, according to data released by media agency Starcom. The UK branch of the media services agency predicts healthy growth for Q1 of 2005, citing a 14% increase year on year, despite poor economic… Continue reading TV Ad Revenue At 5 Year High

Internet publishers predict traditional advertisers, such as pharmaceutical, automotive, travel and entertainment industries, will increase their online advertising expenditure by 20% in 2005, according to research company Advertising.com’s second annual survey of online publishers. Advertising.com has forecast that traditional advertisers will increase their online adspend in 2005 by a massive 70%, concentrating their online dollars… Continue reading Traditional Advertisers Forecast To Increase Online Adspend

Telecommunications firm, British Telecomm has announced a continued rise in broadband take-up, with the company enjoying a record number of digital subscriber line (DSL) connections in the third quarter of 2004, according to a trading statement released today. BT said that it had connected a record 813,000 DSL customers in Q3, with broadband users by… Continue reading BT Connects Record Number Of DSL Customers

Internet portal, Wanadoo has seen its European broadband subscriptions rise to 4.37 million an increase of 1.92 million from the year before, making up 46% of its European customer base at the end of 2004, according to a trading statement released by the company’s parent, France Telecom (FT). France Telecom has revealed that 6.3 asymmetric… Continue reading France Telecom Sees Dramatic Broadband Growth

Channel 4’s head of commercial marketing and research, Hugh Johnson, has announced that he will be leaving the channel in March, to pursue other work ventures.Johnson has worked for Channel 4 for 14 years, since joining in 1991, and has agreed with Andy Barnes, director of sales, to work for the Channel on a consultancy… Continue reading Hugh Johnson Leaves Channel 4

ITV has confirmed that its flagship soap opera, Coronation Street, will receive a boost with the creation of dedicated interactive features in the near future.In a report by the Financial Times, Jane Marshall, controller of interactive television services at ITV, said: “The time is right for us now to look for the next level of… Continue reading Flagship Soap To Receive Interactive Boost

Dennis Publishing has ceased publication of fledgling computing title PC Projects just seven months after its launch, intended to capitalise on the growing number of homes equipped with a computer.At the time of PC Projects’ launch, the title’s publisher Peter Wootton, said: “People want to get more from their home PCs, as the recent and… Continue reading Dennis Drops PC Projects After Just Seven Months

Commercial broadcaster, ITV has announced the appointment of the chief executive of Guardian Media Group (GMG) as a non-executive director of ITV.Sir Robert Phillis will be joined in this role by Baroness Usha Prashar CBE, chancellor of De Montfort University.Industry sources have speculated that the move will give ITV much needed expertise on the boardroom… Continue reading GMG Chief Executive Joins ITV Board

Local digital directional advertising is predicted to increase revenues globally to $10.9 billion by 2009, with the US share of this market estimated to reach $5.1 billion, according to recent research published by strategic research analysts, The Kelsey Group. The Kelsey Group defines ‘directional media’ as advertising that is delivered to potential buyers when they… Continue reading Local Digital Directional Advertising To Make $10.9 Billion By 2009