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More than 253 million people in Chine are now online, according to new figures from the China Internet Network Information Center (CNNIC). Data from Nielsen Online shows that the US has 223 million people online in June, making China the world’s largest internet using country. Internet penetration in China now stands at 19% compared with… Continue reading More Than 253m People Online In China

New research has found that the majority (84%) of 25-34 year olds have left a favourite website because of intrusive or irrelevant advertising. The research, published by HowTo.tv, found that 73% of web users have left a favourite website because of intrusive or annoying ads, rising to 84% for 25-34 year olds, an increase of… Continue reading New Research Looks At Intrusive Online Ads

Telmar has launched a new web-based search tool for its subscribers, which will enable media companies to search their research data more efficiently, according to the company.The search and analysis tool has been named ReSearch Guru by the US-owned media software supplier.The tool has been designed to export search results in seconds into Excel and… Continue reading Telmar Launches New Research Guru

Sky is set to launch a new online music service later this year with Universal Music.The service will be available to both Sky subscribers and non-subscribers for a single monthly subscription, offering both streamed tracks and downloads to keep.It will be operated by a new joint venture company, in which Sky will be the majority… Continue reading Sky To Launch Online Music Service

Facebook.com accounted for 45.3% of UK internet visits to social networking sites during June 2007, according to a new report from Hitwise.Bebo.com, which was the market leader last year, was the second ranked social networking site in the UK during June, with a market share of 25.5%. MySpace.com ranked third with a market share of… Continue reading Facebook Is Largest Social Network In UK

iPhone users surpass all others in mobile media usage, with more than 80% of iPhone users in France, Germany and the UK using the device to browse news and information on the mobile Web, compared to 32% of other smartphone users, according to a new report from comScore M:Metrics. The report found that even on… Continue reading iPhone Users Top Mobile Media Usage

Serious sports fans comprise 19% of overall online users in the US and represent one of the most lucrative audiences online, according to a new report from JuniperResearch. The report, titled Serious Sports Fans: Programming for a Lucrative Audience, found that 21% of serious sports fans, who tend to be younger males between the ages… Continue reading US Sports Fans Avid Consumers Of Online Media

Telegraph Media Group is set to reveal its new-look website this week, with simplified navigation, more spacious story layout and added links.Telegraph.co.uk has been redesigned to encourage users to view more stories per visit, with present views at an average of 16 pages a month.It is the first major project to be produced by its… Continue reading Telegraph Set To Unveil New Website

Amazon.com is launching a new streamed video-on-demand service offering 40,000 TV shows and films, according to reports.The new service streams the video as soon as a customer has paid for it, unlike the online store’s existing video download service Amazon Unbox which requires users to download a video to their hard drive before watching it.Speaking… Continue reading Amazon Launches Streamed On-Demand TV And Movie Service

Erik Huggers has been appointed director of BBC future media & technology, replacing Ashley Highfield.Huggers, currently group controller of the division, takes over from Highfield, who left the BBC to become CEO of video-on-demand service Kangaroo (see Highfield To Leave BBC For Kangaroo).In his new role, effective from 1 August 2008, Huggers joins the BBC… Continue reading BBC Appoints Erik Huggers Director Of Future Media