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Almost 21 million Britons visited a TV, video or movie-related website in Sept 07, a 28% increase in visitors since Sept 06, according to a new report from Nielsen Online. The TV/Video/Movie sector online is now visited by 63% of Britons online; up from 55% in Sept 06 – a growth rate of 15%. The… Continue reading 21 Million Britons Visit Video Websites In September

Business broadband value-added services (BVAS) are making an increasingly important contribution to overall broadband revenues, according to a new report from Point Topic. By the end of the year, value-added services were adding 42% to basic business broadband access revenues, up from 31% the previous year. Proportionately, therefore, business BVAS revenues make a larger contribution… Continue reading Broadband Value-Added Services Making Important Contribution To Revenues

A new forecast from Canalys predicts that worldwide IPTV subscriber levels will increase more than tenfold by the end of the decade, growing from fewer than 4 million in 2006 to almost 40 million in 2010. Europe, the Middle East and Asia accounted for two-thirds of global IPTV subscribers at the end of 2006, said… Continue reading Worldwide IPTV Subscriber Levels To Increase More Than Tenfold

Just 24% of European internet advertisers who plan to launch their own profiles on social networking sites measure whether users interact with their online ads, according to a new report from JupiterResearch. The Social Marketing in Europe: Creating and Measuring User Engagement report found that over the next year, 33% of European online advertisers plan… Continue reading Social Network Advertisers Fall Short In Measuring Results

The latest US e-commerce spending figures for the third quarter of 2007, newly released by comScore, show that retail e-commerce increased 23% versus year ago to $28.4 billion. Third Quarter US E-Commerce Spending, Excludes Auctions And Large Corporate Purchases Q3 2007 v Q3 2006 Total US – Home/Work/University Locations    Q3 2006 (MM) Q3 2007… Continue reading Third Quarter US Retail E-Commerce Grows 23%

Internet users in Europe will spend a projected €51 billion ($71 billion US dollars) online during the Christmas season this year, according to Forrester Research. For the full year 2007, Forrester projects European online retail to grow 58% year-over-year. Forrester’s holiday forecast covers 17 Western European countries and 22 retail categories, and draws upon its… Continue reading European Internet Users To Spend €51b Online At Christmas

US online holiday retail sales will grow to over $39 billion in 2007, an increase of 20% over last year’s holiday season, according to a new forecast from JupiterResearch. According to a new JupiterResearch report, US Online Retail Holiday Forecast, 2007, a record 126 million users, a 6% increase over last year, will buy online… Continue reading US Online Holiday Retail Sales To Reach $39b

New research from eMarketer has found that consumers from Western European nations such as France, Germany, Italy, Spain and the United Kingdom are among the world’s keenest users of the web. However, eMarketer says that there are still differences in the rates of internet usage and broadband penetration from country to country. Karin von Abrams,… Continue reading Western European Consumers Amongst keenest Web Users

The majority of US web marketers are bullish on social media spending, according to a recent survey of over 50 businesses and organizations conducted by Prospero Technologies, a provider of social media applications for leading brands. According to Prospero’s 2007 Social Media Survey, 59% of respondents reported that social media performance in 2007 met or… Continue reading US Web Marketers Bullish On Social Media Spending

A new report from independent market analyst Datamonitor expects global active memberships in social networking sites to reach 230 million at the end of 2007. The report, The Future of Social Networking: understanding market strategic and technological developments, says that infrastructure providers, social network providers and wireless players stand to profit largely in the near… Continue reading Social Networking Site Memberships To Reach 230 Million