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Steven Filler, advertising and sponsorship manager at Guardian Unlimited, has joined user-generated content website VideoJug as head of commercial operations.Filler will report to Dan Thompson, chief executive officer and Rupert Ashe, acting UK managing director.VideoJug hosts ‘how to’ films on everything in life, both professionally made and uploaded by anyone with expertise to share (see… Continue reading Guardian Unlimited Advertising Manager Joins UGC Website

Britain’s pensioners have become a nation of silver surfers, with the internet overtaking more traditional pastimes such as DIY and gardening. According to new research from the insurance company AXA, Britons are amongst the top five web users in the 11 nations surveyed for its global study. Activities such as chatting to friends, emailing, searching… Continue reading Britain’s Pensioners Becoming Silver Surfers

More than half of communications industry executives believe that Internet Protocol Television (IPTV) can generate significant revenue within the first three years of service, according to findings of a survey by Accenture and the Economist Intelligence Unit. The survey of nearly 350 executives from telecommunications, broadcasting and media companies across 46 countries in the Americas,… Continue reading IPTV Could Generate Significant Revenue Within 3 Years

The mobile web will herald dramatic growth in revenues in the mobile content and services market, according to a new forecast from Informa Telecoms & Media. Informa says that despite falling average revenues per user for mobile operators, the mobile content and services market will continue to grow dramatically as services and applications reach maturity… Continue reading Mobile Internet To Herald Growth In Content And Service Revenues

Spending on online display advertising rose to more than £147 million in 2006, up 25%, according to new figures from Nielsen Media Research. The only other sectors to record rises were national newspapers, up 2.1% to £1.5 billion and outdoor, up 1% to £751 million. The sector with the worst performance was regional press, which… Continue reading Online Display Advertising Rose 25% In 2006

A new report from JupiterResearch has found that 53% of online US teens watch video on the internet occasionally and 22% of them view video weekly or more frequently. Joe Laszlo, senior analyst and research director with JupiterResearch, said: “”Younger consumers tend to be extremely savvy about online media so it’s not surprising that teens… Continue reading 53% Of US Teens Watch Online Video

Revenues from online content will reach €8.3 billion by 2010 in Europe, a growth of over 400% in five years, according to a new study by Screen Digest for the European Commission’s Directorate General Information Society and Media. The nine month long consultancy project crossed many of Screen Digest’s specialist areas and so involved a… Continue reading European Online Content Revenues To Reach €13 Billion

Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) telephone services, which in 2006 had less than 38 million subscribers worldwide, should have a subscriber base of over 267 million in 2012, according to a new study released by ABI Research. Michael Arden, principal broadband analyst, said: “”Hosted service providers, the pioneers of commercial VoIP, are going to grow… Continue reading VoIP To Reach 267 Million Subscribers Worldwide

Active home internet usage experienced its largest growth in Spain as the year closed out, according to new research from Nielsen//NetRatings. Active Internet Universe, December 2006  Country  November 2006  December 2006  Growth (%)  Diff.  Australia 10,648,118 10,698,764 0.48 50,647 Brazil 14,448,077 14,419,335 -0.2 -28,741 France 20,876,899 21,183,022 1.47 306,123 Germany 33,282,100 33,396,576 0.34 114,476 Italy… Continue reading Home Internet Usage Increases

New research from Informa Telecoms & Media shows that legitimate online TV and video services will generate revenues of US$6.3 billion in 2012, almost ten times the 2006 figure. Informa says that advertising will consistently outperform a la carte and subscription-based download services in terms of revenue generation and North America will be the largest… Continue reading Online TV Revenues To Grow Massively