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High Street retailers such as Marks & Spencer, HMV.co.uk and Woolworths were among the top performers online in December, according to new analysis from Hitwise. Hitwise data also reveals that the share of UK internet visits to Marks & Spencer were up 25% year-on-year in December. Advertising and strong offers from Woolworths, Marks and Spencer… Continue reading Christmas UK Online Retail Traffic

Nielsen//NetRatings has announced that on the day after Christmas, US traffic to retail websites included in its eShopping Holiday Index grew 35% year on year, from 20.9 million in 2005 to 28.1 million in 2006. Nielsen//NetRatings says that shopping were going online to check out after-Christmas sales, redeem gift cards and spend holiday cash, or… Continue reading Christmas US Online Retail Traffic

According to a new report from The Diffusion Group (TDG), the number of broadband enabled TVs is expected to exceed 162 million households globally by 2011. TDG defines broadband televisions as those which are capable of directly or indirectly receiving broadband video content. Colin Dixon, senior analyst and author of the Broadband Video: Redefining the… Continue reading Broadband Enabled TVs To Exceed 162 Million

BT Vision has hired Paul Ridsdale, formerly head of marketing for Sky Sports, as senior marketing manager, sports advertising and sponsorship.Ridsdale will be responsible for marketing activities across all BT Vision’s sport programming. He will report to James Soames, BT Vision’s head of customer acquisition.BT Vision will launch its new sports service this summer. Following… Continue reading BT Vision Hires Sky Sports Marketing Boss

The UK (-1.88%); Germany (-1.03%); and Japan (-0.69%) each experienced a drop in the number of active home internet users in November over the previous month, according to data from Nielsen//NetRatings. Gains in the 10 countries tracked come to 6.1 million active home users, a 1.88 percent increase from October. The largest increases occurred in… Continue reading Global Home Internet User Numbers

There will be 157 million US Internet video users in 2010, up from 107.7 million this year, according to a new report from eMarketer. The Internet Video Audience report analyses not only who’s watching video content online, but also what they watch and how they watch it. The report says that after virtually controlling video… Continue reading US Internet Video Users To Reach 157 Million

2006 saw the online industry continue to grow as it sought to establish itself further as a mainstream player.The online advertising market grew year on year reflecting the widespread appeal of the internet.Expenditure for the first half of the year neared £1 billion as the sector looked to close in on Direct Mail, TV and… Continue reading End Of Year Round-Up: Online

The number of broadband lines in the UK reached 13.1 million by the end of 2006 by adding more than 3.1 million new lines in the year, according to new research from Point Topic. However, Point Topic says that this is a disappointment for many operators as it is 20% down on the number added… Continue reading UK Broadband Lines Reach 13.1 Million

Microsoft Sites ranked as the most-visited web property in the UK in November, followed closely by Google sites, according to new research from comScore Networks. Bob Ivins, managing director of comScore Europe, said: “Clearly, Google and Microsoft are locked in a battle to be the most visited site in the UK. “As expected, due to… Continue reading Top Web Properties For November

The number of unbundled local loops in Western Europe will grow from 10.9 million in June 2006 to 28.6 million by the end of 2007, according to new research from Analysys. The report says that alternative operators will continue to move towards infrastructure-based strategies in order to improve profit margins, which could lead to 24.2… Continue reading Unbundled Local Loops To Reach 28.6 Million In Western Europe