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Visits to the Hitwise UK Retail Index (an index of 100 of the top retailers based on visits) continued strongly last week, and were up 8% year-on-year, according to new analysis from Hitwise. However, Hitwise reports that the week ending December 9 saw visits to online retail sites reach their highest peak this year, the… Continue reading Visits To Retail Websites Increase Year-On-Year

As technology blossoms at a frightening rate and media platforms meld into one another, BT’s vision for the future of television broadcasting trickles onto the market, barely visible to media professionals let alone the general unit buying public…BT Vision, the telecommunications giant’s Internet Protocol TV service, crept onto the market at the beginning of this… Continue reading Long Time Coming – BT’s Vision

Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) continues to gain users in the US residential telephone service market, according to a new report from In-Stat. In-Stat says that 7.9 % of US households now use a VoIP telephone service, up from 6.5 % at the end of Q2. According to data from the high-tech market research firm’s… Continue reading VoIP Continues To Gain US Residential Users

Over three quarters of active US home internet users connected via broadband during November, up 13 percentage points from 65% of active internet users a year ago, according to new research from Nielsen//NetRatings. In November, with an average of 34 hours and 50 minutes per person, US broadband users spent 33% more time online than… Continue reading US Home Broadband Users Increase

IPTV subscriber numbers doubled during the 12 months to June 30 2006, according to new research from Point Topic. Point Topic says that the total number of people worldwide paying for TV services supplied via Internet Protocol (IP) increased from just under 1.5 million to almost 3 million. Europe is the most important region for… Continue reading IPTV Subscriber Numbers Double

Teenage shoppers in the US are becoming an increasingly influential online consumer retail demographic, according to new research from JupiterResearch. According to the new report, Teen Online Shoppers: Reach Teen Influencers and Early Adopters Through Consumer-Created Content, one in four teens say their parents always take into account their opinion about household purchases. JupiterResearch found… Continue reading US Teens Becoming Influential Online Retail Demographic

The global number of broadband subscribers reached 263.8 million in Q3 2006, with a total of 16.9 million lines added over the quarter, according to new analysis from Point Topic. The figures to September 30 2006 show that broadband’s annual growth rate dropped from 38% to 33.3% in the past 12 months. Digital subscriber line… Continue reading Global Broadband Growth Rate Drops

The week ending December 3 was the most active cyber shopping week to date in both the UK and Germany, with visits to secure web pages up 69% and 72% versus the pre-holiday shopping period from 28 August to 29 October, according to new research from comScore Networks. During this week, adds comScore, France saw… Continue reading Online Shopping Increases In Run Up To Christmas

During the first 38 days of the US holiday season this year, total online spending reached $15.6 billion, marking a 25% increase versus the corresponding days in 2005. Gian Fulgoni, chairman of comScore Networks, said: “Online consumer spending growth continues to beat expectations, increasing 25% versus last year. “The single-biggest online consumer spending day last… Continue reading US Online Holiday Spending Up 25%

Swindon is keeping its lead as the most broadband place in Britain, according to new research from Point Topic. In terms of homes on high-speed internet, the Wiltshire city comes top in the UK, with an estimated penetration rate of 59.8% as of 30 June 2006. Swindon has pole position since December 2005, when 51.1… Continue reading Swindon Still Most Broadband Place In Britain