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UK consumers have already started their Christmas shopping online, according to the latest analysis from Hitwise UK.The market share of UK internet visits to the Hitwise UK 100 Retail Index (an index of 100 of the UK’s leading retailers) was up 2% last week over the same week in 2005 and up 6% over 2004.Searches… Continue reading Online Christmas Gift Searches Climb 62% In Past Week

Online advertising is increasingly attracting big spenders, with advertisers forecasting that online will represent a growing share of their overall media budgets over the next two years, especially within the FMCG and Entertainment sectors, according to new research from the European Interactive Advertising Association (EIAA). The EIAA Marketers’ Internet Ad Barometer shows that 425 of… Continue reading Online Becoming Increasingly Important To Advertisers

The number of commercial Wi-Fi hotspots will grow by 47% worldwide to 143,700 this year, according to a new report from ABI Research. ABI says that Europe is currently the market leader with over 57,000 hotspots. It adds that one major driver of Wi-Fi hot spots is retail establishments, with McDonalds being a prime example,… Continue reading Commercial Wi-Fi Hotspots To Grow 47%

Microsoft is to enable users of its Xbox 360 games console in the US to download films and TV shows to buy or rent, after signing deals with several TV and movie companies.The software giant has done deals with CBS, Warner Bros Home Entertainment, MTV networks and Paramount Pictures for TV and movie downloads on… Continue reading Microsoft Launches Movie And TV Downloads On Xbox 360

Media and entertainment, financial services, travel and automotive advertisers in the US will spend $11.5 billion advertising online in 2011, according to a new report from JupiterResearch. The US Online Category Advertising Forecast, 2006 to 2011 report says that this will account for 57% of all online ad spending that year. An earlier report from… Continue reading Top US Online Advertising Categories For 2011

US internet video ad spending will grow by 82.2% this year, and 89.0% in 2007, according to a new report from eMarketer. The Internet Video report analyses the fast growing online trend, with eMarketer saying that spending is low as testing new methods of video delivery and marketing are more the rule than full-play campaigns… Continue reading US Internet Video Adspend To Soar

Consumers in the UK will spend online an average of £4 million every hour, day and night during the 10 week run-up to Christmas, according to new research from the Interactive Media in Retail Group (IMRG), which includes large retailers such as John Lewis, Argos, Comet, Tesco and Ikea. This will come to a massive… Continue reading Online Christmas Spending To Reach £7 Billion

The biggest spenders on online content are 16-24 year olds, averaging £5.34 per month (£64 per year) according to new research from Nielsen//NetRatings. According to Nielsen//NetRatings, the average Briton online spends £3 a month (£36 per year) no streaming/downloading audio and video content. Although the majority of this spend (57%) still goes on audio content,… Continue reading Teens Are Biggest Online Content Spenders

The number of consumers using Voice Over Internet Protocol (VoIP) to make phone calls will exceed 4 million over the next 12 months, according to Continental Research’s Autumn 2006 Internet Report. The report says that future VoIP users are looking to ‘comfort’ brands such as BT, 02 and Sky to deliver the service, over current… Continue reading VoIP Users To Exceed 4 Million

Sales of digital televisions, set-top boxes and recorders have overtaken sales of analogue equipment for the first time, according to market researcher GfK.In the three months to September, the company revealed that digital sales accounted for 51% of all television equipment sold. Information gathered from 20,000 stores showed year on year growth of flat screen… Continue reading Digital TV Sales Overtake Analogue For The First Time