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China is expected to become a major market for legal online music downloading, with new research from In-Stat forecasting the region to enjoy an estimated annual revenue of US $222 million by 2008. According to the high-tech market research firm, this strong growth is fuelled by the launch of several third-party online music stores, and… Continue reading China Music Downloading Market To Hit $222 Million By 2008

Online advertising expenditure in the US has increased by a greater than anticipated 15% in the final quarter of 2005, with a new study from Deutsche Bank and MediaPost attributing the boost to a marketing push through the holiday season. According to the survey, 72% of media executives reported their clients spent more on internet… Continue reading Online Adspend And Paid Search Surpasses Expectations

Women are catching up with men in most areas in internet usage, with a new study from the Pew Internet and American Life Project finding that, despite men and women using the medium for different things, the user population is evenly divided between the genders. Surveys conducted between January and June of last year found… Continue reading Women Catching Up With Men Online

The internet is forecast to become just as strong an advertising medium, if not stronger, than television, with a new report from Borrell Associates claiming the internet looks set to become a significant local as well as national advertising medium that will reach a par with TV, newspapers and direct mail advertising shares. According to… Continue reading Internet Adspend Forecast To Overtake TV

ITV has added mobile interactivity to its portfolio of advertiser offerings in an effort to encourage increased use of interactive technology within its ad breaks.For the first time advertisers using ITV’s network of channels will be offered a choice of interactive methods, including red button technology and mobile phone text feedback.Broadcast sponsorships can now be… Continue reading ITV Extends Interactive Options With Text Codes

US analyst eMarketer has made a series of predictions for the advertising and media industry in 2006, signalling seven trends that will rocket to the forefront of the arena. The internet yet again looks set to dominate the media world, with 5.4% of all US adspend forecast to be devoted to online advertising, marking the… Continue reading Top Trends Forecast For 2006

Research from Internet research specialist Nielsen//NetRatings shows European web users flocking to the Internet through a variety of channels, with the spread of access methods across different nations reflecting the growing diversity of online audiences.According to the new figures, Internet access from the home remains the most popular method of access overall, with 93% of… Continue reading Online Round-Up: European Web Habits Revealed By Research

Visits to UK travel websites reached 5.41% for the week ending 7th January 2006, up by 15% year on year, according to online competitive intelligence monitor, Hitwise. Hitwise revealed that last week, the sector reached its second highest peak over the last 15 months, while visits to travel websites were up by 25% from the… Continue reading Strong Start To 2006 For UK Online Travel Sector

Marketers look likely to extend their reach in the online advertising arena in 2006, with a new report from investment bank Credit Suisse claiming that overall online adspend will increase by 32% by the end of year, reaching $14.9 billion. In a survey of chief marketing officers at Fortune 500 companies, nearly half of those… Continue reading Online Adspend Set To Increase Through 2006

Marketers in the US and Canada spent a total of $5.75 billion on search engine marketing and optimisation in 2005, an increase of 44% compared to the same period last year. According to a new study from The Search Engine Marketing Professionals Organisation, paid search spending is forecast to reach $11 billion by 2010. Commenting… Continue reading Search Engine Marketing Spend Enjoys Strong 2005