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The record industry appears to be having some success in its efforts to deter internet users from downloading music files from unlicensed websites. The results of a survey carried out by comScore Media Metrix and issued this week by the Pew Internet and American Life Project indicate that 18 million people, equivalent to just 14%… Continue reading Legal Crackdown Scares Off Music Downloaders

The number of broadband lines worldwide reached 100 million in the final days of 2003, according to analysis of the market by DSL research firm Point Topic. Figures from the third quarter show that the global number of broadband lines had risen to 89.4 million by the end of September, an increase of 10 million… Continue reading Broadband Reaches 100 Million Lines

The vast majority of US consumers are happy with their online buying experiences, judging from a pre-Christmas survey carried out by Shop.org and BizRate.com. The poll of 1,126 online buyers was carried out on the first two days of December and almost 90% of those questioned professed themselves satisfied with the purchasing process. Over 60%… Continue reading Consumers Sing Praises Of Online Shopping

US online advertising spend will soon surpass the levels seen during the dotcom boom, following a dramatic swing back into positive growth this year, according to a report from eMarketer. Following two years of substantial decline, 2003 will see online expenditure jump by 14.8% – the highest growth for the next four years, according to… Continue reading US Online Adspend To Exceed Dotcom Levels By 2005, Says eMarketer

The UK’s Association Of Online Publishers (AOP) has agreed to work with the Interactive Advertising Bureau (IAB) to accelerate the growth of the online advertising market, which is expected to top £300 million for the first time this year (see Research Shows Online Advertising Boom In 2003). The partnership will see the two organisations work… Continue reading AOP/IAB Partnership To Grow UK Online Advertising

The number of DSL lines worldwide topped 55 million in the third quarter of this year, an 80% increase over the same time last year, according to the latest data from Point Topic. This puts the sector well on course to surpass 60 million installed lines by the end of 2003. Point Topic says that… Continue reading World DSL Lines Exceed 55m In Third Quarter

The new communications regulator Ofcom is calling for greater competition in the wholesale broadband market after concluding that BT has too much influence in the current environment. Ofcom and Oftel, the outgoing telecoms watchdog, have this week issued a consultation paper in which they propose new regulatory obligations. “It is clear that at this point… Continue reading BT Faces Scrutiny Over Broadband Charges

The online advertising industry will be celebrating this Christmas with the latest figures showing that adspend topped £151 million in the first half of this year to give the sector a record market share of 2%. Research published by the Interactive Advertising Bureau (IAB) and PricewaterhouseCoopers shows that online advertising reached record levels in the… Continue reading Research Shows Online Advertising Boom In 2003

Mobile entertainment is gradually entering the mainstream in the US and wireless gaming will account for revenues of more than $1 billion by 2006, according to IDC The tech research firm predicts that the number of wireless gamers is set to grow from 7.9% of all mobile subscribers in 2003 to 34.7%, or 65.2 million… Continue reading Wireless Gaming To Bring In The Dollars, Says IDC

As the retail season got underway, a significant number of Americans eschewed shopping malls in favour of internet stores spending a total of $8.5 billion online last month, according to a new study. The latest eSpending Report from Goldman Sachs, Harris Interactive and Nielsen//NetRatings shows that online expenditure was 55% higher in November 2003 than… Continue reading US Consumers Splash Out Online