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Consolidated figures from the Internet Advertising Bureau (IAB) and PricewaterhouseCoopers show that US online adspend was slightly higher in the fourth quarter of last year than announced in preliminary results in April (see US Online Adspend Drops 17% In 2002). The restated figures put Q4 internet spend at $1.6 billion, up from the previously reported… Continue reading IAB Revises US Q4 Internet Spend To $1.6bn

There is likely to be a slowdown in broadband growth in the US unless providers take steps to persuade dial-up users that it is beneficial to upgrade. This is one of the main conclusions of a new report on the subject by Ipsos-Insight. It is estimated that around 19 million US households had a high-speed… Continue reading Service Providers Look To Combat Broadband Slowdown

Total US magazine advertising revenues rose by 11.2% in May, closing at $1.7 billion, according to the latest data from the Publishers Information Bureau (PIB). The number of advertising pages rose by 2.3% year on year to 20,807. In the year-to-date, advertising revenue closed at $7.0 billion, an increase of 10.2% on May 2002. Advertising… Continue reading US Magazine Ad Revenues And Volumes Rise In May

The adoption of high-speed internet services continued apace in the US during the second half of last year, with a growth of 23% in the number of lines in use, according to the latest data from the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). The number of lines rose from 16.2 million to 19.9 million in H2; in… Continue reading US High-Speed Internet Lines Jump 23% In Second Half

2002 was a pivotal year for the European broadband market, as the number of high-speed internet connections and associated revenues went through the roof, says a new study from IDC. Broadband is having a dramatic effect on internet usage across the continent (see Broadband Heralds Growth In European Internet Use) with time spent online increasing… Continue reading Broadband Casts Its Net Across Europe

The UK Government has warned publishers that a significant number of magazines and websites will face tough competition as a result of electronic advances in the public sector. The current administration is committed to ensuring that all Government services are available online by 2005. This is likely to have ramifications in a range of areas,… Continue reading EGovernment Strategies Pose A Threat To Publishers

Fierce competition in the market for high-speed internet access means that UK consumers pay some of the lowest prices in Europe for residential broadband services, according to figures from communications regulator, Oftel. The latest international benchmarking survey shows that continued rivalry between service and network providers – such as BT, Freeserve, AOL and Telewest –… Continue reading UK Consumers Pay Less For Broadband

With its well publicised financial crisis consigned to history, NTL is in the best position to challenge the major players as the UK portal battle heats up. That is according to new analysis from Forrester Research. The research claims that the UK internet access market imitates the US in having the same top three portals.… Continue reading NTL Making Headway In UK Portal Market

Online banking is expected to maintain its upward momentum in Western Europe with the number of accounts set to increase by over 50 million in the next five years, according to a new study from IDC. It is estimated that there were around 50 million European surfers accessing internet banking services by the end of… Continue reading Europeans Switch To Internet Banking

The strong relationship between online and offline sales is demonstrated by a survey which shows that over half of the visitors accessing product information on manufacturers’ websites plan to purchase the item within a week from one source or another. Retailers were initially reluctant to evaluate their internet investment (see Online Retailers Are Blinkered When… Continue reading Internet Helps To Drive Offline Sales, Says Report