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The introduction of more secure payment options could act as a spur for the online content market, according to a new study carried out by PaymentOne. Sales of online content virtually doubled in the US last year and the sector as a whole was worth $1.3 billion (see Online Content Sales Surge In 2002). However,… Continue reading Online Content Providers Must Pioneer New Payment Methods, Says Report

The latest internet population estimates for over sixty countries appear below. They were compiled by CyberAtlas from a variety of available sources. Nielsen//NetRatings calculated that there were 580 million internet users in major markets at the end of 2002 (see Internet Usage Still Growing Worldwide) although growth is stagnating in the most developed countries. Unless… Continue reading Global Country By Country Internet Usage Figures

The proliferation of available options and the increasing pressure on leisure time are reflected in a new report which shows that almost 70% of US consumers use various forms of media at the same time. The latest Simultaneous Media Survey (SIMM) carried out by BIGresearch, shows that over 68% of respondents say they regularly or… Continue reading Simultaneous Media Usage Becoming The Norm

Germany has consolidated its position as Europe’s leading internet market (see Germany Is Top European Internet Market) and around a quarter of the country’s users now access the web via cable or DSL broadband. The number of DSL users in Germany had increased to 6.53 million by the end of the first quarter, according to… Continue reading German Surfers Ride The Broadband Wave

The number of UK homes with broadband cable internet access has broken the one million mark, according to cable operators NTL and Telewest. More than 12 million homes are currently able to receive cable modem services across the two operators’ networks, but only one million have so far signed up to the service. The companies… Continue reading UK Cable Broadband Tops One Million Households

US business to consumer commerce spending will top $90 billion this year, due to some extent to the surging popularity of broadband, according to a new study from eMarketer. In its new report, North America E-Commerce: B2C & B2B, the research firm claims that spending on B2C products and services will increase by more than… Continue reading B2C Ecommerce Growth Maintained

The number of UK households with internet access increased by 1.6 million to 11.4 million during 2002, according to a new report from the Office of National Statistics. The latest Expenditure and Food Survey found that the number of online homes remained constant at more than 11 million in the final three months of the… Continue reading Internet Usage Up 16% In 2002, Says ONS

Streaming media is set to show double-digit growth for both audio and video content through to 2005, according to new forecasts from AccuStream iMedia Research. Streaming media describes audio and video content which is transmitted via the internet in a ‘streaming’ or continuous fashion. The report says that video streams are on course to top… Continue reading Streaming Media Content To Show Double-Digit Growth

Almost one in six online retailers in the US does not know its sales conversion rate and a further 43% are not aware of ‘shopping cart’ abandoned rates, according to a new study by the e-tailing group. The survey of over 200 senior executives found that online merchant businesses are often struggling with outdated legacy… Continue reading Online Retailers Need Better Conversion Measurement, Says Study

Broadband revenues generated from sport-related content are set to increase from $344 million last year to $6.4 billion globally by 2008, according to a new forecast from Screen Digest. The Global Business of Sports Television report says that consumer use of broadband services to access data, play sports-related games or watch additional coverage of sport… Continue reading Broadband Sport Content To Generate $6.4bn By 2008