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Total revenue among leading US internet publishers grew by an average of 47% in the third quarter as against the same period in 2001, according to a recent study by the Online Publishers Association (OPA). A survey of eighteen major online publishers, including New York Times Digital, Wall Street Journal Online and USATODAY.com, also showed… Continue reading Web Publishers Buoyed By 3Q Revenue Increase

Notions that cable modems are set to eclipse DSL as the primary broadband internet connection platform are misplaced, according to a new report from In-Stat/MDR, which says that DSL has now surpassed cable on a worldwide basis. By Q2 2002, DSL commanded 10 million subscribers more than cable and In-Stat forecasts that DSL will be… Continue reading DSL Outstrips Cable Worldwide

A new survey from Jupiter Research has revealed that a large proportion of European internet users are still reluctant to upgrade to broadband. The study found that only 26% of web users were interested in getting broadband connection. A quarter of those surveyed said they would never switch to a high-speed service while 29% said… Continue reading Public Apathy Over Broadband Persists, Says Jupiter

The leading US cable and DSL providers have a total of 15.6 million high-speed internet subscribers according to new findings from the Leichtman Research Group. The major providers were responsible for 1.68 million new subscribers in the third quarter of 2002. This represented the highest recorded increase of the year and exceeded net additions for… Continue reading Over 15 Million US Broadband Subscribers, Says Leichtman

New research from comScore has revealed that online sales of recorded music fell sharply in the first nine months of 2002, rekindling fears that consumers are flocking in droves to online file-sharing services (see Fall In US Music Sales Blamed On Internet Downloaders). comScore recently found that US e-commerce revenues totalled $18 billion in the… Continue reading Online Music Sales Hit A Low Note

Cinema Cinema has been the only medium to escape the effects of the advertising downturn and box office takings, admissions and revenues have been on the up for a number of years. The latest media forecasts from OMD UK (see OMD Sees Advertising And Media Turnaround In 2003) show no signs of a slowdown in… Continue reading UK Cinema, Outdoor & Online Forecasts From OMD UK

Over 600 million people worldwide now have access to the web according to statistics from Nua Internet Surveys. The Irish-based company calculates that 605.6 million people had internet access by the end of September, up from 580.7 million at the end of May (see One-Tenth of The Global Population Now Online, Says Report). Europe, with… Continue reading Global Internet Population Tops 600 Million

Despite dwindling consumer confidence and concerns about the wider commercial picture, the internet economy continues to grow and eMarketer is forecasting that online retail sales will approach $13 billion in the final quarter of 2002. A recent study from Forrester had claimed that ecommerce revenues were failing to reach anticipated levels (see US Online Sales… Continue reading Online Sales To Rise In The Fall, Says eMarketer

Ecommerce revenues in the US fell for the first time ever in the third quarter, according to new figures from Forrester Research. Online revenue slipped to $17 billion after two consecutive quarters of $20 billion sales. Analysts blamed the turbulent economic and political situation for the downturn but said that they expected spending to return… Continue reading US Online Sales Decline In Q3

US consumer online sales increased by 2% to reach a new quarterly high of $17.9 billion in the three months to September, according to the latest findings from comScore. Despite the general lull in retail spending, online sales were up 35% against the third quarter of 2001. Year to date sales totalled $52.5 billion, 41%… Continue reading US Ecommerce Firms Cashing In, Says comScore