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Specialist magazine giant, Future, has warned this morning that sales of titles in niche interest groups had been disappointing since the start of April, due to faltering consumer confidence in the UK. Future’s chief executive, Greg Ingham, delivered the company’s first-half results, stating: “Trading in the (fiscal) second half has begun a little below our… Continue reading Future Sees Profits Rise Despite Dip In Gaming Sector

Interest in mobile broadband services such as radio and music downloads is increasing among younger consumers, with enthusiasm for commercial free radio the strongest, followed by music downloading and mobile television. New research from The Management Network Group (TMNG) shows that, out of 1,000 US online consumers surveyed between the ages of 13 and 34,… Continue reading Younger Generation Gain Interest In Broadband Mobile Services

Gambling and sweepstakes sites are shown to be most popular with French and Swedish online users, while southern Europeans are revealed to be less likely to bet online, according to new data from internet research specialists Nielsen//NetRatings. More than 14 million Europeans, or 14% of those online, visited a gambling site in February, with gaming… Continue reading Over 14 Million Europeans Visited Gaming Sites During February

The next generation of video games consoles will sell 47 million units between their expected launch in late 2005 and the end of 2010, according to a new executive briefing from Informa Media. The European Games Consoles To 2010 report predicts that Sony’s PlayStation brand will again be the winner, with the PS3 expected to… Continue reading Online Gaming Will Be Key In Next Generation Consoles

Wireless gaming is set to become a mass-market phenomenon in the US, with a third of wireless subscribers expected to be gaming by 2008, according to a new report from IDC. The group forecasts that the number of wireless gamers will rise from 7.9% of all subscribers in 2003 to 34.7%, or 65.2 million users,… Continue reading Wireless Gaming To Hit Mass Market In The US

Revenues from gaming via mobile devices are set to reach almost $7 billion by 2010, surpassing even broadband internet gaming, which will generate $4.1 billion by this time, according to a new set of forecasts from Informa Media Group. Informa’s report shows that three emerging sectors – broadband, mobile and interactive TV (iTV) – will… Continue reading Gaming Revenues To Hit $7bn By 2010, Says Informa

The figures listed in NewsLine’s ABC reports are those reported by the Audit Bureau of Circulations (ABC) as at Thursday 13 February 2002. Late submissions and changes may be made after this date, and will thereafter be amended in MediaTel’s Press database. For full notes on how NewsLine’s reports are compiled please see Important Notes:… Continue reading ABC Jul-Dec 2002: Gaming Titles Boosted By PlayStation 2

Strong sales of Sony’s PlayStation 2 console look set to boost revenues for Future Network, publisher of the Official UK PlayStation 2 Magazine, according to analysts at Merrill Lynch. Experience from the original PlayStation console shows that Future sold around one magazine for every ten consoles sold; Sony has just announced that ten million PlayStation… Continue reading Strong PlayStation 2 Sales To Boost Future Network Revenues

ABC results for the six-months ending June 2002 reveal a less than impressive period for the computer and internet sector (see ABC Jan – Jun 2002 Computer, Internet And Gaming Magazines). Dennis Publishing’s PC Pro, which saw circulation decline by 6.4% year on year, also saw the number of ads within its pages fall by… Continue reading ABC Follow-Up Report: Ads In Computer, Internet And Gaming Magazines

The figures listed in NewsLine’s ABC reports are those reported by the Audit Bureau of Circulations (ABC) as at Thursday 15 August 2002. Late submissions and changes may be made after this date, and will thereafter be amended in MediaTel’s Press database. For full notes on how NewsLine’s reports are compiled please see Important Notes:… Continue reading ABC Jan – Jun 2002 Computer, Internet And Gaming Magazines