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The number of people watching internet TV has increased steadily year on year, suggesting a healthy future for this technology, according to Continental Research’s Autumn 2007 Internet & Convergence Report.In particular, the number of people watching shows they have previously downloaded from the internet has doubled, from 1.3 million in 2006 to 2.4 million in… Continue reading Internet TV Growing Strongly

Yahoo! has reported Q3 pre-tax profits of $151 million (£74.2 million), a decline of 5% year on year, although it said that there are signs of its online advertising business gaining momentum. The company’s revenue from display advertising grew at nearly 20% in the first three months after almost five quarters of decelerating growth. Marketing… Continue reading Yahoo! Reports $151m Pre-Tax Profit

Last night saw the return of Dragons’ Den to BBC Two at 9pm, and the business reality show picked up a peak of three million adult viewers, a 13.6% share of the audience.The show had an average audience of 2.8 million adult viewers (a 12.5% share) who stuck with it for its hour duration.However, although… Continue reading Three Million Adults Enter The Dragons’ Den

The BBC has become the first UK broadcaster to have all of its online content made available for free via Wi-Fi, it was announced today by BBC director of future media & technology, Ashley Highfield.The non-exclusive venture enables the public to access all bbc.co.uk content for free through the UK’s largest network of hotspots, operated… Continue reading BBC Makes Online Content Available For Free Via Wi-Fi

IPC TX, the TV weeklies publisher, has unveiled a major qualitative research study providing ongoing insight into UK TV magazine reading households.The 18-month research project, The Street, offers detailed insight into the lifestyles, attitudes and aspirations of TV weeklies consumers.The first wave of research has found that the woman in the household rules the home,… Continue reading IPC Unveils TV Magazine Research

A new US study from In-Stat says that whether it’s PVRs, User Generated Content (UGC), or online TV shows, the market has started the process of “unbundling television/video entertainment,” and this redistribution of control will likely come to dominate the overall consumer landscape in years to come. An In-Stat survey of US consumers found that,… Continue reading Trends Favour Mainstream Acceptance of Internet TV

The number of US paying users of online video sites has grown significantly between 2006 and 2007, according to new research from Parks Associates. Broadband Video: A Market Update finds that the number of broadband households in the US paying for online video content now stands at nearly 12 million, up from a little more… Continue reading Number Of US Paying Users Of Online Video Sites Increases

Marketing spend is predicted to record its strongest growth ever this year, with online marketing now accounting for 6% of all spending, according to the IPA’s Q3 2007 Bellwether Report. However, there is a note of caution going forward, with speculation that spend could start to be trimmed due to the turmoil in the financial… Continue reading Bellwether Q3 2007: Marketing Spend To Record Strongest Ever Growth

Marketing spend is predicted to record its strongest growth ever this year, with online marketing now accounting for 6% of all spending, according to the IPA’s Q3 2007 Bellwether Report.However, there is a note of caution going forward, with speculation that spend could start to be trimmed due to the turmoil in the financial markets.Main… Continue reading Bellwether Q3 2007: Marketing Spend To Record Strongest Ever Growth

Up to 20% of households in Whitehaven have not yet bought a digital set-top box, despite digital switchover starting there this Wednesday.A report in yesterday’s Observer quotes figures from Digital UK – the body leading digital switchover in the UK – saying that around 5,000 households in Whitehaven are not yet ready for the analogue… Continue reading 20% Of Households In Whitehaven Not Ready For Switchover