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Broadband users are watching around 33% less conventional television, according to communications watchdog Ofcom’s International Communications Market Report.Among 18-24-year-old broadband users, the UK is second only to China in its online video usage, with 77% of UK users in this age range watching music videos online, and 60% watching TV programmes via their broadband connection.The… Continue reading Broadband Sees Traditional TV Viewing Decrease

Branded advertising revenue growth for Yahoo! US is likely to be down 40% on last year at 20% this quarter, according to predictions from Merrill Lynch. Despite the projected slowdown in growth, the report was positive overall, with Merrill Lynch reiterating its buy recommendation. “Our industry contacts indicate that Yahoo!’s premium inventory remains a differentiated… Continue reading Yahoo! Branded Ad Rev Down 40% Year On Year

ITV is preparing for the launch of ITV Local, the broadcaster’s local broadband service, after the appointment of a launch managing director and the acquisition of online business directory Scoot.ITV has appointed Mohammed Raja, who has worked at search and directories companies including Thomson Directories, 192.com, Ask Jeeves and UpMyStreet.com, as managing director, to spearhead… Continue reading ITV Gears Up To Launch Local Broadband Service

NTL’s major shareholders are becoming frustrated with the cable giant’s attempts to acquire ITV and would prefer it if the company focused on integrating Telewest and Virgin Mobile. According to a report in the Guardian, some of NTL’s largest shareholders want the company to forget about bidding for ITV and to concentrate on matters closer… Continue reading Shareholders Want NTL To Forget About ITV Merger

Freeview is threatening Sky’s dominance in parts of the UK, according to a new spatial model of the TV landscape by Point Topic. According to the model, Sky’s market shares can be as high as 40% and as low as 27% depending on the options available in a given region. Tim Johnson, chief executive of… Continue reading Freeview Threatening Sky’s Dominance

In November, research from Eurostat, the Statistical Office of the European Communities, revealed that nearly half of all individuals in the European Union used the internet at least once a week in 2006. Eurostat said that 52% of households had access to the internet during the first quarter of 2006, compared to 48% during the… Continue reading INSIGHTanalysis: Media Healthcheck – November 2006

DAB is a massive part of the future of the radio industry, so no doubt many were worried when recent reports said that the sound quality is not as good as was first claimed. It was therefore inevitable that the subject would be up for discussion at yesterday’s MediaTel Group future of radio seminar, where… Continue reading Top Players Look To DAB As Radio’s Saviour

At yesterday’s MediaTel Group future of radio seminar, the second national digital multiplex was predictably one of the hot topics up for discussion, with panellist Nathalie Schwarz, director of radio at Channel 4, saying a successful bid by the broadcaster for the multiplex would have a positive effect on the radio industry.Schwarz said of the… Continue reading Channel 4 Outlines Vision For Second Multiplex

Interactive and user-generated media formats have now become a standard part of today’s media consumption, according to research conducted by Emap Advertising’s new research panel, The Inside.Over half the 10,000 or so UK 15+ consumers on the panel (see Emap Advertising Launches New Consumer Insight Panel) read blogs (54%) and just under half (43%) now… Continue reading Inside Info Reveals UGC Is Now Standard In Media Consumption

Increased broadband penetration across Europe has positively impacted the numbers of hours Europeans spend online, according to the European Interactive Advertising Association (EIAA). The EIAA study shows that 45% of internet users in Europe now go online every day of the week, which the EIAA says demonstrates the increasing importance of the internet in our… Continue reading Europeans Spending More Time Online