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The number of Britons using online banking services is set to hit 11.5 million by the end of the year, according to a new report from Datamonitor. The number of online bankers has almost doubled since the height of the dotcom boom in 2000 when they numbered 5.6 million. Moreover, traffic to online banking sites… Continue reading Britons Cash In On Online Banking

The second half of 2003 promises to be as difficult for ITV as the first with the increase in audience numbers failing to halt a slide in revenues. The network also faces mounting competition from terrestrial and multichannel rivals and hopes are being pinned on the proposed merger of Carlton and Granada to deliver a… Continue reading MediaTel Insight: ITV Treads Water In Difficult Seas

Because of a growing need to connect remote and mobile workers, medium-sized firms in the US have increased their outlay on telecom services and equipment and total spending is predicted to exceed $20 billion this year. A new report from In-Stat/MDR claims that mid-market companies, namely those with 100-999 employees, are looking to the future… Continue reading Medium-Sized Companies Raise Telecom Budgets

The second half of 2003 promises to be as difficult for ITV as the first, with the increase in audience numbers failing to halt a slide in revenues. The network also faces mounting competition from terrestrial and multichannel rivals and hopes are being pinned on the proposed merger of Carlton and Granada to deliver a… Continue reading INSIGHTanalysis: ITV Treads Water In Difficult Seas

WPP was seen under pressure yesterday, inching up 0.13% despite broader market optimism. The group is expected to announce a fall in profits for the first half of 2003 when it issues its interim results this week (see WPP Puts Faith In The Future).Elsewhere, Carlton fell 0.55% despite the bullish market. Investors continue to consider… Continue reading Sharewatch: WPP Falters Ahead Of Results

As broadcast media channels turn up the volume of premium rate SMS promotions, Nick Wiggin, mobile marketing specialist at WhoHow, argues that most consumers are savvy enough to know what’s going on with text promotions, while short sighted media owners risk suffering long term negative association with their brand from those consumers that do not… Continue reading NewsLine Column: Premium Rate SMS – Risk vs Reward

Hollinger International, the US-based publisher of the Daily Telegraph and the Sunday Telegraph, has issued a profits warning. The costs of a special investigation into executive payments are being blamed for a prospective shortfall of 17%. In a US regulatory filing, Hollinger said that operational income for the full year would be in the $54… Continue reading Financial Probe Impacts On Hollinger Profits

Support for the BBC’s public funding system has received a boost after just 17% of consumers said they wouldn’t object to seeing advertising on the Corporation’s channels, according to the latest research from Key Note.The study shows that women are slightly more opposed to an advertising friendly BBC than men, while just 9% of the… Continue reading Consumers Switch Off To Ads On BBC Channels

Heinz has been revealed as the most remembered brand in the UK ahead of some of the best known international names, which failed to get mentioned in a series of consumer surveys carried out over the last year.Heinz brand came out top in four out of five polls conducted by market research group, Martin Hamblin… Continue reading Survey Shows Brands Mean Heinz For UK Consumers

Hollinger International, the US-based publisher of the Daily Telegraph and the Sunday Telegraph, has issued a profits warning. The costs of a special investigation into executive payments are being blamed for a prospective shortfall of 17%.In a US regulatory filing, Hollinger said that operational income for the full year would be in the $54 million… Continue reading Financial Probe Impacts On Hollinger Profits