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The UK is Europe’s foremost wi-fi market and will have more than 4,000 hotspots by the end of the year, according to a new report from Gartner. Users with wi-fi enabled laptops and PDAs can now access the internet from a variety of locations including railway stations, airport lounges, coffee shops and cafes. The study… Continue reading UK Is European Leader In Wi-Fi

With telecoms firms and IPTV providers stepping up their efforts to deploy video services, IP/DSL set top boxes are set to move from being niche products to become mass-produced devices. A new report from InStat/MDR claims that while cost is a barrier to takeup of of IP/DSL units, ASPs are declining every year. Increased shipments… Continue reading IP/DSL Set Top Boxes Here To Stay, Says InStat/MDR

US advertising spend rose by 2.8% during the first half of the year, with a strong performance in the Hispanic television market leading the way, according to the latest data from Nielsen Media Research. Six of the eleven reported categories showed growth, with rates ranging from 2% to over 19%. Negative rates were reported in… Continue reading US Adspend Rises 2.8% In H1, Says Nielsen Media Research

A total of 1.55 million new subscribers signed up to receive broadband access from a major US cable or DSL provider in the second quarter of 2003, according to latest figures from Leichtman Research Group. The leading providers now account for almost 20.7 million high-speed internet subscribers although net additions for the last quarter were… Continue reading Broadband Growth Slows In The US

In the wireless age, an increasing number of young people are becoming totally dependant on the mobile phone to satisfy their telecommunications requirements, according to The Yankee Group. In a US survey, the research firm found that cord cutters, namely those people who have replaced their landline phones with wireless, made up 12% of 18… Continue reading Young Americans Learning To Rely On Mobiles

ITV partners, Carlton and Granada, were seen in focus yesterday, up 2.28% and 2.27% respectively, as bullish sentiment dominated the media market.On the corporate news-front, it was another subdued day of trading with little direction. However, BSkyB remained in the spotlight after MTV ended its dispute with the satellite broadcaster by signing a new distribution… Continue reading Sharewatch: ITV Partners Rise On Positive Sentiment

The figures listed in NewsLine’s ABC reports are those reported by the Audit Bureau of Circulations (ABC) as of Thursday 14 August 2003. 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 2003: FHM Rides In High Men’s Lifestyle Market

Granada Enterprises Commercial Ventures has secured a raft of sponsors for its regional weather bulletins, in a number of deals totalling more than £1.5 million.The agreements will see BMI sponsor the weather in the LWT region for a twelve month period from September 2003, Carpetright has taken the Anglia region for four months, Budget insurance… Continue reading Granada Brings Ray Of Sunshine To Weather Bulletins

MediaTel.co.uk and MediaGuardian.co.uk have secured IPC Media, Condé Nast and H Bauer/The Publishing Consultancy as sponsors of the latest ABC consumer magazine circulation figures, released today.The deal will see each sponsor have traffic-driving banners and buttons directing users to a bespoke microsite containing a detailed showcase of their brands.This is the third project where MediaTel.co.uk… Continue reading Top Publishers Sponsor ABC Media Reports

After 12pm today the concurrent release of ABC’s consumer magazine figures for the period January to June 2003 will be available to subscribers in MediaTel’s Press database. During Thursday 14 and Friday 15 August NewsLine will feature a series of sector reports based on these figures. The following notes refer to the criteria used to… Continue reading Important Notes: ABC January – June 2003