The SMS craze shows no sign of abating with 1.66 billion person to person text messages sent across the four UK GSM networks during April, according to the Mobile Data Association (MDA).April’s figure takes the daily average number of text messages to 55 million, up from 44 million in the same period the previous year… Continue reading Text Messaging Continues To Blossom During April
Search targeted marketing will be the fastest growing area of online advertising in 2004, according to a new study from Jupiter Research.Gary Stein research analyst at Jupiter Research, said: “Seventy six percent of marketing executives that used search engine marketing rate it as more successful than banner style advertising and 64% plan on increasing their… Continue reading New Research Reflects Growing Power Of Search
Despite a trying time in 2002, handset and handset component manufacturers can look forward to steady market growth in the future, according to new research from analysts at In-Stat/MDR.Also On MediaTel Insight Today…Aegis Sees North America Ad Recovery, But Variable EuropeThere is continued recovery in the North American advertising market, whilst Europe remains variable, according… Continue reading MediaTel Insight: Handset Market Shows Signs Of Growth
The latest global and regional advertising forecasts from Merrill Lynch are shown here. The broker has brought down its global growth figure for 2003 from 2.7% to 2.0%, but 2004 has been tweaked from 5.0% to 5.1%. Europe’s performance is slightly weaker than the previous range of 1.0-2.0% growth, now at 0.0-1.0%. Latin American forecasts… Continue reading Global And Regional Ad Growth Forecasts From Merrill Lynch
The decline in the US business information technology market continued during April with advertising page volumes down by 21.3% year on year, according to new figures from United Business Media (UBM). The fall has been partly attributed to the fact that weekly magazines published just four times in April 2003 instead of five times in… Continue reading Hi-Tech Business Publishing Market Contracts Further
Despite a trying time in 2002, handset and handset component manufacturers can look forward to steady market growth in the future, according to new research from analysts at In-Stat/MDR. The new study, Wireless Handset Components – The Rapidly Evolving Mix, reports the trends and technology in mobile handsets, assessing the implications for semiconductor manufacturers. In-Stat/MDR… Continue reading Handset Market Shows ‘Signs Of Returning Growth’
There is continued recovery in the North American advertising market, whilst Europe remains variable, according to Aegis Group chairman, Lord Sharman. Speaking at the advertising network’s AGM this morning, he said that the first fourth months of the year have seen a continuation of the ‘patchy but gradual’ recovery experienced in the latter part of… Continue reading Aegis Sees North America Ad Recovery, But Variable Europe
Pace Micro Technology has cemented its relationship with News Corporation by concluding a deal to supply Sky Italia customers with set-top boxes. Sky Italia was created on the back of News Corp’s acquisition of of pay-TV network Telepiù (see News Corp Completes Telepiu Transaction), completed last month. The new network represents Rupert Murdoch’s latest foray… Continue reading Pace Hotfoots Into Italian Market
Microsoft has ditched its 23% stake in UK cable operator Telewest Communications, indicating that the UK cable and interactive TV sector is not as attractive a market as it once was. The holding has been taken up by US telecommunications group IDT for $5 million in cash (£3 million). In July 2000, Microsoft paid for… Continue reading Microsoft Offloads 23% Telewest Stake At Heavy Loss
Profits at UK media group EMAP rose by 16% in the year to March 2003, up from £151 million to £175 million. This exceeds predictions of 13% growth made by analysts at Lehman Brothers (see Heat Boosts EMAP Consumer Ad Revenues, Says Lehman). The disposal of EMAP USA in August 2001 (see Petersen Sale Closes… Continue reading EMAP Earmarks £23m For New Product Launches, Results In Line
