A group of university academics has urged the Government to rethink proposals in the forthcoming Communications Bill that will allow Rupert Murdoch’s News Corporation to buy terrestrial television station Five.Writing in a letter to the Financial Times, academics from London Business School, Goldsmiths College, the University of Westminster and the London School of Economics, say… Continue reading Academics Call For Five Protection In Comms Bill
Contrary to general opinion, the advertising market is thriving and the US economy is in better shape than many observers realise. This is according to the latest analysis from Jack Myers Report. Myers asserts that advertising has traditionally lagged behind the economy by six to nine months. He uses the example of 2002 when advertising… Continue reading US Ad Economy In Good Health, Insists Myers
UK internet subscriptions increased by 7.4% during 2002, according to figures from the Office of National Statistics (ONS). The latest monthly update to the survey of ISPs shows that total subscriptions were actually down 1.1% in December when compared to the previous month (see Broadband Stimulates UK Internet Market). This was due to a 2%… Continue reading Broadband Boost To UK Connectivity
One in ten US households now has a home networking system, up from 8% in 2001, according to a new report from high-tech market research company, In-Stat/MDR. The group says that home networking – the connection of multiple entertainment, internet, voice and data devices through a single network – is now moving away from the… Continue reading One In Ten US Households Has Home Networking, Finds In-Stat
UK consumers continued to spend freely on the internet during January, according to new figures from the Interactive Media in Retail Group. After a bumper December during which online sales topped £1 billion for the first time (see Internet Shopping Is A Billion Pound Industry, Says IMRG), spending remained constant at £999.85 million. This is… Continue reading E-Retail Sites Avoid New Year Hangover
The world’s internet population increased by 3% in the final quarter of 2002, according to the latest Global Internet Trends Report from Nielsen//NetRatings. The number of individuals worldwide with access to the web via a home PC increased from 563 million in Q3 (see Internet Population Increases By 10 Million) to 580 million at the… Continue reading Internet Usage Still Growing Worldwide
According to new research from Parks Associates, wireless is the preferred technology of US consumers planning to purchase a home network. The latest installment of the ongoing Broadband Access @ Home III study reveals that 50% of internet households who expressed an interest in adopting home networking in 2003 said they would choose a wireless-based… Continue reading Wireless Home Networks Win Consumer Backing
Carlton and Granada were seen in focus, after City bank Morgan Stanley warned the success of Freeview could hit their revenues hard (see Freeview Launch Hits ITV Harder Than Expected). The stocks were seen down 7.84% and 7.85% week on week respectively.Elsewhere, it was a turbulent week for Cordiant, which is holding talks with bankers… Continue reading Sharewatch: ITV Partners Suffer After Broker Comments
Granada has hired John Bridgeman, a former director general of the Office Of Fair Trading (OFT), to advise it on the tricky regulatory path to its proposed merger with ITV partner, Carlton (see ITV Merger Set For Competition Commission Referral).It is understood that Bridgeman is one of a number of influential figures to have spoken… Continue reading Former OFT Director To Advise On ITV Merger
TalkSPORT has secured L’Oreal for a special promotional campaign on its No Nonsense Sports Breakfast show.The campaign will centre around daily competitions where listeners will be invited to guess the identity of a Premiership footballer who has flat, boring and thinning hair. Listeners will be invited to enter the competition by text message.The competition will… Continue reading TalkSPORT Secures L’Oreal For New Campaign
