Yahoo has secured a deal with BT, which will offer consumers a premium personalised internet package, called Yahoo plus.The new service will feature new junk email- control features, instant messaging services, parental controls,
Some 42% of European mobile phone users are interested in 3G services and a healthy proportion of these consumers are prepared to pay a premium for new handsets and services, according to a survey from Taylor Nelson Sofres.Also On MediaTel Insight Today…Broadband Internet Reaches Older Demographic High-speed, broadband internet services are being embraced by a… Continue reading MediaTel Insight: Study Reveals Burgeoning Interest In 3G
Future publishing is launching a major ad campaign to promote the redesign of its monthly rock and heavy metal magazine, Metal Hammer.The magazine, which launched almost ten years ago, is undergoing an extensive redesign in an attempt to distance itself from its competitors in the increasingly competitive music magazine sector.Later this month an increase in… Continue reading Future To Promote New Look Metal Hammer
The UK is battling the economic and advertising downturn pretty well, according to a new European outlook report from media auditing company Billetts. The report says that there was growth in GDP in 2002 and that this likely to increase in 2003 by just over 2%. Advertising spend stabilised in 2002 and is expected by… Continue reading European Media And Economic Outlook From Billetts
Despite the efforts to encourage internet usage among lower income groups, over 40% of US web users come from households which earn more than $50,000 per year, according to a new survey from Harris Interactive. The poll, conducted in November and December, revealed that there are now 140 million people online in the US, equivalent… Continue reading Affluent Americans Make More Use Of The Net
High-speed, broadband internet services are being embraced by a broader consumer demographic, with the 45-plus age group now comprising over 40% of US broadband households. According to new research from Parks Associates, there were 16.5 million broadband users in the US by the end of 2002; 7.1 million of these are aged 45 or over.… Continue reading Broadband Internet Reaches Older Demographic
Some 42% of European mobile phone users are interested in 3G services and a healthy proportion of these consumers are prepared to pay a premium for new handsets and services. A survey carried out by Taylor Nelson Sofres found that half of those people with an interest in 3G would be willing to pay an… Continue reading Study Reveals Burgeoning Interest In 3G
The number of UK homes subscribing to a high speed, broadband internet service is set to reach 10.6 million, or 37.9% penetration, by 2008, according to new forecasts from Strategy Analytics. This year, penetration is expected to reach 11.0%, or 2.9 million homes. At the close of 2002 the UK was the second largest broadband… Continue reading UK Broadband Net Penetration To Hit 40% By 2008, Says Strategy Analytics
Consumer confidence in the internet appears to have reached a new high with figures showing that Visa customers made more than â‚Ź2.5 billion worth of online purchases from European internet sites in the final quarter of 2002. The credit card company claims that sales soared by 136% year on year with e-commerce transactions totalling 31… Continue reading European E-Commerce Sales Skyrocket In Q4
Sales of camera phones increased by 65% to 8.6 million in the fourth quarter of 2002, as a growing number of mobile users embraced the latest state of the art handsets. CIT-Online reports that phones with in-built cameras made up 4% of worldwide sales in 2002 and 7% in Q4 alone. Until now, the Far… Continue reading More Attention Focused On Camera Phones
