Consumer interest in broadband is increasing and around 700,000 homes plan to upgrade to a high-speed internet connection within the next twelve months, according to a report from Continental Research.The report shows that of the 10 million UK homes currently connected to the internet, 1.2 million, or 12%, have some form of high-speed internet connection… Continue reading Research Reveals Growing Consumer Interest In Broadband
The corporate sector has emerged as the early adopter of digital content, according to a new study by researchers at IDC. However, the market remains relatively immature with only 13% of corporations claiming to be using streaming media. About 6% plan to invest in the technology by the end of the year and a further… Continue reading Streaming Media Attracting European Companies, Says IDC
Emap Performance and GWR have formed a joint venture company called EG Digital to launch dance music station Kiss across GWR’s local digital radio multiplex network.The deal, which will bring Kiss to digital listeners in Bristol, Swindon and Wolverhampton, will increase the station’s potential UK audience by around 9 millionlisteners.Kiss currently broadcasts to digital audiences… Continue reading Emap’s Kiss To Launch Across GWR Digital Multiplex
ITV viewing share dropped to its lowest level ever during July, hit by the success of Big Brother on Channel 4 and E4 and the draw of the Commonwealth Games to BBC1. According analysts at Merrill Lynch, share fell to just 22.4% on average for the month. Peak-time share at the Network held steady at… Continue reading ITV Viewing Hits Lowest Ever Share In July
Cosmetics giant Rimmel is sponsoring Sugar magazine’s annual model competition for the second consecutive year.The competition includes a roadshow which visits cities in the UK searching for the new face of the market leader teen glossy. The winner becomes a Sugar covergirl and receives a trip to the USA and £500.Marketing director of Coty UK,… Continue reading Rimmel To Sponsor Sugar’s Model Competition
Telewest has launched an “off the peg” version of its high-speed Blueyonder internet service in an attempt to increase uptake.The new pocket-sized product is intended to offer broadband customers easy first-time access to Telewest’s high-speed internet services. It includes installation by a broadband technician, as well as a CD-ROM with tips and information about broadband… Continue reading Telewest Launches ‘Off The Peg’ Broadband
The Guardian Media Group, which publishes the Guardian and the Observer newspapers, has announced a fall in profits for the year to March but claims that the advertising market is showing signs of recovery. Pre-tax profits at GMG totalled £9.8 million in the first three months of 2002, down from £67 million for the same… Continue reading GMG Reports Fall In Profits
Lord Puttnam, the chairman of the Joint Committee on the draft Communications Bill, is to deliver this year’s Worldview Address at the Guardian International Television Festival (GEITF).Puttnam will be replacing Thomas Middelhoff, the now ex-chairman and chief executive of Bertelsmann AG.GEITF advisory chair and joint MD of Tiger Aspect Productions, Charles Brand, said: “In the… Continue reading Lord Puttnam Replaces Sacked Bertelsmann CEO At GEITF
The Guardian Media Group, which publishes the Guardian and the Observer newspapers, has announced a fall in profits for the year to March but claims that the advertising market is showing signs of recovery.Pre-tax profits at GMG totalled £9.8 million in the first three months of 2002, down from £67 million for the same period… Continue reading GMG Reports Fall In Profits
US online advertising fell by 18.0% to $1.55 billion in the first quarter of 2002, according to a new report from the Internet Advertising Bureau. The figures, produced in association with PricewaterhouseCoopers, showed that online advertising revenues were down 6.5% when compared with Q4 2001. However, the IAB has played this down, claiming that the… Continue reading US Internet Adspend Continues To Slide
