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As anticipated, there was little encouragement for the beleagured advertising market in the new forecasts issued by Zenith Optimedia today. The media agency sees no prospect of a revival this year, claiming that worldwide expenditure will fall by 0.5% and by 2.7% in real terms. This is in addition to the decline in 2001, when,… Continue reading Ad Recovery Still Not Imminent, Says Zenith Optimedia

Although broadband usage has doubled this year, the UK is struggling to keep pace with other European countries, according to a new report from NetValue. Figures show that 6.1% of UK households now connect to the Internet via broadband, up from 2.6% in December 2001. However this compares unfavourably with Denmark and Germany where penetration… Continue reading UK Lagging In Broadband Stakes, Says NetValue

Wireless gaming over mobile networks will be an industry worth $4.4 billion globally by 2006, according to new research from Ovum. The group says that South Korea and Japan will provide the blueprint for the development of the wireless gaming market. For some time now, the mobile industry has been waiting on the much lauded… Continue reading Wireless Gaming Could Bring Relief To Mobile Operators

The volume of email is predicted to increase twofold in the next few years, according to a new study from IDC. Worldwide Email Usage Forecast, 2002-2006: Know What’s Coming Your Way estimates that the number of emails sent will increase from 31 billion this year to more than 60 billion in 2006. Person-to-person emails will… Continue reading Email To Double By 2006, Says IDC

US consumers intend to spend $14 billion online in the third quarter of 2002, up 41% year on year, according to a survey by ACNielsen. The latest Internet Confidence Index report from Yahoo! and ACNielsen indicates that there is a growing mainstream acceptance of internet products, services and ecommerce in the US, with a stronger… Continue reading US Ecommerce Grows In Acceptance, Finds ACNielsen

The media sector looked healthier yesterday having rallied against Wednesday’s news of suspected fraud at US Telecoms group WorldCom.Only a handful of media companies saw shares fall, with the day’s worst performance coming from WPP. The world’s largest advertising and marketing group, which announced earlier in the week that it would probably miss its profit… Continue reading Sharewatch

BT has entered into an agreement to acquire business directory service Scoot.com for more than £8m and has had its offer unanimously recommended by Scoot’s shareholders.The telecoms group, which has been looking to acquire a directory service since it sold Yell last year, intends to integrate Scoot’s assets into its own operator and directory services… Continue reading BT Moves To Acquire Scoot

Ric Blaxhill, the new programme controller at 95.8 Capital FM, has made his first key programming appointment since taking on the role last week.Blaxhill has appointed Chris Brooks, formerly of Essex FM, as presenter for the new Weekend Breakfast Show, which will launch on 20 July. He takes over from Gary King, who is to… Continue reading Capital’s New Controller Makes Breakfast Appointment

The Radio Authority has confirmed that eight applications have been made for the Greater London ILR licence currently held by Liberty Radio. As well as a re-application by the existing licensee, there have also been a number of applications from stations catering for the Asian community, two for children’s stations and one from Saga radio,… Continue reading Eight Applications Received For Liberty Licence

ITV has told the BBC that it could save £50m of licence fee payers money if it scraps its bid for the digital terrestrial TV (DTT) licences made available following the collapse of ITV Digital (see Administrators Confirm ITV Digital Sale) and joins the rival ITV and Channel 4 coalition.ITV and Channel 4, which make… Continue reading ITV Offers BBC £50m Incentive To Abandon Digital Bid