Internet service provider (ISP) Freeserve claims to be signing up new users faster than ever before and has announced an increase of more than 100% in daily average subscriber growth compared to the fourth quarter of 2001.The total number of Freeserve customers now stands at just over £2.4 million and the company claims to have… Continue reading Freeserve Claims Unprecedented Subscriber Growth
The US Department of Commerce (DOC) has estimated that for Q4 2001 B2C e-commerce sales were valued at $10 billion and accounted for 1.2% of total US retail sales during the period, according to eMarketer. The $10 billion figure represents a 13.1% rise in e-commerce sales in the US over the Q4 2000 period. Emarketer… Continue reading US Q4 Ecommerce Sales Forecasts Were Mostly Optimistic, Finds eMarketer
Reed Elsevier released full year results for 2001 today which revealed that heavy internet investment is beginning to pay off.Revenues for 2001 were up 21% to £4,560 million with adjusted pre-tax profits up 23% to £848 million. Underlying revenue rose by 3%, overall operating margins were 1% higher at 22% and operating cashflow conversion was… Continue reading Reed Delivers Strong Results
Latest figures from the Advertising Association suggest that regional press ad revenue is set to fall by 0.8% this year, compared to the -0.2% decline forecast by the AA in October. AA Regional Press Forecasts, YoY Change (% Growth) 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 Sep-99 6.8 1.5 3.2 Dec-99 6.8 4.5 5.3… Continue reading Regional Press Forecast Comparisons From The AA
The Newspaper Society’s council has agreed on a marketing strategy for UK regional press for this year and beyond. Four key working groups will feed into a marketing committee formed of senior industry players to make sure efforts are co-ordinated throughout the industry.The committee, which will be chaired by Newsquest chair Jim Brown, will steer… Continue reading NS Agrees Regional Press Marketing Strategy
A new video-on-demand distribution service, formed by MGM, Paramount, Sony, Universal Studios and Warner Bros is due to launch in the US soon. The service, Movielink, will create an open access IP based system for content delivery. Users will be able to download movies from the site and it is thought that the studios are… Continue reading MGM To Offer Downloadable Movies On The Net
IPC is extending its Practical Parenting brand with the publication of a one-off special edition called Buying for Baby.The 116-page glossy, which launches next month, will be aimed at mums-to-be and is intended to be a consumer reference guide to the best baby products on the market. Jayne Marsden, editor in chief of Practical Parenting,… Continue reading IPC Extends Practical Parenting Brand
The latest Merrill Lynch UK television industry forecasts of growth and subscribers by multiple platforms are shown below. Further analysis of these figures will follow shortly in the Forecasts section of MediaTel Insight. The previous set of forecasts from Merrill Lynch can be found here. Merrill Lynch Cable, Satellite & DTT Penetration Forecasts In UK … Continue reading UK Cable, Satellite & DTT Penetration Forecasts From Merrill Lynch – February 2002
Cable & Wireless issued a profit warning in its trading statement which prompted one of the heaviest falls among media stocks yesterday, of 16˝p to £2.12. Shares in Granada also took a tumble, sliding 6.6% to end at £1.02.Strong results from marketing giant WPP initially caused a slump in the company’s share price (see WPP… Continue reading Sharewatch
Cable and Wireless yesterday issued a trading update ahead of its full year results forecasting that the group’s revenues will fall by 10%. Cable & Wireless chief executive, Graham Wallace, said: “Despite a backdrop of continuing difficult market conditions expected to contribute to a 10% decline in Cable & Wireless Global’s revenue, we are achieving… Continue reading Cable & Wireless Warns On Profits Ahead Of Results
