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eMarketer reports that the number of internet subscribers in India is forecast to hit 7.7 million in 2004. The National Association of Software and Services Company (NASSCOM) predicts that there will be 50 million internet users in the country by 2004. NASSCOM also notes that there will be roughly 1.5 million active subscribers in India… Continue reading Internet Subscribers In India Will Reach 7.7 Million BY 2004

Currently, 63% of UK businesses are connected to the internet, up from 61% in August 2001, with 92% of medium-sized UK businesses and 62% small businesses now online. These are some of the findings of a new Oftel survey into business consumers’ use of the internet. Twenty-seven percent of small businesses think it unlikely that… Continue reading Over 60% Of UK Business Are Now Online, Says Oftel

Telewest was the best performer in yesterday’s media market regaining ground lost last week over accountancy worries (see Sharewatch). Shares rose 27.78% to close at 23p, an increase of 5p on the previous day.RTL and Pearson also performed strongly in yesterday’s media market. The former saw stock climb 5.53% to finish at £28.62 and the… Continue reading Sharewatch

Advertising revenue, including sponsorship and promotions, for UK commercial radio fell 7.7% year on year to £549 million, according to the latest figures from the Radio Advertising Bureau (RAB). It is projected that the fall will be in line with the performance of the display advertising market as a whole during the year, resulting in… Continue reading UK Commercial Radio Revenue Dips 7.7% In 2001, In Line With Display Market

The IPA has come out in support of political advertising on TV and radio in an attempt to increase public awareness of the electoral process.In its submission to the Electoral Commission, the IPA recommends that party political broadcasts (PPBs) on BBC stations should be supported with paid-for advertising on commercial stations. The advertising body estimates… Continue reading IPA Backs Political Advertising

Senior cable operator executives in the US project that 51% of households had access to digital services by the end of 2001, up from 40% a year earlier, according Jack Myers Report today. Myers says that the US cable industry is set to put a new marketing push behind digital upgrades and high-speed data delivery… Continue reading US Cable Operators Value Digital And High-Speed Connection Over Video On Demand

Capital Radio has bought Greater Manchester’s Big AM analogue and digital licences from the Wireless Group for £250,000. The licences will be rebranded as Capital Gold, increasing the potential audience of the Capital Gold Network from 15.8m to 18.1m adults.David Mansfield, chief executive of Capital Radio, said: “The acquisition is the latest development in our… Continue reading Capital Buys Big AM To Extend Gold Network

For many of us, seeing the events of 11 September unfold live across a multi-media landscape will be up there amongst the most profound, world changing moments we have witnessed. Needless to say, the face of the media changed in the aftermath. But, some months on, Denise Turner of Media Planning Group asks, is the… Continue reading Feature: Media In A Changed World

TV viewing levels across all “key audiences” are increasing, according to the latest data released by BARB.Figures generated by the new ratings system show that the overall average hours of viewing for the week ending 10 February was just over 25˝ hours per person. BARB claims that this is the highest viewing level of the… Continue reading BARB Data Shows Viewing Increase

Liberty Media’s agreed E5.5 billion deal to acquire six cable franchises from German media group Deutsche Telekom looks set be approved by the country’s Government, despite speculation that it might be blocked on competition grounds (see Liberty Media’s Deutsche Telekom Cable Deal Hits Regulatory Snags). The German Cartel Office is known to be concerned that… Continue reading German Government Set To Allow Liberty’s Cable Acquisition