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The number of text messages sent in the UK last year almost doubled compared to 2000, according to the latest figures from the Mobile Data Association (MDA). December’s 1.3 billion total means that during the course of 2001, some 12.2 billion chargeable person to person text messages were sent, compared to 1.1 billion in 1999… Continue reading UK Text Message Total For 2001 Exceeds 12 Billion

Record numbers of people were exposed to roadside advertising in 2001, according to a report from JCDecaux, which shows that the roadside audience rose 2.6% year on year from 2000 to 2001 and that the number of impacts rose by 150 million per week to over six billion.JCDecaux’s Poster Track Study shows that the average… Continue reading Record Numbers Exposed To Roadside Ads

According to Multimedia Messaging in Europe: Let the Fun Begin, a new report from the Yankee Group, multimedia messaging will be worth $44 billion by 2006. Combining voice and text-based person to person messages, new services will boost mobile revenues across Europe. “MMS is a radically new messaging technology that will take non-voice mobile communications… Continue reading European Multimedia Messaging Will Generate $44 billion By 2006, says The Yankee Group

Poor returns from walled-garden interactive television (iTV) are disappointing the UK’s finance firms that have used the platform to deliver their services to consumers, according to Big Banks Dominate iDTV – a new report from Forrester Research. The report forecasts that the number of iTV users will grow from the current 11 million adults to… Continue reading iTV Users To Reach 21 Million By 2004, But Users Not Ready For TV Banking, Says Forrester

Daily Mail was one of only six companies saw shares rise in yesterday’s gloomy media market. Stock was up 3.09% to close at £6.50˝, an increase of 19˝p on the previous day.At the other end of the scale the worst media performance of the day came from SMG, which saw shares slip 11.88% to finish… Continue reading Sharewatch

GWR this morning stated that it anticipates that revenues for the UK market in January will be around 6% down, year on year but declines to predict any further ahead than that saying “The radio advertising market continues to be volatile making it difficult to forecast revenues even in the short term”. In the 3… Continue reading Trading Statements Reveal Little Optimism For UK Radio Market This Year

Capital Radio holds its annual meeting today and the fear is that it will release a gloomy trading statement. This brought shares in the company down yesterday, by 15p to £7.07˝. This in turn had a knock-on effect on other radio owners, with Chrysalis dropping over 5% to £2.34 and GWR, also making revenue predictions… Continue reading Sharewatch

Forrester Research has downgraded its European online retail spending forecasts in the light of European Commission cuts to consumption growth. Forrester now expects online retail to drive €147.5 billion in sales in 2006, compared to the previous forecast of €151.9 billion. However, the figure for 2002 has been revised upward slightly from €32.5 billion to… Continue reading Forrester Downgrades European Net Retail Forecasts

Liam Hamilton has been appointed the new controller of daytime at ITV, following the resignation of Maureen Duffy last week.Hamilton was formerly managing director and director of broadcasting at LWT before leaving to become CEO of Worldpop.com in 2000. His experience also includes a stint as editor and executive producer at GMTV and editor of… Continue reading ITV Names Hamilton New Daytime Controller

According to GPRS Roaming: Technical Options And Strategic Implications, a new report published by Analysys, General Packet Radio Services (GPRS) subscriber numbers in western Europe will approach 6 million by the end of 2002. However, this is unlikely unless GPRS roaming becomes possible within the next six months. “While very little GPRS data revenue will… Continue reading Roaming Will Drive GPRS Take Up, Says Analysys