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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

GWR this morning released a trading update in order to keep investors informed of the company’s progress in these ‘uncertain and volatile’ times for the UK radio advertising market. The group announced that in the 3 months to December 2001, revenues have fallen by 8.4% for the year, 10.8% in the UK, including a 19.4%… Continue reading Trading Updates Offer Little Hope To Radio Industry

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

Breakfast broadcaster GMTV has commissioned an analysis of the data collected by Tesco’s Clubcard loyalty scheme in order to prove the effectiveness of advertising during breakfast programming.The Tesco data, which is matched to the BMRB TGI database, records both the purchases and the time of purchase for 14 million card holders. It has already been… Continue reading GMTV Teams With Tesco For Research Project

Interactive television (iTV) represents the point at which the TV ceases to be just a TV. Interactivity promises a two-way relationship with television programmes; access to the internet; the opportunity to browse and buy goods and services from the sofa via the screen, as well as a host of quizzes, news material and programme-related editorial… Continue reading Insight Analysis: The Struggle For Interactive Television

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

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

The video streaming market in western Europe is forecast to grow in the next five years, from around US$25 million in 2001 to nearly US$200 million in 2006, according to Video Streaming for Enterprises: forecast revenues for service providers, a new report published by Analysys. Thanks largely to extensive business applications, for corporate communications, training… Continue reading Corporate Opportunities Will Drive Video Streaming, Says Analysys

The IPA’s Bellwether report for the last quarter of 2001 shows that companies continued to downsize marketing budgets during the period, but suggests that the downward trend may be slowing.One in three companies were found to have revised their fourth quarter marketing budgets down in response to market pressure. The main beneficiary of the one… Continue reading Bellwether Report Confirms Tough Q4 Measures

ITV companies Carlton Communications and Granada are reported to be planning to sue rival broadcaster BSkyB, over the satellite company’s alleged anti-competitive behaviour. According to an article in today’s Daily Telegraph, the ITV companies are hoping to sue Rupert Murdoch’s BSkyB for £400 million over the way that it sells its channel content to rival… Continue reading Carlton And Granada Plan To Sue BSkyB, Says Report