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According to Forrester Research, declines in the tech sector will arrest during Q3 2002 and an upturn will begin in 2003. However, double-digit rises will not be visible until 2004 when growth will reach around 12%. “Forrester estimates that 12% of the IT sector’s volume in 2000 represented overspending, which amounts to a hefty $62… Continue reading Tech Market Will Recover In 2003, Says Forrester

Despite the fact that there are well over 6,000 ISPs operating in the US, 65% of all access revenues in 2000 were generated by the top ten providers, according to Cahners In-Stat. Cahners forecasts that the weak economy will result in some of the smaller companies being unable to compete and that they will go… Continue reading US ISP Market Will Consolidate Further, Says Cahners In-Stat

After the global advertising downturn forced SMG to announce 95 cost cutting redundancies last week (see SMG Makes 95 Cost-Cutting Redundancies), shares rose 6.61% yesterday to finish at £1.21, in what was one of the best performances in yesterday’s media market.Jazz FM, which recently reported its first full year’s profit (see Jazz In Profit For… Continue reading Sharewatch

Employment levels were up last year at IPA member companies, according to the 2000 IPA Agency Census, released on Friday. The survey revealed that by 1 September 2000 13,508 were employed by 196 companies, compared to 13,000 at 201 companies a year before.The census proved that the image of advertising as a young, London-based industry… Continue reading IPA Publishes 2000 Census

ShopFront Media is extending its portfolio of illuminated Adsites to include pharmacies across the UK, with the launch of the Media Pharmacy Network.ShopFront is launching the network this week and plans to erect 1,500 illuminated advertising panels outside pharmacies across the UK. Gaviscon has been signed up as the initial sponsor of the scheme and… Continue reading ShopFront Media Extends Adsite Range

Oftel has launched a review of the guidelines for conditional access services on digital TV platforms. Current arrangements for pricing, terms and conditions will be considered, as well as the issue of whether public service broadcasters should be charged at a different rates from commercial broadcasters. Oftel’s decision could have implications for both Sky Digital… Continue reading Oftel Launches Conditional Access Review

Members of the top socio-economic groups are finding newspapers increasingly relevant to their lives, according to the sixth wave of VIPer research.The latest figures show that 29% of respondents agreed with the statement “I deliberately make time to read a newspaper during the day”, compared to 22% in 1999’s first wave of research. Two groups… Continue reading Newspapers Retain VIPer Role

ITV’s three year £315m deal with the Football League is “under review,” according to a report in today’s Financial Times.The deal, signed last year (see ITV And ONdigital Secure Football League Rights), gives ITV exclusive pay and free TV rights to show live Nationwide League games for the for the next three seasons. ITV currently… Continue reading ITV To Review Football League Deal?

There is a ‘significant risk’ that the advertising recovery could be delayed until the second half of 2002, according to a report by analysts at ABN Amro, released on last week. The broker predicts that globally ad revenues will decline by 2% next year, following the 5.3% decline of this year. The first half of… Continue reading Structural Erosion Of Ad Market Will Dampen Recovery, Says ABN

After the latest RAJAR data release last week confimed Capital‘s dominance among the London stations (see Newsline), shares climbed 18.22% in week on week analysis to finish at £7.30, an increase of 112˝p on the previous week.GWR and Chrysalis also saw shares rise due to their radio interests, the former saw stock jump 31.01% to… Continue reading Sharewatch