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Although small businesses are spending less on technology in 2001 than they did in 2000 this is not necessarily a cause for concern, according to IDC’s Small Business Technology Outlook report. The technology market researchers say that although the number of PCs being sold is declining (see Forecasts), so companies’ needs for other technology services… Continue reading IDC Forecasts Mixed Outlook For Small Business IT Spending

Shares in the ITV companies suffered falls yesterday after a combination of events brought confidence in Carlton and Granada low.Trading began the day after the Sunday Times had published a leaked letter from Granada chiefs to the Prime Minister, warning of dire consequences including the closure of ONdigital if the relaxation of media ownership does… Continue reading Carlton And Granada Have Unhappy Monday

China Online reports that the number of internet users in China has risen by 186% year on year on the period to March 2001. The survey by Lantian Market Research Company gathered statistics for 16 Chinese cities and the results show that Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou had the highest rate of Internet surfers at 25%… Continue reading Chinese Net Usage Increases

Natmags has announced that Justine Southall will be the new publishing director of the Young Women’s Group, which includes Company, She and Zest. She takes over from Tim Lucas who will become director of business development and ad marketing. Following a company restructure managing director of Granada UK broadcasting, Stewart Butterfield, is to leave the… Continue reading Appointments Brief

The UK is still ahead of the game when it comes to ecommerce, reports NetValue. In their May 2001 internet survey, figures show that more UK net users are enjoying the benefits of a secure ecommerce market.   visited ecommerce site made secure connection UK 75.9% 42.1% US 73.9% 28.8% France 68.9% 39.2% Norway 68.6%… Continue reading UK Leads In eCommerce, Says Net Value

In the US, the Audit Bureau of Circulations has added a demographic readership survey, the Magazine Subscriber Profile Verification Audit Report which provides information on the gender, age, education level and employment status of subscribers. “It will give greater profile to subscriber studies, so there will be more clout within the buying community,” says John… Continue reading ABC USA Launches Demographic Audience Profiling Scheme For Magazines

Confidence in ITV companies took a knock yesterday after the Sunday Times published a leaked letter to the Prime Minister warning of the consequences of the relaxation of media ownership laws (see Granada Warns Of ITV Disaster). Zenith Media also predicted that ITV’s ad revenue would be the lowest in its 50 year history (see… Continue reading Sharewatch

Hachette-Emap magazines is to launch Elle Girl in direct competition with Natmag’s Cosmo Girl. Natmags confirmed a launch date for its teen girl title of 20 September earlier this year and it now seems its Emap rival will appear on the newsstands during the same month.Both titles are spin-offs of established young women’s brands with… Continue reading Elle Girl Launch Date Announced

It’s been a rough old year so far for ITV. Not only is UK television bearing the brunt of the advertising revenue downturn anyway, but ITV is also losing audiences to pay-TV channels, struggling to compete with BSkyB in the digital world and just last week its chief players – Carlton and Granada – were… Continue reading Insight Analysis: Rough Ride Continues For ITV