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There has been a flurry of speculation over recent months about a knock-on effect of the US economic slowdown for the UK and the rest of Europe. Certainly media companies are starting to tighten their belts, if only as a precautionary measure. The downturn in the US is now clear and present; here in the… Continue reading Insight Analysis: Is The UK Economy About To Tumble?

Cable’s position as the platform of choice for the broadband revolution has never been in doubt. Offering bundled telephony and TV services it is ideally placed as the system through which television, internet, interactive and telephonic services can be delivered.But roll-out of cable networks has stalled while satellite continues its domination of the emerging markets.… Continue reading Feature: Cable Tipped To Regain Momentum Despite Dip In TV Share

There has been a flurry of speculation over recent months about a knock-on effect of the US economic slowdown for the UK and the rest of Europe. Certainly media companies are starting to tighten their belts, if only as a precautionary measure. The downturn in the US is now clear and present; here in the… Continue reading Insight Analysis: Is The UK Economy About To Tumble?

ISMM, the near-bankrupt sports marketing agency which is responsible for selling the broadcasting rights to the next two World Cup competitions, has been given a reprieve with the news that French media group Vivendi plans to acquire the business. Vivendi has one month to finalise the acquisition – expected to be worth around €100 million… Continue reading Vivendi To Save ISMM

Bright Station lost nearly a quarter of its share price once again yesterday, as its funding crisis appeared increasingly serious (see Bright Station Seeks Funds As Cash Runs Out). Shares ended the day down 3¾p at 11½p.SMG found market favour yesterday, after featuring positively in an analyst publication. Shares in the broadcaster rose 9½p to… Continue reading Sharewatch

Recent research by Jupiter MMXI shows that the number of Europeans visiting automotive websites on the Internet more than doubled between April 2000 and March 2001. Jupiter found that an increasing number of online Europeans are using the Internet to research the purchase of their next car, find the quickest route and traffic updates and… Continue reading Jupiter Research Reveals Increasing Success Of Automotive Websites

Publishing group Highbury House Communications says it has successfully completed the acquisition of a portfolio of business titles from Reed Business Information. The RBI Portfolio consists of ten titles in the electrical, transport and retail sectors and generated revenues of approximately £9 million and a profit contribution of approximately £0.8 million in the year ended… Continue reading Highbury Completes RBI Titles Purchase

A new study from META Group, the World E-Commerce and Internet Market Report, predicts that Finland, Iceland and the Netherlands have the highest ecommerce potential outside of the US based on a number of ‘new economy’ indicators. The report included 47 countries and examined various criteria by which to guage the potentional of each, these… Continue reading New Index Ranks ‘Computer Savvy’ Nations

European internet and mobile sports data provider, Sports.com, has bought the Daily Star website, MegaStar, from United Business Media (UBM) for an undisclosed sum. MegaStar has over half a million unique users and 14 million page views per month, according to Sports.com. Its audience is primarily UK-based 18-45 year old males. MegaStar was launched in… Continue reading UBM Sells MegaStar Site To Sports.com

Viewers are not convinced that the larger choice brought by digitalisation and convergence will mean a better offering, according to new research from the Broadcasting Standards Commission (BSC). In addition, viewers want more respect for their interests, intelligence and privacy from broadcasters.Lord Dubs, chairman of the BSC, said, “Broadcasters and regulators should ensure that the… Continue reading BSC Study Reveals Public Attitudes To Regulation