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According to new research from Cahners In-Stat sales of internet appliance will soar by 40% – rising from $219m last year to $1.3b in 2005. Much of this growth is expected to occur outside Western Europe and North America where pc ownership is high. The two categories of products, as defined by Cahners, are internet… Continue reading IA Market Set For 40% Growth

According to new research from Forrester, “portals, invading retailers and local grocers” will drive the growth of retail ecommerce in Southern Europe. Currently, countries such as Portugal, Spain, Italy and Greece are lagging behind the rest of Europe when it comes to B2C commerce, the online population in these countries is relatively small and users… Continue reading B2C In Southern Europe Set For Growth, Says Forrester

More than half the population has accessed the internet at some time, according to the latest quarterly figures from the January 2001 National Statistics Omnibus Survey. This is equivalent to 23 million adults across Britain and represents a 6% increase on the previous two quarters.Just over one third of UK households – 8.6m – now… Continue reading 51% Of UK Population Have Used The Net, Says Report

Latest figures from Jupiter MMXI reveal that amount of time Europeans are spending on the Internet from home has increased significantly in the last nine months. Latest trends show that not only more and more people are logging on to the Net from home every month, but they also use it more and more each… Continue reading European’s Online Time Increases

Liz Jones, the editor of Marie Claire, has resigned from her position, to be replaced by Marie O’Riordan. The news came as a shock to the magazine world yesterday and it has been speculated that a dip in circulation forced the decision.Marie-Claire, which is owned by IPC Media, fell 11% in the latest ABC report… Continue reading Editor Of Marie Claire Quits

Shares in Emap rose 10p to 740p yesterday as analysts responded to a trading statement from the group which confirmed it had received a number of approaches regarding its US business, Emap USA (see Emap Receives US Approaches, Cuts Digital Spend And Sees Year-End In Line With Expectations). The group also pledged to cut new… Continue reading Sharewatch

A few years ago the ISP was the centrepiece of web strategy amongst media owners. Launching a service provider was an easy way to entice consumers of old media onto the web while ensuring maximum exposure for branded online offerings.News International launched Currantbun.com, an ISP branded through its most popular daily, the Sun, in the… Continue reading Feature: Media Owners Cast Off ISPs To Focus On Content

The Independent Television Commission (ITC) has published its new style annual report for 2000. Designed to meet the needs of the increasingly diverse structure of TV broadcasting, it also anticipates the governments new requirements in the Communications legislation (see Newsline). Introducing the report, chairman Sir Robin Biggam outlined the steps the ITC is taking to… Continue reading ITC Annual Report And Accounts 2000 Published

The More Group has expanded its taxi-advertising interest, Barnett’s Taxi Advertising, which it purchased last April, with the acquisition of Taxi Media. The move will see the creation of the UK’s largest taxi-advertising contractor. Barnett’s sales director Lloyd Keisner will become sales director of the new company, heading a sales team of around 50 selling… Continue reading More Group Expands Taxi Advertising Interest

Outdoor advertising contractor Maiden says that it has started the year well, thanks to a growing move by advertisers toward the outdoor medium and the benefits of earlier investment. Maiden says that despite a nervous advertising environment, bookings for the first quarter are up 22% on last year and first half bookings have already reached… Continue reading Maiden’s Outdoor View Is Good