A profits warning from technology company Ericsson and a bad start from the US Nasdaq index prompted a dismal day for UK TMT stocks, with the majority ending down on the previous day’s close. Of the handful whose shares increased, the gains were negligible, with the best performer, Emap rising just 9p or a little… Continue reading Sharewatch
The Wellbeing Network, a joint venture TV channel produced by Granada Media and highstreet pharmacy Boots (see Granada Media Teams With Boots To Create Internet and Broadband Company), is to launch on Wednesday 14 March on the Sky Digital and ONdigital platforms.The venture, which has received an £18m investment from the two companies will initially… Continue reading Granada Media And Boots Prepare For Wellbeing Network Launch
According to a new report by Fletcher, “Online Advertising Grows Up”, by 2004 internet companies will contribute around 10% of the top 10,000 companies’ advertising spend in the UK, around £750 million. Approximately half of this Net spending will go on TV, press and outdoor campaigns, as currently used by such companies as Shopsmart, lastminute… Continue reading UK Dot Com Adspend Set To Rise
ITV2 has claimed success with the first showing of terrestrial ratings winner Coronation Street on the sister channel to ITV. The digital and cable channel’s showing of Wednesday’s episode in its regular 7.30pm slot last week, while UEFA Champion’s League football was on terrestrial ITV, gained an average of 457,400 viewers, or a 4.6% share… Continue reading Football Drives Corrie Fans To ITV2
According to a new report by Forrester Research the UK online leisure travel market will grow from just £592 million in 2000 to upwards of £3.7 billion in 2005, representing 14% of total leisure travel sales in 2005. The report also indicates that suppliers will need to refine their services more in order to cater… Continue reading UK Online Leisure Travel Industry Will Be Worth
Recent press reports suggest that PA Sporting Life may be put on the market by its owners, the Press Association and Trinity Mirror. The price is rumoured to be somewhere in the region of £25 million and would include the subsidiary site totalbet.com, the online betting site 50% owned by Tote bookmakers.As part of the… Continue reading SportingLife.Com Set For Sale
According to new research from Jupiter Media Metrix the number of U.S. wireless Web users will increase from 4.1 million in 2000 to 96 million in 2005. However, analysts at Jupiter warn that the industry must work around a number of problems which currently inhibit growth including bandwidth limitations, multiple service platforms and numerous competing… Continue reading US Wireless Web Users Will Number 96 Million By 2005
Month On MonthFigures from the Audit Bureau of Circulations (ABC) for February 2001 show that national newspaper circulation fell by 1.1% month on month. Most titles saw a drop in their circulation base during the period, with just eight newspapers bucking the trend.The worst performers were the Sun, which saw a 3.7% dip in sales,… Continue reading National Newspaper ABC Round-Up – February 2001
According to a recent survey by the Office of the Director of Telecommunications Regulation (ODTR), 27% of Irish people now have home Internet access. Although this figure is relatively low compared with other European countries, the survey also found that 41% of these users are under 25, suggesting high potential growth for the future and… Continue reading 27% Of Irish Population Now Online
Pearson posted results containing pre-tax profits ahead of analysts’ expectations on Monday of last week (see Pearson Embraces The Internet Where Others Falter). However, while this caused a brief surge in share price initially, confidence soon evaporated, and Pearson ended the week among the worst performers, down £1.12 at £14.49, a week on week fall… Continue reading Sharewatch
