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Radio advertising revenue in the US fell by 6% in February when compared to the same month last year, according to new figures from the US Radio Advertising Bureau. In February 2000, revenues showed a 22% increase on 1999, mainly due to the dotcom marketing boom, which was in full swing at that point. Mirroring… Continue reading US Radio Revenues Down 6% In February

Scottish Radio Holdings this morning said that radio advertising levels will have fallen 4% year on year for the six months to 31 March, due to recent weaknesses in national ad revenue. However, it says that thanks mainly to acquisitions last year, group revenue will rise by 19% to £40 million. Excluding acquisitions there is… Continue reading Acquisitions Will Help Boost SRH Revenues

Dot com layoffs in the US have decreased for the second month running, down to 9,533 in March, from 11,649 in February and 12,828 in March according to US recruitment company Challenger, Gray & Christmas. Although this trend is set to continue this is thought to be due to a decline in numbers employed rather… Continue reading Dotcom Job Losses Decline In US

Publishing group EMAP yesterday announced that it would be cutting back its internet operations to the tune of £10 million, on top of a slash in digital investment announced earlier in the year (see EMAP Receives US Approaches, Cuts Digital Spend And Sees Year-End In Line With Expectations). The group also said that financial results… Continue reading EMAP Trading Statement – Reaction

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

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

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

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