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The number of internet users now stands at over 29.6 million according to figures released by BMRB, for the first quarter of 2007. This represents a 7.14% growth from the same period last year.The total number of people going online is now around five million more than it was two years ago.Usage LocationThe number of… Continue reading Online Usage Round-Up Q1 2007: Net Usage Growth Up More Than 7%

Each week, MediaTel INSIGHT brings NewsLine readers a round-up of the latest news from the City affecting the media industry.The new online television service Joost (see Joost Ready For Lift Off) revealed that it five parties invested $45 million in the company.Index Ventures, a European capital firm, Sequoia Capital, which has invested in Yahoo! and… Continue reading Media In The City

Chrysalis has announced a 9.1% decline in radio revenues for the six months from September to February this year. Chrysalis, which owns Heart, LBC and Galaxy, said that the decline was due to poor radio ad takings, adding that revenues for its third quarter are likely to be flat and forward bookings for the fourth… Continue reading Chrysalis Radio Revenues Decline

Iostar, the television start-up which former head of Sky Networks Dawn Airey recently left, is to reveal today that it is going into liquidation. According to a report in today’s Guardian the company will release a statement saying “The board of Iostar has considered a number of options to continue the business according to a… Continue reading Iostar To Go Into Liquidation

The latest study from Telephia and comScore on mobile v PC-based internet usage reveals that 5.7 million people in the UK used a mobile device to go online during January 2007 compared to the 30 million people age 15 or older who accessed the web from a PC (either a home or a work machine).… Continue reading 5.7 Million Use Mobile Internet In January In UK

Trinity Mirror’s advertising revenue for the first four months of the year fell by 3%, excluding digital acquisitions. The publisher’s regionals division saw advertising revenues decrease by 2.3%. Excluding the acquired digital businesses, the Regionals division advertising revenues for the first four months fell by 3.3%. Advertising revenues for its nationals division fell by 4.0%.The… Continue reading Trinity Mirror Ad Revenue Declines

EMarketer, the online market research firm, has increased its estimate of US ad spending on social networks to $900 million in 2007. The increase comes from two factors: increased revenue projections for Facebook and additional spending on niche and marketer-sponsored social networks. Between 2007 and 2011, US ad spending on social networks will grow 180%… Continue reading US Ad Spend On Social Networks To Increase

Telecommunications giant BT has unveiled its biggest advertising campaign of the year so far – a multimillion pound national promotion for its IPTV service, BT Vision.The campaign is led by national TV advertising, kick-started by two new 60-second slots The new ads develop the story of Adam and his partner Jane as they each rush… Continue reading Huge Ad Campaign For BT Vision As Service Hits The High Street

The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) Annual Report for 2006 has revealed that 2,421 ads were changed or withdrawn as a result of ASA action during the year.Although the total number of complaints lodged with the ASA fell by 14.5% (to 22,429) on the previous year, a record number of ads – 12,842 – were complained… Continue reading Online Ad Complaints To ASA Rise 33% Year On Year

Daily Newspaper MarketThe national daily newspaper market in the UK saw around a 4% overall downturn in circulation year on year for April, according to the latest figures from the ABC.It was a dismal picture across the board, with circulations shrinking in all sectors. The only title not to record a loss was the Daily… Continue reading ABC National Newspaper Round-Up: April 2007