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UK internet subscriptions increased by 7.4% during 2002, according to figures from the Office of National Statistics (ONS). The latest monthly update to the survey of ISPs shows that total subscriptions were actually down 1.1% in December when compared to the previous month (see Broadband Stimulates UK Internet Market). This was due to a 2%… Continue reading Broadband Boost To UK Connectivity

One in ten US households now has a home networking system, up from 8% in 2001, according to a new report from high-tech market research company, In-Stat/MDR. The group says that home networking – the connection of multiple entertainment, internet, voice and data devices through a single network – is now moving away from the… Continue reading One In Ten US Households Has Home Networking, Finds In-Stat

UK consumers continued to spend freely on the internet during January, according to new figures from the Interactive Media in Retail Group. After a bumper December during which online sales topped £1 billion for the first time (see Internet Shopping Is A Billion Pound Industry, Says IMRG), spending remained constant at £999.85 million. This is… Continue reading E-Retail Sites Avoid New Year Hangover

The world’s internet population increased by 3% in the final quarter of 2002, according to the latest Global Internet Trends Report from Nielsen//NetRatings. The number of individuals worldwide with access to the web via a home PC increased from 563 million in Q3 (see Internet Population Increases By 10 Million) to 580 million at the… Continue reading Internet Usage Still Growing Worldwide

According to new research from Parks Associates, wireless is the preferred technology of US consumers planning to purchase a home network. The latest installment of the ongoing Broadband Access @ Home III study reveals that 50% of internet households who expressed an interest in adopting home networking in 2003 said they would choose a wireless-based… Continue reading Wireless Home Networks Win Consumer Backing

Carlton and Granada were seen in focus, after City bank Morgan Stanley warned the success of Freeview could hit their revenues hard (see Freeview Launch Hits ITV Harder Than Expected). The stocks were seen down 7.84% and 7.85% week on week respectively.Elsewhere, it was a turbulent week for Cordiant, which is holding talks with bankers… Continue reading Sharewatch: ITV Partners Suffer After Broker Comments

Granada has hired John Bridgeman, a former director general of the Office Of Fair Trading (OFT), to advise it on the tricky regulatory path to its proposed merger with ITV partner, Carlton (see ITV Merger Set For Competition Commission Referral).It is understood that Bridgeman is one of a number of influential figures to have spoken… Continue reading Former OFT Director To Advise On ITV Merger

TalkSPORT has secured L’Oreal for a special promotional campaign on its No Nonsense Sports Breakfast show.The campaign will centre around daily competitions where listeners will be invited to guess the identity of a Premiership footballer who has flat, boring and thinning hair. Listeners will be invited to enter the competition by text message.The competition will… Continue reading TalkSPORT Secures L’Oreal For New Campaign

Achieving the right cross-media balance in an ad campaign increases brand sales impact by 10 to 15%, according to new research from the Interactive Advertising Bureau (IAB).The research, based on analysis of campaigns for Kleenex tissues and Colgate toothpaste, aims to give marketers a formula for the optimal mix of interactive, TV, radio and print… Continue reading IAB Research Recommends Cross-Media Campaigns

Express Newspapers has entered the celebrity magazine market, with the launch of New magazine, which is set to hit the newstands today with a price tag of 60p.The group has remained tight-lipped about the project, which was incorrectly outed in the trade press earlier this month as Wow! magazine.Commenting in the Sunday Express, the editor… Continue reading Express Enters Celebrity Market