According to the latest figures from Nielsen Net Ratings, there were just under 114 million internet users in Europe at the end of May 2001, representing a 4.25% increase on April’s figure of 109.2 million.
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The popularity of internet banking is growing more rapidly among women than men, according to the latest quarterly survey by Nationwide. Since the end of last year, around one million more women in Britain have begun banking over the internet – compared with 600,000 men. While men are still more likely to be banking online,… Continue reading Women Turn To Online Banking
US magazine advertising volumes were down by 17% in May and 9.4% in April, according to new figures released by the Publishers Information Bureau (PIB). In the year to date magazine revenue is down by 1.5% on volumes which declined by 9.4%, according to an analysis of the PIB data by ABN Amro. It is… Continue reading US Magazines Volumes Drop 17% In May, As Tech Sector Worsens
Not a day goes by at present when there isn’t some mention of the dotcom boom fall-out or the advertising slowdown that have plagued media companies so far this year. Revenues at ITV have been particularly hard hit as recent figures from Granada and Carlton have shown. Shares tumble; brokers downgrade; media-land sulks. It is… Continue reading Insight Analysis: National Papers’ Display Pages Hold Strong
Frost & Sullivan estimates that by 2006, there is the potential for 37 billion wireless advertisements and alerts to be sent in Western Europe, worth $12 billion. “However,” says Allison Webb, Research Analyst at Frost & Sullivan, “before wireless will be used as a mainstream marketing channel, a number of issues must be resolved. These… Continue reading Wireless Ads Could Be Worth $464.7 Million By 2005
US analysts at ABN Amro are forecasting a 14% decline for the ‘upfront’ sale of television advertising, following the continued weakening of the ad market. In 2000, the upfront sale was up 12% on the year before. Upfront describes how the TV networks pre-sell airtime inventory for their forthcoming autumn schedules. Given the sheer size… Continue reading US ‘Upfront’ Autumn TV Airtime Sales To Drop 14%, Says ABN
As the BBC climbs further into bed with Sky (see BBC And Sky Team Up For Interactive Wimbledon Broadcasts), ITV has secured a more permanent arrangement by agreeing a 10 year deal with Société Européenne des Satellites (SES) for capacity on three digital satellite transponders enabling the broadcast of ITV services via ASTRA to the… Continue reading ITV Looks To Rival Sky With Transponder Lease Deal
As the BBC climbs further into bed with Sky (see BBC And Sky Team Up For Interactive Wimbledon Broadcasts), ITV has secured a more permanent arrangement by agreeing a 10 year deal with Société Européenne des Satellites (SES) for capacity on three digital satellite transponders enabling the broadcast of ITV services via ASTRA to the… Continue reading ITV Looks To Rival Sky With Transponder Lease Deal
French advertising and communications agency Publicis has given a cautious outlook in its AGM statement, saying that full-year global advertising growth is expected to come in at 3%. This is higher than ABN Amro’s expected 1.3%, but below Robert Coen’s estimate of 5% outside the US. Publicis CEO Maurice Levy expects his company to outperform… Continue reading Publicis Cautiously Optimistic For 2001
US analysts at ABN Amro are forecasting a 14% decline for the ‘upfront’ sale of television advertising, following the continued weakening of the ad market. In 2000, the upfront sale was up 12% on the year before. Upfront describes how the TV networks pre-sell airtime inventory for their forthcoming autumn schedules. Given the sheer size… Continue reading US ‘Upfront’ Autumn TV Airtime Sales To Drop 14%, Says ABN