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The Times‘ online offering has overtaken the Daily Mail and the Sun‘s websites to become the second busiest newspaper site in the UK in September, according to latest figures from the ABCe.Following an almost 22.5% increase in traffic, Times Online recorded its highest ever unique user* figure of over 12.5 million for the month, an… Continue reading More Users For Times Online Than The Daily Mail And The Sun’s Websites

BT Vision, BT’s next-generation TV service, is stepping up its customer communications activity with the launch of On magazine.On is a high-quality, 52-page, bi-monthly magazine that will arrive through the letter boxes of BT Vision households in November.The mag highlights the best film, TV, sport, music and kids entertainment on BT Vision, and also shows… Continue reading BT Vision Launches New Customer Magazine

The latest US e-commerce spending figures for the third quarter of 2007, newly released by comScore, show that retail e-commerce increased 23% versus year ago to $28.4 billion. Third Quarter US E-Commerce Spending, Excludes Auctions And Large Corporate Purchases Q3 2007 v Q3 2006 Total US – Home/Work/University Locations    Q3 2006 (MM) Q3 2007… Continue reading Third Quarter US Retail E-Commerce Grows 23%

Last night’s Panorama Special, looking at the kidnap and release after four months in captivity of BBC reporter Alan Johnston, won the 9pm ratings war last night, with a peak of 3.1 million adult viewers (a 16.3% share of the audience).The show had an average of three million adult viewers (a 15.4% share) who stuck… Continue reading 3.1 Million Watch Alan Johnston Kidnap Doco

Microsoft has agreed to invest $240 million (£117 million) in social networking website Facebook, placing a $15 billion value on it. The investment, which was accompanied by the signing of a key advertising deal, gives Microsoft a 1.6% stake in the online social utility. The companies already had a US-only strategic alliance that named Microsoft… Continue reading Microsoft Invests In Facebook

The NRS has released the first set of Time Spent Reading data, revealing that a weekday (Monday-Friday) issue of a daily newspaper is read for an average of 40 minutes.The average Saturday newspaper is read for an average of 60 minutes, with 42% of readers spending an hour or more.The data also shows that the… Continue reading NRS Releases First Set Of Time Spent Reading Data

All BBC and All Commercial both enjoyed upturns in weekly reach according to the latest RAJAR figures for Q3 2007.All Commercial’s weekly reach rose to around 32 million for the period with a share of listening of 43.3%, whilst All BBC had a reach of around 33.2 million and a share of listening of 54.4%.All… Continue reading BBC And Commercial Radio Enjoy Rise In Weekly Reach

The US audience for mobile video is growing at an impressive rate, according to the latest figures from M:Metrics. At eight million in August, the total audience for those who viewed mobile video, either from the carrier deck or video content sent by a friend or family member, grew by 34% from January of this… Continue reading US Mobile Video Audience Growing

Magic 105.4 again took the top spot in London, with Q3 2007 RAJAR figures revealing a weekly reach of more than two million listeners after a year on year boost of 24%.The station also recorded a period on period rise, of more than 3%, to make it the capital’s choice.Magic’s share of listening remained static… Continue reading Magic 105.4 Scoops London Top Spot With Over Two Million Listeners

Magic 105.4 was crowned king at breakfast in London in Q3, enjoying a year on year rise in weekly reach of 22%, taking its listener base to 885,000.The station was just ahead of 95.8 Capital Radio, which had a weekly reach of 880,000 having bolstered its listeners at breakfast by almost 5.5% period on period… Continue reading Magic 105.4 Is London’s Top Breakfast Listen