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Broadband is to this decade what cable television was to the 1980’s, says the latest report from Instat, as cable and DSL figures are expected to climb from 24 million subscribers in 2003 to 50 million by 2008. However, Instat says while growth will remain strong, it will be slowing as the market moves to… Continue reading Broadband Is To This Decade What Cable TV Was To The 1980’s

The market for digital satellite set-top boxes is set to continue to grow over the new few years, says Instat, and by 2008 a total of 71 million devices are expected to be in use worldwide. According to a new report from the high-tech market research firm, the driving force behind the surge in digital… Continue reading Digital Satellite Set-Top Box Market To Grow To 70 Million By 2008

Marketers are constantly looking for new advertising vehicles to reach fickle consumers and a new report from the Yankee group thinks it has the answer in the form of video games. The Marketers Look To Video Games To Drive Their Messages Home report says, although product placement in television programmes and films is common place,… Continue reading Video Game Ads To Generate $260 Million By 2008

New research has revealed that household names are failing to protect their brands online because they are not putting in place appropriate copyright protection. According to brand asset management company, Brandworkz, top 100 global groups with a brand value of over $1 billion, such as Coca Cola, Microsoft and Smirnoff, are being careless when it… Continue reading Top 100 Global Groups Not Protecting Their Brands Online

Marketing budgets continued to rise in the third quarter of this year with little evidence that high oil prices, rising interest rates and economic worries are hampering the recovery. The IPA’s latest quarterly Bellwether report, compiled by NTC research, reveals that the number of UK companies increasing their marketing spend outnumbered those cutting it for… Continue reading Q3 Bellwether: UK Marketing Recovery Still On Track

Although 2004 is turning out to be the best year for the advertising market since the dot-com boom years, according to the author of the Bellwether report, growth in advertising expenditure is likely to slip in the second half of this year. According to Christopher Williamson, economist at NTC Research and author of IPA’s latest… Continue reading Ad Spend Growth May Ease In Q4 2004

Capital Radio saw a rise in share price yesterday, climbing by 0.90% to close at 393˝p. The company has seen a strong performance recently, although details of the proposed merger with rivals GWR have caused a see-sawing of both broadcaster’s share prices.Yesterday saw the release of new data from audience measurement firm GfK placing Johnny… Continue reading Sharewatch: Capital Rises As GfK Puts Vaughan On Top

Global information and news group, Reuters has saw revenues fall by 4.4% to £528 million during the third quarter of this year, however the results were ahead of the 5% expected decline.For the full-year, recurring revenue is forecast to be down ‘by close’ to 5.5%, implying a quarter four decline of around 3%.Chief executive, Tom… Continue reading Reuters Revenues Down 4.4% And Expects A Further Drop In Q4

Britain’s terrestrial broadcasters are acting like lemmings and are “sleep walking its way to long-term oblivion”, according to the managing director of Sky Networks, Dawn Airey.Speaking at a Royal Television Society dinner, the broadcasting boss criticised the nation’s terrestrial broadcasters for failing to pre-empt the demise of the 30-second advertising spot, stating: “The technology is… Continue reading Dawn Airey Issues Attack On “Sleepwalking” Broadcasters

The marketing recovery continued apace during the third quarter of this year despite high oil prices, rising interest rates and economic worries. Christopher Williamson, economist at NTC Research and author of the IPA’s latest Bellwether Report, takes a look at what lies in store for advertisers over the coming months…The Q3 2004 Bellwether report suggests… Continue reading NewsLine Column: Behind The Bellwether