Maiden has secured a deal that will see BBC News 24 broadcast across its Transvision Network of screens in London train stations, after ITN decided not to renew its contract with the group.The giant LED screens, which are on display at Victoria, Euston and Liverpool Street stations, will begin broadcasting BBC News 24 this week.The… Continue reading Maiden Secures BBC News 24 For Transvision Network
Online search engine Ask Jeeves has announced that it is to ban banner ads on its US site and will instead rely on sponsored searches for revenue.The move follows Ask Jeeves’ decision to ban pop-up ads and interstitials earlier last year. Steve Berkowitz, president of Ask Jeeves web properties, reassured advertisers: “Though we’re removing barriers… Continue reading Ask Jeeves Drops Banners For Sponsored Searches
The number of text messages sent in one day topped 100 million for the first time on New Year’s Day, as record numbers of mobile phone users sent SMS greetings to friends and relatives.The latest figures from the Mobile Data Association (MDA) show that 102 million person to person text messages were sent across the… Continue reading Record Breaking New Year Texts Top 100 Million
Insight Analysis: 2002 Financial Year ReviewA round-up of financial developments on the UK and international media scene during the past year.NAA See Revenue Growth Momentum For US NewspapersUS newspaper advertising could grow by as much as 6.1% this year, according to a high-end forecast from the Newspaper Association of America (NAA).Online Consumer Trust Builds In… Continue reading On MediaTel Insight Today…
Sales of DAB digital radios increased by 165% in 2002 and look set to more than double in 2003, according to the Digital Radio Development Bureau (DRDB).Around 75,000 DAB products went on sale in the run up to Christmas and a study carried out by the DRDB shows that almost all of them were sold,… Continue reading Sales Of DAB Digital Radios Boom In 2002
The Chartered Institute Of Marketing (CIM) has delivered further bad news to the UK marketing industry by claiming that sales targets for 2003 are some of the most cautious ever. The research suggests that the marketing industry, which has been hit by a flurry of downgraded forecasts and bearish sentiment, has little to look forward… Continue reading CIM Claims 2003 Sales Targets Are The Most Cautious Ever
US consumers are more trusting when conducting online transactions than they were a year ago, according to the Consumer Internet Barometer, a new quarterly measure of online usage patterns, produced jointly by NFO WorldGroup, Forrester Research and The Conference Board. By the fourth quarter of last year, more than 33% of users expressed trust in… Continue reading Online Consumer Trust Builds In US Web Users
US newspaper advertising could grow by as much as 6.1% this year, according to a high-end forecast from the Newspaper Association of America (NAA). The group has also produced a more conservative estimate which puts growth at 3.2% for the year. However, the NAA’s vice president of business analysis and research, Jim Conaghan, notes that… Continue reading NAA Predicts Revenue Growth Momentum For US Newspapers
The number of UK businesses which failed in 2002 was 9.8% higher than in 2001, according to figures from global business solutions company Experian. Failures in the fourth quarter rose by 4.6%, indicating a slightly improving trend throughout the year. By region, Scotland showed the most substantial increase in failures in 2002, at 27.8%, with… Continue reading Ten Percent Increase In UK Business Failures In 2002
Almost one fifth of internet users in western Europe are willing to pay for some online content, up from 16% a year ago, according to a Jupiter Research survey The study revealed that reluctance to pay for downloadable content has fallen from 47% of users to 41%. Accordingly, western Europeans are predicted to spend €2.5… Continue reading Western Europeans More Willing To Pay For Online Content
