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The number of internet users who have ever used streaming media has crossed the 50% threshold, according to a new study from Arbitron and Edison Media Research, released last week. The Internet & Streaming: What Consumers Want Next study finds that, as of July 2001, 52% of online Americans had used streaming media. More than… Continue reading Over 50% Of US Net Users Have Tried Streaming Media, Finds Arbitron

Video on-demand services (VOD) will reach more than 8.5 million people across Europe and generate revenue of up to $2.5 billion by 2006, according to analysts at marketing research firm, Frost & Sullivan. In a report released this month, Frost & Sullivan claims that the lure of the ‘vast new marketplace’ will lead an increasing… Continue reading European Video On-Demand To Reach 8.5m People By 2006

Johnston Press’ interim results yesterday sounded a note of cautious optimism (see Johnston Press Sees Revenue Growth) which was matched by an equally cautious rise in share price of 3½p to £3.03½, an increase of 1.17%.Granada chief executive Steve Morrison may have been upbeat about ITV Digital’s post-rebrand take-up figures at the weekend (see Uptake… Continue reading Sharewatch

Shopaholics are to be targeted at their most vulnerable from September as campaigns are run on panels in fashion store changing rooms for the first time. The A3-size poster sites are currently available in 1,500 of Arcadia Group’s Topman and Miss Selfridge stores through ambient media company Fitting Exposure.Managing director of Fitting Exposure, Stephen Connor,… Continue reading Ads Hit The Shops

debtbusterloans.co.uk was home to the most visited banner ad during July gaining exposure among 2,426,000 individual at home internet users, the site had 7.2% digital reach and an average of 3.3 page impressions per user. Web giant msn continued to dominate the table with msn.com and msn.co.uk occupying seven positions. Msn’s most visited banner ad… Continue reading New Media Round Up

While the GEITF’s official MacTaggart lecture may have harked back to the “good old days” of TV, the alternative MacTaggart, given by US journalist Michael Wolff, was concerned with future technology, namely the internet.The author of Burn Rate, which charts his experience in the dotcom boom, gave a brief history of New Media, but questioned… Continue reading GEITF Report: The Internet

The digital services industry has added its voice to calls for the Government to strengthen the push towards digital take up, warning that Britain will fall behind the rest of Europe unless action is taken.Malcolm Miller, CEO of Pace Technology, which makes set top boxes for the digital TV industry, said: “More action is needed… Continue reading Manufacturers Push For Digital

Granada have appointed one of the Conservative party’s senior press spokesman as head of its communications unit.Ed Young, who worked on William Hague’s press team in the recent election, takes on responsibility for corporate media relations and internal communications. He will oversee a team of eight and will work closely with Granada’s chairman Charles Allan.Young… Continue reading Tory PR Man Joins Granada

The coming month should see the long awaited launches of junior versions of women’s lifestyle titles Cosmopolitan and Elle. Natmags’ Cosmo Girl and Emap’s Elle Girl are based on a successful US concept, but will launch into a teen market which saw an 11.9% circulation slump in the latest ABC figures. Another struggling sector, the… Continue reading Consumer Magazines Round-Up

With cautious optimism, regional newspaper publishers Johnston Press today announced a 14.3% rise in H1 profits but warned that growth in H2 was likely to be more modest. Following the company’s optimistic trading statement in June (see Johnston Press Sees Positive Second Half), Johnston announced a like-for-like advertising increase of 3.2% buoyed by a 13%… Continue reading Johnston Press Announces 3.2% Growth In Ad Revenue For H1