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Although small businesses are spending less on technology in 2001 than they did in 2000 this is not necessarily a cause for concern, according to IDC’s Small Business Technology Outlook report. The technology market researchers say that although the number of PCs being sold is declining (see Forecasts), so companies’ needs for other technology services… Continue reading IDC Forecasts Mixed Outlook For Small Business IT Spending
The BBC plans to air a fourth weekly episode of EastEnders on Friday nights, according to press speculation.Reports, based on a leaked memo, claim that the fourth episode of the soap will begin on Friday 10 August with the trial of Dan Sullivan, the character accused of shooting Phil Mitchell, and will be promoted by… Continue reading Friday Tipped For Fourth EastEnders
China Online reports that the number of internet users in China has risen by 186% year on year on the period to March 2001. The survey by Lantian Market Research Company gathered statistics for 16 Chinese cities and the results show that Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou had the highest rate of Internet surfers at 25%… Continue reading Chinese Net Usage Increases
Carlton chief executive Gerry Murphy, has accused Granada of “hysterical scaremongering” in its attempt to influence the government over the media ownership rules.Hitting back following Granada’s letter to the Prime Minister, which said that if the media ownership rules were not reformed Granada may be bought out by a foreign company and ONdigital closed due… Continue reading Carlton Attacks Granada Over Leaked Letter
The UK is still ahead of the game when it comes to ecommerce, reports NetValue. In their May 2001 internet survey, figures show that more UK net users are enjoying the benefits of a secure ecommerce market. visited ecommerce site made secure connection UK 75.9% 42.1% US 73.9% 28.8% France 68.9% 39.2% Norway 68.6%… Continue reading UK Leads In eCommerce, Says Net Value
Research information and software group, Kantar Media Research (KMR), is to reorganise its corporate structure and join forces with market research organisation Millward Brown Group (MBG), as part of a move to accelerate global expansion, having appointed Andy Brown, previously KMR director with responsibility for target group index and software, as its new CEO.The restructure… Continue reading Kantar Joins With Millward Brown
In the US, the Audit Bureau of Circulations has added a demographic readership survey, the Magazine Subscriber Profile Verification Audit Report which provides information on the gender, age, education level and employment status of subscribers. “It will give greater profile to subscriber studies, so there will be more clout within the buying community,” says John… Continue reading ABC USA Launches Demographic Audience Profiling Scheme For Magazines
Despite the disheartening adspend totals released by CMR this month (see Forecasts), AOL Time Warner CEO, Jerry Levin, announced this week that advertising revenues at the company have started to stabilise. Speaking at the global ad execs knees-up in Cannes, Levin told Reuters that advertising revenue had stopped falling and that AOL was on track… Continue reading AOL Confident That Adspend Slowdown Has Arrested
Johnston Press Sees Positive Second HalfRegional newspaper publisher Johnston Press this morning said that trading for the first five months of the year has been better than expected, with like for like advertising revenues up 3% on the same period last year.In its pre-close period trading statement, Johnston said that despite the prevailing mood of… Continue reading Johnston Press Sees Positive Second Half