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IDC forecasts that US PC sales will drop in 2001 for the first time ever after revising their growth forecasts for 2001 from 2.2% to -6.3% year on year. Worldwide forecasts have also declined from 10.3% to 5.8% for the same period. The currently poor economic climate is blamed for the cuts and IDC now… Continue reading IDC Predicts Decline In US PC Market

Despite showing some signs of succumbing to the poor economic climate IDC forecasts that the global handheld devices market will continue to grow. IDC estimates that by 2005 compound annual growth rate in the market will increase worldwide shipments to 70.9 million. The most popular device is forecast to be personal digital assistants which IDC… Continue reading IDC Still Optimistic About Handheld Market

In order to get the most out of net radio advertising, Arbitron Inc. have launched a new webcast audience measurement service which gathers audience demographics of individual streaming media channels. The new survey, called Webcast Audience Profile, uses a pop-up survey on webcasters’ sites to gather demographic, socio-economic and Internet usage information. The pop-up technology… Continue reading Net Radio Offers Compelling Benefits To Advertisers

‘Keep the faith’ is the message to telecoms investors from market research company Strategis. Although the European mobile communications industry has been experiencing a drop in growth and revenues recently (see Insight Analysis), Strategis believes that once the 3G network is established growth within the market will continue. Much of future revenues will come from… Continue reading European Telecoms Market Will Rise Again In 2003, Says Stategis

United Business Media (UBM) has announced that profits in its US-based high tech magazines division, CMP, will fall below expectations. In a statement today ahead of pre-closed period meetings with analysts, the company said that the expected slowing of market decline during May had not occurred and that despite “robust actions” results for the division… Continue reading Profits Warning at United Business Media

Eight media companies saw shares rise yesterday. The most significant increase was seen by WPP which was up 2.84%, to finish at £6.52, 18p better off than the previous day.At the other end of the scale, Telewest was the day’s worst media performer, with shares sliding 9.19%, to close at 84p, down 8˝p on the… Continue reading Sharewatch

A new survey published by Taylor Nelson Sofres this week reveals that user awareness of Universal Mobile Telecommunications Systems (UMTS or ‘3G’) is low amongst potential users of the network despite its imminent launch across Europe and North America (see Forecasts). TNS reports that around 80% of mobile phone and internet users in 13 key… Continue reading User Awareness Of 3G Network ‘Low’ Says Taylor Nelson Sofres

DCMS Predicts 55% Digital Penetration By 2006 The UK is making “astonishing progress” towards the take up of digital television, according to Culture Secretary Tessa Jowell, despite the fact that fewer than one in three homes have digital TV.A digital television survey just published by the DCMS shows that 25% of households predict that they… Continue reading DCMS Predicts 55% Digital Penetration By
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The UK is making “astonishing progress” towards the take up of digital television, according to Culture Secretary Tessa Jowell, despite the fact that fewer than one in three homes have digital TV. A digital television survey just published by the DCMS shows that 25% of households predict that they will switch to digital television by… Continue reading DCMS Predicts 55% Digital Penetration By 2006

Go Racing has jumped the latest hurdle in its quest to close a £387m deal to acquire the media rights to the UK’s horseracing for the next 10 years and create a digital horseracing channel.Lengthy negotiations with the British Horseracing Board (see Go Racing Deal Could Be Halted By Pre-Race Data Problem) were concluded last… Continue reading Go Racing Back In The Saddle