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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

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

RevenueYear on year analysis shows that total terrestrial TV revenue has fallen 16.1% during May. ITV was the worst hit, seeing revenue drop over £30m, or over 20% to £138.6m compared with the same period last year. Channel 4 was the least affected, falling 5.6%.Total satellite revenues increased again, rising by 5.5% compared to May… Continue reading TV Market Round-Up – May 2001

CyberAtlasreport that women continue to outnumber men on the web, according to new figures from Jupiter. This is the continuation of a trend that emerged last year when the number of women on the net overall outnumbered men but particularly in the 35-54 age group. Digital Media Users by Age/Gender  Combined home & work  … Continue reading Women Continue To Outnumber Men Online, Says Jupiter

Liberty Media is to buy six regional cable franchises in Germany from Deutsche Telekom, in a deal expected to be worth around €5.5 billion (£3.4 billion). Deutsche Telekom is disposing of six of its nine cable areas in order to finance the reduction of the group’s debt. The deal will give Liberty a strong foothold… Continue reading Insight Analysis: Deutsche Telekom Sells Cable Franchises To Liberty Media

The chief executives of the five regulators who will form the foundations of OFCOM have appointed management consulting firm Towers Perrin to map the process for its establishment. Towers Perrin will report to a steering group on which the chief executives from the Broadcasting Standards Commission (BSC), the Independent Television Commission (ITC), OFTEL, the Radiocommunications… Continue reading Regulators Prepare For Creation of OFCOM

Nielsen report that women now use the internet for longer periods of time than men when it comes to surfing at home whilst Cingular Wireless claim that men talk for longer on their mobile phones. “The Internet glass ceiling has long ago shattered,” said Sean Kaldor, vice president of eCommerce at NetRatings. “The average man… Continue reading Women Dominate Online While Men Rule The Wireless Airwaves

Reports from Reuters suggest that US television network NBC is cutting its airtime prices in order to maintain its share of the advertising ‘pie’. The networks are currently in the midst of their ‘upfront’ advertising sales pitch (see US ‘Upfront’ Autumn TV Airtime Sales To Drop 14%, Says ABN), which often accounts for around three… Continue reading NBC Cuts Airtime Costs To Maintain Share

The Independent Television Commission (ITC) has criticised ITV’s commitment to regional services. ITC chairman Sir Robin Biggam, speaking at an ITC event in Manchester, said that when it came to ITV’s submission to the Government on the Communications White Paper, its comments on regionality could be summed up as “Trust Us”. Describing the cost of… Continue reading ITC Disappointed At Lack Of ITV Regional Commitment

A new report by the Aberdeen Group and Van Dusseldorp & Partners forecasts that the difference in size between the North American and European Digital Content Distribution (DCD) markets is set to narrow in the next five years. A compound annual growth rate of 40% is predicted to increase the value of the European market… Continue reading European Digital Content Distribution Set To Grow