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Recent figures from the European Commission show that Internet penetration in EU households soared from 18% to 28% between March and October 2000, 40% of the EU’s 375 million population are now online. However, broadband internet access hass been slow to take off, less than 8% of these homes access the Internet via cable modems… Continue reading EU Internet Take Up Rises But Broadband Slow To Take Off

According to the Telecommunications Carriers Association (TCA), the number of subscribers to mobile Internet services in Japan exceeded 30 million at the end of February, Top service providers were NTT DoCoMo’s i-mode with 19.78 million, KDDI Group’s EZweb service with 6.11 million subscribers and by J-Phone group’s J-Sky service (5.52 million). Subscribers for the three… Continue reading Japanese Mobile Internet Population Exceeds 30 Million

Global media and market research company Aegis Group is confident of the coming year, despite a broader downturn in the advertising market, according to its financial results this morning. It has reported a rise in pre-tax profits of 21.4% to £78.4 million and turnover of 19.2% to £5.7 billion. The figures are in line with… Continue reading Aegis Confident For 2001 As Profits Rise 21%

IPC Media is set to launch its first technology title. Web User will be available in both print and web form from March 22, targeting the burgeoning home net user sector with straightforward advice and information. The group poached Jim Lennox, editor of Computeractive, to head up the magazine. He said of the launch: “The… Continue reading IPC Unveils Web User Magazine

The New York Times is planning to launch an online copy of the print version of the paper, according to a report on ZDNet yesterday. The paper is hoping to sell electronic reproductions of the print version for people who prefer that format to the current online layout of the title. The electronic paper will… Continue reading New York Times Considers Electronic Sales Of Print Format

Publishing and information group VNU releases it full-year financial results tomorrow and is expected to show a 23% growth in operating profit to €703 million, boosted by the consolidation of Neilsen Media Research (NMR). Net profit before goodwill is expected to rise from €320 million to €398 million. According to the predictions from ABN Amro,… Continue reading VNU Expected To Show Strong Rise In Operating Profit

Pearson is planning to cut investment in its flagship web business, FT.com, by half following a dip in market confidence on the release of the group’s financial results last week. According to reports in the Daily Telegraph today, the group is expected to slash spend in the financial portal from £113m to just £40-50m.Shares in… Continue reading Pearson Halves Net Spend As Investors Call For Closure Of FT.com

The Independent Television Commission (ITC) has announced the appointment of Peter Bazalgette, creative director of Endemol Entertainment UK, to the board of Channel 4. He will take up the position, which is for a period of three years, from 1 April 2001.Announcing the appointment, ITC chairman Sir Robin Biggam, said: “We are delighted to have… Continue reading Peter Bazalgette Joins C4 Board

The MXR London consortium has announced the submission of its bid for the third and final London digital radio licence. At the same time it has introduced a scheme whereby state secondary schools within the MXR transmission area will be given equipment with which to receive educational data from a new service called the “diginet”.This… Continue reading MXR Consortium Submits Bid For Third And Last London Digital Licence

Emap and Chrysalis are reported to be heading plans for an industry body to set standards for measuring website user numbers and to raise the profile of online marketing. Chrysalis’ new media arm has been talking to a number of media companies about setting up the body, which would be similar to the Radio Advertising… Continue reading Media Owners Plan Internet Advertising Body