MediaTel Insight: ITV Treads Water In Difficult Seas

The second half of 2003 promises to be as difficult for ITV as the first with the increase in audience numbers failing to halt a slide in revenues. The network also faces mounting competition from terrestrial and multichannel rivals and hopes are being pinned on the proposed merger of Carlton and Granada to deliver a much-needed boost to business.

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Medium-Sized Companies Raise Telecom Budgets

Because of a growing need to connect remote and mobile workers, medium-sized firms in the US have increased their outlay on telecom services and equipment and total spending is predicted to exceed $20 billion this year.

Britons Cash In On Online Banking

The number of Britons using online banking services is set to hit 11.5 million by the end of the year, according to a new report from Datamonitor.

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