Jan 5, 2009 | Uncategorized
Top 30 UK online retailers Source: Foresee Results Foresee Results: http://www.foreseeresults.com
Jan 5, 2009 | Uncategorized
The global mobile phone market will generate annual revenues of $1tr by 2012, as global subscriptions grow beyond 5.3bn, reports Informa Telecoms & Media. Revenues will grow 33.9% from 2007’s figure of $769bn. From the end of 2007 to the end of 2013 global...
Dec 23, 2008 | Uncategorized
Here are the latest stats and figures from the past month. Monthly internet usage statistics for Germany, November 2008 Source: Nielsen/NetRatings Home/Work Panel monthly statistics Nielsen Online: http://www.nielsen-online.com
Dec 20, 2008 | Uncategorized
Source: Nielsen/NetRatings Home/Work Panel monthly statistics Nielsen Online: http://www.nielsen-online.com
Dec 18, 2008 | Uncategorized
This list features the most popular websites based on UK Internet usage for November 2008, ranked by market share of visits across all Hitwise industries. Source: Hitwise Datacentre, November 2008, based on market share of visits Hitwise:...
Dec 18, 2008 | Uncategorized
Despite warnings of turmoil throughout the global economy, growth in mobile messaging shows no signs of slowing, according to new research. The study, commissioned by mobile messaging firm Airwide Solutions and conducted by comScore M:Metrics looked at the use of...
Dec 16, 2008 | Uncategorized
Virgin Media has become the UK’s first ISP to launch a super fast residential 50Mbps broadband service, writes Telecoms.com. The premium service costs £51/month, though this is reduced to £35 for users with Virgin phone lines. The service uses FTTC...
Dec 16, 2008 | Uncategorized
New research from Nielsen has found that online adspend in China grew 42% year-on-year to reach $541m in Q3, writes eMarketer. eMarketer predicts that the China’s total online adspend will reach $1.4bn during 2008, up 37% on 2007. From eMarketer:...
Dec 15, 2008 | Uncategorized
The latest forecast from Informa Telecoms & Media predicts that annual revenues for the global mobile market will surpass $1.03tn by 2013, with total worldwide subscriptions passing 5.3bn, writes Telecoms.com. The firm estimates that the world’s mobile...
Dec 11, 2008 | Uncategorized
The BBC has suggested a range of possible partnerships with other UK public service broadcasters which include the sharing of its iPlayer technology and the development of a free-to-view broadband internet-enabled digital TV set-top box, writes The Guardian. The...
Dec 11, 2008 | Uncategorized
Google has published a list of this year’s top internet searches, writes Netimperative. The global top ten list includes two non-English language social networking sites: Spanish-aimed Tuenti and Polish-speaking Nasza Klasa. In the UK the success of the...
Dec 10, 2008 | Uncategorized
The third Measurement of Internet Delivered Audio Services from RAJAR has found that 31.7% of UK adults have listened to the radio via the internet. According to the study 16.1m people now claim to have listened to the radio online compared to 14.5m people in May this...
Dec 9, 2008 | Uncategorized
According to Hitwise, UK searches for discount vouchers have risen 133% during the last year. Visits to voucher websites have also grown, increasing by 45% during the same period. British internet users searched for over 20,000 variations on the term...
Dec 9, 2008 | Uncategorized
New figures from the Interactive Media in Retail Group (IMRG) show that Monday 8th December was the biggest online shopping day in 2008. Sales volumes were up 18% as sales values rose 14%, reaching £320m as consumers looked for bargains online. It was not the busiest...
Dec 5, 2008 | Uncategorized
ITV is planning to rename its online “Catch Up TV” service to the “ITV Player”, writes Marketing Week. The service was launched in March 2007 and provides access to popular ITV shows such as Coronation Street and the X Factor. The news follows...
Dec 5, 2008 | Uncategorized
GroupM have forecast that online adspend in the UK will slow significantly during 2009, writes ClickZ. According to the firm’s “This Year Next Year” report, GroupM expects year-on-year growth of just 3.7% in 2009, compared to 22% in 2008 and 36% in...
Dec 5, 2008 | Uncategorized
Media analyst Screen Digest has released a report examining the market for mobile music in 27 countries worldwide, covering Europe, the US and Asia Pacific. With a number of companies now offering mobile music bundled for ‘free’ at point of delivery via...
Dec 3, 2008 | Uncategorized
Amazon UK has opened an online MP3 music store offering over 3m digital rights-free tracks from 59p and full albums from £3, writes Brand Republic. In contrast, the cheapest price for a single track on Apple’s iTunes Music Store is currently 79p. All four major...
Dec 3, 2008 | Uncategorized
Internet research firm comScore has launched its first white paper examining how people in the UK are using their mobile and Internet together. The report, entitled U. PC & Mobile Internet Usage, provides a comparative insight into Internet behavior across the...
Dec 1, 2008 | Uncategorized
A study entitled Digital World, Digital Life from TNS Global has found that Chinese internet users under 25 spend on average 50% of their leisure time online, writes ZDNet. Japanese and Koreans shared second place behind the Chinese, with each countries respondents...
