Top 10 popular websites in the UK, February 2007

This list features the most popular websites based on UK Internet usage for February 2007, ranked by market share of visits across all Hitwise industries. Source: Hitwise Datacentre, February 2007, based on market share of visits Hitwise:...

The Top 10 Internet Advertisers by Media Value

Methodology: Chart represents the value of display advertising in both standard and non-standard ad formats. Media expenditure estimates do not always take into account special considerations including publisher discounts, barter agreements, co-sponsorship, affiliate...

Europe is world’s leading DSL region

A study from the DSL Forum shows that DSL subscriptions grew 30% during 2006 to reach 185m, writes Telecoms.com. Total broadband subscriptions reached over 281m, giving DSL a 65.7% market share. In Europe 17.5m users took out DSL subscriptions during 2006, up 36% on...

UK now top online country in Europe

New research from eMarketer suggests that the UK is now Europe’s leading online economy. As competition in the communications sector has pushed prices down, broadband subscriptions and time spent online have risen. The UK now has 12m broadband-enabled...

IAB UK/PwC report: UK expenditure breaks the £2bn barrier

The online ad market grew 41.2% in 2006 as advertisers spent £2.016bn on internet advertising, reports IAB UK. According to the latest IAB UK/PwC online adspend study, online marketing now accounts for 11.4% of all advertising (from 7.8% in 2005). The study also...

Majority now use broadband in Ireland

Over half of all Irish internet users are now using broadband services to get online, writes ENN. New figures, published by the Commission for Communication Regulation (ComReg) show that 50.1% of Ireland’s 1.036m active internet subscriptions are broadband...

Yahoo! scores better click-through rates

Yahoo!’s new search ranking model has increased the number of click-throughs from sponsored search results according to new data from comScore, writes Netimperitive. Sponsored search click-throughs rose 5% in the first week and 9% in the second week following...

News Corp and NBC join forces to launch new video website

News Corporation and NBC Universal are to launch a new online video website, writes Brand Republic. The site will include thousands of hours of back catalogue TV programmes, films and clips available for free. The two firms have also signed distribution partnership...

US online adspend grew 34% from 2005-2006

Figures from the US IAB/PwC study shows that online adspend rose 34% in 2006 to reach $16.8bn (£8.50bn) (from $12.5bn (£6.33bn) in 2005). Based on the IAB/PwC results eMarketer have release their latest market predictions, forecasting that online adspend will reach...

Worldwide internet use grew 10% during 2006

747m internet users aged 15+ went online in January 2007, up 10% year-on-year, reports eMarketer. According to the figures from comScore, India, the Russian Federation and China showed the highest growth, with increases of 33%, 21% and 20% respectively. China now has...

BBC signs YouTube deal

The BBC is to launch three branded video channels on the online video sharing site YouTube, writes Brand Republic. A “public service” BBC channel will have clips of new programs and specially comissioned online-only content designed to tie-in with popular...

IPA publishes list of compliant UK media firms

The IPA has published a list of UK-based media companies who have complied with the industry standard 30Kb creative file size. The list includes key media firms such as Yahoo!, Channel Four, AOL, Haymarket and Orange. The format was agreed last November in a joint...

DoubleClick acquires Tangozebra

Digital ad firm DoubleClick has bought Tangozebra for £15m, writes Netimperitive. Tangozebra’s rich media products will be merged with DoubleClick’s DART platform to create an integrated management suite able to create, serve and track all digital...