Wednesday, July 21, 2004

Trends afgelopen week:

Telecom:
·          UNE-P: interim rules begin aug (open meeting 4 aug; prijzen 6 mnd stabiel voorbestaande klanten, dan +15% indien geen permanent rules; Reuters)
·          WiFi: roaming deals SBC
·          3G: AT&T Wireless intr UMTS
·          IPO: Virgin Mobile UK prijs 200p, 1e koers 203p

Internet:
·          IM: intr interoperability van MSN, AIM, Yahoo!
·          Search: MSN acq Lookout (software add-on voor Outlook: search); opr search engine door Sensis (= gidsen Telstra); intr Local-i (local search engine voor restaurants in Boston)
·          Auctions: Alibaba investeert in Taobao (China
·          Games: 1m Xbox users
·          Spyware: Dell opent site tegen spyware, virussen etc
·          M&A: Cnet, MSN, Digitas
·          IPO: gerucht range Google deze week, IPO jul/aug; plan Odimo (jewellery etailer; diamond.com, ashford.com); plan RightNow (hosted CRM software)

Media:
·          Open access STM: rapport UK (sympathie maar grote obstakels)
·          Reality TV: Fox (News) en RTV Media plannen reality cabel channel in 04
·          Film: groep (Disney, Warner Bros, Microsoft, IBM, Intel, Matsushita, Sony, Toshiba) wil beperkt kopieren van next generation DVDs (high def) toestaan tbv backup en afspelen op multiple devices; content mgt software volgt
·          Muziek: plan entree eBay (legal auctions: trial ‘Digital Downloads’) en Google (search); EU keurt fusie Sony Music met BMG goed; Microsoft plan intr Janus (transfer songs naar portable audio players)
·          Directories: Sensis (= Telstra) wordt search engine
·          CATV: Telewest voltooit restr, einde notering
·          Ads US: ad pages B2B mei 04 +3.4% (1e stijging sinds dec 03), YTD -0.9% (ad dollars mei 04 +6.1%, YTD +1.8%)
·          Verw ads 04: global +5.7% (was 4.7), Eur +4.2% (was 3.7), US +5.7% (was 5.0), Asia-Pacific +6.4%, Latam +5.4% (Zenith Optimedia = Publicis)
·          Verw ads 05: global +4.6%, US +3.8%, Eur +4.0%, Asia-Pacific +5.4%, Latam +5.0% (Zenith)


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