Reports
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Smartphones and antennagate
July 24, 2010
$2,500.00The Apple antennagate scandal' has received massive press attention, reflecting perhaps more the extent of Apple's smartphone incumbency than the extent of th ... -

Sky and VMtv and Five: competition questions
July 21, 2010
$2,500.00The transaction size means that the OFT was obliged to examine BSkyB's purchase of the VMtv channels. The transaction will probably be approved because of the s ...Sector Pay TV. -

Vodafone June quarter 2010 results: confidence issues
July 21, 2010
$2,500.00Vodafone Europe's revenue growth again notched up, increasing by 0.7ppts as reported or 0.3ppts in underlying terms, with minutes volume growth accelerating by ... -

Mobile user survey 2010 – the rise and rise of smartphones
July 17, 2010
$2,500.00UK reported mobile subscriber growth has returned to stronger growth over the past few quarters as the UK economy slowly recovers. O2 is still the leading oper ... -

Spanish free-to-air TV rebounds
July 14, 2010
$2,500.00Spain's free-to-air (FTA) television advertising recovery may stall in H2 2010, but growth at Telecinco and Antena3 will remain vigorous due to the end of airti ...Sector FTA TV. -

Orange sets exit strategy from premium TV
July 6, 2010
$2,500.00FT has put majority stakes in Orange Sport and Orange Cinéma Séries on the block, and claims to have held discussions with News Corp. We think it unlikely tha ... -

Magazine sector update: tough times
July 6, 2010
$2,500.00UK consumer magazines continue to be squeezed by every consumption, technology and market trend, yet we believe the sector, while rebasing in scale, continues t ...Sector Print Media. -

Sky Sports on BT Vision: an expensive defence
July 4, 2010
$2,500.00BT's launch of Sky Sports should help reduce customer churn to Sky and other competitors, although we expect the extent of win back' to be modest. The financ ... -

Times launches online subscription
July 3, 2010
$2,500.00On 2 July News International switched Times online from a free to a subscription service, probably losing at least 90% of its traffic and shifting its strategy ... -

UK broadband and telephony: annual revenue trends
June 29, 2010
$2,500.00Data on UK fixed line broadband revenueis sparse. Ofcomsquarterly statistics do not include broadband revenue and neither Virgin Media nor TTG report it. Ofco ...Sector Fixed Line (Internet and Voice). -

News Corp’s bid for BSkyB: not just a matter of price
June 20, 2010
$2,500.00News Corp's bid for the shares it does not own in BSkyB is unlikely to generate much concern at the OFT because newspapers and TV will be seen as being in separ ... -

Recorded music and music publishing
June 15, 2010
$2,500.00This report provides our annual assessment and forecasts for the recorded music market on the one hand, and the music publishing industry on the other hand. The ...Sector Music and Radio. -

Google searches for TV future
June 14, 2010
$2,500.00Launching in the US this autumn, with international rollout due in 2011, Google TV uses enhanced versions of the Android mobile OS and Chrome browser to deliver ... -

European mobile market analysis to March 2010
June 3, 2010
$2,500.00Overall reported revenue growth in the top 5 European markets increased by 1.6ppts, to growth of -1.7%. With little change in regulation during the quarter, und ... -

UK broadband and telephony trends to March 2010
June 1, 2010
$2,500.00There were approximately 18.7 million fixed broadband lines in the UK at the end of March 2010 including those used by small and medium enterprises (SMEs). Year ...Sector Fixed Line (Internet and Voice). -

Pressures on paper costs intensify
May 31, 2010
$2,500.00Newspaper publishers face paper price increases of at least 10% in H2 2010, with higher quality paper used by some book and magazine publishers rising in price ...Sector Print Media. -

Project Canvas and the future of television
May 30, 2010
$2,500.00Subject to BBC Trust approval, Canvas looks almost certain to launch in spring 2011 after the OFT decided that it did not have the jurisdiction to review Canvas ... -

Commercial radio update: pressure continues
May 25, 2010
$2,500.00This report updates our coverage of the commercial radio sector. In Q1 2010, RAJAR data showed that the average number of hours listened per listener and the to ...Sector Music and Radio. -

Cable & Wireless Worldwide annual results to March 2010: con ...
May 25, 2010
$2,500.00C&W Worldwide's first set of annual results since demerger were flattered by the inclusion of a full year of Thus. Nonetheless, management has continued to ...Sector Fixed Line (Internet and Voice). -

Yell signals strategic shift
May 24, 2010
$2,500.00On 18 May Yell published a roughly as expected revenue decline for the year of 13.8%, and announced the departure of both its CEO and Finance Director, just six ...Sector Digital Media.