Reports
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Carphone Warehouse trading update
October 8, 2007
$2,500.00The distribution side was slightly weak again, but the prospects for the Christmas quarter are much better, with the iPhone exclusi ...
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O2 Broadband: worth the wait?
October 6, 2007
$2,500.00O2's new broadband offer is sensibly pitched as high quality at a reasonable price, but its reported target of 1 million users by 2 ...
Sector Fixed Line (Internet and Voice). -

Competition Commission view about the Sky stake in ITV
September 30, 2007
$2,500.00BSkyB's 17.9% shareholding in ITV is likely to lead to a substantial lessening of competition in the all-TV market, according to th ...
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Next Generation Access in the UK: could Sky and Virgin Media be t ...
September 29, 2007
$2,500.00Ofcom's consultation document on Next Generation Access indicates a desire to avoid regulatory impediments to investment, not to fo ...
Sector Fixed Line (Internet and Voice). -

UK broadband market Q2 2007
September 28, 2007
$2,500.00At 30th June 2007 there were approximately 14.5 million fixed broadband subscribers in the UK and residential broadband penetration ...
Sector Fixed Line (Internet and Voice). -

Blyk: easy money?
September 25, 2007
$2,500.00A new MVNO, Blyk, launched in the UK this week offering limited free texts and voice minutes in exchange for receiving advertising. ...
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UK spectrum withdrawal: Ofcom wants it back
September 24, 2007
$2,500.00Ofcom is proposing taking back and re-auctioning over 30% of Vodafone and O2's 2G spectrum as part of more general plans for refa ...
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UK Commercial Radio Consolidation
September 17, 2007
$2,500.00Further consolidation could lie ahead for the UK commercial radio sector. EMAP is expected to offer its radio assets for sale and S ...
Sector Music and Radio. -

iPhone in the UK: over here, overhyped and overpriced
September 16, 2007
$2,500.00The Apple iPhone will finally be available in the UK on 9th November, sold exclusively through Apple, O2 and Carphone Warehouse, an ...
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Emap Sale and Consumer Magazine Trends
September 11, 2007
$2,500.00Emap's decision in July 2007 to sell off the entire group consumer magazines, radio and business-to-business (B2B) as a whole ...
Sector Print Media. -

Neuf Cegetel
September 9, 2007
$2,500.00This report presents our analysis of Neuf Cegetel alongside that of close rival Iliad (which trades under the Free brand). Neuf and ...
Sector Fixed Line (Internet and Voice). -

Apple’s iPods: reaching maturity?
September 8, 2007
$2,500.00Apple revealed an updated iPod range to stimulate demand in the run up to the all important Christmas quarter, when iPod revenues t ...
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The Broadband Warehouse?’
September 4, 2007
$2,500.00Carphone Warehouse is seeking to position itself as an impartial guide to the broadband products from 6 different brands, although ...
Sector Fixed Line (Internet and Voice). -

The CRR dividend – what dividend?
September 2, 2007
$2,500.00The distribution side was slightly weak again, but the prospects for the Christmas quarter are much better, with the iPhone exclusi ...
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Apple TV in the UK
August 26, 2007
$2,500.00Apple has now launched downloads of 28 US TV series in the UK, hoping to drive demand for portable video watching on iPod or for ho ...
Sector Pay TV. -

H3G HI 2007 results – Slow growth
August 21, 2007
$2,500.00H3G's revenue growth has slowed significantly, with H1 revenue flat on the previous half, driven by steady churn and a reduced inve ...
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C4 and Digital Diversification
August 12, 2007
$2,500.00Channel 4's digital diversification strategy is a topic we first considered in 2002. At that time, we urged Channel 4 to husband it ...
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Disposal headaches at Trinity
August 7, 2007
$2,500.00Trinity Mirror's 2007 interim results announcement produced the shock news of an expected £150 million shortfall in its disposals ...
Sector Print Media. -

Virgin Media Q2 2007 results: cash flow down; outlook for top lin ...
August 6, 2007
$2,500.00The loss of Sky basic channels, strong competition and a maturing broadband market have combined to weaken Virgin Media's top line ...
Sector Fixed Line (Internet and Voice). -

Virgin Mobile price increases
July 31, 2007
$2,500.00Virgin Media has recently upped its mobile prices both within the quad-play' and on the Virgin Mobile standard prepay product.