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SMG seeks to be nimble with split

Business | Advertisement/media
2009-10-22

SHANGHAI Media Group, the city's largest media conglomerate, yesterday announced that its operations will be split into two parts as it seeks to be nimble to react quickly to the market. On one side will be the...

World Media Summit held in Beijing

National
2009-10-9

ABOUT 300 representatives from more than 170 media outlets from around the globe gathered in Beijing today to discuss the seismic shifts and challenges in the industry at the World Media Summit (WMS). The opening...

Murdoch to meet Samsung, LG Elec execs - sources

Business | Advertisement/media
2009-10-7

NEWS Corp chief Rupert Murdoch will meet senior executives of Samsung Electronics Co Ltd and LG Electronics Inc in South Korea, sources said today, amid reports he would discuss selling news and movie content through...

Stars' Future Bright As Studio's IPO Approved

Business | Advertisement/media
2009-9-29

MORE than 50 Chinese movie stars and film makers hope for dazzling returns on China's new Nasdaq-style market after Beijing-based Huayi Brothers Media Group won approval to trade on the Growth Enterprise Market in...

Ad slump puts Focus into red

Business | Advertisement/media
2009-9-22

CHINESE digital advertiser Focus Media, which is listed on the Nasdaq market in New York, reported a second-quarter loss, citing declines in income from ads on the Internet, billboards and in movie theaters. The...

Ad downturn hits Focus Media

Business | Advertisement/media
2009-9-21

CHINESE digital advertising Focus Media reported a loss today for the third consecutive quarter after Internet advertising income dropped. The company posted a net loss of US$23 million, or 18 cents per share,...

Stars will sing at Jackson tribute concert

World
2009-8-11

THE King of Pop will get a royal send-off next month in Vienna. Events promoter World Awards Media GmbH confirmed yesterday that members of Michael Jackson's family and a "high-profile lineup of international...

Chorus grows as mass performance approaches

Metro | Entertainment and nightlife
2009-7-20

APPLICATIONS have proven to be hot for the 30,000 strong chorus that will sing the "Yellow River Cantata." So far, more than 10,000 musicians and music lovers from home and abroad have signed on since late last...

Focus posts loss in Q1

Business | Advertisement/media
2009-6-22

A drop in its online advertising sales pushed Focus Media Holdings to a loss in the first quarter of the year, the firm said in a statement over the weekend. The country's largest digital media group made an overall...

Firms ink agreement on music download

Business | Advertisement/media
2009-6-16

VIRGIN Media Inc, the cable TV operator owned by entrepreneur Richard Branson, yesterday launched a new kind of music download subscription service with Universal Music Group, the world's largest music company. ...