Pacific Epoch (Free subscription) | yesterday
I went to an online advertising forum this afternoon in Shanghai with a bunch of top digital media agencies, international advertisers, industry analysts and research institutions in attendance. I got the chance to talk at length with Lancome China's e-marketing manager and an Allyes, Focus Media's...
Digital Signage News (Free subscription) | 01/06/2009
Here are some of the more interesting industry new items from the past few days: Focus Media loses Sports Media unit to competitor - Bejing-based flat-screen advertiser Good Media took over its fitness-center advertising competitor Sports Media, formerly owned by Focus Media. Ding Bingwen, former Sports Media president and new Good Media chief operating officer and board member, said Focus and Sports...
The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 12/29/2008
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Pacific Epoch (Free subscription) | 12/29/2008
JL McGregor & Company is a China-focused independent research firm run by former executives, government leaders and industry analysts with decades of experience working in China. The company's long-standing experience in China and extensive on-the-ground network help global investors navigate the intricacies of Chinese business culture and invest in one of the world's fastest-growing economies.The...
SeekingAlpha Internet Stocks (Free subscription) | 12/25/2008
Zachary Scheidt submits: Shareholders of Focus Media Holding Limited ((ADR)) (FMCN) and SINA Corporation ((USA)) (SINA) were met with a surprise on Monday. The boards of both companies have agreed to a transaction whereby Focus Media will sell the majority of its LCD display network, its poster frame network, and its in-store network to SINA. In return for these businesses, Focus Media shareholders...
Center for Environment, Commerce & (Free subscription) | 12/25/2008
Focus Media Holding Ltd. has sold Sina Corporation its nationwide network of hundreds of thousands of flat panel displays that play video ads in places like stores and office building elevators. The $1 billion sale (in stock) shows the power of Internet companies in China. Sina was founded in 1999 and operates China's most popular Web portal by advertising revenue. Focus Media will keep its INternet...
MarketingVOX (Free subscription) | 12/24/2008
Sina Corp., one of China's biggest internet portals, is acquiring a portion of Focus Media, an advertising and digital media company that was valued at more than $7 billion just over a year ago....
SeekingAlpha Internet Stocks (Free subscription) | 12/24/2008
Joel Backaler submits: Like many others I couldn’t resist having high expectations for Focus Media Holding Limited (FMCN). For the first two and half years after its IPO I watched its stock price soar, but over the past year I also witnessed its value decline 81%. Is there hope for the ailing Chinese media giant? As of this week, Sina Corporation (SINA) assumed control over Focus Media’s cornerstone...
Pacific Epoch (Free subscription) | 12/24/2008
Focus Media (Nasdaq:FMCN) said that company CEO Zhi Tan will head Sina's (Nasdaq:SINA) digital out-of-home advertising network after Sina acquires the network from Focus Media, reports Sohu. Focus Media founder and chairman Jason Jiang and chief financial officer Daniel Wu will remain in Focus Media,...
Pacific Epoch (Free subscription) | 12/24/2008
Fosun International Limited (656.HK) announced Tuesday that it has acquired about 13.3% stake in Focus Media Holding Limited (Nasdaq:FMCN) through open-market trades made between November 17 and December 22, inclusive. Fosun spent $150.11 million on 17,267,078 American depositary shares during the period...
Clickety Clack: Online Ad Blog (Free subscription) | 12/23/2008
Korean Search Firm Naver Acquires Microblogging Site Me2Day80/20 Rule Stands In the Iphone App StoreGoogle Not Liable For Fraudulent Pay-Per-Click AdsDigg is working on a self service advertising product thatSina.com, has announced plans to buy parts of Focus Media for...
Pacific Epoch (Free subscription) | 12/23/2008
JL McGregor & Company is a China-focused independent research firm run by former executives, government leaders and industry analysts with decades of experience working in China. The company's long-standing experience in China and extensive on-the-ground network help global investors navigate the intricacies of Chinese business culture and invest in one of the world's fastest-growing economies.The...
SeekingAlpha Internet Stocks (Free subscription) | 12/23/2008
Kirk Shinkle submits: Remember Chinese Internet stocks ? Think back on the heady days of 2007 when companies like Baidu (BIDU) were being heralded as the Google (GOOG) of the East... Obviously, that was before the crash and even though Chinese shares suffered some of the worst damage of all during this global bear market, investors remain wary of that once-hot sector. Complete Story »
Star Tribune (Free subscription) | 12/23/2008
The deal calls for Sina, which is one of China's most recognized Internet brands and counts 280 million registered users, to pay for the acquisition with 47 million newly issued shares. Before the deal was announced, the purchase price was about $1.4 billion, based on Sina's shares closing price of $29.24 on Friday.
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sinotechian | 12/13/2008
China’s Focus Media ( FMCN ), said they expected charges resulting from the restructuring of its CGEN in-store advertising network and announced the termination of its remaining wireless advertising business. In a statement, Focus Media said the termination will incur an additional one-time charge of about $20 million in the fourth quarter of 2008. The company also said that the 2008 performance of
