[by Jemima Kiss]—EMI‘s prediction is that global revenue from digital platforms will grow from less than one per cent in 2003 to 25 per cent in 2010. Thomas Ryan, SVP…

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I just saw a very large mouse run down the side of the conference hall. MonsterMob CEO Martin Higginson said the company is investing in emerging markets and has put…

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[by Jemima Kiss] George Fraser, VP for sales and business development at Infospace, defined the key elements of mobile content. Where the web is about breadth, depth and a rich…

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[by Jemima Kiss] David Warga from Naked News is having trouble with women. If they are naked (or semi naked) that’s fine - people pay to see that. But when…

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[by Jemima Kiss] Channel 4 launched its own mobile channel on the back of Big Brother in May 2005 with ringtones, wallpapers and so on, but also launched its mobile…

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Coming this week from London: coverage from the Financial Times Mobile Communications Conference. This annual conference used to be more about operators and the mobile enterprise, but like all other…

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I’m back from London..didn’t stay for the rather-insular FT New Media and Broadcasting Conference, but Jemima’s doing the honors on Journalism.co.uk..day one coverage: -- FT 2006: BBC hints at charges…

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Pearson has announced a 27% increase in ad revenues for its online operation FT.com as part of strong preliminary 2005 financial results for the Financial Times. On the subscription side,…

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There are suitors aplenty for Financial Times, if the parent company bites: Terry Smith, head of UK moneybroking giant Collins Stewart Tullett, would be interested in spearheading a buyout of…

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[From sister site MocoNews.net] The Financial Times is expanding into the mobile market in preparation against loss of revenue from its print business and has plans to offer news in…

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The Financial Times is to embark on a new advertiser-funded model for its mobile content services, reports NMA. The company has also begun pilots of its first ever video content,…

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FT.com is launching its first online ad campaign (in UK) in two years as it drives the business towards the 100,000 subscriber mark. More than 100,000 GBP is being spent…

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The pink paper’s bleeding, but FT.com site turned profitable this year...It started charging subscribers in 2002, and now has nearly 80,000 paying customers. Some of them subscribe to the paper…

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Sony Ericsson mobile phone users can get breaking global news from FT.com delivered directly to their phone at any chosen time. The service is sold over Sony Ericsson’s Fun &…

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FT.com‘s paying subscribers increased from 57,000 in June 2003 to 76,000 in June 2004...that’s all the info Pearson released about Ft.com in its first half 2004 results… Related: FT.com Subscribers…

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Pearson’s decision to start charging for its FT.com website in 2002 continued to pay off, with subscriber levels up by around 50% in the six months to the end of…

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The Financial Times is going on an overdrive on mobile content: it has picked Oracle to build a new delivery platform. The publisher will aim to offer its mobile content…

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New Media Age, perhaps the only English-language magazine left about the online/digital media (all the U.S mags are dead..or are they?)--not withstanding the almost-dead Revolution-- has announced its Effectiveness Awards…

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Financial Times Online is exploring to launch high-priced specialty newsletters, priced up to 1,000 to 15,000 pounds a year, “depending on the level of depth of information”. This was disclosed…

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FT.com Makes First Profit: As the parent paper made a loss during the second half of the last year, the website broke into profit for the first time, according to…

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Financial Times’ Troubles Galore, but Online Unit Breaks Even: “FT.com has been our great leap forward,” [FT editor Andrew] Gowers insists. “We’re getting to the point where FT.com is not…

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How FT.com Kept Ad Sales Strong in 2002: ContentBiz does a case study on how FT.com ad sales kept up during 2002. “In the past, advertising accounted for as much…

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FT.com To Break Even This Year: Financial Times’ FT.com will break even in the fourth quarter, as expected, and Internet losses at the FT Group won’t exceed £35 million. This…

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Wine and Dine with FT.com: FT.com has launched a somewhat unique promotion scheme for its subscription service. It is offering a gift pack of a bottle each of red and…

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