Archive for the 'media' Category

• 04.26.08 Chinese media revenue to reach 77 billion US dollars in 2008
  
  "Chinese media industry revenue is expected to increase 13.1 percent to 554 billion yuan (about 79.14billion U.S. dollars) in 2008, said a report released by the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences recently. The figure was 481.1 billion yuan (over 68 billion US dollars) in 2007, up 13.6 percent year on year, according to the report, which was based on data collected up to February 2008. Mobile and online media saw rapid growth, earning a revenue of 105.3 billion yuan (around 15 billion US dollars) and 29.7 billion yuan (almost 5 billion US dollars) in 2007..."  read on
  
  posted in china, industry, trends, advertising, mobile, media, internet
• 03.15.08 Finance industry employees in China top salary rankings
  
  "Employees in the financial sector earned much more than workers in other industries last year thanks to the lucrative financial market, an annual salary report has revealed. The report, released by leading human-resources service provider Zhaopin.com in Shanghai, was based on a survey of more than 1,000 companies across all sectors throughout the country last year. It found workers in the financial industry were paid an average salary of 4,987 yuan (US$694) per month. The figure is about 40 percent higher than the national average...."  read on
  
  posted in research, industry, living, changsha, salary, finance, market, energy, shanghai, wealth, economics, consumer behavior, trends, china, information technology, media
• 02.24.08 Chinese People and Their Mobile Phones: Metrics on Mobile Media Consumption in China
  
  "According to latest data from the Chinese Ministry of Information Industry, there were about 550 million mobile subscribers in China by the end of 2007. Mobile handsets will undoubtedly become the most used media consumption device among Chinese users, if it is not yet. M:Metrics recently released its study on mobile media consumption in China. According to M:Metrics’ December Benchmark Survey, mobile entertainment is popular among the Chinese, with an astonishing 34.8 percent reporting they listened to mobile music in the month, much higher than other countries studied by M:Metrics..."  read on
  
  posted in industry, united states, market, china, trends, mobile, media, gaming, internet
• 02.11.08 Super Bowl XLII: Digital Artists Tackle Commercials With Autodesk Solutions
  
  "More than 30 Super Bowl XLII TV commercials for Bridgestone, Budweiser, Coca-Cola, FedEx and other advertisers were created using Autodesk, Inc. technology. Autodesk's visual effects, editing/ finishing and 3D modeling, animation and rendering software were used to deliver computer-generated imagery, including digital animals and environments. "With a viewership of over 97 million people, this year's Super Bowl commercials have exceeded expectations and delivered the inspired entertainment we look forward to year after year," said Karim Salabi, Autodesk Media & Entertainment vice president of marketing..."  read on
  
  posted in united states, market, art, autodesk, software, advertising, information technology, innovation, media
• 02.05.08 Autodesk Wins the National Television Academy Awards for 3ds Max and Maya
  
  "Autodesk announced today that its Autodesk 3ds Max software and Autodesk Maya software for 3D modeling, animation and rendering have won Technology and Engineering Awards from the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences, in the Gaming Category of Visual Digital Content Creation Tools and Their Impact. Now in its fourth year, this category award recognizes pioneering efforts and breakthroughs in the gaming world..."  read on
  
  posted in autodesk, united states, art, software, innovation, gaming, design, information technology, media
• 02.02.08 Millions stranded by the snow in holiday havoc
  
  "Heavy white storms staged a comeback late yesterday as China's transport network remained crippled by the heaviest snowfall in five decades. Millions of people trying to head home for the Spring Festival are stranded. The big freeze has killed dozens of people, impacted on the lives of at least 80 million others and caused economic losses estimated at more than 53.8 billion yuan (US$7.5 billion)..."  read on
  
  posted in travelling, living, transportation, changsha, hunan, beijing, china, media, economics, wealth, natural resources, environment
• 01.02.08 2007 Retrospective: Top 10 Economy Events in China
  
  "The following is the 2007 Top 10 Economic Stories Selection from Economic Information Daily and Perfect China Co Ltd. The chief editors of 16 Beijing-based news organizations, including Zhu Ling, editor-in-chief of China Daily, as well as renowned local economists, put together this selection of the year's top stories. 1. Property The National People's Congress, China's top legislature, passed the Property Law of the People's Republic of China on March 16. The law granted equal protection to public and private properties for the first time..."  read on
  
  posted in energy, trade, living, industry, market, health, beijing, shanghai, economics, media, wealth, trends, china, environment
• 12.31.07 2007 Retrospective: Top 10 News Events in China
  
  "The following are the top 10 domestic news events in the year 2007 selected by Xinhua News, China's Official News Agency (in chronological order): 1. China's top legislature, the National People's Congress (NPC), adopted a landmark property law on March 16, granting equal protection to public and private properties. 2. Serious pollution caused a sudden stenchy algae outbreak in China's third largest freshwater lake Taihu in late May, cutting tap water supply to more than one million residents in Wuxi, Jiangsu Province... "  read on
  
  posted in living, industry, energy, china, media, information technology, environment
• 12.18.07 China’s 2007 online ad market may exceed 1.3 Billion US Dollars
  
  "China's online advertising market is likely to exceed ten billion yuan (1.3 billion U.S. dollars) this year, a research report said. The figure represents a 114.6 percent increase from the 4.66 billion yuan of last year. In October, the nation's online advertising revenues hit 870 million yuan, lifting the market size to 7.5 billion yuan in the first ten months, according to the report from Nielsen, a leading global information and media company. The growth rate of China's online advertising, one of the most successful business models for Internet firms, was higher than that of broadcasting advertising and magazine advertising..."  read on
  
  posted in china, market, information technology, trends, media, advertising, internet
• 09.01.07 Advertising in China: alternative media
  
  "Combine cheap labor costs and cheap electronic appliances and you'll get a high-tech version of the "sandwich-man": in the middle of XuJiaHui, the busiest commercial center in downtown Shanghai, it's common to see young men carrying backpacks, probably containing laptops, attached to 17'' LCD displays showing TV spot advertising, as well as some interactive media advertising..."  read on
  
  posted in china, interaction, shanghai, information technology, advertising, economics, wealth, consumer behavior, media

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