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Brazilian Online Video Audience Reaches 43 Million Unique Viewers in December 2012

Analysis of Online Video in Brazil Shows Facebook as the Fastest Growing Top 10 Online Video Destination in Past Year

Sao Paulo, Brazil, February 6, 2013 – comScore , a leader in measuring the digital world, today released an analysis on online comScorevideo activities in Brazil based on insights from its comScore Video Metrix service. The study found that Google Sites is the largest online video destination in Brazil, while Facebook is the fastest growing among the top ten. The study also showed that Brazil is the seventh largest online video market worldwide with a viewing audience of 43 million people in December.

“Online video is an important part of the internet landscape in Brazil, reaching a large number of people in an engaging context that is attractive to marketers and advertisers,” said Alejandro Fosk, comScore senior vice president for Latin America. “comScore Video Metrix supports this growing market in Latin America by providing accurate and objective insights on online video viewing behavior that publishers, advertisers and agencies can rely on to make smarter digital investments.” (more…)

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Why Buy a Tablet? Selection of Apps, Price and Device Brand Most Important Factors in Purchase Decision

comScore Introduces TabLens™ to Provide Insight into the U.S. Tablet Market

RESTON, VA, August 6, 2012 – comScore, Inc., a leader in measuring the digital world, today announced the launch of comScore TabLens™, its monthly syndicated service providing insights into U.S. tablet ownership and usage. Based on a 3-month rolling sample of 6,000 U.S. tablet owners, TabLens provides insight into tablet audiences, including demographics, content consumption habits and device ownership, to provide the industry with the most up-to-date look at this expanding tablet market.

“comScore is pleased to announce the availability of TabLens to bring reliable monthly reporting and metrics around tablet devices and their owners,” said Mark Donovan, comScore SVP of Mobile. “TabLens delivers the critical market insights needed by publishers, advertisers, OEMs, and network operators as they attempt to capture value in one of the fastest-growing and most profitable technology markets of all time.” (more…)

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Introducing Livestand from Yahoo! – A Personalized Digital Newsstand for Tablets and Mobile Phones

*Scalable Publishing Platform Will First Come to Life with Yahoo!’s Vast Digital Content Library*  

SUNNYVALE, CA – February 10, 2011 – Yahoo! Inc. today announced Livestand from Yahoo!, a digital newsstand that continually offers new content to consumers, based on their interests. Launching first for tablets, Livestand from Yahoo! will enable publishers and advertisers to seamlessly distribute content across tablets and mobile phones in an experience that is elegant and personalized to the individual. 

Designed to initially power Yahoo!’s vast digital content library – which includes Sports, News, Finance, Flickr, omg!, and the Yahoo! Contributor Network – Livestand from Yahoo! leverages Yahoo!’s strengths in content and personalization and re-imagines them into a new kind of experience for the rapidly growing tablet and mobile phone categories.  (more…)

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comScore Introduces Online Video Measurement Service in Brazil, Mexico, Argentina, Chile and Spain

*YouTube.com Makes Google Sites the Top Ranking Video Property across Latin America and Spain* 

Santiago, Chile, November 30, 2010 – comScore, Inc., a leader in measuring the digital world, today announced the launch of comScore Video Metrix in Brazil, Mexico, Chile, Argentina and Spain as comScore continues to expand its video measurement footprint across the globe. comScore’s industry-leading video measurement product is now available for 16 individual markets, with additional countries becoming available in the near future. comScore will be hosting a complimentary webinar How Latin America is Shaping Online Video’s Global Growth on December 1. For more details and to register, please visit: https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/653852337  (more…)

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Amazon Announces 70-Percent Revenue Share Terms Now Available for Kindle Magazine and Newspaper Publishers

*Starting today, publishers can use the new Kindle Publishing for Periodicals tool to more easily add content to the Kindle Periodicals Store*

SEATTLE, Nov 08, 2010 (BUSINESS WIRE) — Amazon.com, Inc. today announced that magazine and newspaper publishers will soon be eligible to earn a larger share of revenue from each title they sell in the Kindle Store (www.amazon.com/kindlestore). For each magazine or newspaper sold, publishers will be able to earn 70 percent of the retail price, net of delivery costs. These new 70-percent royalty terms will become available on December 1, 2010.  (more…)

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Malaysian Internet Usage Driven Primarily by People in Central Region

*comScore Expands Segmentation Capabilities in Malaysia to include Geographic Region-Based Reporting*

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, October 7, 2010 – comScore, Inc. (NASDAQ: SCOR), a leader in measuring the digital world, today announced the availability of geographic region-based reporting in Malaysia, further enhancing comScore’s segmentation capabilities within the market. The new regional reporting gives advertisers, publishers and agencies increased insight into Internet usage across six regions within the country including the Central, Southern, East Coast, Northern, Sabah and Sarawak regions. (more…)

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Amazon Announces 70 Percent Royalty Option for Kindle Digital Text Platform in the UK

*Starting today, authors and publishers worldwide can earn more royalties from every Kindle book sold in the UK*

LUXEMBOURG, Oct 06, 2010 (BUSINESS WIRE) — Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) today announced that the 70 percent royalty option for the Kindle Digital Text Platform (DTP) is now available in the UK. For each book sold from the Amazon.co.uk Kindle Store, authors and publishers can choose this option immediately and start earning a 70 percent royalty, net of delivery costs. The Kindle Digital Text Platform (https://dtp.amazon.co.uk) is a fast and easy tool which allows publishers and authors around the world to add their books and start selling in the UK Kindle Store (and Amazon’s global Kindle Store on www.amazon.com) in minutes. (more…)

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