Financial news
AMI division grows but Rentrak posts loss
US— Rentrak almost doubled the number of TV stations signed up to its local market audience measurement product, StationView Essentials, in the third quarter of fiscal 2012, helping the company’s Advanced Media and Information (AMI) division reach $9.9m in sales.
Wikipedia data analysis platform gets $5m investment
US— WibiData, a company whose data management and analysis platform is used by Wikipedia to understand the behaviour of its contributors, has raised $5m in venture capital funding.
App analytics startup Appoxee lands funding
ISRAEL— Mobile app analytics startup Appoxee has received an undisclosed amount of private equity funding from early-stage investors Cyhawk Ventures.
Time Warner invests in video optimisation and analytics firm
US— Time Warner’s investment arm has led a $15m round of funding in online video optimisation and analytics provider Conviva.
Omniture founder's new BI business bags $20m funding
US— Omniture co-founder Josh James has secured $20m in funding for his new venture, Domo, which supplies SaaS (software as a service) business intelligence systems.
InSites Consulting revenue passes €16m in 2011
BELGIUM— InSites Consulting has posted a 28% increase in annual revenue to €16m, with 20% coming from market research online community activities.
Alterian shares come off stock exchange in SDL acquisition
UK— Shares in marketing analytics firm Alterian have come off the London Stock Exchange as the firm’s acquisition by tech firm SDL is completed.
Revenue up 15% at Simon-Kucher in 2011
GERMANY— Marketing and strategy consultancy Simon-Kucher & Partners increased its revenue by 15% to €121.3m in 2011.
BrainJuicer revenue passes £20m in 2011
UK— BrainJuicer’s revenue in 2011 increased by 26%, passing the £20m mark, the firm said in a trading update today.
Revenue up 7% for Germany's MR agencies in 2011
GERMANY— Revenue for Germany’s top research agencies increased 6.7% – or 4.4% after inflation – to €2.3bn last year, according to industry publication Context.
Investors pump $1.85m into Qualvu's video platform
US— Qualvu, the developer of an online video-based qualitative research platform, has raised $1.85m in a Series B financing round.
IT analyst Gartner reports 14% rise in full-year revenue
US— IT analyst firm Gartner has reported a full year revenue increase of 14%, taking total revenue to $1.47bn, with fourth quarter revenue up 12% to $427.7m.
Nielsen posts 8% growth in 2011 – revenue hits $5.5bn
US— Nielsen’s annual revenue grew 8% to $5.5bn in 2011, thanks to sales increases in each of its Buy, Watch and Expositions segments.
Harris revenue falls but Angrisani is upbeat on margin rise
US— Harris Interactive has reported a 13% drop in revenue in the second quarter of fiscal 2012, but interim CEO Al Angrisani pointed to improvements in operating income and margin as signs the firm is making progress with its turnaround plan.
GfK reports 6.2% rise in 2011 sales to €1.37bn
GERMANY— GfK’s sales were up 6.2% to €1.37bn in 2011, with organic growth reported across the company’s custom research, retail and technology and media businesses.
Creston sees ‘good’ third quarter but braces for Q4 decline
UK — ICM owner Creston reported “good” revenue growth at its insight division in the third quarter, following a 3% year-on-year decline in the preceding six months.
Ebiquity sees 'outstanding' analytics performance
UK— Media intelligence group Ebiquity has posted a 17% increase in revenue and a 75% rise in underlying operating profit for the six month period ending 31 October 2011.
Pharma focus delivers ‘solid’ 2011 performance for Cello
UK— Cello’s research and consulting business has turned in a “solid performance” for the 2011, the company said in a trading update today.
Bellwether report shows slump in confidence among UK marketers
UK— The latest Bellwether Report on UK marketing spending makes worrying reading, with budgets only marginally up and confidence down sharply.
EasyInsites grows 37% in 2011
Profit figures were not provided but co-founder and managing director Charles Pearson told Research that profit was up on the previous year.
Brass shines with 23% increase in research sales
UK— Marketing agency Brass, based in Leeds, has reported full-year sales for its research services arm of £2.3m, up 23% on the previous year.