Monday, October 1, 2012

2012 Leading Media Companies

http://adage.com/print/237500
U.S. media revenue for the 100 Leading Media Companies rose 4.0% in 2011, fueled by surging growth in digital. That represents a record $340 billion in net U.S. media revenue. However, last year's percentage gain marked the lowest growth rate in a nonrecession year since Ad Age began this ranking in 1981. Digital revenue -- mostly at digital pure plays such as Google and Facebook -- jumped 19.7%. Remove digital from the equation, and Media 100 revenue rose only 2.8% in 2011. The top five magazines companies, in order, were Time Warner, Advance Publications, Hearst Corp., Meredith Corp. and Wenner Media,