Articles tagged with: Nielsen and Smartphones

Microsoft Wins Mobile Search Deal with Verizon

Verizon Wireless has signed a deal with Microsoft to provide portal, local and Internet search as well as mobile advertising services to customers on its devices. The five-year agreement will go into effect in the first half of 2009 when Microsoft Live Search is targeted to be available on new Verizon Wireless feature phones and smartphones.  more

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US Operators Ad Spend Passes $4 Billion in 2007

The US mobile phone operators spent some US$4.1 billion on advertising in 2007 reports a new study from nielsen Monitor-Plus. This represented a twelve percent rise over the spend in 2006. The study found that over US$1.4 billion went on broadcast television - followed by cable television with US$816 million. Spot television picked up just over US$627 million.  more

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