Research & Numbers

Office Hours Peak Time For Watching Online Videos - Nautanki.tv Study - 7 Comments
Posted By Anupama Chandrasekaran - Thu 28 Jun 2007 07:33 PM PST

A demanding boss is probably not the reason many Indians are working longer hours these days. Here are some interesting insights from video media network Nautanki.tv’s online video watchers study.…

Online Advertisers Thirsty For Reliable Data - Interactive’s Nair - 2 Comments
Posted By Anupama Chandrasekaran - Sun 24 Jun 2007 10:17 PM PST

While Internet businesses such as social networking and online gaming are booming in India, advertisers interested in putting their money in the medium are still struggling to find reliable sources…

India’s Gaming Market To Hit 10 Times 2006 Levels in 2010 - 5 Comments
Posted By Anupama Chandrasekaran - Wed 20 Jun 2007 10:37 PM PST

India’s gaming market could hit the $125 million mark in 2010, up from $13 million in 2006, according to a report by market research group iSuppli. The article doesn’t explain…

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Online Transactions To More Than Double In 2007-08 - 2 Comments
Posted By Anupama Chandrasekaran - Tue 19 Jun 2007 10:16 PM PST

Railway, air and movie tickets, as well as electronic item sales are boosting e-commerce in Indian metros, according to a study by the Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of…

Some Numbers From India Online 2007 Survey - 6 Comments
Posted By Nikhil Pahwa - Mon 11 Jun 2007 10:03 PM PST

Update: More data in the release here. Updated with details from agencyfaqs The Economic Times has some data from a Juxtconsult “India Online 2007” survey, according to which: -- There…

Naukri Owner Info Edge Records Revenues Of Rs 147 Crore In 2006-07 - 7 Comments
Posted By Sahad PV - Thu 03 May 2007 01:52 AM PST

Info Edge Ltd, the company which owns jobs portal Naukri.com, has announced its Q4 results. The company has posted revenues of Rs 47.29 crore ($11.5 million) in Q4 ended March…

Naukri Q4 Results Today - 0 Comments
Posted By Sahad PV - Wed 02 May 2007 07:46 PM PST

Info Edge India Ltd, the company which owns jobs portal Naukri.com, matrimonial portal Jeevansathi.com and property portal 99acres.com is announcing its Q4 results today. The company will also have an…

TV18’s Internet Biz Clocks Net Loss Of Rs 3.63 Cr In Q4 06-07; Web18 In Investment Mode - 0 Comments
Posted By Sahad PV - Tue 01 May 2007 10:00 PM PST

Television Eighteen (TV18) has announced its fourth quarter results. The company’s internet operations have registered a loss of Rs 3.63 crore as against a net profit of Rs 2 crore…

Microsoft Says Indian Audience Under 19 Primarily Consume Digital Media - 0 Comments
Posted By Sahad PV - Mon 30 Apr 2007 07:02 PM PST

Microsoft is upbeat about digital advertising in India. In an interview to Agencyfaqs, Tom Bowman, the regional advertising sales director of Microsoft’s Digital Advertising Solutions, said: “India is at a…

Sify Turns In Maiden Net Profits Of $2.3 Million In 2006-07 - 0 Comments
Posted By Sahad PV - Mon 23 Apr 2007 05:06 AM PST

Sify Ltd has turned the corner for the first time in a full financial year. The company has posted maiden net profit of $2.3 million for the year 2006-07 as…

What To Expect Next Week: David Filo In Bangalore, Sify To Announce Q4 Results - 0 Comments
Posted By Sahad PV - Fri 20 Apr 2007 10:27 PM PST

Yahoo co-founder David Filo will be in India next week. He is also addressing media in Bangalore next Wednesday. The agenda of Filo’s visit is not known. Ron Grant, AOL’s…

TRAI Report On Status Of Broadband And Mobile/Wireless For Qtr Ending Dec 2006 - 2 Comments
Posted By Nikhil Pahwa - Tue 17 Apr 2007 10:07 PM PST

As per a TRAI release, for the quarter ending Dec 2006. Broadband -- Internet Subscribers base reached 8.582 million, up 6 percent from 8.096 million during the preceding quarter. --…

Mobile Subscriber Numbers For March 2007; Stats From iSuppli Report - 0 Comments
Posted By Nikhil Pahwa - Thu 12 Apr 2007 04:07 AM PST

GSM Metros: Total - 21,958,514; an increase of 637,007 or 2.98 percent A’ Circle: Total - 42,680,298; an increase of 1,963,031 or 4.82 percent B’ Circle: Total - 43,542,736; an…

Mobile Services Market $11.2 Billion At 2006 End; Operators Two Years Capex Estimated At $20 Billion - 1 Comment
Posted By Nikhil Pahwa - Mon 02 Apr 2007 06:08 AM PST

A Research and Markets report pegs the Indian Mobile Services market at $11.2 billion at the end of 2006.The research expects significant growth in mobile connections until 2010, but that…

Cleartrip.com Claims To Clock 480,000 Transactions And $100 Million In Sales In Year One - 10 Comments
Posted By Sahad PV - Mon 26 Mar 2007 08:22 PM PST

More numbers from the online travel trade. In an interview with EyeForTravel, travel portal Cleartrip.com’s CEO Sandeep Murthy said that his company would close the first 12 months of operation…

Report: Media And Entertainment Industry At Rs 43,700 Crore - 0 Comments
Posted By Nikhil Pahwa - Mon 19 Mar 2007 07:39 PM PST

According to a FICCI-PWC report, the Media and Entertainment industry is currentyl at Rs. 43,700 crore, and is expected to grow at a CAGR of 18 percent to touch Rs.…

India Targets Nine Million Broadband Subscriber Base By 2007 - 2 Comments
Posted By Sahad PV - Sun 11 Mar 2007 11:06 PM PST

The Indian government hopes to achieve a broadband base of nine million subscribers this year. India’s Communications and Information Technology Minister Dayanidhi Maran has told the Parliament the government hoped…

India’s GSM Base Stands At 115 Million Subscribers As Of February ‘07 - 1 Comment
Posted By Sahad PV - Thu 08 Mar 2007 08:13 PM PST

India has added 4.9 million GSM subscribers in February 2007 to take the total GSM base to 115 million. The CDMA operators are yet to release their numbers. Assuming CDMA…

India’s Internet Population Grew 33 Per Cent, Fastest In The World: comScore Networks - 4 Comments
Posted By Sahad PV - Tue 06 Mar 2007 04:44 AM PST

Indian online businesses can take heart from this news item. India has emerged as the fastest growing country of Internet users, surpassing the growth rates in the US, China, Japan,…

Asians Keen On Ad-Supported Content, Mobile Music: Survey - 0 Comments
Posted By Sahad PV - Sun 04 Mar 2007 07:26 PM PST

[By James Quintana Pearce of our sister site MocoNews.net] A survey by MindShare Asia Pacific Insights across the Asia Pacific region shows a strong demand for advertising-supported content and mobile…

Simplifying The Mobile Interface For Rural Users… - 1 Comment
Posted By Nikhil Pahwa - Fri 09 Feb 2007 02:03 AM PST

An interesting article from IANS on a ‘Story Bank’ project in rural India by an NGO called Voices, in collaboration with the University if Surrey. Apparently, they’re using ‘villager friendly’…

Q3 Earnings: Naukri.com Revenues Grow 71% At Rs 36.29 Crore, Net Profits At Rs 8.1 Crore - 0 Comments
Posted By Sahad PV - Mon 29 Jan 2007 03:46 AM PST

Info Edge, the owners of Naukri.com, has announced the Q3 FY07 results. The company has recorded net revenues of Rs 36.29 crore ($8 million) in Q3, a 71 per cent…

Q3 Earnings: TV18 Net Up 20%; Internet Revenues Gaining Traction - 0 Comments
Posted By Sahad PV - Mon 29 Jan 2007 02:38 AM PST

Television Eighteen has announced its Q3 FY07 numbers. The consolidated revenues stood at Rs 64.8 crore in Q3 for the period ending December 2006 compared to Rs 53 crore, QoQ.…

Post-Q3 Earnings: Rediff Gets A Thumbs Up, Sify Downgrade - 0 Comments
Posted By Sahad PV - Fri 26 Jan 2007 01:02 AM PST

Post Q3 earnings, the investor community has greeted India’s two Nasdaq-listed internet companies differently. While Rediff.com has got a thumbs up from analysts, Sify Ltd has received a downgrade rating.…

Q3 Earnings: CyberMedia Sales Grew 30.8%, Net Up 44.5% - 0 Comments
Posted By Sahad PV - Wed 24 Jan 2007 11:54 PM PST

Leading Indian specialty media house CyberMedia has registered a total income of Rs 28.7 crore in the third quarter ended December 2006, up 30.8 per cent from Rs 21.95 crore…