Web Records Robust Q1 Ad Spend Rise

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NEW YORK The Internet recorded the largest advertising gains of any medium in the first quarter, according to the latest figures from TNS Media Intelligence/CMR, with U.S. online ad expenditures increasing 28 percent from the year-ago period.

TNS Media Intelligence/CMR, the New York-based company that tracks ad spending in major media, reported that Internet ad revenue was $1.9 billion in Q1, up from $1.5 billion during the same time the year before.

The numbers differ from a report released last week from the Interactive Advertising Bureau and PricewaterhouseCoopers, which estimated that first-quarter online ad spending was up nearly 40 percent to $2.3



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