Tallinn, Estonia, 2012-10-10 13:40 CEST (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) --
The Group’s sales in September increased by 1% compared to the same period last year. The online media segment increased by 2.8%. In the online-media segment, only Delfi Lithuania showed a strong growth. The periodicals segment decreased by 5.4%. In addition to decline in advertising revenues, the segment was affected by newspapers being published four times in September compared to five publications in September last year. Thanks to the DVD series, the book sales increased almost twice compared to the same period previous year. The printing services segment increased 7.4% in September, evenly in both services and paper sales.
Revenue by segment – September, th EUR
| Segment | 2012 | 2011 | Change % |
| Online media | 855 | 832 | 2,8% |
| Periodicals | 2 029 | 2 144 | -5,4% |
| Printing services | 2 562 | 2 385 | 7,4% |
| Unallocated | 101 | 21 | 381,0% |
| Eliminations | (449) | (332) | 35,1% |
| TOTAL | 5 098 | 5 050 | 1,0% |
Additional information:
Gunnar Kobin
Chairman of the Management Board
GSM: +372 5188111
e-mail: gunnar@egrupp.ee