Tallinn, Estonia, 2012-07-10 17:58 CEST (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) --
The Group’s sales in June increased by 5.1% compared to the same period previous year. Again, the online media segment surprised positively growing by 20.2% compared to the same month last year. Delfi Estonia had the largest growth in June increasing its sales by 30%. The periodicals segment increased by 6.8% compared to the same period in 2011. The growth was supported by book and DVD sales. The advertising revenue remained below the previous year’s level mainly because of the weeklies were published one time less this year. The printing services segment increased by 2.6%. The relatively modest growth was caused by declined paper sales compared to the same period last year.
Revenue by segment - June, th EUR
| Segment | 2012 | 2011 | Change % |
| Online media | 891 | 741 | 20.2% |
| Periodicals | 2 176 | 2 037 | 6.8% |
| Printing services | 2 221 | 2 164 | 2.6% |
| Unallocated | 102 | 26 | 292.3% |
| Eliminations | (492) | (308) | 59.9% |
| TOTAL | 4 898 | 4 660 | 5.1% |
Additional information:
Gunnar Kobin
Chairman of the Management Board
GSM: +372 5188111
e-mail: gunnar@egrupp.ee