ORLANDO, Fla., May 14, 2008 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- Emerging Media Holdings (OTCBB:EMDH), a media provider in the Republic of Moldova, is pleased to announce a 62% increase in common commercial quota in the city of Chisinau, the Capital of Moldova. According to the independent AGB Nielsen data analysis (www.agbnielsen.net/whereweare/licensed/moldova), ratings of the channels owned by the Company rose to 29.47% as of May 9, 2008 in comparison to 18.14% as of May 8, 2007.
"We are extremely pleased with the tremendous ratings growth that our company has enjoyed over the past year. The increase in our Nielsen ratings has a direct impact on Emerging Media's value to current and potential advertisers, and we are proud to be producing media content that our viewers want to see," stated Renauld Williams, President of Emerging Media Holdings.
Overall growth was primarily driven by the Company's continued strategy of developing services and producing new, in-house TV programs as well as the acquisition of Mediatopprim LTD, the exclusive operator in Moldova of Russian channel TNT programs, owned by Gazprom Media, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Gazprom Corporation.
About Emerging Media Holdings:
Emerging Media Holdings Inc. is the US parent company for Media Alianta and Analiticmedia-Grup (AMG) subsidiaries. EMH's primary activities are radio and television broadcasting EMH's subsidiary AMG is the market leader in Republic of Moldova as a company in television advertising and production of its own TV shows.
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