Article: China's online advertising revenues to total $3 bln for 2008, to rise over 20 pct in 2009 - report.

China's online advertising revenues to total $3 bln for 2008, to rise over 20 pct in 2009 - report

Shanghai. December 30. INTERFAX-CHINA - China's online advertising market will likely generate total revenues of RMB 18.06 billion ($2.64 billion) for the whole of 2008, with the figure set to rise by over 20 percent in 2009, according to a research report released on Dec. 30.

The Beijing Olympic Games held in August were a major factor propelling China's online advertising market in 2008, iResearch said in its report.

The increase in the number of Internet users in China to almost 300 million was also beneficial as it attracted more advertisers to divert investment ...

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