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MEDIA MOMENTUM 2008 AWARDS
Welcome...
to GP Bullhound’s Media Momentum 2008, which
once again profi les the rising stars of the UK’s digital
media community.
Each year GP Bullhound and its partners time market research, trading within virtual
publish a list of the 50 fastest growing and most worlds and advertiser-funded mobile phone
innovative digital media companies. From this services. Against this backdrop of innovation,
annual league table, the high-profi le judging the acquisition of digital expertise continues
panel selects the fi ve companies with the most to be a key driver in the media sector. Of the
exceptional growth potential. 105 media transactions completed in Europe
Congratulations to all those companies that
last year, over 33% of them had a strong digital
have made it into the top 50, which ranges from
angle (source: GP Bullhound / PWC).
the global leader in online market research It has been a busy year at GP Bullhound, have
to the global leader in online luxury fashion closed 12 transactions in the digital media
goods. The top 50 companies in this year’s and technology sector. We were once again
list have collectively grown their revenue base the most active investment bank in Europe
from £185m to a staggering £587m in a two- in terms of raising capital for high growth
year period. companies and one of the most active banks
Since last year’s event we have witnessed
globally in the digital media sector.
internet and mobile companies commanding Our thanks go to our premium sponsors,
an even greater share of media viewing time. 3i, Olswang and Sky Digital Media; our
A recent Ofcom study found that adults spend award sponsors Spectrum and ECI; our
an average of 5.3 hours a month online with media partners New Media Age and
social networks. Boundaries are becoming Mobile Entertainment; Pod1 for our event
increasingly blurred as traditional media presentations and visuals; our PR partner
companies and internet companies jostle Parys Communications; and fi nally to the
for pole position. The notion of the nation’s judges, who have all committed time and
most popular newspaper The Sun launching resources to ensuring that Media Momentum
an online shopping comparison site was is at the forefront of the digital media sector.
unthinkable a few years ago, evidence of how
It is getting notoriously diffi cult to make the
numerous publishers are readjusting to the
Media Momentum Top 50 list and judging by
digital economy.
the quality and vision of the entrepreneurs
The rate of innovation within the digital media who made it, the sector is in safe and fi ercely
sector continues at a rapid pace with companies ambitious hands .
such as those in the Media Momentum Top 50
introducing landscape shifting new business
MANISH MADHVANI
models like user-defi ned advertising, real- Partner, GP Bullhound
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