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Mobile Ad Firm Blyk Picks Ad Man Eric Kip For CEO; Ala-Pietila Now Chairman

Aug 30, 2011 5:10 AM

Blyk, the once-groundbreaking mobile ad company that offered young users free mobile services in exchange for getting ads on their devices, has appointed advertising veteran Eric Kip as its new CEO. He replaces Pekka Ala-Pietilä, a co-founder of the company and a former president of Nokia (NYSE: NOK), who will…

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Posted In: Advertising, Industry Moves, Mobile, Companies, Nokia, Vodafone, WPP, Countries, Asia, India, Europe, UK, blyk, eric kip, pekka ala-pietila

Blyk Broadens Business Model With New Mobile Content Service

Dec 1, 2008 12:15 PM

When Blyk, the ad-funded, youth targeted MVNO, scored 40 million euros ($50.5 million) in its latest round of funding a few weeks ago, it also announced that it was embarking on a new “partnership strategy”, though no details of what these entailed were given at the time. The company has…

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Posted In: Mobile, blyk

Interview: Pekka Ala-Pietila, CEO, Blyk: Mobile Advertising Is Not One Monolithic Market

Nov 19, 2008 11:15 AM

Ad-funded, youth-targeted European mobile virtual network operator Blyk announced yesterday that it had secured a massive €40 million in funding from its existing backers, which include Goldman Sachs, IFIC and Sofinnova Partners, no mean feat for a company whose business model relies almost entirely on advertising at a time when…

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Posted In: Advertising, Mobile, blyk, pekka ala-pietila

Ad-Funded Mobile Network Blyk Raises Big £34 Million VC Round

Nov 18, 2008 7:37 AM

Ad-funded, youth-oriented mobile virtual network operator Blyk has raised a massive €40 million (£33.7 million) round from its existing investors - Europe’s second biggest media/tech investment this year, according to LibraryHouse. The funding is a real boost for the company, both in terms of money as well as belief in…

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Posted In: Mobile, Money, M&A & Venture Capital, Venture Capital, blyk

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