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Slowdown hits media; GroupM revises forecast to 8.5%

In January, Group M had forecast a 9.9 percent growth rate. The 1.4 percent downward revision, it says, is because advertisers, especially in sectors like FMCG, telecom and banking and financial services have cut spends.

September 25, 2013 / 16:29 IST
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The top story this week deals with the economic slowdown and its impact on the media industry. India's largest media buying company, Group M has revised its growth forecast and says that ad spends will only grow by 8.5 percent this year.


In January, it had forecast a 9.9 percent growth rate. The 1.4 percent downward revision, it says, is because advertisers, especially in sectors like FMCG, telecom and banking and financial services have cut spends.

first published: Sep 25, 2013 04:29 pm

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