A. Background
About the 2008-09 Canadian Online Advertising Revenue Report…
First commissioned in 1998 by the Interactive Advertising Bureau of Canada (IAB), the Canadian OnlineAdvertising Revenue Report is now in its 11th consecutive year of publication. From 1999-2001, the studywas conducted by PriceWaterhouseCooper. From 2002 onward, the study was conducted by Ernst &Young LLP.The results of IAB Canada’s Annual Canadian Online Publisher Advertising Revenue Survey areconsidered the most accurate measurement of Canadian Online advertising revenues, as the data iscompiled directly from information supplied by Canadian Online Publishers who sell advertising onCanadian Websites, and Ad Networks, who sell advertising on both Canadian and U.S. Websites theyrepresent.It should be noted that Ernst & Young does not formally audit the information supplied by participants intheir Survey responses, and provides no opinion or other form of assurance with respect to theinformation. Results of individual respondent submissions are held in strict confidence by Ernst & Youngand are released in aggregate form only, to maintain individual Online Publisher/Ad Networkconfidentiality.The technical summary at the end of this Report contains basic Survey Methodology and the Definitionsof the various Online advertising vehicles (ad formats) reported on.Martin LundieErnst & Young LLP
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