New media partnering approach with operators is the core of expansion strategy
Helsinki, Finland and London, UK, 18 November 2008 – Blyk, the free mobile network for young people funded by advertising today announced an additional €40 million investment to support its ongoing operations and international expansion.
“The advertising industry and operators have expressed a strong [...]

“The Blyk concept works,” said Emeka Obiodu, senior analyst from Ovum, yesterday at Blyk’s second analyst roundtable where more than 30 media, telecoms and advertising analysts and experts attended.
Throughout the day we shared, discussed and debated some of Blyk’s recent developments including:
• Blyk marks its first year in the UK with 200,000 members, doubling [...]

The Mediatech 100 is a list of Europe’s hottest private media technology companies likely to have the biggest impact on the industry in the future.
Today Library House, (www.libraryhouse.net), the essential source on fast-growth, innovation-led private companies across Europe, today revealed its 2008 Mediatech 100 in association with Kemp Little and New Media Age.  Blyk was [...]

On October 30th the IAB (Interactive Advertising Bureau) published a comprehensive research about Mobile Advertising in Blyk’s first expansion country; the Netherlands.
Even though Blyk has not yet launched in The Netherlands, we already participated in this research as a Launching Partner because of the importance of this research. It was the first ever national Mobile [...]

I came across a really interesting (and exciting) blog post this morning from the Canadian Marketing Association’s Digital conference where there seems to have been quite a buzz surrounding Blyk. (‘Thursday, October 30, 2008. The Phone that Owns the Media…Blyk’)
From the Blyk perspective, it’s fantastic to see that there’s such discussion coming from events like [...]

On Sept 24th, Blyk had its first birthday and a whopping 14,000 members shared why they love Blyk. The results have had the UK team laughing, smiling, sharing, and comparing all of the fantastic comments.
Have fun reading ….
The Blyk team’s 20 favourites:
1. Stephen, IpswichThe warm fuzzy feeling whenever i hear the familiar ring signifying [...]

Helsinki, Finland 23rd September 2008 – Blyk, the free mobile network for 16-24 year olds funded by advertising, today announced the appointment of Eric Samson as CEO of Blyk Belgium.
Eric Samson will oversee Blyk’s official entry into the Belgian market, expected in the first half of 2009, and will be responsible for the overall strategic [...]