Ad spending rose 3.3% year-over-year, from January to September 2012, according to Nielsen’s quarterly Global AdView Pulse report. Though advertisers continue to spend the most on television ads, Internet and cinema ad spend grew at the highest rates during the period: 7.7% and 9.2%, respectively.
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