WebMD Announces Third Quarter Financi...(reaching an average of 59.2 million uniq...),Health

Date:11/3/2009

reaching an average of 59.2 million unique users per month and total traffic of 1.4 billion page views during the third quarter, increases of 19% and 27%, respectively, from a year ago. In the third quarter, 1.6 million continuing medical education (CME) programs were completed on the WebMD Professional Network, an increase of 25% from the prior year period.

Private portal services revenue was $22.2 million for the third quarter compared to $22.1 million in the prior year period. The revenue and base of large employers and health plans utilizing WebMD's private Health and Benefits portals during the third quarter were comparable with the prior year period.

WebMD's third quarter results released today do not reflect the recently completed merger with HLTH Corporation, its former parent company, which was completed after the end of the quarter.

WebMD Launches New Consumer Health Portal in the UK

WebMD launched its first consumer health portal outside the U.S. in October. WebMD partnered with Boots, the leading pharmacy and health and beauty retailer in the UK, to launch a new health portal designed expressly for the health and wellness needs of the UK consumer. The new co-branded Boots WebMD site at www.Boots.WebMD.com features 44 condition and healthy living centers, daily health and wellness news, interactive health tools, WebMD's symptom checker, specialized health search, health videos and interactive slide shows. Mr. Gattinella said, "The site launched at the end of October to much fanfare and very positive initial user feedback in the UK. There is a large opportunity in the UK with over 20% of the estimated $30 billion of annual advertising expenditures in the UK spent online."

WebMD Launches Medscape Mobile for Physicians

In July, WebMD launched Medscape Mobile, WebMD's first mobile application for physicians. Medscape Mobile provi
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