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Research and Markets: Europe Media Sectors : A Company and Industry
Analysis (July 2008) Highlights The Pace At Which The Media Industry
Continued To Grow Over The Past Six Months
(M2 PressWIRE Via Acquire Media NewsEdge)
RDATE:10102008
Dublin - Research and Markets
(http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/60c364/europe_media_secto)
has announced the addition of the "Europe Media Sectors : A Company and
Industry Analysis (July 2008)" report to their offering.
This report updates the previous European media report, focusing on the
markets in France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Sweden and the
United Kingdom
Current Environment
- Key Points
- The European media industry continued to grow over the past six
months, albeit at a slower pace than over the past two years
Financially, most leading companies turned in weaker performances over
the period
- The print media segment continued to see declines in circulations,
readership and revenues The efforts of diversifying into non-print and
non-media businesses helped soften the impact of the decline
- Broadcast media fared much better and took advantage of the rise of
new and online media, which continued to commercialize on an increasing
scale
- The share prices of leading European companies reflected the poor
financial performances over the past six months All nine of the largest
media companies in Europe saw their share prices decrease over the
period
- Over the past six months, the M&A environment for the European media
industry continued to be highly active The IPO market on the other hand
continued to be subdued, a trend that has continued for the past two
years
Industry Profile
- Key Points
- Europe's media industry is among the most liberal and diverse in the
world, catering to populations from many different backgrounds, ethnic
groups and religions Legislation governing the industry is viewed as
foreign investment friendly, with media ownership laws very lax
- Pay-TV is highly popular in Europe, with a handful of companies like
BSkyB and Sky Italia dominating the segment Content created by these
pay-TV companies are available worldwide and the number of pay-TV
subscribers are expected to hit 94.4 million by the end of 2008
- According to official EU figures, the European print media industry
contributes around 0.5% of the total annual EU gross domestic product
(GDP) and is worth approximately -121 billion (US$188.76 billion)
annually
- Media companies are increasingly utilizing new and online
technologies to further their business aims One example is French
broadcaster TF1, which signed a contract with Ascent Media to design
and build a new tape-less production system for all of TF1's programs
Market Trends and Outlook
- Key Points
- Over the past few years, the European media industry has experience
vast rapid technological changes, which has opened up new regulatory
challenges European authorities are getting tougher on copyright and
intellectual property violations
- While IPTV was introduced into Europe a number of years ago, more and
more media companies are holding trials in an effort to commercialize
the potentially lucrative service on a large scale
- As mobile hardware technologies continue to advance, more and more
mobile phones are being equipped with third generation (3-G)
functionality that facilitates and supports media content viewing and
listening
- The outlook for the print media segment across Europe continues to be
bleak Past efforts made by print media companies to introduce new
publication formats, free newspapers, as well as offering news online
have not reaped the results hoped for This trend is expected to
dominate the industry over the next six months
- Broadcasting companies are expected to continue to work with new and
online media companies to explore new market segments and opportunities.
Key Topics Covered:
Current Environment
- Sector Overview
- Sector Performance
- Leading Companies
- Mergers, Acquisitions and Alliance Activities
- Initial Public Offerings Industry Profile
- Industry Overview
- New Technologies
- Policy and Regulatory Environment Market Trends and Outlook
- Authorities Get Tough on Copyright and Intellectual Property
Violation
- Internet Protocol Television Moves Towards Commercialization
- Mobile Media Technology Continues to Develop
- Market Outlook Country Profiles
- France
- Germany
- Italy
- Netherlands
- Sweden
- United Kingdom Currency Conversion Table
The Scope of this Report
Key References
Comparative Data
Reports Coverage
For more information visit
http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/60c364/europe_media_secto
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