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published:
11-Apr-08
territories:
UK
categories:
Merger/takeover/investment deal
ITV sells stake in Arsenal and Liverpool FC broadband units
UK broadcaster ITV has sold its 50 per cent stake in Arsenal Broadband UK Ltd, the company behind Arsenal FC's online operations, to KSE UK for £22.7m (€28.5m). KSE UK, which is owned by US sports entrepreneur Stan Kroenke, had previously bought a 10 per cent share in Arsenal Holdings Plc from ITV in 2007. ITV has received a total of £65m (€82m) from KSE UK for its interests in Arsenal. This equates to a loss of £12m since the broadcaster's Granada unit bought the share in Arsenal Holdings for £50m and invested £27m in Arsenal Broadband.
The deal marks the end of ITV's financial involvement with football. ITV began disposing of its football assets in February 2007. Since then the broadcaster has sold stakes in Liverpool FC, Liverpoolfc.tv and MUTV. Including the latest sale, ITV has generated £101m (€127m) by withdrawing from the football business.
Our take...
The sale is a continuation of ITV's disposal of non-core assets. However, by selling stakes in football clubs' online operations the broadcaster is exiting the market at a key time. Sports websites are increasingly looking to monetise their traffic, particularly through the use of video. Online sports video (OSV) can command high CPM rates for ad-supported business models and a significant number of fans are willing to pay subscription fees to access video content through a club's online property.
Screen Digest forecasts that OSV will generate more than £80m in the UK in 2012. Individual clubs, particularly high profile teams such as Arsenal, Liverpool and Manchester United, have the potential to capture a significant portion of this.
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Analyst, market intelligence & notices
Reports
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Online Sports Videos: Rights, Revenues and Forecasts
This comprehensive report includes a full analysis of the consumer market for online sports video (OSV) in the USA, UK, France and Germany. It also includes all of Screen Digest's proprietary market data and forecasts for the take up of different types of online sports video offerings, the growth of consumer broadband and the online video boom, an introduction to sports media right and an overview of technology as well as the infrastructure in the OSV market.
published:
04-Feb-08
territories:
UK, USA, France, Germany
Arash Amel
European Broadband Cable 2007
The seventh edition of this best selling report is the only study of the European cable industry that is fully endorsed by Cable Europe (previously ECCA) and its members. The report contains a detailed analysis of 22 Western and Eastern European cable markets - for each country coverage includes homes passed, cable TV, telephony, Internet, unique cable homes, digital vs analogue as well as breakouts for cable TV, telephony and Internet revenues.
published:
20-Jun-07
territories:
Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, Ireland, Israel, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, UK
Guy Bisson
Maria Aguete
Chris Dziadul
Market Assessment and Forecast
This detailed analysis of the European online music market includes historical and forecast data for the online music markets in 16 Western European markets. The report analyses singles, albums and subscription service volumes and revenues and includes detailed profiles of pan European service operators.
published:
18-Aug-06
territories:
Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, UK - Central and Eastern Europe
Arash Amel
Dan Cryan
Articles
Portable player markets mature
European, American and Japanese sales slow down as some markets show signs of reaching effective saturation
published:
17-Jun-08
territories:
France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Spain, UK, USA - Nordic Region, North America, Western Europe
Sarah Johnson
Free online music as mainstream?
The record industry is exploring business models beyond retail, notably finding ways to make free downloads pay
published:
22-Feb-08
territories:
France, Germany, UK, USA - North America, Western Europe
Euro broadband's steady growth
Acquisitions are contributing to market expansion-and are helping incumbent telcos to retain market share-as are moves into cross-border activity, with major players operating outside their home countries
published:
12-Jun-07
territories:
UK, France, Germany, Italy, Spain - Western Europe
Sarah Johnson
Local loop unbundling in Europe
The speed at which incumbent operators' telecom networks have been opened up to competitors varies widely across Europe
published:
15-May-07
territories:
France, Germany, Italy, Spain, UK
James Garlick
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