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published:
24-Jan-08
territories:
UK, USA
categories:
Merger/takeover/investment deal
Glu offers $36m for 3D mobile games developer Superscape
US-based mobile games publisher Glu has offered 10p per share for UK's AIM-listed Superscape. Superscape specialises in 3D mobile games development. The deal represents a 29 per cent premium on Superscape's closing share price, prior to the announcement, of 7.75p and values the company at around £18m ($36m). Superscape has had a troubled time and has not recorded a profit since its move into mobile games. In the year ending January 2005 the company reported a loss of £5.5m on revenues of £4m and in the year ending January 2006 the company's position had worsened, losing £9.6m on revenues static at £4m.
Our take...
The deal will bring Glu an increase in revenues although some significant restructuring will be required to bring profitability from the new operations. Superscape brings expertise in 3D mobile games, an area in which Glu's current portfolio is lacking. However, 3D titles have significantly larger development costs without a corresponding increase in consumer revenues. Although 3D titles are typically sold at higher price points, the addressable market is smaller than for conventional games and consumers seem more interested in simpler, 2D casual puzzle titles. Superscape, through deals with various movie studios including Universal Studios and Sony Pictures, has produced mobile games based on a number of movie licences. However, many of these are for movies which had a theatrical release date ten or more years ago (such as Independence Day) and these licences are unlikely to have added significant value to the company.
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Analyst, market intelligence & notices
Nokia buys out Symbian and makes it open source
published:
25-Jun-08
territories:
Austria, Belgium, Canada, China, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, India, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Korea. Rep [S], Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, UK, USA - World
categories:
Merger/takeover/investment deal
Ronan de Renesse
First quarter data available
published:
17-Jun-08
territories:
Austria, Belgium, Canada, China, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, India, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Korea. Rep [S], Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, UK, USA - World
categories:
New market data/forecast
Christine Binns
iPhone 3G set for worldwide debut starting July 11
published:
17-Jun-08
territories:
Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, UK, USA - World
categories:
New product/service
Julien Theys
Reports
(2) 1-2 showing
Mobile media advertising opportunities: The market for ...
Often hailed as one of the most potent advertising media of the next decade, mobile has yet to deliver on its promises. Through a survey among GroupM's international media agencies and a quantitative analysis of the mobile content market, Screen Digest analyses the potential of advertising on mobile media. Mobile TV and Video on Demand emerge as the most promising media, if data prices, usability and measurements standards improve and allow for the market to reach critical mass.
published:
02-May-08
territories:
Austria, Belgium, Canada, China, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, India, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Korea. Rep [S], Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, UK, USA - Asia-Pacific, Europe, North America
Julien Theys
Adam Smith
Mobile TV: Business Models and Opportunties
This report examines the current and future state of the mobile TV markets in Asia, North America and Western Europe. It includes five year forecasts of consumer revenues and subscriber numbers for unicast and broadcast mobile TV. The report provides detailed analysis of business models and value chains for both types of delivery platforms.
published:
27-Nov-07
territories:
Austria, Belgium, Canada, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Korea. Rep [S], Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, UK, USA
Ronan de Renesse
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
FCC bonanza in spectrum auction
Contenders have bid $20bn for frequencies released bythe forthcoming analogue switch-off. Verizon bid the most money, AT&T secured the most licences
published:
23-Apr-08
territories:
USA - North America
Ronan de Renesse
Prospects for growth on Mobile TV
An analysis of brusiness models and structure of the value chain. Operators have experimented with a variety of business models. TV on mobile can be paid per day, per week, per month, per megabyte, per minute, per channel and per package. Technology limitations, the pre-pay and contract subscriber base, usage patterns and types of content are key metrics for the selection of a suitable business model for consumers. We examine and assess the options available to operators in the mobile TV field.
published:
01-Dec-07
territories:
Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Korea. Rep [S], Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, UK, USA - Asia-Pacific, Europe, North America
Ronan de Renesse
Free-to-air mobile TV market grows
More than 15m people in Asia subscribe to free-to-air mobile TV services
published:
01-Nov-07
territories:
Austria, Belgium, Canada, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Korea. Rep [S], Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, UK, USA - World
Ronan de Renesse
Music on the mobile on the move
Manufacturers of mobile handsets are moving into the provision of music download services, in competition with network operators
published:
06-Aug-07
territories:
France, Germany, Italy, Spain, UK, USA, China - Central and Eastern Europe, North America, Western Europe
Christine Binns
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Western Europe
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