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published:
15-Apr-08
territories:
Greece, Cyprus
categories:
General market development
Forthnet to acquire satellite operator Nova
Greek telco Forthnet has agreed to acquire NetMed, holding company for the Greek and Cypriot satellite pay TV platform Nova, for €490m. Acquisition was made from international media company Naspers, and is subject to shareholder review. Acquisition will be part funded by debt of up to €60m.
Our take...
In 2007, Naspers undertook a review of its strategic investment priorities and advised that it was involved in a formal process to sell the NetMed operations. Nova's Greek satellite operations have exhibited low growth in a market devoid of rival pay-TV companies. Consequently, it was not surprising that Naspers chose to divest its interests in a business which was under-performing significantly.
Question remains however, as to whether Forthnet will be able to turn the Greek satellite service around and stimulate growth from a company which has, despite being present in a market with less than 10 per cent pay-TV penetration, typically exhibited just five per cent growth year-on-year and even negative growth in some periods. Furthermore, competition has been increasing in the market recently. Telcos Vivodi and ON Telecoms launched IPTV services in 2007, breaking Nova's monopoly on pay TV (there is no cable in Greece), and with other IPTV launches expected this year, notably from incumbent OTE, and a strong DTT sector beginning to take hold, Nova may find the going even more tough than before.
Forthnet, however, does have one main advantage over Naspers in that it controls extensive customer relationships in the broadband and telephony space across Greece. Forthnet currently claims roughly 200,000 broadband customers, and is the second largest consumer broadband operator in Greece. Capitalizing on the new ability to offer triple-play is an especially important consideration in a market being flooded with start-up IPTV operations and could see Nova in a better position than it has been in recent years. As a further consequence of the acquisition, Nova is no longer confined to providing just a premium option. The company recently introduced a new packaging structure to its customers, with a basic price of €29.50 per month for the lowest offer. Triple-play could potentially allow the company to drop the price further, giving the service the mass market appeal which has historically prevented it from rapidly expanding its customer base.
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Analyst, market intelligence & notices
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Additional data added for secondary markets
published:
21-Feb-08
territories:
Algeria, Belarus, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Egypt, Georgia, Iran, Latvia, Lebanon, Lithuania, Macedonia, Malta, Moldova, Morocco, Saudi Arabia, Serbia & Montenegro, South Africa, Tunisia, UAE, Ukraine - Europe, Africa and Middle East
categories:
New market data/forecast
Richard Broughton
Data for twenty-one new markets added to TV Intelligenc...
published:
21-Nov-07
territories:
Algeria, Belarus, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Egypt, Georgia, Iran, Latvia, Lithuania, Macedonia, Malta, Moldova, Morocco, Saudi Arabia, Serbia & Montenegro, South Africa, Tunisia, UAE, Ukraine
categories:
Market data analysis, Market data/forecast revision, New market data/forecast
Mark Smith
Nineteen VoD markets added to TV Intelligence
published:
14-Nov-07
territories:
Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Switzerland, UK
categories:
Market data analysis, Market data/forecast revision, New market data/forecast
Richard Broughton
Reports
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HDTV 2008: Global uptake, strategies and business model...
This new HD report focuses on business models, costs and benefits derived from HD services, notably from a pay TV operator perspective. The report is mostly centred on broadcast HDTV and pay HDTV across all platforms (satellite, terrestrial, cable, IPTV) but it is also looking at the overall migration to HD in all audiovisual services and devices (displays, set-top boxes, online HD, hi-def video, hi-def gaming, hi-def VOD).
published:
01-Jul-08
territories:
Albania, Austria, Belgium, Canada, China, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hong Kong, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Korea. Rep [S], Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russian Federation, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, Turkey, UK, USA - Asia-Pacific, Benelux, Central and Eastern Europe, Europe, Africa and Middle East, Nordic Region, North America, Regional Totals
Vincent Létang
European Digital Terrestrial Television: Market assessm...
The latest report from Screen Digest provides a detailed analysis of the European
digital terrestrial television (DTT) market in 15 Western and 4 Eastern European markets.
The report includes historical and five year forecast household and penetration data for free,
pay and top-up DTT as well as penetration numbers for cable, DTH and IPTV.
published:
21-Jan-06
territories:
Austria, Belgium, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russian Federation, Serbia & Montenegro, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, UK, Ukraine - Central and Eastern Europe
Guy Bisson
Chris Dziadul
Articles
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Internet protocol TV market
Although IPTV as a platform has yet to achieve a subscriber base to rival that of cable or satellite, it has made serious gains in the years since it first arrived in Europe. France, is, and will remain, the main market for IPTV in Europe, with seven operators and a penetration rate of over 14 per cent. Its market share (now over 50 per cent of Europe's IPTV viewers) will decline as other European IPTV services start to take hold. By 2011, 65 per cent of European IPTV viewers will be outside France.
published:
23-Jan-08
territories:
Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Romania, Russian Federation, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, UK, Switzerland, Portugal, Ireland, Denmark - Central and Eastern Europe, Europe
Richard Broughton
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
Funding of public broadcasting
In 25 countries surveyed, public funds worth þ22.3bn in 2006
published:
01-Nov-07
territories:
Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, UK, USA - World
Tim Westcott
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
DTT take-up accelerates in Europe
Continent-wide penetration has reached 12 per cent, with UK and Finland leading the way and laggardly France and Spain now catching up
published:
15-May-07
territories:
Australia, Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Georgia, Hungary, Italy, Japan, Luxembourg, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, UK, Greece, Ireland, Poland, Slovakia, Turkey - Europe
Tim Westcott
On-demand TV services in Europe
The rapid surge of IPTV is driving the growth in pay-per-view services
published:
19-Feb-07
territories:
Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Iceland, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, UK - Europe, Western Europe
Lingjie Wang
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