DUBLIN, December 9, 2014 /PRNewswire/ --

Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/h8d8z2/european_tv) have announced the addition of the "European TV Production: Market Profile and Forecast 2014" report to their offering.

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The outlook for the European TV Production market has improved in the past year since our previous study on the market was published. The market is now over 15bn in value and a strengthening macroeconomic environment has fed through to more optimistic views on future advertising revenues and other drivers - which is reflected in our latest market forecasts.

The last twelve months has been an exciting period for the industry with several large acquisitions taking place. In part, this has reflected ongoing consolidation in what is still a fragmented industry. It has also seen some financial investors taking advantage of better market conditions to achieve delayed exits. But perhaps most interestingly, large media groups are increasingly seeing value in getting involved in production. Examples of the latter trend include US-based groups such as Warner Bros, who have obtained access to valuable non-scripted formats from creative European producers and broadcasters such as ITV which has built on its strength in production to lead its turnaround. However, despite consolidation, the market remains relatively fragmented with no group having a global market share approaching 10% and there is also a long tail of smaller independents in most countries.

Key trends which the study analyses and comments on include the increasingly international nature of the industry, development of new funding models such as deficit funding, increasing importance of digital rights and the impact of IPTV.

The study covers 30 countries across Europe with particular focus on eight of the largest markets: France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Poland, Spain, Sweden and the UK. In each, it looks at the main customers, probes the factors which are influencing their commissioning behaviour, identifies super-indies and local competitors present in the market, benchmarks market characteristics and performance and sets out a forecast for the market.

The research includes detailed profiles of the leading super-indies such as FremantleMedia, Endemol, All3Media, Shine, Banijay, Zodiak Media and Eyeworks. These set out their international networks, key shows, strategies, and revenues, based on interviews with market experts as well as published information.

Key Topics Covered:

Market definition, characteristics and trends

• Definition
• Market seasonality and cyclicality
• Programme genre trends
• Broadcaster trends
• Traditional and new sources of revenue
• New programme funding models (deficit financing)
• Market consolidation and creation of super-indies
• Impact of trends on the formats
• Impact on different markets

Market size

• European TV Production Market size and growth
• Viewing levels
• TV industry Revenue
• Macroeconomic environment
• Advertising
• Subscription
• Licence fees and government funding
• Price trends

Comparison of leading markets

• Market size and growth
• Market size and GDP
• Price levels
• Viewing levels
• Industry revenue
• Advertising
• Licence Fees

Leading country market profiles

• France
• Germany
• Italy
• Netherlands
• Poland
• Spain
• Sweden
• UK
• Other markets

Competitive landscape

• Overview
• Summary of leading super-indies
• Value drivers for TV production companies
• Profiles of leading TV production groups
• AllMedia
• Banijay Entertainment
• Endemol
• Eyeworks
• FremantleMedia
• Shine
• Zodiak Media

Forecasts

• Market driver forecasts
• European TV production market forecast by country
• Summary of forecast changes
• Risk to the forecasts

Companies Mentioned: 

• AllMedia
• Banijay Entertainment
• Endemol
• Eyeworks
• FremantleMedia
• Shine
• Zodiak Media

For more information visit http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/h8d8z2/european_tv

Media Contact: Laura Wood, +353-1-481-1716, press@researchandmarkets.net

SOURCE Research and Markets