european media strategies
– emsmedia
emsmedia focuses on the film, European broadcasting and
media sectors including digital pay-television. We can act as a UK co-producer as well as advise on finance,
strategy & planning and regulation – for film and television producers, for
TV channels and for programme and film distributors.
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Whether you are a smaller player in
the television or independent film sector looking for help and advice, or a
larger player needing extra resources on a specific project or information on a
market or competitor, ems can help you. The European film and broadcasting
environment is complex and competitive and it is difficult to keep track of the
opportunities and the threats. We can
provide market information and help you to develop European strategy as well as
assist with its implementation in different European markets. On the film side
we can help raise finance and find co-producers.
You may be looking for advice on:
v Raising film finance and
finding co-production partners, or act as a UK co-producer,
v In broadcasting, the best
European markets on which to focus initially,
v How to enter and develop
those markets,
v Marketing your services
and the branding options which are most effective in a multichannel world,
v Looking for strategic
partners,
v Rights issues and
valuation,
v Business planning.
ems can help
you address these issues.
ems services
ems focuses
on film finance and strategy and regulation in UK and European
pay-television. It supplements
resources and provides advice and assistance in the following areas
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Film
finance
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UK
co-producer
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UK and
European TV business strategy and business development
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Business planning, including modelling and forecasting pay-TV in European
markets
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Rights
valuation
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Market intelligence, feasibility studies and market assessment
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UK and EU regulation, including analysis
of the impact of regulation, and
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Representing interests with regulators
in the UK, and in Brussels
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Project management
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Raising finance and looking for partners
Specific ems
services include:
Film Finance and
co-production
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Help with raising finance in the UK and in other territories
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Acting as UK co-producer – ensuring DCMS certification and
arranging production and post-production services
Strategy & planning
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Strategic review, including
SWOT and competitive analysis and assessment of strategic options
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Business planning, including
European subscriber and revenue forecasts
Market intelligence
v ems market intelligence service – news and information from different
European countries
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Detailed country/ market
reports
Regulation
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Regulatory diagnostic review,
examining potential threats and remedial action
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Monitoring of UK and EU
legislation and regulation in the TV, cable & satellite sector
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Draft responses to
consultation documents from UK and European regulators
Project management and
extra European-based resource
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On-call resource for
management of specific projects and analysis of issues directly related to your
company
v Help with finding finance
and/ or strategic partners for European business/ network development
Information
and reports can be delivered via e-mail.
The aim is to provide a reliable service at a reasonable cost. We can help to lay the groundwork for
companies planning to enter European markets or provide extra assistance when
needed for those who are already there.
All who work with ems are experienced consultants who have
been working in the broadcasting sector for several years.
Recent projects
Recent work by ems includes reports on:
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Work with a leading UK film producer on overall strategy as well as
advising on film finance options
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Assessment of the economic impact on pay-TV of provisions of the UK
Communications Bill for sub-titling, audio description and signing
v Market and competitor analysis of key
European markets input into European strategy for a major UK broadcaster
v Analysis of UK interactive television
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Impact of changes in the UK Advertising code on cable
& satellite television
v Business plans for a new channel
launches
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Input into business plan for new TV channel and website launching across
Europe
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Analysis of German, Benelux and Nordic television markets
v Review of marketing, packaging and pricing
of major European pay-TV platforms
v Work on a report by the British
government on Information, Communications and Media sectors
v Review UK Digital Terrestrial
Television
v Analysis of the economics of the
Professional Golfers Association European Tour
v Valuation of motor rally sports
rights across the world
v Analysis of potential revenues for a
new pan-European football league
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European forecasts and modeling on television football rights
v Analysis of Pay-TV Football in the
UK, and
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Published reports on: Pay-TV Business Planning, published in August 2003
by International Marketing Reports
v European Pay-TV Forecasts, published in August 2003 by International
Marketing Reports
v Film & Pay-Television,
published in December 2000 by International Marketing Reports
v FT Focus on the BBC (FT Media
& Telecoms)
The
executive summary of the European Pay-TV and the Film Reports are available via
the links opposite.
clients
Recent and
past ems clients include:
Discovery Communications Europe
Goldcrest Films International
Flextech Television
The UK Satellite & Cable Broadcasters’ Group
Canal Satelite Digital (Spain)
FT Media
European Commission
why
ems?
ems was
established by David Brown, who has worked as a consultant in cable and
satellite television for over 10 years. He has an MA in economics from
Edinburgh University and an MSc in Media Management from Stirling University
where he lectures regularly on the business of television.
Past experience includes working for:
The
European Commission in Brussels
KPMG
Management Consulting
Flextech
Television
Discovery
Communications Europe.
Using ems will provide:
Experience,
knowledge and understanding of the film and television sectors in the UK and in
Europe, including finance
Extensive
contacts with UK and EU regulators in Brussels, and in European pay-TV, as well
as expert knowledge of the regulatory process
Advice
and assistance with responses to consultation by the UK and EU regulators on
topics related to television
An
outside perspective on strategic and business issues
An
extra short-term management resource
In-depth
information and analysis on key issues affecting your business.
Contact Information
Contact:
David Brown, Director, ems - european
media strategies
E-mail address
Web address
Telephone
44 (0)20 8995 5020
Reports published by International Marketing Reports – see www.im-reports.com
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revised: January 2005