Central European Media Enterprises
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| Type | Public |
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| Traded as | NASDAQ: CETV |
| Industry | Media |
| Founded | 1994 |
| Headquarters | Hamilton, Bermuda London, United Kingdom CME Development Corporation Amsterdam, Netherlands CME Media Enterprises BV Prague, Czech Republic CME Media Services Limited |
| Key people | Ronald S. Lauder, Chairman Adrian Sârbu, CEO & President David Sach, CFO |
| Products | Television broadcasting; content production and distribution; New Media |
| Revenue |  $737 million (2010) |
| Employees | 4,900[1] |
| Website | Official website |
Central European Media Enterprises (CME) is a Bermuda-based vertically integrated company. Founded by Ronald Lauder, it owns broadcast, content and new media operations in Central and Eastern Europe. The company is listed on NASDAQ and Prague Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol CETV.
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[edit] Broadcast
CME is the broadcast market leader in every country where it has stations present and reaches the homes of over 50 million people.[2] It started life as a single channel in the Czech Republic in 1994. It is now present in six markets where it operates 23 commercial free-to-air stations. It also operates a bouquet of subscription channels in Slovenia. In 2010, CME acquired bTV group in Bulgaria. The group included bTV, the leading free-to-air commercial television channel in Bulgaria, as well as bTV Cinema and bTV Comedy cable channels, and several radio stations.[3]
[edit] Content & Distribution
In 2009 CME acquired Media Pro Entertainment, one of the leading producers and distributors of television fiction, which owns one of the largest production facilities in Central and Eastern Europe. In 2010 it delivered 890 hours of fiction, 1,881 hours of reality and entertainment and several feature films. It also offers production management services for foreign film producers and commercial advertising clients.[4] CME further strengthened its position as a vertically integrated media company when it acquired the leading content distribution company in the Czech and Slovak Republics Bontonfilms a.s. in June 2011.[5]
[edit] New Media
CME’s New Media Division operates more than 60 online products and distribution platforms across six markets. At present CME’s internet sites attract around 2 million unique users every day and around 11 million each month, representing a 20% increase over 2010 in terms of online audience. One of the division’s objectives is to support the Broadcast Division and Media Pro Entertainment by developing distribution platforms. The New Media Division also operates a number of non-TV related services through targeted standalone niche sites, which are created separately from its broadcast operations. In 2011 CME launched Voyo, a transactional video-on-demand portal, in the Czech Republic. Throughout 2011 Voyo has been rolled out across CME’s markets. Viewers can access free catch-up content from the archives of CME’s broadcasters, as well as see episodes of local series ahead of TV broadcast and unique paid content. Voyo has agreements with major and independent studios for the screening of international and local movies. In September 2011, the Pop Plus VOD distribution platform in Slovenia was rebranded to Voyo, and offered subscription VOD services.[6]
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On 23 March 2009, Time Warner announced that it would invest $241.5 million, for a 31% stake, in CME.[7]
Two years later on 3 March 2011 Time Warner bought another 3.1 million shares taking its stake in CME up to 34.4% with around 47 percent of voting rights and a total of 22.1 million shares.[8]
[edit] Broadcast Operations
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[edit] New Media Division
The company manages Live TV, Catch-up TV, TV news, program micro-sites, various content, blog and social networking sites. Implemented in all 6 CME markets, the portfolio of brands include:
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Bulgaria
Croatia
Czech Republic
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Slovakia
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Romania
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[edit] Other
Romania
- SC ProVideo SRL, distribuitor of home video, in supermarkets, cash & carry stores.[9]
[edit] CME Board of Directors
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Non Independents
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Independents
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[edit] See als
[edit] References
- ^ CME Form 10-K filed 24/02/2010
- ^ cetv-net.com
- ^ cetv-net.com
- ^ cetv-net.com
- ^ cetv-net.com
- ^ broadbandtvnews.com
- ^ cetv-net.com
- ^ bloomberg.com
- ^ #1
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USA"articol businessweek". bloomberg newsweek. Martie 3, 2011. http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/private/snapshot.asp?privcapId=61570409.
[edit] External links
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