Media M&A Insights 2007

January 2007

Welcome to the fifth edition of Media Insights from PricewaterhouseCoopers.

As in previous years, we analyse the trends driving M&A activity in the European media sector. We also take time to review predictions from the last edition, and set out our thoughts for 2007 and beyond.

• European and UK deal activity
  
• Private Equity involvement in Media
• Sub-sector analysis
  
• US involvement / Online / Public Markets
  

Media M&A again showed itself as a healthy market in 2006, with significant activity in continental Europe, a high level of Private Equity involvement and a long tail of smaller corporate 'in-fills' driving the total number of completions to 175. Other key themes in 2006 included consolidation within the traditional print sector and significant growth in demand for broadcasters in emerging economies.