Our expertise

Strategy 

We provide business planning and strategic advice to media and entertainment industry players (content producers, aggregators, distributors and investors) seeking to:

• develop and review business plans, structure ventures, review strategies, appraise portfolios and investments
• develop new products and services
• enter new markets and defend existing positions

In providing this advice we:

• leverage our specialist expertise in financial modelling, forecasting, survey design and analysis (e.g. conjoint analysis) and workshop facilitation
• ensure our strategy, regulatory and valuation work leads to seamless implementation (for example, through restructuring businesses, reducing costs, outsourcing functions and managing transformational change)
• support companies in financial distress through market and valuations insights, and performance improvement advice.

Regulation 

We work with regulated companies and their regulators to:

• develop, shape or review the case to regulators, competition authorities and governments using economic, financial and strategic analysis supported by empirical research; rehearse senior management in advance of presentations to these stakeholders
• the sustainability of networks and public service broadcasting and their response to the threats and opportunities. Examples of work conducted include:
  
  • the development of a Fair Trading policy and supporting framework
  • economic analysis and forensic investigation of the Premium Rate Services market
  • assessment of the impact of changes to TV advertising minutage
  • assessing options for funding public service content
    
    
• Bid for funding and assets
  
• licence support to national lottery operator
• formulating the case for an increase in debt capacity
• development of an application for a national radio licence

Valuation 

We advise organisations on the value of their assets in the context of negotiations, litigation and accounting exercises leveraging our accounting and commercial expertise and industry knowledge. In particular, we:

• value IP (rights, brands, other intangible assets), businesses and instruments across the value chain
  
• valuing the impact of TV coverage on the value of horseracing rights
• valuing the impact of TV (and other media) exposure on the brand values of advertisers on international news
• assessing the willingness to pay for digital dividend spectrum
  
  
• manage and protect content rights and royalties - advising on the value of rights during reviews of digital asset management

Due diligence

Offering industry insights, financial modelling and valuation capability during the transaction process.

Online media 

Examples of our work 

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