TABLE OF CONTENTS
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 2
MARKET OVERVIEW 7
Market definition 7
Research highlights 8
Market analysis 9
MARKET VALUE 10
MARKET SEGMENTATION I 11
MARKET SEGMENTATION II 12
FIVE FORCES ANALYSIS 13
Summary 13
Buyer power 14
Supplier power 16
New entrants 17
Substitutes 19
Rivalry 20
LEADING COMPANIES 21
Axel Springer AG 21
Roularta Media Group NV 25
RTL Group SA 29
Vivendi S.A. 33
MARKET FORECASTS 37
Market value forecast 37
MACROECONOMIC INDICATORS 38
APPENDIX 40
Methodology 40
Industry associations 41
Related Datamonitor research 41
Disclaimer 42
ABOUT DATAMONITOR 43
Premium Reports 43
Summary Reports 43
Datamonitor consulting 43
LIST OF TABLES
Table 1: Belgium media industry value: $ billion, 2006–10(e) 10
Table 2: Belgium media industry segmentation I:% share, by value, 2010(e) 11
Table 3: Belgium media industry segmentation II: % share, by value, 2010(e) 12
Table 4: Axel Springer AG: key facts 21
Table 5: Axel Springer AG: key financials ($) 22
Table 6: Axel Springer AG: key financials (€) 22
Table 7: Axel Springer AG: key financial ratios 23
Table 8: Roularta Media Group NV: key facts 25
Table 9: Roularta Media Group NV: key financials ($) 27
Table 10: Roularta Media Group NV: key financials (€) 27
Table 11: Roularta Media Group NV: key financial ratios 27
Table 12: RTL Group SA: key facts 29
Table 13: RTL Group SA: key financials ($) 30
Table 14: RTL Group SA: key financials (€) 30
Table 15: RTL Group SA: key financial ratios 31
Table 16: Vivendi S.A.: key facts 33
Table 17: Vivendi S.A.: key financials ($) 35
Table 18: Vivendi S.A.: key financials (€) 35
Table 19: Vivendi S.A.: key financial ratios 35
Table 20: Belgium media industry value forecast: $ billion, 2010–15 37
Table 21: Belgium size of population (million), 2006–10(e) 38
Table 22: Belgium gdp (constant 2000 prices, $ billion), 2006–10(e) 38
Table 23: Belgium gdp (current prices, $ billion), 2006–10(e) 38
Table 24: Belgium inflation, 2006–10(e) 39
Table 25: Belgium consumer price index (absolute), 2006–10(e) 39
Table 26: Belgium exchange rate, 2006–10(e) 39
LIST OF FIGURES
Figure 1: Belgium media industry value: $ billion, 2006–10(e) 10
Figure 2: Belgium media industry segmentation I:% share, by value, 2010(e) 11
Figure 3: Belgium media industry segmentation II: % share, by value, 2010(e) 12
Figure 4: Forces driving competition in the media industry in Belgium, 2010(e) 13
Figure 5: Drivers of buyer power in the media industry in Belgium, 2010(e) 14
Figure 6: Drivers of supplier power in the media industry in Belgium, 2010(e) 16
Figure 7: Factors influencing the likelihood of new entrants in the media industry in Belgium, 2010(e) 17
Figure 8: Factors influencing the threat of substitutes in the media industry in Belgium, 2010(e) 19
Figure 9: Drivers of degree of rivalry in the media industry in Belgium, 2010(e) 20
Figure 10: Axel Springer AG: revenues & profitability 23
Figure 11: Axel Springer AG: assets & liabilities 24
Figure 12: Roularta Media Group NV: revenues & profitability 28
Figure 13: Roularta Media Group NV: assets & liabilities 28
Figure 14: RTL Group SA: revenues & profitability 31
Figure 15: RTL Group SA: assets & liabilities 32
Figure 16: Vivendi S.A.: revenues & profitability 36
Figure 17: Vivendi S.A.: assets & liabilities 36
Figure 18: Belgium media industry value forecast: $ billion, 2010–15 37
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