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 15
Supplier power 17
New entrants 18
Substitutes 20
Rivalry 21
LEADING COMPANIES 22
Bertelsmann AG 22
Next Media Limited 26
Time Warner Inc. 28
Woongjin ThinkBig Co., Ltd. 37
MARKET FORECASTS 39
Market value forecast 39
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: Asia-Pacific publishing market value: $ billion, 2005–09(e) 10
Table 2: Asia-Pacific publishing market segmentation I:% share, by value, 2009(e) 11
Table 3: Asia-Pacific publishing market segmentation II: % share, by value, 2009(e) 12
Table 4: Bertelsmann AG: key facts 22
Table 5: Bertelsmann AG: key financials ($) 23
Table 6: Bertelsmann AG: key financials (€) 24
Table 7: Bertelsmann AG: key financial ratios 24
Table 8: Next Media Limited: key facts 26
Table 9: Time Warner Inc.: key facts 28
Table 10: Time Warner Inc.: key financials ($) 35
Table 11: Time Warner Inc.: key financial ratios 35
Table 12: Woongjin ThinkBig Co., Ltd.: key facts 37
Table 13: Asia-Pacific publishing market value forecast: $ billion, 2009–14 39
LIST OF FIGURES
Figure 1: Asia-Pacific publishing market value: $ billion, 2005–09(e) 10
Figure 2: Asia-Pacific publishing market segmentation I:% share, by value, 2009(e) 11
Figure 3: Asia-Pacific publishing market segmentation II: % share, by value, 2009(e) 12
Figure 4: Forces driving competition in the publishing market in Asia-Pacific, 2009 13
Figure 5: Drivers of buyer power in the publishing market in Asia-Pacific, 2009 15
Figure 6: Drivers of supplier power in the publishing market in Asia-Pacific, 2009 17
Figure 7: Factors influencing the likelihood of new entrants in the publishing market in Asia-Pacific, 2009 18
Figure 8: Factors influencing the threat of substitutes in the publishing market in Asia-Pacific, 2009 20
Figure 9: Drivers of degree of rivalry in the publishing market in Asia-Pacific, 2009 21
Figure 10: Bertelsmann AG: revenues & profitability 25
Figure 11: Bertelsmann AG: assets & liabilities 25
Figure 12: Time Warner Inc.: revenues & profitability 36
Figure 13: Time Warner Inc.: assets & liabilities 36
Figure 14: Asia-Pacific publishing market value forecast: $ billion, 2009–14 39
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