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
Axel Springer AG 22
Lagardere SCA 26
Pearson plc 30
MARKET FORECASTS 36
Market value forecast 36
MACROECONOMIC INDICATORS 37
APPENDIX 39
Methodology 39
Industry associations 40
Related Datamonitor research 40
Disclaimer 42
ABOUT DATAMONITOR 43
Premium Reports 43
Summary Reports 43
Datamonitor consulting 43
LIST OF TABLES
Table 1: France publishing market value: $ billion, 2005–09(e) 10
Table 2: France publishing market segmentation I:% share, by value, 2009(e) 11
Table 3: France publishing market segmentation II: % share, by value, 2009(e) 12
Table 4: Axel Springer AG: key facts 22
Table 5: Axel Springer AG: key financials ($) 23
Table 6: Axel Springer AG: key financials (€) 23
Table 7: Axel Springer AG: key financial ratios 24
Table 8: Lagardere SCA: key facts 26
Table 9: Lagardere SCA: key financials ($) 27
Table 10: Lagardere SCA: key financials (€) 27
Table 11: Lagardere SCA: key financial ratios 28
Table 12: Pearson plc: key facts 30
Table 13: Pearson plc: key financials ($) 33
Table 14: Pearson plc: key financials (£) 33
Table 15: Pearson plc: key financial ratios 34
Table 16: France publishing market value forecast: $ billion, 2009–14 36
Table 17: France size of population (million), 2005–09 37
Table 18: France GDP (constant 2000 prices, $ billion), 2005–09 37
Table 19: France GDP (current prices, $ billion), 2005–09 37
Table 20: France inflation, 2005–09 38
Table 21: France consumer price index (absolute), 2005–09 38
Table 22: France exchange rate, 2005–09 38
LIST OF FIGURES
Figure 1: France publishing market value: $ billion, 2005–09(e) 10
Figure 2: France publishing market segmentation I:% share, by value, 2009(e) 11
Figure 3: France publishing market segmentation II: % share, by value, 2009(e) 12
Figure 4: Forces driving competition in the publishing market in France, 2009 13
Figure 5: Drivers of buyer power in the publishing market in France, 2009 15
Figure 6: Drivers of supplier power in the publishing market in France, 2009 17
Figure 7: Factors influencing the likelihood of new entrants in the publishing market in France, 2009 18
Figure 8: Factors influencing the threat of substitutes in the publishing market in France, 2009 20
Figure 9: Drivers of degree of rivalry in the publishing market in France, 2009 21
Figure 10: Axel Springer AG: revenues & profitability 24
Figure 11: Axel Springer AG: assets & liabilities 25
Figure 12: Lagardere SCA: revenues & profitability 28
Figure 13: Lagardere SCA: assets & liabilities 29
Figure 14: Pearson plc: revenues & profitability 34
Figure 15: Pearson plc: assets & liabilities 35
Figure 16: France publishing market value forecast: $ billion, 2009–14 36
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