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Historic growth of CSC Media
• Ten digital channelsacquired
• Four new channels launched
• Eight channelslaunchedon Freesat
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• Two newchannels launched
• Channel refreshes started
• Websites rolled out
• Three channelsrefreshed
• Five furtherchannels launchedon Freesat
• One newchannel launched
• One channel refreshed
• CSC moved todigital file delivery
• BuzMuziklaunches
• Flava and Bliss refreshed
• PopPower.com launched
• True Drama, Kix Power & True Christmas launch
• Channel Starz acquired• PopGirl and Chartshow
Dance refreshed• True Entertainment
launches on Freeview• Playout move to WRN• Ad-sales move to Sky
Media
• Two channels refreshed
• New advertising agreements withSky Media & Dolphin (Sony)
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(m) Number of UK Digital TV Households
Dsat Dcab DTT (Freeview)
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16.8m
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4.9m2.3m
Total number of UK multichannel households
UK Television Market – Overview Digital satellite and free digital satellite continue to grow
Key Points
+ In October 2012 all UK TV households became digital multichannel. Platforms comprise Dsat, Dcab and DTT (Freeview)
+ CSC’s core distribution platform for its free-to-air channels in the UK is Dsat (Sky and Freesat) with some channels also available on Dcab (Virgin Media)
+ Dsat (pay and free) penetration in UK homes has grown by 52% since 2005
+ Free satellite (Free Sat from Sky and Freesat) is expected to grow at a 14% CAGR from 2010 to 2016
+ The Freesat platform is the fastest growing TV platform in the UK in terms of quarterly net additions
+ By 2014 Freesat will account for over 3m homes in the UK. This is a 43% improvement on Q1 2012 which stands at 1.4m
+ CSC has recently joined the Freeview platform which has 11m unique TV homes. 20m UK homes have a Freeview/Dsatcombination.
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(m) Number of UK Free Satellite Households
Free Satellite Freesat Free Sat from Sky
CAGR: 14%
CAGR: 15%
CAGR: 14%
Source: BARB (from 2002 figures include homes with 2 or more reception capabilities. Satellite & Cable figures include both analogue & digital platforms) Techedge, Eurodata TV Worldwide, Attentional 3
UK Advertising Market – Overview TV continues to be the most important advertising medium
Key Points
+ UK TV advertising revenue is expected to grow from 2012 to 2016 as TV remains the single most important advertising medium for brands
+ Digital devices are increasingly complementing the television experience as many people use a second display device (i.e. smartphone, laptop or tablet) while watching TV
+ In the UK, 80% of tablet owners and 78% of smartphone owners said they used their device while watching TV at least once a day
+ CSC’s digital strategy harnesses these digital devices to drive television impacts and market share growth
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(£bn)UK Media Advertising Expenditure by Type
2009
2010
2011
2012
21.1%
13.7%
19.5%10.8%
9.3%
8.3%
5.8%
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3.4%2.1%
2.4%0.4%
2012 UK Media Advertising Expenditure by Type
TVInternet Display
Internet SearchDirect MailNational NewspapersRegional Newspapers
OutdoorConsumer Magazines
RadioDirectoriesB2B Magazines
Cinema
2.02.22.42.62.83.03.23.43.63.8
(£bn)Total UK TV Advertising Revenue
Source: Enders Analysis (October 2011 / January 2012), Sky /IHS Screen Digest, Nielsen
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CSC’s Strategic Focus
Grow Market Share + Increase market share in all genres providing opportunities for advertisers and sponsors
Grow Impacts + Grow commercial impacts to leverage ad sales negotiations and ensure continued price improvement
Increase Distribution + Increase UK distribution on Freeview and other, complementary digital platforms + Build international distribution infrastructure and maximise opportunities
overseas in both Pay TV and Free To Air (FTA)
High Quality Content + Invest in quality content and increase in-house production underpinning viewing and impact growth
More Channels + Harness CSC’s efficient operations to launch new channels and leverage existing content libraries
Efficient Cost Base + Maintain CSC’s low-cost model, increasing impressive margins and cash conversion
TechnologyDifferentiation
+ Drive CSC’s integrated broadcast platform to increase interactivity and maintain technological competitive edge.
+ Live linking of CSC’s channels to Social Media and its proprietary websites to maximise differentiation and increase ‘stickiness’.
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CSC’s Current Channel Distribution
Kids Music Movies / Entertainment
International
Digital Media Channels
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International Distribution and Pipeline for ExpansionKick-starting CSC’s international roll-out plan
Channel feed Territories Customers Feed launch date
Africa
Africa
Africa
South Africa & Sub-Saharan Africa
Jan 2012
Oct 2011
TBC: Discussions on-going
TBC: Discussionson-going
South Africa & Sub-Saharan Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa
Republic of Ireland
Republic of Ireland
South Africa & Sub-Saharan Africa
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June 2013
Belgium
Belgium, Netherlands & Luxembourg
TBC: Discussions on-going
TBC: Discussions on-going
CSC Total Impacts and Revenue – Our Key KPIsExcellent balance and growth through genre diversification and channel launches
Source: BARB/TechEdge; Kids: 4-15s, Music: 16-34s, Movies: 16+s. All Dsat (Tiny Pop also in Dcab)
(4-15 Kids, All Adult Movies commercial Advertising Impacts, 16 -34 Music)
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Commercial Impacts
Music Kids Movies/Entertainment
Total: 4.4bn
Total: 9.4 bn 55%
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2006 Advertising Revenue by Genre - £11.9m
Music
Kids
Movies/Entertainment
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2013 Advertising Revenue by Genre - £27.4m
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Kids
Movies/Entertainment
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Complementary Digital Media – Overview Harnessing technology and digital media to drive TV impacts
TV Impacts
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Music: 5 FTEs Kids: 4 FTEs Movies: 3 FTEs
Online: 5 FTEs
Scheduling: 5 FTEs
Production: 25 FTEs
Management, Finance & Administration: 6 FTEs
Commercial: 2 FTEs
Research: 2 FTEs
International : 1 FTEs
People and Culture Giving exceptional young people responsibility early in their careers
+ Young, positive and entrepreneurial culture
+ Average age 27, average salary £28k pa
+ 25% of employees have worked for CSC for 5 years
Most CSC young managers have worked their way up within CSC
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CSC Portfolio
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CSC Kids – Demographic Profile
Boys 7-12
Kids 4-9
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Tiny Pop Pop Pop Girl Kix
Gender Profile
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Age Profile
4-6 yr 7-9 yr 10-12 yr 13-15 yr
Kids 3 – 7
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Boys 7-12
POP-UP
CHANNEL
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Well known branded programmes for children and parents to enjoy watching together, including brand new Care Bears, Franklin, Harry and his Bucket Full of
Dinosaurs and much more!
For 3-7 year olds
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On POP everything is fast paced and fun. Slapstick comedy, exploration, invention, art, make and do all add to the line up for 2013 .
Plus favourites Oggy and the Cockroaches and Sally Bollywood
For 4-9 year olds
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Returning series of the classics Sabrina and Zoey 101, back due to popular demand. Plus plenty of new live action comedy series and movies
For 7-12 girls
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Focussing on comedy and action, Kix has new series of Power Rangers, re-mastered classic anime series Dragon Ball Z Kai and new comedies including Total
Drama Island forming the backbone of the schedule
For 7-12 Boys
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For Power Rangers Fans2013
POP-UP
CHANNEL
Operation Overdrive
Wild Force(40 eps)
Mystic Force(32 eps)
Dino Thunder (38 eps)
Jungle Fury (32 eps)
SPD(38 eps)
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CSC Kids websites
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Tiny Pop Popfun Popgirl Kix
Average Monthly Page Impressions Q4 2014
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Average Monthly Unique UsersQ4 2014
Aqua Moon – CSC Skill-based, Social and Subscription Gaming
+ Aqua Moon JV (60% CSC ownership)
+ Operates a dedicated online skill-based gaming site for kids:www.poppower.com
+ Team of experienced illustrators, flash developers and web developers
+ Producing freemium mobile and tablet based app games marketed via the Pop Channels and virally
+ Integrated into the Pop channels with high scores on TV to hold viewers across breaks and build social networking
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CSC Music 21
Over 20 years of Pop music heritage in the UK!
Chart Show give viewers a channel packed full of the latest releases packaged with exclusive content
+ The channel’s dominance in the UK means labels need to secure airplay on Chart Show to guarantee chart listing. CSC leverages this to secure first releases, exclusive content and interview time
+ CSC interviews 12-15 artists per month – A-list acts to UK newcomers. This content premieres on Chart Show and is then shared across CSC Music
+ Chart Show takes the lead on social media initiatives22
Non-stop pop hits
+ The Vault draws upon CSC’s video vault of 30,000 music videos to deliver non-stop pop hits
+ The channel has found success in focussing on hits from the last five years along with themed Top 20-50 countdowns, artist vs. artist specials
+ The Vault has very clear positioning – with a mix of uplifting pop hits with carefully selected old favourites there to surprise
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The destination for urban music fans
+ Flava is the only music channel that is entirely dedicated to Hip Hop, R&B and Garage
+ The channel features videos from A-list stars such as Jay-Z , Rihanna and Beyoncé with are scheduled in charts or artist specials
+ Flava also has exclusive content to support its credible brand values with interviews with A list artists and programming packaged into Top review shows
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Contemporary temporary easy listening
+ Featured artists include; Adele, Take That, Westlife, Bruno Mars, Whitney Houston, Micheal Buble, Mariah Carey, Elton John and Sting
+ Regular artist interviews and music quizzes including: Movie Soundtrack Facts, Number 1’s Trivia and Where Are They Now?
+ Bliss positions itself as an easy listening channel for a slightly younger and more contemporary audience
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The definitive channel for rock fans!
+ Scuzz is 100% dedicated to the world of hard rock and metal and leaves no room for confusion
+ Bands like Foo Fighters, Bring Me The Horizon, Paramore, Metallica and You Me At Six deliver a carefully selected mix of music to cater for the broad church that is rock
+ Scuzz is a highly credible brand – maintained via its playlisting, its media partnerships with leading rock events and its exclusive and own produced content
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The biggest mixes from mainstream Dance
+ Chart Show Dance is targeted at the mainstream music market with dance mixes of mainstream artists such as David Guetta, Black Eyed Peas, Calvin Harris and Lady Gaga
+ Additionally CSC commissions exclusive dance mix one hour programmes that retain viewers and provide standout for the channel
+ Chart Show Dance also packaging up content into seasonal stunts using own produced idents and interviews
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FB users can send in:+ Messages+ Photos+ Track requests
BuzMuzik’s team of moderators check and publish all content and also drive interaction with topics and competitions
Viewers can interact using the Buz app
World’s first socially networked music channel
+ BuzMuzik picks the best and latest videos and then lets viewers pick which videos get played and lets them message each other live on-screen or see each other via photos
+ Viewers can engage via mobile or PC via Facebook or SMS or the Bz app.
+ There is a small charge per interaction to offset moderation costs but with the video window “squeezed” throughout advertising revenue will dominate
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The home of 100% true stories
+ True Movies 1 offers a wide range of emotional and moving true stories, based on real people and actual events, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year
+ Films cover a variety of genres from missing children and family relationships to murder, miscarriages of justice and human rights
+ Our viewers are predominantly females aged 35+
+ 13 Premieres a month keeps the channel fresh and engaging
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True-to-life stories and author-based drama mini-series
• True Movies 2 takes the emotional core of True Movies 1 and combines it with strong narratives and mini-series
• The channel creates a unique and attractive mix, with series based on bestselling novels by authors such as Jackie Collins and Danielle Steel
• Our programmes and mini-series feature well known stars such as Helena Bonham Carter, Halle Berry, Patrick Stewart and Courtney Cox
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The best of British drama, timeless American classics and gripping documentaries
• TE has a winning combination of gritty dramas, mini-series, powerful true story movies, bestsellers and revealing Royal Documentaries
• Classic American series such as The Waltons and Little House on the Prairie
• The best of British drama including The Vice, Cold Feet, The Knock, Life Begins and At Home with the Braithwaites
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True Drama is the home of thought provoking Drama
• True Drama features a mix of powerful and emotional dramatic programming
• From hard hitting British Drama and gripping movies to moving mini-series & significant historical events
• True Drama shows award winning content from award winning actors
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CSC Operations
CSC Operations – Content Acquisition Effective content acquisition strategy keeps costs down and drives impact growth
Content Create Distribute Sale & Consume
+ Maintain Competitive Pricing + Average price per movie <$5,000
+ Average price per kids episode <$1,000
+ Continued Content Investment
+ Licensors + Movies/entertainment – 20 distributors
+ Kids – 40 distributors
Content is typically licensed under a 36 month agreement 35
Content Create Distribute Sale & Consume
+ Full service – creative conception to programme production
+ 10 Final Cut Server edit suites
+ Fully equipped green screen studio
+ Dedicated 2D & 3D animation team
+ Fully digital file delivery
+ Integrated playout solution
CSC Production - Fully Equipped, In-House Production Facility CSC’s content is increasingly produced in-house
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Technical distribution
Schedules Schedules
Dual SDI lines
Eutelsat 28A
Planning/Scheduling Content
Transmission Control
Grass ValleyBackup Servers
Grass Valley Main Servers
WarpMedia Storage
Compression and MUX
Uplink
Virgin MediaHead endContent
FTP Server
Astra 4A
Eutelsat ParisStellar DBS Cologne
Intelsat 20EutelSat 10A
Content Create Distribute Sale & Consume
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Content Create Distribute Sale & Consume
* Sky Media adjusts price for inflation/deflation
Advertising Sales
+ CSC sells its advertising impacts through Sky Media
Consume
+ CSC has carriage agreements with all UK paydigital platforms and both Freesat and Freeview inFTA
+ CSC licenses its channels to internationalbroadcasters at a fixed annual rate and also on aCPS basis
UK
International Sold by Consumed across
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CSC From Production to Delivery – Sales & ConsumeBest of breed sales agents maximise value across UK and international platforms
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CSC Financials
Income StatementStrong growth and industry leading EBITDA margins
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Revenue (£m) Dec YE
Ad Sales 27.4 33.0 36.7 37.4
International 1.0 2.5 3.3 4.3
Other Revenue 0.9 1.1 1.1 1.2
Total Revenue 29.3 36.6 41.2 42.9
Cost of Sales
Fixed Costs (9.5) (13.0) (13.2) (13.3)
Variable Costs (8.2) (10.7) (12.2) (12.7)
Total Cost of Sales (17.7) (23.7) (25.4) (26.1)
Gross Profit 11.6 12.9 15.9 16.8
Overhead (1.8) (1.8) (1.8) (1.8)
EBITDA 9.8 11.1 14.1 15.0
Margin, % 33% 30% 34% 35%
Income StatementStrong growth and industry leading EBITDA margins
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Beyond The Business Plan
Future Development PlansContinued diversification and growth initiatives beyond the business plan
International Office
+ Currently exploring feasibility/opportunity of opening a local office in South Africa for own and 3rd party channel/format distribution and independent ad-sales.
POP Movies Channel
+ CSC currently market-testing movies across CSC Kids channels
Marketing
+ CSC has limited marketing experience having achieved current levels of success with zero marketing spend. CSC considering its first national advertising campaign around its Freeview channel
Social Networking and Gaming
+ CSC has a robust strategy and roll-out pipeline. However, it is early days here and it only takes one ‘break out’ success to change the business model
Acquisitions
+ CSC considering FTA channel purchases in the UK alongside looking for complementary content libraries to acquire
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Executive Summary Exceptional operational and financial performance with a strong foundation for further growth
1. Strong Business Model + Leading FTA broadcaster with 16 profitable brands
2. Attractive Market + TV continues to be the single most important medium for advertisers (2013: £3.5bn)
3. Leading DistributionPlatforms
+ Channels available across all major UK Pay TV platforms reaching 15m+ UK homes (True Entertainment 25m+ homes). Exciting international opportunities in both Pay TV and FTA
4. Material Impact Growth
+ Commercial impacts across the group grew 115% between 2006 – 2013
5. Complementary Digital Properties
+ Building online and social media into the DNA of the business
6. Efficient Cost Structure + Leveraging economies of scale and scope to provide a cost-efficient infrastructure
7. Outstanding Profitability
+ Low fixed cost base creates high operational efficiency with industry leading EBITDA margins
8. Clear Expansion / Growth Opportunities
+ Grow UK impacts, increase UK distribution, expand international licensing and exploit other revenue streams
9. Experienced Dynamic Team
+ Entrepreneurial, young, loyal, dynamic and cost efficient culture - 2013 EBITDA per employee £171k
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