ftm Radio Page - week ending April 6, 2018

When the seller is ready the buyer appears
cat out of the bag

A significant change in the Czech media landscape appears closer. This time it’s almost certainly in the radio broadcasting sector. Czech Media Invest, owner of publisher Czech News Center, registered Czech Radio Center, reported media news portal radiotv.cz (April 4). Czech News Center is principally owned by energy billionaire Daniel Kretinsky through Czech Media Invest and publishes the top selling tabloid Blick and several other titles.

The Lagardère Active CR radio stations may be the target, reported Czech media watcher hlidacipes.org (March 20). The subsidiary of Lagardère Active International owns Evropa 2, Frekvence 1, Rádio Bonton, Dance Radio and all-news Radio ZET, a joint venture with Media Bohemia, plus several online radio channels, a production house, media saleshouse Regie Radio Music and Slovak radio station Evropa 2. Largardère Active launched Evropa 2 in 1990 as the first privately-owned national radio channel in then Czechoslovakia. Frekvence 1 was launched in 1993. (See more about media in the Czech Republic here)

Czech Media Invest was created in 2014 as Mr. Kretinsky and banker Patrik Tkac acquired the Czech publishing assets from the Ringier Axel Springer joint venture. In January Czech News Center acquired a 20% stake in Magical Roof, owner of digital TV channel Joj Family TV.

This potential transaction comes as the French parent company, Largardère Group, is undergoing a “spring cleaning,” reported French daily Le Figaro (April 3). This “dismantling” means all media assets are on the block except French national radio channel Europe 1, Journal du Dimanche (JDD), magazine Paris Match and production house Lagardère Studios. The company expects asset sales to raise as much as €700 million and be completed by the end of the year.

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Recently added radio audience figures and resources

• UK - National Radio Audience (February 2018)
  market share, trend, sectors
• UK - London Radio Audience (February 2018)
  market share, trend
• UK - National Radio Audience (February 2018)
  BBC/commercial 'gap'
• France - Greater Paris Radio Audience (January 2018)
  national and local channels, market share, trend
• Switzerland - Radio listening by region (Jaunary 2018)
  public and private sectors, penetration, time spent listening
• Switzerland - French region Radio Audience (January 2018)
  share, trend
• Switzerland - Swiss-German region Radio Audience (January 2018)
  share, trend
• Switzerland - Italian region Radio Audience (January 2018)
  share, trend
• France - National Radio Audience (January 2018)
  national channels, sectors, market share, reach/TSL
• Spain - National Radio Audience (released November 2017)
  national channels, reach share, trend
• Poland - National Radio Audience (November 2017)
  national survey, market share, trend
• Czech Republic - Radio Audience (November 2017)
  Top stations, national survey, reach trend
• Turkey - Major Media - Radio Broadcasting (October 2017)
  ownership, management, program formats, platforms, audience estimates
• France - National Radio Summer Audience (September 2017)
  national channels, summer period 2012-2017 trend
• Belgium - Flemish region, Radio Audience (June 2017)
  market share, trend
• Belgium - French region, Radio Audience (June 2017)
  market share, trend
• Portugal - National Radio Audience (May 2017)
  leading stations, audience share, trend
• Germany - Radio Audience (March 2017)
  leading stations, audience trend, daily reach
• Romania - Radio Audience (January 2017)
  national and Bucharest surveys, market share, trend
• Italy - Major Media - Radio Broadcasting (July 2016)
  public and private broadcasting companies, channels, audience reach/share, management
• Spain - National Radio Audience (April 2016)
  national channels, reach share, trend
• Sweden - Major Media - Radio Broadcasting (February 2016)
  public and private radio channels, owners, management, national market share trend
• Poland - Major Media - Radio Broadcasting (January 2016)
  public and private radio channels, owners, management, platforms, market share
• Estonia - Major Media - Radio Broadcasting (December 2015)
  public and private broadcasting companies, channels, management, platforms, audience estimates
• Spain - Major Media - Radio Broadcasting (December 2015)
  public and private broadcasting companies, channels, management, platforms, audience estimates
• Ireland - Major Media - Radio Broadcasting (November 2015)
  national public and commercial radio channels, major local/regional stations, management, listening share
• Finland - Major Media - Radio Broadcasting (September 2015)
  public and private radio channels, management, market share, platforms
• Ireland - National Radio Audience (August 2015)
  market share, 07h00-19h00, trend
• Ireland - Dublin Radio Audience (August 2015)
  market share, 07h00-19h00, trend
• Greece - Major Media - Radio Broadcasting (June 2015))
  public and private broadcasting, owners, executives, market share

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