Media

The Economist,  8 July 2010
Studios in the sand
The development of media industry in Abu Dhabi. A quotation taken from the Arab Media Outlook, the report by Value Partners and the Dubai Press Club.

Prima Comunicazione,  June 2010
Google TV, this is a job for you
The Google TV project. The monthly column by Alessandro Araimo, partner and leader of the Value Partners media sector.

Digital Prospects,  June 2010
Digital prospects
The most significant challenge for companies in the Middle East in creating digital content is the ability to monetise that content. An interview with Santino Saguto, partner at Value Partners Dubai office.

Il Sole 24 Ore,  Leonardo Maisano,  18 June 2010
Murdoch gioca la partita Sky Europe
Rupert Murdoch wishes to regain full control of UK satellite broadcaster British Sky Broadcasting (BSkyB). With a contribution by Tabitha Elwes, partner of the Value Partners London office.

Il Sole 24 Ore,  Leonardo Maisano,  16 June 2010
Incognita politica sul deal
Rupert Murdoch wishes to regain full control of UK satellite broadcaster British Sky Broadcasting (BSkyB). Comments by Tabitha Elwes, partner of the Value Partners London office.

La Stampa,  Mattia B. Bagnoli,  16 June 2010
Murdoch, maxiofferta su BSkyB
Rupert Murdoch's offer for the acquisition of the remaining stakes of British Sky Broadcasting (BSkyB). Comments by Tabitha Elwes, partner of the Value Partners London office.

BBC News,  Will Smale,  15 June 2010
Rupert Murdoch's growing multi-media empire
With contributions by Tabitha Elwes, partner of the Value Partners London office.

www.guardian.co.uk,  Maggie Brown,  10 June 2010
Commercial radio demands tighter rein on BBC Radio 1 and Radio 2
"BBC Radio - A Review": Value partners' independent report commissioned by Radio Centre, in response to the BBC’s executive strategy review.

Affari&Finanza,  Stefano Carli,  7 June 2010
Mediaset rilancia Mtube parte la sfida alla Web Tv
Mtube: Mediaset's brand new challenge to web TV will be launched in November. Comments by Alessandro Araimo, partner and leader of the Value Partners media sector.

Prima Comunicazione,  May 2010
Has crowdsourcing just a social value?
Crowdsourcing: creating economic value by leveraging users’ contributions. The monthly column by Alessandro Araimo, partner and leader of the Value Partners media sector.

A cura di Chris Cowan, director, e Kim Chua, manager, della sede di Londra  May 2010
Internet VOD: meeting consumer demands
The continued growth in video on demand (VOD) delivered over the internet is inevitable as consumers increasingly expect to control their viewing. As watching video over the internet becomes mainstream, consumers are getting more demanding. Until recently, viewers on PCs would forgive buffering mid-video, or occasional lack of service availability, recognising that the service was delivered on a ‘best efforts' basis. However, as more online video services are launched and internet VOD moves to the TV, audiences will increasingly expect internet VOD to match the reliability of broadcast TV. This perspective builds on our work with infrastructure providers, broadcasters and regulators, to examine the ability of the UK's broadband networks to deliver VOD with the quality of service (QoS) required to satisfy consumers. We consider what Internet Service Providers (ISPs) and content/application providers need to do to adapt their technical and business models to meet future consumer demands, and the role of future net neutrality legislation in shaping this market.

Newspapers and on-line articles 14-16 May  
Arab Media Forum - Dubai, May 12-13
The media revolution ushered in by digital technology in the Middle East and North Africa region. Comments by Santino Saguto, partner of the Value Partners Dubai office.

www.khaleejtimes.com,  Allan Jacob,  13 May 2010
Arab media needs to look East
Santino Saguto comments the process of convergence and the role that youth will play in the advancement of the media industry in the Middle East and North Africa region.

Prima Comunicazione  April 2010
Hard work and selling advertising
The success of new media initiatives. The monthly column devoted to Media industry by Alessandro Araimo, managing partner of the Value Partners London office.

www.financialtimes.com  Abeer Allam e Robin Wigglesworth  27 March 2010
Arab world a desert for pay-TV
Television is booming in Saudi Arabia, although the advertising spending is low compared with countries of similar income levels. A quotation taken from the Arab Media Outlook, the report by Value Partners and the Dubai Press Club.

Affari&Finanza   Valerio Maccari  29 March 2010
Al Jazeera e i suoi fratelli boom dei media islamici
The liveliness of the MENA region media sector. Comments by Santino Saguto, managing partner of the Value Partners Dubai office.

Al Gomhoreya  22 March 2010
Value Partners: the Italian company for media researches
Mobile phones represent a distinguished advertising platform and 33% of the Egyptians follow the news via the Internet. An interview with Zoran Vasiljev, partner at Value Partners Dubai office.

Prima Comunicazione   March 2010
Customer management in the negotiation between editors and Apple
and Amazon
Customer management in the negotiation between editors and new digital content distributors. An article by Alessandro Araimo, managing partner of the Value Partners London office.

Al Alam Al Youm  15 March 2010
41 million dollars internet adverstising revenues in Egypt and the future is for mobile
The latest edition of the Arab Media Outlook – the the ground-breaking report on the Arab media sector – reveals that by 2013 internet advertisement revenues in Egypt will be 41 million USD and that the future is for the mobile. An interview with Zoran Vasiljev, principal of the Value Partners Dubai office. (In Arabic only)

Al Roya Al Eqtisadiya Newspaper  Fadila Najib  13 March 2010
Expectations of Increased Advertising spending in Abu Dhabi
An interview with Santino Saguto, managing partner of the Value Partners Dubai office, on UAE advertising spending: volumes, recent decrease and growth expectations for 2010. (In Arabic only)

Prima Comunicazione  February 2010
The battle in the living room
The growth of home entertainment systems: the competition between devices now focuses on the battle to win the first position among users’ choice. An article by Alessandro Araimo, managing partner of the Value Partners London office.

Business Tonight - Dubai Eye  Richard Dean  1 March 2010
2009-2013 Arab Media Outlook
Comments on the contribution given by Value Partners to the 2009-2013 edition of the Arab Media Outlook, the ground-breaking report on the current state of the Arab media sector. A radio interview with Santino Saguto, leader of the Dubai office.

February 2010
Arab Media Outlook 2009-2013. Inspiring local contents
The third edition of the Arab Media Outlook – the ground-breaking report on the current state of the media sector in the region – is now available. Value Partners has contributed to the 2009-2013 edition, together with the Dubai Press Club.
See the Arabic version

By Emmanuel Durou, senior manager, and Benjamin Matthews, consultant, in the Dubai office  February 2010
The changing football landscape: a Middle Eastern perspective
On the occasion of the first annual Globe Soccer meeting, which took place at the beginning of January 2010 as part of the Dubai International Sports Conference, Value Partners was commissioned to conduct a research on the state of the football industry – at both global and regional levels – with a focus on the changing dynamics of the football transfer market. During the course of this study, key stakeholders in the football industry – from international and regional club representatives to players’ agents – were interviewed to get a view on the changing dynamics of a global industry. Among the most notable outcomes was the detection of the beginnings of a shift in the power balance away from Western Europe, in favour of emerging football nations across Eastern Europe, Asia Pacific, and – this perspective's focus – the Middle East.

online articles  9-10 February 2010
Value Partners was chosen by the Dubai Press Club to contribute to the third edition of the Arab Media Outlook
Value Partners has contributed to the 2009-2013 edition of the Arab Media Outlook, the ground-breaking report on the current state of the media sector in the region.

bloomberg.com  Maher Chmaytelli  9 February 2010
Arab media advertising to recover in 2010, Value Partner says
According to a study by Value Partners, the Arab media advertising is going to recover in 2010.

Emirates Business 24-7  8 February 2010
Arab Media to resume status as fastest-growing in the world
Value Partners has contributed to the 2009-2013 edition of the Arab Media Outlook, the ground-breaking report on the current state of the Arab media sector.

www.ameinfo.com  8 February 2010
Third edition of the Arab Media Outlook to be launched on February 9
Value Partners has given its contribution to the 2009-2013 edition of the Arab Media Outlook.

Prima Comunicazione  January 2010
The digital world: earning through publishing
An article on the international editors who have found the way to earn money in a digital world. By Alessandro Araimo, managing partner of the Value Partners London office.

Affari & Finanza  Stefano Carli  18 January 2010
Scioperi e costi alle stelle. Mediaset non sorride più
The TV audience is being eroded by the Internet. Nevertheless the Web advertising revenues per spectator are still worth 60-80% less than the traditional TV's. A contribution by Alessandro Araimo, Managing Partner of Value Partners London office.

McLeans.ca  Jason Kirby and Katie Engelhart  8 January 2010
Rupert Murdoch vs. the Internet
Can the tycoon stop the Web’s free ride and save the news business? With contributions by Alfonso Marone, Partner of Value Partners London office.

La Stampa  Francesco Manacorda  19 December 2009
Oltre la TV, la carica dei caballeros italiani
Politics and business melt in the conquest of the Spanish TV by Mediaset: Telefonica and Mediaset are both in the capital of Cuatro, merged with Telecinco. Value Partners prepared a survey on the growth of the Spanish TV in 2005.

Prima Comunicazione  December 2009
Free-to-Air to Free-to-Web: risks and opportunities
An article by Alessandro Araimo, managing partner of the Value Partners London office, on the risks and opportunities of the TV operators change from the "free to air", the free offer managed by advertisiments, to the "free to web", the free on line offer.

Prima Comunicazione  November 2009
Surviving in a hyper-connected world
Editors need to improve their contents quality and interact with users more and more. An interview to philosopher and technologist David Weinberger by Alessandro Araimo, partner of Value Partners London.

Exame.com.br  José Roberto Caetano and Malu Gaspar  16 December 2009
Que imagem vamos deixar?
Important sport events are a big opportunity for countries development. Will Brazil be able to take advantage of the FIFA World Cup in 2014 and the Olympic Games in 2016?
With a contribution by Alberto Antonioli, Director of Value Partners.

CNBC  30 November 2009
NBC universal future uncertain
GE is reportedly trying to buy back a stake of CNBC-parent NBC Universal from Vivendi. GE needs the stake if it is to sell NBC to Comcast. Alfonso Marone, partner of Value Partners London, considers the potential deal.

Alessandro Araimo  20 November 2009
What is the future for press?
An interview with Alessandro Araimo, partner of Value Partners London

Prima Comunicazione  November 2009
Mobile Media: the new Mecca?
An article by Alessandro Araimo, managing partner of Value Partners London office, on the opportunities of mobile media, if editors adjust their business and operating model and create partnerships with pay-digital platforms distributors.

Dubai Press  15 November 2009
2010 Arab Media Outlook
Value Partners has been commissioned by the Dubai Press Club to publish the annual edition of the Arab Media Outlook (AMO), a resourceful guide for journalists and media professionals useful to understand the current media landscape in the region. Some examples of the several articles issued on the press and devoted to this news.

Affari&Finanza  Stefano Carli  9 November 2009
Profondo Rosso sugli schermi Rai
The crisis of RAI, the Italian public TV: the company will close 2010 with a 70-million-euros loss. With a contribution by Alessandro Araimo, managing partner of Value Partners London office.

Affari&Finanza  Paola Jadeluca  2 November 2009
Space cinema, il big dei villaggi multimediali
The merger between Medusa and Warner Italia has created The Space Cinema, Italy's largest circuit for cinematographic distribution, and will generate a new business portfolio including clothes, merchandising, sport and music shows. With contributions by Alessandro Araimo, managing partner of Value Partners London office.

Prima Comunicazione  October 2009
Social networks: extreme sensitivity to trends
Social networks often go from a world success to oblivion in a short time. This is due to fashion changes and cannot always be explained in terms of business schemes. An article by Alessandro Araimo, managing partner of the Value Partners London office.

Affari&Finanza  Stefano Carli  19 October 2009
Inghilterra, dietro alla BBC si muove l'intero sistema
Value Partners has been charged by BBC Trust to carry out the Canvas project, which joins telcos, TV and Internet providers to create sinergies and develop the market. With a contribution by Riccardo Monti, Director of the Value Partners Rome office.

CNBC - Airtime  5 October 2009
NBC Spin Off to "unlock value" for GE
An interview to Alfonso Marone, Partner of Value Partners London, on CNBC's owner General Electric, that is reportedly planning to spin off its NBC unit, and could sell up to 51% of the spun-off unit to Comcast. According to Alfonso Marone, “By creating this vehicle, GE might create opportunity to unlock more value from NBC”.

Business 24/7  Nancy Sudheer  1 October 2009
High fixed-wired broadband in UAE
With a contribution by Santino Saguto, Managing Director of Value Partners Dubai

Prima Comunicazione  September 2009
The future of the press
An article by Alessandro Araimo, partner of Value Partners London office, on the future development of the traditional press. Newspapers and magazines need to strengthen their presence on-line and concentrate on news and advertising / pay per content models, if they want to evolve.

São Paulo, 01 September 2009
2014 FIFA World Cup: Value Partners is the strategic consultant for the Brazilian Sports Ministry and Federal Government

Il Mattino  Deborah Ameri  7 August 2009
Murdoch: ora pagate le news in rete
Quotes by Alfonso Marone, partner of Value Partners London office, on micropayments

CNBC  Squawk Box Europe  7 August 2009
Ad Slump Hurts Europe's Broadcasters
Europe's commercial broadcasters continue to hurt as results from Germany's ProSiebenSat and UK's ITV showed the advertising slump has affected sales and earnings. Alfonso Marone, partner of Value Partners London office, discusses the media sector.

BBC News  6 August 2009
Murdoch signals end of free news
A contribution by Alfonso Marone, partner of Value Partners London office, on micropayments.

Prima Comunicazione  August 2009
L'unione fa la forza in un web senza confini
An article by Alessandro Araimo, Partner of Value Partners London office, on the partnerships among Media operators to distribute contents on the web, a cooperation encouraged all over the world but which still encounters some difficulties in Italy

By Tabitha Elwes, partner, and Kim Chua, manager, in the London office  July 2009
Harnessing the value of VOD
On-demand delivery of video content over broadband will undoubtedly be one of the most disruptive changes in the television industry over the next decade, with wide-reaching ramifications across the media, telecoms and technology industries. In this article, we discuss the likely impact of VOD on viewing patterns, advertising spend, and business models, and explore the key issues for the many stakeholders in the VOD value chain.

Thoroughbred Times Today  Jeff Lowe  11 July 2009
Breeders' Cup to focus on series, track alliances
William Field, Senior Sport Advisor of Value Partners London office, presented a strategic report at the annual election meeting of the Breeders' Cup board of members and trustees.
In December 2008, the Breeders' Cup, a major US horse racing body responsible for running the annual Breeders' Cup Thoroughbred World Championships and other supporting Tier 1 race events engaged Value Partners, as an international strategic management consultancy with a widely respected sports practice, to develop a long range (five years plus) strategic plan.

Rome, Cinema Adriano - Room 6,  9 July 2009
RomaFictionFest, Giving value to contents: rules and scenarios
Alessandro Araimo, Office Manager of the Value Partners London office and leader of the Media practice, takes part to the conference first session, devoted to "The impact that rules have on the structure of the television production market ". He will speak about how the British government is supporting content industry. Speakers of this session will be, among the others, Corrado Calabrò, Chairman of AgCom, Paolo Gentiloni, PD, Gabriella Carlucci, Pdl, and Juan Barata, Head of President’s Cabinet at Consell Audiovisual de Catalunya. A second round table will focus, instead, on new challenges and opportunities between demand increase and advertising reduction: Lorenzo Sassoli De Bianchi, Chairman of UPA, Walter Pancini, Auditel CEO, Paolo Duranti, Nielsen Media Research, and Giovanni Moglia, Chairman of IPTV, take part to the discussion. The closing session is dedicated, instead, to new business models and the rights issue. Among the speakers: Paolo Garimberti, Chairman of Rai, Fedele Confalonieri, Chairman of Mediaset, Tom Mockridge, Managing Director of Sky, Fabiano Fabiani, Chairman of APT, and Paolo Ferrari, Chairman of ANICA. The conference is opened by Piero Marrazzo, Leader of Regione Lazio, and Gianni Alemanno, Rome’s mayor. Conclusions are by Paolo Romani, Vice Minister of Communications.

www.itp.net  George Bevir  1 July 2009
Breaking free
A contribution by Riccardo Ruggiero, Director of Value Partners, about broadband penetration in the Middle East

Gulf Marketing Review  June - August 2009
It's not AD-ING up
Online media must take a multi revenue approach if it is to survive long term. With contributions by Santino Saguto, Managing Partner of Value Partners Dubai office.

Isto E' Dinheiro  José Sergio Osse  24 June 2009
Os segredos de Google no Brasil
A contribution by Alberto Griselli, Partner of Value Partners São Paulo office, on Google's risk to lose its innovation impetus as it expands more and more

Prima Comunicazione  June 2009
TV product placement: a required path.
Product placement, if done well, is a necessary path for the advertising industry - above all in the current economic downturn - and will become increasingly important if properly regulated. Product placement could not only support the development of new revenue streams, enhancing the quality of content at the same time, but also foster the evolution of roles played by producers and broadcasters. An article by Alessandro Araimo, Managing Partner of the London Office.

Prima Comunicazione  May 2009
Media Industry - Gioco al massacro
An article by Alessandro Araimo, Partner of Value Partners London, on on-line piracy

CNBC - Europe Tonight  14 May 2009
Tough times for media?
Cost cutting measures and a new advertising model has paid off for ProSiebenSat-1, but ITV is warning that advertising revenues will continue to fall. Alfonso Marone, Partner of Value Partners London, considers the outlook for media.

May 2009
Value Partners and Dubai Media City to host exclusive Forum for Region's Business Leaders
Value Partners hosts the exclusive Forum on 10 May in Dubai. The event aims at addressing the current business challenges faced by the Region's telecom, communications and media sectors.

BBC Radio 5 Live  30 April 2009
Wake up to money
Kim Chua, engagement manager of the London office, gives her comments on the current financial position of Independent News and Media, owners of The Independent and The Independent on Sunday newspapers in the UK (the contribution is 22 minutes in).

Affari & Finanza  Stefano Carli  20 April 2009
Pubblicità in calo, così la crisi sbarca sul pianeta "free press"
A contribution by Alessandro Araimo, Value Partners London Managing Partner, on the crisis that has stricken the free press

Sunday Times  James Ashton  29 March 2009
Digital revolution fast tracks piracy
With contributions from Janice Hughes and Chuan Wei Lim

Affari & Finanza  Stefano Carli  23 March 2009
Frequenze tv, 600 reti all'assalto per scardinare il duopolio Rai-Set
With a contribution by Alessandro Araimo and charts taken from a report by Value Partners

Strictly Money, CNBC Europe  6 March 2009
Advertising Faces Tough 2009
Alfonso Marone, principal of Value Partners, talks about the global advertising market on the back of WPP results out today.

Broadcast online  11 February 2009
The Competition Commission missed a trick last week when it turned down Project Kangaroo
By Janice Hughes, Director of Value Partners London
For more information www.broadcastnow.co.uk

Financial Times on-line  4 February  2009
Digital Britain needs pipes and the poet’s licence
By Janice Hughes, Director of Value Partners London
For other informations FT.com

BBC World Service  9 December 2008
World Business News on Digital Radio Mondiale (Digital Short Wave Radio)
An interview to Kim Chua

Perspectives  Tabitha Elwes  November 2008
Online advertising - Opportunities for media owners
By Tabitha Elwes, partner of Value Partners

By Tabitha Elwes, partner in the London office.  november 2008
Online advertising - Opportunities for media owners
While the economic downturn will impact all advertising media, digital advertising is in a relatively strong position to ride out the worst of the storm. However, while, in aggregate, digital advertising will continue to take market share the dynamics of the distinct sub-segments (search, classified and display) will be very different and effective monetisation for traditional media companies will not be straightforward.

London, The Royal Society, October 23 2008
Westminster eForum: Beyond Beijing – Media Technology at the Olympics & Paralympic Games
Helen Whittle, Manager of the London office, will take part to the Westminster eForum, intervening on the use of New Media during the Beijing Olympics and lessons to be learnt for London 2012. Helen will present Beijing as the first "mass market digital Olympics", commenting on the record levels of viewing across all platforms.

London 23 October 2008
New Media at the Beijing Olympics – Lessons for London?

www.puttingrugbyfirst.com  31 July 2008
Putting Rugby First
Now online the website presenting Spectrum Value Partners report on Rugby Union, commissioned by an anonymous group of "concerned supporters"

Sportbusiness.com  28 July 2008
Report examines IRB´s global role
A report written by Spectrum Value Partners and commissioned by an anonymous group of "concerned supporters".

Telegraph.co.uk  31 July 2008
Rugby Union is stuck in an ´English ghetto´ according to damning new report
A report written by Spectrum Value Partners and commissioned by an anonymous group of "concerned supporters".

BBC News  27 July 2008
Rugby Union 'stuck in a ghetto'
A report written by Spectrum Value Partners and commissioned by an anonymous group of "concerned supporters".

BBC News  27 July 2008
Rugby Union 'stuck in a ghetto'
A report written by Spectrum Value Partners and commissioned by an anonymous group of "concerned supporters".

CNBC  25 June 2008
Bertelsmann's Sony BMG sale draws closer
Bertelsmann is reportedly close to selling its half share in Sony BMG back to Sony for up to $1.5 billion. Alfonso Marone, partner of Value Partners, considers the consolidation speculation in the media sector and global trends in advertising sales

Il Sole 24 ore  Giuliano Balestreri  14 May 2008
Il calcio sceglie la meritocrazia
Value Partners is among the 12 companies which submitted an offer to become advisor to the Lega Calcio in the collective selling of broadcasting rights from 2010.

Affari&Finanza  Stefano Carli  12 May 2008
Fusione Yahoo-Microsoft: il destino dei promessi sposi
With an intervention by Alessandro Araimo

Financial Times  Andrew Parker and Sarah Laitner  May 4 2008
Scrap looms over radio waves
The Spectrum Value Partners report on digital dividend

Prima Comunicazione  Claudio Cazzola  January 2008
Sottosviluppati
Alessandro Araimo interviewed on the new media sector and on Value Partners - Spectrum merge

BBC Radio  4 'You and Yours'   10 January 2008
Google's $3.1bn acquisition of online advertising engine Doubleclick
The acquisition is being questioned by consumer associations and European competition authorities: Alfonso Marone discusses the anti-competitive and privacy issues of this deal.

BBC World  November 2007
Value Partners' Rogerio Takayanagi is interviewed on the new iPhone

Milan 19 October 2007
Action on the ‘digital dividend’ would benefit Europe by €20 billion: an independent study by Spectrum Value Partners

CNBC  July 2007
Dow Jones a Done Deal for Murdoch?
Rupert Murdoch's $5 billion bid for Wall Street Journal-owner Dow Jones could be completed Monday. CNBC's Steve Sedgwick talks to Alfonso Marone, Senior Manager at Spectrum Value Partners about the takeover bid. (26 MB file; if you can't see the video you can download the program here)

BBC  May 2007
Murdoch strategy - Newscorp bid $5 billion for Dow Jones
Alfonso Marone on Rupert Murdoch's bid for acquiring the Wall Street Journal-owner Dow Jones. (8 MB file; if you can't see the video you can download the program here)

Affari&Finanza  Stefano Carli  28 May 2007
Joost e Babelgum alla 'fase 2' e ora le differenze sono evidenti.
An intervention by Alessandro Araimo.

Corriere della Sera  Paola Pica  31 January 2007
Value Partners, shopping nella City per i media
Value Partners and Spectrum Strategy Consultants merge

L'Espresso  Enrico Arosio and Paolo Forcellini   11 January 2007
Ambizione Unità
Value Partners will develop the newspaper's relaunch plan.