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MEDIA AND

ENTERTAINMENTINDUSTRY

- ANOVERVIEW

Sejal Jain 13

Nikita Kankekar

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Aarti Mishra 24

Flavia Noronha 31

Priyanka Noronha

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Introduction:

An overview

Media, the fourth estate, when entwined with the entertainment component represents

an effective facet of consumers in India. Technology has played a key role in influencing

the entertainment industry, by redefining its products, cost structure and distribution.

The Indian Media and Entertainment (M&E) industry stood at US$ 12.9 billion in 2009

registering a 1.4 per cent growth over last year, according to a joint report by KPMG and

an industry chamber. Over the next five years, the industry is projected to grow at acompound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 13 per cent to reach the size of US$ 24.04

billion by 2014, the report stated. Additionally, the gaming segment is expected to be

the fastest growing sector in the M&E industry. The sector showed a 22 per cent growth

in 2009 and is expected to grow at a CAGR of 32 per cent to reach US$ 705.2 million by

2014, while the animation segment is expected to record a CAGR of 18.7 per cent in the

next five years as per the joint report.

There are many different ways in which people communicate such as, through the

phone, through personal encounters, and by attending work place, school, seminars

etc. Though media is not the only communication medium used to dispense the flow of

information, its importance in developed countries is worth mentioning as it has been

the main source to inform people on political issues or current affairs as well as being as

the main source of entertainment. The flow of information from one geographical

location to another has increased in speed considerably with the advent in digitally

enabled communication devices. Different network channels over cable or satellite TV,newspapers and radio channels are emerging at a very rapid pace providing the people

with a medium to connect themselves with the outside world. Print media has always

been a dominant medium throughout the decades in the western civilization, but it is the

emergence of the television which has become the backbone of the global commercial

development.


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Growth Potential

The Indian entertainment and media sector is one of the fastest growing sectors in the

economy, and its segments have all witnessed tremendous double digit growth in the

last few years. The past 2 years were tumultuous, especially due to poor liquidity in the

system for financing big projects for the big and small screen. However, with global

indicators realigning themselves once again, the Indian media and advertising industry

too looks poised to resume where it left off pre 1H 2008.

According to a 2009 report jointly published by the Federation of Indian Chambers of

Commerce and Industry (FICCI) and KPMG, the media and entertainment industry in

India is likely to grow at ~13 % CAGR over 2009-13, touching US$ 20 billion by

2013.The key reasons favoring the rapid growth of the Indian entertainment and media

sectorare the demographic and economic factors buoying Indias development; with a

majority of the population below the age of 35, and increasing disposable income in

Indian households, the average spend on media and entertainment is likely to grow,

according to the 2009 edition of PricewaterhouseCoopers report. In addition, advances

in technology, increasing penetration of communication mediums, policy initiatives of

the Indian government to increase FDI and the increased participation of private media

companies have been the other key drivers of the industry.

As per current estimates the television industry is projected to grow by 22%, filmed

entertainment by 16%, radio by 18% and the Indian advertising industry 61% over the

next 3 years. Given the lucrative prospects of this segment, international media giants

are all vying for a stake in the segment. In addition to domestic growth, the growing

popularity of Indian content in the world market and South Asia in particular, has

encouraged Indian entertainment industry players to also venture abroad to tap this

booming segment; according to a report by CII-AT Kearney, the share of internationalmarkets in total box office collections is estimated to increase from 8% in 2006 to 15%

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Source: Lifestyle Consumption by Edelweiss Securities Private Limited-2005

KEY DRIVERS FOR MEDIA AND ENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRY IN INDIA:

The FICCI-KPMG report 2010 has identified 10 key drivers for the growth of the Indian

media and entertainment industry.

These are as follows:

1. Digitization to help in spreading the reach and impact of M&E industry :

Availability and penetration of newer distribution platforms like Digital Cable, DTH and

IPTV, digitization of newspapers, magazines, films and sale of online and mobile music

Increase in

Number of

working urban Increase

in spending

Rising

Aspiration

levels

Consumption of lifestyle items


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are some of the ways in which the M&E industry has benefited from digitization and the

growth is likely to continue in years to come.

The digitization of TV platforms has given way to better technology and picture and

sound quality for viewers, more transparent distribution of revenues for stakeholders inthe value chain and more band width becoming available to broadcasters giving them

opportunity to provide value add services. This will enable niche content being available

in future.

Digital production in films has reduced film processing and storage costs and digital

distribution and exhibition has led to enhanced picture quality, reduced costs, shortened

release window and a wider reach.

Digital music distribution is mainly restricted to the telecom segment, through ring tones

and caller ring back tunes. With increase in mobile and broadband penetration and

expected 3G rollout, market for other digital distribution platforms such as full track

downloads; streaming music and subscriptions etc might also open up.

2. Regionalization to aid in inclusion of untapped markets

2009 was the year of providing content in regional languages across sectors like Print,

TV, Music, Films and Radio. Going forward, it is expected that regionalization will be one

of the significant factors driving growth with growing increase in literacy, consumption

and disposable incomes in Tier 2 & 3 cities. Advertisers are also increasing focus on

rural markets due to saturation of urban markets. Demand for regional content is

emerging fast.

Ad spends on regional TV channels is increasing... and national broadcasters are

looking at adding regional channels to their portfolios. The share of local advertisers on

radio and in print is increasing. Corporate involved in the filmed entertainment business

are taking exposure in regional cinema in order to diversify.

Multiplexes, which were largely based in HSM, are now increasingly opening up

properties in other regions. Over last few years, Hindi cinema has lost share to other

languages in terms of total films certified. Tapping of regional markets is growing in

importance in the India strategy of international film studios.


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3. Convergence and Impact of new media to benefit media players: Advertisers are

looking at multiple delivery platforms for content to break through the clutter in existing

platforms.

4. Consolidation leading to emergence of players with superior capabilities: The M&Eindustry is increasingly becoming fragmented in nature due to entry of newer players and

newer customers and regions getting added. We have seen existing players expanding

horizons by coming out of their traditional businesses and establishing presence in other

domains.

5. Competition expanding the operating market: The entry of newer players in the market

has had a positive impact on the overall market as it has helped in expanding the market

size.

6. Talent development and management key to business success:

The M&E industry relies heavily on its human capital for business success and

differentiation, as it is talent driven to a great extent. The industry has dealt with a lack of

supply of trained professionals in the sector for a long time. Investment in educational

institutions providing specialized courses for skilled technicians is a step in the right

direction to develop talent and meet the demand of the industry.

7. Innovation across product, process, marketing, distribution and business model by

media players:

Innovation is essential for players to adapt to the changing market scenario,

technology and consumer behavior.

8 The growing importance of pay markets in media business models:

Traditionally advertising revenues have had a strong hold in the M&E industry, but

now even subscription revenues are becoming important with consumers paying for

media services. The media business models in India are undergoing a change with

audiences becoming more willing to pay for content and value added services.

Technology has brought about convenience and offered superior quality to

consumers who have responded positively. The growth in ticket prices of movies at

multiplexes, increasing number of Pay TV subscribers, increasing penetration of


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DTH with its user friendly interface and technology, and introduction of VAS by

media players are some examples of pay markets gaining importance.

Growth in this will be driven by research in consumption trends and better understanding

the set of audiences who are likely to pay more for these value added services. This willensure going beyond basic monetization of audience through ad sales.

9. Consumer research to ensure consumer-oriented media products and delivery:

With increasing fragmentation of audiences and competition within and from outside

media sectors, it is becoming difficult for players in the M&E industry to rely purely on

past experience and creative expression. There is an increasing need for investments

and focus on research in concept testing, new product development and delivery

platforms. Companies are increasing spends on consumer research as the stakes have

increased. Many players have a separate team within the organization to concentrate on

research as an ongoing process, whereas others take help of outside research...

10. 360 degree content

The players are looking beyond just the traditional mediums by reaching the consumers

across multiple platforms in order to establish a stronger connect. They are taking the

help of multiple touch points at the same time to communicate to the consumer across

platforms like TV, Print, Radio, OOH, Films, Internet, Mobile and Retail.

Recent examples of two very successful 360 degree marketing campaigns of films are

Avatar and 3 Idiots. Avatar was released globally with one of the most successful digital

marketing campaigns. 3 Idiots repeated the success story in India with their innovative

techniques and all inclusive marketing strategy. These films managed to explore multiple

touch points and reach out effectively through digital media and experiential marketing

techniques.


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SWOT Analysis of Media &Entertainment Industry

STRENGTHS:

.Media And Entertainment is one of the most booming sectors in India due to its vast

customer reach. The various segments of the Media And Entertainment industry like

television and film industry have a large customer base.

The growing middle class with higher disposable income has become the strength of the

Media and Entertainment industry.

Change in the lifestyle and spending patterns of the Indian masses on entertainment.

Technological innovations like online distribution channels, web-stores, multiplexes are

complementing the ongoing revolution and the growth of the sector.

Indian film industry is second largest in the world and the largest in terms of the films

produced and tickets sold.

The low cost of production and high revenues ensure a good return on investment for

Indian Media And Entertainment industry.

WEAKNESSES:

The Media and Entertainment sector in India is highly fragmented.

Lack of cohesive production & distribution infrastructure, especially in the case of music

industry.

The lack of efforts for media penetration in lower socio-economic classes, where the

media penetration is low.

OPPORTUNITIES:


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The concept of crossover movies, such as Bend It Like Beckham has helped open up new

doors to the crossover audience and offers immense potential for development.

The increasing interest of the global investors in the sector.

The media penetration is poor among the poorer sections of the society, offering

opportunities for expansion in the area.

The nascent stage of the new distribution channels offers an opportunity for development.

Rapid de-regulation in the Industry

Rise in the viewership and the advertising expenditure.

Technological innovations like animations, multiplexes, etc and new distribution

channels like mobiles and Internet have opened up the doors of new opportunities in the

sector.

THREATS:

Piracy, violation of intellectual property rights poses a major threat to the Media and

Entertainment companies.

Lack of quality content has emerged as a major concern because of the 'Quick- buck'

route being followed in the industry.

With technological innovations taking place so rapidly, the media sector is facing

considerable uncertainty about success in the marketplace.


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Constituents of Media and Entertainment


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Source: Industry estimates, IMaCS Analysis

Television industry -Wholesome

entertainment

The television industry in India is currently at its prime, contributing the largest share in the total

media and entertainment industry. While India is the third largest cable television market in the

world, the penetration level of pay TV is still low, which promises a huge untapped potential forgrowth.

According to the figures released by an industry chamber in March 2010, the Broadcast and

Television (TV) sector comprised over 43 per cent of the overall M&E sector wherein the total


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aspect now needs to dwell further into vernacular languages and not just the southern

languages where companies have already started their investments.

Dubbed Foreign Content is yet another genre where content is limited. If one were to

analyse the Top 10 movies in 2004 that were shown on television, three amongst those

were English movies dubbed in Hindi. Further, most satellite channels that have foreign

content have dubbed their progammes in Hindi. Examples of these include:

Both channels of Disney (The Walt Disney Group) in India only show dubbed Hindi

programming on a 24-hour basis

On weekends, the programming of a leading Hindi Film Channel include only dubbed

Hollywood films

ESPN-Star Sports, the leading sports channel in India has a dual Hindi feed to tap the

local markets

Niche Channels

With the influx of general entertainment, movie and news channels, television

broadcasters are losing their audiences to their competition. Thus when one looks at the

viewership ratings of the three main general entertainment channels in India, these do not

vary significantly over a period.

Investors hence now need to look at developing targeted niche channels as in the case of

most matured television markets in the world. Though some channels in the genre of

lifestyle and music have been launched, these are still a handful and thus there still is

potential in this area. For example, India could do with a dedicated 'food' channel or a

'women' channel as in the US. Certain niche channels for genres of English Business

News and Sports are doing very well in India, which gives the impetus for broadcasters to

explore content for such niche channels.


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Music:

The Indian music industry, which until recently was overwhelmingly dominated by film music,

is now being driven by non-film music. However, piracy and advent of radio channels which

constantly play hit music leading to loss of sales of music, has affected the industry.

The music industry is a vast entity and over the years it has witnessed change significantly. The

potential of the Indian music industry can be better understood from its size estimated at around

US$ 182.9 million in 2010, up from US$ 160.9 million in 2008, portraying a growth of 14

per cent during the reporting period. It is expected to grow at a CAGR of 16 per cent over

2010-14 to reach US$ 379.1 million.

While cassettes and cds have traditionally accounted for most of the sales, future growth will

come from non-physical formats such as digital downloads and ringtones, among others.

According to a joint study by Sound buzz, a digital music company, PwC and International

Federation of Phonographic Industries, India was poised to become the second country in the

world, after South Korea, where digital music sales will surpass the sales of music in traditionalformats.

Projected size of Indian Music Industry


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Projected size of Indian Music Industry

Key Players -Indian Music Industry

BMG is one of the earliest music companies to enter India in a joint venture with

Crescendo, an Indian company

EMI owned Virgin Records is another international music company operating in India

Universal is one of the leading names in Indian music industry with a strong

presence across all genres

Sony is one of the leading music companies of India with a presence in both

Indian and International albums

Saregama, formerly known as The Gramophone Company of India Ltd. is Indias oldest

music company with largest repertoire of music across all genres and languages including

top-recording artistes of the past hundred years

Source: report by India Brand Equity Foundation


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Radio

The cheapest and oldest form of entertainment, reaching 99 per cent of the population, this

segment is likely to see many dynamic changes.

Currently, the sector generates annual revenues worth US$ 49.5 million and is growing at around

20 percent annually, according to the joint report by KPMG and an industry chamber.

To exploit the true potential of this sector, frequency modulation (FM) radio needs to step up its

penetration to at least 300 stations in 100 cities, which would further attract an investment of

US$ 899,160 per radio station frequency, the total additional investment required has been

estimated at US$ 247.3 million, according to industry sources.

Radio is expected to grow at a CAGR of 16 per cent over 2010-14 and reach to a size of US$

361.4 million by 2014.

Globally, radio is enjoying a revival, based on the support of the youth, with players like Radio

Mirchi emerging out as one of the clear leaders with over 41.2 million listeners, as per the

recently published Indian Readership Survey (IRS) quarter 1 (Q1), 2010.

VedantiNET, the Broadband and application service provider of Guwahati promoted by SM

Computer Consultants Pvt Ltd, has launched the service of first Internet Radio of Assam, Radio

Assam', in the city.

FM radio broadcasting has expanded at a rapid pace and India today has over 300 FM radio

stations.

These three measures by the Government have thrown open several opportunities in the

sector, which is poised to grow at 22 per cent per annum:

Investments required

The opening of 338 licenses for which bidding will commence soon has given rise to the need

for funding and operating these licenses. As many as 101 companies have expressed their


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interest in the segment, most of which are currently not in the business of running and operating

a radio station. This has brought about a need not just for financial investments but also technical

and operating experience. As most of the existing players are themselves bidding for additional

licences, there is a demand from the new players, who are proposing to enter this space, for

technical and financial expertise to run a radio business and thus are looking out to international

market for the same.

Content boost

The opening of new radio channels is also providing a boost to creative content companies to

spring into action. Assuming an average requirement of about 5000 content hours per annum per

radio channel, one can clearly see the potential for content in the additional 338 channels that

being launched in the country.

Further, radio as a medium also has the potential to tap into local markets, which earlier was

being serviced only by the print media.

Though 'hit music' continues to be the preferred genre of content on radio, radio companies are

not afraid to try out new creative formats, even though news is not permitted.

Potential to reach local markets

Out of the 338 channels that are up for bidding in the second phase of FM Radio expansion, only

22 channels are in the four metro cities, which have a flavour of a private radio broadcast. The

balance 316 channels in 87 cities until now had access only to the radio services offered by the

State Broadcaster. When the first FM licences were available in the four metros, there was a

dramatic change in lifestyles in theses cities where people actually went back to radio listening

itself! Thus, listenership of radio grew from an almost zero base to about 70 per cent today.

Since listenership is directly linked to the advertising revenues of these radio stations, advertisers

are looking forward to tap this local audience base and radio companies in turn to target growth

from such niche-advertising revenues. Further, as compared to television commercials, radio

commercials are relatively very economical to make. Because of this, advertisers are able to

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Key Players -Indian Television & Radio Industry

Doordarshan is the largest TV network in India with 19 channels reaching 90% of

the population through 1400 transmitters

News Corporation owned Star TV Network entered India in 1991 and offers more

than 10 channels in mass entertainment, sports, news,, music, movies etc.


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Zee is one of the pioneers of the Indian Television industry with 22 channels in its

bouquet. It is present in broadcasting, cable distribution, production and

distribution

of films, creation of animation software among others

Sony Pictures Entertainment is present in India with 3 channels focusing on Hindi

entertainment and sports

Sun Network is based in South India with 14 channels in four languages and a

focus on entertainment, news, movies, music, kids shows among others. Also

present in FM Radio

Walt Disney is present in India through two kids channels and has recently

bought one more kids channel

All India Radio, owned by Government of India is the largest radio network in

India with 214 broadcasting centers covering more than 99% of the Indian

population.

Source: report by India Brand Equity Foundation

Advertising

Advertising trends showed a healthy growth in the last five years as marketers sought to

woo customers for a wide range of products. According to an Economic Times survey of

100 large private sector companies, the aggregate spending on advertising by these

companies grew by a huge 22.4 per cent last year over the previous year. More than

four-fifths of the sample companies have witnessed a rise in sales turnover in 2007-08

following higher advertising spend.

With the economic slowdown, ad spends are slowing down as well. According to the

FICCI-KPMG report, ad spends could grow by 12.4 per cent a year now, compared to

the 17 per cent growth registered over the past three years.

However, as consumer spending slowly inches upwards aided partly by the fiscal

measures undertaken by the government to boost the economy some companies,


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such as Dabur, Coca Cola India, the Emami group and the Future Group, are planning

to raise ad spends by almost 10 per cent in some cases to boost sales this year.

Radio, internet and cinema have been the traditional mediums of advertising and

according to a survey by Adlabs Cinemas and research firm IMRB, in cinema, the 30-second in-theatre advertising accounts for 95 per cent of cinema advertising. The

remaining 5 per cent comprises activities in the lobby area such as new car or bike

displays, etc. Of the overall advertising spend, currently only around 0.4 per cent

(around US$ 15.42 million) is spent on cinema. Print and TV account for the majority of

the ad spend.

Going forward, digital media advertising (internet, mobile and digital signage) is

expected to emerge as the medium of choice for advertisers. Of the available media, itwas the fastest growing segment in 2008. Analysts feel that its better return on

investment and the comparative ease with which its efficacy can be measured will

ensure that the trend continues. In fact in 2009, video ads will the most popular form of

online advertising, according to Viraj Malik, MD, Percept Knorigin (digital advertising

arm of Percept). According to a FICCI-PwC report, online advertising it is expected to

touch US$ 212.03 million in 2011 from the current US$ 57.83 million.

To cash in on the opportunity, Malaysia-based media conglomerate Astro Group hasacquired a 50 per cent stake in Indian online firm Mogae Digital for US$ 5 million. The

joint venture has lined up a number of launches, which include a social networking

portal for mobile phones this year. Mogae Digital is promoted by Sandeep Goyal and

Tanya Goyal, who are the Indian JV partners of Japanese giant Dentsu, the single

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Cinema

The Indian film industry is the largest in the world in terms of number of films produced

per year. The FICCI-KPMG study values the Indian film industry at US$ 2.11 billion and

projects its growth at 9.1 percent till 2013.

Bucking the global slowdown and in the aftermath of the Slum dog Millionaire win

the box office collections in the first two months of this year have jumped 32 per cent

over 2008. Box office collections from over eight movies, which accounted for the bulk

of the revenues, hit US$ 36.62 million in January-February compared to US$ 27.95

million crore from over 12 movies in 2008 during the same months, according to data

with trade analysts.

Films Division has been motivating the broadest spectrum of the Indian public with a

view to enlisting their active participation in nation building activities.

According to the joint report by KPMG and an industry chamber, the film industry

contracted 14 per cent growth in 2009 wherein the industry is projected to grow at a

CAGR of 9 per cent to touch an estimated amount of US$ 3.02 billion over the next five

years. Growth drivers for the sector would include expansion of factors like an increase

in the number of multiplex screens, digital screens facilitating wider releases, higher

cable and satellite revenues, improving collections from the overseas markets and

supplementary revenue streams like DTH, digital downloads, etc, which are expected to

emerge in future.

Reliance MediaWorks Ltd has signed a deal with UFO Moviez to establish a gateway

for digital film releases on Indian screens. The pact will enable the firm to combine UFO

Moviez' digitisation technology with its programming expertise and digital cinema

experience as stated by Reliance MediaworksThe cinema-viewing experience is also

undergoing major changes. One perceptible change has been the rapid growth of

multiplexes, which meets consumer demand for quality entertainment and has also

helped boost production of niche films targeted at niche audiences.


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Multiplexes

The nation's multiplex industry is all set for an unprecedented boom buoyed by positive

regulatory changes and booming consumerism. According to an estimate, the number of

multiplex screens in India is expected to touch 5,000 by 2012, constituting around 40 per cent of

the total cinema screens.


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In fact, currently the Indian market is highly underserved when compared to the West, India has

less than 13 screens per million of the population, against 117 in the US, 52 in Italy and 30 in the

UK.

PVR, Inox Leisure, Big Cinemas and other multiplexes plan to maintain their investment tempoin the year ahead betting on big Bollywood releases, lower rentals, a cut in entertainment tax and

the drop in equipment prices. Multiplexes including Fun Multiplex, Cinemax and others plan to

invest more than US$ 2.89 billion in 2009 almost the similar amount as last year, according to

industry experts.

Fame India (formerly Shringar Cinemas), the company that owns and runs the Fame Cinemas

chain of multiplexes, is expanding its footprint in North India. The company owns about 73

screens across India, including the three screens it added to its portfolio at the Fame multiplex inthe Panchkula district of Haryana. Another multiplex with five screens in Chandigarh (at the City

Emporio mall) is in the pipeline.

Multiplexes /megaplexes have been instrumental in contributing 28 per cent of the total theatrical

sales for the film industry according to a report by Systematix Institutional Research.

Entertainment conglomerate Adlabs Cinemas has drawn up a plan to build 12 megaplexes

in cities like Mohali, Lucknow, Hyderabad and Delhi.

Multiplex chain PVR Cinemas, is also planning to add over 250 screens across India,

staggered over a period of three years from 2008-2010, with a total investment outlay of

around US$ 82. 27 million.

Cinemax India, the multiplex chain which currently has 55 screens over 17 properties

across the country is planning to scale up its presence to 299 screens across about 100

properties by fiscal 2010.

Inox, which has 26 multiplexes and 90 screens in 18 cities across India, will open nine

multiplexes in Bangalore, Mangalore, Hubli and Belgaum by the end of 2010.

Mexico-based multiplex operator Cinepolis plans to set up 40 screens over the next 12

months in India, which could entail an investment of US$ 28 million.

Milan Saini, Head and Managing Director, Cinepolis India Country stated that "India is a

huge opportunity for us as the market is under-penetrated. We plan to set up 40 screens


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over the next 12 months across seven properties in cities like Mumbai, Bangalore,

Chennai and Hyderabad."

Print/Publishing

The print media industry is projected to grow at a CAGR of 9 per cent and targets to

reach around US$ 5.93 billion by 2014, according to the joint report by KPMG and an

industry chamber.

Jagran Prakashan of Jagran Group, which publishes one of India's largest read

language dailies, stated that it will acquire all the publications of Mid-Day Multimedia

in a stock deal valued nearly at US$ 40 million.

Foreign investment, including foreign direct investments (FDI) and investment by

non-resident Indians (NRIs)/person of Indian origin (PIO)/foreign institutional investor

(FII), up to 26 per cent, is permitted for publishing of newspapers and periodicals

dealing with news and current affairs under the Government route.

The segment hence provides for several opportunities as listed below :

Tapping the reading population

As per the latest readership survey NRS 2005, the reach of the print media (dailies

and magazines combined), as a proportion of the reading population (i.e. 15 years

and above) is only 27 per cent. The global average readership is estimated to be

over 50 per cent. This highlights the significant potential of the print media market in

India.

Build a pan-India presence

Due to low levels of literacy and India's marked regional diversity, the print media

segment is characterized by a large number of players dominating specific

geographies (See Table below). Vernacular news dailies thus dominate the market

with a 49 per cent share. Regional dominance is not just typical of only vernacular

papers- even English news dailies have managed to gain dominance only in specific


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pockets. As a result, there are hardly any players with a pan-India presence.

Leveraging a fragmented market

The print media market today is highly fragmented with most publishers being family

owned. These publishers hence had low access to capital and information and thus

concentrated only in the geographical location in which they were the leaders.

However ,this trend is now changing and publishers are looking to expand their

market though both organic and inorganic routes. With an added push of foreign

investment being allowed in the print media segment, this segment thus offers

significant investment opportunities.


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Key Players -Indian Print Media Industry

One of the leading English dailies owned by Bennett, Coleman & Co, a leading media group of

India

Another leading English newspaper with multiple editions published from

many states in India

One of the oldest newspapers with a strong presence in South India

Hindustan Times is another leading English newspaper with more than 4 million readership

mostly in North India

Published in English and Malayalam, this newspaper enjoys a strong readership in South India.

It also publishes a large number of well known magazines in English and regional languages


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Digital Media

The digital technologies and their innovative applications have changed the entertainment sector

considerably, especially the content production and its quality. Internet has also emerged as the

latest revenue stream and has become one of the fastest growing advertising medium and has

made a significant impression on the entertainment industry.

Officials in the Information and Broadcasting Ministry have planned a roadmap for making

broadcasting operations completely digital. The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI)

has suggested a three-stage process for digitisation, wherein tier one cities would be covered by

2013, tier two cities by 2014 and tier three cities by 2017. They further stated that the digital

transmission helps in enhancing the audio and picture quality.

Madison Media bagged the media buying account of US carmaker General Motors (GM),

estimated at more than US$ 22.1 million. GM, the third biggest ad spender among auto

companies in the country after Maruti Suzuki and Hyundai Motor, has given the account to

Madison for a period of three years.


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Government Initiatives

The Government has initiated major reform measures, which have had a cascading

effect on the growth of the industry.

Permitting 100 per cent foreign direct investment (FDI) through the automatic

route for film industry and advertising.

Allowing 49 per cent foreign holding in cable TV and DTH.

Allowing 100 per cent FDI in non-news publications and 26 per cent FDI in news

publications.

The government has allowed 100 per cent FDI in fax editions of magazines and

newspapers.

Recently, the government has allowed companies with core business in news

segment but hived off non-news business, to raise funds from overseas beyond the

stipulated FDI limit of 26 per cent. Such companies can raise and route funds from

overseas through its non-news arm, which will not be calculated as foreign

investment.

The FM radio sector was opened for FDI with a 20 per cent cap.

Permitting setting up of unlinking hubs for satellite unlinking by private TV

broadcasters from Indian soil.

Giving industry status to the films segment.

Opening FM Radio operations to the private sector.

The government has allotted US$ 50.13 million in the current Five-Year-Plan for

various development projects of the film industry. The funds will be utilised to set up a

centre for excellence in animation, gaming and visual effects among others.


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Going Global

With the growing popularity of Indian content in the world market in general and South

Asia in particular, the Indian entertainment industry players are venturing abroad to tap

this booming segment.

In fact, according to a report by CII-AT Kearney, the share of international markets in

total box office collections is estimated to increase from 8 per cent in 2006 to 15 per cent

in 2010.

Consequently, many domestic players like Yash Raj Films, Reliance-Adlabs and UTV,

among others, have set up distribution arms overseas. Not only films, other entertainment

content areas like music and television also have a huge potential international market.

One recent estimate puts the total value of Indian content sold overseas at over US$ 200

million. Further, this number is expected to grow over 20 per cent every year.

Technology has influenced the entertainment industry in a big way, and transformed

content delivery as well as viewership experience. Experts feel that in 2009-10, the media

and entertainment sector will see many new applications and ways of building the

business.With a host of factors contributing to the double-digit growth of the

industry and an added easing of the foreign investment norms, the E&M

Industry in India thus is a sunrise opportunity that presents significant avenues for

investment.

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