: SBS) announced
today that it has
increased its ownership in Prima TV in Romania to 100%, following the purchase
of the remaining 14% equity stake from its three former Romanian minority
partners for euro 2
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107.4% in the second quarter of 2004 and 2005, respectively. These
options are subject
to variable accounting treatment, unlike the rest of our share incentives. The
Swedish holding company was used as the vehicle for the
acquisition of C More and is the current
debtor of amounts drawn on the euro
325,000 Facility. C More reported net
revenue of euro 44,242
, after deducting service fees of euro 21,103 paid to
the cable, satellite and other operators for
carriage, marketing and
subscriber handling services.
Our newly acquired businesses, C More, Prima
TV and the Romanian Radio
stations, and the recently launched television stations, The Voice TV,
VijfTV
and Irisz, had station operating expenses of euro 42,203. These key indicators provide investors
the opportunity to
evaluate the group's performance as it is viewed by management.
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a European commercial television and radio broadcasting company
with operations in Western and Central
Europe.
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Commenting on the results, Markus Tellenbach, Chief Executive Officer of
SBS,
said: "We continued to produce solid operating results and strong cash
flow generation across our
asset base.
We funded the redemption of the Senior Notes with funds drawn under the
Facility
and we utilized the remaining amounts under the Facility and a
portion of our cash reserves to fully
repay euro 210,000 and accrued interest
due under the euro 300,000 bridge facility with ABN AMRO
.
In the discussions of the results for the three and six months ended June
30, 2005 compared
to the three and six months ended June 30, 2004, we divide
our operations into four segments:
(1) "Television operations", which include:
* SBS6, NET5 and Veronica (in The Netherlands
) and jointly referred to
as "our Dutch Television operations";
* TV2 and, since
September 2004, Irisz (in Hungary) and jointly
referred to as "our Hungarian Television
operations";
* Kanal 5 (in Sweden);
* VT4 and, since October 2004, VijfTV (in
Flemish Belgium) and jointly
referred to as "our Belgian Television operations";
* TVNorge (in Norway);
* TvDanmark and Kanal 5 (in Denmark) and jointly referred to
as "our
Danish Television operations";
* since March 1, 2005, Prima TV (in Romania
);
* since August 2004, The Voice TV (in Denmark, Norway, Sweden and
Finland
); and
* other related operations that are not material.2% 15. Selling, general and
administrative
expenses expressed as a percentage of net revenues were 16.
Our Print operations increased income
by euro 692 from euro 3,236 in the
second quarter of 2004 to euro 3,928 in the second quarter of
2005.
The net revenue increased euro 37,877, or 14%, at our Television
operations mainly due
to revenue of euro 7,850 at Prima TV and the recently
launched television stations, The Voice TV
, VijfTV and Irisz.
Our Radio operations had decreased selling, general and administrative
expenses
of euro 1,015, or 7%, mainly due to decreased third-party marketing
expenses at our Swedish, Danish
and Norwegian Radio operations. Amortization also increased due to amortization of intangible
assets
recorded on the acquisition of 49% of TVNorge in July 2004. In
the first half of 2005, we defeased
the remaining outstanding Senior Notes and
subsequently redeemed them on June 15, 2005.
Our
Print operations improved adjusted EBITDA by euro 621 and euro 1,113
in the three and six months
ended June 30, 2005, respectively.com.magyars rsadalom
(Nasdaq: SBTV; Euronext Amsterdam N.
The acquisition
follows SBS's March 2005 ownership increase in Prima TV to
86% when it acquired an additional 48
. Thrane becoming
Chief Financial Officer. With full ownership of Prima TV and one of Romania's leading
radio groups we are now able to merge the companies and their operations which
will position us
to capitalize on the synergies of operating an integrated
Romanian broadcast platform. Prima TV
reaches 89% of the Romanian urban population
through terrestrial and satellite-to-cable distribution
. In
addition, we may make forward-looking statements in future filings with the
Securities and
Exchange Commission, and in written material, press releases
and oral statements issued by us or
on our behalf.2% 15. Financing costs paid for the bridge
facility were refunded to us in full
when we executed the Facility agreement.6% 9. Excluding our new businesses, our net
revenue
increased euro 13,892, or 7%. Station
operating expenses expressed as a percentage of net revenues
were 59. Excluding such expenses, our selling, general and
administrative expenses increased euro
922, or 3%.
Our Television operations had increased selling, general and
administrative expenses
of euro 3,086, or 15%, mainly due to selling, general
and administrative expenses of euro 1,404 at
our recently launched television
stations and Prima TV.
Loss on Extinguishment of Debt
Loss on extinguishment of debt increased euro 6,009 from euro 2,463 in the
second quarter
of 2004 to euro 8,472 in the second quarter of 2005.
Our Premium pay operation, C More, which
was consolidated from March 8,
2005, had operating income of euro 5,273.V.
We provide below
, on a consolidated basis, a reconciliation of the
non-GAAP measure adjusted EBITDA to operating income
(loss), which is the most
directly comparable U.
Our Premium pay operation, C More, which
was consolidated from March 8,
2005, generated adjusted EBITDA of euro 7,132 and euro 7,720 in the
three and
six months ended June 30, 2005, respectively.
Our Radio operations improved adjusted
EBITDA by euro 2,363 and euro 3,821
in the three and six months ended June 30, 2005, respectively
.
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Forward-looking statements
include
statements regarding our intent, belief or current expectations or
those of our officers (including
statements preceded by, followed by or that
include forward-looking terminology such as "may", "will
", "should",
"believes", "expects", "anticipates", "estimates", "continues" or similar
expressions
or comparable terminology) with respect to various matters.4%
(1) Excluding the impact of
our newly acquired businesses, C More, Prima
TV and the Romanian Radio operations, and the
recently launched
television stations, The Voice TV, VijfTV and Irisz, net revenue
increased euro 32,025, or 10%, adjusted EBITDA increased euro 14,937,
or 32%, and operating
income increased euro 14,235, or 44%, in the six
months ended June 30, 2005. GAAP"). We
also incur
significant operating expenses for programming in U. We acquired C More on March 8, 2005
and,
accordingly, the results of operations have been reflected in our
consolidated
financial statements since that date.
Results from Prima TV in Romania, through February
28, 2005, are not
included in the operations referred to above, but are included in equity
in
income (loss) from unconsolidated subsidiaries.9% 14. Our newly acquired businesses, C More, Prima
TV and the Romanian Radio
stations, and the recently launched television stations, The Voice TV,
VijfTV
and Irisz, had station operating expenses of euro 30,406.
Non-cash Compensation
Non-cash compensation increased euro 34 from euro 220 in the second
quarter of 2004 to euro
254 in the second quarter of 2005, mainly related to
the impact of our increasing share price on
options to purchase 66,667 shares
of common stock previously granted to our Chairman.1% in
both
quarters. The foreign
exchange loss in 2005 mainly comprises a euro 7,447 non-cash loss on amounts
drawn on our Facility by our Swedish holding company to fund the acquisition
of C More. In the
second quarter of 2004, we redeemed euro 14,500 principal amount of our 12%
Senior Notes.
Corporate Expenses
Corporate expenses increased euro 3,039 from euro 6,903 in the first
half
of 2004 to euro 9,942 in the first half of 2005, mainly due to an increase in
headcount and
staff cost following the acquisition of C More, and due to
expenses related to Sarbanes-Oxley compliance
work.
Foreign Exchange Gain (Loss)
Foreign exchange gain (loss) had a negative impact
of euro 8,603, from a
gain of euro 726 in the first half of 2004 to a loss of euro 7,877 in the
first
half of 2005.
Other Expenses, Net
Other expenses, net, increased euro 790, from euro
1,372 in the first half
of 2004 to euro 2,162 in the first half of 2005, mainly due to an increase
of
Hungarian municipality taxes, which are payable as a percentage of revenues,
and written-off
project costs in the first half of 2005. If the loss on extinguishment had not occurred in either 2004
or
2005, our net income would have increased by euro 3,081, or 18%. In the six months ended June
30,
2005, adjusted EBITDA increased euro 7,689, or 17%, despite losses of euro
6,015 at our recently
launched television stations.descendance kulturinfo
A more detailed
discussion of some of these risks is set forth in
SBS's annual report on Form
20-F for the year-ended December 31, 2003.
Financial highlights are
as follows:
Three months ended June 30, Six months ended June 30,
2004 2005 % change 2004 2005 % change
(all in thousands of euro, except share and per share data)
Net revenue(1) 187,207 243
,554 30% 327,881 414,354 26%
Adjusted
EBITDA(1)(2) 41,897 55,670
33% 46,510 63,814 37%
Operating
income(1) 34,899 45,070 29%
32,377 45,258 40%
Net income(3) 18,130 14,387 (21%) 14,224 11,296 (21
%)
Net income per
common share
- basic 0.3% 22.V. From July
2001 until
February 28, 2005, we held a minority interest in the station and were unable
to exercise
control over the operations.
The net revenue increased euro 19,020, or 12%, at our Television
operations mainly due to revenue of euro 5,310 at Prima TV and the recently
launched television
stations, The Voice TV, VijfTV and Irisz. Our Dutch Television
operations had decreased station operating
expenses of euro 3,957, or 9%. Corporate expenses
expressed as a percentage of net revenues were
1.865%) payable on the Facility compared to the
interest paid on the 12% Senior Notes.
Other Expenses, Net
Other expenses, net, increased euro 186, from euro 825 in the second
quarter
of 2004 to euro 1,011 in the second quarter of 2005, mainly due to an
increase of Hungarian municipality
taxes, which are payable as a percentage of
revenues, and written-off project costs. If the
loss
on extinguishment had not occurred in either 2004 or 2005, our net income
would have increased by
euro 2,266, or 11%.4% in the first half
of 2004 and 2005, respectively.
Three months ended Six months ended
June
30, June 30,
2004 2005 2004
2005
Operating income euro 34,899 euro 45,070 euro 32,377 euro 45,258
Add: Non-cash compensation 220 254 1,014 599
Depreciation
3,250 3,548 6,383 7,114
Amortization 3,528
6,798 6,736 10,843
Adjusted EBITDA euro 41,897 euro 55,670 euro 46,510
euro 63,814
Adjusted EBITDA increased euro 13,773, or 33%, for the three months ended
June 30, 2005 compared to the three months ended June 30, 2004, and euro
17,304, or 37%, for the
six months ended June 30, 2005 compared to the six
months ended June 30, 2004. callers) or +1-973
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Forward-Looking Statements
Some of the statements in this press release are forward-looking,
including, without limitation:
the statement that with full ownership of Prima
TV and one of Romania's leading radio groups were
are no able to merge the
companies and their operations which will position us to capitalize on the
synergies of operating an integrated Romanian broadcast platform; and that
Romania is expected
to joint the European Union in 2007, in particular.
It is important to note that our actual
results in the future could differ
materially from those anticipated in these forward-looking statements
depending on various important factors.5 million
SIX MONTHS
Net Revenue up by 26%
Adjusted EBITDA
improved by 37%
LUXEMBOURG, SBS Broadcasting SA
(Nasdaq: SBTV; Euronext Amsterdam N.
(3) The net income for the three and six months ended June 30, 2005
include a loss on
the extinguishment of our 12% Senior Notes of euro
8,472, compared to a loss of euro 2,463
on the extinguishment of
euro 14.3%
Operating income margin 18. Excluding
such expenses, our selling, general and
administrative expenses increased euro 1,682, or 8%, mainly
due to increased
marketing expenses at Kanal 5, TVNorge and TV2 related to the promotion of new
programming
initiatives. The
decrease was mainly due to the absence in the second quarter of 2005 of a euro
1
,179 non-cash loss in the second quarter of 2004 on an interest rate swap
related to our 12% Senior
Notes.
Six months ended June 30, 2005 compared to six months ended June 30, 2004
Net Revenue
Net revenue increased euro 86,473, or 26%, from euro 327,881 in the first
half of 2004 to euro 414,354 in the first half of 2005.0% and 4.magyars huns
46 0. Our strong performance
during the
second quarter was highlighted by the improved operating results of our
television
stations in Hungary, Sweden and Norway as we benefited from new
programming initiatives and improving
advertising markets.
(2) "Premium pay operation", which includes C More Group AB in Sweden
,
Norway, Finland and Denmark.3% 18.2%
Corporate expenses 1.0%
4.
Our Print operations had decreased expenses of euro 1,312, or 14%, mainly
due to
reduced printing cost. Our newly acquired businesses, C More, Prima TV and the
Romanian Radio stations
, and the recently launched television stations, The
Voice TV, VijfTV and Irisz, had selling, general
and administrative expenses
of euro 7,621.
Net Income
Our net income decreased
euro 3,743, from euro 18,130 in the second
quarter of 2004 to euro 14,387 in the second quarter of
2005, mainly due to
the non-recurring loss on the extinguishment of our 12% Senior Notes. Our Danish
Television operations had an increase in net revenue of
euro 2,570, or 12%, mainly due to increased
viewing shares at Kanal 5
(Denmark) driven by the broadcast of the Royal League and other sports
programs. Excluding such revenue, net
revenue increased euro 648, or 3%, mainly due to increased
net revenue at our
Norwegian Radio operations arising from sales agreements with other radio
stations
.
Our Television operations had increased selling, general and
administrative expenses of euro
7,467, or 19%, mainly due to selling, general
and administrative expenses of euro 1,998 at our recently
launched television
stations and Prima TV.Home-pages with content about Hungarians living outside
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Countries where SBS currently
has broadcasting assets include: Belgium
(Flanders), Denmark, Finland, Greece,
Hungary, The Netherlands, Norway, Romania and Sweden.
Results, which are attached, are in thousands of euro (except share and
per share data) converted
from local currencies.
Romania
In June we increased our ownership in Prima TV in Romania
to 100%,
following the purchase of the remaining 14% equity stake from our three former
Romanian
minority partners for euro 2,200. Since March 1, 2005, we have
consolidated Prima TV's operations
to reflect our controlling interest. Excluding such
revenue, our Television operations had increased
net revenue of euro 13,710,
or 9%, mainly due to increased net revenue of euro 4,777, or 17%, at
our
Hungarian Television operations, due to an increased television advertising
market and increased
viewing shares mainly driven by the introduction of a new
daily soap on TV2.2% in the second quarter
of 2004 and 2005,
respectively.
Selling, General and Administrative Expenses
Selling
, general and administrative expenses increased euro 15,596, or
26%, from euro 59,917 in the first
half of 2004 to euro 75,513 in the first
half of 2005.
Equity in Loss from Unconsolidated
Subsidiaries
Equity in loss from unconsolidated subsidiaries decreased euro 637, from
euro
1,297 in the first half of 2004 to euro 660 in the first half of 2005.
The majority of these losses
relates to our investment in Prima TV, which has
been consolidated since March 1, 2005. The Swedish
holding
company was used as the vehicle for the acquisition of C More and is the
current debtor
of amounts drawn on the Facility. Such improvements were
partly offset by losses of euro 3,237 at
our recently launched television
stations, The Voice TV, VijfTV and Irisz. In addition, we
may
make forward-looking statements in future filings with the Securities and
Exchange Commission, and
in written material, press releases and oral
statements issued by us or on our behalf. We do not
undertake to update
any forward-looking statements that may be made by us or on our behalf, in
this
press release or otherwise.rsadalom magyarok
dollars.8% 16.3% 2.
Our Radio operations net revenue increased
euro 1,785, or 11%, mainly due
to net revenue of euro 1,807 at the newly acquired Romanian Radio
operations.0% and
58.
Non-cash compensation expressed as a percentage of net revenues was 0. Amortization
also increased due to amortization of
intangible assets recorded on the acquisition of 49% of TVNorge
in July 2004.
Equity in Loss from Unconsolidated Subsidiaries
Equity in loss from
unconsolidated subsidiaries decreased euro 658, from
euro 721 in the second quarter of 2004 to euro
63 in the second quarter of
2005. Our newly acquired businesses, C More, Prima TV and the Romanian
Radio stations, and the recently launched television stations, The Voice TV,
VijfTV and Irisz
, had selling, general and administrative expenses of euro
9,878.
Non-cash Compensation
Non-cash compensation decreased euro 415 from euro 1,014 in the first half
of 2004 to euro
599 in the first half of 2005.
Depreciation and amortization expenses expressed as a percentage of
net
revenues were 4.
It is important to note that our actual results in the future could differ
materially from those anticipated in these forward-looking statements
depending on various important
factors.
All forward-looking statements in this press release are based on
information available
to us on the date hereof.jewry yugoslavian
SECOND QUARTER
Net Revenue up by 30%
Adjusted EBITDA improved by 33%
Net
income impacted by a non-recurring refinancing charge of euro 8.
In connection with the Facility
, we called for redemption all of our 12%
Senior Notes due 2008 (the "Senior Notes"), which had an
outstanding principal
amount of euro 103,655.0% 100.4% 65.6% 4.
Our Premium pay
operation, C More, had subscriber fees and other revenue
of euro 52,174 in the second quarter of
2005.
Depreciation and amortization expenses expressed as a percentage of net
revenues were 3
.
Income Taxes
Income taxes increased euro 970 from euro 6,782 in the second quarter
of
2004 to euro 7.
Our Print operations had increased net revenues of euro 1,350, or 4%,
mainly
due to increased subscription income coming from an increase in
magazine prices.
Despite operating
losses of euro 6,385 at our recently launched television
stations, The Voice TV, VijfTV and Irisz
, our Television operations improved
operating income by euro 6,263 from euro 38,206 in the first
half of 2004 to
euro 44,469 in the first half of 2005. The following table shows the changes in the
adjusted EBITDA by segment:
Three months ended Six
months ended
June 30, June 30,
2004 2005 2004 2005
Television operations
euro 39,936 euro 45,747 euro 46,174 euro 53,863
Premium pay operations -
7,132 - 7,720
Radio operations 1,131 3,494 (653)
3,168
Print operations 4,296 4,917 7,892 9,005
Cash
corporate expenses (3,466) (5,620) (6,903) (9,942)
Adjusted EBITDA
euro 41,897 euro 55,670 euro 46,510 euro 63,814
In the three months ended June 30, 2005
, adjusted EBITDA increased euro
5,811, or 15%, at our Television operations, mainly due to improved
results
from our Dutch and Hungarian Television operations.huns khazars
V.com.0%
Selling, general and
administrative expenses 16.1% 0.3% in the second
quarter of 2004 and 2005, respectively
.
Net Interest Expense
Net interest expense decreased euro 1,232, or 23%, from euro
5,258 in the
second quarter of 2004 to euro 4,026 in the second quarter of 2005. Excluding our new
businesses, our net revenue
increased euro 32,025, or 10%. Talpa sold the company in May 2005 causing
the contingencies related
to our sale, which allowed Talpa to recover certain cash amounts depending
on
the grant of certain broadcasting licenses, to lapse.
Net Income
As a result
of the foregoing, our net income decreased euro 2,928, from
euro 14,224 in the first half of 2004
to euro 11,296 in the first half of
2005, mainly due to the non-recurring loss on the extinguishment
of our 12%
Senior Notes.
Forward-Looking Statements
Some of the statements in this
press release are forward-looking,
including, without limitation: the statement that we remain focused
on
implementing our growth strategy and seek to expand the scope of our business,
thereby further
diversifying our revenue streams while creating additional
cash flows; the statement that with a
strong balance sheet, including a new
bank facility that significantly lowers our cost of capital
, we believe we are
well positioned to grow our core operations and capitalize on new
opportunities
to increase shareholder value; and the statement that we expect
the final purchase price allocation
in respect of the acquisitions completed
during the first quarter of 2005 to be completed during
the third quarter.40 0.32
Weighted average common
shares - basic
31,138 32,649 31,107 32,308
Weighted average common
shares - diluted
33,693 35,883 33,163 35,495
SBS BROADCASTING
SA
CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED BALANCE SHEETS
(in thousands of euro)
December 31, June
30,
ASSETS 2004 2005
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents 196,033 103,132
Short-term investments
354 252
Trade accounts receivable, net of allowance
for
doubtful accounts of euro 6,006
(euro 4,294 in 2004)
88,398 125,135
Accounts receivable, affiliates 1,475 1
,788
Restricted cash and cash in escrow 2,451 1,792
Program
rights inventory, current 117,544 124,075
Deferred tax assets, current
2,372 9,274
Other current assets
23,702 32,056
Total current assets 432,329 397,504
Buildings, improvements, technical and other
equipment, net of accumulated depreciation
41,256 43,147
Goodwill and other intangible assets, net of
accumulated
amortization 245,274 495,100
Program rights inventory, non-current
62,928 61,808
Deferred financing cost, net of accumulated
amortization
2,600 4,685
Investments in and advances to unconsolidated
subsidiaries 5,972 3,564
Other assets
388 9,328
Total assets
790,747 1,015,136
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable
33,698 44,681
Accrued expenses
66,702 78,153
Program rights payable, current 46,674
64,070
Income taxes payable 3,763 3,956
Current portion of long-term debt 2,550 543
Deferred income, current
40,785 29,540
Deferred taxes, current
9,271 7,043
Other current liabilities 19,780
16,105
Total current liabilities 223,223 244,091
Program
rights payable, non-current 22,651 23,811
euro 325 million revolving
multicurrency credit facility - 275,000
12% senior notes
due 2008 103,655 -
Other long-term debt
6,784 867
Deferred tax, non-current 23,109
30,830
Other non-current liabilities 7,588 4,815
Minority interest 58,791 62,868
Shareholders' equity:
Common Shares (authorized 75,000,000 issued
32,909,890 (31,780,895 in 2004) at par
value euro 2.rsadalom slovakian
The
redemption premium plus deferred financing cost related to the Senior
Notes,
euro 8,472, was recognized as a loss on extinguishment of debt in the three
months ended
June 30, 2005.
Financial Statements
We prepare our financial statements in euro and
in accordance with
accounting principles generally accepted in the United States ("U.S. Any resulting
balance sheet
translation adjustments are recorded as accumulated other comprehensive income
(loss) within shareholders' equity.0%
Operating expenses:
Station operating expenses
59.
Despite operating losses of euro 3,929 at newly acquired Prima TV and our
recently
launched television stations, The Voice TV, VijfTV and Irisz, our
Television operations improved
operating income by euro 5,296 from euro 35,842
in the second quarter of 2004 to euro 41,138 in the
second quarter of 2005.
Operating Income
Operating income increased euro 12,881 from
euro 32,377 in the first half
of 2004 to euro 45,258 in the first half of 2005. The change mainly
reflects the euro 275,000 drawn on our
Facility to fund the C More acquisition, net of the cash required
to defease
and redeem the 12% Senior Notes.sbsbroadcasting.magyarok expressing
SBS had owned a
minority stake in
Prima TV since July 2001 and originally invested in Prima TV
in March 2000. The following report
should
be read in conjunction with the accompanying unaudited financial statements. With a strong
balance sheet, including
a new bank facility that significantly lowers our cost of capital, we believe
we are well positioned to grow our core operations and capitalize on new
opportunities to increase
shareholder value.
On May 12, 2005, we entered into a euro 325,000 secured syndicated
multicurrency
revolving credit facility (the "Facility") with ABN AMRO,
Citigroup Global Markets Limited, Deutsche
Bank AG London and The Royal Bank
of Scotland plc, as lead arrangers. Balance sheet
accounts
are translated from foreign currencies into euro at the period-end
exchange rates and statement of
operations accounts are translated at the
weighted average exchange rates for the period. Differences
are
primarily attributable to corporate charges, eliminations between categories
and items attributable
to entities that are not separately disclosed but are
included within the totals for the different
categories.
The consolidated statements of operations and balance sheet have been
prepared
on the basis of a preliminary purchase price allocation of the
acquisitions completed during the
first quarter of 2005.0% 100. Our Danish Television
operations had an increase in net revenue
of euro 892, or 8%, mainly due to
increased viewing shares at Kanal 5 (Denmark) driven by the broadcast
of the
Royal League and other sports programs. Our Belgian Television operations had increased net
revenue of euro
1,881, or 6%, mainly due to the launch of VijfTV. The measures also exclude non-cash
compensation because
it does not reflect the operating results that we achieve from servicing our
customers. The change also reflected the proceeds of
euro 20,313 from 1,119,945 stock options
exercised in the first half of 2005.magyarok hungarian
Romania is the second most populous country in Central Europe
, with over
21 million people, and one of the Europe's fastest growing economies, with
estimated
real GDP growth of over 7% in 2004.
(4) Adjusted EBITDA margin is adjusted EBITDA
expressed as a percentage of
net revenue. C More reported net revenue of
euro 35,338,
after deducting service fees of euro 16,836 paid to the cable,
satellite and other operators for
carriage, marketing and subscriber handling
services.2% in the first half of 2004 and 2005, respectively
. Such savings
were partly offset by expenses of euro 737 at the newly acquired Romanian
Radio
operations.
Income Taxes
Income taxes decreased euro 436 from euro 7,033 in the first
half of 2004
to euro 6,597 in the first half of 2005, mainly due to tax savings at Kanal 5
in
Sweden related to the foreign exchange loss and interest on amounts drawn
on our Facility.gabor jewry
2 million
. Romania is expected to join the
European Union in 2007. We do not undertake to update
any forward
-looking statements that may be made by us or on our behalf, in
this press release or otherwise.58
0. ("ABN AMRO") and then drew down euro 210,000
in order to finance in part our acquisition
of C More. The following table
shows our operating expenses as a percentage of net revenues for
the periods
indicated, as well as a reconciliation of adjusted EBITDA margin to operating
income
margin. In the first half
of 2004, we redeemed euro 14,500 principal amount of our 12% Senior Notes
.
Cash provided by financing activities was euro 172,985 in the first half
of 2005, compared
to cash used in financing activities of euro 16,777 in the
first half of 2004.00)
63,562 65,820
Additional paid-in capital 683,678
702,094
Accumulated deficit (394,965) (383,669)
Unearned compensation (1,376) (1,140)
Accumulated other
comprehensive loss (5,953) (10,251)
Total shareholders' equity
344,946 372,854
Total liabilities and
shareholders' equity
790,747 1,015,136
SBS BROADCASTING
SA
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (UNAUDITED)
(in thousands of euro)
Six months ended
June 30,
2004 2004
Cash
flows from operating activities:
Net income 14,224
11,296
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash
provided by operating
activities:
Revenue recorded in exchange
for equity investments
(916) (1,241)
Non-cash compensation 1,014
599
Depreciation and amortization 13,119 17,957
Equity in loss from unconsolidated subsidiaries 1,297 660
Non-cash interest
expense 540 311
Foreign exchange loss (gain) on long-term
debt (108) 9,470
Investment gain (2,789)
(2,963)
Loss on extinguishments of debt 2,463 8,472
Deferred
tax expense 4,611 5,386
Minority interest in income
2,348 3,970
Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net
of amounts acquired:
Accounts receivable 5,527
(18,947)
Accounts receivable, affiliates (286) (80)
Program rights inventory, net (16,197) 34,441
Other current
assets (192) (1,134)
Other non-current assets
(678) (41)
Accounts payable and accrued expenses (16,289
) (5,122)
Deferred income (1,737) (12,695)
Other liabilities 1,598 (661)
Cash provided
by operating activities 4,353 49,678
Cash flows from investing activities:
Proceeds from sale of short-term investments - 163
Cash capital
expenditure (13,846) (15,289)
Payment for purchase of acquired
business,
net of cash acquired (734) (294,297)
Cash used in investing activities (14,580) (309,423)
Cash flows from financing
activities:
Proceeds from issuance of common shares 1,889 20,313
Proceeds from incurrence of debt - 270,187
Net change in restricted
cash and cash in escrow (242) 914
Payment of long-term debt
(18,424) (118,429)
Cash provided by (used in)
financing activities
(16,777) 172,985
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and
cash
equivalents (281) (6,141)
Net
change in cash and cash equivalents (27,285) (92,901)
Cash and cash equivalents
, beginning of period 245,836 196,033
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period
218,551 103,132
SBS BROADCASTING SA
OPERATING RESULTS BY SEGMENT (UNAUDITED)
(in thousands of euro
)
Three months ended Six months ended
June 30, June 30,
Television
2004 2005 2004 2005
Net revenue:
SBS6, NET5 and Veronica
(in the
Netherlands) 57,681 59,046 99,594
103,137
TV2 + Irisz (in Hungary) 28,700 33,477 45,259 53,733
Kanal
5 (in Sweden) 23,236 27,954 43,384 51,523
VT4 + VijfTV (in Belgium
) 17,443 17,817 31,433 33,314
TV Norge (in Norway) 14,141 16
,856 25,397 31,542
TV Danmark
and Kanal 5 (in Denmark) 11,519 12
,411 21,240 23,810
Prima TV (in Romania) - 3,205 - 4
,160
The Voice TV - 678 - 1,468
Other
1,677 1,973 2,442 3,939
Total net revenue
154,397 173,417 268,749 306,626
Station operating expenses 94,512
104,635 183,291 206,012
Selling, general and
administrative expenses
19,949 23,035 39,284 46,751
Total operating expenses 114,461 127,670
222,575 252,763
Adjusted EBITDA 39,936 45,747 46,174 53,863
Premium pay
Subscriber fees and other revenue - 52,174 - 65,345
Operator service fees - (16,836) - (21,103)
Net revenue
- 35,338 - 44,242
Station operating expenses
- 22,569 - 29,379
Selling, general and administrative
expenses - 5,637 - 7,143
Total operating expenses
- 28,206 - 36,522
Adjusted EBITDA -
7,132 - 7,720
Radio
Net revenue:
Sweden
5,010 4,872 8,269 8,115
Finland 4,461
4,350 7,386 7,443
Denmark 3,046 2,377 5,704
5,101
Norway 2,666 3,237 4,472 5,569
Romania
- 1,807 - 2,356
Greece
1,326 1,651 2,359 2,610
Total net revenue 16,509 18,294
28,190 31,194
Station operating expenses 6,745 7,242 13,372 13
,570
Selling, general and
administrative expenses 8,633 7,558 15
,471 14,456
Total operating expenses 15,378 14,800 28,843 28,026
Adjusted EBITDA 1,131 3,494 (653) 3,168
Print
Net revenue 16,301 16,505 30,942 32,292
Station operating
expenses 9,159 7,847 17,888 16,124
Selling, general and
administrative
expenses 2,846 3,741 5,162 7,163
Total operating expenses 12
,005 11,588 23,050 23,287
Adjusted EBITDA 4,296 4,917
7,892 9,005
Consolidated
Net revenue: 187,207 243,554
327,881 414,354
Adjusted EBITDA from operating
segments
45,363 61,290 53,413 73,756
Corporate expenses (3,466) (5,620
) (6,903) (9,942)
Non-cash compensation (220) (254) (1,014) (599
)
Depreciation and amortization -
Television (4,094) (4,609
) (7,968) (9,394)
Depreciation and amortization -
Premium Pay
- (2,353) - (2,447)
Depreciation and amortization -
Radio
(1,624) (2,395) (3,063) (4,136)
Depreciation and amortization
-
Print (1,060) (989) (2,088) (1,980)
Operating
income 34,899 45,070 32,377 45,258
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8% equity interest."
Prima
TV was established in 1997 as one of the first commercial television
stations in Romania.V.35
Weighted average
common shares 31,138 32,649 31,107 32,308
Cash provided by
operating
activities 15,764 37,966 4,353
49,678
Adjusted EBITDA
margin(4) 22.8% equity interest.S. Currency translation
adjustments relating
to transactions in currencies other than the functional currency of the entity
involved are reflected in the results of operations as foreign exchange gain
(loss).
(3) "Radio operations", which include:
* Mix Megapol, The Voice, Radio City, 106.
(4) "Print operations", which include the Veronica Magazine and the
Satellite Magazine
in The Netherlands.
When analyzing results within the different categories of operations for
any particular period, the sums of the individual items reported within each
category may differ
from the total reported for such category.
Our Print operations had increased net revenues of
euro 204, or 1%, mainly
due to increased subscription income coming from an increase in magazine
prices.
Our Premium pay operation, C More, which was consolidated from March 8,
2005, had
operating income of euro 4,779.V. In the second quarter of 2004 we recorded investment gains
of euro
2,789 mainly reflecting an increase in the fair value of 1.
Our Radio operations net revenue
increased euro 3,004, or 11%, mainly due
to net revenue of euro 2,356 at the newly acquired Romanian
Radio operations,
which we have consolidated from March 1, 2005. Corporate expenses
expressed
as a percentage of net revenues were 2.1% in the first half of 2004 and 2005, respectively. The teleconference
will also be available via live
web-cast on our web-site, located at http://www. Pryor Associates
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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS
OF OPERATIONS (UNAUDITED)
(in thousands of euro, except share and per share data)
Three months ended Six months ended
June 30, June 30,
2004
2005 2004 2005
Net revenue 187,207 243,554 327
,881 414,354
Operating expenses:
Station operating
expenses (exclusive
of depreciation
and amortization) 110,416 142,293 214,551 265
,085
Selling, general and
administrative expenses
(exclusive of depreciation
and amortization) 31,428 39,971 59,917 75,513
Corporate expenses
3,466 5,620 6,903 9,942
Non-cash compensation 220
254 1,014 599
Depreciation 3,250 3,548 6,383
7,114
Amortization 3,528 6,798 6,736 10,843
Total operating
expenses 152,308 198,484 295,504 369,096
Operating income 34,899 45,070 32,377 45,258
Equity
in loss from
unconsolidated
subsidiaries (721) (63) (1,297
) (660)
Interest income 938 1,077 2,010 2,010
Interest expense (6,196) (5,103) (9,165) (9,197)
Foreign exchange gain
(loss) (49) (8,191) 726 (7,877)
Investment gain 2,789
2,902 2,789 2,963
Loss on extinguishments
of debt (2
,463) (8,472) (2,463) (8,472)
Other expense, net (825) (1,011)
(1,372) (2,162)
Income before income
taxes and minority
interest
28,372 26,209 23,605 21,863
Income taxes
(6,782) (7,752) (7,033) (6,597)
Income before
minority interest
21,590 18,457 16,572 15,266
Minority interest in
income, net
(3,460) (4,070) (2,348) (3,970)
Net income
18,130 14,387 14,224 11,296
Net income per common
share - basic:
0.35
Net income per common
share - diluted: 0.jewry expressing
Some of these
factors include: the
effects of, and changes in, government policy and regulatory requirements; the
effects of changes in general economic environment; the effects of changes in
the advertising
spending growth; the effects of competition; and our success
at managing the risks that arise from
these factors.
Our consolidated broadcasting operations generate revenues primarily in
euro
, Hungarian forint, Swedish kronor, Norwegian kroner and Danish kroner and
incur substantial operating
expenses in these currencies.1% 2.2% 4.0%
Three months ended June 30, 2005
compared to three months ended June 30,
2004
Net Revenue
Net revenue increased
euro 56,347, or 30%, from euro 187,207 in the second
quarter of 2004 to euro 243,554 in the second
quarter of 2005.4% and
64. These
options are subject to variable accounting treatment, unlike
the rest of our
share incentives.
Depreciation and Amortization Expenses
Depreciation
and amortization expenses increased euro 4,838, or 37%, from
euro 13,119 in the first half of 2004
to euro 17,957 in the first half of
2005, mainly due to increased amortization expenses associated
with intangible
assets recorded on the acquisitions of C More, Prima TV and the Romanian Radio
operations
. Adjusted EBITDA should be considered in
addition to, but not as a substitute for, other measures
of financial
performance reported in accordance with U.S.S.
These forward-looking statements include
statements relating to our future
performance, competition, trends and anticipated developments in
the
television and radio broadcasting, and publishing industry.
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A. During May 2005, Prima TV
was the fourth
most watched commercial television station in Romania, with an average prime
time
viewing share of 7.
(2) Adjusted EBITDA is defined as operating income plus non-cash
compensation, depreciation and amortization expenses.
Station Operating Expenses
Station operating expenses increased euro 31,877, or 29%, from euro
110,416 in the second quarter
of 2004 to euro 142,293 in the second quarter of
2005. Excluding such expenses,
our station operating
expenses increased euro 2,669, or 3%, mainly due to our
programming investments in Royal League,
the new daily soap at TV2 and a co-
produced Big Brother show in Norway and Sweden.
Corporate
Expenses
Corporate expenses increased euro 2,154 from euro 3,466 in the second
quarter of
2004 to euro 5,620 in the second quarter of 2005, mainly due to an
increase in headcount and staff
cost following the acquisition of C More, and
due to expenses related to Sarbanes-Oxley compliance
work. Kanal 5 and TVNorge had increased revenue of euro 8,139, or
19%, and euro 6,145, or 24%, respectively
, mainly due to increased viewing
shares driven by new programming investments such as the Royal League
(Scandinavian football) and a co-produced version of Big Brother.
Our Radio operations had
increased station operating expenses of euro 198,
or 1%, mainly due to station operating expenses
at the newly acquired Romanian
Radio operations. The improvement
was mainly due to reduced losses
in our Norwegian Radio operations, and
adjusted EBITDA of euro 844 and euro 1,102, respectively,
in our newly
acquired Romanian Radio operations.
Cash used in investing activities increased
euro 294,843 from euro 14,580
in the first half of 2004 to euro 309,423 in the first half of 2005
mainly due
to our investments in C More, Prima TV and the Romanian radio operations. Forward-looking
statements include
statements regarding our intent, belief or current expectations or those of
our
officers (including statements preceded by, followed by or that include
forward-looking terminology
such as "may," "will," "should," "believes,"
"expects," "anticipates," "estimates," "continues" or
similar expressions or
comparable terminology) with respect to various matters. Some of these factors
include: the
effects of, and changes in, regulation and government policy; the effects of
changes
in general economic environment; the effects of changes in the
advertising and subscription spending
growth; the effects of competition; our
ability to reduce costs; the timely development and acceptance
of our new
channels, stations and/or services; the effects of technological changes in
broadcasting
technology; and, our success at managing the risks that arise
from these factors.55 0.slovakian martians
All forward-looking statements in this press release are based on
information available to
us on the date hereof.SBS Broadcasting SA Reports Second Quarter 2005 Results
: SBS) today reported
financial results
for the three and six months ended June 30, 2005. We also benefited
from recent
strategic investments, including our C More and Romanian
acquisitions and the launch of our new digital
entertainment services. Our Belgian Television operations had
increased net revenue of euro 374,
or 2%, mainly due to the launch of VijfTV.
Excluding such revenue, net revenue decreased euro 22
, reflecting decreased
revenues in Denmark, Sweden and Finland and increased net revenue at our
Norwegian
Radio operations and Lampsi.
Investment Gain
In the second quarter of 2005 we recognized
the deferred gain of euro
2,902 recorded in 2002 on the sale of our equity interest in Publimusic
(Radio
Noordzee) to Talpa Management B. In the second quarter of 2005, we defeased the remaining
outstanding Senior Notes and subsequently redeemed them on June 15, 2005. Excluding such
expenses
, our station operating expenses increased euro 8,331, or 4%. Our Dutch Television
operations had
decreased station operating expenses of euro 4,828, or 6%. Excluding such expenses, our selling, general
and administrative
operating expenses increased euro 5,718, or 10%.
Our Print operations increased
income by euro 1,221, from euro 5,804 in
the first half of 2004 to euro 7,025 in the first half of
2005.
Net Interest Expense
Net interest expense increased euro 32, from euro 7,155
in the first half
of 2004 to euro 7,187 in the first half of 2005. If you
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SBS has since appointed an experienced
executive
team to manage its Romanian television and radio operations, with
Christoph Buerge becoming Chief
Operating Officer and Peter W. The acquisition follows our
ownership increase in Prima TV to 86%
in March, when we acquired an additional
48. Our newly
acquired businesses, C More, Prima TV and
the Romanian Radio stations, and the
recently launched television stations, The Voice TV, VijfTV
and Irisz, had
combined net revenue of euro 42,455.4% in the second quarter of 2004 and 2005, respectively
.6% and 4.
Operating Income
Operating income increased euro 10,171, or 29%, from euro
34,899 in the
second quarter of 2004 to euro 45,070 in the second quarter of 2005. until December
31, 2004 at an exercise price of $5 per share.
Our Premium pay operation, C More, had subscriber
fees and other revenue
of euro 65,345 in the period March 8 to June 30, 2005. Station
operating
expenses expressed as a percentage of net revenues were 65.3% and 0. The increase was mainly due to
increased operating income of euro 6,347 at our Dutch Television operations,
mainly due to cost
savings.
Investment Gain
Investment gains in the first half of 2005, of euro 2,963
, mainly comprise
the recognition of a deferred gain of euro 2,902 recorded in 2002 on the sale
of
our equity interest in Publimusic (Radio Noordzee) to Talpa Management B. Management believes that when
used in this fashion adjusted
EBITDA and adjusted EBITDA margin can be useful tools despite their
limitations. GAAP financial measure, for the three and six months
ended June 30, 2004 and 2005
.
Cash Flow
Cash provided by operations increased euro 45,325 from euro 4,353 in
the
first half of 2004 to euro 49,678 in the first half of 2005.58 0.khazar uralic
In March 2005
, SBS also acquired Romania's leading FM radio station Kiss
FM and FM radio station Radio Star.5 million
of our 12% Senior Notes in the three and six months
ended June 30, 2004. We had owned a minority
stake in Prima TV since July
2001 and originally invested in Prima TV in March 2000. We expect the
final
purchase price allocation to be completed during the third quarter.
Operating Expenses
as a Percentage of Revenue
We monitor our operating expenses as a percentage of our net revenue
as
part of our cost management efforts.4% 64.4% 18.1% 0.3% 0.
The station
operating expenses increased euro 10,123, or 11%, at our
Television operations, mainly due to programming
expenses of euro 7,454 at our
recently launched television stations and Prima TV.
Our Print
operations had increased selling, general and administrative
expenses of euro 895, or 31%, mainly
due to increased promotion activities to
increase the number of subscribers. The majority of the
loss in 2004 related to our investment in Prima TV,
which has been consolidated since March 1, 2005
. The decrease was also due to the lower
interest rate (currently 2. (Talpa). Our newly acquired
businesses
, C More, Prima TV and the Romanian Radio stations, and the recently
launched television stations
, The Voice TV, VijfTV and Irisz, had combined net
revenue of euro 54,448. Excluding such
expenses
, our station operating expenses increased euro 10,414, or 6%, mainly
due to our programming investments
in Royal League, the new daily soap at TV2
and a co-produced Big Brother show in Norway and Sweden
. Selling, general and
administrative expenses expressed as a percentage of net revenues were 18.3
%
and 18. Non-cash compensation mainly
relates to the impact of our increasing share price on options
to purchase
66,667 shares of common stock previously granted to our Chairman.3% in the first half
of 2004 and 2005, respectively.
There are material limitations to using measures such as adjusted
EBITDA
and adjusted EBITDA margin, including the aforementioned difficulties
associated with comparing
these performance measures as we calculate them to
similar performance measures presented by other
companies, and the fact that
these performance measures do not take into account significant items
, such as
depreciation and amortization.S.huns expressing
"
Recent Developments
Refinancing
On March 7, 2005, we entered into a euro 300,000 unsecured bridge facility
agreement with
ABN AMRO Bank N.
Three months ended Six months ended
June 30, June 30,
2004 2005 2004 2005
Net revenue 100.0% 100
.0% 58.4%
Adjusted EBITDA margin 22.1%
Depreciation and Amortization 3
.
Selling, General and Administrative Expenses
Selling, general and administrative
expenses increased euro 8,543, or 27%,
from euro 31,428 in the second quarter of 2004 to euro 39
,971 in the second
quarter of 2005.
Our Radio operations had decreased selling, general and
administrative
expenses of euro 1,075, or 12%, mainly due to decreased third-party marketing
expenses
at our Swedish, Danish and Norwegian Radio operations.9% and 2.
Foreign Exchange Gain (Loss
)
Foreign exchange loss increased euro 8,142, from euro 49 in the second
quarter of 2004 to
euro 8,191 in the second quarter of 2005.7 million
warrants that were exercisable into common shares
of Lions Gate Entertainment
Corp.752 in the second quarter of 2005, mainly due to increased tax
charges
at our Dutch operations reflecting the increased profit compared to
last year. Excluding such
revenue
, our Television operations had increased net revenue of euro 30,027,
or 11%, mainly due to increased
net revenue of euro 8,474, or 19%, at our
Hungarian Television operations, due to an increased television
advertising
market and increased viewing shares mainly driven by the introduction of a new
daily
soap on TV2. Excluding such expenses, our selling, general and
administrative expenses increased
euro 5,469, or 14%, mainly due to increased
marketing expenses at Kanal 5, TVNorge and TV2 related
to the promotion of new
programming initiatives.
Our Print operations had increased selling
, general and administrative
expenses of euro 2,001, or 39%, mainly due to increased promotion activities
to increase the number of subscribers.
Adjusted EBITDA and adjusted EBITDA margin exclude
depreciation and
amortization expenses in order to eliminate the impact of generally long-term
capital
investments that cannot be significantly influenced by our management
on a short-term basis. The
increase was
primarily due to timing differences related to programming payments and the
improved
operating performance of the Company.
Conference Call
The Company will host a teleconference
to discuss its results on Friday,
July 29, 2005 at 10:00 am New York Time, which is 4:00 pm Luxembourg
Time. Countries where SBS currently
has broadcasting assets include: Belgium (Flanders), Denmark
, Finland, Greece,
Hungary, The Netherlands, Norway, Romania and Sweden.sbsbroadcasting.43
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SBS Broadcasting Acquires 100% Ownership of Prima TV in Romania
6%.
SBS is a European
commercial television and radio broadcasting company
with operations in Western and Central Europe
.
For further information visit: http://www.
"We remain focused on implementing our
growth strategy and seek to expand
the scope of our business, thereby further diversifying our revenue
streams
while creating additional cash flows. We rely on this measurement, in
particular, to help
plan and implement the expansion of our existing
businesses and the development of new revenue streams
.3% 22. Kanal 5 and TVNorge had increased revenue of euro 4,718, or
20%, and euro 2,715, or 19
%, respectively, mainly due to increased viewing
shares driven by new programming investments such
as the Royal League
(Scandinavian football) and a co-produced version of Big Brother. Excluding such
expenses, our station operating expenses increased euro 1,471, or 1%.
Depreciation and
Amortization Expenses
Depreciation and amortization expenses increased euro 3,568, or 53%, from
euro 6,778 in the second quarter of 2004 to euro 10,346 in the second quarter
of 2005, mainly
due to increased amortization expenses associated with
intangible assets recorded on the acquisitions
of C More, Prima TV and the
Romanian Radio operations. Our Dutch
Television operations had increased
net revenue of euro 3,543, or 5%, mainly
due to an increase in the television advertising market
in the first quarter
of 2005.
The station operating expenses increased euro 22,721, or 12
%, at our
Television operations, mainly due to programming expenses of euro 12,307 at
our recently
launched television stations and Prima TV. The web-cast will be archived on our web-site for two weeks
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Prima TV targets the
15-44, educated, urban audience.44 0.9% 14. Holders
of the Senior Notes received a redemption
price of 106% plus accrued and unpaid interest on June
15, 2005.5, Vinyl and Lugna Melodier (in Sweden) and jointly referred to
as "our Swedish
Radio operations";
* KISS FM, Radio City, Radio Sata, Radio Mega, Radio 957, Radio
Jyvaskyla and Iskelmaradio (in Finland) and jointly referred to as
"our Finnish
Radio operations";
* The Voice and Radio 2 (in Denmark) and jointly referred to as "our
Danish Radio operations";
* Radio 1 and The Voice (in Norway) and jointly referred
to as "our
Norwegian Radio operations";
* Since March 1, 2005, KISS FM and Radio
STAR (in Romania) and jointly
referred to as "our Romanian Radio operations"; and
* Lampsi (in Greece).6% 18.9% 11.
The increase was mainly due to increased operating
income of euro 3,994 at our
Dutch Television operations, mainly due to cost savings, and increased
operating income of euro 2,732 at our Hungarian Television operations driven
by growth in the
Hungarian television advertising market.
Our Radio operations improved operating income by euro
1,592, from a loss
of euro 493 in the second quarter of 2004 to an income of euro 1,099 in the
second
quarter of 2005, mainly due to reduced losses of euro 1,093 at our
Norwegian Radio operations. Talpa
sold the company in May
2005, causing the contingencies related to our sale, which allowed Talpa
to
recover certain cash amounts depending on the grant of certain broadcasting
licenses, to lapse
.
Our Print operations had decreased expenses of euro 1,764, or 10%, mainly
due to reduced
printing cost.1% and 2.
(Talpa).7 million warrants that were exercisable into common
shares of
Lions Gate Entertainment Corp.
Loss on Extinguishment of Debt
Loss on extinguishment
of debt increased euro 6,009 from euro 2,463 in the
first half of 2004 to euro 8,472 in the first
half of 2005.
Adjusted EBITDA
We use the key indicator of operating income before
depreciation,
amortization and non-cash compensation ("adjusted EBITDA"), along with
adjusted
EBITDA margin, primarily to evaluate the group's and our individual
subsidiaries' operating performance
, and for planning and forecasting future
business operations. Although other
companies in the
broadcast industry may present other financial measures, or
calculate these measures differently
than we do, we believe that adjusted
EBITDA and adjusted EBITDA margin may provide some comparability
in analyzing
the operating performance of companies in our industry. GAAP, such as operating income
and net income.com, or contact:
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Smargiassi Jeff Pryor Catriona Cockburn
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LUXEMBOURG, SBS Broadcasting S.
Commenting on the announcement, Markus Tellenbach, Chief Executive
Officer
of SBS Broadcasting, said: "The acquisition of the remaining equity in Prima
TV allows
us to consolidate our strong presence in one of Europe's fastest
growing markets.sbsbroadcasting
.9% 2.4%
Non-cash compensation 0. Our Dutch
Television operations had increased
net revenue of euro 1,365, or 2%, mainly
due to an increase in call-TV revenues, which are generated
when viewers pay
premium telephone rates to interact with programs.
Our Radio operations had
increased station operating expenses of euro 497,
or 7%, mainly due to station operating expenses
of euro 383 at the newly
acquired Romanian Radio operations.8%
and 16.
Station Operating
Expenses
Station operating expenses increased euro 50,534, or 24%, from euro
214,551 in the
first half of 2004 to euro 265,085 in the first half of 2005.0% in the first half of 2004 and 2005,
respectively. Non-cash compensation expressed as a percentage of net
revenues was 0.
Our Radio
operations reduced operating losses by euro 2,748 from euro
3,716 in the first half of 2004 to euro
968 in the first half of 2005, mainly
due to reduced losses of euro 1,530 at our Norwegian Radio
operations. The foreign exchange loss in the first half of 2005 mainly
comprises a euro 7,447 non
-cash loss on amounts drawn on our Facility by our
Swedish holding company to fund the acquisition
of C More. In the first half of
2004 we recorded investment gains of euro 2,789 mainly reflecting
an increase
in the fair value of 1. until December 31, 2004 at an
exercise price of $5 per share
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