CORRECTING AND REPLACING: M6: 30 September 2012 : Consolidated Revenues: €993.8 M (-2.4%)
November 06 2012 - 3:30PM
Business Wire
Regulatory News:
Please replace the announcement made at 6:00 p.m. CET on Nov. 6,
2012 with the corrected sentence below:
However, at the end of September 2012, M6 channel's revenues
were down 3.7%, of which advertising revenues down 4.8%.
The corrected release reads:
M6: 30 September 2012 : Consolidated
Revenues: €993.8 m (-2.4%)
M6 (Paris:MMT):
1st Half-Year 3rd Quarter
9-month in €
millions 1
2012 2011 % 2012 2011
% 2012 2011 % Group advertising
revenues 423.5 433.1 -2.2% 155.1 166.9 -7.1% 578.6 600.0 -3.6% of
which M6 channel advertising 342.1 356.5 -4.0% 123.9 133.2 -7.0%
466.0 489.7 -4.8% Non advertising revenues 287.3 286.7 +0.2% 127.9
131.7 -2.9% 415.1 418.3 -0.8%
Consolidated revenues 710.8
719.7 -1.2% 283.0
298.6 -5.2% 993.8 1018.3
-2.4%
At the end of September 2012, M6 Group achieved a revenue of
€ 993.8 million (-2.4%), with advertising revenues down 3.6%,
and non-advertising revenues down -0.8%.
In the third quarter of the year, the deteriorated economic
climate resulted for M6 group into a drop in the consolidated
revenue that amounted to € 283.0 million (-5.2%). €
M6 Group’s advertising revenues (M6 channels, digital channels,
internet) were down 7.1%, with an unfavorable comparison basis as
they were up in the third quarter of 2011, while the other revenues
posted a more limited decrease (-2.9%), thus softening the effects
of the worsening of the advertising situation.
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M6 FTA Network
In € millions 2012 2011
% Revenues – M6 channel advertising 1st
Quarter 164.5 162.0 +1.5% 2nd Quarter 177.6 194.5 -8.7% 3rd Quarter
123.9 133.2 -7.0% 9-month 466.0
489.7 -4.8%
Other revenues of the segment
9-month 13.1 7.6 +72.3%
Total M6 FTA
segment revenues 9-month 479.1
497.3 -3.7%
At the end of October 2012, M6 reported the strongest
audience growth among French channels, reporting ratings of
11.2% vs.10.7% at the end of October 2011 (4+ year old, source
Médiamétrie).
M6 achieved to increase its ratings thanks to the excellent
scores of the channel’s strong brands, powerful and
federative, in access and prime-time (L’Amour est dans le pré,
Bones, Enquête exclusive, Le 19’45, Scènes de Ménages …).
This strong audience performance enabled the channel to soften
the effects of the tightening of the advertising market. However,
at the end of September 2012, M6 channel’s revenues were down 3.7%,
of which advertising revenues down 4.8%.
Digital channels (DTT / Cab-Sat)
In € millions 2012 2011
% 1st Quarter 43.4 39.4 +10.2% 2nd Quarter 48.1 49.4 -2.7%
3rd Quarter 39.0 40.0 -2.6%
9-month
130.4 128.8 +1.2%
In the third quarter of 2012, digital channel’s revenues
(channel advertising revenues and distribution revenues) were down
2.6%, due to the difficult economic context.
In light of this, W9 retained its DTT leadership on the
preferred marketing tarket, with an average audience ratings of
4.3% at the end of October 2012 (source Médiamétrie), thanks to its
original programming. W9 confirmed its rank as first channel of
the DTT on all targets over the strategic 5pm-12pm time
slot.
Diversification and Audiovisual rights
In € millions 2012 2011
% 1st Quarter 143.5 137.7 +4.2% 2nd Quarter 124.2 131.4
-5.4% 3rd Quarter 116.3 122.9 -5.3%
9-month 384.0 391.9
-2.0%
Diversification and audiovisual rights revenues reached €116.3m
in the third quarter of 2012, down 5.3%:
- The soft cinema and video line-up led
mechanically to a decrease of the audiovisual rights
revenues that amounted to €15.6m, vs. €19.7m;
- M6 Interaction is marked in the
third quarter by many musical successes (Zumba, Linkin’ Park,
Takata, …);
- Ventadis posted steady revenues
(+0.6%);
- The Group’s interactive
activities (M6 Mobile and websites) continued their
development;
- The Girondins de Bordeaux
benefited from their participation to the Europa League and posted
revenues up 7.0%.
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Change in the financial position and outlook
At September 30, 2012, Group equity amounted to €659.3m (€638.8m
at June 30, 2012) with a net cash position up €39.3m vs. June 30,
2012.
In a deteriorated economic climate, M6 Group will go on
optimizing its operational costs while preserving its programs
performance dynamic. The Group set as a priority the increase of
the audience of its different channels, and will launch its third
free TV channel, 6ter, on December 12.
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The Group indicative calendar for 2013 will be released shortly
on the website www.groupem6.fr
Next release : FY 2012 results on February
19th, 2013 post-market
M6 Métropole Télévision is a company listed on Euronext Paris,
compartment A
Code MMT, code ISIN : FR0000053225
1 The above mentioned information is aimed at disclosing
revenues breakdown depending on advertising and non-advertising.
The Group advertising revenues include M6 and W9 (FTA channels)
advertising revenues, the share of advertising revenues of pay
digital channels and the share of advertising revenues generated by
diversification activities (mainly Internet).
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