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'''ProSiebenSat.1 Media SE''' (officially abbreviated as '''P7S1''', formerly '''ProSiebenSat.1 Media AG''') is a German [[mass media]] and digital company. It operates in three segments: Entertainment, Dating and Commerce & Ventures. The company is listed on the [[Frankfurt Stock Exchange]].
'''ProSiebenSat.1 Media SE''' (officially abbreviated as '''P7S1''', formerly known as '''ProSiebenSat.1 Media AG''') is a German [[mass media]] and digital company that is based in [[Unterföhring]], [[Munich]]. It operates in three segments: Entertainment, Dating and Commerce & Ventures. The company is listed on the [[Frankfurt Stock Exchange]].


== History ==
== History ==

Revision as of 16:03, 21 September 2024

ProSiebenSat.1 Media SE
Company typeSocietas Europaea
FWB: PSM
ISINDE000PSM7770 Edit this on Wikidata
IndustryMass media
Founded2 October 2000; 24 years ago (2000-10-02)
HeadquartersUnterföhring, Germany
Key people
ProductsBroadcasting, Free-to-air and subscription television, television production, cable, dating, commerce, ventures
Revenue€4 billion (2018)[1]
€348 million (2018)[1]
€550 million (2018)[1]
Total assets€6.468 billion (2018)[1]
Total equity€6.468 billion (2018)[1]
Owners
Number of employees
6,583 (2018)[1]
Websiteprosiebensat1.com

ProSiebenSat.1 Media SE (officially abbreviated as P7S1, formerly known as ProSiebenSat.1 Media AG) is a German mass media and digital company that is based in Unterföhring, Munich. It operates in three segments: Entertainment, Dating and Commerce & Ventures. The company is listed on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange.

History

Whole view of company building
Detail view
Entrance
Signboard of ProSiebenSat.1 TV Germany
ProSiebenSat.1 TV Germany, Detail view

KirchMedia GmbH & Co. KGaA became the majority shareholder in ProSieben Media AG at the end of 1999. ProSieben Media AG and Sat.1 SatellitenFernsehen GmbH, which was also part of the Kirch group, merged in 2000. The company controlled various TV channels such as SAT.1, ProSieben and kabel eins.

Collapse of the Kirch group and takeover by Haim Saban

The company nearly merged with KirchMedia GmbH in 2002, but the merger failed due to the insolvency of the Kirch group. The company's stock price crashed following the failed merger. In 2003 the company was bought out by P7S1 Holding, which 25-percent owned by Haim Saban's Saban Capital Group and other investors, who got an 88 percent voting share.[3] Saban took over the TV channel group for 500 million euro. The remaining 12 percent belonged to Axel Springer AG.

After the takeover by P7S1 Holding the company was restructured and some TV shows were cancelled.

The company's TV channels, aimed at an age group of 14 to 49 year-old had a market share of more than 30 percent and earned of 1.8 billion euro in 2002, making a profit of 21 million euro. In the same year, the company had over three thousand employees.

When chairman Urs Rohner left the company up to 30 April 2004 "at his own request", Guillaume de Posch, a Belgian, became the new chairman.

In 2005 Axel Springer Verlag offered to buy the company for three billion euro, but this purchase was blocked by the Federal Cartel Office and the Commission on Concentration in the Media,.[4] Springer announced withdrew its offer on 31 January 2006.

Takeover by Permira and KKR

Haim Saban's shareholding was bought by Permira, a private equity company and Kohlberg Kravis Roberts (KKR) for about three billion euro on 14 December 2006.[5] The shareholding was merged with Permira and KKR's other European media shareholding SBS Broadcasting Group from Luxemburg. SBS was made up of 19 private TV channels, 20 pay TV channels and radio stations.[6]

50.5 percent of the stock have got 88 percent of the voting rights. The rest – 49.5 percent – of the stock are listed on the stock exchange and in free float.

In the summer of 2007, ProSiebenSat.1 took 100 percent ownership in SBS for 3.3 billion euro[7] and became in this way to the second biggest television broadcaster in Europe with yearly revenues of 3.1 billion euro. On 16 July 2007 the concern announced the reduction of 180 jobs (100 of which in Berlin and 80 in Munich) until 2009. On the same day two boulevard shows at Sat.1 were cancelled. Subsequently, further news shows were also to be cancelled or downsized.[8]

On 10 December 2007 the Axel Springer AG announced a complete pull-out from ProSiebenSat.1 and the sale of their holding consisting of 12% of common stock and preferred stock to KKR and Permira for 500 million euro.[9] This transaction was concluded on 16 January 2008. Therefore, the Lavena Holding 5 which was jointly controlled by KKR and Permira got 5% of the common stock as well as 25% of the non-preferred stock.[10]

Upon the takeover of SBS by ProSiebenSat1 in Summer 2007 KKR and Permira offered an option to the other owner, Telegraaf Media Groep (TMG), for 12% of the common stock if they renounce their right of preemption.[11] In June 2008 TMG announced going into the company without their right of preemption.[12] This deal concluded in August of the same year.[13]

At the end of 2008,[14] Guillaume de Posch left the company at his own request. On 1 March 2009, Thomas Ebeling became the manager of the concern. He left the company in February 2018 and will be replaced by Max Conze on 1 June 2018. In the meantime Conrad Albert is taking over the management.[15]

In October 2009, the TV channel group had debts totaling more than 3.4 billion euro and they only paid the taxes for the loan.[16] The group saved especially on program expenditures.[17]

On 12 January 2011, Permira and KKR announced the sale of 8 million non-voting shares. That made up 3.7 percent of the capital stock. After finishing the bookbuilding process (according to their own disclosures) they are going to have 53 percent of the capital stock.

On 20 April 2011 ProSiebenSat.1 wanted to sell their TV channels in Belgium and the Netherlands for 1.225 billion euro to an international media group led by the Finnish concern Sanoma. The sale concluded on 29 July 2011.[18]

On 14 December 2012, the ProSiebenSat.1 Media AG announced the sale of the whole portfolio in Scandinavia to the American Discovery Communications Inc. Not included in the deal were the production companies, which are grouped as the Red Arrow Entertainment Group. With the proceeds they wanted to pay off 500 million euro in debt as well as increase the dividend to about 5.60 Euro per share (total of 1.2 billion euro). Besides, the ProSiebenSat.1 Media AG wanted to reorganize their stock plan, so that all shares bought on the stock market could be traded.[19]

In the middle of February 2013, the capital investors Permira and KKR started to sell all preferred shares in Lavena Holding 1, which amounts to 18 percent. The stock packet was sold at the Frankfurt Stock Exchange for close to 485 million euro (24.60 euro per share). This way, all preferred shares or half of the capital stock are now in free float.[20]

On 9 April 2013, the announced sale of the Scandinavian company from December 2012 was closed with a value of 1.325 billion euro.[21]

Exit of KKR and Permira

At the Annual general meeting at 23 July 2013 the Shareholder of the ProSiebenSat.1 Media AG decided to combine the preferred stocks and the KKR and Permira common stocks. In this way only the entitled votes can be traded at Frankfurt Stock Exchange. KKR and Permira got only a minority by 44% of the common stocks, because the authorized capital contains 50% common stocks and 50% preferred stocks. The capital investors also decided with the Telegraaf Media Groep to sell their interest in tranches at the stock exchange.[22][23]

At 19 August 2013 the ProSiebenSat.1 Media AG finished its stock exchange launch, so that future common stocks will be listed in MDAX and the exchange council doubles.[24]

At 4 and 6 September Lavenda Holding and Telegraaf Media Groep sold 17 percent of their stocks to institutional investors. Therefore, the stocks packet of KKR and Permira decreases to 33 percent and the Telegraaf Media Groep sold their stocks package and isn't stockholder anymore.[25]

At the end of 2013 ProSiebenSat.1 announced the sale of the rest of its Eastern Europe holdings. The Hungarian TV channels will be sold in a Management-Buy-Out. In Romania all TV and radio channels, except for Prima TV, which should be acquired by the Romanian businessman Cristian Burci and accepted by Greek Antenna Group. The takeovers were done in the first quarter of 2014. ProSiebenSat.1 acquired Gretzer Partners on Jan 2014 to expand global media footprint.[26]

On 17 January 2014, KKR and Permira sold their last interest so they aren't stockholders anymore.[21]

The entrance of Mediaset

In May 2019, the Italian Mediaset (Mediaset S.p.A.) invests 330 million euros to take over 9.6% of ProSiebenSat.1 without having a role in the management. In November 2019 Mediaset rises to 15.1% of the German broadcaster. The transaction took place through the subsidiary Mediaset España, which acquired a 5.5% stake in the capital, which is added to the shares already in the group's portfolio. On 23 March 2020 Mediaset España purchased a further 4.28% of the share capital equal to 4.35% of the voting rights, bringing Mediaset's stake to 20.1% and showing the ambition to want to participate in the governance of the issuer thanks also to the 10% held by the Czech magnate Daniel Křetínský, considered by analysts to be close to Pier Silvio Berlusconi in this match,[clarification needed] in order to form a European pole of generalist TV. A few days later, on 28 March, the CEO of the company, Max Conze, always cold to a possible alliance with Mediaset, resigned surprisingly at the end of a very heated board of directors. In his place Rainer Beaujean takes over with the task of guiding the group to a return to its origins, thus aiming at generalist TVs and in fact disavowing the diversification in ecommerce launched in recent years by Conze.

On 19 March 2018 the company was removed from the DAX stock market index, and listed in the MDAX.[27]

From 26 March 2020 to October 2022, Rainer Beaujean became the CEO of ProSiebenSat.1 Media SE, though he left the company "in agreement with the Supervisory Board" at his own request. Since 1 November 2022 Bert Habets, the former CEO at RTL Group's Group Management Committee holds the position.[28]

Corporate affairs

The key indicators of ProSiebenSat.1 are (as at the financial year ending 31 December):[29][30]

Year Revenue (€m) Net Profit[a] (€m) Number of employees (FTE)
2017 4,078 471 6,452
2018 4,009 248 6,532
2019 4,135 413 7,265
2020 4,047 267 7,128
2021 4,494 449 7,956
2022 4,163 5 7,501
2023 3,852 –124 7,310

Divisions

German-language free-to-air and pay-TV channels

Germany Austria Switzerland US and Canada
Free-to-air
Pay-TV

Former channels

sonnenklar.TV was sold to BigXtra in September 2005. The pan-Nordic C More Entertainment pay-TV operation (15 linear TV channels) was sold to TV4 in January 2009. 9Live was a commercial German participation TV channel launched on 1 September 2001 and lasted until 9 August 2011. Sat.1 Comedy was replaced by Sat.1 Emotions in 2012.

Seven.One Studios

Seven.One Studios
Formerly
  • Red Arrow Entertainment Group (2010–2017)
  • Red Arrow Studios (2017–2022)
Company typeSubsidary
ISINDE000PSM7770 Edit this on Wikidata
IndustryEntertainment
FoundedJanuary 19, 2010; 14 years ago (2010-01-19)
ParentProSiebenSat.1 Media
DivisionsSeven.One Studios International

Seven.One Studios (formerly known as Red Arrow Entertainment Group and Red Arrow Studios) is a German film and television production and distribution holding company that is owned by ProSiebenSat1. Media that produces scripted and unscripted film and television content for ProSiebenSat1's channels and other networks internationally.

History

In January 2010, ProSiebenSat.1 Media had announced that they're creating a new television production and distirbution holding company for their existing assets which was named Red Arrow Entertainment Group.[31]

In September 2010, Red Arrow Entertainment Group had announced that they've acquired a 51% majority stake in Los Angeles-based American production company Kinetic Content.[32][33]

In March 2011, Red Arrow Entertainment Group announced that they entered the British television industry by acquiring British production house The Mob, marking Red Arrow Entertainment Group's first UK acquisition.[34][35]

In March 2012, Red Arrow Entertainment Group announced that they've acquired a majority stake in British unscripted production outfit CPL Productions marking Red Arrow's first move into the British unscripted market.[36][37] Three weeks later on March 19 of that same year, Red Arrow Entertainment Group announced that they've acquired British scripted production company Endor Productions.[38][39]

In May 2012, Red Arrow Entertainment Group announced that they've acquired Isreali scripted and unscripted production company July August Productions.[40][41]

In July 2012, Red Arrow Entertainment Group had announced that their worldwide television distribution division SevenOne International had been renamed to Red Arrow International to reflect their parent company

In February 2014, Red Arrow Entertainment Group announced that they've acquired a majority stake in

The group includes Studio71, which was started in Berlin in September 2013 as a German-language multi-channel network by Sebastian Weil and Ronald Horstman and later acquired an American competitor, Collective Digital Studio.[42]

In January 2017, Red Arrow Entertainment Group's digital multi-channel and production subsidiary Studio71 announced that they've sold its 30% stake to the French TF1 and Italian Mediaset networks and announced that Studio71 was expanding their business by setting up their local operarions in those two countries by launching a French division in France and an Italian division in Italy.[43][44]

In November 2017, Red Arrow Entertainment Group announced that they had purchased a majority interest in Cleveland-based American independent film distributor of independent films and documentaries Gravitas Ventures with the distribution company Gravitas Ventures maintaining their management and staff and continues to operate independently and will cooperate with Red Arrow Entertainment Group's own international distribution operation.[45][46][47][48]

In December 2017, Studio71 and over 15 other companies were merged to create Red Arrow Studios.[49]

In July 2022, Red Arrow Studios had announced that they've exited the American television industry by selling their US division to Peter Chernin's new global independent production company The North Road Company.[50][51][52]

In November 2022 four months after selling their American television production outfit to Peter Chernin's The North Road Company and the creation of two German production companies, Red Arrow Studios had announced that their restructing their international production and distribution operations rebranding themselves to Seven.One Studios with their international distribution division Red Arrow Studios International continued using the Red Arrow Studios name and its operations., following the sale of subsidiary Red Arrow Studios' U.S. production arm to Peter Chernin-owned The North Road Company in July of that year and the creation of two German production companies, Cheerio Entertainment and Flat White Productions.[53][54]

Divisions and partial subsidiaries include:

eCommerce

The company formed NuCom in 2018, and soon after sold a 24.9% stake to General Atlantic, a private equity firm.[63] In October 2018 Nucom bought eHarmony, an American dating website; it already held 94% of the similar German platform Parship.[63]

Notes

  1. ^ "Anteil der Gesellschafter der ProSiebenSat.1 Media SE"

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