1. 2010 Capital Markets Day
Manfred Aronsson, Head of MTG Sweden
The New Game in Town
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2. Swedish TV viewers English football = True (since 1969)
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3. Why acquire Premier League ?
4 perspectives:
• Why it makes strategic sense to our platform
• Why PL complements Viasat other rights and will be a greater viewing experience
• Why pre-requisites to market and sell Viasat with PL are better than ever
• Why it makes financial sense
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4. Major strategic changes 2008
DTH “channel swap”…
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5. Major strategic changes 2008
…basic channels became commodity
Premium Sport Key differentiator
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6. Action on premium content & brands
From generic sport channels…
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7. Action on premium content & brands
...to clear premium channels !
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8. Viasat Sport ‘make-over’ journey has paid off for the brand…
Do you consider Viasat Sport ? Do you prefer Viasat Sport ?
52% higher than in 2008 125% higher than in 2008
Consideration 2008-2010 Preference 2008-2010
'Any Viasat Sports Channel' vs Canal+ Sport 'Any Viasat Sports Channel' vs Canal+ Sport
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Viasat Sports Channel Canal+ Sport Viasat Sports Channel Canal+ Sport
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9. PL = great opportunity to add weekly premium product…
29 match days / season 115 100
13 match weeks / season 38 30
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10. PL vs. other national leagues – 3 times as strong as second best…
Measuring how strong a single right is to move a subscriber
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• Survey included 1 500 respondents, statistically
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Premier Allsvenskan Superettan Italian Spanish
League League League
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11. PL shifts the premium football balance to Viasat's favour
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12. The right...and how we will use it
– Total exclusivity on all platforms (traditional broadcast, internet, mobile)
– License period 3 years, starting august 2010
– Match productions included in rights fee (including HD feeds of all matches)
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13. Offerings per platform - price increase from 1st August
IP/Cable IP/Cable Partners Viasat DTH
Partners with HD
139 199sek 139 199sek (HD +40sek)
Viasat Fotboll SD Package
Viasat Sport 250 games
+HD Package
300 games
Viasat Sport HD + Extra channels
380 games
HD Viasat Premier League HD
EXTRA
Extra Channels 1-3
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14. DTH price increases between 11% – 20%
• Price increase 1st August
communicated to subscribers
• Sport packages will increase more
than movie packages
• Viasat Gold lower price increase
EXTRA than smaller packages
• 269sek 319sek (+19%)
• 349sek 389sek (+11%)
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16. From “DTH/DTT puddle” to Virtual Operator and Viasat Gold sales access
After analogue Jun 2008 Oct 2009 Feb 2010 Mar 2010
shut down 2007…
S-VOD on
internet
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17. Why the PL acquisition makes financial sense
• PL will drive volumes
- pull sales - 550,000 C+ Sport subs with 50% hooked on PL
- push sales - Viasat sales access to 90% of all cable and 75% of all Swedish broadband homes
• PL will drive up ARPU and improve churn levels
- Prices up (eg. Viasat Premium Sport package in CATV: 5999139199sek)
- Accelerated HD uptake - New PL HD channel and double amount of HD matches
• Reasonable acquisition terms secured
- P&L amortisation on almost linear basis over 3 year contract period
- Short term Q3 and Q4 margin pressure BUT FY 2010 Nordic margin only slightly down as previously indicated
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18. Summary – Why Premier League ?
• Great opportunity to further strengthen premium sport differentiation of Viasat and Viasat Fotboll
• Rights enable us to offer best ever TV coverage of Premier League - “closer to and more of” concept”
• Current sales access & virtual operator status enables maximum sales exploitation and volume growth
• Favourable conditions to enhance Viasat business performance with Premier League rights
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19. Timing for acquisition of PL rights is perfect !
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20. 2010 Capital Markets Day
Manfred Aronsson, Head of MTG Sweden
The New Game in Town
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