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| 2 Key Figures
3 Foreword
4 Constantin Medien AG Share
8 Interim Group Management Report
26 Consolidated Interim Financial Statements
34 Notes to the Consolidated InterimFinancial Statements
40 Finance Calendar 2010
40 Imprint
CONTENT
Forward-looking statements
This quarterly report contains statements relating to future events thatare based on management’s assessments of future developments. A se-ries of factors beyond the control of the company, such as changes inthe general economic and business environment and the incidence ofindividual risks or occurrence of uncertain events, can result in theactual results differing substantially from those forecast. ConstantinMedien AG does not intend to continually update the forward-lookingstatements contained in the quarterly report.
Important notice
This document is a free translation into English of the original Germantext. It is not a binding document. In the event of a conflict in inter-pretation, reference should be made to the German version, which isthe authentic document.
CONTENT Q1
KEY FIGURES
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Q1 THE COMPANY | KEY FIGURES
IN EURO MILLION
Non-current assets
Film assets
Intangible assets
Total assets
Subscribed capital
Equity
Equity ratio (in percent)
Non-current financial liabilities
Current financial liabilities
Sales
Sports
Film
Sports- and Event-Marketing
Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA)
Amortization, depreciation and impairment
Earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT)
Earnings before taxes (EBT)
Shareholders’ interests
Cash flow from operating activities
Cash flow for investing activities
Cash flow for financing activities
Outstanding shares in million
Share price in Euro
Market capitalization (based on outstanding shares)
Average number of outstanding shares (basic) in million
Earnings per share from continuing operations (basic) in Euro
Earnings per share from continuing operations (diluted) in Euro
Employees at closing
03/31/2010
279.2
133.4
68.7
606.3
85.1
109.2
18.0%
78.9
198.7
1/1 to
03/31/2010
106.4
38.0
51.4
17.0
21.1
-21.4
-0.3
-0.9
-2.4
54.3
-3.8
-26.1
03/31/2010
77.5
1.90
147.3
1/1 to
03/31/2010
77.5
-0.03
-0.03
1,397
12/31/2009
293.9
145.8
71.6
644.9
85.1
109.8
17.0%
86.3
214.5
1/1 to
03/31/2009
120.8
42.9
63.8
14.1
23.4
-24.2
-0.8
2.2
2.0
7.0
-2.7
-19.0
12/31/2009
77.7
2.00
155.4
1/1 to
03/31/2009
71.8
0.03
0.03
1,806
* The figures for the previous year have been adjusted (see Note 2 ”Accounting and valuation principles”)
*
Dear Shareholders,
The Constantin Medien Group has performed within our expec-
tations on the whole during the first three months of 2010.
Group sales and earnings were nonetheless behind the figures
of the first quarter 2009. This was largely due to the ongoing
competitive situation on the TV advertising market and an anti-
cipated weaker performance delivered in the Film Segment.
By positive contrast, the Sports- and Event-Marketing Segment
posted pleasing results, with significant gains in sales and
earnings. Our Group closed the first quarter with negative
earnings attributable to the shareholders of 2.4 million Euro.
The first three-month period was characterized by prepara-
tions undertaken in the sports sector in the run-up to the
launch of the umbrella brand SPORT1 on April 11. SPORT1
covers the TV and online activities of our Group. So far, the
audience range and user figures have confirmed that we are
on the right track with this realignment strategy in a structu-
rally changed sports media market.
In the Film Segment, Constantin Film is consistently pursuing
a quality based strategy true to the motto “less is more”. The
theatrical market was dominated in the first quarter by the
large 3-D productions from the US. We are convinced that the
three-dimensional film format has the potential to revolutio-
nize the theatrical industry. Constantin Film has perceived this
trend and will therefore release three top films in S3-D later
this year, namely “Step up 3-D”, “Resident Evil: Afterlife”
and “Animals United”.
The Sports- and Event-Marketing Segment continues along its
road to success. Therefore, I am more than pleased that our
Group company TEAM has succeeded in renewing its contract
with the European football association UEFA until 2015, and
upon achieving certain targets, even until 2018. Therewith,
we are moving ahead with a long-standing and very success-
ful co-operation for both partners.
Concerning the further course of the 2010 financial year, we
continue to concentrate on our realignment of the Sports Seg-
ment. The Segments Film and Sports- and Event-Marketing
are developing as planned. Cost-awareness and the stream-
lining of structures and processes will continue to shape the
operating performance throughout the Constantin Medien
Group.
FOREWORD
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FOREWORD | THE COMPANY Q1
Yours faithfully,
Bernhard Burgener
Chairman of the Management Board of Constantin Medien AG
Performance of the capital markets
On the German stock market and the international capital
markets, the upwards trend registered in the second half of
2009 was initially followed by a significant phase of consoli-
dation, which was largely offset by the countermovement star-
ting mid-February. While it seems that the capital markets
have largely overcome the recession and financial market crisis
with declining risk aversion and still historically low interest
rates as well as improved economic indicators, uncertainty
remains with respect to the quality of the economic upswing,
financial stability and the debt of some Euro Zone countries.
All in all, the German leading index DAX gained 3.3 percent
in the first quarter of 2010, closing at 6,154 points on March
31, 2010. By positive contrast, the German small cap and
media stocks partially recorded even higher gains, although
these values were comparatively more affected by the previous
stock drops from the financial and economic crisis than the
blue chip stocks. Thus, the small cap index SDAX, which also
lists the Constantin Medien shares, gained 9.8 percent,
closing at 3,896 points. The German media index (DAXsector
Media) closed at 99 points, an improvement of 12.0 percent
compared to the beginning of the year.
Constantin Medien Share Performance
The Constantin Medien share's performance in the first quarter
of 2010 was marked on the whole by a volatile slight
downward movement. At the beginning of the year, the share
price followed the similar downward movement of the overall
market, which was then partially offset by a share price
increase in mid-February. Starting at the end of February, the
share price movement however detached itself from the market
trend, moving laterally. The share price traded at 1.90 Euro on
the closing date. The 52-week high stood at 2.65 Euro (April
24, 2009) and the 52-week low stood at 1.62 Euro (Sep-
tember 14, 2009). Therefore, at -5.0 percent the Constantin
Medien share price substantially underperformed the compa-
rative German small cap index SDAX (+9.8 percent) and the
German media index DAXsector Media (+12.0 percent).
In addition to publishing the annual business figures for 2009
in the first quarter, the Company also announced the combi-
ning of the TV and Online activities of the Sports Segment
under the umbrella brand SPORT1, surpassing the target
range of the Group earnings attributable to the shareholders
for 2009, the forecast for 2010 and the new agency agree-
ment of its subsidiary, TEAM, with the UEFA. After the ba-
lance sheet date, the Constantin Medien AG share followed a
downward trend. The share price closed at 1.67 Euro on May
14, 2010.
In the first quarter of 2010 around 7.0 million Constantin
Medien shares were traded on the German stock exchanges
(daily average: 0.11 million units). Therefore, the trading
volume was substantially higher by 73.6 percent over the prior
year period. Because of the higher trading volume versus the
same period last year, the stock turnover rate for shares out-
standing over a twelve-month period increased to 0.40 (Q1
2009: 0.37). The position of the Constantin Medien share in
German stock exchange rankings of all MDAX and SDAX
listings stood at ranking number 88 as of March 31, 2010
(Q1 2009: 86) in respect of trading volume over the last
twelve months. The share ranked 74th (Q1 2009: 81) for the
so-called "free-float market capitalization".
Share capital and shareholder structure
Constantin Medien AG's share capital did not change in the
first quarter of 2010 and stood at around 85.1 million Euro
as of March 31, 2010. Following the initial full consolidation
of its subsidiary Highlight Communications AG, Highlight
Communications AG's shares in Constantin Medien AG qualify
as treasury shares. This percentage interest was stepped-up in
the first quarter of 2010, so that the Company held a total of
7.6 million non-voting treasury shares (9.0 percent of share
capital) via Highlight Communications AG as of March 31,
2010. After deduction of treasury shares there were around
77.5 million shares outstanding as of the balance sheet date.
Reportable changes in the shareholder structure of Constan-
tin Medien AG did not arise during the first quarter of 2010.
CONSTANTIN MEDIEN AG SHARE
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Q1 THE COMPANY | CONSTANTIN MEDIEN AG SHARE
The free-float of the Constantin Medien share accordingly de-
creased and stood at 57.5 percent of share capital as of
March 31, 2010 (12/31/2009: 59.8 percent).
SHAREHOLDER STRUCTURE AS AT MARCH 31, 2010
Subscribed capital 85.1 million shares
Investor Relations Activities
The Constantin Medien Group's focus of investor relations
activities lies in the comprehensive and timely exchange of
information with all capital market participants (institutional
and private investors, analysts and the financial press). Our
declared aim is to attain a fair evaluation of the Constantin
Medien share by means of transparent public relations. This
is based on our regularly published business and quarterly
financial reports that portray a detailed view of our Company's
current performance and perspectives. Furthermore, extensive
information concerning the Constantin Medien Group can be
found on our website under www.constantin-medien.de.
Alongside participation in events for analysts and investors, it
is our objective to support the highest possible number of ana-
lysts. The Constantin Medien share is currently being actively
monitored by eight research institutions. In the last twelve
months, the following six different institutions published
studies on Constantin Medien AG:
– Commerzbank – Close Brothers Seydler Bank
– Deutsche Bank – DZ Bank
– Viscardi – WestLB
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TREASURY SHARES1
KF 152
DR ERWIN CONRADI
BERNHARD BURGENER
DR DIETER HAHN
FREE FLOAT
1 Predominantly held via the Highlight Communications AG2 Call option for further 8.0% of share capital until March 31, 2011
9.0%
18.7%
5.1%
57.5%
6.7%
3.0%
XETRA CLOSING PRICES OF THE CONSTANTIN MEDIEN SHARE COMPARED TO SDAX AND DAXSECTOR MEDIA INDICES
Comparative indices indexed to Constantin Medien's closing price as of December 31, 2009
12/31/09 01/31/10 02/28/10 03/31/10
2.50
2.00
1.50
Constantin Medien AG SDAX DAXsector Media
Additional Constantin Medien AG capital market securitiesIn line with the bond market development that was characte-
rized by declining yields, the price of the 5.25% convertible
bond 2006/2013 rose by 12.8 percent in the first quarter of
2010, closing at 5.65 Euro. As of March 31, 2010, the bond
reached a 52-week high of 5.75 Euro (March 3, 2010) and a
52-week low of 3.16 Euro (April 1, 2010). On May 14, 2010,
the bond traded at 5.60 Euro. Each convertible bond entitles
a conversion of 1.0123 Constantin Medien AG shares.
The share price of Highlight Communications AG, a company
of the Constantin Medien Group, developed similarly to the
Constantin Medien share in the first quarter, underperforming
the comparative indices. The share price closed at 4.12 Euro
on March 31, 2010, slightly up by 1.5 percent against the
prior period's closing rate. On May 14, 2010, the share price
traded at 3.93 Euro.
Directors’ Dealings
In the first three months of 2010, reportable purchase and
sale transactions conducted by the Management and Super-
visory Board Members did not arise.
Shareholdings of Board Members asof March 31, 2010The Executive Body Members, Mr Bernhard Burgener (CEO),
Dr Dieter Hahn (Supervisory Board Member) and Dr Erwin
Conradi (Supervisory Board Member) each held a direct or
indirect holding of shares exceeding 1 percent in shares or
share entitlements of the share capital as of March 31, 2010.
The number of shares or share entitlements associated with
option rights on the part of executive body members and their
related parties as of March 31, 2010 is presented below
as follows:
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Q1 THE COMPANY | CONSTANTIN MEDIEN AG SHARE
EXECUTIVE BODY NAME
Management Board Bernhard Burgener
Antonio Arrigoni
Supervisory Board Fred Kogel
Werner E. Klatten
Dr Erwin Conradi
Dr Dieter Hahn
Martin Wagner
Jan P. Weidner
NUMBER OF SHARES
4,300,000
6,279
0
33,000
5,735,950
2,543,000
30,581
0
SHARE ENTITLEMENTS
ASSOCIATED WITH OPTION RIGHTS
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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DE0009147207 / EV4
CH0006539198 / HLG
DE000A0GQKR4 / VGQKR
SDAX, DAXsector Media
1.90 / 2.65 / 1.62 Euro
4.12 / 4.58 / 3.53 Euro
5.65 / 5.75 / 3.16 Euro
85.1 million shares
77.5 million shares
8.6 million shares
147.3 million Euro
189.9 million Euro
48.6 million Euro
INFORMATION OF CONSTANTIN MEDIEN SECURITIES AS OF MARCH 31, 2010
ISIN/Exchange abbreviation
– Ordinary share (Prime Standard Segment)
– Highlight Communications AG share (Prime Standard Segment)
– Convertible bond 2006/2013 (Regulated market)
Indices
Closing rate 03/31/2010/52-week high/52-week low
– Constantin Medien AG (Xetra)
– Highlight Communications AG (Xetra)
– Convertible bond 2006/2013 (Frankfurt)
Share capital 03/31/2010 (incl. conversion shares)
Outstanding shares (03/31/2010)
Convertible bond 2006/2013 – outstanding
Market capitalization (related to outstanding shares as of 03/31/2010)
– Constantin Medien AG (Xetra)
– Highlight Communications AG (Xetra)
– Convertible bond 2006/2013
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Q1 INTERIM GROUP MANAGEMENT REPORT
INTERIM GROUP MANAGEMENT REPORT
1 Business and General Conditions
1.1 Business activities
Constantin Medien AG is an international operating media
company based in Ismaning near Munich and is focused on
the Sports Segment and, via its holding in the Swiss Media
company Highlight Communications AG, on the Segments
Film as well as Sports- and Event-Marketing.
The “Sports” Segment primarily covers the activities within
the TV sector with the free-TV-channel DSF Deutsches Sport-
Fernsehen and in the online sector above all the sports portal
Sport1. Since April 11, 2010 the sports channel as well as
the sports portal have been presented under the new multi-
media umbrella brand SPORT1. In the field of IPTV, subsidiary
Constantin Sport Medien operates the Bundesliga live chan-
nel LIGA total! as a self-contained live program, distributed
via the IPTV offering Entertain and via MobileTV from Deut-
sche Telekom. Furthermore, Group subsidiary PLAZAMEDIA
(meaning PLAZAMEDIA in Germany, Austria and Switzerland)
offers comprehensive services in the field of production.
The “Film” Segment combines the activities of Constantin
Film AG and their subsidiaries as well as the Highlight Com-
munications holdings Rainbow Home Entertainment. The Con-
stantin Film group is the major independent German producer
and distributor of theatrical films, video/DVD and television
films. The operations of Constantin Film AG encompass the
production of films as well as the exploitation of in-house
productions and acquired film rights. In exploiting film rights,
all steps along the exploitation chain are utilized starting from
theatrical to video/DVD platforms and up to television. In-
house film productions are usually distributed worldwide,
while co-productions are essentially distributed in German-
speaking countries. In addition, the Constantin Film group
creates fictional and non-fictional productions for TV stations.
For purposes of exploiting video rights of in-house and licensed
titles, Highlight Communications AG has established its own
distribution organization. In Switzerland and Austria, distri-
bution is conducted by the Rainbow Home Entertainment
companies. Distribution on the German market is conducted
by the 100 percent holding Highlight Communications
(Deutschland) GmbH in cooperation with Paramount Home
Entertainment.
The “Sports- and Event-Marketing” Segment includes the
activities of Team Holding AG (TEAM), which markets the
UEFA Champions League and the UEFA Europa League as its
main projects via its subsidiaries. Additional distribution pro-
jects include the Eurovision Song Contest and the Vienna Phil-
harmonic Orchestra.
“Others” include the activities of the holding company Con-
stantin Medien AG and the financing activities of EM.TV
Finance B.V.
1.2 Group structure
As parent company, Constantin Medien AG is the controlling
holding company and responsible for the strategic control of
the Group, as well as central functions such as Human
Resources, Accounting, Legal, Corporate Finance, Corporate
Communications and Investor Relations.
Constantin Sport Holding GmbH functions as the controlling
parent company of the subsidiaries in the Sports Segment and
is owned 100 percent by Constantin Medien AG. In turn,
among others, it holds 100 percent of the shares in SPORT1
GmbH (previously DSF Deutsches SportFernsehen GmbH), in
SPORT1 Online GmbH (previously Sport1 GmbH), in Con-
stantin Sport Medien GmbH, as well as in PLAZAMEDIA
GmbH TV- und Film-Produktion. PLAZAMEDIA, for its part, has
100 percent shareholdings in further Group companies,
amongst others in PLAZAMEDIA Austria Ges.m.b.H. and
PLAZAMEDIA Swiss AG.
The Highlight Communications AG is a stock corporation under
Swiss law and is listed on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange since
1999. It holds among others 100 percent in Constantin Film
AG, in Rainbow Home Entertainment AG, Pratteln/Switzerland
and Rainbow Home Entertainment Ges.m.b.H., Vienna/Austria
as well as 80 percent in Team Holding AG, Lucerne/Switzerland.
1.3 Important events in the first quarter 2010
Following the rescission actions raised by several shareholders
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against the General Meeting's approval for the spin-off of
license, dubbing and co-production agreements of Constantin
Medien AG to RM 2925 (as the legal entity), which had been
finalized in the meantime through a settlement in court, the
spin-off was entered into the Commercial Registers of both
companies (Constantin Medien AG and RM 2925 Vermö-
gensverwaltungs GmbH) in January 2010. The sale of the
shares took place in February 2010.
Although objections had been raised until the lapse of the
period for filing a suit in January 2010, no actions for rescission
were asserted against the resolutions passed by the extra-
ordinary General Meeting on December 15, 2009 concerning
the settlement agreements with both D&O insurers, CHUBB
Insurance of Europe SE (CHUBB) and ACE European Group
Limited (ACE). Consequently, Constantin Medien's claims
were settled at the beginning of February 2010.
Also in January 2010, Constantin Film AG prematurely exten-
ded the cooperation agreement for another two years with the
production company, Little Shark Entertainment, which was
formed in 1998 by director Sönke Wortmann. The aim of this
co-operation is the development, production and exploitation
of co-productions of both companies.
At a press conference in early February, the new composite
mark SPORT1 as the umbrella brand for the sports broadcaster
DSF and the sports portal Sport1 was introduced. April 11,
2010 was announced as the launch date for the new brand
name. The media campaign for introducing the new brand
commenced mid- February 2010. The renaming of DSF Deut-
sches SportFernsehen GmbH to SPORT1 GmbH as well as the
renaming of the affiliate company Sport1 GmbH to SPORT1
Online GmbH took place with the entry in the Commercial
Register on March 29, 2010.
On March 24, 2010, the Executive Committee of the European
football association, UEFA, decided to extend its co-operation
with the Highlight Communications investment company,
TEAM, and signed a new agency agreement for the marketing
of commercial rights for the UEFA Champions League, the
UEFA Europa League and the UEFA Super Cup. The agency
agreement has an initial term of three years starting with the
2012/2013 season and, subject to performance, for an addi-
tional three-year-term thereafter. Subsequently, a promising
continuation is established from the successful partnership
between the European football association and TEAM, which
has been in place since the foundation of the UEFA Champions
League back in 1992.
Separately, UEFA will sell its 20-percent shareholding in Team
Holding AG to Highlight Communications AG by June 30,
2010.
1.4 Overall economic conditions in the first quarter of 2010
After the end of the first quarter of 2010, leading economic
experts virtually agree that the world economy is facing a
gradual recovery following the deep cuts suffered in 2008 and
2009 by the recession and financial crisis. Yet, this upturn is
still partly fragile. There are, however, differing views as to the
extent and strength of the economic recovery in major indus-
trial nations.
In April, for the second time this year, the International
Monetary Fund (IMF) revised its predictions for the gobal eco-
nomy upwards. It predicts a global GDP growth of 4.2 percent
for 2010 or 1.1 percentage points more than in autumn
2009. According to the IMF, the upwards trend is being driven
by the emerging economies in Asia and South America; while
the European economic performance is lagging behind. So far,
the stimulus has mainly come from publically-funded econo-
mic stimulus packages. The IMF expects the GDP to rise by
1.0 percent in the Euro Zone for 2010. For the German eco-
nomy, the IMF even reduced its growth forecast in April by
0.3 percentage points to 1.2 percent.
A growing problem is the high public debt, partly because of
the extensive economic stimulus packages and support mea-
sures for the financial sector. A particular political and fiscal
challenge surfaced in the first months of this year from the
financial crisis of several Euro Zone countries, notably Greece.
Fear of spreading debt and financial crisis in the weeks before
worsened financing conditions for banks in the Euro Zone,
driving risk premiums up.
In the first months of 2010, the European Central Bank (ECB)
upheld its ground, leaving the key interest rates at a record low
of 1.0 percent. Experts anticipate that the Central Bank will
change its low interest rate policy at the earliest in the second half
of the year in order not to burden the incipient economic recovery.
Source: “IMF: World Economic Outlook, April 2010”
1.5 Sector-specific conditions
1.5.1 Sports Segment
Television
In 2010 competition intensity remained on the high on the
German TV market compared with the reporting period in
2009. Following the sharpe decline of the overall advertising
market in the past year in the wake of the economic crisis, TV
advertising spendings stabilized at about the last year’s level.
According to the gross figures published by the Nielsen Media
Research, growth is detectable. Due to ongoing pressure on
conditions, the TV market has increasingly focused on budget
bundling and budget concentration on the part of the agencies,
especially by the two dominant marketers IP Deutschland and
SevenOne Media. Consequently, the smaller broadcasters have
reacted with competitive discount policies.
Online
Following stagnating online advertising revenues in mid-2009,
advertising expenditures in the first quarter of 2010 again
were well above the previous year. As expected, January and
February performed weaker than the fourth quarter of 2009.
In March 2010, advertising investments stood at 18 percent
above the prior year’s figure. As a result, Nielsen reported that
March proved to be the third-strongest month on a gross basis
since surveying online advertising expenditures.
With the continuous growth of marketable advertising space
on the Internet and the increasing pressure on conditions, the
gap between gross and net revenues has widened, so that net
growth does not appear to be so significant.
Source: Nielsen Advertising Statistics | © Nielsen Media Research GmbH
IPTV
According to a study, 54 million households around the globe
will be using IPTV until 2011. By European standards, Germany
in particular still has catch-up potential. Industry estimations
currently assume around 1.2 million IPTV users in Germany;
thereof more than one million relates to Deutsche Telekom’s
IPTV platform Entertain. The reasons for the comparatively
slower growth in Germany are, amongst others, the strong
position of free-TV and cable network operators. The growth
driver for the distribution channel IPTV in the first quarter also
was the continued rise in demand for HD content. Moreover,
the topic of 3-D has become a popular issue over the past
months. According to experts, the 3-D format will obtain great
relevance in the coming three to five years.
Source: “In-Stat” Study
Production services
Production services for TV stations, right holders, sports asso-
ciations as well as advertising companies are significantly
dependent on macroeconomic performance and the develop-
ment of relevant market segments.
The first quarter of 2010 was dominated by further increased
cost-awareness and persistent reluctance to invest across a
broad base on the part of the clients, which placed ongoing
consolidation pressure on the market during the reporting
period. Nonetheless, the macroeconomic conditions on the
German TV sector slightly improved in the first quarter com-
pared to the same period last year, finding its expression in
development opportunities and the setup of new business
fields. Hence, demand is steadily rising for interactive, digital
and mobile services. The online advertising segment registered
double-digit growth rates and in the HD market (High Definition
market) increasing momentum are being noted. In addition,
the topic of 3-D for sports live productions is noticeably on
the rise.
1.5.2 Film
Theatrical production
Huge 3-D productions from Hollywood such as “Avatar”,
“Alice in Wonderland” or “How to Train Your Dragon” counted
among the film highlights of the first quarter 2010 in Ger-
many. The Hollywood studios have already announced the pro-
duction of more S3-D blockbusters in the coming months and
the sequels of the currently successful films. The flipside of
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the enormously popular three-dimensional spectacle is the
shrunken market share of “traditional” two-dimensional films
(German market share by sales in Q1 2010: 19 percent;
2009: 28.7 percent). Affected by this was not least the Ger-
man film industry, which will launch major 3-D film titles like
the Constantin movie “Animals United” (starts at October 7,
2010) not until later this year.
Source: Nielsen EDI
TV service production
Contrary to the past months, the situation on the television
market is gradually regaining stability. The positive economic
development is also affecting the TV stations. Thus, TV mar-
keters such as IP Deutschland, SevenOne Media and El Cartel
Media recorded double-digit growth rates in the first quarter.
This positive trend could favorably impact the service pro-
ductions of the TV stations in the months to come.
Theatrical distribution
In the Federal Film Board (FFA) debate, no agreement was
reached between the politics and the major movie theater
chains during the first three months of 2010. Given the huge
popularity of the S3-D films, the digital refitting is however
urgently needed. At the end of April the Minister of State, Mr
Bernd Neumann, announced that a new digitalization initiative
shall be passed. The new initiative was presented at an expert
meeting held early in May and is addressed primarily to the
refitting of smaller theaters. About 4 million Euro for digitali-
zation has already been contained in the 2010 Federal Budget.
Source: Blickpunkt:Film from April 22, 2010 and April 26, 2010
Nearly 35.9 million box office admissions were registered in
the first quarter of 2010 (2009: 36.2 million) with sales rea-
ching about 271.1 million Euro (2009: 234.5 million Euro),
for a sales gain of 15.6 percent at a minus in viewers of one
percent. The higher sales figures were largely due to the higher
prices paid for 3-D tickets. The absolute top film title was by
far “Avatar”, which generated more than 7 million Euro in
S3-D of its approximately 8.9 million viewers at the end of
the quarter. Based on revenues and box office, the Disney pro-
duction "Alice in Wonderland" came in second place with an
audience of about 2.4 million, followed by “Sherlock Holmes”
with nearly 1.7 million viewers.
Source: Nielsen EDI; Market statistics Germany Q1 2010; dated: April 4, 2010
Home Entertainment
Based on total revenues of 392.0 million Euro generated in
the first three months of 2010, the Home Entertainment
industry in Germany posted significant sales growth despite
the ongoing economic crisis and sluggish consumer spending
compared with the previous year (374.0 million Euro). Besides
the conventional DVDs, the optical storage medium Blu-ray
disc gained further market importance. With a sales share of
14.0 percent in the video sell-through market, the Blu-ray
disc have already demonstrated a relevant sales share. Retail
revenues with the new data storage medium reached 44.0
million Euro by the end of the first quarter.
License trading/TV exploitation
With the positive economic development and higher sales
posted by the major TV marketers in the first quarter 2010,
the positive trend could continue in the current year, so that
the TV market has been able to slowly recover from the mas-
sive sales drops suffered in the past year.
The TV stations are still struggling with their formats to win the
attention of audiences. On the average, the television formats of
ARD was viewed the most during the first three months of
2010. According to the Society for Consumer Research (GfK),
the channels “Das Erste” and the “Dritte Programme” positioned
themself in front of the audience's favor with a market share
each of 13.4 percent in the first quarter. ZDF followed with
13.1 percent slightly ahead of RTL with 13.0 percent; SAT.1
came in with 10.0 percent and ProSieben with 6.3 percent.
Source: www.digitalfernsehen.de
1.5.3 Sports- und Event-Marketing
Sports sponsoring
Growing competition in the media markets also led to fiercer
competition for premium sports rights. As before however, the
premium rights asserted their priority and therefore the mar-
ket for top-class sports rights – as for example the UEFA
Champions League or the UEFA Europa League – also largely
withstood the economic crisis in the first quarter of 2010.
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Musik events/Music sponsoring
Since both the New Year's and the Summer Night Concerts of
the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra as well as the Eurovision
Song Contest – both top premium events – are anchored in
public broadcasting through the European Broadcasting Union
(EBU), the generally difficult market conditions in the field
of music are considerably less noticeable.
1.6 Controlling system and performance indicators
The Management Board of Constantin Medien AG is respon-
sible for the strategic course and the control of the Group.
With respect to the Group companies of the Sports Segment,
the operational responsibility underlies the particular manage-
ment of each subsidiary. The controlling of the companies within
this Segment is conducted through shareholders' meetings or
similar bodies.
Highlight Communications AG, as a stock corporation subject
to Swiss law, and Constantin Film AG, as a stock corporation
under German law, are autonomously managed by the Board of
Directors and the Management Board, respectively. As a share-
holder, Constantin Medien AG exercises control in the Highlight
Communications group by means of its 47.3 percent interest.
The Constantin Medien Group uses both financial and non-
financial key performance indicators as parameters for guiding
the company’s success. For details please refer to Chapter 1.8
of the Combined Group Management and Management Report
of the Annual Report 2009.
1.7 Business performance of the Group Segments
1.7.1 Sports Segment
One major focal point of the first quarter 2010 was the prepa-
rations undertaken to implement the new multimedia um-
brella brand SPORT1, which has been representing the sports
channel DSF as well as the sports portal Sport1 since April
11, 2010. To this end, a comprehensive program offensive
was already promoted at the beginning of the year by the
sports channel SPORT1, containing the expansion of live
broadcasting and news formats as well as the commencement
of new magazines and reports.
Television/SPORT1 (previously DSF)
Based on a first quarter marked by the Olympic Winter Games
in Vancouver/Canada, SPORT1 (previously DSF) registered a
stable market share of 0.8 percent of viewers overall (Viewers
3+) and 1.5 percent of the core target group of males aged 14
to 49 (males 14-49). With these figures, the station remained
constant on the whole with viewers overall and in the target
group 0.1 percentage points slightly above the comparable
period in 2009.
Source: AGF/GfK Fernsehforschung – TV-Scope
The sports channel started the new year with very strong
coverage in soccer. The live matches on Mondays of the 2nd
Bundesliga delivered top figures in the primetime area for two
consecutive times. The top figure was on the 28th match day
with 1.5 million viewers. On the average, SPORT1 reached
1.12 million viewers and market shares of 3.5 percent of
viewers overall and 4.9 percent in the core target group. In addi-
tion, the cult talkshow Doppelpass – Die Krombacher-Runde
furthermore presented itself at the high level of the past
reporting periods with coverage of up to 1.0 million viewers on
the average and market shares of 8.3 percent of viewers over-
all and 8.9 percent in the core target group, respectively. In
the non-soccer sector, the live broadcasting of the Handball
European Championship final provided top figures: up to 1.3
million viewers overall (market shares of 3.7 percent for
viewers 3+ and 4.4 percent for males 14-49) followed the
final match between France and Croatia on January 31, 2010.
Source: AGF/GfK Fernsehforschung – TV-Scope
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Final of the Handball Euro in Austria – Croatia vs. France
Online/SPORT1.de (previously Sport1.de)
SPORT1.de looks back on a very solid start into the new year.
The second half of the Bundesliga season, the Olympic Winter
Games and the Men's Handball European Championship provi-
ded strong coverage growth in the first quarter. Accordingly, the
quarterly average was up 30 percent to 27.5 million visits in
the reporting period versus the same quarter last year. The page
impressions (PIs) climbed 36 percent up to over 187 million PIs.
This positive coverage development was marked by the exciting
second half of the Bundesliga season, which already started
on January 15, 2010 because of the upcoming Soccer World
Cup, and a line-up of other current topics. The Olympic Winter
Games in Vancouver, supported this trend, too. SPORT1.de
delivered extensive coverage: the live ticker for all ongoing
events, up-to-the-minute results, statistics, as well as news,
profiles, background reports and photo galleries enticed 1.4
million visitors on SPORT1.de, that called-up over 16 million
page impressions.
The first quarter was highlighted by the Handball European
Championship from January 19 to 31, in which more than one
million Handball fans followed the extensive coverage. The hand-
ball event was not only transmitted via the live ticker, in nu-
merous articles and photo galleries, but via video clips as well.
IPTV/Constantin Sport Medien
With the kickoff of the second half of the 2009/2010 Bundes-
liga season, LIGA total! started with the usual live and confe-
rence feed broadcasting of all the matches of the Bundesliga
and the 2nd Bundesliga as well as with the in-depth highlights
of the single matches. Since the 18th matchday, LIGA total!
has added LIGA total! – Spieltaganalyse (also parallel on free-
TV via SPORT1). This format provides a detailed recount of
the current Bundesliga matchday following the live match on
Mondays of the 2nd Bundesliga. LIGA total! – Spieltaganalyse
is completing the comprehensive soccer coverage of the Bun-
desliga live channel.
Production services/PLAZAMEDIA
Starting with the second half of the Bundesliga 2009/2010
season at the beginning of the year, PLAZAMEDIA success-
fully continued with the production of the matches of the
soccer Bundesliga (in HD and SD) and 2nd Bundesliga (in SD)
for LIGA total! and for the live matches on Mondays of the 2nd
Bundesliga for SPORT1 (previously DSF).
Extending beyond the existing production services, PLAZA-
MEDIA realized a series of various new projects for Sky
Deutschland in the first quarter of 2010. Thus, the 2010
Formula 1 season started with a change: PLAZAMEDIA pro-
duced the “Silberpfeil Kanal” (“silver arrow channel”) for Sky
Deutschland for the first time, in which the entire race can be
viewed from the perspective of the Mercedes drivers. All in all
in this season, 19 Formula 1 races will be broadcasted live on
location. On February 23, 2010, PLAZAMEDIA produced the
Champions League match VfB Stuttgart vs. FC Barcelona in
Stuttgart for Sky Deutschland for the first time in the seminal
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LIGA total! Spieltaganalyse – Thomas Strunz, Matthias Opdenhövel, Fredi Bobic
Michael Schumacher’s Formula 1 comeback – start of season in Bahrein
3-D format. The elaborate production required the use of five
camera units as a double-pack each attached with two special
lenses. Finally, Sky Deutschland commissioned a second HD
sports channel during the reporting period. This demonstrates
that the HD technology is on the rise.
1.7.2 Film Segment
Theatrical produktion
In comparison to the first quarter of 2009, the number of pro-
ductions being filmed or in post production remained almost
unchanged. Against the background of a saturated market,
Constantin Film AG does however plan to reduce in-house pro-
ductions and licensed titles in the near future – particularly in
mid-sized budgets.
In the area of in-house and co-productions of Constantin Film
AG, the following film titles were in production during the first
quarter 2010: the CGI production “Animals United”, a co-
production of Constantin Film Produktion GmbH and White
Horse Pictures GmbH and Ambient Entertainment GmbH &
Co. KG. Reinhard Klooss and Holger Tappe are the producers
and directors of this elaborate family entertainment movie. In
addition, the Constantin Film Produktion GmbH's “Werner –
Eiskalt!” was in production, which is scheduled to hit the
theaters in August.
Moreover, film shooting preparations were underway in the
first quarter for the following new theatrical productions of
Constantin Film AG: “Vicky the Viking 2”, the sequel to last
year’s most successful German film. The sequel of the ad-
ventures of the clever viking boy will be produced in S3-D.
Preparations have also been underway since the first quarter
for the S3-D production of “The Three Musketeers”, a re-
adaptation of the well-known classic by the author Alexandre
Dumas.
A complete line-up of titles is in post-production, most notably
“Resident Evil: Afterlife”. The fourth part of the “Resident
Evil” films is a Canadian/German co-production of Constantin
Film International GmbH and Davis Films/Impact Pictures Inc.
The innovative technology used for production gains a “3-D
Fusion Camera System” co-developed by James Cameron
(“Avatar”) lends the stereo images, besides the high digital
resolution, a new plasticity and an even more realistic 3-D
image design. The film release is scheduled for September
16, 2010. Amongst others, the following titles were also in
post production in the first quarter: “Freche Mädchen 2”
(release date: July 29, 2010), “We are the night”, a vampire
film of the Constantin Film subsidiary Rat Pack Filmproduktion
GmbH (scheduled to be released on October 28, 2010). In
addition, the Bernd Eichinger production “Die Superbullen”
(directors: Tom Gerhardt and Gernot Roll) is expected to hit
the theaters on September 9, 2010.
TV-Service production
Compared to the same period last year fewer TV service pro-
ductions were realized: Constantin Television GmbH prepared
a romantic-comedy “Fischer fischt Frau” (working title) for
ZDF, which has been carried out since May. The event action
thriller “Der große Stromausfall” has been in post production.
In January 2010 the two-part TV movie “Whiteout”, adapted
from the Ken Follett novel, generated coverage of up to 1.43
million viewers and market shares of up to 10.3 percent of
14 to 49 year-olds on ZDF. In addition, the Constantin Film
holding company, MOOVIE – the art of entertainment GmbH,
realized the ARD Tatort episode “Die Heilige” in February and
March 2010, which will be aired in December 2010 on ARD.
The third film of the Johannes Mario Simmel series “Liebe ist
nur ein Wort”, was broadcast by ZDF in March, reaching 4.34
million viewers and attaining a market share of 13.3 percent
in the advertising relevant target group.
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Scene from “Freche Mädchen 2”
Compared to the 2009 business year the performance in the
TV Entertainment sector remained relatively stable despite the
challenging conditions on the TV service production market.
In the first quarter, Constantin Entertainment GmbH inter alia,
produced “Welt der Wunder – Der große Wissenstest” for
RTL2 (broadcasting date end of May 2010) for SAT.1, the 4th
season of the event show “Comedy Falle” with host Kai
Pflaume, which generated a solid average market share of
12.9 percent in the advertising relevant target group from its
broadcast in March 2010. The RTL show “Comedy Olymp”
reached a top market share of 22 percent of 14-49 year-old
viewers when it was aired on January 9, 2010. Furthermore,
the 8th season of “K11 – Kommissare im Einsatz” was started
on SAT.1 in January, generating a market share between 9 and
10 percent. The court show “Richter Alexander Hold” (now
in its 9th season) remains a perennial favorite on SAT.1, ob-
taining an average market share of up to 14.55 percent.
Sources: Produktionsspiegel Constantin Film AG und AGF/GfK Fernsehfor-schung – TV Scope
Theatrical distribution
Constantin Film AG's film releases were heavily influenced by
the very successful Hollywood blockbusters in the first three-
month period. Nonetheless, Constantin Film AG reached a
market share of 6.7 percent with its films released in the first
quarter of 2010, coming in 5th place after 20th Century Fox,
Warner Bros., Walt Disney and Sony Pictures.
Source: Nielsen EDI
The most successful film title of the first three months was
the teen movie “Vorstadtkrokodile 2” (released: January 21,
2010), which drew an audience of 659,590 viewers by the
end of the quarter, placing number 4 of the Top 10 movies by
viewers. The Doris Dörrie film “Die Friseuse” attained an
audience with 385,605 viewers* by the end of the reporting
period and the Bernd Eichinger production “The Ghetto”
registered 523,008 viewers*. The performance of “Jerry
Cotton”, a production of Rat Pack Filmproduktion GmbH with
155,234 viewers and the children's film “Hier kommt Lola”
with 276,144 viewers* were below expectations.
Source: Nielsen EDI, *Information as of March 31, 2010
As in the past years, the majority of the most important
Constantin Film theatrical releases are again scheduled for
the last two quarters of 2010; particularly, the film release of
the S3-D titles “Step Up 3-D”, “Resident Evil: Afterlife” and
“Animals United”.
Home Entertainment
The Highlight Comunications group held its market share con-
stant during the reporting period through its high-quality pro-
gramming line-up and a steadily growing library. In Germany,
the market share together with the partner, Paramount Home
Entertainment, stabilized at 11 percent in the video sell-
through sector. The same applies to the video store rentals, in
which the market share remained unchanged at 10 percent.
Source: media control
The most successful video release of German productions was
the Constantin Film title “Wickie und die starken Männer”,
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Scene from “Whiteout” – Heiner Lauterbach, Isabella Ferrari
Scene from “Wickie und die starken Männer”
which was released on March 11, 2010 and sold 350,000
units in German-speaking Europe by the end of March. Other
release titles of the first quarter included the comedy “Maria,
ihm schmeckt’s nicht!”, which sold 140,000 units.
License trading/TV exploitation
Constantin Film Verleih GmbH secured German exploitation
rights in the area of third-party productions to the action-
filled adventure/fantasy film “Solomon Kane”. The film direc-
ted by Michael J. Bassett celebrated its premier in September
2009 at the Toronto Film Festival. The star-studded film was
produced by Paul Berrow, Samuel Hadida and Kevan Van
Thompson and features James Purefoy, Max von Sydow and
Rachel Hurd-Wood.
Source: Produktionsspiegel Constantin Film AG
Certain Constantin Film titles posted extremely successful TV
ratings in the first quarter of 2010: For example, the first TV
run of the license title “Bridge to Terabithia” on ProSieben on
Easter Saturday generated an excellent market share of 18.2
percent in the advertising relevant target group of 14 to 49
year-olds.
Source: AGF/GfK Fernsehforschung – TV Scope
In addition, Constantin Film AG generated revenues from the
licensing of TV rights for films such as “Bangkok Dangerous”,
“Disaster Movie”, “Freche Mädchen” or “A Year ago in Winter”
for pay-TV and “Asterix bei den Olympischen Spielen” and
“Herr Bello” for free-TV in the reporting period.
1.7.3 Sports- and Event-Marketing Segment
On an operating level, TEAM continued to focus on handling the
knockout stage of the UEFA Champions League and the UEFA
Europa League. In addition, TEAM's focus of operating activities
included the coordination of the extensive preparations for the
final match of the new UEFA Europa League between Atlético
Madrid and Fulham FC on May 12, 2010 in Hamburg and orga-
nizing the UEFA Champions League final match between FC
Bayern Munich and Inter Milan on May 22, 2010 in Madrid.
In the music sector, 2010 took off with the 2010 New Year's
Concert performed by the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra,
which was viewed live or time-delayed around the world by
some 45 million viewers in 72 countries. Afterwards, emphasis
was placed on implementing the commercial activities of this
year's Eurovision Song Contest in Oslo (May 25-29, 2010),
the 55th broadcasting of the most important television event
of the European Broadcasting Union (EBU).
As part of the co-operation with the Vienna Philharmonic
Orchestra, preparations for the Summer Night Concert on
June 8, 2010 in the park of Schönbrunn Palace in Vienna
have already commenced. More than 40 countries will broad-
cast this largest open-air concert for classical music on TV.
2 Results of Operations, Financial andNet Assets Positions of the Group
2.1 Financial accounting and basis of presentation
The accompanying unaudited Interim Financial Report as of
March 31, 2010 has been prepared in conformity with the In-
ternational Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS). For details
regarding the accounting, refer to Chapter 2 of the Notes to
the Consolidated Interim Financial Statements.
No changes took place in the scope of consolidation in the
reporting period. Shares in subsidiaries were neither acquired
nor sold.
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UEFA Champions League – Quarter-final 1st leg Bayern Munich vs. Man-chester United
2.2 Overall assessment of the reporting period
The Constantin Medien Group's overall business performance
was in line with own expectations in the first three months of
2010. However, sales and earnings were below last year's first
quarter figures, which was predominantly affected by the on-
going fierce competition in the TV advertising market and the
expected weaker performance delivered by the Film Segment.
By positive contrast, the Sports- and Event-Marketing Seg-
ment registered significant revenue and earnings growth in
the first three-month period of 2010 compared to the first
three-month period of 2009. The Group closed the first quarter
with earnings attributable to shareholders in the amount of
-2.4 million Euro.
2.3 Sales and earnings performance
The Group generated consolidated sales of 106.4 million Euro
in the first three-month period 2010. This represents a
decline of 14.4 million Euro or 11.9 percent compared to the
previous year's first quarter sales of 120.8 million Euro. The
three operating segments developed differently: The Sports
Segment, which has almost completed its restructuring,
reported lower sales by 11.4 percent. The sales decline posted
by the Film Segment amounted to 19.4 percent, but was in
line with expectations. On the contrary, the Sports- and Event-
Marketing Segment recorded higher first quarter sales by 20.6
percent. All in all, the Constantin Medien Group's sales de-
veloped as expected.
The line item “Capitalized film production costs and other
own work capitalized” stood at 6.2 million Euro, down 2.1
million Euro compared to the first quarter 2009. This largely
reflects the changes in the film assets of Constantin Film AG.
Other operating income rose from 2.2 million Euro to 5.8 million
Euro; the increase primarily related to compensation received
by the Constantin Film group for copyright infringements.
Cost of materials and licenses slightly dropped by 2.7 percent
to 56.7 million Euro (Q1 2009: 58.3 million Euro).
Personnel expenses stood at 27.5 million Euro, down 7.5 mil-
lion Euro or 21.4 percent below the same quarter last year
(35.0 million Euro). On the one hand, this development is
mostly the consequence of the deconsolidation of companies
sold in 2009, namely Creation Club (CC) GmbH. On the other
hand, this reflects staff downsizing undertaken by the Group
in the second half of 2009, mainly for freelance staff in the
TV service production and in the holding as well as for the
sports companies conducted as part of the restructuring
measures in the Sports Segment.
Other operating expenses came in at 13.1 million Euro in the
first three months of 2010 after 14.7 million Euro in the same
quarter last year. Among other things, lower expenses also
reflect measures implemented for cost-cutting purposes.
The Constantin Medien Group reports earnings before inte-
rest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) of 21.1
million Euro for the period from January to March 2010 (Q1
2009: 23.4 million Euro; -9.8 percent).
Amortization, depreciation and impairments stood at 21.4
million Euro in the first quarter, or 11.6 percent less than in
the previous year's quarter 2009 (24.2 million Euro). Thereof,
15.3 million Euro relates to the amortization of Constantin
Film AG's film assets (Q1 2009: 16.6 million Euro).
Amortization, depreciation and impairments of intangible assets
and tangible assets amount to 6.1 million Euro (Q1 2009:
7.6 million Euro). This contains 4.2 million Euro of scheduled
purchase price allocation (PPA) amortization (Q1 2009: 5.8
million Euro). The PPA-amortization relate to the allocation of
the purchase price for the acquisition of shares in the High-
light Communications group.
Group earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT) reached -0.3
million Euro following -0.8 million Euro the year before.
The Group's financial result totaled -0.6 million Euro (Q1
2009: 2.9 million Euro) and consists of financial income of
1.3 million Euro and financial expenses of 1.9 million Euro.
The quarter-on-quarter sharp decline in financial income of
5.1 million Euro is largely due to the significantly lower in-
come from the repurchase of convertible bonds 2006/2013.
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The financial expenses fell by 1.6 million Euro, which is
mostly the result of lower current interest expenses for the
convertible bond 2006/2013 and the reduction of the financial
liabilities of the Highlight Communications group. Further-
more, in the first quarter 2009 expenses of 0.7 million Euro
from “changes in the fair value of financial instruments” were
incurred, while an income of 0.2 million Euro was generated
in the first quarter 2010.
The Group's pre-tax earnings from continuing operations stand
at -0.9 million Euro after positive earnings of 2.2 million Euro
in the previous year's first quarter.
In the disclosed tax balance of -0.1 million Euro (Q1 2009:
-1.3 million Euro) current tax expenses of 1.2 million Euro were
offset by deferred tax income of 1.1 million Euro, which mainly
relate to the release of deferred tax liabilities in connection
with the PPA-amortization. This results in after-tax earnings
from continuing operations of -0.9 million Euro, following
positive earnings of 1.0 million Euro in the first quarter 2009.
Earnings from discontinued operations were almost balanced
and include the discontinued musical activities of Life On
Stage GmbH.
The Group's first quarter earnings amounted to -0.9 million
Euro after 0.9 million Euro in the same quarter one year earlier.
Profit attributable to non-controlling interests is reported in
the amount of 1.5 million Euro. This includes UEFA's profit
share to Team Holding AG, which was still reported under
other operating expenses in the previous year’s reporting period.
The profit attributable to non-controlling interests stood at
-1.0 million Euro in the first quarter of 2009.
Therefore, the earnings attributable to shareholders amount
to -2.4 million Euro (Q1 2009: 2.0 million Euro). This corres-
ponds to earnings per share (basic and diluted) of -0.03 Euro
(Q1 2009: 0.03 Euro per share).
2.4 Segment performance
In the first three-month period of 2010, the Sports Segment
achieved sales of 38.0 million Euro, a decrease of 11.4 percent
quarter-on-quarter (42.9 million Euro). The sales performance
reflects the ongoing fierce competition in the TV advertising
market depending on market conditions and the persistent
reluctance of TV stations to invest in sports productions. In
addition, the sales performance was impacted by the decon-
solidation of companies sold in 2009, notably Creation Club
(CC) GmbH. An opposite effect came from IPTV sales (Bun-
desliga channel LIGA total!) that had not yet been included in
the prior year's quarterly sales.
Segment earnings were balanced after the first three months,
which was in line with the budget for the full year 2010. The
prior year's first quarter closed with segment earnings of 1.8
million Euro.
The Film Segment posted segment sales of 51.4 million Euro
in the first quarter, down 19.4 percent under the prior period
(Q1 2009: 63.8 million Euro). The drop in sales, which was
within expectations, is mainly due to the lower number of TV
service productions and a more restrained development in
theatrical distribution and license trading.
Segment earnings amounted to -2.1 million Euro after -2.4
million Euro in the first quarter of 2009. This amount includes
PPA-related scheduled amortization of 0.5 million Euro (Q1
2009: 2.9 million Euro). Adjusted for this effect, segment ear-
nings totaled -1.6 million Euro (Q1 2009: 0.5 million Euro).
The lower PPA-amortization amount largely relates to acquired
service productions that were fully written-down in 2009.
The Sports- and Event-Marketing Segment records sales of
17.0 million Euro for the period from January to March 2010.
The increase of 20.6 percent compared with the prior year’s
first quarter (14.1 million Euro) relates to higher marketing
revenues from the UEFA Champions League and the UEFA
Europa League.
The three-month segment earnings amounted to 3.0 million
Euro, significantly above the corresponding previous year’s
figure (1.3 million Euro). The earnings include scheduled
PPA-amortization of 4.2 million Euro (Q1 2009: 4.1 million
Euro). On an adjusted basis, the segment earnings amount to
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7.2 million Euro (Q1 2009: 5.4 million Euro). In the first
quarter of 2010, UEFA's 20 percent profit participation in
Team Holding AG is reported as “profit attributable to non-
controlling interests”, whereas it had been included in seg-
ment earnings in the first quarter of 2009.
Others primarily report the expenditures incurred by Constantin
Medien AG as the holding company and the activities of
EM.TV Finance B.V. Earnings reached -1.3 million Euro in the
first quarter 2010 after -1.5 million Euro in the prior year’s
first quarter.
2.5 Net assets of the Group
As of March 31, 2010, the Constantin Medien Group reported
a balance sheet total of 606.3 million Euro, 38.6 million Euro
less than the amount reported at the end of the 2009 financial
year (644.9 million Euro).
Non-current assets decreased from 293.9 million Euro by
14.7 million Euro to 279.2 million Euro compared to the pre-
vious year end. Film assets accounted for 133.4 million Euro
at the end of the first quarter, down 12.4 million Euro under
the figure as of December 31, 2009. Of the total scheduled
amortization amounting to 15.3 million Euro, 0.3 million Euro
represented impairments.
Other intangible assets declined by 2.9 million Euro to 68.7
million Euro, mainly due to scheduled PPA-amortization in
the Sports- and Event-Marketing Segment. The balance sheet
position largely contains the agreements of TEAM concerning
the marketing of the UEFA Champions League and the UEFA
Europa League as well as the value of the “Constantin” brand
name.
Compared to the previous year end goodwill increased by 1.3
million Euro to 41.0 million Euro. This was impacted by the
value increase of the Swiss Franc against the Euro based on
the goodwill attributable to the Sports- and Event-Marketing
Segment.
Tangible assets slightly declined by 0.8 million Euro to 16.6
million Euro.
Current assets came in at 327.0 million Euro at the end of the
first quarter, or 23.9 million Euro less than at the end of 2009
(350.9 million Euro).
Trade accounts receivables and other receivables saw a sub-
stantial drop of 49.8 million Euro to 145.5 million Euro. A
major contributing factor was the settlement with two D&O
insurers finalized in 2009, related to claims for damages asser-
ted against former Board Members of the predecessor com-
pany, EM.TV & Merchandising AG. The gross settlement sum
of 57.5 million Euro was accounted for as a receivable as per
December 31, 2009, because the cash inflow was received in
the first quarter of 2010.
Corresponding to the lower receivables balance, the Group's
liquid funds (cash and cash equivalents) rose by 25.5 million
Euro to 174.0 million Euro as a consequence of the cash re-
ceipts from the settlement payments. A payment of 9.2 million
Euro for a contractual obligation in connection with directors'
liability suits and the repayment of financial liabilities in the
total amount of 25.5 million Euro (including additional buy-
backs of convertible bonds 2006/2013) reduced liquidity on
hand in the first three months. All other current assets did not
materially change compared to the previous balance sheet date.
In the separately listed item “Assets from discontinued ope-
rations”, the musical production company Life On Stage
GmbH is reported with 0.1 million Euro (December 31, 2009:
0.1 million Euro).
2.6 Financial position of the Group
On the liabilities side of the consolidated balance sheet,
Group equity stood at 109.2 million Euro at the end of the
first quarter 2010 after 109.8 million Euro at the end of
2009. Thereof, 53.1 million Euro related to the shareholders
of Constantin Medien AG (1.7 million Euro less than as at
December 31, 2009). As of March 31, 2010, the Group
reported an equity ratio of 18.0 percent, slightly above the
figure as of the end of the 2009 financial year (17.0 percent).
Non-current liabilities decreased by 7.3 million Euro to 105.7
million Euro compared to the previous year end. The decline
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in non-current financial liabilities of 7.4 million Euro to 78.9
million Euro is almost entirely due to the further reduction of
the convertible bond 2006/2013 following the buy-backs
executed in the first quarter. The non-current financial liabi-
lities include the convertible bond and a loan granted by a
private investor in the amount of 30.0 million Euro.
Current liabilities totaled 391.3 million Euro as of March 31,
2010, 30.8 million Euro less than at the end of 2009 (422.1
million Euro). Thereby, current liabilities decreased by 15.8
million Euro to 198.7 million Euro, which was mostly due to
repayments of the Highlight Communications group.
The decline in trade accounts payable and other liabilities of
12.9 million Euro to 121.5 million Euro mainly relates to a
payment of 9.2 million Euro to a third party for a contractual
obligation arising from the D&O settlements.
Following the cash inflow from the settlement agreements and
the repayment of financial liabilities during the first quarter,
the Group's net debt decreased by 48.7 million Euro to 103.6
million Euro as of March 31, 2010 (December 31, 2009:
152.3 million Euro).
The liabilities from discontinued operations of TEUR 43 are
attributable to Life On Stage GmbH (December 31, 2009: 0.1
million Euro).
2.7 Liquidity status of the Group
The Constantin Medien Group reports a positive operating cash
flow from continuing operations of 54.3 million Euro for the
first three months of 2010 (Q1 2009: 7.0 million Euro). This
high figure relates to changes in working capital, especially in
trade accounts receivable and other receivables. The decrease
in receivables is largely due to the payment of contractual
amounts arising from the settlement with two D&O insurers.
Cash outflow for investing activities of 3.8 million Euro in the first
three months 2010 (Q1 2009: cash outflow of 2.7 million Euro)
primarily related to the productions of the Constantin Film group.
The Group's cash outflow for financing activities of 26.1 million
Euro (Q1 2009: cash outflow of 19.0 million Euro) mainly
related to the repayment of financial liabilities in the amount
of 25.5 million Euro conducted in the reporting quarter.
As in the corresponding prior year's quarter, the cash flow for
discontinued operations was nearly zero.
In total, the Group reports a positive cash flow of 24.4 million
Euro in the reporting period versus a cash outflow of 14.7
million Euro in the first quarter 2009.
3 Employees
The Constantin Medien Group had a total of 1,397 employees
as of March 31, 2010, including freelance employees (March
31, 2009: 1,806). Thereof, 724 represent the activities of
the Sports Segment and Others (March 31, 2009: 992) and
673 represent the Highlight Communications group (March
31, 2009: 814).
Group-wide, the number of salaried employees totaled 1,047
as of March 31, 2010 (March 31, 2009: 1,297); thereof 449
represent the activities of the Sports Segment and Others
(March 31, 2009: 689) and 598 represent the activities of
the Highlight Communications group (March 31, 2009: 608).
The headcount decline is primarily due to the sale of Creation
Club (CC) GmbH as well as staff downsizing due to the stream-
lining of the Group's structures and the rationalization program,
which was announced in November 2009, as well as the
reduction in freelance employees of the Constantin Film group.
4 Addendum Report
Introduction of the new multimedia umbrella brand SPORT1
As announced, the new umbrella brand SPORT1 for the sports
channel and the sports portal was introduced on April 11,
2010. Thereby the station’s and portal’s coverage reached top
ratings. In connection with the new market appearance, the
entire design elements of the station were redesigned.
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The launch of the new umbrella brand SPORT1 was also
intensively supported by PLAZAMEDIA GmbH: The conversion
of processes, the conversion and handling of the studio opera-
tions and the broadcast management all ran smoothly.
Constantin Medien AG starts with new centralized marketer
On April 21, 2010, Constantin Medien AG announced that
the centralized marketer for the brands of the Sports Segment
shall start in June 2010 under the name Constantin Sport
Marketing. With the new centralized marketer, the Group will
accommodate the demands from the advertising industry and
the media agencies for marketing services across platforms
servicing the TV, online and mobile segments. Over and above
the marketing of its Group-owned brands, Constantin Sport
Marketing will still also act as third-party marketer for external
clients and their platforms.
Constantin Medien AG announces buy-back tender offer for
convertible bonds 2006/2013
On April 22, 2010, the Management Board of Constantin
Medien AG informed the Management Directors of the 100 per-
cent subsidiary EM.TV Finance B.V., Amsterdam/Netherlands,
that it resolved to invite bondholders of the 5.25% convertible
bond 2006/2013 issued by EM.TV Finance B.V. and guaran-
teed by Constantin Medien AG (nominal value of 5.85 Euro per
single convertible bond, due 2013) to offer to sell their con-
vertible bonds under a buy-back tender offer up to a maximum
aggregate nominal amount of 17,550,000 Euro. The bondhol-
ders were invited to make offers to sell their convertible bonds
at a purchase price of at least 5.65 Euro for each convertible
bond (including accrued interest). The term to make offers
commenced on April 22, 2010 and expired on April 30, 2010.
On May 4, 2010, Constantin Medien AG announced that the
uniform purchase price for all offers accepted for the repur-
chase of the convertible bonds is 5.65 Euro and the total no-
minal amount for the convertible bonds purchased amounted
to 4,956,617.25 Euro.
Discontinuation of Ultimate Fighting formats
In March 2010, the Bavarian Regulatory Authority for Com-
mercial Broadcasting (BLM) requested SPORT1 to stop broad-
casting the “Ultimate Fighting Championship” programs.
Accordingly, these content formats have not been broadcast
since April 9, 2010.
First 3-D Ice Hockey game in Europe – live and exclusively in
3-D and HD on LIGA total!
As part of a co-operation between Constantin Medien AG and
Deutsche Telekom AG, the opening game of the Ice Hockey
World Championship between the host country Germany and
the USA on May 7, 2010 in Gelsenkirchen was broadcasted
live on SPORT1 (in SD) and also live and exclusively in 3-D and
HD on LIGA total!.
The editorial and production technical responsibility for hand-
ling the ice hockey event of the year was in the hand of the
Group companies SPORT1, PLAZAMEDIA and Constantin Sport
Medien as operator of LIGA total!
Constantin Film Schweiz AG aquires shareholding in Kontra-
produktion AG
According to an agreement dated May 14, 2010 Constantin
Film Schweiz AG acquired a 79 percent shareholding in Kon-
traproduktion AG, Zurich/Switzerland, at a purchase price of
approximately 6 Euro. It is planned to purchase the remaining
shareholding interest in 2010 and to recapitalize the company at
approximately TEUR 214 after acquiring a 100 percent interest.
Constantin Film once again most successful producer and dis-
tributor of German films 2009
Constantin Film AG is once again the most successful producer
and distributor of German films for the 2009 theatrical year;
thereby securing the receipt of this year's grant in both cate-
gories of the “FFA-Branchentiger” from the Filmförderungs-
anstalt (FFA) in April 2010 for the fifth time in a row. In total,
the FFA grants 15.7 million Euro to economically and cultu-
rally successful German producers, distributors and short
films of the past year. Constantin Film AG scored with twelve
films in the production category – most notably with “Pope
Joan”, “Männersache” and “Wickie und die starken Männer”–
and was promised subsidies amounting to 2.0 million Euro. In
the distribution category, Constantin Film Verleih GmbH
secured the “FFA-Branchentiger” for the sixth time in a row:
16 films brought in a subsidies sum of 854,000 Euro. The
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Rat Pack Filmproduktion GmbH received subsidies in the
amount of 273,080 Euro in the first quarter of 2010.
Source: FFA
5 Material transactions with relatedcompanies and related persons during the reporting period
Please refer to Chapter 11 of the Notes to the Consolidated
Financial Statements accompanying this Interim Financial
Report.
6 Risk report
6.1 Risk management
Risks are defined as the possibility of unfavorable future
developments that are anticipated with a significant, although
not necessarily predominant, degree of probability. Constantin
Medien AG evaluates and manages risks on the basis of a risk
management policy that defines the Group's risk manage-
ment system. This policy applies to all Group member com-
panies.
The risk profile of the Constantin Medien Group for the months
coming after the first quarter of 2010 primarily correspond with
the estimates reported in the Consolidated Financial State-
ments as of December 31, 2009. A detailed presentation of
the business risks and the integrated internal accounting-related
control and risk management system is set forth in Chapter 7
of the Combined Group Management Report and Management
Report of the Annual Report 2009. Additionally, reference is
made to the risk report of the Interim Financial Report of High-
light Communications AG as of March 31, 2010.
In addition thereto, the following risks are stated:
6.2 Risks in the Sports Segment
For a sports broadcaster like SPORT1, the availability of
attractive sports rights is of great importance. In its acquisition
of such rights, SPORT1 finds itself locked in fierce competition
with other free- and pay-TV stations and, increasingly, also
with new content providers such as telecommunications
groups and Internet services. In addition, public service
broadcasters, which are equipped with substantial financial
resources arising from the GEZ fees, and private general-
audience programs such as RTL, SAT.1 and ProSieben are
strengthening their efforts to increase their profile by broad-
casting more high-quality sports events. Therefore it cannot be
ruled out that the broadcaster SPORT1 may find itself exposed
to even more intense competition in the future, at least for
providing high-quality sports rights.
The German TV advertising market is marked by fierce com-
petition from sizable price reductions by TV stations. So-called
trading deals are accelerating the decline in prices. This
aggressive price competition could have lasting effects on the
pricing and sharing of advertising spending. The unalteredly
politically discussed advertising prohibitions in the automotive
and alcohol sectors as well as ongoing government regulation
with respect to the State Gambling treaty or the protection of
minors could still additionally impact SPORT1's revenue
model.
The sweepstake shows legislation adopted by the State Media
Authorities in February 2009 includes, among other items,
stricter rules for call-in formats. The emphasis here was on
protecting minors, and especially on stricter transparency
requirements for the sweepstake shows and corresponding for-
mats. It cannot be ruled out that the State Media Authorities
or legislators will pass additional restrictions on the call-in
formats. Furthermore, there is the risk of fewer revenues in con-
nection with the call-in formats due to a decline in the number
of callers participating in the sweepstakes.
Risks could also arise from the additional regulation of air-
time selling. For instance, the authorities are increasingly pro-
ceeding against the advertising of so-called “poker schools”
(i.e. Internet offerings in which the game of poker can be
learned without actually betting real money) and “50 cent
sweepstakes“ (i.e. Internet offerings in which players can par-
ticipate in sweepstake games with a maximum bet of 50 cents).
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Consequently, administrative proceedings opposing the adver-
tising of the aforementioned offerings have been initiated in
two federal states against various private media companies
and also against SPORT1 GmbH.
At the end of 2009, agreements were concluded with Germany's
key cable network providers Kabel Deutschland (KDG) and
Unitymedia to secure the analog and digital distribution of
SPORT1 via cable over the medium-term. Due to contractual
rights of termination, however, a risk for the analog cable
coverage of SPORT1 could also arise during the duration of
these contracts. There is also the risk that the agreement with
another major cable network provider regarding the analog and
digital distribution via cable could be terminated as of
December 31, 2010. The growing digitization of distribution
channels creates additional distribution platforms for new
free-TV offerings.
On the medium-term, this will lead to more competitors acqui-
ring sports rights and entering the advertising market. Additio-
nally, there is the risk of a market share reduction caused by
a growing number of free-TV stations.
In the production services sector, risks continue to exist for
PLAZAMEDIA from outstanding contracts extensions with
various important customers. Following the awarding of the
media rights to the Austrian soccer Bundesliga to the previous
TV partner Sky and ORF, PLAZAMEDIA is still pitching for this
production order.
7 Opportunities Report
The opportunities profile of the Constantin Medien Group for
the months coming after the first quarter of 2010 primarily
correspond with the estimates reported in the Consolidated
Financial Statements as of December 31, 2009. A detailed
presentation of the Group's opportunities is set forth in Chapter
8 of the Combined Group Management and Management Report
of the Annual Report 2009. In addition, reference is made to
the opportunities report of the Interim Financial Report of
Highlight Communications AG as of March 31, 2010.
The following opportunities are presented:
7.1 Opportunities in the Sports Segment
At the present time, the Federal States are reviewing whether
the State Gambling Treaty, valid since beginning 2008, which
is providing a state monopoly on events, especially sports-
betting, and a TV and Internet advertising prohibition, parti-
cularly regarding sportsbetting, should be extended beyond
December 31, 2011. In the event that private sportsbetting
offers would be permitted and the advertising regulations
would be liberalized starting 2012, substantial revenues could
be generated from the advertising of such offers.
Increasing digitalization of distribution platforms is leading
to new channels and less expensive distribution possibilities
both nationally and internationally. Accordingly, the opportunity
arises for realizing cost-savings in connection with programming
transmission. Therefore, ARD, ZDF, ProSiebenSat.1 Media AG
and the media group RTL Germany have announced to stop
the cost-intensive analog-satellite transmission of their pro-
gramming signals as of April 30, 2012. By transmitting the
SPORT1 programming signal in the HD standard, opportunities
could open up for SPORT1 to generate additional revenues. In
addition, opportunities could arise for realizing further pay-TV
programs due to the digitalization of distribution platforms.
Corresponding negotiations are currently being held with
infrastructure providers.
8 Outlook
8.1 Economic environment
The evaluation of economic environments in the Segments of
Sports, Film as well as Sports- and Event-Marketing largely
correspond to the disclosures made in Chapter 9.2 of the
Combined Group Management and Management Report of the
Annual Report 2009.
8.2 Strategic priorities
8.2.1 The Constantin Medien Group
The Constantin Medien Group is continuing to pursue its stra-
tegic objective of becoming a leading media group in German-
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speaking countries, covering the entire value and exploitation
chains in the areas of sports as well as film and TV production,
thereby earning stable, positive financial results. The Manage-
ment Board expects the Group to noticeably profit from the
realignment of the Sports Segment, in particular from the
creation of the umbrella brand SPORT1. The Film Segment
and the Sports- and Event-Marketing Segment are principally
positioned with good prospects in their markets. General cost-
awareness and the streamlining of structures and processes
will continue to be of high priority throughout the Group.
8.2.2 Sports Segment
The strategic focus also in the coming months will be on fina-
lizing the restructuring and reorientation of the TV and online
activities under the new umbrella brand SPORT1. This will
involve a contentual interlinking and co-operation, the use of
synergies within the Group, the realization of across-the-board
projects by the companies in the Sports Segment and not
least the announced centralized marketing of all media sports
platforms of the Group.
For purposes of sustainably increasing the number of unique
users, in the online sector focus shall be placed on the
expansion of content, increasing the moving image offerings
and the professional online coverage of major sporting events.
Against the background of the increasing digitalization of
distribution platforms – related to new channels and trans-
mission possibilities – distribution of SPORT1's programming
in HD standard is also planned for 2010.
The main focus of the PLAZAMEDIA group in 2010 and 2011
still will be the emphasis on the core business, intensifica-
tion and expansion of the relationships with existing custo-
mers in Germany and elsewhere, and in particular on the
extension of the technological market leadership in HD and
the further development of promising technological innova-
tions such as 3-D.
8.2.3 Film Segment
In the theatrical production field, promising in-house and
co-productions of Constantin Film AG in S3-D, notably the
action spectacles “The Three Musketeers” and “Vicky the
Viking 2”, are scheduled to start shooting in 2010.
The developments on the German TV market and its effects on
the TV service production and licensing sector are still subject
to intense monitoring with respect to the realization of the
large number of planned projects.
For theatrical distribution, Constantin Film AG, from a present-
day perspective is planning to release about ten in-house and
co-productions and license titles. With the S3-D titles “Step
Up 3-D”, “Resident Evil: Afterlife” and “Animals United”,
Constantin Film AG will enter the very promising world of 3-D
films in the late summer and autumn. Moreover, “Freche Mäd-
chen 2”, “Werner – Eiskalt!” or “Die Superbullen” will provide
additional highlights in the summer of 2010. All in all,
Constantin Film AG is well-equipped for the rest of the 2010
business year.
In the Home Entertainment business, the Group is primarily
relying on the first releases of the Constantin Film 2009 box-
office hits. Stable revenues are expected in the coming months
from film titles as “Pope Joan”, scheduled for release on DVD
and Blu-ray early in April 2010, “Law Abiding Citizen”,
“Vorstadtkrokodile 2” and “The Ghetto”.
In the area of free-TV exploitation, films such as “Fantastic
Four 2 – Rise of the Silver Surfer” and “Resident Evil:
Extinction” and in the pay-TV area, the license title, among
others, “The Women” will realize revenues.
8.2.4 Sports- and Event-Marketing Segment
TEAM's focus in the current financial year continues to lie on
the handling and execution of TV contracts and sponsoring
agreements for the two most renowned club soccer compe-
titions in the world, the UEFA Champions League and the
UEFA Europa League – and thus, around 350 matches staged
throughout Europe.
The months of May and June 2010 will see the first final
of the UEFA Europa League and the final of the UEFA Cham-
pions League, this year's Eurovision Song Contest and the
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Summer Night Concert of the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra,
which will be marketed and handled by TEAM.
8.3 Financial targets of the Group
It is noted that actual results could significantly differ from
expectations given about predicted developments if assump-
tions, as the background for the forward-looking statements,
prove to be inapplicable.
The Management Board unalteredly projects earnings attribu-
table to shareholders within a range of -12 million Euro to
-14 million Euro for 2010. In respect of Group sales, an
amount of between 440 million Euro and 460 million Euro is
projected from a present-day perspective.
Ismaning, May 26, 2010
Constantin Medien AG
The Management Board
Bernhard Burgener, Chairman of the Management Board
Antonio Arrigoni, Chief Financial Officer
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Q1 CONSOLIDATED INTERIM FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
ASSETS
03/31/2010
133,406
68,676
40,973
16,609
5,944
9,854
254
3,510
279,226
3,467
145,531
698
3,262
174,044
327,002
85
606,313
12/31/2009
145,834
71,590
39,737
17,415
5,680
10,731
285
2,598
293,870
3,093
195,282
732
3,305
148,511
350,923
92
644,885
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET AS OF MARCH 31, 2010 in EUR ‘000
Non-current assets
Film assets
Other intangible assets
Goodwill
Tangible assets
Investments in associated companies and joint ventures
Non-current receivables
Other financial assets
Deferred tax assets
Current assets
Inventories
Trade accounts receivable and other receivables
Other financial assets
Tax receivables
Cash and cash equivalents
Assets from discontinued operations
TOTAL ASSETS
27
EQUITY/LIABILITIES
03/31/2010
85,131
-7,649
128,997
10,017
-160,951
-2,409
53,136
56,099
109,235
78,885
108
3,926
313
22,464
105,696
198,672
34,521
121,530
781
28,375
7,460
391,339
43
606,313
12/31/2009
85,131
-7,424
128,989
9,045
-169,660
8,709
54,790
54,992
109,782
86,263
120
3,778
313
22,504
112,978
214,466
35,487
134,402
2,576
28,000
7,147
422,078
47
644,885
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET AS OF MARCH 31, 2010 in EUR ‘000
Equity
Subscribed capital
Treasury stock
Capital reserve
Other reserves
Accumulated loss
Shareholders' interests
Equity attributable to the shareholders
Non-controlling interests
Non-current liabilities
Financial liabilities
Other liabilities
Pension provisions
Provisions
Deferred tax liabilities
Current liabilities
Financial liabilities
Advance payments received
Trade accounts payable and other liabilities
Liabilities due to associated companies and joint ventures
Provisions
Tax provisions
Liabilities from discontinued operations
TOTAL EQUITY AND LIABILITIES
Q1 CONSOLIDATED INTERIM FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
28
CONSOLIDATED PROFIT AND LOSS ACCOUNT
JANUARY 1 TO MARCH 31, 2010 in EUR ‘000
Sales
Capitalized film production costs and other own work capitalized
Total output
Other operating income
Costs for licenses, commissions and materials
Costs for purchased services
Cost of materials and licenses
Salaries
Social security and pension costs
Personnel expenses
Amortization and impairment on film assets
Amortization/depreciation and impairment on intangible
and tangible assets
Amortization, depreciation and impairment
Other operating expenses
Loss from continuing operations
Earnings from investments in associated companies and joint ventures
Financial income
Financial expenses
Financial result from continuing operations
Profit/loss from continuing operations before taxes
Current taxes
Deferred taxes
Income taxes
Profit/loss from continuing operations after taxes
Net loss from discontinued operations
Net loss/profit
thereof non-controlling interests
thereof shareholders' interests
1/1 to
03/31/2010
106,420
6,232
112,652
5,755
-14,434
-42,268
-56,702
-24,352
-3,161
-27,513
-15,252
-6,141
-21,393
-13,108
-309
59
1,307
-1,907
-600
-850
-1,217
1,130
-87
-937
-3
-940
1,469
-2,409
1/1 to03/31/2009
120,848
8,346
129,194
2,240
-16,650
-41,607
-58,257
-30,538
-4,482
-35,020
-16,590
-7,617
-24,207
-14,707
-757
93
6,419
-3,543
2,876
2,212
-1,040
-214
-1,254
958
-9
949
-1,017
1,966
* The figures for the previous year have been adjusted (see Note 2 ”Accounting and valuation principles”)
*
29
1/1 to
03/31/2010
-0.03
-0.03
-0.03
-0.03
0.00
0.00
77,491,385
77,491,385
1/1 to03/31/2009
0.03
0.03
0.03
0.03
0.00
0.00
71,753,380
71,753,380
JANUARY 1 TO MARCH 31, 2010 in EUR ‘000
Earnings per share
Earnings per share attributable to shareholders, basic (in EUR)
Earnings per share attributable to shareholders, diluted (in EUR)
Earnings per share from continuing operations
Earnings per share attributable to shareholders, basic (in EUR)
Earnings per share attributable to shareholders, diluted (in EUR)
Earnings per share from discontinued operations
Earnings per share attributable to shareholders, basic (in EUR)
Earnings per share attributable to shareholders, diluted (in EUR)
Average number of outstanding shares (basic)
Average number of outstanding shares (diluted)
*
JANUARY 1 TO MARCH 31, 2010 in EUR ‘000
Net profit/loss
Foreign currency translation differences
Other comprehensive income/ loss, net of tax
Total comprehensive income/loss
thereof non-controlling interests
thereof shareholders' interests
1/1 to
03/31/2010
-940
841
841
-99
1,338
-1,437
1/1 to03/31/2009
949
-837
-837
112
-1,125
1,237
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OFCOMPREHENSIVE INCOME/LOSS
* The figures for the previous year have been adjusted (see Note 2 ”Accounting and valuation principles”)
*
* The figures for the previous year have been adjusted (see Note 2 ”Accounting and valuation principles”)
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Q1 CONSOLIDATED INTERIM FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
CONSOLIDATED CASH FLOW STATEMENTS
JANUARY 1 TO MARCH 31, 2010 in EUR ‘000
Net loss/profit
Net loss from discontinued operations
Deferred taxes
Current taxes
Financial result
Profit from investments in associated companies and joint ventures
Amortization, depreciation and impairment and write-ups on intangible and tangible assets
Profit/loss from disposal of non-current assets
Other non-cash items
Increase (-)/decrease (+) in inventories, trade accounts receivable
and other assets not classified to investing or financing activities
Decrease (-)/increase (+) in trade accounts payable and other
liabilities not classified to investing or financing activities
Dividends received from associated companies and joint ventures
Interest paid
Interest received
Income taxes paid
Income taxes received
Cash flow from operating activities, continuing operations
Change in cash and cash equivalents due to acquisitions
of companies/shares in companies, net
Payments for intangible assets
Payments for film assets
Payments for tangible assets
Payments for financial assets
Proceeds/payments due to sale of companies/shares in companies, net
Proceeds from disposal of intangible assets
Proceeds from disposal of tangible assets
Proceeds from disposal of financial assets
Cash flow for investing activities, continuing operations
1/1 to
03/31/2010
-940
3
-1,130
1,217
1,127
-59
21,393
1
-433
52,646
-18,171
0
-545
358
-1,358
181
54,290
0
-92
-3,058
-720
0
0
0
11
61
-3,798
1/1 to03/31/2009
949
9
214
1,040
-3,070
-93
24,207
-17
82
-15,153
453
0
-1,492
627
-1,797
1,033
6,992
0
-365
-18,360
-606
0
0
0
20
16,568
-2,743
* The figures for the previous year have been adjusted (see Note 2 ”Accounting and valuation principles”)
*
31
JANUARY 1 TO MARCH 31, 2010 in EUR ‘000
Proceeds from capital increase and from issuance of equity instruments
Payments for purchase of treasury stock
Proceeds from sale of treasury stock
Payments for purchase of non-controlling interests
Proceeds from sale of non-controlling interests
Repayment and buy-back of non-current financial liabilities
Repayment of current financial liabilities
Proceeds from receipt of non-current financial liabilities
Proceeds from receipt of current financial liabilities
Dividend payments
Cash flow for financing activities, continuing operations
Cash flow for discontinued operations
Cash flow from/for the reporting period
Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of the reporting period
Change in cash and cash equivalents due to exchange rate movements
Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the reporting period
Change in cash and cash equivalents
1/1 to
03/31/2010
0
-448
0
-122
0
-7,581
-17,913
0
0
0
-26,064
-6
24,422
148,511
1,111
174,044
24,422
1/1 to03/31/2009
0
-1,376
1,425
-1,944
626
-7,511
-13,561
0
3,369
0
-18,972
-4
-14,727
165,947
-742
150,478
-14,727
*
* The figures for the previous year have been adjusted (see Note 2 ”Accounting and valuation principles”)
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Q1 CONSOLIDATED INTERIM FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
CHANGES IN CONSOLIDATED EQUITY
JANUARY 1 TO MARCH 31, 2010 in EUR ‘000
Balance 1/1/2010
Foreign currency translation differences
Other comprehensive income/loss
Net profit/loss
Total comprehensive income/loss
Reclassification of prior year's net result
Capital increase
Change in treasury stock
Dividend payments
Other changes
Balance 03/31/2010
Balance 1/1/2009
Retrospective change in accounting principle
for transactions with non-controlling interests according to IAS 8
Adjusted balance 1/1/2009
Foreign currency translation differences
Other comprehensive income/loss
Net profit/loss
Total comprehensive income/loss
Reclassification of prior year's net result
Capital increase
Change in treasury stock
Dividend payments
Other changes
Balance 03/31/2009
Subscribedcapital
85,131
0
0
85,131
77,939
77,939
0
0
77,939
Capitalreserve
128,989
0
0
8
128,997
158,020
-35,062
122,958
0
0
75
-875
122,158
Treasurystock
-7,424
0
0
-225
-7,649
-5,956
-5,956
0
0
-59
-6,015
Otherreserves
9,045
972
972
972
10,017
9,737
9,737
-729
-729
-729
-850
8,158
33
Equity
attributable to
the shareholders
54,790
972
972
-2,409
-1,437
0
0
-217
0
0
53,136
71,218
-35,774
35,444
-729
-729
1,966
1,237
0
0
16
0
-1,725
34,972
Total
109,782
841
841
-940
-99
0
0
-448
0
0
109,235
142,433
-36,371
106,062
-837
-837
949
112
0
0
33
0
-1,184
105,023
Non-controlling
interests
54,992
-131
-131
1,469
1,338
-231
56,099
71,215
-597
70,618
-108
-108
-1,017
-1,125
17
541
70,051
Shareholders’interests
8,709
0
-2,409
-2,409
-8,709
-2,409
-131,344
-552
-131,896
0
1,966
1,966
131,896
1,966
Accumulatedloss
-169,660
0
0
8,709
-160,951
-37,178
-160
-37,338
0
0
-131,896
-169,234
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Q1 CONSOLIDATED INTERIM FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED INTERIMFINANCIAL STATEMENTS
1. General information about the Group
The Group parent company, Constantin Medien AG, has its re-
gistered office in Münchener Straße 101g, Ismaning, Germany.
Constantin Medien AG's Management Board authorized publi-
shing of the accompanying unaudited, condensed consolidated
interim financial statements at its meeting on May 26, 2010.
2. Accounting and valuation principles
The accompanying unaudited, condensed consolidated inte-
rim financial statements for the period from January 1, 2010 to
March 31, 2010 have been prepared according to IAS 34 (In-
terim Financial Reporting) and in conformity with Internatio-
nal Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) and the Interpre-
tations of the International Financial Reporting Interpretations
Committee (SIC/IFRIC), which are endorsed by the European
Union (EU).
The condensed, consolidated interim financial statements do
not include all explanations and disclosures prescribed under
IFRS and should be read in conjunction with the consolidated
financial statements of the Company as of December 31, 2009.
The accounting and valuation principles used in the consoli-
dated financial statements as of December 31, 2009 remained
consistent with those applied in the accompanying conden-
sed, consolidated interim financial statements except for the
first time adoption of amended or revised IFRS Standards
explained below. As a consequence of the changes in accoun-
ting and valuation principles made in the 2009 financial year,
the corresponding positions of the profit and loss account and
the cash flow statements have been adjusted in the compara-
tive period (see the Annual Report 2009, Notes to the Conso-
lidated Financial Statements, Note 2.1).
The consolidated interim financial statements are presented
in Euros, which represent the functional and reporting
currency of the Group parent company. In general, the
amounts are stated in thousands of Euros (TEUR or ‘000),
except where otherwise indicated.
The preparation of the consolidated interim financial state-
ments in conformity with IFRS requires management to use
estimates and assumptions that affect the classification and
measurement of reported income, expenses, assets, liabilities
and contingent liabilities as of the balance sheet date. These
estimates and assumptions represent management's best es-
timate based on historical experience and other factors, in-
cluding estimates about future events. The estimates and
assumptions are continually reviewed. Changes in accounting
estimates are necessary if changes occur in the circumstan-
ces on which the estimate was based or as a result of new in-
formation or additional findings. Such changes are recognized
in the period of the change. For additional information, refer
to Note 9, Accounting Estimates and Assumptions in the
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements in the Annual
Report 2009.
3. Changes in accounting principles
The Group applies IFRS 3, Business Combinations (revised)
and IAS 27, Consolidated and Separate Financial Statements
(revised) for the first time since the beginning of the 2010 fi-
nancial year.
The revised IFRS 3 largely results in changes to the accoun-
ting of the residual value of goodwill (option to use the "full
goodwill model“ or the former "partial goodwill model“), the
presentation of step acquisitions (revaluation of past acquisi-
tions to profit or loss), the determination of acquisition costs
(directly attributable incidental costs of acquisition are nor-
mally expensed immediately) and changes in individual
aspects of recognition and measurement of identifiable assets
and liabilities. Since no such transactions were performed in
the reporting period and IFRS 3 is to be applied prospecti-
vely, there was no impact on the accompanying consolidated
interim financial statements.
The revised IAS 27 mainly results in changes to transactions
with non-controlling interests and losses for non-controlling-
interests in the consolidated financial statements. In addition,
future retained interests under transitional consolidations are
generally recognized at fair value to profit or loss. An increase
or decrease in the investment interest held in a subsidiary
shall be presented directly in equity in the future, provided
that the parent company continues to have control. There was
no material impact on the presentation of the Group's net as-
sets, financial position and results of operations from the first
time adoption.
The mandatory adoption of the following revised or amended
Standards or Interpretations did not materially impact on the
accompanying consolidated interim financial statements for
the 2010 financial year:
– IFRS 2, Share-based Payment: Group Cash-settled Share-
based Payment Transactions (amendment)
– IAS 39, Financial Instruments: Recognition and Measure-
ment – Eligible Hedged Items (amendment)
– Amendments to IFRSs 2009/ Improvement Project 2009*
– IFRIC 17, Distributions of Non-cash Assets to Owners
– IFRIC 18, Transfers of Assets from Customers
* The following individual Standards have been impacted by this: IFRS 2, IFRS 5, IFRS 8, IAS 1, IAS 7, IAS 17, IAS 18, IAS 36, IAS 39, IFRIC 9, IFRIC 16
The Constantin Medien Group voluntarily waived the earlier
adoption of the new or revised Standards and Interpretations,
whose application is not yet mandatory for the 2010 finan-
cial year. The Group is currently evaluating the impact that
the application of these Standards and Interpretations may
have on the consolidated financial statements. For additional
information, refer to Note 2.3 in the Notes to the Consolidated
Financial Statements in the Annual Report 2009.
4. Changes in the consolidated Group
No changes took place in the scope of consolidation in the
reporting period. Shares in subsidiaries were neither acquired
nor sold.
5. Financial risk management
The Group is exposed to various financial risks arising from
operating business activities and financing activities. Financial
risks of relevance to the Group arise from changes in foreign
exchange rates, market risks for financial assets, changes in
interest rates, liquidity as well as creditworthiness and the
payment ability of the Group's business partners. For additional
information, refer to Note 7, Disclosures Regarding Financial
Risk Management, Notes to the Consolidated Financial State-
ments in the Annual Report 2009.
6. Discontinued operations
The assets and liabilities as well as the net results of Life On
Stage GmbH continue to be reported as discontinued opera-
tions in accordance with IFRS 5.13. The same applies to the
presentation in the cash flow statement.
7. Explanatory notes to selected line items in the balance
sheet and profit and loss account
The balance sheet total at March 31, 2010 amounts to EUR
606.3 million compared to EUR 644.9 million as of December
31, 2009. The decrease in the balance sheet total primarily
relates to the reduction of film assets of EUR 12.4 million
compared to December 31, 2009, which mostly arose from
scheduled amortization of film assets, and the decline in the
trade accounts receivable and other receivables position of
EUR 49.8 million. This was offset by an increase in cash and
cash equivalents by EUR 25.5 million to EUR 174.0 million.
Cash and cash equivalents increased as a consequence of the
settlement payments received from the D&O insurers, ACE
and CHUBB, in the amount of EUR 57.5 million. This was
largely counteracted by a payment of EUR 9.2 million arising
from a contractual obligation in connection with the settle-
ment payments and the repayment of financial liabilities of
EUR 25.5 million.
Equity remained virtually unchanged at EUR 109.2 million after
EUR 109.8 million as of December 31, 2009. An increase to
equity arising from foreign currency translation differences of
EUR 0.8 million, which mostly relates to the value increase of
the Swiss Franc against the Euro, was offset by a decrease to
equity from the negative Group earnings of EUR -0.9 million
and from a change in treasury stock of EUR -0.5 million. Non-
controlling interests increased by EUR 1.1 million mainly as
a result of profit attributable to non-controlling interests of
the UEFA's share to Team Holding AG.
Non-current financial liabilities total EUR 78.9 million as of
the balance sheet date (prior year: EUR 86.3 million) and
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consist of the convertible bond 2006/2013 in the amount of
EUR 48.9 million (prior year: EUR 56.1 million) and a loan
granted by a related person of Highlight Communications AG
in the amount of EUR 30.0 million (prior year: EUR 30.0 mil-
lion). The decline in non-current financial liabilities in the first
quarter of 2010 is due to Constantin Medien AG's repurchase
of a total of 1,335,156 convertible bonds. As of March 31,
2010, the Company itself held a total of 6,335,156 conver-
tible bonds (prior year: 5,000,000 units), whereas 8,630,303
were still outstanding (prior year: 9,965,483 units). In addition,
24 convertible bonds were converted to Constantin Medien
AG shares in the first quarter of 2010 (prior year: 0). Fur-
thermore, current and non-current other financial liabilities in
the amount of EUR 1.0 million existing as of December 31,
2009 were completely repaid during the first quarter of 2010.
First-quarter sales stood at EUR 106.4 million compared to
EUR 120.8 million in the first quarter 2009. The decrease of
EUR 14.4 million relates on one hand to the lower sales
posted by the Sports Segment of EUR -4.9 million and by the
Film Segment of EUR -12.4 million whereas the Sports- and
Event-Marketing Segment could increase sales by EUR 2.9
million. The sales decline in the Sports Segment reflects the
on-going tense TV advertising market, as caused by the eco-
nomic conditions, and the persistent reluctance by TV stations
to invest in sports productions. The drop in sales in the Film
Segment is mainly due to the lower number of TV service pro-
ductions and a more restrained development in theatrical distri-
bution and license trading. By positive contrast, the Sports-
and Event-Marketing Segment succeeded in posting higher
marketing revenues from the UEFA Champions League and
the UEFA Europa League compared to the same quarter last year.
The quarter-on-quarter increase in other operating income by
EUR 3.6 million to EUR 5.8 million largely relates to com-
pensation received by the Constantin Film group in the amount
of EUR 2.4 million for copyright infringements (prior year: 0).
Amortization, depreciation and impairments of the film assets
as well as of intangible and tangible assets amounted to EUR
21.4 million in the first quarter of 2010 (prior year: EUR 24.2
million). Of this, EUR 21.1 million (prior year: EUR 24.2 mil-
lion) relates to scheduled amortization and depreciation and
EUR 0.3 million (prior year: TEUR 20) relates to impairments,
mostly for film assets. Scheduled amortization includes EUR
4.7 million (prior year: EUR 7.0 million) for the amortization
of assets arising from the purchase price allocation (PPA).
Whereas the PPA-amortization of TEAM's agreements for the
marketing of the UEFA Champions League and the UEFA
Europa League remained nearly the same, the PPA-amortiza-
tion for film assets decreased by EUR 0.7 million quarter-on-
quarter. The PPA-amortization for the order backlog of a
Constantin subsidiary ceased to incur compared to the first
quarter 2009 (EUR 1.7 million), because the order backlog
was completely written-down in the 2009 financial year.
Personnel expenses decreased by EUR 7.5 million to EUR
27.5 million quarter-on-quarter. On one hand, this decrease
reflects the headcount reduction of permanent and freelance
employees and on the other hand, the workforce downsizing in
connection with the deconsolidation of companies undertaken
in the second half of the 2009 financial year.
Other operating expenses fell by EUR 1.6 million to EUR 13.1
million compared to the previous year's first quarter and was
among other things also due to measures implemented for cost-
cutting purposes.
Financial income of EUR 0.2 million (prior year: EUR 5.7 mil-
lion) was realized in the first quarter 2010 from the repurchase
of 1,335,156 convertible bonds (prior year: 2,400,000).
Financial income for the first quarter 2010 includes income
from changes in the fair value of financial instruments from an
equity swap transaction of EUR 0.2 million (prior year: financial
expense of EUR 0.7 million). This equity swap transaction
concerns the sale of 900,000 treasury shares by Highlight
Communications AG to a financial institution (counterparty) at
a price of EUR 6.90 per share.
8. Explanatory notes to equity and earnings per share
As of March 31, 2010, the balance of directly and indirectly
held non-voting treasury shares amounted to 7,649,378 Con-
stantin Medien shares taking into account shares held by
Highlight Communications AG (December 31, 2009:
7,424,402). During the first three months of 2010, Highlight
Communications AG acquired 225,000 additional Constantin
Medien AG shares over the stock exchange. In addition, Con-
stantin Medien AG used 24 treasury shares in the first quar-
ter 2010 in connection with the conversion of 24 convertible
bonds. The Company has no rights to treasury stock.
Potential shares do not include any shares from employee
options or from the 5.25% convertible bond 2006/2013,
because either the exercise price was above the underlying
average share price or the potential shares have no diluting
effects.
9. Segment reporting
The segment information below is based on the so-called
“management approach”.
The Company's Management Board, as the chief operating
decision maker, makes decisions about the allocation of re-
sources to the segments and still assesses their success on the
basis of key indicators for sales and segment result. Based on
the internal management reporting system and the underlying
organizational structure of internal reporting, the Group is still
classified into the three operative segments Sports, Film and
Sports- and Event-Marketing. Additionally, Others contain the
administrative functions of the holding company, Constantin
Medien AG, and the activities of EM.TV Finance B.V.
The segment result is defined as earnings before earnings
from investments in associated companies and joint ventures,
before financial result, before taxes and before earnings from
discontinued operations.
Sales and services transacted between business segments are
generally rendered at prices that would have been agreed with
third parties.
The table below shows information about the segment results
including a reconciliation to the Group result from continuing
operations before taxes for the first quarters of 2010 and
2009, respectively:
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SEGMENT INFORMATION
Sports
38,039
5
38,044
1,714
-39,748
-1,397
-1
10
42,877
322
43,199
1,453
-42,849
-1,266
-2
1,803
External sales
Intercompany sales
Total sales
Other segment income
Segment expenses
thereof scheduled amortization and depreciation
thereof impairments
Segment result from continuing operations
Non-allocated items
Earnings from investments in associated companies
and joint ventures
Financial income
Financial expenses
Loss from continuing operations before taxes
External sales
Intercompany sales
Total sales
Other segment income
Segment expenses
thereof scheduled amortization and depreciation
thereof impairments
Segment result from continuing operations
Non-allocated items
Earnings from investments in associated companies
and joint ventures
Financial income
Financial expenses
Profit from continuing operations before taxes
Sports- andEvent-
Marketing
17,017
0
17,017
3
-13,978
-4,401
0
3,042
14,139
0
14,139
1
-12,806
-4,265
0
1,334
Others
0
0
0
1,192
-2,450
-39
0
-1,258
0
0
0
1,388
-2,868
-44
0
-1,480
Group
106,420
0
106,420
11,987
-118,716
-21,091
-302
-309
59
1,307
-1,907
-850
120,848
0
120,848
10,586
-132,191
-24,187
-20
-757
93
6,419
-3,543
2,212
Film
51,364
0
51,364
10,094
-63,561
-15,254
-301
-2,103
63,832
0
63,832
8,596
-74,842
-18,612
-18
-2,414
Recon-ciliation
0
-5
-5
-1,016
1,021
0
0
0
0
-322
-322
-852
1,174
0
0
0
SEGMENT INFORMATION BY BUSINESS SEGMENTS JANUARY 1 TO MARCH 31, 2010 in EUR ‘000
SEGMENT INFORMATION BY BUSINESS SEGMENTS JANUARY 1 TO MARCH 31, 2009 in EUR ‘000*
* The figures for the previous year have been adjusted (see Note 2 ”Accounting and valuation principles”)
39
10. Financial commitments, contingent liabilities and other fi-
nancial commitments
Financial commitments could arise in the maximum amount
of EUR 40 million in the Highlight Communications group
due to the planned acquisition of the 20 percent sharehol-
ding in Team Holding AG as of June 30, 2010.
11. Relationships with related companies and persons
The Company maintains relations as part of normal business
activities with associated companies and joint ventures as well
as companies that are controlled by Supervisory Board Members.
There were no business relations carried out between Con-
stantin Medien AG and associated companies as well as joint
ventures during the reporting period. Sales and other income
totaling TEUR 220 (prior year: TEUR 223) realized in the
reporting period by the Highlight Communications group from
PolyScreen Produktionsgesellschaft für Film und Fernsehen
mbH was largely incurred from the service production
“Dahoam is Dahoam”. No expenses were incurred with Poly-
Screen Produktionsgesellschaft für Film und Fernsehen mbH
in the reporting period (prior year: TEUR 0). As of March 31,
2010, there were no receivables (prior year: TEUR 0) and
trade accounts payable amounted to TEUR 781 (prior year:
TEUR 2.576).
A consultancy agreement exists between the Constantin Film
group and Fred Kogel GmbH covering license trading, TV/ser-
vice productions and film distribution. Expenses amounting
to TEUR 75 were incurred in the first quarter 2010. Liabili-
ties at March 31, 2010 amount to TEUR 37.
Related persons comprise of the Management and Super-
visory Boards and their relatives.
Consultancy agreements exist between Constantin Medien AG
as well as Highlight Communications AG and Mr Werner E.
Klatten. In the first quarter 2010 expenses in the amount of
TEUR 153 (prior year: TEUR 153) were incurred. Liabilities
stand at TEUR 53 (prior year: TUER 54) at March 31, 2010.
12. Subsequent events after the balance sheet date
The relaunch of the new multimedia umbrella brand SPORT1
was completed on April 11, 2010. Since that date, the TV
station DSF and the online portal Sport1 are presented under
the new multimedia umbrella brand name SPORT1.
On April 22, 2010, Constantin Medien AG offered bondhol-
ders of the 5.25% convertible bond 2006/2013 (ISIN
DE000A0GQKR4) issued by EM.TV Finance B.V. and gua-
ranteed by Constantin Medien AG of a nominal value of EUR
5.85 per single convertible bond, due 2013, to sell their con-
vertible bonds under a buy-back tender offer up to a maxi-
mum aggregate nominal amount of EUR 17,550,000. The
bondholders were invited to make offers to sell their convertible
bonds at a purchase price of at least EUR 5.65 for each con-
vertible bond (including accrued interest). The term to make
offers expired on April 30, 2010. On May 4, 2010 Constantin
Medien AG announced that the uniform purchase price for all
offers accepted for the repurchase of the convertible bonds is
EUR 5.65 and the total nominal amount for the convertible
bonds purchased amounts to EUR 4,956,617.25.
On April 27, 2010 Constantin Medien AG sold its 15 percent
shareholding in WIGE MEDIA AG.
According to an agreement dated May 14, 2010 Constantin
Film Schweiz AG acquired a 79 percent shareholding in Kontra-
produktion AG, Zurich/Switzerland, at a purchase price of
approximately EUR 6. It is planned to purchase the remai-
ning shareholding interest in 2010 and to recapitalize the
company at approximately TEUR 214 after acquiring a 100
percent interest.
Ismaning, May 26, 2010
Constantin Medien AG
Management Board
Bernhard Burgener, Chairman of the Management Board
Antonio Arrigoni, Chief Financial Officer
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