Assessing the Next Media
Investment and M&A Strategies

 
Company executives, advisers, financiers and private equity investors discuss the latest opportunities and market developments in media M&A investment strategies and trends globally.

• Scaling up: where are the highest growth opportunities in media? What are the best buy and build strategies? 
• What are examples of the most successful deals and what strategies are being employed?  
• Access to capital - which business models are most attractive to financiers and how is access to financing affecting deals? 
• Benchmarking - assessing valuation multiples and the best routes for exit  

TMT industry and finance leaders discuss how Digital TV and Video offerings in growth and emering markets are evolving

• How is the market changing and which business models are best suited to take advantage of this?
• Which companies are most successful in delivering content in growth markets?
• Partnership Models – Best practice strategies for working with telcos, media companies and OTTs
• Which pricing models are most effective in growth markets TV and Video?

Senior executives from media organisations and big data analytics providers discuss how Big Data, Technology and analytics are helping personalisation techniques across the media industry, and what this means for business models and investment.

• How are technology giants forcing innovation across the Media landscape? Who will benefit?
• Which companies are most successful in delivering and producing personalised content?
• How are audience preferences changing across content and preferred platforms? How can this be monetised?
• What does the market inception of advertising and analytics companies mean for the Media industry?

Leaders across the events industry discuss strategies for growth, scaling up and creating strong brands and networks

• How are Events companies adapting their business models to remain competitive and relevant? 
• How is investment, consolidation and M&A impacting the sector and who will lead the next wave of deals?
• What impact will new technology have on the events industry and how is that impacting growth? 
• Which companies are leading the way in building sustainable and future-thinking platforms? 

Leaders from Cablecos, Satellite TV operators and Public Broadcasters discuss new strategies on how best to compete with streaming video services in a digital age

• Pay TV vs Streaming - which companies are being successful in adapting traditional broadcasting models?
• New partnership strategies - opportunities for collaboration 
• Content acquisition and production- what are the latest valuation benchmarks and most effective strategies?
• How are advertising revenues changing and how is this impacting business models?

Company executives, advisers and private equity investors discuss the latest opportunities and market developments in media M&A investment strategies and trends globally.

• What are the current valuation benchmarks and are they sustainable? How is access to financing affecting deal flow?
• Will the current wave of M&A in Media continue? How can European players compete with the US media and tech giants? 
• How are new technologies and convergence influencing media M&A strategies?
• Scaling up: where are the highest growth opportunities in media?

Sports rights and content owners, agencies, distributors and broadcasters discuss investment opportunities and changes in the marketplace. 

• How is new investment, financing and M&A activity shaping deal and investment strategies?
• Are sports rights the next battleground for FAANGs? What challenges and opportunities will this bring?
• What is driving valuations? Will they continue to increase? 
• Acquisition strategies - assessing techniques for buying at auction, partnering and M&A

Heads of tech and strategy at media companies and leading VR/AR experts discuss how new technologies are impacting media business models 

• Going mainstream - how close are VR and AR to becoming core strategies for leading media organisations?
• What fundraising and M&A is happening in the sector, and which companies are leading investment?
• Which subsectors within broadcast, publishing and events are utilising VR and AR in the most effective and profitable ways? 
• Looking to the future - how will VR and AR have shaped the industry by 2025? 

Investment leaders from media companies, venture capital firms and corporate venturing arms discuss strategies for developing digital media portfolios.

• Which media companies are building the most exciting digital media investment portfolios?
• Which sectors of digital media are attracting the most investment and why?
• How are early stage digital media company valuations changing?
• How will convergence and consolidation change exit strategies?

Senior executives from media, telecom and internet companies, join key adtech company leaders to discuss how developments in new technology are shaping digital strategies and opportunities to maximise revenues