funding of public service media 2015
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funding of public service media 2015
PUBLIC: This document is intended for public distribution FUNDING OF PUBLIC SERVICE MEDIA 2015 PUBLIC VERSION MEDIA INTELLIGENCE SERVICE DECEMBER 2015 The European Broadcasting Union (EBU) is the world's foremost alliance of public service media organizations. Mission: defending the interests of public service media and promoting their indispensable contribution to modern societies. The EBU is a world-renowned point of reference regarding media industry knowledge and expertise, particularly in broadcast technology and innovation, training, research and European media law. More information on the EBU at www.ebu.ch ABOUT THIS PRESENTATION 63 organizations in 45 countries This presentation provides the main findings and a selection of charts and maps from the report Funding of Public Service Media 2015, published in December 2015 by the Media Intelligence Service of the EBU. In doing so, this presentation aims at providing a comprehensive and international perspective of the financial situation of Public Service Media in the EBU area in 2015. 45 countries covered in the report: Funding of Public Service Media 2015 focuses exclusively on publicly-owned organizations that provide public service media services. The report includes information on 63 public service media organizations in 45 countries in Europe and the Mediterranean basin. In particular, it includes data on 27 of the 28 EU countries. The only EU country missing is Greece. Please note that the full report – for EBU Members only - is available at the Media Intelligence Portal: www.ebu.ch/mis Source: EBU MEDIA INTELLIGENCE SERVICE (MIS) – FUNDING OF PUBLIC SERVICE MEDIA 2015 3 TOTAL FUNDING OF PSM: SHORT-TERM RECOVERY BUT MID-TERM STAGNATION EUR 34.54 billion Total income received in 2014 by 63 EBU PSM organizations TOTAL PSM FUNDING IN EBU AREA (EUR MILLION, 2010-2014) This amount increased by 2.5% compared to 2013, which mainly results from recovery after the drop experienced in 2013. The short-term trend does not reflect all national situations: total PSM income still decreased in 13 countries in 2014, compared with 2013 and in the medium-term, 19 countries had less PSM funding in 2014 than in 2010. As a whole, European PSM still make up one quarter of the European broadcasting market in terms of revenue, demonstrating how crucial they remain within the current European audiovisual ecosystem. Note: Based on 46 countries, with 65 organizations in 2010 and 63 organizations from 2011, owing to mergers in Hungary and Slovakia. Note: No data 2010-2011 for Luxembourg and no data 2010-2012 for Public Radio of Armenia and Montenegro. Source: EBU based on Members’ data. MEDIA INTELLIGENCE SERVICE (MIS) – FUNDING OF PUBLIC SERVICE MEDIA 2015 4 TOTAL FUNDING OF PSM: A STEADY DECLINE IN REAL TERMS -5.7% Average real evolution of total PSM income 2010–2014 in EBU countries 5-YEAR NOMINAL AND REAL GROWTH RATES OF TOTAL PSM FUNDING IN EBU AREA (%, 2010-2014) Despite the positive nominal evolution between 2010 and 2014 (+1.8%), discounting the effect of inflation shows a steady decrease in total PSM income (-5.7%). The trend was even stronger for EU countries (-6.1%), where many PSM organizations have suffered budget cuts by their governments or have received less income owing to frozen licence fees. PSM funding is being structurally eroded. This economic attrition does not reflect a decreasing role or remit for PSM organizations, whose scope of activities is expanding in the renewed media environment. Note: Based on 46 countries, with 65 organizations in 2010 and 63 organizations from 2011, owing to mergers in Hungary and Slovakia. Note: No data 2010-2011 for Luxembourg and no data 2010-2012 for Public Radio of Armenia and Montenegro. Source: EBU based on Members’ data. MEDIA INTELLIGENCE SERVICE (MIS) – FUNDING OF PUBLIC SERVICE MEDIA 2015 5 TOTAL FUNDING OF PSM: FUNDING AND PERFORMANCE ARE LINKED PSM FUNDING PER CAPITA (EUR, 2014) VS PSM TV MARKET SHARE (%, 2014) 46.31 Average PSM funding per capita in 2014 in EBU countries An appropriate level of funding is generally linked to more attractive programmes and a recovered ability to innovate. Indeed, PSM funding per capita is positively correlated with PSM TV and radio market share. In other words, the more funding PSM get, the better they perform on the radio and TV markets and are able to attract audience. Note: Averages based on markets included. Source: EBU based on Members’ data. PSM FUNDING PER CAPITA (EUR, 2014) VS PSM RADIO MARKET SHARE (%, 2014) Of course, the link may not be only a direct causal one, i.e. increased funding resulting in increased market shares. The link is probably two-directional and the more popular a PSM organization is, the more efficient it is in attracting resources and gaining support from its various stakeholders. Note: Averages based on markets included. Source: EBU based on Members’ data. MEDIA INTELLIGENCE SERVICE (MIS) – FUNDING OF PUBLIC SERVICE MEDIA 2015 6 PSM FUNDING MIX: PSM ORGANIZATIONS HEAVILY RELY ON PUBLIC FUNDING 77.9% Percentage of PSM funding from public sources in 2014 In EBU countries PUBLIC SERVICE MEDIA FUNDING MIX IN THE EBU AREA (%, 2014) PSM organizations are by and large publicly funded: in 2014, 77.9% of all PSM funding in the EBU area was public revenue, and commercial sources accounted for only 18.6% of the total. Public income Commercial income In accordance with their public service remit and missions, PSM organizations rely on specific funding mechanisms and their funding mix comprises a fragile balance between public and commercial revenues. Other Source: EBU based on Members’ data. MEDIA INTELLIGENCE SERVICE (MIS) – FUNDING OF PUBLIC SERVICE MEDIA 2015 7 PSM FUNDING MIX: PSM COMMERCIAL INCOME ARE NOT DISTORTING MEDIA MARKETS This is due to the general slump in the advertising markets and increasing restrictions on commercials in PSM: in many cases, advertising restrictions are tighter for PSM than for commercial competitors. This clearly illustrates that PSM are not distorting media markets, and specifically advertising markets. 2013 79.0% 17.6% 2012 77.9% 18.7% 2011 76.8% 19.8% 2010 76.8% 20.1% 0% 20% Public income 40% 60% Commercial income 80% 3.4% 18.6% 3.4% 77.9% 3.4% 2014 3.4% Over the past five years, the proportion of public income has even grown by one percentage point, following a symmetrical decline in commercial revenue. PSM FUNDING MIX IN THE EBU AREA (%, 2010-2014) 3.1% 88.2% Proportion of EBU countries where PSM have advertising limits stricter than those defined in the AVMS Directive 100% Other Note: Bosnia-Herzegovina, Luxembourg, Montenegro and Deutsche Welle (Germany) have been excluded from all years due to incomplete series. Source: EBU based on Members’ data. MEDIA INTELLIGENCE SERVICE (MIS) – FUNDING OF PUBLIC SERVICE MEDIA 2015 8 PSM FUNDING MIX: PSM MAIN SOURCE OF INCOME REMAINS THE LICENCE FEE 66.8% Share of total PSM funding derived from licence fee in 2014 in EBU countries PUBLIC SERVICE MEDIA DETAILED FUNDING MIX IN THE EBU AREA (%, 2010-2014) The licence fee stands out as the main source for PSM activities in the EBU area, contributing 66.8% to total funding in 2014. Despite having been recently abolished in countries such as Finland (2013), Serbia (2014) and Israel (2015), the licence fee is experiencing a continuous positive evolution, and its proportion of the EBU PSM funding mix has grown by 3.5 percentage points since 2010. The second most widespread source of revenue was public funds – including State budgets and grants, taxes on goods and services, and other public revenues. Together, they amounted to 11.1% of all PSM funding. Note: Bosnia-Herzegovina, Luxembourg, Montenegro and Deutsche Welle (Germany) have been excluded from all years due to incomplete series. Source: EBU based on Members’ data. In 2014, advertising was only the third highest source of revenue, or 10.2% of total income in the EBU area. MEDIA INTELLIGENCE SERVICE (MIS) – FUNDING OF PUBLIC SERVICE MEDIA 2015 9 PSM FUNDING MIX: PSM FUNDING MODELS GREATLY VARY AMONG EBU COUNTRIES 20 Countries where the licence fee was the main source of income (2014) MAIN SOURCE OF PSM INCOME (2014) PSM funding models vary greatly from one market to another: Public funds (State budget and grants, taxes on goods and services, and any other public revenues except for licence fee) were the dominant source of income in 23 markets in 2014. Even if several western European countries, such as Spain and the Benelux countries, rely heavily on public funds, it is the most common source of funding in the Baltic region and in eastern Europe, where there is less of a licence fee tradition. The licence fee was the main source of income in 20 countries. Four of the Big 5 markets (France, Germany, Italy and the United Kingdom) mainly rely on licence fee revenue. This explains why the licence fee remains the main source of PSM income at the overall EBU level, even if it is no longer the most widespread. Source: EBU based on Members’ data. MEDIA INTELLIGENCE SERVICE (MIS) – FUNDING OF PUBLIC SERVICE MEDIA 2015 10 COMPETITORS: PSM DIRECT COMPETITORS EXPERIENCE SIGNIFICANT GROWTH x1.5 Difference in income between the 10 main European commercial broadcasting groups and European PSM (2014) TOTAL INCOME EVOLUTION – TOP 10 EUROPEAN COMMERCIAL BROADCASTING GROUPS VS PSM (EUR MILLION, 2010–2014) In 2014, the top 10 European commercial broadcasting groups earned EUR 52.49 billion, more than the total income of all 63 EBU PSM organizations. It is therefore not possible to claim that PSM are in any way distorting the broadcasting market. The positive evolution of commercial broadcasting groups is mostly due to the increase in their pay-TV subscription revenues. Indeed, the gap between their advertising and subscription revenues keeps increasing. Following this trend, a broader migration of premium content from free-to-air to pay-TV platforms and channels is to be expected. This has a direct effect on citizens’ access to premium/popular content, creating a social divide depending on the individual household’s purchasing power. This illustrates the need for public broadcasters as guarantors of the value of universality. * * 63 PSM organizations. Source: EBU based on Members’ data and on data from companies’ reports and websites. MEDIA INTELLIGENCE SERVICE (MIS) – FUNDING OF PUBLIC SERVICE MEDIA 2015 11 COMPETITORS: PSM DO NOT JEOPARDIZE THE VIABILITY OF PRIVATE COMPETITORS 29.2% Real growth rate of top-10 European commercial broadcasting groups 2010-2014 NOMINAL AND REAL GROWTH RATES: TOP 10 EUROPEAN COMMERCIAL BROADCASTING GROUPS VS PSM (2010–2014) The revenues of the top 10 European broadcasting groups grew by 17.8% in 2014, broadening the gap separating them from PSM: this is thanks to 40.4% growth in the income of commercial groups since 2010 compared to just 1.8% for PSM. Converting current prices into constant ones allows to remove the impact of inflation. As a result, the real growth rate of European commercial groups was 29.2% over a period of five years. Even though these are lower than nominal growth rates, they remain higher than those of PSM organizations. In contrast, EBU PSM organizations experienced a real growth rate of –5.7% from 2010 to 2014. Source: EBU based on Members’ data and on data from companies’ reports and websites. These findings show that public service media organizations do not jeopardize the viability of commercial business models. MEDIA INTELLIGENCE SERVICE (MIS) – FUNDING OF PUBLIC SERVICE MEDIA 2015 12 COMPETITORS: PSM ARE FACING GREATER GLOBAL COMPETITION OPERATING REVENUES OF SELECTED AUDIOVISUAL PLAYERS (2014) x13.2 Difference in income between the 5 main hardware and software companies and EBU PSM (2014) New competitors such as Apple and Samsung have a keen interest in European audiovisual markets. Top 5 of these hardware and software companies have 13.2 times more income than all EBU PSM and their footprints are global, whereas PSM mostly remain national players. Other players, such as Internet giants, US media conglomerates and telecom operators need to be taken into account when assessing the amount of PSM revenue and its market impact. In 2014 the top 5 players in each of these categories had combined revenues of respectively 3.5 times, 4.1 times and 6.6 times more than the total revenue of all EBU PSM. Source: EBU based on data from companies’ reports and websites. MEDIA INTELLIGENCE SERVICE (MIS) – FUNDING OF PUBLIC SERVICE MEDIA 2015 13 MEDIA INTELLIGENCE SERVICE This report was produced by the Media Intelligence Service (MIS) at the European Broadcasting Union. The EBU’s Media Intelligence Service provides Member broadcasting organizations with the latest market data, research and analysis needed to plan their future strategies and stay ahead of the game. Our experts cover a broad range of topics, including TV and radio trends, new media developments, market structure and concentration, funding and public policy issues. Contact www.ebu.ch/mis [email protected] This publication is available to download at: www3.ebu.ch/publications PUBLICATION: December 2015 DISTRIBUTION: This publication is intended for public distribution. DISCLAIMER: Please note that the EBU / MIS are not liable for any errors or inaccuracies in data provided by third-parties. MEDIA INTELLIGENCE SERVICE (MIS) – FUNDING OF PUBLIC SERVICE MEDIA 2015 14