M&A Deal Summary

media-press.tv S.A. Acquires Port Network

On March 3, 2017, media-press.tv S.A. acquired media company Port Network from Central European Media Enterprises

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is media-press.tv S.A.’s 1st transaction in the Media sector.
  • This is media-press.tv S.A.’s 1st transaction in the United States.
  • This is media-press.tv S.A.’s 1st transaction in Maryland.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2017-03-03
Target Port Network
Sector Media
Buyer(s) media-press.tv S.A.
Sellers(s) Central European Media Enterprises
Deal Type Divestiture

Target

Port Network

Baltimore, Maryland, United States
Port Network is a provider of TV, radio and movie metadata in Central-Eastern Europe with business based in Hungary, together with its satellite outlets in Croatia, Slovakia, Romania and Serbia. PORT network covers the main TV and radio channel portfolio of 15 CEE countries by producing their programme metadata on a daily basis.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

media-press.tv S.A.

Krakow, Poland
Category Company
Sector Media
Employees330
DESCRIPTION

media-press.tv S.A. is an own and operator of TV and radio metadata business Switzerland, Germany, Poland, Italy and Bulgaria.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 2
Sector (Media) 1 of 2
Type (Divestiture) 1 of 2
State (Maryland) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 1 of 1
Year (2017) 1 of 1
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2019-02-28 Plurimedia

Levallois-Perret, France

Plurimedia is a provider of TV metadata and editorial services, specializing in television, cinema, lifestyle, and entertainment.

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Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Central European Media Enterprises

Hamilton, Bermuda
Category Company
Sector Media
DESCRIPTION

Central European Media Enterprises is an Eastern European free-to-air TV company that owns and operates a portfolio of commercial TV stations in six Eastern European countries, reaching approximately 82 million people across the Czech Republic, Romania, Slovenia, Slovak Republic, Croatia, and Bulgaria. Central European Media Enterprises is based in Hamilton, Bermuda.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 1
Sector (Media) 1 of 1
Type (Divestiture) 1 of 1
State (Maryland) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 1 of 1
Year (2017) 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2011-06-30 Bonton a.s.

Prague, Czech Republic

Bonton, a.s. is a distributor of movies, VHS, VCDs, and DVDs of Hollywood-produced movies and independent cinemas to rental and retail networks.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2022-06-01 RTL Croatia

Zagreb, Croatia

RTL Croatia is a provider of television broadcasting services in Croatia. RTL Croatia is based in Zagreb, Croatia.

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