Central European Media Enterprises 9-Mo Revenues In Romania Dn 8.9%, To $109.17M

In the first nine months of 2009, CME's revenues in Romania hit $119.92 million and its OIBDA profit was of $38.82 million.

In the third quarter of 2010, the media group's revenues on the Romanian market dropped 19%, to $29.06 million, from $35.89 million in the same interval in 2009. CME's OIBDA profit in Romania in the July-September interval decreased to $4.32 million, from $9.79 million.

According to the group, at an international level, CME posted a 7.2% increase in revenues in the first nine months of the year, to $479.72 million, from $447.52 million, and a net profit attributable to CME Ltd. of $126.29 million, after losses amounting to $41.9 million in the same interval last year.

CME registered a 4.8% increase in revenues in the third quarter of 2010, to $134.35 million, from $128.23 million, and its net profit was of $3.41 million, from losses amounting to $21.55 million in July-September 2009.

On the broadcast segment, CME's revenues were up 1.9% in the first nine months of the year, to $449.55 million, from $440.96 million in the same period in 2009, while the OIBDA profit was down 16.2%, to $86.91 million, from $103.75 million.

In the third quarter of 2010, CME's revenues on the broadcast segment hit $123.54 million, down 1.9%, from $125.93 million in the same interval in 2009, while the group's OIBDA was up 3.6%, to $8.22 million, from $7.94 million.

On the Media Pro Entertainment segment, revenues increased by 42% in the first nine months of 2010, to $92.86 million, from $65.41 million. The segment reported OIBDA losses of $4 million.

Media Pro Entertainment's revenues in the third quarter of 2010 reached $26.51 million, up 42.7% from the level registered in the third quarter of 2009 ($18.57 million), and its OIBDA losses hit $2.18 million, from an OIBDA profit of $1.95 million in the third quarter of 2009.

CME's new media operations reported revenues of $7.06 million in the first nine months of the year, up 9.5% from $6.44 million in January-September, 2009, and OIBDA losses stood at $6.36 million, from $6.31 million in the same interval last year.

In the third quarter of 2010, revenues on the new media segment were down 8.4%, to $2.11 million, from $2.3 million, and operating losses were reduced to $1.5 million, from $3.5 million.

CME is a media company which operates on the broadcasting, internet and television segments. CME has TV stations in Bulgaria (bTV, bTV Cinema, bTV Comedy, Pro.bg and Ring.bg), Croatia (Nova TV), the Czech Republic (TV Nova, Nova Cinema, Nova Sport and MTV Czech), Romania (PRO TV, PRO TV International, Acasa, PRO Cinema, Sport.ro and MTV Romania), Slovakia (TV Markíza and Doma) and Slovenia (POP TV, Kanal A and POP Brio).

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