This year’s Broadcast Distributors Survey features fewer companies than in recent years, the result of mergers, acquisitions and financial pressures. Gone are RDF, now part of Zodiak, and Outright, now part of Warner Bros International Television. Power, in administration last year, is not included – but may bounce back now that it is active again under new ownership. Those that remain have turned in healthy performances – virtually every The year-on-year revenue growth. The company reported success stories include Passion, Mentorn International, Electric Sky, Endemol Worldwide and All3Media International, which vario usly put on between 39% and 87% in terms of tur nover. Also impressive were the top two. These figures are formidable when you 2011 consider that the year-on-year increase at both firms was larger than the total turnover at most of our respondents. Comparing 2011 turnover at the top five companies with last year, we see a rise from £643.5m to £709.2m – about 10%. Tally up the list, and the revenue generated is just shy of £1bn. True, a lot of respondents elected not to tell us their profit figure for the year, so we can’t tell if they are all growing sustainably. But BBC Worldwide, All3Media Interna tional, Content Media, Passion DistributionIn association and Part with henon are among those that did, and all showed healthy returns in a tough economic climate. Interesting to note compact group is the number of boutique distributors able tomedia point to A Broadcast supplement
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