Interim Report January-March 1999

TV4 INTERIM REPORT JANUARY - MARCH 1999 ¤ TV4 maintained its position as Sweden's most-watched TV channel, attracting 27.4 per cent of viewers. Our share of the audience aged between 20 and 44 years was 30.7 per cent. ¤ Net sales rose by four per cent to SEK 499 million. Profit after net interest income/expense was SEK 14 million, an improvement of SEK one million on 1998. ¤ The state franchise fee rose by 10 per cent, totalling SEK 104 million. TV4 Group pre-franchise fee profit was SEK 118 million, an increase of SEK 10 million on the same period last year. ¤ The local TV companies reported total net sales of SEK 61 million, a decrease of SEK one million on the first quarter last year. Results varied widely between the companies. Of the large companies, TV4 Skåne has performed well. Local TV profit fell. ¤ Text TV had a poor quarter. Licensing operations did well. ------------------------------------------------------------ Please visit http://www.bit.se for further information The following files are available for download: http://www.bit.se/bitonline/1999/04/28/19990428BIT00670/bit0001.pdf The Full Report http://www.bit.se/bitonline/1999/04/28/19990428BIT00670/bit0002.doc The Full Report