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Fears of the impact of Britain's exit from the European Union have pushed down the prices of most European communication stocks. We think this is an overreaction as we view telecom as a sector somewhat immune to geopolitical changes. In our view, Brexit will have no effect on cross-border transfers of voice or data as mobile termination rates for voice have already been reduced to negligible levels and for data have been cut in half and will be down to local roaming rates by the end of 2017.Within the U.K., we think BT will likely be the most affected as the majority of its revenue is from the U.K. Its only non-U.K. revenue is from its global services division. However, we think what losses do accrue will be offset by stronger revenue from the global services division as revenue from other currencies is translated into a weaker pound.Analysts: Allan C. Nichols, CFA

Fears of the impact of Britain's exit from the European Union have pushed down the prices of most European communication stocks. We think this is an overreaction as we view telecom as a sector somewhat immune to geopolitical changes. In our view, Brexit will have no effect on cross-border transfers of voice or data as mobile termination rates for voice have already been reduced to negligible levels and for data have been cut in half and will be down to local roaming rates by the end of 2017.Within the U.K., we think BT will likely be the most affected as the majority of its revenue is from the U.K. Its only non-U.K. revenue is from its global services division. However, we think what losses do accrue will be offset by stronger revenue from the global services division as revenue from other currencies is translated into a weaker pound.Analysts: Allan C. Nichols, CFA

We Believe Brexit Fears Have Unfairly Driven Down Shares of Most European Communication Stocks

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Jonathan Spitzer

M&A Reporting

CTFN

Bringing the marketplace leading coverage of mergers, events, and major corporate actions, CTFN has a team of seasoned reporters from Los Angeles to London, publishing news that advances stories that matter to event-driven investors and deal professionals.

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BT Group and Orange SA are rumored to be considering selling their enterprise services businesses, a sector executive and a banker told CTFN.  “Let's say that it is a topic which (people in the market) talk about from time to time, and it would make some sense from a strategic point of view," said the banker.

BT Group and Orange SA are rumored to be considering selling their enterprise services businesses, a sector executive and a banker told CTFN.  “Let's say that it is a topic which (people in the market) talk about from time to time, and it would make some sense from a strategic point of view," said the banker.

BT Group and Orange Rumored to Consider Divesting Enterprise Businesses

Thematic Investing in Tech and Media, CM Research

Cyrus Mewawalla

Thematic Investing in Tech and Media

Thematic TMT investing

CM Research

CM Research is an independent research house based in London, England. We provide global thematic research in the Technology, Media and Telecoms (TMT) sectors. 

Our focus is on disruptive technologies: how will they unfold; which industries will be impacted; and who will be the ultimate winners and losers. 

Our aim is to help investors predict share prices and corporate executives stay one step ahead of the technology trends that are shaping their industry. 

We research technology investment themes in detail and then feed the results into a scorecard system to quantify the impact of several conflicting themes on individual stocks. 

Recent themes covered include internet TV, the Internet of Things, Big Data, Mobile payments, crowdfunding, artificial intelligence, the cloud, software defined networking and Generation Hashtag.

We cover the top 500 global TMT stocks by market capitalisation and several technology start-ups and pre-IPO companies too. 

In 2015, CM Research analysts outperformed the Bloomberg Benchmark Analyst Index - which measures how good analysts are at predicting stock prices - by 7.1%.

<ul><li>TV broadcasters still control 93% of subscriptions and advertising revenues that pass through the TV set. The remaining 7% of revenues relates to video streaming services like Netflix.</li><li>But Internet TV will move faster and be more disruptive than analysts predict.</li><li>The inflection point will be the arrival of a “pure” internet TV in which all TV viewing is accessed by a single operating system, probably remote controlled by a smartphone or tablet.</li><li>Film and TV studios will see content prices bid up as technology companies – like Apple, Netflix and Alibaba – compete to acquire content rights.</li><li>TV broadcasters will report profit warnings as they lose control of payTV subscription revenues and TV advertising revenues.</li></ul>

TV broadcasters still control 93% of subscriptions and advertising revenues that pass through the TV set. The remaining 7% of revenues relates to video streaming services like Netflix.But Internet TV will move faster and be more disruptive than analysts predict.The inflection point will be the arrival of a “pure” internet TV in which all TV viewing is accessed by a single operating system, probably remote controlled by a smartphone or tablet.Film and TV studios will see content prices bid up as technology companies – like Apple, Netflix and Alibaba – compete to acquire content rights.TV broadcasters will report profit warnings as they lose control of payTV subscription revenues and TV advertising revenues.

Differentiated global TMT & Internet Research

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New Street Research

Research is provided by our team of experienced analysts. Our work is idea driven, based on independence of thought, sector expertise, and firmly focused on fundamentals and valuation of telecoms and internet names globally. New Street is headquartered in London with offices in New York, Singapore and Australia. 

New Street Research is an independent, partner-owned, research firm specialising in equity and debt research. Our equity research embraces the following sectors:

Pan European Telecom Services and Cable
US Telecoms, Cable, Satellite and Towers
Global Emerging Market Telecoms
Japan Telecoms
Asian Internet
Pan European Healthcare
US Healthcare
Japanese Healthcare

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Pan European Telecom Services and Cable

The increase in news stories this week may imply that <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/132" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:132">Ck Hutchison Holdings Ltd</a>  (Hutch)'s proposed UK telecoms merger with O2 is close to an announcement.  Negotiations have been continuing with the EC and potential MVNOs on remedies and with <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/22204" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:22204">Vodafone Group PLC</a> (Vodafone) and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/21854" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:21854">BT Group PLC</a> (BT) on network sharing.We view an early resolution as plausible. DG COMP could reach a decision well before a technical deadline (currently set at 19th May for this review). Our view is that 19th May is too…

The increase in news stories this week may imply that Ck Hutchison Holdings Ltd  (Hutch)'s proposed UK telecoms merger with O2 is close to an announcement.  Negotiations have been continuing with the EC and potential MVNOs on remedies and with Vodafone Group PLC (Vodafone) and BT Group PLC (BT) on network sharing.We view an early resolution as plausible. DG COMP could reach a decision well before a technical deadline (currently set at 19th May for this review). Our view is that 19th May is too…

CK Hutchison's European Deals Hang in the Balance

Herfindahl index may provide clues to which deals are approved; regardless of outcomes, we prefer Telefonica.<ul><li class="p1">While the EU regulator's non-approval of Telenor's and TeliaSonera's proposed merger of their Danish operations increases the risk that wireless consolidation to three operators from four will be frowned upon, we don't think all future deals are dead.</li><li class="p1">Looking at the previously approved deals in Austria, Ireland, and Germany with an overlay of the Herfindahl index provides insight into the potential approval of the currently proposed deals in the United Kingdom, Italy, and France.</li></ul>Analyst: Allan Nichols

Herfindahl index may provide clues to which deals are approved; regardless of outcomes, we prefer Telefonica.While the EU regulator's non-approval of Telenor's and TeliaSonera's proposed merger of their Danish operations increases the risk that wireless consolidation to three operators from four will be frowned upon, we don't think all future deals are dead.Looking at the previously approved deals in Austria, Ireland, and Germany with an overlay of the Herfindahl index provides insight into the potential approval of the currently proposed deals in the United Kingdom, Italy, and France.Analyst: Allan Nichols

EU Regulatory Changes Make Telecom M&A More Difficult

United Kingdom

BT Group plc provides telecommunications services. The Company provides local and long-distance telephone call products and services in the UK, international telephone calls to and from the UK, broadband network solutions and web hosting to corporate customers, network ADSL, ISDN, and IP services to communication companies and narrowband and broadband internet access and related services.

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We Believe Brexit Fears Have Unfairly Driven Down Shares of Most European Communication Stocks

Fears of the impact of Britain's exit from the European Union have pushed down the prices of most European communication stocks. We think this is...

Morningstar, Inc.

BT Group and Orange Rumored to Consider Divesting Enterprise Businesses

BT Group and Orange SA are rumored to be considering selling their enterprise services businesses, a sector executive and a banker told CTFN....

CTFN

Internet TV as an Investment Theme

TV broadcasters still control 93% of subscriptions and advertising revenues that pass through the TV set. The remaining 7% of revenues relates to...

CM Research

CK Hutchison's European Deals Hang in the Balance

The increase in news stories this week may imply that Ck Hutchison Holdings Ltd (Hutch)'s proposed UK telecoms merger with O2 is close to an...

New Street Research

EU Regulatory Changes Make Telecom M&A More Difficult

Herfindahl index may provide clues to which deals are approved; regardless of outcomes, we prefer Telefonica. While the EU regulator's non-approval...

Morningstar, Inc.

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