Funny how these things come together. I had e-mailed PGB in September as I'd received a news alert that Sintec had gained a small TV contract in Spain from PGB, so I was naturally concerned:
The reply I received from PGB was utterly convincing, explaining that this was for a small and insignificant (quote : "uninteresting") piece of work where IBMS is not always appropriate for those with small usage and an even smaller budget, as in this case. Note however that Sintec make a big play of this win on their news page....
The Media Line acquisition was made earlier in 2006 to plug this gap, and PGB's FD noted that with a little more time under PGB's control Media Line would have been able to bid as an alternative to Sintec.
So I suppose my conclusion is that PGB already have a suitable alternative to Sintec in Media Line, and that a merger would only be in Sintec's interests, as the much smaller party sales-wise. And also that Sintec doesn't appear to be a serious rival to PGB for the large sales PGB is going for (and winning).
As I say, funny how these things come together :o))