J55 Motion Picture and Sound Recording Activities

Tugg brings indie films to streamers

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Original article by Yolanda Redrup
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 23 : 8-Sep-15

Tugg Australia has secured an alliance with US digital film distributor GoDigital that will make independent Australian films available to a wider audience. GoDigital in turn has alliances with a number of key streaming video-on-demand services, such as Netflix and Hulu. About 100 films are currently available to view via the Tugg platform.

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TUGG AUSTRALIA, GODIGITAL, NETFLIX INCORPORATED, HULU LLC, ITUNES, AMAZON.COM INCORPORATED, DISH, LEAP FROG FILMS, HOYTS CINEMAS LIMITED, VILLAGE ROADSHOW LIMITED – ASX VRL

Screen boss tips revival from local film production decline

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Original article by Michael Bodey
The Australian – Page: 25 : 3-Aug-15

The total expenditure on Australian film and TV productions in 2013-14 was $A640m. Expenditure fell in 2014-15 and is also expected to be lower in 2015-16. Screen Australia CEO Graeme Mason says the main contributor to the downturn is the decline in offshore funding for local productions. However, Mason anticipates an upturn in the local industry, and notes that Australian TV shows and films are attracting strong ratings and good takings at the box office.

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SCREEN AUSTRALIA, AUSTRALIAN BROADCASTING CORPORATION, SEVEN NETWORK LIMITED, SEVEN WEST MEDIA LIMITED – ASX SWM

iiNet must reveal downloaders’ IDs

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Original article by Marianna Papadakis, David Ramli, Max Mason
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 3 : 8-Apr-15

The Federal Court of Australia has upheld a bid to obtain the identities of people who allegedly downloaded illegal copies of a US film. Dallas Buyers Club LLC took legal action against several ISP to obtain the names and residential addresses of Australians associated with more than 4,700 IP addresses that were used to download "Dallas Buyers Club". The ruling affects iiNet, Dodo, Adam Internet, Amnet and Internode

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FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA, IINET LIMITED – ASX IIN, DODO INTERNET PTY LTD, ADAM INTERNET PTY LTD, AMNET LIMITED, INTERNODE SYSTEMS PTY LTD, M2 GROUP LIMITED – ASX MTU, DALLAS BUYERS CLUB LLC, VOLTAGE PICTURES LLC, COMMUNICATIONS ALLIANCE LIMITED, HIGH COURT OF AUSTRALIA

The Water Diviner tops homegrown 2014 movie list

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Original article by Karl Quinn
The Age – Page: 11 : 6-Jan-15

Just four Australian films made more than $A1 million at the domestic box office in 2014. Data from Rentrak suggests that locally-made films made just over $A28.5 million during the year. Entertainment One reports that director Russell Crowe’s debut feature, "The Water Diviner", reaped $A5.65 million between its Boxing Day release and the end of 2014. This places the film ahead of Greg McLean’s "Wolf Creek 2" as the biggest-earning local film of the year

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FAIRFAX MEDIA LIMITED – ASX FXJ, RENTRAK CORPORATION, SCREEN AUSTRALIA

‘And…. cut!’ The TV viewers left in the dark now that Margaret and David won’t be At The Movies

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Original article by Roy Morgan Research
Market Research Update – Page: Online : 4-Dec-14

A Roy Morgan Single Source survey has found that in the year to September 2014, 5.9 per cent of Australians aged 14+ gave "At The Movies" four and a half stars, citing it as a TV program that they "especially choose to watch". Some 2.2 per cent named it as a show that they "really love to watch". The survey also found that around 75 per cent of who really love "At The Movies" went to the cinema in an average three-month period in the year to September 2014, compared with just 46% of the general population

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ROY MORGAN RESEARCH LIMITED, AUSTRALIAN BROADCASTING CORPORATION, SPECIAL BROADCASTING SERVICE (SBS)

Village eyes Asia growth, sees tougher 2014 at box office

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Original article by Madeleine Heffernan
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 21 : 22-Aug-14

Village Roadshow has posted a 2013-14 net profit of $A45.8m, which is 10 per cent lower than previously. The group’s income from continuing operations rose by three per cent to $A965.8m. EBITDA for Village’s cinemas business was $A62.6m, while the theme park division’s EBITDA was $A105.6m. CEO Graham Burke is upbeat about the outlook for both divisions in 2014-15, although he expects lower cinema earnings in Australia

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VILLAGE ROADSHOW LIMITED – ASX VRL, WET `N’ WILD WATER PARK, BAILLIEU HOLST LIMITED, ORD MINNETT GROUP LIMITED, HOYTS CINEMAS LIMITED

Hoyts Group plans roadshow to market $900m float

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Original article by Sarah Thompson, Jake Mitchell, Anthony Macdonald
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 36 : 18-Aug-14

Pacific Equity Partners will undertake an overseas roadshow to promote the proposed sharemarket float of Hoyts Group. The private equity firm paid $A440m for the cinema group in late 2007, and the IPO is expected to be worth between $A800m and $A900m. Hoyts operates 44 cinema complexes, while it also owns a DVD distribution business and the Val Morgan cinema advertising business

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HOYTS CINEMAS LIMITED, PACIFIC EQUITY PARTNERS PTY LTD, VAL MORGAN AND COMPANY (AUSTRALIA) PTY LTD, UBS HOLDINGS PTY LTD, MACQUARIE GROUP LIMITED – ASX MQG, CITIGROUP PTY LTD, CINIPLEX, VILLAGE ROADSHOW LIMITED – ASX VRL, AMALGAMATED HOLDINGS LIMITED – ASX AHD, DALIAN WANDA GROUP COMPANY LIMITED, SEVEN WEST MEDIA LIMITED – ASX SWM, NINE ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY HOLDINGS LIMITED – ASX NEC, FOXTEL MANAGEMENT PTY LTD

Crackdown on net piracy

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Original article by Dominic White
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 36 : 4-Aug-14

The Australian Government plans to hold a forum with the CEOs of media groups and ISPs on the issue of illegal downloading of copyrighted material. It follows the release of a discussion paper by Attorney-General George Brandis and Communications Minister Malcolm Turnbull, which examines options for combating the problem of internet piracy. The forum is likely to be held later in August 2014

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AUSTRALIA. ATTORNEY-GENERAL’S DEPT, AUSTRALIA. DEPT OF COMMUNICATIONS, HIGH COURT OF AUSTRALIA, IINET LIMITED – ASX IIN, AUSTRALIAN GREENS, AUSTRALIAN BROADCASTING CORPORATION, RADIO NATIONAL AUSTRALIA, FREE TV AUSTRALIA LIMITED