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PwC enlisted to count cost of metadata laws

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Original article by Mitchell Bingemann
The Australian – Page: 20 : 8-Oct-14

The Australian Government aims to soon pass new laws that will force telcos and ISPs to store metadata for 24 months, to boost national security. It has now emerged that a study has been commissioned from PricewaterhouseCoopers by the Attorney-General’s Department, of the projected cost burden for the sector that will be created by the implementation of the necessary IT solutions. Second-ranked telco Singtel Optus has put this at between $A30m and $A200m

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SINGAPORE TELECOMMUNICATIONS LIMITED – ASX SGT, SINGTEL OPTUS PTY LTD, TELSTRA CORPORATION LIMITED – ASX TLS, PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS, AUSTRALIA. ATTORNEY-GENERAL’S DEPT, IINET LIMITED – ASX IIN, TWITTER AUSTRALIA HOLDINGS PTY LTD, TWITTER INCORPORATED, FACEBOOK AUSTRALIA PTY LTD, FACEBOOK INCORPORATED

News in $1.1bn US property play

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Original article by Darren Davidson
The Australian – Page: 21 : 1-Oct-14

Nasdaq-listed real estate web site operator Move is being acquired by News Corp for $US950m ($A1.08bn). News Corp will own 80% of the business and the remainder is to be held by Australian-listed REA Group, in which News Corp has a 61.6% stake. News Corp CEO Robert Thomson says the company will use its media assets in the US to promote and create synergies with Move, which had revenue of $US227m in 2013-14. The largest share of the online US property classifieds market is held by Zillow, of which Australian James Packer owns 9.4%

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NEWS CORPORATION – ASX NWS, REA GROUP LIMITED – ASX REA, MOVE INCORPORATED, ZILLOW.COM, TRULIA INCORPORATED, CAVALANE HOLDINGS PTY LTD, HARLEQUIN ENTERPRISES LIMITED, NASDAQ

Enough already? The rise of home internet data limits – and what we do with all those gigs

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Original article by Roy Morgan Research
Market Research Update – Page: Online : 24-Sep-14

A Roy Morgan Single Source survey has found that nine per cent of Australians aged 14+ with a home internet connection downloaded TV programs in an average four-week period during the year to June 2014. Meanwhile, seven per cent downloaded feature-length movies, nine per cent streamed TV and four per cent streamed movies. The survey also shows that those with an unlimited data allowance are less likely to say they have downloaded or streamed movies or TV shows than those with a capped data allowance of at least 100GB

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ROY MORGAN RESEARCH LIMITED

TPG enters ring with Foxtel, FetchTV

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Original article by David Ramli
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 30 : 25-Sep-14

Internet service provider TPG Telecom will launch a premium TV service in early 2015. Craig Levy, of TPG, said that the company has provided internet-protocol TV (IPTV) for more than five years, but lacks content. TPG will compete against Foxtel, whose products are bundled with Telstra, and with internet service providers that use FetchTV. TPG posted a net profit of $A172 million for 2013-14, a rise of 15 per cent

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TPG TELECOM LIMITED – ASX TPM, TELSTRA CORPORATION LIMITED – ASX TLS, FOXTEL MANAGEMENT PTY LTD, FETCHTV PTY LTD, IINET LIMITED – ASX IIN, SINGTEL OPTUS PTY LTD, SINGAPORE TELECOMMUNICATIONS LIMITED – ASX SGT, AAPT LIMITED, PIPE NETWORKS LIMITED, NETFLIX INCORPORATED, NINE NETWORK AUSTRALIA LIMITED, NINE ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY HOLDINGS LIMITED – ASX NEC, FAIRFAX MEDIA LIMITED – ASX FXJ

Optus in download fast lane

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Original article by Mitchell Bingemann
The Australian – Page: 19 : 22-Sep-14

Singtel Optus has upgraded its 4G mobile network with LTE-Advanced Carrier Aggregation technology. The telco has indicated that trials of the technology achieved download rates of 160Mbps, compared with a maximum potential download speed of 150Mbps for existing 4G networks. Current mobile devices cannot achieve the higher download speeds, although Optus expects to offer them in coming months

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SINGTEL OPTUS PTY LTD, SINGAPORE TELECOMMUNICATIONS LIMITED – ASX SGT, TELSTRA CORPORATION LIMITED – ASX TLS

More Aussies comfortable giving out personal info online – despite increased concern for privacy

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Original article by Roy Morgan Research
Market Research Update – Page: Online : 16-Sep-14

A Roy Morgan Single Source survey has found that 23 per cent of Australians aged 14+ were comfortable giving personal details over the internet in the year to June 2014. This compares with 19 per cent in the year to June 2011. Meanwhile, 34 per cent were comfortable giving out credit card details online, an increase of three per cent since 2011. The survey also shows that 65% of people who use the internet more than once a day are worried about invasion of their privacy through new technology, compared with 71% of those who use the internet daily or a few times per week

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ROY MORGAN RESEARCH LIMITED, APPLE INCORPORATED

Carsales.com looks at iCar Asia takeover

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Original article by Gretchen Friemann
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 26 : 11-Sep-14

Australian-listed Carsales.com currently holds a 22.9 per cent stake in iCar Asia. Rev Asia Berhad’s decision to offload its 27.2 per cent holding in iCar has prompted speculation that Carsales.com could launch a bid for control of the business. Carsales.com is keen to expand its international presence due to its limited growth opportunities in Australia, where it is the leading player in the automotive classified advertising sector

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CARSALES.COM LIMITED – ASX CRZ, ICAR ASIA LIMITED – ASX ICQ, REV ASIA BERHAD, CATCHA MEDIA BERHAD, CATCHA GROUP, IPROPERTY GROUP LIMITED – ASX IPP, REA GROUP LIMITED – ASX REA, SEEK LIMITED – ASX SEK, JOBSTREET CORPORATION BERHAD, ZHAOPIN LIMITED

Carsales.com looks at iCar Asia takeover

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Original article by Gretchen Friemann
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 26 : 11-Sep-14

Australian-listed Carsales.com currently holds a 22.9 per cent stake in iCar Asia. Rev Asia Berhad’s decision to offload its 27.2 per cent holding in iCar has prompted speculation that Carsales.com could launch a bid for control of the business. Carsales.com is keen to expand its international presence due to its limited growth opportunities in Australia, where it is the leading player in the automotive classified advertising sector

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CARSALES.COM LIMITED – ASX CRZ, ICAR ASIA LIMITED – ASX ICQ, REV ASIA BERHAD, CATCHA MEDIA BERHAD, CATCHA GROUP, IPROPERTY GROUP LIMITED – ASX IPP, REA GROUP LIMITED – ASX REA, SEEK LIMITED – ASX SEK, JOBSTREET CORPORATION BERHAD, ZHAOPIN LIMITED

Carsales.com looks at iCar Asia takeover

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Original article by Gretchen Friemann
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 26 : 11-Sep-14

Australian-listed Carsales.com currently holds a 22.9 per cent stake in iCar Asia. Rev Asia Berhad’s decision to offload its 27.2 per cent holding in iCar has prompted speculation that Carsales.com could launch a bid for control of the business. Carsales.com is keen to expand its international presence due to its limited growth opportunities in Australia, where it is the leading player in the automotive classified advertising sector

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CARSALES.COM LIMITED – ASX CRZ, ICAR ASIA LIMITED – ASX ICQ, REV ASIA BERHAD, CATCHA MEDIA BERHAD, CATCHA GROUP, IPROPERTY GROUP LIMITED – ASX IPP, REA GROUP LIMITED – ASX REA, SEEK LIMITED – ASX SEK, JOBSTREET CORPORATION BERHAD, ZHAOPIN LIMITED

ACCC orange light on Wotif takeover

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Original article by Jamie Freed
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 15 : 5-Sep-14

The Australian Competition & Consumer Commission (ACCC) had been widely tipped to approve Expedia’s acquisition of Wotif.com. However, the competition regulator has expressed concern that the $A703m deal may lead to an increase in commission rates in the accommodation sector. The ACCC has noted that Wotif.com’s low commission rates may have influenced rivals such as Expedia to offer lower rates in Australia than in other markets

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WOTIF.COM HOLDINGS LIMITED – ASX WTF, EXPEDIA INCORPORATED, AUSTRALIAN COMPETITION AND CONSUMER COMMISSION, BOOKING.COM BV, BELL POTTER SECURITIES LIMITED, BELL FINANCIAL GROUP LIMITED – ASX BFG, CLIFFORD CHANCE, FLIGHT CENTRE TRAVEL GROUP LIMITED – ASX FLT, HELLOWORLD LIMITED – ASX HLO, STA TRAVEL PTY LTD, PRICELINE.COM, EUROMONITOR, JETSET TRAVELWORLD LIMITED, STELLA TRAVEL SERVICES LIMITED, DRANSFIELD HOTELS AND RESORTS PTY LTD, ACCOMMODATION ASSOCIATION OF AUSTRALIA PTY LTD