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Nine left without a major summer sport

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Original article by Dana McCauley
The Australian – Page: 21 : 2-May-18

Seven West Media CEO Tim Worner has confirmed that the Seven Network will broadcast cricket and tennis during the 2018-19 summer, despite some Test and Big Bash League matches being scheduled at the same time as the Australian Open. Nine Entertainment Company will take over tennis broadcasting rights in 2020, and there had been speculation that the two networks would cut a deal for Nine to commence its tennis coverage a year earlier.

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SEVEN WEST MEDIA LIMITED – ASX SWM, SEVEN NETWORK LIMITED, NINE ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY HOLDINGS LIMITED – ASX NEC, NINE NETWORK AUSTRALIA LIMITED, AUSTRALIAN OPEN TENNIS, BIG BASH LEAGUE, TENNIS AUSTRALIA, FOXTEL MANAGEMENT PTY LTD

Stump up or miss out: first cricket games all on pay-TV

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Original article by Jennifer Duke
The Age – Page: 3 : 1-May-18

Fans of Australian men’s international cricket who only have free-to-air TV will not be able to see any matches in the 2018-19 fixture until 6 December. Cricket Australia announced its upcoming fixture on 30 April, with the first seven men’s international games either being one day games or Twenty20 matches, with all seven games only being shown on pay-TV network Foxtel. Seven West Media, which teamed up recently with Foxtel to secure the rights to broadcast Australian cricket matches for six years in a $A1.2 billion deal, will not broadcast a men’s game until the First Test.

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CRICKET AUSTRALIA, FOXTEL MANAGEMENT PTY LTD, SEVEN WEST MEDIA LIMITED – ASX SWM, NINE ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY HOLDINGS LIMITED – ASX NEC, AUSTRALIAN FOOTBALL LEAGUE, NATIONAL RUGBY LEAGUE, TEN NETWORK HOLDINGS LIMITED, AUSTRALIA. DEPT OF COMMUNICATIONS AND THE ARTS

Kaufland set to open first store, suppliers told

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Original article by Eli Greenblat
The Australian – Page: 19 : 30-Apr-18

Grocery suppliers have been advised by German supermarket operator Kaufland that it plans to open its first Australian stores by the end of 2018. Kaufland has been advertising for executives in the past few months, with former Metcash and Woolworths executive Mark Hewlett joining it as chief operating officer. Its latest advertisements have called for executives with experience in areas such as fashion, accessories and homewares, leading to suggestions that it might be trying to take customers from general merchandise stores such as Kmart, Target and Big W.

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KAUFLAND STIFTUNG & CO KG, METCASH LIMITED – ASX MTS, WOOLWORTHS GROUP LIMITED – ASX WOW, KMART AUSTRALIA LIMITED, TARGET AUSTRALIA PTY LTD, BIG W DISCOUNT STORES, COLES SUPERMARKETS AUSTRALIA PTY LTD, ALDI STORES SUPERMARKETS PTY LTD, MORGAN STANLEY AUSTRALIA LIMITED, DAVID JONES LIMITED, MYER HOLDINGS LIMITED – ASX MYR

Sky changing the way it delivers news, digitally

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Original article by Darren Davidson
The Australian – Page: 24 : 30-Apr-18

Pay-TV provider Sky News Australia hopes to expand its audience by introducing content on its website that can be accessed only by registered users. There is speculation that Sky News could eventually adopt a pay-wall model for its online content. Meanwhile, Sky News will launch a dedicated Sky News UK channel in late May, which will replace the existing "red button" news service, while the A-PAC public affairs channel will be relaunched as Sky News Extra.

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SKY NEWS, FOXTEL MANAGEMENT PTY LTD, AUSTRALIAN BROADCASTING CORPORATION, SPECIAL BROADCASTING SERVICE (SBS)

Regional TV urges more deregulation

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Original article by Max Mason
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 29 : 30-Apr-18

WIN Corporation, Prime Media and Southern Cross Austereo want the Federal Government to further relax cross-media ownership laws by scrapping the rule that a company can own just one TV broadcasting licence in a single market. This would enable regional broadcasters to merge, which Prime CEO Ian Audsley warns is crucial to the sector’s survival. He notes that the cost of buying content is rising while audiences and advertising revenue are fragmenting. Regional broadcasters have also called for the "two radio licences to a market" rule to be scrapped.

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WIN CORPORATION PTY LTD, PRIME MEDIA GROUP LIMITED – ASX PRT, SOUTHERN CROSS AUSTEREO PTY LTD, SOUTHERN CROSS MEDIA GROUP LIMITED – ASX SXL, AUSTRALIA. DEPT OF COMMUNICATIONS AND THE ARTS, NINE NETWORK AUSTRALIA LIMITED, SEVEN NETWORK LIMITED, TEN NETWORK HOLDINGS LIMITED, GOOGLE INCORPORATED, FACEBOOK INCORPORATED, NETFLIX INCORPORATED, STAN ENTERTAINMENT PTY LTD, NINE ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY HOLDINGS LIMITED – ASX NEC, FAIRFAX MEDIA LIMITED – ASX FXJ

Wesfarmers CEO resists M&A pressure

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Original article by Sue Mitchell
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 15 & 22 : 27-Apr-18

Wesfarmers CEO Rob Scott says he does not intend to make acquisitions just for the sake of it once the conglomerate has completed its demerger of Coles. Speaking on the release of Wesfarmers’ retail sales figures for the March quarter, he rejected rumours that it is interested in Fletcher Building. Outgoing Coles managing director John Durkan rejected claims that it had been increasing prices in an attempt to boost margins, noting that it cut the price of 500 products during the March quarter.

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WESFARMERS LIMITED – ASX WES, COLES SUPERMARKETS AUSTRALIA PTY LTD, FLETCHER BUILDING LIMITED – ASX FBU, KMART AUSTRALIA LIMITED, TARGET AUSTRALIA PTY LTD, OFFICEWORKS SUPERSTORES PTY LTD, JP MORGAN AUSTRALIA LIMITED, ARNHEM INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT PTY LTD

Cricket Australia tunes into radio rights in wake of $1.2b TV deal

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Original article by Max Mason
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 15 : 23-Apr-18

Cricket Australia will issue tender documents for its radio broadcasting rights in coming weeks, with a view to finalising a new deal quickly. CA officials are expected to hold talks with the ABC in coming days, while discussions have commenced with fellow cricket broadcasters Southern Cross Austereo and Macquarie Media. Sports Entertainment Network owner Crocmedia is also believed to be interested in broadcasting rights. All four broadcasters could potentially secure some rights.

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CRICKET AUSTRALIA, AUSTRALIAN BROADCASTING CORPORATION, SOUTHERN CROSS AUSTEREO PTY LTD, SOUTHERN CROSS MEDIA GROUP LIMITED – ASX SXL, MACQUARIE MEDIA LIMITED – ASX MRN, CROCMEDIA PTY LTD, SPORTS ENTERTAINMENT NETWORK PTY LTD, TRIPLE M CORPORATION PTY LTD, FAIRFAX MEDIA LIMITED – ASX FXJ, MACQUARIE SPORTS RADIO, AUSTRALIAN FOOTBALL LEAGUE, NATIONAL RUGBY LEAGUE, BIG BASH LEAGUE, FOXTEL MANAGEMENT PTY LTD, SEVEN WEST MEDIA LIMITED – ASX SWM

My Chemist wins pharmacy customer satisfaction again

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Original article by Roy Morgan
Market Research Update – Page: Online : 23-Apr-18

My Chemist is again the industry leader for Australian pharmacies early in 2018, with a customer satisfaction rating of 90.4% in February. It has won the Roy Morgan pharmacy customer satisfaction award for both January and February. My Chemist also won the Annual Roy Morgan Pharmacy/Chemist Customer Satisfaction Award for the first time in 2017. Close behind My Chemist in February were December 2017 monthly winner Discount Drug Stores with a customer satisfaction rating of 89.8%, rivals Priceline on 89.3% and newly-merged TerryWhite Chemmart on 89.0%.

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ROY MORGAN LIMITED, MY CHEMIST PTY LTD, DISCOUNT DRUGSTORES PTY LTD, PRICELINE PHARMACY, TERRYWHITE CHEMMART

Wilson confident she can defeat Bauer Media appeal over payout

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Original article by Broede Carmody
The Age – Page: 5 : 20-Apr-18

Bauer Media is challenging the size of its payout to actress Rebel Wilson after a Victorian jury found in 2017 that it had defamed her. Justice John Dixon awarded Wilson damages of $A4.5 million, which Bauer is now contesting in the Court of Appeal. Media is not challenging the judgment, but only the amount, which it claims is "manifestly excessive". It is also contesting Justice Dixon’s finding that Wilson should be compensated for roles she claims to have missed out on because of its actions, claiming that there was insufficient evidence on this issue.

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BAUER MEDIA AUSTRALIA PTY LTD, COURT OF APPEAL (VICTORIA), FAIRFAX MEDIA LIMITED – ASX FXJ, NEWS CORPORATION – ASX NWS, SEVEN WEST MEDIA LIMITED – ASX SWM, AUSTRALIAN BROADCASTING CORPORATION

Cricket loss not all bad for Nine

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Original article by Samantha Bailey, Dana McCauley
The Australian – Page: 19 : 17-Apr-18

Tennis and cricket broadcasting rights generate a loss for the Seven and Nine networks, and this is likely to continue when the sports change networks. Nine is estimated to have lost around $A50m a year from its cricket coverage, but Citigroup forecasts that its annual losses from tennis broadcasts will be within the range of $A20m to $A30m. Meanwhile, UBS forecasts that Seven will gain an increased share of advertising revenue at the expense of Nine and Ten following their loss of cricket broadcasting rights.

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SEVEN NETWORK LIMITED, SEVEN WEST MEDIA LIMITED – ASX SWM, NINE NETWORK AUSTRALIA LIMITED, NINE ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY HOLDINGS LIMITED – ASX NEC, TEN NETWORK HOLDINGS LIMITED, CITIGROUP PTY LTD, UBS HOLDINGS PTY LTD, FOXTEL MANAGEMENT PTY LTD, CRICKET AUSTRALIA, NEWS CORP AUSTRALIA PTY LTD, NEWS CORPORATION – ASX NWS