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Hold the remote: ratings show box has plenty of life left in it

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Original article by Darren Davidson
The Australian – Page: 26 : 28-Nov-16

The Seven Network has increased its total audience share by 0.9 per cent in 2016, winning the free-to-air TV ratings for a 10th consecutive year. Seven was the highest-rating network among the 16-39, 18-49 and 25-54 age demographics. OzTAM data also shows that the audience share of the Nine Network and Ten Network fell by 1.4 per cent and 0.1 respectively. The ABC’s audience share was steady, while SBS increased its audience share by 0.6 per cent.

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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 – ASX TEN, AUSTRALIAN BROADCASTING CORPORATION, SPECIAL BROADCASTING SERVICE (SBS), OZTAM PTY LTD, WIN CORPORATION PTY LTD, SOUTHERN CROSS MEDIA GROUP LIMITED – ASX SXL, FACEBOOK INCORPORATED, GOOGLE INCORPORATED

Anti-siphoning list: rethink on the table

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Original article by Jake Mitchell
The Australian – Page: 23 : 28-Nov-16

The Australian Government may consider changes to the anti-siphoning list for sports broadcasts as part of its broader cross-media ownership reforms. Cricket Australia wants some one-day international matches to be removed from the anti-siphoning list, while Foxtel also advocates reform. Meanwhile, a further reduction in TV broadcasting licence fees is now more likely to be made in 2017. There had been speculation that the cuts may have been included in the mid-year budget update.

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CRICKET AUSTRALIA, FOXTEL MANAGEMENT PTY LTD, AUSTRALIA. DEPT OF COMMUNICATIONS AND THE ARTS, AUSTRALIAN LABOR PARTY, AUSTRALIAN GREENS, NEWS CORP AUSTRALIA PTY LTD, NEWS CORPORATION – ASX NWS, TELSTRA CORPORATION LIMITED – ASX TLS, SEVEN WEST MEDIA LIMITED – ASX SWM, NINE ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY HOLDINGS LIMITED – ASX NEC, FACEBOOK INCORPORATED, GOOGLE INCORPORATED

Fat margin retailers must fear Amazon

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Original article by Sue Mitchell
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 19 : 24-Nov-16

Roy Morgan Research CEO Michele Levine says Australian retailers with high margins, a large market share and growing online sales will be most vulnerable if Amazon enters the domestic market. Levine, who has presented Roy Morgan’s latest "State of the Nation" report on the retail sector, adds that Aldi and other international grocery chains with physical stores are a greater risk to Coles and Woolworths in the near-term, as most people still do not buy groceries online. Likewise, the low margins of consumer electronics retailers such as JB Hi-Fi means they are less vulnerable to competition from Amazon.

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ROY MORGAN RESEARCH LIMITED, AMAZON.COM INCORPORATED, COLES SUPERMARKETS AUSTRALIA PTY LTD, WOOLWORTHS LIMITED – ASX WOW, ALDI STORES SUPERMARKETS PTY LTD, LIDL GMBH & CO KG, JB HI-FI LIMITED – ASX JBH, HARVEY NORMAN HOLDINGS LIMITED – ASX HVN, BABY BUNTING GROUP LIMITED – ASX BBN, MYER HOLDINGS LIMITED – ASX MYR, DAVID JONES LIMITED, KMART AUSTRALIA LIMITED, TARGET AUSTRALIA PTY LTD, BIG W DISCOUNT STORES, CITIGROUP PTY LTD

A-League TV rights deal closer

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Original article by John Stensholt
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 23 : 24-Nov-16

Football Federation Australia is tipped to gain up to $A80m a year for TV broadcasting rights under the new deal which takes effect in mid-2017. FFA hopes that one of the three commercial free-to-air networks will buy the rights to show some A-League matches, as SBS currently broadcasts one match per week in a deal with Fox Sports. Bids for the broadcasting rights must be submitted by 9 December 2016, and FFA is believed to be keen to secure a deal before Cricket Australia commences its own negotiations with broadcasters.

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FOOTBALL FEDERATION AUSTRALIA LIMITED, THE A LEAGUE PTY LTD, SOCCEROOS, CRICKET AUSTRALIA, SPECIAL BROADCASTING SERVICE (SBS), FOX SPORTS AUSTRALIA PTY LTD, TELSTRA CORPORATION LIMITED – ASX TLS, SINGTEL OPTUS PTY LTD, ENGLISH PREMIER LEAGUE, LAGARDERE SPORTS, NINE ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY HOLDINGS LIMITED – ASX NEC

ABC, SBS, Guardian and Fairfax racist: Newman

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Original article by Darren Davidson, Stephen Fitzpatrick, Rosie Lewis
The Australian – Page: 5 : 23-Nov-16

The former MD of the ABC, Maurice Newman, has accused many left-leaning media outlets of racism, including the public broadcaster. Newman also claims that SBS, Fairfax Media, The Guardian and Crikey are also racist, due to their coverage of Aboriginal issues. His comments follow claims by Aboriginal leader Noel Pearson that the ABC is racist, a view that is supported by the head of the Prime Minister’s ­Indigenous Advisory Council, Warren Mundine.

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AUSTRALIAN BROADCASTING CORPORATION, SPECIAL BROADCASTING SERVICE (SBS), FAIRFAX MEDIA LIMITED – ASX FXJ, THE GUARDIAN AUSTRALIA, CRIKEY.COM.AU, AUSTRALIA. DEPT OF THE PRIME MINISTER AND CABINET, AUSTRALIAN LABOR PARTY, AUSTRALIAN GREENS, AUSTRALIA. DEPT OF COMMUNICATIONS AND THE ARTS

Prime chair acts to avoid a second strike

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Original article by Darren Davidson
The Australian – Page: 21 : 23-Nov-16

The remuneration report of Prime Media Group was endorsed by a large majority of votes cast at the 2016 AGM. Chairman John Hartigan said the company had revised its executive pay structure in response to feedback from shareholders. Prime had incurred a first "strike" against its remuneration report in 2015. Shareholders have also voted against a resolution to hold a meeting to spill the board. Meanwhile, Hartigan has advised that he has agreed to give up half of his director’s fee. Prime posted a statutory loss of $A93.5m in 2015-16.

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PRIME MEDIA GROUP LIMITED – ASX PRT, SEVEN GROUP HOLDINGS LIMITED – ASX SVW, NETFLIX INCORPORATED, FACEBOOK INCORPORATED, GOOGLE INCORPORATED, AUSTRALIA. DEPT OF COMMUNICATIONS AND THE ARTS, AUSTRALIAN LABOR PARTY