Original article by Daniel Palmer
The Australian – Page: 32 : 19-Jul-16
Australian-listed Lynas Corporation has reported sales of $A196.1m for 2015-16, compared with $A148.6m previously. The rare earths producer’s full-year result was boosted by record sales in the fourth quarter, with gross sales revenue for the period rising by 27 per cent to $A55.9m. Lynas shares closed $A0.008 higher at $A0.084 on 18 July 2016.
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Original article by John Stensholt
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 20 : 19-Jul-16
Australia’s Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games broadcaster Seven West Media will provide viewers with messages advising them of Olympic events that they want to watch. Sports fans will receive an alert 15 minutes before an event begins, after Seven secured a deal with CalReply, The technology start-up’s alert service was used by some 600,000 people during the 2015 Rugby World Cup.
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Original article by Sarah-Jane Tasker
The Australian – Page: 23 : 18-Jul-16
Standard Media Index data shows that the gambling industry spend some $A63m on TV advertising in the first half of 2016, which represents year-on-year growth of nearly 20 per cent. The CEOs of Australia’s commercial free-to-air networks are united in their opposition to a push for new restrictions on gambling ads on TV. Crossbenchers Nick Xenophon and Andrew Wilkie are leading the bid to ban gambling ads during the broadcasting of sports events in certain timeslots.
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Original article by Darren Davidson
The Australian – Page: 23 & 25 : 18-Jul-16
TV industry veteran David Leckie says he intends to seek another role in the media industry when his 13-year tenure at the Seven Network ends in late July 2016. Seven usurped the Nine Network – Leckie’s previous employer for more than two decades – as Australia’s top-rating free-to-air network during his tenure, which included a stint as CEO. Leckie remains upbeat about the outlook for traditional media, arguing that so-called "digital disruption" has in fact led to increased interest in broadcast TV.
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Original article by Darren Davidson
The Australian – Page: 2 : 13-Jul-16
Seven West Media’s former CEO David Leckie will sever ties with the media group when his contract expires in late June 2016. Leckie join the group in 2003, and the Seven Network began its dominance of the TV ratings during his tenure. Leckie has acted as a consultant to SWM and Seven Group Holdings since stepping down as CEO of the former in 2012. Leckie had previously worked for the rival Nine Network for more than two decades, including a stint as CEO.
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Original article by Max Mason
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 29 : 11-Jul-16
Australia’s domestic Twenty20 cricket series, the Big Bash League, will be broadcast by US cable TV channel NBC Sports Network. The one-year deal will make 10 BBL matches available to a potential audience of around 83 million US homes. Cricket Australia has also secured a new five-year deal with US cable channel Willow covering all forms of the sport. Negotiations for new broadcasting deals in New Zealand and Asia are the next items on Cricket Australia’s agenda, ahead of negotiations for a new local broadcasting deal.
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CRICKET AUSTRALIA, NBC SPORTS NETWORK, WILLOW, BIG BASH LEAGUE, COMCAST CORPORATION, ASIAN TELEVISION NETWORK, NINE ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY HOLDINGS LIMITED – ASX NEC, TEN NETWORK HOLDINGS LIMITED – ASX TEN, SINGTEL OPTUS PTY LTD
Original article by Michael Bodey
The Australian – Page: 29 : 4-Jul-16
ABC MD Michelle Guthrie has told the Crawford Australian Leadership Forum that the public broadcaster must continue to establish alliances with third parties to ensure that its content is accessible on any platform. The ABC has made more of its contents available to Netflix’s Australian subscribers, while some of its programs are also offered by Netflix in the US. Some of the ABC’s content is also available via Netflix’s local rivals, Presto and Stan.
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AUSTRALIAN BROADCASTING CORPORATION, NETFLIX INCORPORATED, PRESTO ENTERTAINMENT PTY LTD, STAN ENTERTAINMENT PTY LTD, WORKING DOG PRODUCTIONS PTY LTD, BRITISH BROADCASTING CORPORATION, APPLE INCORPORATED, FAIRFAX MEDIA LIMITED – ASX FXJ, NINE ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY HOLDINGS LIMITED – ASX NEC, SEVEN WEST MEDIA LIMITED – ASX SWM, FOXTEL MANAGEMENT PTY LTD
Original article by Jake Mitchell
The Australian – Page: 28 : 4-Jul-16
The Nine Network’s content was temporarily unavailable in regional areas of Western Australia after negotiations with West Digital Television regarding an affiliation deal stalled. WDT is a joint venture between WIN Corporation and Prime Media Group, and it had proposed to pay an affiliation fee of less than 20 per cent of its revenue. Nine in turn is believed to have sought a percentage of revenue based on audience share. WDT began broadcasting Nine’s signal nearly two days after the negotiations’ deadline of 30 June had lapsed.
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NINE NETWORK AUSTRALIA LIMITED, NINE ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY HOLDINGS LIMITED – ASX NEC, WEST DIGITAL TELEVISION, WIN CORPORATION PTY LTD, PRIME MEDIA GROUP LIMITED – ASX PRT, SOUTHERN CROSS AUSTEREO PTY LTD, SOUTHERN CROSS MEDIA GROUP LIMITED – ASX SXL, IMPARJA TELEVISION PTY LTD, SEVEN NETWORK LIMITED, TEN NETWORK HOLDINGS LIMITED – ASX TEN, GILBERT AND TOBIN LAWYERS, NATIONAL RUGBY LEAGUE
Original article by Jake Mitchell
The Australian – Page: 21 & 24 : 1-Jul-16
The Tasmanian Digital Television joint venture between WIN Corporation and Southern Cross Media Group has agreed to broadcast the Nine Network’s content. The affiliation deal will ensure that viewers in the broadcast area will continue to have access to Nine’s TV shows. WIN and Southern Cross switched metropolitan affiliation partners in some states and regional areas on 1 July 2016.
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TASMANIAN DIGITAL TELEVISION PTY LTD, WIN CORPORATION PTY LTD, SOUTHERN CROSS MEDIA GROUP LIMITED – ASX SXL, NINE NETWORK AUSTRALIA LIMITED, NINE ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY HOLDINGS LIMITED – ASX NEC, TEN NETWORK HOLDINGS LIMITED – ASX TEN, PRIME MEDIA GROUP LIMITED – ASX PRT, AUSTRALIA. DEPT OF COMMUNICATIONS AND THE ARTS, NBN TELEVISION
Original article by Jacquelin Magnay
The Australian – Page: 1 & 2 : 1-Jul-16
Members of a "60 Minutes" team will be fined less than $A1,000 for their role in the Lebanon child-kidnapping scandal, after being charged with minor offences by a Beirut court. However, Sally Faulkner will face kidnapping charges over the failed attempt to remove her children from the custody of her estranged husband and return them to Australia. Adam Whittington and three member of his child-recovery team also face kidnapping charges. The Nine Network is believed to have paid more than $A2m in legal and other costs as a result of the scandal.
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NINE NETWORK AUSTRALIA LIMITED, NINE ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY HOLDINGS LIMITED – ASX NEC
