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Nine pegs back Seven in revenue

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Original article by Michael Bodey
The Australian – Page: 19 : 29-Jan-16

New data shows that the Seven Network boasted a 38.5 share per cent of gross advertising revenue in the second half of 2015, while the Nine Network had a 38.2 per cent share. The Ten Network’s share of free-to-air ad revenue rose by 13 per cent during the half-year, to 23.3 per cent. Seven was also the market leader in terms of full-year ad revenue, with a 39 per cent share. Meanwhile, Seven’s total share of the prime-time viewing audience was 29 per cent in calendar 2015, ahead of Nine (27.8 per cent), Ten (19 per cent) and the ABC (17.8 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, FREE TV AUSTRALIA LIMITED, KPMG AUSTRALIA PTY LTD, AUSTRALIAN FOOTBALL LEAGUE, NATIONAL RUGBY LEAGUE, RUGBY WORLD CUP LIMITED

Costco profit surges as sales exceed $1b

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Original article by Sue Mitchell
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 15 : 21-Dec-15

Costco Wholesale Australia has posted a pre-tax profit of $A22.7m for the year ended August 2015, following a loss of $A10.7m previously. The grocery retailer’s revenue rose from $A878.5m to $A1.323bn, while its gross margin increased from 14.3 per cent to 14.6 per cent. IBISWorld estimates that Costco now boasts about 1.2 per cent of Australia’s grocery market, six years after opening its first Australian store.

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COSTCO WHOLESALE AUSTRALIA PTY LTD, IBISWORLD PTY LTD, COLES SUPERMARKETS AUSTRALIA PTY LTD, WOOLWORTHS LIMITED – ASX WOW, ALDI STORES SUPERMARKETS PTY LTD, MYER HOLDINGS LIMITED – ASX MYR, DAVID JONES LIMITED, COSTCO WHOLESALE CORPORATION

Seven fends off Nine to win ratings again

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Original article by Michael Bodey
The Australian – Page: 23 & 25 : 30-Nov-15

The Seven Network was Australia’s top-rating TV network in 2015, with an overall audience share of 29.3 per cent. This compares with 30.4 per cent in 2014, while the Nine Network’s audience share also fell. However, the Ten Network’s audience share rose by 0.9 per cent to 18.8 per cent. Nine’s Andrew Backwell says the network is not concerned about total viewers, arguing that it was the market leader in the key age demographics in 2015.

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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), NETFLIX INCORPORATED, PRESTO ENTERTAINMENT PTY LTD, SMI MEDIA INCORPORATED, AUSTRALIAN FOOTBALL LEAGUE, NATIONAL RUGBY LEAGUE

McGrath rating has rivals crying foul

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Original article by Michael Bleby
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 35 : 26-Nov-15

Rival firms have questioned figures in the prospectus of McGrath Real Estate which suggest that the firm has a 3.2 per cent share of Australia’s residential sales market, ranking it the nation’s third-largest. Harcourts MD Mike Green argues that most of McGrath’s sales are in Sydney’s eastern suburbs and it would have a much lower ranking based on the number of properties sold rather than the dollar value. McGrath is slated to list on the sharemarket in December 2015.

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McGRATH REAL ESTATE PTY LTD, HARCOURTS REAL ESTATE PTY LTD, CORELOGIC AUSTRALIA PTY LTD, RP DATA LIMITED, RAY WHITE REAL ESTATE, LJ HOOKER (AUSTRALIA) PTY LTD, FIRST NATIONAL REAL ESTATE GROUP

Seven, Nine win free TV numbers game

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Original article by Dominic White
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 29 : 9-Nov-15

The Seven Network is poised to claim the title of top-rating free-to-air broadcaster again in 2015, although its prime-time audience share has fallen by 1.2 per cent to 29.3 per cent. The Nine Network’s share of prime-time audiences is 1.3 per cent lower at 27.9 per cent, while the Ten Network’s share is up 1.1 per cent at 18.9 per cent. However, Nine has emerged as the market leader in the 25-54, 18-49 and 16-39 age groups, which are favoured by advertisers.

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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, OZTAM PTY LTD, AUSTRALIAN BROADCASTING CORPORATION, SPECIAL BROADCASTING SERVICE (SBS), AUSTRALIAN FOOTBALL LEAGUE, NATIONAL RUGBY LEAGUE

Sports earn broadcasters bigger share of revenue pie

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Original article by Darren Davidson
The Australian – Page: 22 : 16-Oct-15

Standard Media Index data shows that the Nine Network’s share of metropolitan TV advertising revenue rose to 37.5 per cent in September 2015. It was bolstered by coverage of National Rugby League preliminary finals, while Ten Network’s ad revenue was boosted by its broadcast of the V8 ­Supercars Sandown 500. A one-week delay to the Australian Football League grand final resulted in Seven Network’s share of ad revenue easing to 40.3 per cent in September.

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NINE NETWORK AUSTRALIA LIMITED, NINE ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY HOLDINGS LIMITED – ASX NEC, TEN NETWORK HOLDINGS LIMITED – ASX TEN, SEVEN NETWORK LIMITED, SEVEN WEST MEDIA LIMITED – ASX SWM, SMI MEDIA INCORPORATED, NATIONAL RUGBY LEAGUE, AUSTRALIAN FOOTBALL LEAGUE, V8 SUPERCARS AUSTRALIA PTY LTD

SMI: Ten’s revenue share rises as rivals tumble with newspapers down nearly 30 per cent

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Original article by Nic Christensen
Mumbrella – Page: Online : 19-Aug-15

The July 2015 Standard Media Index (SMI) shows that Network Ten increased its share of ad revenue from media agencies by 3.2 per cent to 24.4 per cent, year-on-year. Newspapers recorded sharp falls, with media agency spend declining 29.4 per cent to $A47.2 million, $A19.6 million less than in July 2014. Digital bookings rose 6.7 per cent to $A123.5 million although late digital bookings are expected to cause the paid media market for July to be flat. In television, ad spending rose 3.2 per cent to $A301.3 million, while radio was up 0.4 per cent to $A47.2 million. Cinema recorded a rise of 43.6 per cent, to $A5.8 million. Outdoor declined 10.1 per cent to $A53.3 million while magazines recorded a fall in spend of 16.9 per cent to $A15.1 million. Among categories, food/alcoholic retail spending rose 33.5 per cent to $A32.2 million. The restaurants category improved year on year with bookings rising 16.6 per cent in July to $A28.6 million.

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SMI MEDIA INCORPORATED, TEN NETWORK HOLDINGS LIMITED – ASX TEN, SEVEN WEST MEDIA LIMITED – ASX SWM, NINE ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY HOLDINGS LIMITED – ASX NEC

Pressure on Coles, Woolies at both ends

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Original article by Sue Mitchell
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 19 : 14-Aug-15

Aldi’s expansion will increase price competition and cut into the market share of supermarket giants Woolworths and Coles and Metcash’s IGA chain. The supermarkets are also likely to be squeezed at the top end of the market when David Jones revamps its food halls and opens stand-alone upmarket food stores. Moody’s says the twin-pronged attack by Aldi and David Jones will shake up the duopoly structure of Australia’s grocery market.

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ALDI STORES SUPERMARKETS PTY LTD, DAVID JONES LIMITED, WOOLWORTHS LIMITED – ASX WOW, COLES GROUP LIMITED, METCASH LIMITED – ASX MTS, INDEPENDENT GROCERS OF AUSTRALIA, MOODY’S INVESTORS SERVICE INCORPORATED, WOOLWORTHS HOLDINGS LIMITED

Pressure on Coles, Woolies at both ends

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Original article by Sue Mitchell
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 19 : 14-Aug-15

Aldi’s expansion will increase price competition and cut into the market share of supermarket giants Woolworths and Coles and Metcash’s IGA chain. The supermarkets are also likely to be squeezed at the top end of the market when David Jones revamps its food halls and opens stand-alone upmarket food stores. Moody’s says the twin-pronged attack by Aldi and David Jones will shake up the duopoly structure of Australia’s grocery market.

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ALDI STORES SUPERMARKETS PTY LTD, DAVID JONES LIMITED, WOOLWORTHS LIMITED – ASX WOW, COLES GROUP LIMITED, METCASH LIMITED – ASX MTS, INDEPENDENT GROCERS OF AUSTRALIA, MOODY’S INVESTORS SERVICE INCORPORATED, WOOLWORTHS HOLDINGS LIMITED

Android leads Apple in smartphone wars

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Original article by Yolanda Redrup
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 11 : 5-Jun-15

Data from Kantar Worldpanel ComTech shows that 53.8 per cent of smartphones that were sold in Australia during the first quarter of 2015 used the Android operating system. In contrast, Apple iOS-based smartphones accounted for 36.8 per cent of sales. Apple had been the market leader in the December 2014 quarter. Android is also the market leader in the US and Europe.

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KANTAR WORLDPANEL, COMTECH, APPLE INCORPORATED, GOOGLE INCORPORATED, MICROSOFT CORPORATION, SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS COMPANY LIMITED