MASS MEDIA – AUSTRALIA

Seven to expand digital offering for tennis Open

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Original article by Jake Mitchell
The Australian – Page: 25 : 12-Dec-16

The Seven Network will provide live streams of more than 600 tennis matches during the 2016-17 summer, including the Australian Open. Seven will offer a paid version of its streaming service, which will feature exclusive content. However, chief digital officer Clive Dickens stresses that Seven will not charge a fee to view any matches. The ANZ Bank, Blackmores, Kia and Industry Super Funds will be among the major sponsors of Seven’s tennis coverage.

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SEVEN NETWORK LIMITED, SEVEN WEST MEDIA LIMITED – ASX SWM, AUSTRALIAN OPEN TENNIS, AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND BANKING GROUP LIMITED – ASX ANZ, BLACKMORES LIMITED – ASX BKL, KIA MOTORS AUSTRALIA PTY LTD, INDUSTRY SUPER FUNDS, BUNNINGS GROUP LIMITED, AUSTRALIAN SUBSCRIPTION TELEVISION AND RADIO ASSOCIATION (ASTRA) INCORPORATED, FOXTEL MANAGEMENT PTY LTD, NEWS CORP AUSTRALIA PTY LTD, NEWS CORPORATION – ASX NWS, TELSTRA CORPORATION LIMITED – ASX TLS, INTERNATIONAL OLYMPIC COMMITTEE

Qantas’ Red Planet, APEX sign data deal

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Original article by Max Mason
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 29 : 12-Dec-16

Qantas-owned market research, segmentation and analysis firm Red Planet has secured an alliance with the Australian Premium Exchange (APEX). The latter, which is backed by Fairfax Media and Nine Entertainment Company, will gain access to data on Qantas Frequent Flyer members. This is aimed at improving the targeting of advertising to people who view the media groups’ content on mobile devices.

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QANTAS AIRWAYS LIMITED – ASX QAN, RED PLANET, AUSTRALIAN PREMIUM EXCHANGE, QANTAS FREQUENT FLYER LIMITED, FAIRFAX MEDIA LIMITED – ASX FXJ, NINE ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY HOLDINGS LIMITED – ASX NEC, FACEBOOK INCORPORATED, GOOGLE INCORPORATED, DATA REPUBLIC

Robb joins fight over free-to-air licence fees

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Original article by Jake Mitchell
The Australian – Page: 23 : 9-Dec-16

The Ten Network’s remuneration report was rejected by 17.06 per cent of votes cast at the 2016 AGM. Ten is lobbying the Federal Government for a further reduction in TV broadcasting licence fees, but chairman David Gordon concedes that these efforts have had limited effect to date. Ten director Andrew Robb, who stepped down as trade minister earlier in 2016, says both major political parties recognise that local networks pay higher licence fees than their overseas peers. He adds that the government’s fiscal problems may be delaying reform.

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TEN NETWORK HOLDINGS LIMITED – ASX TEN, LIBERAL PARTY OF AUSTRALIA, WIN CORPORATION PTY LTD, FOXTEL MANAGEMENT PTY LTD, NEWS CORP AUSTRALIA PTY LTD, NEWS CORPORATION – ASX NWS, TELSTRA CORPORATION LIMITED – ASX TLS

ARM buy good for regions, says News

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Original article by Darren Davidson, Daniel Palmer
The Australian – Page: 23 : 9-Dec-16

The Australian Competition & Consumer Commission has approved News Corporation’s $A36.6m deal to acquire Australian Regional Media from APN News & Media. News Corp will add 12 regionals newspapers and 60 community newspapers in Queensland and northeast New South Wales to its stable of print publications after the ACCC concluded that the deal would not significantly affect competition.

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NEWS CORP AUSTRALIA PTY LTD, NEWS CORPORATION – ASX NWS, APN NEWS AND MEDIA LIMITED – ASX APN, AUSTRALIAN REGIONAL MEDIA, AUSTRALIAN COMPETITION AND CONSUMER COMMISSION, AUSTRALIA. FOREIGN INVESTMENT REVIEW BOARD, SEVEN WEST MEDIA LIMITED – ASX SWM

Blogger Freedman puts Mamamia up for sale

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Original article by Jake Mitchell
The Australian – Page: 21 : 8-Dec-16

KPMG has been commissioned to find a buyer for the Mamamia Women’s Network, with a deal likely to be concluded in early 2017. The company was founded by former magazine editor Mia Freedman and is best known for publishing the Mamamia.com.au blog. Freedman opted to sell the business after being approached about a potential deal by an offshore party.

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MAMAMIA.COM.AU PTY LTD, MAMAMIA WOMEN’S NETWORK, KPMG AUSTRALIA PTY LTD, BAUER MEDIA AUSTRALIA PTY LTD, NINE NETWORK AUSTRALIA LIMITED

Netflix ratings fast-tracked in pilot program

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Original article by Max Mason
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 11 : 7-Dec-16

US subscription video-on-demand provider Netflix will trial a self-regulation system for the classification of content that it streams in Australia. The pilot program is aimed at overcoming Australia’s often lengthy process for classifying films and TV programs, to ensure that local Netflix customers can view content at the same time as it is made available overseas. The trial will include the use of an online tool that will apply Australian classification ratings to Netflix content.

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NETFLIX INCORPORATED, AUSTRALIA. OFFICE OF FILM AND LITERATURE CLASSIFICATION. CLASSIFICATION REVIEW BOARD, INTERNATIONAL AGE RATING COALITION, GOOGLE INCORPORATED, MICROSOFT INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED SOFTWARE TECHNOLOGY, NINTENDO COMPANY LIMITED

Fairfax, Nine plan to bypass laws

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Original article by Jake Mitchell
The Australian – Page: 19 & 22 : 6-Dec-16

Fairfax Media and Nine Entertainment Company are said to have held further talks regarding potential asset sales, although they are not believed to be close to finalising a deal. Several options are believed to be under consideration in order to avoid any such deal being blocked due to the "two-out-of-three" rule. The Federal Opposition and the Australian Greens oppose abolishing the rule, while some media groups regard a further reduction in TV broadcasting licence fees as a higher priority than changes to cross-media ownership laws.

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FAIRFAX MEDIA LIMITED – ASX FXJ, NINE ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY HOLDINGS LIMITED – ASX NEC, DOMAIN.COM.AU, MACQUARIE MEDIA LIMITED – ASX MRN, 2GB, CREDIT SUISSE (AUSTRALIA) LIMITED, UBS HOLDINGS PTY LTD, MACQUARIE CAPITAL PTY LTD, STAN ENTERTAINMENT PTY LTD, SEVEN WEST MEDIA LIMITED – ASX SWM, AUSTRALIAN LABOR PARTY, AUSTRALIAN GREENS, NINE LIVE PTY LTD, AFFINITY EQUITY PARTNERS (AUSTRALIA) PTY LTD, WIN CORPORATION PTY LTD, SOUTHERN CROSS MEDIA GROUP LIMITED – ASX SXL

Fairfax sat on Forbes sex claim

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Original article by Darren Davidson
The Australian – Page: 23 : 5-Dec-16

A second female journalist had accused Mark Forbes of sexual harassment. He was suspended as editor-in-chief of "The Age" on 2 December 2016, but it has been alleged that Fairfax Media was aware of the initial complaint several weeks before taking action. The Fairfax veteran had been editor-in-chief since April, and he was previously the news director at "The Age".

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FAIRFAX MEDIA LIMITED – ASX FXJ, SEVEN NETWORK LIMITED, AUSTRALIAN BROADCASTING CORPORATION

Walkley for compelling Bowraville podcast

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Original article by Darren Davidson
The Australian – Page: 23 : 5-Dec-16

The annual Walkley Awards for excellence in journalism were presented on 2 December 2016. News Corp Australia journalists won eight Walkleys in total, including one for the series of podcasts by Dan Box of "The Australian" on the Bowraville murders in New South Wales. The Gold Walkley was awarded to freelance photographer Andrew Quilty, while the achievements of the late sports columnist and broadcaster Rebecca Wilson were recognised with the Walkley Award for journalistic leadership.

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NEWS CORP AUSTRALIA PTY LTD, NEWS CORPORATION – ASX NWS, WALKLEY FOUNDATION FOR JOURNALISM, THE GUARDIAN AUSTRALIA, AUSTRALIAN BROADCASTING CORPORATION, PARRAMATTA EELS, NEW SOUTH WALES. DEPT OF PREMIER AND CABINET, COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEAL (NEW SOUTH WALES)

Second wind lifts Netflix over 5.75 million Australians – but not everyone actually watches it

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Original article by Roy Morgan Research
Market Research Update – Page: Online : 2-Dec-16

A Roy Morgan Single Source survey has found that 29 per cent of Australians aged 14+ (5,776,000 people) had a Netflix subscription in November 2016, up from 25 per cent in May. A total of 2,223,000 Australian households now have a Netflix subscription. Meanwhile, more than two in five Netflix subscribers stream less than three hours of its content during an average week, including 26 per cent who watched some Netflix but less than three hours in the last seven days, and another 16 per cent who did not watch any at all. Some 35 per cent of people with a household Netflix subscription spend three to seven hours watching, and 14 per cent spend eight to 14 hours. Less than one in 10 Netflix subscribers (nine per cent) had a real "binge-viewing" week, watching 15 or more hours of content. Although the overall take-up of Netflix now rivals that of Foxtel, those with the Pay TV provider spend around twice as much time watching. The majority of Foxtel subscribers spend at least eight hours a week watching, including over a third who watch for 15 hours or more. Only around one in 20 people with Foxtel haven not watched it at all in the last seven days.

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ROY MORGAN RESEARCH LIMITED, NETFLIX INCORPORATED, FOXTEL MANAGEMENT PTY LTD