MASS MEDIA – AUSTRALIA

Amazon all set to flow here

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Original article by Max Mason
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 29 : 10-Oct-16

Amazon has declined to comment on speculation that its Prime Video subscription video-on-demand service could be launched in Australia in November 2016, to coincide with the global debut of "The Grand Tour". The program is hosted by former "Top Gear" presenters Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May. Amazon may opt to delay the local launch of its SVOD service until 2017, to enable it to build up a larger range of original and licensed content.

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AMAZON.COM INCORPORATED, NETFLIX INCORPORATED, STAN ENTERTAINMENT PTY LTD, NINE ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY HOLDINGS LIMITED – ASX NEC, FAIRFAX MEDIA LIMITED – ASX FXJ, PRESTO ENTERTAINMENT PTY LTD, CBS CORPORATION, SHOWTIME, FOXTEL MANAGEMENT PTY LTD, HBO, GOODMAN GROUP – ASX GMG, SANDVINE INCORPORATED

News adds racing site to stable

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Original article by Darren Davidson
The Australian – Page: 21 : 6-Oct-16

Media giant News Corp Australia will increase its exposure to the wagering industry with the acquisition of punters.com.au. The website features horse racing news and a free digital form guide, and boasts some 375,000 unique visitors each month. The British division of News Corporation established a wagering joint venture with Tabcorp earlier in 2016.

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NEWS CORP AUSTRALIA PTY LTD, NEWS CORPORATION – ASX NWS, PUNTERS.COM.AU, SUNBETS, TABCORP HOLDINGS LIMITED – ASX TAH

Cheerio to Presto: so how many subscribers are up for grabs – and can Foxtel persuade them to Play?

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Original article by Roy Morgan Research
Market Research Update – Page: Online : 6-Oct-16

A Roy Morgan Single Source survey has found that 1.5 per cent of Australian homes (143,000) subscribed to Presto in the six months to August 2016. Some 77 per cent (or 110,000) of the homes with access to Presto also have at least one other pay TV/SVOD service; 55 per cent of Presto homes also have Netflix and 27 per cent have Stan, while 48 per cent have Foxtel – with almost all of them using the traditional set-top box, not the streaming Foxtel Play. Meanwhile, analysis of SVOD households based on Household Life Stage shows that half of homes with Netflix or Stan are in the Young Singles, Young Couples and Young Parents segments, while the majority of homes that have Foxtel are Mid-Life Households (33 per cent) or Older Households (28 per cent).

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ROY MORGAN RESEARCH LIMITED, PRESTO ENTERTAINMENT PTY LTD, NETFLIX INCORPORATED, STAN ENTERTAINMENT PTY LTD, FOXTEL MANAGEMENT PTY LTD, FOXTEL PLAY

Presto ditched as Foxtel returns to Play

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Original article by Max Mason
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 18 : 5-Oct-16

Foxtel will discontinue the Presto subscription video-on-demand service by the end of January 2017, after agreeing to buy out joint venture partner Seven West Media. The pay-TV group will focus on its internet-based Foxtel Play service, which will be relaunched with a bigger range of packages and lower prices. Foxtel Play will be pitched at consumers who want access to premium content but are reluctant to take out a Foxtel broadcast TV subscription.

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FOXTEL MANAGEMENT PTY LTD, PRESTO ENTERTAINMENT PTY LTD, FOXTEL PLAY, SEVEN WEST MEDIA LIMITED – ASX SWM, NETFLIX INCORPORATED, STAN ENTERTAINMENT PTY LTD, QUICKFLIX LIMITED – ASX QFX, TELSYTE PTY LTD, NINE ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY HOLDINGS LIMITED – ASX NEC, FAIRFAX MEDIA LIMITED – ASX FXJ, KARMA MEDIA HOLDINGS, AMAZON PRIME, HBO

Finals football shows television is far from dead

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Original article by Max Mason
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 13 : 4-Oct-16

Seven West Media CEO Tim Worner says the high ratings for the AFL and NRL grand finals demonstrates the continued strength of traditional broadcast television. The Seven Network’s coverage of the AFL grand final attracted an average national audience of almost 4.1 million, while the Nine Network’s NRL broadcast was viewed by a national average audience of about 3.7 million.

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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 FOOTBALL LEAGUE, NATIONAL RUGBY LEAGUE, WESTERN BULLDOGS FOOTBALL CLUB, CRONULLA SHARKS, MELBOURNE STORM RUGBY LEAGUE CLUB LIMITED, NETFLIX INCORPORATED, FACEBOOK INCORPORATED

Foxtel to add rival streaming services to keep customers

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Original article by Max Mason
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 21 : 29-Sep-16

Foxtel CEO Peter Tonagh has confirmed that the pay-TV group’s next-generation set-top box will allow customers to access subscription video-on-demand services such as Netflix and Stan. Foxtel competitor Fetch TV also provides access to SVOD services via its set-top box. Tonagh has also indicated that the cost of Foxtel Play packages will be reduced, and subscribers will be able to access Foxtel’s premium sports and movie content via the streaming service.

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FOXTEL MANAGEMENT PTY LTD, FOXTEL PLAY, NETFLIX INCORPORATED, STAN ENTERTAINMENT PTY LTD, PRESTO ENTERTAINMENT PTY LTD, FETCHTV PTY LTD, OZTAM PTY LTD, AMERICAN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE IN AUSTRALIA

TPG Telecom set to launch Fetch TV

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Original article by Max Mason
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 29 : 26-Sep-16

TPG Telecom will join a number of other telcos – including its own iiNet subsidiary – in offering Fetch TV to its broadband customers. TPG CEO David Teoh says the pay-TV service will be available in coming months. TPG boasts 885,000 broadband customers, while iiNet has 983,000 broadband customers. There is a growing trend for telcos to bundle products such as broadband, pay-TV and telephone services as part of their strategy to retain customers.

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TPG TELECOM LIMITED – ASX TPM, FETCHTV PTY LTD, IINET LIMITED, DODO AUSTRALIA PTY LTD, M2 GROUP LIMITED, IPRIMUS, VOCUS COMMUNICATIONS LIMITED – ASX VOC, FOXTEL MANAGEMENT PTY LTD, NEWS CORP AUSTRALIA PTY LTD, NEWS CORPORATION – ASX NWS, TELSTRA CORPORATION LIMITED – ASX TLS, ASTRO MALAYSIA, AT&T CORPORATION, DIRECTV INCORPORATED, SKY NETWORK TELEVISION LIMITED – ASX SKT, VODAFONE NEW ZEALAND LIMITED, SKY PLC, 21ST CENTURY FOX INCORPORATED, AUSTRALIAN FOOTBALL LEAGUE, NATIONAL RUGBY LEAGUE, AUSTRALIAN RUGBY FOOTBALL UNION, CRICKET AUSTRALIA, FOX SPORTS AUSTRALIA PTY LTD, NINE ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY HOLDINGS LIMITED – ASX NEC

Grand finals fever delivers TV networks ad bonanza

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Original article by Darren Davidson, Jake Mitchell
The Australian – Page: 23 & 25 : 26-Sep-16

New figures show that the Seven Network’s coverage of the 2016 Australian Football League finals has attracted an average audience of 1.14 million per match, with some 443,000 tuning in to Fox Sports’ coverage. The Nine Network also enjoyed strong ratings for its coverage of the National Rugby League preliminary finals. The grand finals of the two codes are expected to boast bumper ratings and advertising revenue for the host broadcasters, with a 30-second ad tipped to cost up to $A100,000.

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SEVEN NETWORK LIMITED, SEVEN WEST MEDIA LIMITED – ASX SWM, NINE NETWORK AUSTRALIA LIMITED, NINE ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY HOLDINGS LIMITED – ASX NEC, FOX SPORTS AUSTRALIA PTY LTD, AUSTRALIAN FOOTBALL LEAGUE, NATIONAL RUGBY LEAGUE, WESTERN BULLDOGS FOOTBALL CLUB, SYDNEY SWANS FOOTBALL CLUB, MELBOURNE STORM RUGBY LEAGUE CLUB LIMITED, CRONULLA SHARKS, NETFLIX INCORPORATED, TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION AUSTRALIA LIMITED, VIRGIN AUSTRALIA HOLDINGS LIMITED – ASX VAH, AUSTRALIAN ASSOCIATED MOTOR INSURERS LIMITED, TELSTRA CORPORATION LIMITED – ASX TLS, NATIONAL AUSTRALIA BANK LIMITED – ASX NAB, McDONALD’S AUSTRALIA LIMITED, WOOLWORTHS LIMITED – ASX WOW, GREATER WESTERN SYDNEY FOOTBALL CLUB, GEELONG FOOTBALL CLUB, BUNNINGS GROUP LIMITED, SPORTSBET AUSTRALIA, JIM BEAM BRANDS AUSTRALIA PTY LTD, KFC, NORTH QUEENSLAND COWBOYS, CANBERRA RAIDERS

TV networks on brink of ad-spending revival

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Original article by Darren Davidson
The Australian – Page: 23 : 19-Sep-16

Australia’s free-to-air TV networks may gain a low single-digit increase in advertising sales for 2017, as negotiations with media buying agencies begin. Think TV CEO Kim Portrate notes that there is renewed interest in TV among advertisers. The Ten Network’s share of advertising revenue rose from 21.9 per cent to 25.2 per cent in the first half of 2016, while the Nine Network’s share fell from 38.6 per cent to 35.6 per cent. The Seven Network’s share fell by just 0.3 per cent, to 39.2 per cent.

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TEN NETWORK HOLDINGS LIMITED – ASX TEN, SEVEN NETWORK LIMITED, SEVEN WEST MEDIA LIMITED – ASX SWM, NINE NETWORK AUSTRALIA LIMITED, NINE ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY HOLDINGS LIMITED – ASX NEC, THINK TV, KPMG AUSTRALIA PTY LTD, FREE TV AUSTRALIA LIMITED, OMNICOM MEDIA GROUP AUSTRALIA PTY LTD, IPG MEDIABRANDS, DENTSU AEGIS MEDIA AUSTRALIA PTY LTD, VIVAKI, PUBLICIS GROUPE SA, PROCTER AND GAMBLE AUSTRALIA PTY LTD, SMI MEDIA INCORPORATED

Women feel the force of Twitter ferals

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Original article by Simone Fox-Koob
The Australian – Page: 23 : 19-Sep-16

There is concern about the growing trend for female journalists in Australia to be targeted by cyber-bullies via social media. A Twitter executive has conceded that the microblogging platform is often used to harass and threaten both women and journalists. Mamamia’s associate editor Georgie Dent and News Corp Australia magazine supplement editor Sarrah Le Marquand are among the women journalists who have received threats via social media.

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TWITTER INCORPORATED, MAMAMIA.COM.AU PTY LTD, NEWS CORP AUSTRALIA PTY LTD, SKY NEWS, FAIRFAX MEDIA LIMITED – ASX FXJ, TEN NETWORK HOLDINGS LIMITED – ASX TEN, WOMEN IN MEDIA