MASS MEDIA – AUSTRALIA

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

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

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

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

Seven reaps advertising gold

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

Data from Standard Media Index shows that the Seven Network boasted a 51 per cent share of TV advertising revenue in the metropolitan market during August 2016. The network is believed to have gained between $A120m and $A130m in ad revenue from its coverage of the Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games. SMI estimates that Seven’s digital coverage contributed about $A3.7m to its ad revenue. The market share of the Nine and Ten Network was 28.28 per cent and 20.72 per cent respectively in August.

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SEVEN NETWORK LIMITED, SEVEN WEST MEDIA LIMITED – ASX SWM, SMI MEDIA INCORPORATED, NINE NETWORK AUSTRALIA LIMITED, NINE ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY HOLDINGS LIMITED – ASX NEC, TEN NETWORK HOLDINGS LIMITED – ASX TEN, TELSTRA CORPORATION LIMITED – ASX TLS, WOOLWORTHS LIMITED – ASX WOW, HARVEY NORMAN HOLDINGS LIMITED – ASX HVN, SINGTEL OPTUS PTY LTD, McDONALD’S AUSTRALIA LIMITED, TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION AUSTRALIA LIMITED

Seven seeks to redraw Disney deal

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Original article by Jake Mitchell
The Australian – Page: 19 : 15-Sep-16

Australian-listed Seven West Media is said to pay at least $A50m a year for TV programs from the Walt Disney Company. The output deal will expire in late 2016 or early 2017, and Seven is said to be seeking to renegotiate the terms of the arrangement to allow the broadcaster to selectively take new programs. Seven is also investing heavily in local content. The Nine Network recently renegotiated its content deal with Warners Bros.

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SEVEN WEST MEDIA LIMITED – ASX SWM, SEVEN NETWORK LIMITED, WALT DISNEY COMPANY, NINE NETWORK AUSTRALIA LIMITED, NINE ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY HOLDINGS LIMITED – ASX NEC, WARNER BROS, FOXTEL MANAGEMENT PTY LTD, NEWS CORP AUSTRALIA PTY LTD, NEWS CORPORATION – ASX NWS, TELSTRA CORPORATION LIMITED – ASX TLS, SONY PICTURES TELEVISION PTY LTD, NBC UNIVERSAL INCORPORATED, PRESTO ENTERTAINMENT PTY LTD, AUSTRALIAN FOOTBALL LEAGUE, NATIONAL RUGBY LEAGUE

ARM takeover spurs back-office cuts

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Original article by Jake Mitchell
The Australian – Page: 23 : 12-Sep-16

APN News & Media’s deal to sell its Aust­ralian Regional Media division to News Corp Australia will be put to shareholders on 16 September 2016. ARM publishes regional and community newspapers in New South Wales and Queensland, and employs about 1,200 people. News Corp is expected to retrench about 300 staff if the deal proceeds, although these are likely to include some staff in its own regional operations in order to reduce duplication.

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APN NEWS AND MEDIA LIMITED – ASX APN, AUSTRALIAN REGIONAL MEDIA, NEWS CORP AUSTRALIA PTY LTD, NEWS CORPORATION – ASX NWS, FAIRFAX MEDIA LIMITED – ASX FXJ, AUSTRALIAN COMMUNITY NEWSPAPERS, PLATINUM EQUITY HOLDINGS, FETCH PLUS INCORPORATED PTE LTD, HERALD AND WEEKLY TIMES LIMITED

Supercars are now the third highest rating sport on Fox Sports

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Original article by John Stensholt
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 27 : 12-Sep-16

Ratings for Fox Sports’ coverage of the 2016 Supercars series are 36 per cent higher than at the same time in 2015. The Supercars now rank behind the National Rugby League and the Australian Football League as the most popular sport on the pay-TV channel. Supercars CEO James Warburton also notes that there has been an 80 per cent increase in the number of videos that are viewed on the Supercars website. The Ten Network broadcasts six Supercars races each year.

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V8 SUPERCARS AUSTRALIA PTY LTD, FOX SPORTS AUSTRALIA PTY LTD, TEN NETWORK HOLDINGS LIMITED – ASX TEN, NATIONAL RUGBY LEAGUE, AUSTRALIAN FOOTBALL LEAGUE, THE A LEAGUE PTY LTD, SUPER RUGBY, VOLVO CAR AUSTRALIA PTY LTD, VOLVO DEALERS COUNCIL

More Australians now have SVOD than Foxtel

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Original article by Roy Morgan Research
Market Research Update – Page: Online : 9-Sep-16

A Roy Morgan Single Source survey has found that 50 per cent of Australians aged 14+ (9.8 million) had access to one or more types of paid TV services in their home in the six months to August 2016. The survey also shows that 28 per cent of Australians (5,595,000 people) have Subscription Video on Demand, while 27 per cent (5,309,000) have linear pay-TV. The bulk of SVOD’s growth is attributable to Netflix, but other services can now be found in the homes of around 1.4 million Australians. However, over 60 per cent of these subscribers also have Netflix.

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ROY MORGAN RESEARCH LIMITED, FOXTEL MANAGEMENT PTY LTD, NETFLIX INCORPORATED, STAN ENTERTAINMENT PTY LTD, PRESTO ENTERTAINMENT PTY LTD, QUICKFLIX LIMITED – ASX QFX, YOUTUBE RED, FOXTEL PLAY, FETCHTV PTY LTD