MASS MEDIA – AUSTRALIA

Magazine Audience Accumulation now in ASTEROID

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Original article by Roy Morgan Research
Market Research Update – Page: Online : 18-Aug-16

Magazine Audience Accumulation, now in ASTEROID, gives agencies and their advertisers the ability to plan smarter investments in magazines. Applying the insights into how magazine audiences grow – or accumulate over time – provides the evidence to put "magazines first" as part of a multi-media campaign. Roy Morgan Research has long measured and reported the readership of magazines, delivering the final tally of how many Australians read an average issue over its life. Now planners are able to understand how magazine audiences accumulate as subscribers and purchasers read a magazine, and pass it on to others, who pass it on again. From 23 August 2016, media planners will be able to hit specific reach targets by week using the new flighting ability in ASTEROID, Roy Morgan’s industry-standard media planning software, which is relied upon by the majority of Australian agencies.

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ROY MORGAN RESEARCH LIMITED, MAGAZINE NETWORKS, BAUER MEDIA AUSTRALIA PTY LTD, PACIFIC MAGAZINES PTY LTD

Optus claims ‘good start’ to EPL foray

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Original article by Paul Smith
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 8 : 16-Aug-16

Australian telco Optus launched its streaming coverage of the English Premier League season on the weekend of 13-14 August 2016. A spokesperson has indicated that just three per cent of its customers had reported problems with the coverage. However, many people used social media to criticise the telco’s EPL coverage. The complaints included claims that there was a one-minute delay in the coverage, despite it supposedly being live, and the poor picture quality of the streaming video.

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SINGTEL OPTUS PTY LTD, ENGLISH PREMIER LEAGUE, FOX SPORTS AUSTRALIA PTY LTD

Millennials lead the way in social media news era

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Original article by Max Mason
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 29 : 15-Aug-16

A survey by Deloitte has found that TV is the main source of news for 36 per cent of Australians, followed by social media (18 per cent). In contrast, 31 per cent of respondents aged 14-26 and 25 per cent of those aged 27-32 identified social media as their primary source of news, but just six per cent of baby-boomers use social media as their primary source of news. The 2016 Media Consumer Survey also shows that the number of respondents with access to Netflix, Stan and Presto has risen from 12 per cent in 2015 to 22 per cent.

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DELOITTE TOUCHE TOHMATSU LIMITED, NETFLIX INCORPORATED, STAN ENTERTAINMENT PTY LTD, PRESTO ENTERTAINMENT PTY LTD, SEVEN WEST MEDIA LIMITED – ASX SWM, FACEBOOK INCORPORATED, TWITTER INCORPORATED, SNAPCHAT INCORPORATED

Digital disruption isn’t a death knell

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Original article by Darren Davidson
The Australian – Page: 18 & 20 : 15-Aug-16

New figures show that the number of people watching free-to-air TV fell by 100,752 between the start of the 2016 ratings year and the Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games. The disappointing ratings performance of the Nine Network is believed to have accounted for the bulk of the lost viewers. However, the Seven Network’s director of ­programming, Angus Ross, says FTA is very resilient and having successful shows is the key to lifting audience numbers. Ross is confident that Seven’s post-Olympics line-up will be popular with viewers.

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NINE NETWORK AUSTRALIA LIMITED, NINE ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY HOLDINGS LIMITED – ASX NEC, SEVEN NETWORK LIMITED, SEVEN WEST MEDIA LIMITED – ASX SWM, TEN NETWORK HOLDINGS LIMITED – ASX TEN, ROY MORGAN RESEARCH LIMITED, NETFLIX INCORPORATED, STAN ENTERTAINMENT PTY LTD, PRESTO ENTERTAINMENT PTY LTD, SPECIAL BROADCASTING SERVICE (SBS), FOX SPORTS AUSTRALIA PTY LTD, FOXTEL MANAGEMENT PTY LTD

Foxtel chief on mission to win over subscribers

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Original article by Darren Davidson
The Australian – Page: 24 : 12-Aug-16

Australian pay-TV provider Foxtel has reported that its subscriber base grew by 4.7 per cent in 2015-16 to 2.9 million, while its customer churn rate rose by 1.3 per cent to 12.2 per cent. Foxtel’s EBITDA was 2.2 per cent lower at $A880m, but revenue rose by 4.6 per cent to $A3.3bn. CEO Peter Tonagh says Foxtel’s marketing will emphasise that the company streams video on demand to any device rather than merely providing a linear TV service. He adds that it boasts more of the biggest box-office hits from 2015 than Netflix.

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FOXTEL MANAGEMENT PTY LTD, NETFLIX INCORPORATED, SINGTEL OPTUS PTY LTD, NATIONAL RUGBY LEAGUE

Hywood goes it alone on digital subscription

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Original article by Jake Mitchell
The Australian – Page: 23 : 11-Aug-16

Fairfax Media will no longer quote the Audited Media Association of Australia’s data on digital newspaper subscriptions in its financial reports, after questioning the accuracy of the figures. The media group will instead publish its own digital subscription data in ASX releases. The AMA has reported that subscriptions to the digital edition of "The Age" fell by 6.3 per cent in the March 2016 quarter and 3.4 per cent in the year to March, while "Sydney Morning Herald" digital subscriptions grew by 0.9 per cent in the year to March.

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FAIRFAX MEDIA LIMITED – ASX FXJ, AUDITED MEDIA ASSOCIATION OF AUSTRALIA LIMITED

Fairfax ‘reviews’ its papers

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Original article by Jake Mitchell
The Australian – Page: 23 : 11-Aug-16

Fairfax Media has posted a 2015-16 net loss of $A893.5m, following a profit of $A83.2m in 2014-15. The latest result was marred by a $A1bn writedown in the value of its newspapers. The listed media group’s underlying net profit was 7.6 per cent lower at $A132.5m, and revenue fell by 0.6 per cent to $A1.83bn. CEO Greg Hywood says the company will consider all options for its publishing businesses, adding that the Australian Community Media regional newspapers business is under review.

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FAIRFAX MEDIA LIMITED – ASX FXJ, AUSTRALIAN COMMUNITY MEDIA PTY LTD, DOMAIN.COM.AU, PLATINUM EQUITY HOLDINGS, SENSIS PTY LTD, TELSTRA CORPORATION LIMITED – ASX TLS, GRESHAM PARTNERS LIMITED, NEWS CORP AUSTRALIA PTY LTD, NEWS CORPORATION – ASX NWS, MACQUARIE GROUP LIMITED – ASX MQG

Digital helps Seven attract Olympics audience

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Original article by John Stensholt
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 7 : 9-Aug-16

The Seven Network’s TV broadcast of the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games opening ceremony was watched by 1.61 million viewers in Australia’s five main capital cities. Meanwhile, Seven’s streaming coverage attracted 4.1 million viewers during the first two days of the Games, including a record 2.8 million streams on the second day. Seven has conceded that there have been problems with its streaming up, which it attributes to global demand for streaming services.

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SEVEN WEST MEDIA LIMITED – ASX SWM, SEVEN NETWORK LIMITED, NINE NETWORK AUSTRALIA LIMITED, NINE ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY HOLDINGS LIMITED – ASX NEC, OLYMPIC BROADCASTING SERVICES, AUSTRALIAN OPEN TENNIS, AUSTRALIAN FOOTBALL LEAGUE

Fairfax mulls sale of regional newspapers

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Original article by Jake Mitchell
The Australian – Page: 21 & 24 : 9-Aug-16

Fairfax Media has declined to comment on speculation that it could divest the Australian Community Media division. The media group is said to have held talks with Platinum Equity about buying its portfolio of regional newspapers, which was primarily acquired via the 2007 merger with Rural Press. Fairfax already proposes to sell its New Zealand newspaper assets to NZME.

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FAIRFAX MEDIA LIMITED – ASX FXJ, AUSTRALIAN COMMUNITY MEDIA, RURAL PRESS LIMITED, NZME LIMITED – ASX NZM, APN NEWS AND MEDIA LIMITED – ASX APN, NEWS CORP AUSTRALIA PTY LTD, NEWS CORPORATION – ASX NWS, AUSTRALIAN REGIONAL MEDIA, AUSTRALIAN COMPETITION AND CONSUMER COMMISSION, PLATINUM EQUITY HOLDINGS, SENSIS PTY LTD, TELSTRA CORPORATION LIMITED – ASX TLS

Network Ten’s recovery by design

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Original article by Max Mason
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 30 : 8-Aug-16

The Ten Network’s shares of free-to-air TV advertising revenue rose to 25.2 per cent in the first six months of 2016, compared with just 20.1 per cent in early 2014. Maxus CEO Mark McCraith says the consistency of Ten’s programming has been a major contributor to the network’s increased ratings. Meanwhile, Ten’s chief programming officer Beverley McGarvey stresses the importance of selecting the right host for popular shows like "Family Feud".

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TEN NETWORK HOLDINGS LIMITED – ASX TEN, MAXUS AUSTRALIA PTY LTD, SEVEN NETWORK LIMITED, NINE NETWORK AUSTRALIA LIMITED, KPMG AUSTRALIA PTY LTD, MULTI CHANNEL NETWORK PTY LTD, FOXTEL MANAGEMENT PTY LTD, PHD CREATIVE PTY LTD, THINK TV, GOOGLE INCORPORATED, FACEBOOK INCORPORATED, NETFLIX INCORPORATED, YOUTUBE INCORPORATED