MASS MEDIA – AUSTRALIA

Nine mulls a punt on fantasy betting market

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Original article by Jake Mitchell
The Australian – Page: 25 : 8-Feb-16

Australian media companies are hoping to capitalise on the growing popularity of fantasy betting. Nine Entertainment Company is believed to be keen to enter the market, while News Corp Australia has had discussions with Moneyball. Meanwhile, Australian-listed TopBetta recently held talks with both News Corp and Seven West Media. Fantasy betting is also attracting interest from gambling companies such as CrownBet.

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NINE ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY HOLDINGS LIMITED – ASX NEC, NEWS CORP AUSTRALIA PTY LTD, NEWS CORPORATION – ASX NWS, MONEYBALL, TOPBETTA HOLDINGS LIMITED – ASX TBH, SEVEN WEST MEDIA LIMITED – ASX SWM, CROWNBET PTY LTD, TABCORP HOLDINGS LIMITED – ASX TAH, TATTS GROUP LIMITED – ASX TTS, LADBROKES, FAIRFAX MEDIA LIMITED – ASX FXJ, DRAFTKINGS, FANDUEL

Optus prepares for Premier League debut

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Original article by Max Mason
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 29 : 8-Feb-16

Australian telco Optus has yet to provide much detail of its packages for access to English Premier League matches, with its exclusive broadcasting contract to begin in August 2016. However, the telco is said to be planning to introduce a direct-to-consumer subscription-based streaming service for mobile devices and PCs. It is expected to be available to customers of rival telcos, although they will pay a higher price than Optus customers.

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SINGTEL OPTUS PTY LTD, ENGLISH PREMIER LEAGUE, SINGAPORE TELECOMMUNICATIONS LIMITED, FOXTEL MANAGEMENT PTY LTD, TELSTRA CORPORATION LIMITED – ASX TLS, MANCHESTER UNITED FOOTBALL CLUB, LIVERPOOL FOOTBALL CLUB PLC, ARSENAL FOOTBALL CLUB PLC, AL JAZEERA, BEIN SPORTS, UNION EUROPEENNE DE FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION, DFL DEUTSCHE FUSSBALL LIGA GMBH, FETCHTV PTY LTD, APPLE INCORPORATED, FOX SPORTS AUSTRALIA PTY LTD, AUSTRALIAN FOOTBALL LEAGUE, NATIONAL RUGBY LEAGUE, STAN ENTERTAINMENT PTY LTD, FAIRFAX MEDIA LIMITED – ASX FXJ, NINE ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY HOLDINGS LIMITED – ASX NEC

Roy Morgan Newspaper Print Readership and Cross-Platform Audience Results for December 2015

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Original article by Roy Morgan Research
Market Research Update – Page: Online : 4-Feb-16

Roy Morgan Research has released its Print Readership and seven-day Cross-Platform Audience results for Australian newspapers for the year to December 2015. Readership of the weekday edition of "The Age" has fallen by 16.1 per cent, while readership of the Saturday and Sunday editions fell by 15.4 per cent and 19 per cent respectively. However, readership of the weekend edition of "The Australian Financial Review" increased by 25.2 per cent. "Smart Investor" had the highest growth in readership of newspaper inserted magazines. Meanwhile, 10 of the 14 major mastheads expanded their digital reach in 2015, as more Australians accessed newspaper content via website or app. Roy Morgan Research CEO Michele Levine says Ro Morgan Audiences is a game-changing new tool that can measure and evaluate unique digital audiences across devices, and provide owners and advertisers with twice-daily updates on who has been reached, how many times, via which of their devices.

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ROY MORGAN RESEARCH LIMITED

Roy Morgan Magazine Readership and Cross-Platform Audiences for December 2015

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Original article by Roy Morgan Research
Market Research Update – Page: Online : 4-Feb-16

Roy Morgan Research’s latest Australian Magazine Readership survey shows that 12,219,000 Australians 14+ read the latest issue of at least one print magazine on average in the year to December 2015. This is 1.9 per cent lower than the previous year. "Coles Magazine" remained the most widely-read print magazine during the period, with an average readership of 2,994,000 per issue (an increase of 8.1 per cent). Meanwhile, a number of titles recorded an increase in total cross-platform audiences, including "The Monthly" (up 13.4 per cent to 263,000), "Women’s Health" (up 7.7 per cent to 435,000), and "Open Road" (up 1.5 per cent to 1,033,000).

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ROY MORGAN RESEARCH LIMITED

ABC boss warns of cheap imports

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Original article by Sid Maher
The Australian – Page: 6 : 4-Feb-16

The ABC’s outgoing MD Mark Scott has questioned whether profit-driven Australian media companies will continue to produce local content. Speaking at the ABC’s annual parliamentary showcase in Canberra, he argued that the public broadcaster is best-placed to deliver such content, and urged all political parties to support it. Scott also noted that low-cost international content presents a threat to local content.

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AUSTRALIAN BROADCASTING CORPORATION, AUSTRALIA. DEPT OF COMMUNICATIONS AND THE ARTS, NETFLIX INCORPORATED, GOOGLE INCORPORATED, APPLE INCORPORATED, AUSTRALIAN LABOR PARTY, NATIONAL PARTY OF AUSTRALIA, FACEBOOK INCORPORATED, RADIO NATIONAL

Seven aces digital Open coverage

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Original article by John Stensholt
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 31 : 1-Feb-16

Seven West Media’s live streaming of its tennis coverage was viewed about 4.4 million times during the summer of 2014-15. It is estimated that this will exceed eight million views in the 2015-16 summer, including users of the 7tennis app and the Plus7 live TV stream. Seven’s chief digital officer Clive Dickens notes that just one sponsor of Seven’s TV coverage chose not to take up a sponsorship package for its digital coverage. He adds that the success of the tennis coverage bodes well for Seven’s broadcast of the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games.

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SEVEN WEST MEDIA LIMITED – ASX SWM, SEVEN NETWORK LIMITED, AUSTRALIAN OPEN TENNIS

Viewers shun TV for devices

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Original article by Michael Bodey
The Australian – Page: 25 : 1-Feb-16

OzTAM will officially launch its new digital TV ratings system in early February 2016. It will measure the number of people who view TV content online and via portable devices. The launch of the Video Player Measurement system has coincided with a decline in the amount of time people spent watching traditional broadcast TV. The Australian Multi-Screen Report shows that this fell from an average of about three hour per day to just two hours and 49 minutes in the December 2014 quarter.

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OZTAM PTY LTD, NINE NETWORK AUSTRALIA LIMITED, NINE ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY HOLDINGS LIMITED – ASX NEC, FOXTEL MANAGEMENT PTY LTD, NETFLIX INCORPORATED

Stan becomes video star with Showtime deal

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Original article by Jake Mitchell
The Australian – Page: 19 : 29-Jan-16

Australian subscription video-on-demand provider Stan has secured a content deal with CBS Corporation-owned US cable TV network Showtime. The exclusive arrangement will give Stan exclusive local rights to all new Showtime content for at least five years, as well as its existing catalogue of TV shows. Stan, which is a joint venture between Fairfax Media and Nine Entertainment Company, is believed to have about 700,000 gross subscribers.

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STAN ENTERTAINMENT PTY LTD, SHOWTIME, CBS CORPORATION, FAIRFAX MEDIA LIMITED – ASX FXJ, NINE ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY HOLDINGS LIMITED – ASX NEC, NETFLIX INCORPORATED, FOXTEL MANAGEMENT PTY LTD, NEWS CORP AUSTRALIA PTY LTD, NEWS CORPORATION – ASX NWS, TELSTRA CORPORATION LIMITED – ASX TLS, SKY PLC, BELL MEDIA, WARNER BROS

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

Execs hail digital TV ratings

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Original article by Jake Mitchell
The Australian – Page: 19 : 28-Jan-16

The Ten Network’s chief ­programming officer, Beverley McGarvey, says the introduction of OzTAM’s digital TV ratings system is an "important step forward" for the media sector. The new Video Player Measurement report has also been welcomed by Steve Weaver, the Nine Network’s director of audience analytics and insights. The new report will provide data on content that is viewed online via the networks’ catch-up services.

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TEN NETWORK HOLDINGS LIMITED – ASX TEN, NINE NETWORK AUSTRALIA LIMITED, NINE ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY HOLDINGS LIMITED – ASX NEC, OZTAM PTY LTD, SEVEN WEST MEDIA LIMITED – ASX SWM, AUSTRALIAN BROADCASTING CORPORATION, SPECIAL BROADCASTING SERVICE (SBS), FOXTEL MANAGEMENT PTY LTD