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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

TV on track for licence fee cut

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Original article by Dominic White
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 5 : 25-Jan-16

The Department of Communications has recommended a reduction in the annual licence fee paid by Australia’s free-to-air TV networks. Such a move could increase industry support for proposed changes to cross-media ownership laws, although Communications Minister Mitch Fifield has warned that any reduction in licence fees would have to be accompanied by increased revenue or measures to cut costs elsewhere.

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AUSTRALIA. DEPT OF COMMUNICATIONS AND THE ARTS, AUSTRALIA. DEPT OF THE TREASURY, SEVEN WEST MEDIA LIMITED – ASX SWM, NEWS CORP AUSTRALIA PTY LTD, NEWS CORPORATION – ASX NWS, NINE ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY HOLDINGS LIMITED – ASX NEC, TEN NETWORK HOLDINGS LIMITED – ASX TEN, FOXTEL MANAGEMENT PTY LTD, GOOGLE INCORPORATED, NETFLIX INCORPORATED, FACEBOOK INCORPORATED, TELSTRA CORPORATION LIMITED – ASX TLS, WIN CORPORATION PTY LTD, AUSTRALIAN SUBSCRIPTION TELEVISION AND RADIO ASSOCIATION (ASTRA) INCORPORATED, SCREEN PRODUCERS AUSTRALIA, AUSTRALIAN LABOR PARTY

Big Bash can get bigger, says Ten

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Original article by John Stensholt
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 31 : 25-Jan-16

Australia’s domestic Twenty20 competition has been a ratings success for the Ten Network, with each match in the 2015-16 season attracting an average of 1.02 million viewers. Ten’s head of sports David Barham is confident that the network can gain even higher ratings in 2016-17. Ten has paid $A20m a year under its current rights deal, and some industry observers have suggested that the next BBL broadcasting deal could be worth at least $A50m a year.

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TEN NETWORK HOLDINGS LIMITED – ASX TEN, BIG BASH LEAGUE, CRICKET AUSTRALIA

Cricket’s Big Bash hits a six for Ten

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Original article by John Stensholt
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 1 & 6 : 21-Jan-16

The Ten Network’s current deal to broadcast the domestic Twenty20 tournament is worth $A20m a year. However, some experts believe that the next Big Bash League (BBL) rights deal could potentially be worth between $A50m and $A60m a year, due to the success of Ten’s coverage. Each match in the 2015-16 BBL series has attracted an average audience of 1.013 million viewers, and Ten’s audience share has increased by 15 per cent year-on-year.

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TEN NETWORK HOLDINGS LIMITED – ASX TEN, CRICKET AUSTRALIA, NINE ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY HOLDINGS LIMITED – ASX NEC, SEVEN WEST MEDIA LIMITED – ASX SWM, AUSTRALIAN OPEN TENNIS, AUSTRALIAN FOOTBALL LEAGUE, NATIONAL RUGBY LEAGUE

Netflix growth slows, Stan lifts

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Original article by Dominic White
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 24 : 20-Jan-16

The Stan subscription video-on-demand service gained more than 100,000 customers in December 2015, according to CEO Mike Sneesby. Stan’s subscriber base is expected to top 700,000 by 26 January 2016, one year after the service was launched. Meanwhile, data from Roy Morgan Research shows that growth in Netflix subscribers slowed in the December quarter, although it is now accessed by 2.73 million Australians.

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STAN ENTERTAINMENT PTY LTD, NETFLIX INCORPORATED, ROY MORGAN RESEARCH LIMITED, FAIRFAX MEDIA LIMITED – ASX FXJ, NINE ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY HOLDINGS LIMITED – ASX NEC, PRESTO ENTERTAINMENT PTY LTD, FOXTEL MANAGEMENT PTY LTD, SEVEN WEST MEDIA LIMITED – ASX SWM, TELSTRA CORPORATION LIMITED – ASX TLS, WARNER BROS

Oldest station looks to lifestyle

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Original article by Michael Bodey
The Australian – Page: 25 : 18-Jan-16

Macquarie Media CEO Adam Lang says the group is reviewing the format of its 2UE radio station in Sydney, although he has declined to comment on reports that it will adopt a lifestyle and sponsored advertising format. It competes with ABC702 and fellow Macquarie Media station 2GB in the crowded Sydney market. Meanwhile, Macquarie is believed to be in talks with a potential buyer of 2CH, which must be divested under current media ownership laws.

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MACQUARIE MEDIA LIMITED – ASX MRN, RADIO 2UE SYDNEY PTY LTD, 2GB, RADIO 2CH PTY LTD, AUSTRALIAN BROADCASTING CORPORATION, IINET LIMITED, MYOB GROUP LIMITED – ASX MYO, RAINE AND HORNE PTY LTD, AUSTRALIAN COMMUNICATIONS AND MEDIA AUTHORITY, 4bc use RADIO 4BC BRISBANE PTY LTD, MAGIC 882, 3AW SOUTHERN CROSS RADIO PTY LTD, MAGIC 1278, 6PR SOUTHERN CROSS RADIO PTY LTD