MASS MEDIA – AUSTRALIA

Ten delays on third billionaire nominee

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Original article by Dominic White
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 23 : 16-Dec-15

Lachlan Murdoch and Gina Rinehart are expected to retain their nominees on the new six-person board of Ten Network. The free-to-air broadcaster has allocated three seats to representatives of its four billionaire shareholders. However, Ten is not keen to appoint a nominee of WIN Corporation owner Bruce Gordon, as he also holds a stake in Nine Entertainment Company. WIN’s affiliation agreement with Nine ends on 31 December 2015, and Nine is seeking an increase in WIN’s advertising revenue under a new deal.

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TEN NETWORK HOLDINGS LIMITED – ASX TEN, WIN CORPORATION PTY LTD, NINE ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY HOLDINGS LIMITED – ASX NEC, BIRKETU PTY LTD, SOUTHERN CROSS MEDIA GROUP LIMITED – ASX SXL, SEVEN NETWORK LIMITED, PRIME MEDIA GROUP LIMITED – ASX PRT, FOXTEL MANAGEMENT PTY LTD, HANCOCK PROSPECTING PTY LTD

ABC ups pay to lure Google exec as managing director

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Original article by Dominic White
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 10 : 16-Dec-15

The ABC has declined to comment on reports that Michelle Guthrie will succeed MD Mark Scott. Guthrie is currently Google’s MD of agency relationships for the Asia-Pacific region, and is based in Singapore. She has extensive experience in the Australian and international media industry, including roles at Foxtel, BSkyB and Hong Kong-based Star TV. It is believed that Guthrie will be paid an annual salary of about $A1m, compared with Scott’s remuneration of $A823,613 in 2013-14.

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AUSTRALIAN BROADCASTING CORPORATION, GOOGLE INCORPORATED, FOXTEL MANAGEMENT PTY LTD, BSKYB, STAR TV, NEWS CORPORATION – ASX NWS, NEWS CORP AUSTRALIA PTY LTD, SPECIAL BROADCASTING SERVICE (SBS), AUSTRALIA. REMUNERATION TRIBUNAL, PROVIDENCE EQUITY PARTNERS INCORPORATED, ALLENS

Seven serving up streaming

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Original article by Max Mason
The Age – Page: 25 : 14-Dec-15

Seven West Media’s tennis coverage during January 2015 was streamed 4.4 million times, with the bulk of viewers using tablets or mobile phones. The media group will stream more than 2,100 hours of tennis during January 2016, and will use its experience of the previous year to improve its coverage. Seven’s new and existing tennis sponsors have bought packages for both its traditional TV broadcasts and online coverage.

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SEVEN WEST MEDIA LIMITED – ASX SWM, SEVEN NETWORK LIMITED, AUSTRALIAN OPEN TENNIS, HOPMAN CUP PTY LTD, TELSTRA CORPORATION LIMITED – ASX TLS, WILLIAM HILL AUSTRALIA PTY LTD, BLACKMORES LIMITED – ASX BKL, INDUSTRY SUPERANNUATION FUND, KIA MOTORS AUSTRALIA PTY LTD, AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND BANKING GROUP LIMITED – ASX ANZ, NETFLIX INCORPORATED, YOUTUBE INCORPORATED, THE EMIRATES MELBOURNE CUP

Hopes high for a better year in media

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Original article by Darren Davidson
The Australian – Page: 16 : 14-Dec-15

Data from ZenithOptimedia shows that advertising expenditure across all media is expected to reach a record $A13.4bn in Australia during calendar 2016. Meanwhile, a survey of the CEOs of 23 media companies has identified key issues for the industry in 2016. They include cross-media ownership reform, government measures to stimulate economic growth following the end of the resources boom, and the need for Australia to become more innovative.

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ZENITH OPTIMEDIA, SEVEN WEST MEDIA LIMITED – ASX SWM, NEWS CORP AUSTRALIA PTY LTD, NEWS CORPORATION – ASX NWS, NOVA ENTERTAINMENT PTY LTD, FOXTEL MANAGEMENT PTY LTD, NINE ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY HOLDINGS LIMITED – ASX NEC, SEEK LIMITED – ASX SEK, TEN NETWORK HOLDINGS LIMITED – ASX TEN, AUSTRALIA. DEPT OF THE PRIME MINISTER AND CABINET, TELSTRA CORPORATION LIMITED – ASX TLS, FACEBOOK INCORPORATED, REA GROUP LIMITED – ASX REA, IPROPERTY GROUP LIMITED – ASX IPP

Greste warns against media curbs

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Original article by Rosie Lewis
The Australian – Page: 4 : 11-Dec-15

Australian journalist Peter Greste was presented with the Human Rights Medal by Human Rights Commission president Gillian Triggs on 10 December 2015. Greste used his speech to express concern about the potential impact of the Federal Government’s national security laws on free speech and freedom of the press.

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AUSTRALIAN HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION, AL JAZEERA

Mad Max scoops the pool at awards

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Original article by Michael Bodey
The Australian – Page: 3 : 10-Dec-15

The Australian Academy of Cinema & Television Arts Awards were presented on 9 December 2015. "Mad Max: Fury Road" took out eight awards in the feature films category, including film of the year and best director. "The Dressmaker" won four awards, including best actress and the People’s Choice Award. A mini-series on the life of entertainer Peter Allen won seven awards in the television category.

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AUSTRALIAN ACADEMY OF CINEMA AND TELEVISION ARTS, SEVEN NETWORK LIMITED, FOXTEL MANAGEMENT PTY LTD, SPECIAL BROADCASTING SERVICE (SBS), AUSTRALIAN BROADCASTING CORPORATION

UK executive tipped to lead ABC

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Original article by Darren Davidson
The Australian – Page: 1 & 6 : 10-Dec-15

The former controller of BBC One, Jay Hunt, has downplayed reports that she is a leading candidate to succeed Mark Scott as MD of the ABC. Hunt has been the chief creative officer at the UK’s Channel 4 since 2010, and says she has no immediate plans to leave the public broadcaster. ABC chairman Jim Spigelman is believed to favour Kim Williams as the new MD, although some ABC directors have reservations about appointing Williams to the role.

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AUSTRALIAN BROADCASTING CORPORATION, BRITISH BROADCASTING CORPORATION, CHANNEL 4 TELEVISION, FOXTEL MANAGEMENT PTY LTD, NEWS CORP AUSTRALIA PTY LTD, NEWS CORPORATION – ASX NWS, SCREEN AUSTRALIA, EGON ZEHNDER INTERNATIONAL, BRIGHTSPARK TV, CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY

Field of streams: the sports broadcasts that could win over Australian Netflix and YouTube audiences

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Original article by Roy Morgan Research
Market Research Update – Page: Online : 8-Dec-15

A Roy Morgan Single Source survey has found that 80 per cent of Australians aged 14+ watch sport on television. The survey, which was carried out in the six months to September 2015, also shows that 77 per cent of Australians who have a Netflix subscription almost always or occasionally watch at least one sport on TV, as do 79 per cent of those who visit YouTube. Meanwhile, Netflix subscribers are 25 per cent more likely than the average Australian to watch Super Rugby, and 18 per cent more likely to watch FIFA World Cup soccer. Visitors to YouTube have an above-average interest in soccer, being around 20 per cent more likely than average to watch the English Premier League, FIFA World Cup or A-League.

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ROY MORGAN RESEARCH LIMITED, NETFLIX INCORPORATED, YOUTUBE INCORPORATED, SUPER RUGBY, FEDERATION INTERNATIONALE DE FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION, ENGLISH PREMIER LEAGUE, THE A LEAGUE PTY LTD, AUSTRALIAN FOOTBALL LEAGUE, NATIONAL BASKETBALL LEAGUE, FOXTEL MANAGEMENT PTY LTD

Fairfax invests in neighbourhood company

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Original article by Max Mason
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 14 : 8-Dec-15

Australian-listed Fairfax Media has paid an undisclosed price for a 25 per cent stake in Nabo, a neighbourhood-based social media network that was founded in November 2014. Seven West Media and venture capital group Reinventure were both among the initial investors in Nabo, and each have a 25 per cent stake in the venture. Fairfax has previously invested in a similar New Zealand social media network called Neighbourly.

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FAIRFAX MEDIA LIMITED – ASX FXJ, NABO COMMUNITY, SEVEN WEST MEDIA LIMITED – ASX SWM, REINVENTURE GROUP PTY LTD, WESTPAC BANKING CORPORATION – ASX WBC, NEIGHBOURLY, NEXTDOOR.COM INCORPORATED, LIVINGSOCIAL

Ad market set for election bounce in 2016, say sales bosses

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Original article by Dominic White
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 30 : 7-Dec-15

Australia’s commercial TV networks are upbeat about the outlook for the advertising market in 2016. Seven West Media’s chief revenue officer Kurt Burnette notes that there was 11 per cent growth in the ad market in 2004, which is the last time the Olympics and a federal election were held in the same year. Optimism about the ad market in 2016 will also be bolstered by the national census in August.

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SEVEN WEST MEDIA LIMITED – ASX SWM, TEN NETWORK HOLDINGS LIMITED – ASX TEN, NINE ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY HOLDINGS LIMITED – ASX NEC, FOXTEL MANAGEMENT PTY LTD, SEVEN NETWORK LIMITED, PACIFIC MAGAZINES PTY LTD, NETFLIX INCORPORATED, YAHOO!7 COMMUNICATIONS AUSTRALIA PTY LTD, AUSTRALIAN BUREAU OF STATISTICS, MULTI CHANNEL NETWORK PTY LTD, NINE NETWORK AUSTRALIA LIMITED, OZTAM PTY LTD