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Seven West optimistic of securing AFL rights

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Original article by Mark Di Stefano, Patrick Durkin
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 3 : 17-Aug-22

The Australian Football League was hoping to finalise its next broadcasting rights deal after the last round of the home-and-away season this weekend. However, insiders have suggested that the AFL will not rush a deal in order to secure the best outcome. The AFL Commission discussed the competing bids on Monday, and it hopes to sell the broadcasting and streaming rights for around $3bn. Incumbent free-to-air rights holder Seven West Media is confident that its deal will be renewed, with CEO James Warburton noting that it has a "very strong" relationship with the AFL.

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AUSTRALIAN FOOTBALL LEAGUE, SEVEN WEST MEDIA LIMITED – ASX SWM, SEVEN NETWORK LIMITED

Australian streaming apps from TV brands chip away at Netflix dominance

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Original article by Josh Taylor
The Guardian Australia – Page: Online : 3-Aug-22

Data from Sensor Tower shows that the Disney+ app was downloaded almost two million times in Australia during the last 12 months. Disney+ retained its status as the top downloaded entertainment app in Australia, ahead of Amazon, TikTok and Netflix. The streaming apps of local companies Nine, the ABC, Seven and Stan were also among the 10 most-downloaded apps during the last year. Sensor Tower’s data is based on the number of new downloads from the Apple and Android stores. Netflix still dominates Australia’s streaming video sector; research by Roy Morgan in February found that Netflix has more than 12 million subscribers nationwide.

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SENSOR TOWER, DISNEY+, AMAZON PRIME VIDEO, TIKTOK, NETFLIX INCORPORATED, NINE ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY HOLDINGS LIMITED – ASX NEC, SEVEN WEST MEDIA LIMITED – ASX SWM, AUSTRALIAN BROADCASTING CORPORATION, STAN ENTERTAINMENT PTY LTD, ROY MORGAN LIMITED

Seven’s streaming arm fuels success

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Original article by James Madden
The Australian – Page: 19 : 27-Jun-22

Seven West Media’s 7plus broadcast video-on-demand platform recorded year-on-year growth of 57 per cent in 2021. Seven’s chief digital officer Gereurd Roberts recently indicated that 7plus accounted for 45 per cent of all BVOD streaming minutes in the free-to-air sector during the year, while Seven CEO James Warburton wants BVOD viewing numbers to be included in the official ratings data. Seven has dominated the ratings so far in 2022, winning 13 of the 17 weeks in metropolitan areas and every week in regional areas.

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Wilkinson warned over Higgins speech

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Original article by Sarah Ison, Emily Kowal
The Australian – Page: 1 & 2 : 22-Jun-22

The ACT Supreme Court has indefinitely delayed the trial of a man who allegedly raped former Liberal staffer Brittany Higgins at Parliament House in Canberra. Chief Justice Lucy McCallum said the trial will have to be postponed after Ten Network presenter Lisa Wilkinson referred to Higgins in her Logies acceptance speech on Sunday night. Wilkinson won a Logie award for her interview with Higgins in 2021. Justice McCallum warned that the publicity generated by the speech had ‘obliterated’ the distinction between an allegation and a finding of guilt. The court heard that ACT Director of Public Prosecutions Shane Drumgold had told Wilkinson the case could be postponed if she referred to it at the Logies.

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Swiss cheese shield laws set for review

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Original article by Lydia Lynch
The Australian – Page: 23 : 30-May-22

Queensland recently became the last Australian jurisdiction to pass legislation to protect journalists from naming their confidential sources in court. Adam Portelli of the Media, Entertainment & Arts Alliance says the introduction of uniform ‘shield’ laws is urgently needed, and the MEAA will urge the new federal government to do so. Portelli argues that the "Swiss cheese" nature of Australia’s shield laws deter potential whistleblowers from coming forward. Human Rights Law Centre lawyer Kieran Pender has also called for consistent shield laws nationwide.

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Eyeballs on the march as free-to-air TV slumps

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Original article by James Madden, Sophie Elsworth
The Australian – Page: 15 & 23 : 30-May-22

Analysis of ratings data from OzTAM highlights the decline of free-to-air television in Australia. SBS has increased its audience by 15 per cent since 2012, but viewership of the other FTA broadcasters has declined. This decline is particularly acute in the breakfast timeslot; the average weekday metropolitan audience of Seven Network’s ‘Sunrise’ was 260,650 in 2021, compared with 364,445 in 2012, while the average audience of Nine’s ‘Today’ has fallen from 334,954 to just 219,032. The increasingly crowded streaming market has accelerated the decline of FTA in recent years. However, Ben Willee of Spinach Advertising says TV is still a powerful medium for reaching audiences.

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OZTAM PTY LTD, SPECIAL BROADCASTING SERVICE (SBS), SEVEN NETWORK LIMITED, NINE NETWORK AUSTRALIA LIMITED, SPINACH ADVERTISING PTY LTD

Total News readership is up 0.9 per cent for the 12 months to December 2021 with growth in all Australian states and territories

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Original article by Roy Morgan
Market Research Update – Page: Online : 1-Mar-22

The latest Total News readership figures produced by Roy Morgan on behalf of ThinkNewsBrands shows that 20.4 million Australians consumed news in a four-week period in the year to December 2021, an increase of 0.9 per cent compared with 2020. The readership figures show that Total News reaches 97 per cent of the population aged 14+. Total News consists of all news brands (print and digital) and digital news websites. Readership has grown in all states and territories, while digital news maintains its position of strength with readership of 19.3 million, up 1.5 per cent year-on-year.

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Magazine categories enjoy strong growth in 2021 led by Food & Entertainment, Home & Garden, General Interest and Health & Family – all with readership up year on year

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Original article by Roy Morgan
Market Research Update – Page: Online : 1-Mar-22

The Roy Morgan Australian Readership report for the 12 months to December 2021 shows that more than 11 million Australians aged 14+ (52.4%) now read print magazines, an increase of 1.4% from a year ago. This market broadens to 15 million Australians aged 14+ (70.8%) who read magazines in print or online either via the web or an app, a small drop of 3.9 per cent from a year ago. The overall magazine industry readership figures are up compared to a year ago, and the print readership of the three most widely read magazine categories increased significantly from a year ago. Readership of Food & Entertainment increased 7.2 per cent to over 7.1 million, General Interest was up 6.8 per cent to over 4 million and Home & Garden increased by 7.9 per cent to over 3.7 million. More than 80% of Australia’s top 25 most widely read magazines (21 out of 25) experienced growth in their print readership during 2021 compared to a year earlier. Better Homes & Gardens is Australia’s most widely read paid magazine with print readership up 2.7 per cent to 1,6211,000 ahead of the Australian Women’s Weekly with a print readership of 1,291,000, an increase of 0.2 per cent on a year ago. These are the latest findings from the Roy Morgan Single Source survey of 65,093 Australians aged 14+ in the 12 months to December 2021.

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Total News readership is up 0.9 per cent for the 12 months to December 2021 with growth in all Australian states and territories

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Original article by Roy Morgan
Market Research Update – Page: Online : 1-Mar-22

The latest Total News readership figures produced by Roy Morgan on behalf of ThinkNewsBrands shows that 20.4 million Australians consumed news in a four-week period in the year to December 2021, an increase of 0.9 per cent compared with 2020. The readership figures show that Total News reaches 97 per cent of the population aged 14+. Total News consists of all news brands (print and digital) and digital news websites. Readership has grown in all states and territories, while digital news maintains its position of strength with readership of 19.3 million, up 1.5 per cent year-on-year.

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Magazine categories enjoy strong growth in 2021 led by Food & Entertainment, Home & Garden, General Interest and Health & Family – all with readership up year on year

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Original article by Roy Morgan
Market Research Update – Page: Online : 1-Mar-22

The Roy Morgan Australian Readership report for the 12 months to December 2021 shows that more than 11 million Australians aged 14+ (52.4%) now read print magazines, an increase of 1.4% from a year ago. This market broadens to 15 million Australians aged 14+ (70.8%) who read magazines in print or online either via the web or an app, a small drop of 3.9 per cent from a year ago. The overall magazine industry readership figures are up compared to a year ago, and the print readership of the three most widely read magazine categories increased significantly from a year ago. Readership of Food & Entertainment increased 7.2 per cent to over 7.1 million, General Interest was up 6.8 per cent to over 4 million and Home & Garden increased by 7.9 per cent to over 3.7 million. More than 80% of Australia’s top 25 most widely read magazines (21 out of 25) experienced growth in their print readership during 2021 compared to a year earlier. Better Homes & Gardens is Australia’s most widely read paid magazine with print readership up 2.7 per cent to 1,6211,000 ahead of the Australian Women’s Weekly with a print readership of 1,291,000, an increase of 0.2 per cent on a year ago. These are the latest findings from the Roy Morgan Single Source survey of 65,093 Australians aged 14+ in the 12 months to December 2021.

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