MASS MEDIA – AUSTRALIA

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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MEDIA, ENTERTAINMENT AND ARTS ALLIANCE, HUMAN RIGHTS LAW CENTRE LIMITED

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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ROY MORGAN LIMITED, THINKNEWSBRANDS

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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ROY MORGAN LIMITED

ABC’s login plan to stem exodus fuels privacy fears

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Original article by Tom Burton
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 8 : 23-Feb-22

The ABC has defended its decision to require mandatory logins for users of its iview platform from 15 March. Amongst other things, the public broadcaster argues that personalised iview services will allow users to receive program recommendations and resume watching a show at any time and on any device. The ABC also claims that a more personalised iview experience could prevent the loss of younger audiences, which it says appear to favour the enhanced platform offerings of international video-on-demand services. However, privacy advocates have expressed concern about the ABC’s push for iview logins.

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AUSTRALIAN BROADCASTING CORPORATION, IVIEW

7.5 million Australians are now watching Broadcast Video on Demand such as 7plus, 9Now, 10 Play and ABC iView

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Original article by Roy Morgan
Market Research Update – Page: Online : 23-Feb-22

New data from Roy Morgan shows that 7.5 million Australians now watch ‘Broadcast Video on Demand’ (BVOD) services. Viewership of BVOD services grew strongly during the early stages of the pandemic, with an increase of around 2.1 million viewers (+39.5%) in 2020 compared to the December 2019 quarter. This level of growth was always going to be hard to maintain and over the last year an additional 130,000 viewers streamed BVOD services, an increase of 1.8% on 2020, for a total of over 7.5 million viewers (35.5%). ABC iView continues to be the clear market leader with 4.13 million viewers in an average four weeks, up 985,000 (+31.3%) from two years ago, although down 633,000 (-13.3%) on a year ago. SBS On Demand remains in second place and is now viewed by 2.86 million Australians representing an increase of 217,000 (+8.2%) from two years ago although down 653,000 (-18.6%) from a year ago. The leader of the three traditional commercial broadcasters is the Seven Network’s 7plus which is now viewed by 2.6 million Australians, an increase of 727,000 (+38.8%) from a year ago. Close behind are the Nine Entertainment Company’s 9Now which is viewed by 2.38 million Australians, up 318,000 (+15.4%) on a year ago and Network 10’s 10 Play, now viewed by 1.7 million Australians, up 358,000 (+26.7%). This new data comes from Roy Morgan Single Source, Australia’s most comprehensive consumer survey, derived from in-depth interviews with over 60,000 Australians each year.

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ROY MORGAN LIMITED, AUSTRALIAN BROADCASTING CORPORATION, SPECIAL BROADCASTING SERVICE (SBS), NINE ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY HOLDINGS LIMITED – ASX NEC, SEVEN NETWORK LIMITED, TEN NETWORK HOLDINGS LIMITED

Chinese hackers attack local media group

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Original article by Ben Packham
The Australian – Page: 2 : 10-Feb-22

Cybersecurity firm CyberCX has revealed that a major Australian media company was targeted by hackers on 10 December, immediately after the ‘Log4j’ vulnerability was exposed. CyberCX’s chief strategy officer Alastair MacGibbon says the hackers used techniques that are consistent with Chinese ‘state-sponsored actors’. He adds that media companies are attractive targets for such hackers because they receive and analyse information that has intelligence value. The media company has not been identified, although it is not News Corp; it is also not believed to be Nine Entertainment, which was targeted by a cyber attack in March 2021.

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CYBERCX, NEWS CORP AUSTRALIA PTY LTD, NEWS CORPORATION – ASX NWS, NINE ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY HOLDINGS LIMITED – ASX NEC

The ABC’s budget hasn’t been restored – it’s still facing $1.2 billion in losses over a decade

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Original article by Alexandra Wake, Michael Ward
The New Daily – Page: Online : 10-Feb-22

The ABC’s management has welcomed the federal government’s new three-year funding package and the abolition of the budget indexation freeze that was imposed in 2018. The ABC will receive $3.284bn over the three years from 2022-23, including $45.8m to continue its enhanced news gathering program for local public interest journalism in regional areas. However, analysis shows that the ABC’s funding has been cut by $783m in total since 2014, and it faces accumulated funding cuts of $1.201bn over the period from 2014-15 to 2024-25.

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AUSTRALIAN BROADCASTING CORPORATION