MASS MEDIA – AUSTRALIA

Calls for Netflix to back local content

roymorgansocial Leave a comment

Original article by Dana McCauley
The Australian – Page: 24 : 2-Jul-18

Screen Producers Australia has used its submission to the competitive neutrality inquiry into public broadcasting to push for local content quotas to be extended to streaming video providers. It noted that Netflix has a larger library of Australian content on its US platform than it offers to local subscribers. SPA has called for government intervention to ensure that local content producers are not disadvantaged, while it has also urged legislative action to protect content producers against unfair contracts with regard to broadcasting and streaming rights.

CORPORATES
SCREEN PRODUCERS AUSTRALIA, AUSTRALIAN BROADCASTING CORPORATION, SPECIAL BROADCASTING SERVICE (SBS), NETFLIX INCORPORATED, AMAZON PRIME VIDEO, CBS CORPORATION, DELOITTE ACCESS ECONOMICS PTY LTD

Feud for thought: Grant Denyer takes home gold at the Logies

roymorgansocial Leave a comment

Original article by Michael Idato
The Age – Page: Online : 2-Jul-18

Family Feud host Grant Denyer has won the 2018 Gold Logie, despite the game show having been axed. Ray Meagher and Jessica Marais won the awards for the most popular actor and actress at the 60th annual TV Week Logie Awards, while "Wentworth" won the award for the most popular drama program. Meanwhile, subscription video-on-demand provider Stan won its first Logie, with "Romper Stomper" taking out the award for the most outstanding miniseries or telemovie. The Nine Network’s "60 Minutes" was inducted into the Logie Hall of Fame.

CORPORATES
TEN NETWORK HOLDINGS LIMITED, FOXTEL MANAGEMENT PTY LTD, STAN ENTERTAINMENT PTY LTD, NINE NETWORK AUSTRALIA LIMITED, AUSTRALIAN BROADCASTING CORPORATION, SPECIAL BROADCASTING SERVICE (SBS)

Ten looks local to weather cricket loss

roymorgansocial Leave a comment

Original article by Dana McCauley
The Australian – Page: 24 : 2-Jul-18

UBS forecasts that Australia’s free-to-air TV advertising market will record growth of 1.5 per cent in 2018-19. The firm says elections at federal and state level will boost the ad revenue of the Seven and Nine networks. Meanwhile, UBS figures show that the Ten Network’s share of ad revenue fell sharply during the first half of 2018. Ten intends to ramp up its local content after losing the Big Bash League broadcasting rights, with a number of new shows set to debut in the second half.

CORPORATES
UBS HOLDINGS PTY LTD, NINE NETWORK AUSTRALIA LIMITED, NINE ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY HOLDINGS LIMITED – ASX NEC, SEVEN NETWORK LIMITED, SEVEN WEST MEDIA LIMITED – ASX SWM, TEN NETWORK HOLDINGS LIMITED, CBS CORPORATION, BIG BASH LEAGUE, CRICKET AUSTRALIA

Optus lets SBS simulcast rest of World Cup

roymorgansocial Leave a comment

Original article by Jennifer Duke
The Age – Page: 5 : 29-Jun-18

Optus CEO Allen Lew says the telco is confident that it has resolved the technical issues that plagued its live streaming coverage during the first week of the FIFA World Cup. However, Optus has agreed to allow SBS to broadcast all remaining matches in the tournament, including ones that were initially to have been exclusive to Optus Sport. SBS MD Michael Ebeid notes that the public broadcaster’s World Cup coverage has attracted eight million viewers to date. Meanwhile, Tunisia has won 2-1 against Panama in the latest World Cup match.

CORPORATES
SINGTEL OPTUS PTY LTD, SPECIAL BROADCASTING SERVICE (SBS), WORLD CUP, FEDERATION INTERNATIONALE DE FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION, ENGLISH PREMIER LEAGUE

Court tells Wilson to pay back $4.2m

roymorgansocial Leave a comment

Original article by Michael Pelly
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 2 : 28-Jun-18

Victoria’s Court of Appeal has ordered Hollywood star Rebel Wilson to pay 80 per cent of the legal costs that Bauer Media incurred in its appeal against her landmark defamation payout. Wilson had initially been awarded a record $A4.7m, which Bauer paid in September 2017. This was subsequently reduced to just $A600,000 plus interest on appeal, and Wilson has been ordered to repay more than $A4.1m.

CORPORATES
BAUER MEDIA AUSTRALIA PTY LTD, COURT OF APPEAL (VICTORIA)

Social Media deeply distrusted by Australians

roymorgansocial Leave a comment

Original article by Roy Morgan
Market Research Update – Page: Online : 27-Jun-18

The MEDIA Net Trust Score Survey, which was conducted by Roy Morgan in May, reveals that 47 per cent of Australians distrust social media. Facebook by far is the most distrusted media brand. Young Australians distrust social media the most, with 68 per cent of 18 to 24-year-olds and 53 per cent of 25 to 34-year-olds distrusting social media. Meanwhile, men (49 per cent) distrust social media marginally more than women (45 per cent). According to survey respondents, their top five drivers of distrust in Social Media are: Fake News/manipulation of the truth; False statistics/audience measurement; Personal information stolen & distributed; Anyone can make claims without any evidence; News is sensationalised/becomes entertainment. Roy Morgan CEO Michele Levine says Social Media’s TRUST score is 5 per cent and its DISTRUST score is 47 per cent, so when one is subtracted from the other we reveal a Social Media NTS of minus 42 per cent, making it more toxic even than the banking industry.

CORPORATES
ROY MORGAN LIMITED, FACEBOOK INCORPORATED

ABC most trusted, Facebook most distrusted

roymorgansocial Leave a comment

Original article by Roy Morgan
Market Research Update – Page: Online : 27-Jun-18

The MEDIA Net Trust Survey, which was conducted by Roy Morgan in May, reveals that while Facebook – and Social Media generally – is deeply distrusted in Australia, the ABC is by far the nation’s most trusted media organisation. Some 47 per cent of all Australians distrust social media, but only 9 per cent distrust the ABC. Roy Morgan CEO Michele Levine says the media industry overall has a Net Trust Score of minus 7; Social Media has the lowest NTS at minus 42%, followed by Television (minus 16%) and Newspapers (minus 13%). The ABC, SBS and Fairfax Media are Australia’s most trusted media brands.

CORPORATES
ROY MORGAN LIMITED, AUSTRALIAN BROADCASTING CORPORATION, SPECIAL BROADCASTING SERVICE (SBS), FAIRFAX MEDIA LIMITED – ASX FXJ, FACEBOOK INCORPORATED

FIFA World Cup a favourite for Generation X & Millennial men

roymorgansocial Leave a comment

Original article by Roy Morgan
Market Research Update – Page: Online : 25-Jun-18

A Roy Morgan Single Source has found that 3.8 million Australians (19.1%) watch soccer on TV, and the FIFA World Cup is watched by over 3 million Australians (14.9%). The survey, which was carried out in the 12 months to March 2018, also shows that over 2.1 million men watch the FIFA World Cup, compared to just under 900,000 women. These enthusiasm levels are replicated when analysing the TV viewing habits of different generations. Some 26.6% of men in Generation X and 25.1% of Millennial men watch the FIFA World Cup on TV, compared to 19.6% of men in Generation Z, 18.4% of Baby Boomer men and 14.2% of Pre Boomer men. Meanwhile, over 10% of Generation X women watch the FIFA World Cup on TV – a higher proportion than any other generation. However, in contrast to men, it is the youngest women of Generation Z that are the next most interested in watching the FIFA World Cup on TV; 8.6% of women in Generation Z watch the FIFA World Cup on TV compared to 7.9% of Millennial women and 7.4% of Baby Boomer women.

CORPORATES
ROY MORGAN LIMITED, FEDERATION INTERNATIONALE DE FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION, WORLD CUP

YouTube Music set to challenge fast growing Spotify and SoundCloud

roymorgansocial Leave a comment

Original article by Roy Morgan
Market Research Update – Page: Online : 25-Jun-18

A Roy Morgan Single Source survey has found that more than five million Australians aged 14+ now visit radio or music sites in an average four weeks. The survey, which was carried out via face-to-face interviews in the year to March 2018, also shows that nearly 2.2 million Australians now visit Spotify in an average four weeks. This is followed by SoundCloud with over 1.3 million visitors in an average four weeks and Triple M with over 520,000 visitors to its site. Apple Music and Google Play Music both have just under 400,000 visitors in an average four weeks. Meanwhile, 95.8% of visitors to Spotify and 94% of visitors to Apple Music also visit YouTube. More than 15.2 million Australians now access YouTube in an average four weeks, and its entry into the streaming music industry via YouTube Music represents a major threat to established players in the sector.

CORPORATES
ROY MORGAN LIMITED, SPOTIFY LIMITED, SOUNDCLOUD, TRIPLE M CORPORATION PTY LTD, APPLE MUSIC, GOOGLE PLAY MUSIC, YOUTUBE INCORPORATED, YOUTUBE MUSIC

Red-faced Optus lets SBS screen games

roymorgansocial Leave a comment

Original article by Brad Norington
The Australian – Page: 3 : 21-Jun-18

SBS will simulcast all remaining matches in the group stages of the FIFA World Cup following the technical issues that have plagued Optus’s live streaming coverage. Optus CEO Allen Lew had previously expressed confidence that the problems had been resolved. However, he has announced that Optus will offer free access to its World Cup coverage until the end of August and paid subscribers will receive a full refund. Optus will also consider compensation requests from advertising partners for its World Cup coverage. Meanwhile, Spain has defeated Iran 1-0 in the latest World Cup match.

CORPORATES
SPECIAL BROADCASTING SERVICE (SBS), SINGTEL OPTUS PTY LTD, WORLD CUP, AUSTRALIA. DEPT OF THE PRIME MINISTER AND CABINET, ENGLISH PREMIER LEAGUE