NEWSPAPER – AUSTRALIA

Publishers unite to spread the good word

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Original article by Darren Davidson
The Australian – Page: 19 & 22 : 11-May-16

A new report shows that the print and digital advertising revenue of Australia’s major news publishers fell by a lower-than-expected 6.7 per cent in 2015, to $A2.4bn. The News Media Index report outlines the advertising revenue of News Corp Australia, Fairfax Media, West Australian News­papers and APN News & Media, which account for around 90 per cent of the sector. Traditional media groups have been able to offset a decline in ad revenue with growth in digital subscriptions.

CORPORATES
NEWS CORP AUSTRALIA PTY LTD, NEWS CORPORATION – ASX NWS, FAIRFAX MEDIA LIMITED – ASX FXJ, WEST AUSTRALIAN NEWSPAPER HOLDINGS LIMITED, APN NEWS AND MEDIA LIMITED – ASX APN, SMI MEDIA INCORPORATED, THE NEWSPAPER WORKS LIMITED, NEWSMEDIAWORKS, PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS AUSTRALIA (INTERNATIONAL) PTY LTD

News Corp CEO admits to ‘challenging’ ad market as Rupert Murdoch’s pay packet falls

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Original article by Miranda Ward
Mumbrella – Page: online : 2-Sep-15

News Corporation has reported a loss of $US149 million ($A201.7 million) for 2014-15. Robert Thomson, CEO of the company, said that advertising remains "challenging". New products will be developed to stimulate growth in digital subscriptions. Thomson received $US10.29 million as total remuneration in 2014-15, compared with News Corp co-chairman Rupert Murdoch’s $US5.07 million.

CORPORATES
NEWS CORP AUSTRALIA PTY LTD, GOOGLE INCORPORATED, WPP GROUP PLC, FOX SPORTS, AUSTRALIAN FOOTBALL LEAGUE, SEVEN NETWORK LIMITED, PRESTO ENTERTAINMENT PTY LTD

SMI: Ten’s revenue share rises as rivals tumble with newspapers down nearly 30 per cent

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Original article by Nic Christensen
Mumbrella – Page: Online : 19-Aug-15

The July 2015 Standard Media Index (SMI) shows that Network Ten increased its share of ad revenue from media agencies by 3.2 per cent to 24.4 per cent, year-on-year. Newspapers recorded sharp falls, with media agency spend declining 29.4 per cent to $A47.2 million, $A19.6 million less than in July 2014. Digital bookings rose 6.7 per cent to $A123.5 million although late digital bookings are expected to cause the paid media market for July to be flat. In television, ad spending rose 3.2 per cent to $A301.3 million, while radio was up 0.4 per cent to $A47.2 million. Cinema recorded a rise of 43.6 per cent, to $A5.8 million. Outdoor declined 10.1 per cent to $A53.3 million while magazines recorded a fall in spend of 16.9 per cent to $A15.1 million. Among categories, food/alcoholic retail spending rose 33.5 per cent to $A32.2 million. The restaurants category improved year on year with bookings rising 16.6 per cent in July to $A28.6 million.

CORPORATES
SMI MEDIA INCORPORATED, TEN NETWORK HOLDINGS LIMITED – ASX TEN, SEVEN WEST MEDIA LIMITED – ASX SWM, NINE ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY HOLDINGS LIMITED – ASX NEC

Ad market rallies as splurge in government spending delivers

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Original article by Darren Davidson
The Australian – Page: 19 : 16-Dec-14

The latest Standard Media Index data shows that Australia’s advertising market grew by 3.8 per cent year-on-year in November 2014. There was a 110 per cent increase in spending on government advertising, while travel industry advertising and telecommunications advertising increased by 12.5 per cent and 3.6 per cent respectively. Newspaper advertising declined by 12.2 per cent and free-to-air TV advertising was down 0.2 per cent

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SMI MEDIA INCORPORATED, STW COMMUNICATIONS GROUP LIMITED – ASX SGN, APN OUTDOOR GROUP LIMITED – ASX APO, OOH!MEDIA LIMITED – ASX OML, OGILVY AND MATHER, J WALTER THOMPSON AUSTRALIA PTY LTD, SEVEN NETWORK LIMITED, SEVEN WEST MEDIA LIMITED – ASX SWM, TEN NETWORK HOLDINGS LIMITED – ASX TEN, NINE NETWORK AUSTRALIA LIMITED, NINE ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY HOLDINGS LIMITED – ASX NEC, GOOGLE INCORPORATED

Advertising spending set for growth spike, says WPP

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Original article by Darren Davidson
The Australian – Page: 20 : 9-Dec-14

The advertising market in Australia is tipped to grow 4.1% to $A13.7bn in 2015, according to global market leader by revenue WPP. This compares with 2.8% and $A13.1bn for 2014, and is the best result since 2010. However WPP’s annual outlook report also shows that in the newspapers segment the decline will continue, with a fall of 9.5% to $A1.8bn. Online will experience strong growth, but less rapid than the 21.5% seen in 2013 and only coming in at 13.4% to $A5.7bn

CORPORATES
WPP GROUP PLC, GOOGLE INCORPORATED, FACEBOOK INCORPORATED, SEVEN WEST MEDIA LIMITED – ASX SWM, FOXTEL MANAGEMENT PTY LTD, NETFLIX INCORPORATED, NINE ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY HOLDINGS LIMITED – ASX NEC, FAIRFAX MEDIA LIMITED – ASX FXJ, PRESTO ENTERTAINMENT PTY LTD, GROUPM COMMUNICATIONS PTY LTD