STRATEGIC ALLIANCES (BUSINESS) – AUSTRALIA

Seven West’s video-on-demand puzzle

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Original article by Jake Mitchell
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 31 : 28-Jul-14

Nine Entertainment Company plans to launch a subscription video-on-demand service, potentially before the end of 2014. At one stage it appeared that Nine and arch-rival Seven West Media could have jointly developed the StreamCo product, and this may still be a possibility. StreamCo’s main competitor is likely to be US-based Netflix, which is expected to debut in Australia in 2015. Nine has also bought redeemable preference shares in Quickflix

CORPORATES
NINE ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY HOLDINGS LIMITED – ASX NEC, SEVEN WEST MEDIA LIMITED – ASX SWM, NETFLIX INCORPORATED, QUICKFLIX LIMITED – ASX QFX, FOXTEL MANAGEMENT PTY LTD, HOYTS GROUP PTY LTD, HBO, HULU LLC, TEN NETWORK HOLDINGS LIMITED – ASX TEN

Hutchison in bid to end ports duopoly

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Original article by Bridget Carter
The Australian – Page: 18 : 25-Jul-14

Stephen Gumley, CEO in Australia for Hutchison Ports, on 24 July 2014 launched its new container terminal at Port Botany in Sydney. He also said the stevedoring group would seek to win a new ally in the shape of International Container Terminal Services (ICTS), to create increased competition for the current effective duopoly in the sector of Asciano-owned Patrick and DP World Australia. ICTS will open a facility at the Port of Melbourne after 2015. It is based in the Philippines and Hutchison in Hong Kong

CORPORATES
ASCIANO LIMITED – ASX AIO|HUTCHISON PORTS AUSTRALIA PTY LTD|PORT OF MELBOURNE CORPORATION PTY LTD|INTERNATIONAL CONTAINER TERMINAL SERVICES INCORPORATED|PATRICK CORPORATION LIMITED|DP WORLD AUSTRALIA PTY LTD|PORT BOTANY