STREAMING TECHNOLOGY (TELECOMMUNICATIONS) – AUSTRALIA

Foxtel, Telstra and Apple launch TV-streaming devices to beat the Christmas non-ratings period

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Original article by Jennifer Dudley-Nicholson
The Weekly Times – Page: Online : 19-Nov-17

Foxtel, Telstra and Apple all intend to launch new set-top boxes prior to the commencement of the Christmas non-television ratings period. All three devices will provide access to a range of video streaming services, and media analyst Peter Cox notes that Australian consumers have been very quick to adopt video streaming for both films and television. Roy Morgan Research has found that over seven million Australians had used Netflix as of June 2017, while Telstra research shows that more than 60 per cent of Australians are streaming their entertainment.

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FOXTEL MANAGEMENT PTY LTD, TELSTRA CORPORATION LIMITED – ASX TLS, APPLE INCORPORATED, ROY MORGAN RESEARCH LIMITED, NETFLIX INCORPORATED

WIN sues Nine over regional streaming

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Original article by Max Mason
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 23 : 11-Feb-16

Nine Entertainment Company (NEC) recently began offering live streaming of its primary channel, which allows the media group to reach regional audiences. However, regional affiliate WIN Corporation is expected to ask the Supreme Court of New South Wales to grant an interim injunction to prevent NEC from streaming 9Now in regional areas. WIN is owned by Bruce Gordon, who also has a 14.95 per cent stake in NEC.

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NINE ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY HOLDINGS LIMITED – ASX NEC, NINE NETWORK AUSTRALIA LIMITED, WIN CORPORATION PTY LTD, SUPREME COURT OF NEW SOUTH WALES, SEVEN NETWORK LIMITED, SEVEN WEST MEDIA LIMITED – ASX SWM, PRIME MEDIA GROUP LIMITED – ASX PRT

Optus prepares for Premier League debut

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Original article by Max Mason
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 29 : 8-Feb-16

Australian telco Optus has yet to provide much detail of its packages for access to English Premier League matches, with its exclusive broadcasting contract to begin in August 2016. However, the telco is said to be planning to introduce a direct-to-consumer subscription-based streaming service for mobile devices and PCs. It is expected to be available to customers of rival telcos, although they will pay a higher price than Optus customers.

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SINGTEL OPTUS PTY LTD, ENGLISH PREMIER LEAGUE, SINGAPORE TELECOMMUNICATIONS LIMITED, FOXTEL MANAGEMENT PTY LTD, TELSTRA CORPORATION LIMITED – ASX TLS, MANCHESTER UNITED FOOTBALL CLUB, LIVERPOOL FOOTBALL CLUB PLC, ARSENAL FOOTBALL CLUB PLC, AL JAZEERA, BEIN SPORTS, UNION EUROPEENNE DE FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION, DFL DEUTSCHE FUSSBALL LIGA GMBH, FETCHTV PTY LTD, APPLE INCORPORATED, FOX SPORTS AUSTRALIA PTY LTD, AUSTRALIAN FOOTBALL LEAGUE, NATIONAL RUGBY LEAGUE, STAN ENTERTAINMENT PTY LTD, FAIRFAX MEDIA LIMITED – ASX FXJ, NINE ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY HOLDINGS LIMITED – ASX NEC

Seven aces digital Open coverage

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Original article by John Stensholt
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 31 : 1-Feb-16

Seven West Media’s live streaming of its tennis coverage was viewed about 4.4 million times during the summer of 2014-15. It is estimated that this will exceed eight million views in the 2015-16 summer, including users of the 7tennis app and the Plus7 live TV stream. Seven’s chief digital officer Clive Dickens notes that just one sponsor of Seven’s TV coverage chose not to take up a sponsorship package for its digital coverage. He adds that the success of the tennis coverage bodes well for Seven’s broadcast of the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games.

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SEVEN WEST MEDIA LIMITED – ASX SWM, SEVEN NETWORK LIMITED, AUSTRALIAN OPEN TENNIS

Viewers shun TV for devices

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Original article by Michael Bodey
The Australian – Page: 25 : 1-Feb-16

OzTAM will officially launch its new digital TV ratings system in early February 2016. It will measure the number of people who view TV content online and via portable devices. The launch of the Video Player Measurement system has coincided with a decline in the amount of time people spent watching traditional broadcast TV. The Australian Multi-Screen Report shows that this fell from an average of about three hour per day to just two hours and 49 minutes in the December 2014 quarter.

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OZTAM PTY LTD, NINE NETWORK AUSTRALIA LIMITED, NINE ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY HOLDINGS LIMITED – ASX NEC, FOXTEL MANAGEMENT PTY LTD, NETFLIX INCORPORATED

Stan becomes video star with Showtime deal

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Original article by Jake Mitchell
The Australian – Page: 19 : 29-Jan-16

Australian subscription video-on-demand provider Stan has secured a content deal with CBS Corporation-owned US cable TV network Showtime. The exclusive arrangement will give Stan exclusive local rights to all new Showtime content for at least five years, as well as its existing catalogue of TV shows. Stan, which is a joint venture between Fairfax Media and Nine Entertainment Company, is believed to have about 700,000 gross subscribers.

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STAN ENTERTAINMENT PTY LTD, SHOWTIME, CBS CORPORATION, FAIRFAX MEDIA LIMITED – ASX FXJ, NINE ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY HOLDINGS LIMITED – ASX NEC, NETFLIX INCORPORATED, FOXTEL MANAGEMENT PTY LTD, NEWS CORP AUSTRALIA PTY LTD, NEWS CORPORATION – ASX NWS, TELSTRA CORPORATION LIMITED – ASX TLS, SKY PLC, BELL MEDIA, WARNER BROS

Netflix meets its match in blocking wars

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Original article by Chris Griffith
The Australian – Page: 3 : 22-Jan-16

Netflix has started to block Australian customers from accessing content that is exclusively available to people in the US. It is estimated that prior to its local launch in 2015, about 340,000 Australians accessed Netflix in the US using an unblocking service or virtual private network, and many still do so as some Netflix content is not available in Australia. Unblocking services are already working on ways to bypass Netflix’s new policy.

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NETFLIX INCORPORATED, UFLIX.COM.AU, UNBLOCK-US.COM

Netflix finishes 2015 reaching 2,728,000 Australians

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Original article by Roy Morgan Research
Market Research Update – Page: Online : 19-Jan-16

A Roy Morgan Single Source survey has found that 2,728,000 Australians aged 14+ (13.9 per cent) had access to Netflix at the end of 2015. The subscription video-on-demand service had reached 1,035,000 homes by the end of the year, after launching in Australia in March. However, Netflix’s subscriber growth slowed in the December quarter, after recording average growth of 30 per cent each month between April and September.

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ROY MORGAN RESEARCH LIMITED, NETFLIX INCORPORATED

Netflix growth slows, Stan lifts

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Original article by Dominic White
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 24 : 20-Jan-16

The Stan subscription video-on-demand service gained more than 100,000 customers in December 2015, according to CEO Mike Sneesby. Stan’s subscriber base is expected to top 700,000 by 26 January 2016, one year after the service was launched. Meanwhile, data from Roy Morgan Research shows that growth in Netflix subscribers slowed in the December quarter, although it is now accessed by 2.73 million Australians.

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STAN ENTERTAINMENT PTY LTD, NETFLIX INCORPORATED, ROY MORGAN RESEARCH LIMITED, FAIRFAX MEDIA LIMITED – ASX FXJ, NINE ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY HOLDINGS LIMITED – ASX NEC, PRESTO ENTERTAINMENT PTY LTD, FOXTEL MANAGEMENT PTY LTD, SEVEN WEST MEDIA LIMITED – ASX SWM, TELSTRA CORPORATION LIMITED – ASX TLS, WARNER BROS

Seven serving up streaming

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Original article by Max Mason
The Age – Page: 25 : 14-Dec-15

Seven West Media’s tennis coverage during January 2015 was streamed 4.4 million times, with the bulk of viewers using tablets or mobile phones. The media group will stream more than 2,100 hours of tennis during January 2016, and will use its experience of the previous year to improve its coverage. Seven’s new and existing tennis sponsors have bought packages for both its traditional TV broadcasts and online coverage.

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SEVEN WEST MEDIA LIMITED – ASX SWM, SEVEN NETWORK LIMITED, AUSTRALIAN OPEN TENNIS, HOPMAN CUP PTY LTD, TELSTRA CORPORATION LIMITED – ASX TLS, WILLIAM HILL AUSTRALIA PTY LTD, BLACKMORES LIMITED – ASX BKL, INDUSTRY SUPERANNUATION FUND, KIA MOTORS AUSTRALIA PTY LTD, AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND BANKING GROUP LIMITED – ASX ANZ, NETFLIX INCORPORATED, YOUTUBE INCORPORATED, THE EMIRATES MELBOURNE CUP