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Roy Morgan Research CEO Michele Levine on the ABC’s "Q&A"

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Original article by Roy Morgan Research
Market Research Update – Page: Online : 1-Mar-16

The panellists on the 29 January 2016 edition of the ABC panel discussion program hosted by Tony Jones are Roy Morgan Research CEO Michele Levine; Liberal Party of Australia MP Bruce Billson; the former Speaker of the House of Representative, Anna Burke; Australian Christian Lobby MD Lyle Shelton; and the former president of the Australian Medical Association, Kerryn Phelps. They debate the important issues of the day and respond to questions from audience members and viewers at home.

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ROY MORGAN RESEARCH LIMITED, LIBERAL PARTY OF AUSTRALIA, AUSTRALIAN CHRISTIAN LOBBY, AUSTRALIAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION LIMITED, AUSTRALIAN BROADCASTING CORPORATION

Roy Morgan CEO Michele Levine to appear on the ABC’s Q&A

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Original article by Roy Morgan Research
Market Research Update – Page: Online : 29-Feb-16

The panellists on the 29 January 2016 edition of "Q&A" are Roy Morgan Research CEO Michele Levine; Liberal Party of Australia MP Bruce Billson; the former Speaker of the House of Representative, Anna Burke; Australian Christian Lobby MD Lyle Shelton; and the former president of the Australian Medical Association, Kerryn Phelps.

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ROY MORGAN RESEARCH LIMITED, LIBERAL PARTY OF AUSTRALIA, AUSTRALIAN CHRISTIAN LOBBY, AUSTRALIAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION LIMITED, AUSTRALIAN BROADCASTING CORPORATION

Alarm bells for Aussie drama

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Original article by Michael Bodey
The Australian – Page: 29 : 2-Nov-15

Australia’s free-to-air commercial networks are increasingly relying on New Zealand dramas to meet local-content quotas. Screen Producers Australia CEO Matt Deaner and Screen Australia CEO Graeme Mason argue that the rules should be changed so NZ content does not qualify as first-run Australian drama. They have also called for the TV producer offset to be increased to 40 per cent.

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SCREEN PRODUCERS AUSTRALIA, SCREEN AUSTRALIA, NINE ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY HOLDINGS LIMITED – ASX NEC, TEN NETWORK HOLDINGS LIMITED – ASX TEN, SEVEN WEST MEDIA LIMITED – ASX SWM, AUSTRALIAN COMMUNICATIONS AND MEDIA AUTHORITY, AUSTRALIAN BROADCASTING CORPORATION, SPECIAL BROADCASTING SERVICE (SBS)

Nine to launch new lifestyle channel and stream all channels online 24/7

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Original article by Max Mason
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 23 : 29-Oct-15

Nine Entertainment Company has used its annual "upfronts" to reveal plans to invest in Australian productions in 2016 after ending its content deal with US-based Warner Bros. Nine will also launch its fourth free-to-air channel on 26 November 2015, with 9Life to focus on lifestyle content. Meanwhile, the 9Jumpin catchup service will be replaced with a live streaming service called 9Now, which will include online streaming of Nine’s TV channels.

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NINE ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY HOLDINGS LIMITED – ASX NEC, NINE NETWORK AUSTRALIA LIMITED, WARNER BROS, SCRIPPS NETWORKS INCORPORATED, SPECIAL BROADCASTING SERVICE (SBS)

Stan comedy show wins over Hollywood execs

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Original article by Max Mason
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 32 : 28-Sep-15

Stan CEO Mike Sneesby says 70 per cent of people who took up the subscription video on-demand service’s one-month free trial offer have become paid subscribers. He also says the Fairfax Media-Nine Entertainment joint venture is approaching 400,000 gross customers. Stan is investing in the production of Australian content, and Sneesby says several of its shows have attracted interest in the US.

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STAN ENTERTAINMENT PTY LTD, FAIRFAX MEDIA LIMITED – ASX FXJ, NINE ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY HOLDINGS LIMITED – ASX NEC, NETFLIX INCORPORATED, TELSYTE PTY LTD, AMAZON.COM INCORPORATED, HULU LLC, CITIGROUP PTY LTD, PRESTO ENTERTAINMENT PTY LTD, FOXTEL MANAGEMENT PTY LTD, SEVEN WEST MEDIA LIMITED – ASX SWM, QUICKFLIX LIMITED – ASX QFX, HBO

Netflix, Google ‘should invest in Aussie content’

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Original article by Dominic White
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 37 : 21-Sep-15

Australia’s free-to-air and pay-TV industry is estimated to invest about $A3bn in content each year. The former Australian Labor Party’s Convergence Review in 2012 noted that free-to-air broadcasters invest 3-4 per cent of their revenue in local content. Screen Producers Australia and the ABC argue that subscription video-on-demand providers such as Netflix should have a similar obligation to invest in local content.

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SCREEN PRODUCERS AUSTRALIA, AUSTRALIAN BROADCASTING CORPORATION, NETFLIX INCORPORATED, GOOGLE INCORPORATED, FACEBOOK INCORPORATED, GOOGLE AUSTRALIA PTY LTD, FOXTEL MANAGEMENT PTY LTD, AUSTRALIAN LABOR PARTY

Stan taps Aussie content in battle with Netflix

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Original article by Michael Bodey
The Australian – Page: 25 : 3-Aug-15

The Stan streaming video joint venture between Fairfax Media and Nine Entertainment Company will invest in Australian productions will a view to selling them globally. Stan CEO Mike Sneesby says offshore streaming video groups have already expressed interest in buying the TV spin-off of popular film "Wolf Creek". Sneesby is also upbeat about growth in Stan’s revenue and paid subscriptions.

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STAN ENTERTAINMENT PTY LTD, FAIRFAX MEDIA LIMITED – ASX FXJ, NINE ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY HOLDINGS LIMITED – ASX NEC, NETFLIX INCORPORATED

Rinehart sues for Hancock ‘falsehoods’

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Original article by Jared Lynch
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 21 : 3-Mar-15

Australian billionaire Gina Rinehart is seeking damages from Nine Entertainment Company for alleged defamation. Rinehart says that 20 "glaring errors" were made in Nine’s two-part TV series "House of Hancock". Her claims, including that Nine committed the tort of injurious or malicious falsehood, were filed in the Supreme Court of New South Wales in late February 2015

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NINE ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY HOLDINGS LIMITED – ASX NEC, SUPREME COURT OF NEW SOUTH WALES, HANCOCK PROSPECTING PTY LTD

Lion’s share of complaints against Aunty

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Original article by Rosie Lewis
The Australian – Page: 4 : 22-Jan-15

The annual report of the Australian Communications & Media Authority (ACMA) shows that ABC programs attracted the most complaints among TV viewers in 2013-14. However, 33 complaints against the public broadcaster were dismissed, while only one was upheld. Meanwhile, ACMA investigated 25 complaints about the Seven Network and upheld six, while 17 of the 24 complaints against the Nine Network were dismissed

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AUSTRALIAN COMMUNICATIONS AND MEDIA AUTHORITY, AUSTRALIAN BROADCASTING CORPORATION, ABC TV, SEVEN NETWORK LIMITED, SEVEN WEST MEDIA LIMITED – ASX SWM, NINE NETWORK AUSTRALIA LIMITED, NINE ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY HOLDINGS LIMITED – ASX NEC, TEN NETWORK HOLDINGS LIMITED – ASX TEN, SPECIAL BROADCASTING SERVICE (SBS), SKY NEWS, AUSTRALIAN NEWS CHANNEL PTY LTD

‘And…. cut!’ The TV viewers left in the dark now that Margaret and David won’t be At The Movies

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Original article by Roy Morgan Research
Market Research Update – Page: Online : 4-Dec-14

A Roy Morgan Single Source survey has found that in the year to September 2014, 5.9 per cent of Australians aged 14+ gave "At The Movies" four and a half stars, citing it as a TV program that they "especially choose to watch". Some 2.2 per cent named it as a show that they "really love to watch". The survey also found that around 75 per cent of who really love "At The Movies" went to the cinema in an average three-month period in the year to September 2014, compared with just 46% of the general population

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ROY MORGAN RESEARCH LIMITED, AUSTRALIAN BROADCASTING CORPORATION, SPECIAL BROADCASTING SERVICE (SBS)