WEB PORTALS – AUSTRALIA

Content and data to underpin Nine growth

roymorgansocial Leave a comment

Original article by Max Mason
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 21 : 24-Aug-18

Nine Entertainment Company has posted a 2017-18 underlying net profit of $156.7m, which is 26.8 per cent higher than previously. Underlying EBITDA was up 25.1 per cent at $257.2m and revenue rose 6.5 per cent to $1.3bn. Nine boasted a 38.6 per cent share of free-to-air metropolitan advertising revenue in 2017-18, ahead of Seven West Media with a 38.1 per cent share. Nine CEO Hugh Marks is upbeat about the media group’s outlook, highlighting its capabilities in delivering content across media platforms and targeted advertising via its addressable TV technology.

CORPORATES
NINE ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY HOLDINGS LIMITED – ASX NEC, NINE NETWORK AUSTRALIA LIMITED, 9NOW, STAN ENTERTAINMENT PTY LTD, SEVEN WEST MEDIA LIMITED – ASX SWM, FAIRFAX MEDIA LIMITED – ASX FXJ, WILSON ASSET MANAGEMENT

Seven West sells 50pc stake in Yahoo7

roymorgansocial Leave a comment

Original article by Dana McCauley
The Australian – Page: 26 : 29-Mar-18

Yahoo7 is expected to be rebranded following Oath’s deal buy Seven West Media’s stake in the digital joint venture. However, Seven will retain all of its branded news and TV portals, while it may continue to provide non-exclusive content to Oath once the joint venture is formally unwound. Seven West Media CEO Tim Worner notes that Yahoo7 has an audience reach of about nine million and is upbeat about its outlook under the ownership of Oath.

CORPORATES
SEVEN WEST MEDIA LIMITED – ASX SWM, YAHOO!7 COMMUNICATIONS AUSTRALIA PTY LTD, OATH INCORPORATED, YAHOO! INCORPORATED, VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INCORPORATED

Domain ads on porn, pirate sites

roymorgansocial Leave a comment

Original article by Darren Davidson
The Australian – Page: 23 & 25 : 12-Dec-16

Data from Nielsen shows that traffic to Domain’s Commercial Real Estate website rose by 382 per cent year-on-year in November 2016. Fairfax-owned Domain has responded to claims that advertisements for CRE are appearing on gambling, pornography and file-sharing websites. The company has stressed that it does not advertise on such sites, but notes that it sometimes uses ad networks that target people who have previously visited the CRE site.

CORPORATES
DOMAIN.COM.AU, FAIRFAX MEDIA LIMITED – ASX FXJ, NEWS CORP AUSTRALIA PTY LTD, NEWS CORPORATION – ASX NWS, REA GROUP LIMITED – ASX REA, REALESTATE.COM.AU, FACEBOOK INCORPORATED, THE NIELSEN COMPANY (AUSTRALIA) PTY LTD

Yahoo US deal may see Seven exit JV

roymorgansocial Leave a comment

Original article by Darren Davidson
The Australian – Page: 21 : 13-Apr-16

There has been speculation that Australian-listed Seven West Media could seek to exit the Yahoo!7 joint venture if US internet giant Yahoo! divests its news and media assets. The joint venture boated revenue of $A99.6m in 2014-15, and Seven receives 50 per cent of Yahoo!7’s profits. Morgan Stanley recently forecast that global internet groups such as Google and Facebook will account for between $A4bn and $A5bn worth of advertising revenue in 2016.

CORPORATES
SEVEN WEST MEDIA LIMITED – ASX SWM, YAHOO!7 COMMUNICATIONS AUSTRALIA PTY LTD, YAHOO! INCORPORATED, MORGAN STANLEY AND COMPANY INCORPORATED, GOOGLE INCORPORATED, FACEBOOK INCORPORATED, YOUTUBE INCORPORATED, PACIFIC MAGAZINES PTY LTD, DAILY MAIL AND GENERAL TRUST PLC, DAILY MAIL AUSTRALIA, NINE NETWORK AUSTRALIA LIMITED, NINE ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY HOLDINGS LIMITED – ASX NEC, VIACOM INCORPORATED, IAC/INTERACTIVECORP, CBS CORPORATION

News Corp grabs stake in hipages

roymorgansocial Leave a comment

Original article by Darren Davidson, Damon Kitney
The Australian – Page: 23 : 7-Dec-15

News Corp Australia executives Brett Clegg and Alisa Bowen are expected to become directors of hipages following a strategic alliance between the two companies. News Corp has bought a 25 per cent stake in the home improvement portal, which provides householders with free quotes from tradespeople such as plumbers and electricians. Hipages was founded in 2004 and now boasts 200 employees. Seven West Media and Fairfax Media were also interested in investing in hipages.

CORPORATES
NEWS CORP AUSTRALIA PTY LTD, NEWS CORPORATION – ASX NWS, HIPAGES GROUP PTY LTD, SEVEN WEST MEDIA LIMITED – ASX SWM, FAIRFAX MAGAZINES, REA GROUP LIMITED – ASX REA, SERVICE SEEKING PTY LTD, THUMBTACK, GOOGLE CAPITAL, SEQUOIA CAPITAL LLP, ELLERSTON CAPITAL PTY LTD, RIGHT CLICK CAPITAL MANAGEMENT PTY LTD

Paywalled news sites head off foreign brigade

roymorgansocial Leave a comment

Original article by Darren Davidson
The Australian – Page: 25 : 17-Aug-15

New figures from Nielsen suggest that international online portals are having problems with attracting Australian readers. Nielsen’s "Ratings by Unique Audience" report for July 2015 shows that "The Guardian" managed to increase its year-on-year unique audience by only two per cent. "The Daily Telegraph" and BBC increased their audiences by 3.8 per cent and four per cent respectively. Figures compiled by "The Australian" show that comprehensive paywall sites are more successful in growing their audiences, with "The Australian" recording a 10.6 per cent rise in unique visitors in the past 12 months.

CORPORATES
NIELSEN MEDIA RESEARCH INCORPORATED, NEWS CORPORATION – ASX NWS, BRITISH BROADCASTING CORPORATION, FAIRFAX MEDIA LIMITED – ASX FXJ, THE HUFFINGTON POST

nib leaks customers’ private details

roymorgansocial Leave a comment

Original article by Tim Binsted, Paul Smith
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 19 : 23-Jun-15

Listed health insurer nib has apologised to customers after their personal details were inadvertently made available to other customers via its web portal. The insurer has stressed that credit card details were not disclosed, although customers have said that they were able to view information such as the past claims of other customers. Data privacy agencies are expected to investigate the breach of confidentiality.

CORPORATES
NIB HOLDINGS LIMITED – ASX NHF, PRIVATE HEALTH INSURANCE OMBUDSMAN, AUSTRALIA. OFFICE OF THE AUSTRALIAN INFORMATION COMMISSIONER, PRIVATE HEALTH INSURANCE ADMINISTRATION COUNCIL, MEDIBANK PRIVATE LIMITED – ASX MPL, INTELLIGENT BUSINESS RESEARCH SERVICES PTY LTD

Murdoch’s bet on newspapers pays off: once silted, the river is flowing again

roymorgansocial Leave a comment

Original article by Darren Davidson
The Australian – Page: 22 : 7-Nov-14

The first quarter 2014-15 net income of Australian-listed media group News Corporation has come in at $US65m ($A75m), up from $US27m previously. Revenue also grew 4% to reach $US2.15bn, and EBITDA rose 21% to $US170m. While the revenue of the print assets across the globe fell 3% to $US1.45bn, this was compensated for by the good performance of new digital ventures. The 62% stake held by News in online real estate classifieds business REA Group was a factor. On 6 November 2014 News stock closed $A1.12 higher at $A18.08

CORPORATES
NEWS CORPORATION – ASX NWS, NEWS CORP AUSTRALIA PTY LTD, REA GROUP LIMITED – ASX REA, MOVE INCORPORATED, HARLEQUIN MILLS AND BOON, CITIGROUP PTY LTD

Yahoo7 partners with Roy Morgan – Bringing Helix Personas to the Yahoo7 Data Sciences Suite

roymorgansocial Leave a comment

Original article by Roy Morgan Research
Market Research Update – Page: Online : 23-Oct-14

Roy Morgan Research and Yahoo!7 have announced a new commercial partnership that integrates Australia’s leading consumer segmentation tool, Helix Personas with Yahoo!7’s advertising solutions. The partnership combines Yahoo!7’s online insights with Roy Morgan’s geo-psychographical behavioural segmentation to provide advertisers with even more effective targeting for specific audience groups across the Yahoo!7 network

CORPORATES
ROY MORGAN RESEARCH LIMITED, YAHOO!7 COMMUNICATIONS AUSTRALIA PTY LTD, SEVEN WEST MEDIA LIMITED – ASX SWM

Perked-up SEEK aims to complete JobStreet bid in weeks

roymorgansocial 1 Comment

Original article by Madeleine Heffernan
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 19 : 21-Aug-14

Australian-listed SEEK has posted a 2013-14 underlying net profit of $A179.7m. The online job advertisement website operator had revenue of $A756.4m for the financial year, while shareholders will receive a dividend of $A0.16 per share for the second half. Meanwhile, the group has advised that it expects to pay $A636m for JobStreet, with the deal likely to be finalised in September 2014

CORPORATES
SEEK LIMITED – ASX SEK,JOBSTREET CORPORATION BERHAD,SINGAPORE. COMPETITION COMMISSION,CITIGROUP PTY LTD,LINKEDIN LIMITED,MORGANS FINANCIAL LIMITED,CARSALES.COM LIMITED – ASX CRZ,REA GROUP LIMITED – ASX REA