WEB SITES – AUSTRALIA

Expert called upon to settle REA, Domain fight

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Original article by Andrew Jefferson
The Australian – Page: 21 : 9-Mar-16

The legal dispute between Australian-listed REA Group and Fairfax Media-owned Domain will return to court on 21 March 2016, after the case was adjourned on 8 March. The case centres on allegations by REA that an advertising campaign by Domain was misleading and deceptive, by claiming that it boasts the nation’s leading property app. Justice Bernard Murphy proposed that the two parties hire an independent expert to determine which property app has the most listings.

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REA GROUP LIMITED – ASX REA, REALESTATE.COM.AU, FAIRFAX MEDIA LIMITED – ASX FXJ, DOMAIN.COM.AU, NEWS CORP AUSTRALIA PTY LTD, NEWS CORPORATION – ASX NWS

Fairfax accused of misleading app claims

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Original article by Andrew Jefferson
The Australian – Page: 21 : 8-Mar-16

Australian-listed REA Group has alleged in the Federal Court that an advertising campaign by property listings rival Domain was misleading and deceptive. The legal action centres on ads that were published by Domain owner Fairfax Media in its newspapers in February 2016. The ads claimed that the Domain app is more widely used than REA’s realestate.com.au app and has a higher user rating on Apple’s app store. REA has disputed these claims.

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REA GROUP LIMITED – ASX REA, REALESTATE.COM.AU, FAIRFAX MEDIA LIMITED – ASX FXJ, DOMAIN.COM.AU, FEDERAL COURT OF APPEAL (CANADA)

Publishers muscle-up with new bans on users of ad-blocking software

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Original article by Darren Davidson
The Australian – Page: 23 : 12-Oct-15

Nine Entertainment Company has moved to protect its advertising revenue by preventing people who use ad-blocking software from viewing video content on its websites. "The Australian" is also examining options to combat the use of ad-blocking software, which has become more popular since Apple’s recent decision to allow its use on the iPad and iPhone. It is estimated that the software could slash online advertising revenue by around $A1.4bn in 2016.

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NINE ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY HOLDINGS LIMITED – ASX NEC, NEWS CORP AUSTRALIA PTY LTD, NEWS CORPORATION – ASX NWS, APPLE INCORPORATED, MI9, NINEMSN PTY LTD, DAILY MAIL AUSTRALIA, RATECITY PTY LTD, FAIRFAX MEDIA LIMITED – ASX FXJ, CITIGROUP PTY LTD

TripAdvisor for property agents raises $6 million

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Original article by Paul Smith
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 22 : 30-Jun-15

South Africa-based Hollard Investments will provide some $A6m of funding to real estate website OpenAgent.com.au and gain a seat on the start-up’s board. The website allows consumers to rate the performance of real estate agents and compare statistics on property sales. OpenAgent.com.au has previously raised $A2m from a number of angel investors.

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OPENAGENT.COM.AU, HOLLARD INVESTMENTS BV, TRIPADVISOR LLC, TRULIA INCORPORATED, McKINSEY AND COMPANY, HOLLARD FINANCIAL SERVICES PTY LTD, GREENSTONE LIMITED

Back to realty: News Corp rules property search in Melbourne – but will Sydney be Fairfax’s domain?

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Original article by Roy Morgan Research
Market Research Update – Page: Online : 12-Mar-15

A Roy Morgan Single Source survey has found that 819,000 property-hunters in Melbourne visited Realestate.com.au via website or app and/or read the Herald Sun’s weekday or weekend real estate section in an average week during the year to December 2014. This is seven per cent higher than in 2013. Domain’s total audience, comprising both digital visitors and readers of the print sections of The Age, rose by four per cent to 486,000 in 2014. In Sydney, Domain’s total digital and Sydney Morning Herald print reach rose by 10 per cent in 2014, to 675,000 in an average week. The number of people accessing Realestate.com.au and/or the Daily Telegraph’s real estate section in an average week was virtually unchanged at 683,000

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ROY MORGAN RESEARCH LIMITED, NEWS CORP AUSTRALIA PTY LTD, NEWS CORPORATION – ASX NWS, REALESTATE.COM.AU, FAIRFAX MEDIA LIMITED – ASX FXJ, DOMAIN.COM.AU

Internet gives intending car buyers their auto fill

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Original article by Roy Morgan Research
Market Research Update – Page: Online : 3-Mar-15

A Roy Morgan Single Source survey has found that 30 per cent of Australians aged 14+ researched cars online in an average-six month period in the year to December 2014, whether they intended to buy a car or not. This compares with just 17 per cent in 2002. Meanwhile, 59 per cent of Australians looking to buy a brand new car in the next 12 months have researched at least one aspect of cars or dealers online in the last six months, as have 47 per cent of those planning to buy a used car

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ROY MORGAN RESEARCH LIMITED

Domain vs REA: apples for apples audience numbers from Roy Morgan Research

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Original article by Roy Morgan Research
Market Research Update – Page: Online : 23-Feb-15

A Roy Morgan Single Source survey has found that more than 3.5 million Australians aged 14+ accessed Realestate.com.au via its website or app in an average four weeks in the six months to December 2014. This compares with 3.3 million during the same period in 2013. Some 1.7 million Australians accessed Fairfax Media’s Domain in the second half of 2014, down from 1.8 million in the previous corresponding period. The total audience growth for Realestate.com.au comprised an increase in the number of both website visitors (up six per cent) and mobile phone or tablet app users (up seven per cent)

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ROY MORGAN RESEARCH LIMITED, DOMAIN.COM.AU, FAIRFAX MEDIA LIMITED – ASX FXJ, REALESTATE.COM.AU, REA GROUP LIMITED – ASX REA

Women watching cricket and going to matches – but it’s still a boy’s club online

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Original article by Roy Morgan Research
Market Research Update – Page: Online : 16-Feb-15

A Roy Morgan Single Source survey has found that about 450,000 Australians aged 14+ visit the ESPN Cricinfo website in any average four weeks throughout the year, but just 9.5 per cent of visitors (or 43,000) are women. However, women account for 19 per cent (or 121,000) of the 640,000 monthly visitors to the Cricket Australia site. Meanwhile, more than a million women "almost always" watch Test or One-Day matches on TV, and around 800,000 watch Twenty20 matches. Women also comprise a third of Australians who went to a Twenty20 match in the past year, 29 per cent of those who attended a One-Day match and 26 per cent of those who attended a Test match

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ROY MORGAN RESEARCH LIMITED, CRICKET AUSTRALIA, ESPN INCORPORATED, CRICINFO

Deal is on! $$$ Save 78% on All-You-Can-Eat Yum Cha & Skydive Combo! Only 4 days left! Click to Buy Now!

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Original article by Roy Morgan Research
Market Research Update – Page: Online : 21-Oct-14

A Roy Morgan Single Source survey has found that 18 per cent of Australians aged 14+ visited a Group Buying website in an average four-week period during the year to June 2014. Some 63 per cent visit just one such website, while 31 per cent use two or three Group Buying websites. The survey also shows that Group Buyers are more likely than the average Australian to use coupons and shopper dockets, and to feel comfortable providing their credit card details online

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ROY MORGAN RESEARCH LIMITED, GROUPON AUSTRALIA PTY LTD, CATCH-OF-THE-DAY.COM.AU, LIVINGSOCIAL, DEALSDIRECT.COM.AU PTY LTD, SCOOPON.COM.AU PTY LTD, CUDO PTY LTD, SPREETS PTY LTD, YAHOO!7 COMMUNICATIONS AUSTRALIA PTY LTD

Battle lines shift in war for online

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Original article by Sue Mitchell
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 31 : 25-Sep-14

Australian consumers are continuing to embrace online shopping, with the websites of major retailers enjoying strong growth in traffic during 2013-14. Data from Hitwise and UBS shows that there was a 250 per cent increase in visits to Woolworths’ grocery website, compared with 240 per cent growth in visits to Coles’ website. Visits to the websites of JB Hi-Fi and Dick Smith rose by 150 per cent and 80 per cent respectively

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HITWISE PTY LTD, UBS HOLDINGS PTY LTD, WOOLWORTHS LIMITED – ASX WOW, COLES GROUP LIMITED, WESFARMERS LIMITED – ASX WES, JB HI-FI LIMITED – ASX JBH, DICK SMITH HOLDINGS LIMITED – ASX DSH, COUNTRY ROAD LIMITED, DAVID JONES LIMITED, MYER HOLDINGS LIMITED – ASX MYR, ASOS.COM LIMITED, NATIONAL AUSTRALIA BANK LIMITED – ASX NAB, DAN MURPHY’S, LIQUORLAND (AUSTRALIA) PTY LTD, MASTERS HOME IMPROVEMENT AUSTRALIA PTY LTD, WESFARMERS BUNNINGS LIMITED