Category: Australia
High Definition and More Streaming Channels Revealed as 9NOW Gets an Upgrade
As part of its 2022 Upfront presentation in Sydney, Channel 9 has confirmed its digital streaming platform 9Now is set for a significant upgrade that will reshape how viewers consume content. “If viewers miss the start of a...
Read MoreSEVEN and FOXTEL Secure Richest Aussie Sport Rights Deal in History with the AFL
Extending a partnership that spans more than two decades, Fox Sports and Kayo will continue to show all games live and ad-break free during play including pre-season, premiership season and final series (excluding the AFL Grand...
Read MoreIAB – Digital Advertising Spend Growth Shows Signs of Slowing
All categories, fuelled by a federal election as well as both the summer and winter Olympics, recorded double digit growth with video advertising peaking at 58% share of general display advertising.
Read MoreDisney+ Biggest Winner as New Zealand Bucks Lockdown Easing Trend
According to new data from Roy Morgan, over 2.95 million people over the age of 14 in the country consume SVOD or pay TV services in an average month. Roy Morgan CEO Michele Levine says Disney+ has been the big winner in the New...
Read MoreThe Digitisation of TV: Aussies Consume 47 Million Hours of Live BVOD a Month with Connected TVs Blurring the Line Between…
Data from OzTAM shows Australians are now consuming 47 million hours of live-streamed Broadcaster Video on Demand (BVOD) programming every month. When it comes to viewing habits in the home, OzTAM data shows that Total TV –...
Read MoreHow Seven West Media Had Its Best Financial Result in 11 Years
With Warburton taking over the company in 2019, this result served as a pseudo milestone for the company’s progress, with the debt way down and a solid new slate of content, Warburton is happy with the progress that Seven West...
Read MoreIndustry Group to Lead Access of Free to Air on Connected TVs
Minister for Communications, Michelle Rowland has tasked the Future of Broadcasting Working Group to contribute to the intitial design work for a new prominence framework. The Working Group was established in early 2022 to...
Read MoreTV Revenue up 11%, BVOD Continues to Boom.
The total revenue for the metropolitan free-to-air networks was $1.3 billion for the six months to June 2022, up 4.3% compared to the same period last year. Combined revenue was $4.3 billion up 11 per cent compared to the same...
Read MoreFoxtel, Ad Spends & REA Send News Corp’s Profit & Revenues to Record Highs
Thomson added: “We again saw a very strong performance in advertising as well as continued growth in circulation and subscription revenues, which was driven by the contribution from our recent content licensing deals, higher...
Read MoreSamba TV Report: Half of Aussie Households Still Watch Linear TV
Samba TV’s report explores how unlimited choices on what TV to watch and how to watch it means that the average consumer can customise their viewing experience like never before. However, as more users continue to choose...
Read MoreGlobal TV Media Costs Increase 31.2%
Media inflation is driving up the cost of advertising across channels, with TV most affected, according to WARC’s latest analysis, global advertising trends: the rising cost of incremental reach. This twin trend of declining...
Read MoreAustralian Streaming Apps Break Through as Netflix Losses Hit
New data from market intelligence company, Sensor Tower, has revealed how local Aussie streaming apps and services are trumping much larger, global players when it comes to both the popularity and profitability of their...
Read MorePwC Outlook: Entertainment and Media Experience Unprecedented Growth
• Consumer spending forecasted to continue to grow at CAGR of 4.0% over next five years, reaching total of A$55.5 billion in 2026 meaning there is a further A$7.2 billion in spending on entertainment, media and access on offer...
Read MoreFrom Sydney to the Streaming Giant: Netflix Acquires Animal Logic Animation Studio
The announcement builds on an existing partnership between the two companies, with a full slate of films across Animal Logic’s Sydney and Vancouver studios including The Magician’s Elephant, directed by Wendy Rogers, and the...
Read MoreTen’s Bid for AFL Broadcast Rights Strengthened By $2.6B Paramount Global Investment
The hustle to secure the amplified ad revenue attached to exclusive broadcasting rights of sporting final events is mirrored in Ten and Seven West’s Media bidding war for the hotly anticipated AFL Grand Final, This year,...
Read MoreFree TV Australia Adds Further Improvements to News Media Bargaining Code
While it has been broadly successful in driving commercial negotiations, Bridget Fair, CEO of Free TV, said: “While digital platforms have not yet been designated under the Code, these valuable commercial arrangements would not...
Read MoreDisney+ Releases First Wave of Local Content Commissions with 9 Australian Originals
The Walt Disney Company in Australia and New Zealand has today released its first wave of local content commissions and acquisitions for Disney+ with nine Australian originals launching in 2022/23. Announced at an event held at...
Read More9 Out of 10 Aussies Expect Discount for Ads on Streaming: Pure.amplify
Pureprofile CEO, Martin Filz commented: “With subscription streaming services like Netflix and Disney+ poised to introduce advertising onto their platforms, this research is a timely view into how Australian subscribers will...
Read MoreFetch Unveils Its Mighty Gen 4 Personal Video Recorder
Fetch TV has started the rollout of its latest Set-Top-Box (STB), the Mighty Gen 4 Personal Video Recorder (PVR). The new Mighty Gen 4 PVR retains the same form factor, user interface, functionality and content offering as the...
Read MoreNo, Minister: SPA Responds to Fletcher Over Streaming Quotas
Screen Producers Australia has defended its position on government streaming proposals, after Communications Minister Paul Fletcher responded to their call for 20% local content on SVODs. SPA argued the screen industry needs a...
Read MoreTelstra Buys Controlling Interest in Fetch TV in Blockbuster Deal
Kim Krogh Andersen, Telstra Group executive of product and technology, said: “Telstra TV has been successful and popular in Australian homes as it provides a simple way to discover and watch content from streaming services and...
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