Media ownership in Australia
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Major companies
Nine Entertainment Co.
Nine Entertainment Co. (previously PBL Media) is a media company. Originally a 50/50 joint venture with Consolidated Media Holdings. Has diverse interests including the Nine Network.
Television
- Nine Network, 100%, an Australian free-to-air television network. (Cross-net with ABC Television Network)
- TCN Sydney, 100%, a metropolitan television station based in Sydney, Australia.
- GTV Melbourne, 100%, a metropolitan television station based in Melbourne, Australia.
- QTQ Brisbane, 100%, a metropolitan television station based in Brisbane, Australia.
- NWS Adelaide, 100%, a metropolitan television station based in Adelaide, Australia.
- STW Perth, 100%, a metropolitan television station based in Perth, Australia.
- NTD Darwin, 100%, a metropolitan television station based in Darwin, Australia.
- GO!, 100%, Australia's highest-rating free-to-air digital multichannel.
- GEM, 100%, an Australian free-to-air digital multichannel.
- NBN Television, 100%, a regional television station based in Newcastle, Australia.
- DTD, 50%, a digital television station based in Darwin, Australia, joint-venture with Southern Cross Media Group.
- Australian News Channel, 33.33%, a subscription television news service, joint-venture with British Sky Broadcasting and Seven Media Group.
Digital
- Ninemsn, an online entertainment portal.
- My Home[citation needed], 48.75%, an online real estate business, joint-venture with Shane Dale and My Home Group.
WIN Corporation
The WIN Corporation is a Wollongong-based media company, that owns the WIN Television network.
Television
- WIN Television
- Mildura Digital Television (50% stake)
- Tasmanian Digital Television (50% stake)
- Ten West (50% share with Prime Television)
- Ten Network Holdings (13% stake)
Radio
Other
- Crawford Productions
- Digital Distribution Australia
- SP Telemedia (13% stake)
- St. George Illawarra Dragons (24% stake)
- Australian Poker League (50% stake)
- Joint venture with Village Tasmania
News Corp
News Corp has interests in the film, magazine, publishing, sports & television industries. These include the following:
Television
Publishing
The Herald Sun
Digital
- news.com.au
- The Punch
- Business Spectator
- Eureka Report
- kidspot.com.au
- taste.com.au
- homelife.com.au
- careerOne.com.au (part owner)
- carsguide.com.au (part owner)
- SportingPulse (part owner)
- realestate.com.au (via majority owner of REA Group)
Southern Cross Broadcasting
Southern Cross Broadcasting owns a number of regional television stations and some metropolitan radio stations across Australia.
Television
- Southern Cross Media
- Taiwan Broadband Communications (60%) (sold off in FY 2007/08)[3]
- American Consolidated Media
- Southern Cross Ten
- CTC - Australian Capital Territory/Southern NSW (Canberra, Wollongong, Wagga Wagga, South Coast)
- GLV/BCV - Victoria (Bendigo, Ballarat, Gippsland, Albury-Wodonga)
- NRN - Northern NSW/South East QLD (Newcastle, Central Coast, North Coast, Gold Coast)
- TNQ - Queensland (Toowoomba, Mackay, Rockhampton, Townsville, Cairns)
- SGS/SCN - South Australia (Spencer Gulf region of South Australia and Broken Hill, New South Wales)
- Southern Cross Television
- TNT - Tasmania (Hobart and Launceston)
- TND - Northern Territory (Darwin)
- GTS/BKN - South Australia (Spencer Gulf region of South Australia and Broken Hill, New South Wales)
- QQQ - Central Australia (Remote Eastern and Central Australia)
- Tasmanian Digital Television (50% share with WIN Corporation)
- Darwin Digital Television (50% share with Nine Entertainment Co.)
Ten Network Holdings
Television
- Network Ten (Cross-net with CBS Television Network)
- ONE
- ELEVEN
Other
- Eye Corp Pty Limited
- Outdoor Plus Pty Limited
- Media Choice LLC
- Ultimate Media Group Pty Limited
Seven West Media
Television
- Seven Network - free to air network, output deals with NBC Universal, ITV (Cross-net with NBC Television Network)
- Sky News Australia (33% stake)[4] - subscription television news channel; as part of Australian News Channel Pty Ltd ( BSkyB 33%, Seven Media Group 33%, PBL Media 33% )
- Hybrid Television Services (67% stake) - time shifting technology, exclusive licensee of TiVo in Australia and NZ from 2008.
- Pacific Magazines - 3 of the top 5 highest reaching magazines in Australia.[5] Market share within categories:
- Homes – 61.5% to 63.1%
- Teens – 45.9% to 50.4%
- Women’s Lifestyle – 13.5% to 27%
- Health – 22.2% to 28.3%
- Parenting – 49.2% to 61.8%
- Men’s Lifestyle – 41.8% to 44%
- Airline – 34.4% to 35%
Digital
Fairfax Media
- The Australian Financial Review (National)
- The Sydney Morning Herald (Sydney, NSW)
- The Age (Melbourne, Vic.)
- The Canberra Times (Canberra, ACT)
- from Rural Press merger
- Illawarra Mercury (Wollongong, NSW)
- The Newcastle Herald (Newcastle, NSW)
- Fairfax Community Newspapers
Digital
- Domain.com.au - real estate classifieds
- Drive.com.au - automotive classifieds
- MyCareer.com.au - employment classifieds
- RSVP.com.au - personal dating classifieds
- Weatherzone.com.au - weather service
- Brisbanetimes.com.au - online news service
ABC
The Australian Broadcasting Corporation is a state-owned company that provides television, radio and internet news services. It was founded in 1929. The ABC is mostly funded by the Australian Government, with about 8% of funding coming from ABC Commercial and other sources [6]
SBS
The Special Broadcasting Service was founded in 1980, and is now a hybrid-funded provider of television, radio and online media with an emphasis on multi-lingual services. The Australian Government contributes approximately 80% of funding to SBS, the rest is generated from advertising revenue.[7]
Laws
The Australian Government legislated specific controls over the ownership of broadcasting on television and radio in the Broadcasting Services Act 1992. These effectively prohibit ownership of more than one television station or two radio stations in a given market.[8] The Commonwealth's legislative reach over print media ownership is largely limited to general competition law such as the Trade Practices Act 1974.[9]
On 14 March 2005, the Australian Government announced proposals to amend the current media ownership laws.[10]
Television
Australian television broadcasting is dominated by free-to-air services including ABC TV, Seven Network, Nine Network, Network Ten, SBS TV and their affiliates, as well as subscription television providers Foxtel, Austar and SelecTV.
Ownership of these stations and affiliates is mostly shared between PBL Media, Seven Media Group, WIN Corporation, Southern Cross Media Group, and Prime Television Limited. ABC Television and SBS Television are government owned stations.
There are also some smaller subscription television providers, such as Neighbourhood Cable and TransACT, but they are limited both in channel availability and subscribers. Community television stations are broadcast in most capital cities.
None of the commercial networks is owned by News Corporation.
See also
References
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Media Ownership Regulation in Australia
- ↑ http://www.bandt.com.au/news/profits-soar-at-macquarie
- ↑ Internet Industry Association Information
- ↑ sevencorporate.com.au
- ↑ http://about.abc.net.au/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/ABC-Annual-Report-2013-Part-6.pdf
- ↑ Index : SBS Corporate
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Media Ownership Regulation in Australia
- ↑ BROADCASTING SERVICES ACT 1992, Australasian Legal Information Institute, Retrieved 2009-10-24
