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FREE TV ANNOUNCES JANUARY TO JUNE 2010 AD REVENUE FOR COMMERCIAL TELEVISION NETWORKS
Wednesday, 21 July 2010
Advertising revenue for free-to-air commercial television networks for the period 1 January - 30 June 2010.
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FREE TV EXCEEDS AUSSIE CONTENT QUOTAS IN 2009
Friday, 16 July 2010
All metropolitan and regional commercial TV licensees exceeded the requirements of the Australian Content Standard & Children’s Television Standards in 2009, according to figures released today by the ACMA.
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DRAMATIC PAY TV SLUMP WHILST FREE-TO-AIR POWERS AHEAD
Friday, 9 July 2010
Free-to-air television’s share of total viewing has hit a four-year high this winter while pay TV has suffered its worst June share since 2007, ratings analysis shows.
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FREE TV CEO PRESENTATION AT RADCOMMS 2010
Monday, 3 May 2010
A presentation into 'THE FUTURE OF TELEVISION'
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FREE TV THE ONE TO WATCH IN 2010
Friday, 30 April 2010
A review of the survey year-to-date ratings shows blockbuster programming, new digital multi-channels and new technologies are all driving huge audiences for Free TV in 2010.
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FREE TV WELCOMES RECOGNITION OF INDUSTRY ROLE IN DELIVERING AUSTRALIAN CONTENT
Sunday, 7 February 2010
Free TV Australia welcomes the announcement by the Rudd Government today that it will provide licence fee rebates to protect Australian content on commercial television.
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FREE TV ANNOUNCES JULY TO DECEMBER 2009 AD REVENUE FOR COMMERCIAL TELEVISION NETWORKS
Friday, 29 January 2010
Advertising revenue for free-to-air commercial television networks for the period 1 July - 31 December 2009.
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FREE TV WELCOMES SOLUTION FOR REGIONAL DIGITAL TV BLACKSPOTS
Tuesday, 5 January 2010
Free TV Australia today welcomed the Rudd government’s announcement of measures to ensure that regional television viewers in digital blackspots will receive the full suite of digital television services after analogue switch-off.
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2009 YEAR IN REVIEW
Updated 1 December 2009
Free TV continues to deliver massive audiences in 2009.
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FREE TV BROADCASTERS LEAD THE WAY ON AUSTRALIAN CONTENT
Wednesday, 4 November 2009
Figures released today by Screen Australia confirm that Australia’s commercial free-to-air broadcasters continue to be the major underwriters of Australian content.
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AUSTRALIANS LOVE SPORT ON FREE TV
Tuesday, 20 October 2009
The Australian public has demonstrated the high value they place on free coverage of major sporting events through an overwhelming response to Free TV Australia’s Keep Sport Free campaign. During the four week campaign 60,267 people signed the online petition to keep sport on Free TV.
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FREE TV CALLS FOR LISTED SPORTS TO BE SHOWN ON FREE-TO-AIR DIGITAL MULTI-CHANNELS
Friday, 16 October 2009
Free TV Australia has today called for an end to the ban on listed sports on free-to-air digital multi-channels. Wayne Goss, Chairman of Free TV said, "The public policy principle underlying the antisiphoning rules remains sound; that all Australians are able to watch major sporting events on TV for free". Mr Goss added, "The current review is a great opportunity to allow more sport on television".
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KEEP SPORT FREE
Friday, 18 September 2009
Australian television viewers are being urged to help Keep Sport Free on TV in a new campaign from Free TV Australia.
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RESPONSE TO PREVENTATIVE HEALTH TASKFORCE REPORT
Tuesday, 1 September 2009
The latest report from the Preventative Health Taskforce was as expected, Free TV Australia said today.
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CHILDREN'S TELEVISION STANDARDS: A MISSED OPPORTUNITY
Tuesday, 1 September 2009
The release of the revised Children’s Television Standards (CTS) by the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) represents a missed opportunity, Free TV Australia said today.
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FREE TV CALLS FOR MORE SPORT ON FREE-TO-VIEW DIGITAL CHANNELS
Friday, 21 August 2009
Free TV Australia today called for an end to the ban on listed sports being shown on digital multichannels.
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REVIEW OF COMMERCIAL TELEVISION INDUSTRY CODE OF PRACTICE - INVITATION FOR PUBLIC COMMENT
Friday, 14 August 2009
Free TV Australia is conducting a tri-annual review of the Commercial Television Industry Code of Practice (the Code) and is seeking public comment.
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FREE TV ANNOUNCES JANUARY TO JUNE 2009 AD REVENUE FOR COMMERCIAL TELEVISION NETWORKS
Tuesday, 21 July 2009
Advertising revenue for free-to-air commercial television networks for the period 1 January - 30 June 2009.
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MORE AUSTRALIANS TUNING IN TO FREE TV
Monday, 22 June 2009
The last month has seen a huge boost to Free TV viewer numbers with average audience increases recorded across all major demographics.
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FREE TV WELCOMES ACMA'S NEW GUIDELINES FOR ELECTRONIC PROGRAM GUIDES
Tuesday, 2 June 2009
Free TV Australia welcomes the Australian Communications and Media Authority's (ACMA's) publication of principles relating to Electronic Program Guides (EPG) for digital free-to-air television.
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FREE TV CHAIR SPEAKS AT GET READY FOR DIGITAL TV CONFERENCE:
AUSTRALIANS LOVE THEIR FREE-TO-AIR TV
Monday, 30 March 2009
Free TV Australia Chairman, Wayne Goss, addressed the industry today at the Get Ready for Digital TV conference.
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TV TOPS MEDIA CONSUMPTION
Thursday, 5 March 2009
Figures released by Roy Morgan Research confirm that Australians spend more time with television than any other media. People spend 43 per cent of their media time with television, watching on average 21.5 hours of television a week.
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FREE TV ANNOUNCES JULY TO DECEMBER 2008 AD REVENUE FOR COMMERCIAL TELEVISION NETWORKS
Thursday, 29 January 2009
Advertising revenue for free-to-air commercial television networks for the period 1 July - 31 December 2008.
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COMMERCIAL TELEVISION INDUSTRY CODE OF PRACTICE AMENDMENT INVITATION FOR PUBLIC COMMENT
Friday, 24 October 2008
Free TV Australia invites public comment on a proposed change to the Commercial Television Industry Code of Practice.
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DIGITAL SWITCHOVER TIMETABLE MUST NOT LEAVE VIEWERS BEHIND
Monday, 20 October 2008
The commercial television industry today welcomed the federal government’s announcement of a Digital TV switchover timetable for Australia. “The timetable provides greater certainty for the industry and Australian viewers,” Free TV Australia chief executive, Julie Flynn said today.
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AD BANS ON TELEVISION ARE NOT A SOLUTION TO BINGE DRINKING
Monday, 29 September 2008
Calls for more alcohol ad bans on commercial free-to-air television by the New South Wales health Minister, John Della Bosca, are misguided and misleading the CEO of Free TV Australia, Julie Flynn said today.
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FOOTY FINALS AND ELITE NETBALL STILL FREE TO MILLIONS OF HOMES
Friday, 19 September 2008
The pay TV lobby's latest, predictable attack on the anti-siphoning list proves once again it will go to any lengths to force Australian viewers to pay for sport.
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OLYMPIC GAMES COVERAGE PROVES A WINNER WITH AUSTRALIAN TV AUDIENCES
Friday, 29 August 2008
Peak industry body Free TV Australia said today that official ratings data for the Olympic Games reaffirms the popularity of sport on free-to-air television with Australian viewers.
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ACMA REVIEW OF THE CHILDREN'S TELEVISION STANDARDS
Wednesday, 27 August 2008
Free TV Australia notes the release of the Australian Communications & Media Authority’s (ACMA) Review of the Children’s Television Standards (CTS).
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FREE TV ANNOUNCES JANUARY TO JUNE 2008 AD REVENUE FOR COMMERCIAL TELEVISION NETWORKS
Tuesday, 22 July 2008
Advertising revenue for free-to-air commercial television networks for the period 1 January - 30 June 2008.
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NETWORKS UNITE TO LAUNCH HEALTHY LIFESTYLE CAMPAIGN
Friday, 11 July 2008
In a campaign worth several million dollars, Free TV broadcasters have joined with prominent Australian sports stars to urge young Australians to adopt a healthy lifestyle.
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SENATE INQUIRY INTO SEXUALISATION OF CHILDREN
Thursday, 26 June 2008
Free TV Australia will carefully study the Senate report on sexualisation of children. This is a matter which all broadcasters take very seriously.
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FREE TV HOME OF AUSTRALIAN CONTENT
Tuesday, 20 May 2008
Free TV Australia welcomed the figures released yesterday by the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) confirming the metropolitan commercial television licensees exceeded their Australian content quota in 2007.
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FREE TV APPOINTS INDEPENDENT CHAIR
Thursday, 1 May 2008
Peak industry group, Free TV Australia, today announced the appointment of Mr Wayne Goss to the newly created role of Independent Chair. The role has been created to provide a focused and united voice for the industry as it faces a number of important challenges in the lead up to digital switchover.
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2008 RATINGS REVIEW
Monday, 11 February 2008
As the new ratings year begins, a review of the first six weeks of the year reveals Free TV has continued to aggregate mass audiences with increases seen in several key demographics.
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HD IS ALREADY HERE AND IT'S FREE!
Wednesday, 30 January 2008
“You don’t need to pay a ‘premium’ to get high definition (HD) television”, the CEO of Free TV Australia, Julie Flynn, said today. “In fact you don’t have to pay anything at all because the best HD television content is already available in Australia - and it’s free!”
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FREE TV ANNOUNCES JULY TO DECEMBER 2007 AD REVENUE FOR COMMERCIAL TELEVISION NETWORKS
Tuesday, 29 January 2008
Advertising revenue for free-to-air commercial television networks for the period 1 July - 31 December 2007.
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