FREE TV CONTINUES TO DOMINATE IN 2005
Monday, 28 November
2005 It has been a stellar year for Australian commercial television broadcasters, according to a review of the 2005 ratings season.
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FREE TV EXPOSES FLAWS IN TV JUNK FOOD CLAIMS
Wednesday, 23 November 2005
Free TV Australia today released new research demonstrating that recent claims made about the number of television ads for foods high in fat or sugar that children are exposed to are wrong. Previous figures have been based on flawed methodology and have used out-of-date data, Free TV revealed today.
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FREE TV'S ANNUAL CODE COMPLAINT REPORT 2004/2005
Wednesday, 23 November 2005
The commercial television industry's Annual Code Complaint Report released today shows that Free TV broadcasters continue to maintain a low number of complaints overall. In the period from 1 July 2004 to 30 June 2005 there were 997 complaints received nationwide. Click here for a copy of the report.
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FREE TV CHALLENGES NEWS LIMITED’S READERSHIP CLAIMS
Friday, 11 November 2005
News Limited’s claims of more newspaper readers and fewer TV viewers are a distortion of the true picture of media consumption in Australia, Free TV Australia said today. “News Limited spin doctor’s are obviously in over-drive making inappropriate and misleading comparisons”, said Rhonda Brown, Director of Marketing.
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HIGH SATISFACTION IN FREE-TO-VIEW DIGITAL HOMES
Wednesday, 9 November 2005
Free TV Australia welcomes the findings of the Australian Communications and Media Authority’s digital media survey that show a high degree of satisfaction with the new technology in the 13% of homes that have already made the switch from analogue to digital television.
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FREE TV CONFIDENT ANTI-SIPHONING LIST DELIVERS TO ALL VIEWERS
Wednesday, 12 October 2005
Free TV welcomes the announcement by the Minister that the Australian Communications and Media Authority will monitor free-to-air usage of sports on the anti-siphoning list.
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CHISHOLM, LECKIE & BLACKLEY TALK TV'S FUTURE
Friday, 7 October 2005
Free TV announces TV Industry Forum to be held in Sydney on 16 November to discuss television and its future in Australia.
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FREE TV REJECTS SPAA'S TV DRAMA CLAIMS
Monday, 5 September 2005
Free TV Australia rejects claims by independent producers that production and expenditure figures for TV drama have somehow been manipulated.
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COMMERCIAL NETWORKS INCREASE SPEND ON AUSSIE DRAMA
Wednesday, 24 August 2005
Australia’s commercial television broadcasters continue to be the major underwriters of local drama production, Free TV Australia said, responding to Australian Film Commission (AFC) figures released today.
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FREE TV ANNOUNCES JANUARY TO JUNE 2005 AD REVENUE FOR REGIONAL COMMERCIAL TELEVISION NETWORKS
Wednesday, 27 July 2005
Advertising revenue for free-to-air commercial television networks (regional) for the period 1 January - 30 June 2005.
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FREE TV ANNOUNCES JANUARY TO JUNE 2005 AD REVENUE FOR METRO COMMERCIAL TELEVISION NETWORKS
Wednesday, 25 July 2005
Advertising revenue for free-to-air commercial television networks (metropolitan) for the period 1 January - 30 June 2005.
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JO LIVELY CAMPAIGN
Thursday, 9 June 2005
Free TV Australia congratulates the advertising industry in the new "Jo Lively" ad campaign launched today. For more information on the Jo Lively campaign please go to www.jolively.com.
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CODE COMPLAINT NUMBERS REMAIN STEADY
Monday, 9 May 2005
The commercial television industry's Code Complaint Report released today shows that code complaint numbers have remained steady.
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NEW RESEARCH HIGHLIGHTS THE POWER OF FREE TV
Wednesday, 27 April 2005
Free TV continues to be the best medium for advertisers, according to research findings released by Free TV Australia.
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FREE TV REJECTS AANA CLAIMS
Wednesday, 23 February 2005
Responding to the AANA's comments on television advertising rates today, the Chairman of Free TV Australia, John McAlpine commented that, "Television advertising rates are determined by supply and demand. Commercial broadcasters cannot ask prices that the market will not bear".
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STATEMENT FROM FREE TV ON ASTRA ASHES CLAIMS
Monday, 21 February 2005
Contrary to claims by the pay television industry, no evidence was presented to the Senate Committee today that in any way confirms that the Australian free-to-air broadcasters rejected an offer of rights to the Ashes series in 2001.
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FREE TV AUSTRALIA ANNOUNCES JULY TO DECEMBER 2004 AD REVENUE FOR COMMERCIAL TV NETWORKS
Monday, 14 February 2005
Advertising revenue for free-to-air commercial television networks for the period 1 July - 31 December 2004.
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FREE TV REJECTS ASHES CLAIMS BY FOX SPORTS
Friday, 11 February 2005
Free TV Australia today rejected suggestions by Fox Sports that free-to-air broadcasters were given the "opportunity to acquire exclusive rights to the Ashes and didn't bother".
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8.6m AUSTRALIANS REACH OUT TO ASIA
Sunday, 9 January 2005
8.6 million viewers spanning every region of Australia tuned in to Free TV's Australia Unites - Reach Out to Asia historic telecast on Saturday night. As of 2am Sunday morning, donations flowing from the telecast exceeded $20m while the cumulative figure since Free TV's appeal began last week exceeds $50m.
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AUSTRALIA UNITES - REACH OUT TO ASIA
Tuesday, 4 January 2005
Australia's best-loved entertainers will take part in the live, all-star event in aid of World Vision this Saturday evening.
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FREE TV NETWORKS UNITE IN TSUNAMI VICTIMS APPEAL
Sunday, 2 January 2005
Australia's three commercial television networks have announced an historic joint national appeal to aid victims of the Asian tsunami disaster.
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AUSTRALIAN FREE-TO-AIR BROADCASTERS CONFIRM INTERACTIVE STANDARD
Thursday, 2 September 2004
Australia's free-to-air broadcasters confirm their position in relation to interactive content to be transmitted on the digital terrestrial television platform.
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FREE TV AUSTRALIAN ANNOUNCES JANUARY - JUNE 2004 AD REVENUE FOR COMMERCIAL TELEVISION NETWORKS
Tuesday, 10 August 2004
Advertising revenue for commercial television networks for the period January to June 2004.
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COMMERCIAL NETWORKS INCREASE SPEND ON AUSTRALIAN DRAMA
Thursday 5 August 2004
Australian drama has never been more vital to commercial television broadcasters, the industry's peak body, Free TV Australia, said today.
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COMMERCIAL TELEVISION INDUSTRY CODE OF PRACTICE
Friday, 2 July 2004
Free TV Australia today welcomed the registration of the Commercial Television Industry Code of Practice by the Australian Broadcasting Authority. The ABA registered the Code on 1 July 2004.
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FREE TV AUSTRALIA REJECTS AD BANS
Thursday, 17 June 2004
Free TV Australia today called on the ALP to reconsider imposing bans on food advertising in children's programs.
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FREE TV AUSTRALIA
Thursday, 10 June 2004
From 10 June 2004, the peak industry body representing the free-to-air commercial broadcasters will be known as Free TV Australia.
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CODE COMPLAINT NUMBERS REMAIN LOW
Wednesday, 21 April 2004
The commercial television industry's Annual Code Complaint Report released today shows that the industry has continued to maintain a low number of complaints.
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WIN FOR FREE TV SPORTS FANS
Wednesday, 7 April 2004
CTVA welcomes the federal government’s decision to renew the anti-siphoning list, ensuring that all Australian sports fans can continue to see major sporting events on free to air television.
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FREE TO VIEW BROADCASTERS ANNOUNCE NEW INDUSTRY PROGRAM GUIDE
Wednesday, 17 March 2004
Australia’s five free to view television networks announce the launch of a new Industry Video Program Guide.
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CTVA ANNOUNCES JULY TO DECEMBER 2003 AD REVENUE FOR COMMERCIAL NETWORKS
Wednesday, 11 February 2004
Advertising revenue for commercial television networks for the period July to December 2003.
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CTVA APPOINTS NEW MARKETING DIRECTOR
Tuesday, 27 January 2004
CTVA announces the appointment of Rhonda Brown as Marketing Director for the peak industry body.
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COMMERCIAL TELEVISION INDUSTRY CODE OF PRACTICE REVIEW
Friday, 8 August 2003
Commercial Television Australia (CTVA) is conducting a periodic review of the Commercial Television Industry Code of Practice and is seeking public comment.
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NETWORKS UNITE FOR DIGITAL TV PUSH
Thursday, 19 June 2003
Personalities from networks Seven, Nine and Ten have united in a major new television advertising campaign communicating to Australians that digital TV is here, it's available now and it's free to view.
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18% DROP IN COMPLAINTS ABOUT TELEVISION
Friday, 30 May 2003
The commercial television industry's Annual Code Complaint Report released today shows that complaints about television last year dropped by 18%. 745 complaints were received over the 12 month period from 1 October 2001 to 30 September 2002, compared with 907 complaints for the previous 12 month period.
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FREE-TO-AIR TELEVISION PROMPTS ABs TO BUY UP
Wednesday, 14 May 2003
Numbers of the valuable AB demographic watching free-to-air (FTA) television in Australia have increased dramatically over recent years, according to statistics released today by Commercial Television Australia (CTVA).
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COMMERCIAL TELEVISION STRONG IN FIRST MONTH OF RATINGS
Wednesday, 2 April 2003
Ratings released today by Commercial Television Australia (CTVA) for the first month of the 2003 ratings period indicate that free-to-air (FTA) television is retaining its stature as the best medium through which to communicate with the Australian consumer.
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PAY TV DOES NOT RATE WITH CONSUMERS
Thursday, 27 February 2003
Commercial Television Australia released new consumer research today showing that Pay TV has little impact with consumers.
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SUMMER RATINGS
Wednesday, 12 February 2003
Commercial free-to-air television experienced one of its most successful summer ratings periods according to the final summer ratings results prepared by CTVA.
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SUMMER PROGRAMMING
Friday, 7 February 2003
Commercial television recorded strong summer ratings with in excess of 30 million viewers tuning in to the top 20 programs.
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2002 | Top of Page
INTRODUCING COMMERCIAL TELEVISION AUSTRALIA
Tuesday, 29 October 2002
Commercial Television Australia is a newly constituted organisation which replaces the Federation of Australian Commercial Television Stations as the television industry’s peak body.
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FACTS LAUNCHES ONLINE NEWSLETTER
Tuesday, 1 October 2002
The first in a series of online newsletters produced by The Federation of Australian Commercial Television Stations (FACTS) launches today. Titled The Power, the newsletter will be distributed via email to marketing decision makers on a regular basis.
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ADVERTISERS SUPPORT FTA CAMPAIGN
Monday, 26 August 2002
A landmark campaign promoting the benefits of free-to-air (FTA) television has bolstered advertisers’ belief that FTA is the best medium to drive sales.
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FACTS CALLS FOR MORE RIGOROUS ASSESSMENT INTO ISSUES SURROUNDING LOUDNESS OF ADVERTISEMENTS
Wednesday, 10 July 2002
The Federation of Australian Commercial Television Stations (FACTS) today expressed concern that the recommendations of an ABA Report into the loudness of advertisements are premature and called for ongoing work across affected industry sectors to find the most appropriate approach to this issue.
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FREE TV CAMPAIGN HIGHLIGHTS TV's POWER
Friday, 24 May 2002
Free-to-air television continues to be the best way to build brands and drive sales, according to new research released today by the Federation of Australian Commercial Television Stations (FACTS). The study was undertaken in preparation for a major industry campaign to market the industry's credentials to Australian business, which starts with TV ads this weekend.
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COMMERCIAL TELEVISION INDUSTRY DISPUTES OPPOSITION INTERPRETATIONS OF ANTI-SIPHONING PROVISIONS
Tuesday, 20 November 2001
The Federation of Australian Commercial Television Stations (FACTS) has disputed Opposition Communications spokesman, Stephen Smith's interpretations of the anti-siphoning provisions.
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AUSTRALIAN FREE-TO-AIR TELEVISION BROADCASTERS REPORT ON DIGITAL TELEVISION FINDINGS FROM IFA 2001
Wednesday, 31 October 2001
On behalf of Australia's free-to-air television networks, Public Broadcasters and Regional Broadcasters, the Federation of Australian Commercial Television Stations (FACTS) Digital TV Strategy Group has announced today the Australian free-to-air television industry's support for DVB - MHP (Multimedia Home Platform) as the standard for delivery of interactive television services.
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FEDERATION OF AUSTRALIAN COMMERCIAL TELEVISION STATIONS SAYS TELEVISION INDUSTRY HIGHLY RESPONSIBLE
Tuesday, 25 September 2001
The Federation of Australian Commercial Television Stations (FACTS) says that some sections of the media have placed undue emphasis on the effects on the television industry of the "Attack upon America' crisis.
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FEDERATION OF AUSTRALIAN COMMERCIAL TELEVISION STATIONS APPOINTS MARKETING DIRECTOR
Sunday, 7 October 2001
The Federation of Australian Commercial Television Stations (FACTS) has appointed Mr. Tony Hercok as their Marketing Director.
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FACTS LEADS FREE-TO-AIR TELEVISION INDUSTRY DELEGATION ON TECHNO STUDY TRIP
Wednesday, 22 August 2001
The Federation of Australian Commercial Television Stations (FACTS) Digital TV Strategy Group is sending a delegation to review progress in the European television marketplace on the development of set top boxes and televisions based upon the DVB-MHP (Multimedia Home Platform) standard.
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FREE-TO-AIR TELEVISION MOVES FORWARD ON DIGITAL TELEVISION IMPLEMENTATION
Thursday, 19 April 2001
The Federation of Australian Commercial Television Stations, FACTS, has established an industry- wide Digital TV Strategy Group to process digital TV implementation issues.
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