Media Ownership Update
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Media Ownership Update Prepared by the Melbourne office of the Communications Law Centre Research by Bruce Shearer Sources Australian Broadcasting Tribunal, Australian Broadcasting Authority Ownership of Australia’s Broadcast Media (ABT June 1992) B&T Yearbook (1991) Margaret Gee (1991) StationStation Planning Branch of the Department of Transport and Communications, CanberraCanberrc Report of the Senate Select Committee on Television Equalisation. Checks with various media companies and industry organisations, including Australian Broadcasting Authority and Regional Dailies of Australia Audit Bureau of Circulation List of Tables Table 1: Commercial Television Licences.......................................................................8 Table 2: Audience Reach (Television)........................................................................... 10 Table 3: Commercial Radio...........................................................................................11 Table 4: Audience Reach (Radio)..................................................................................15 Table 5: Ownership of Capital City and National Daily Newspapers............................ 16 Table 6: Sunday Newspaper Ownership....................................................................... 17 Table 7: Capital City and National Newspaper Ownership Shares................................17 Table 8: Sunday Newspaper Ownership Shares........................................................... 17 Table 9: Regional Daily Papers..................................................................................... 18 Table 10: Regional Dailies Ownership Shares............................................................... 19 Table 11: Metropolitan and National Weeklies Ownership............................................. 19 Table 12: Suburban Newspaper Ownership Shares........................................................19 Table 13: Ownership Shares Overall...............................................................................19 Table 14: Australia's Top Twenty Publishing Companies...............................................20 Table 15: Magazine Ownership......................................................................................21 Table 16: MaJor Magazine Ownership Shares................................................................ 22 © Communications Law Centre, 1993 Cormmunications Update ♦ 7 ♦ February 1993 Table 1 Commercial Television Licences NOTE: Where significant individuals or groups are associated with the controlling interest or have a major shareholding, their name is given in parenthesis in column 3. Station Licensee Co. Controlling Interest/S Station Licensee Co. Controlling Interest/S NEW SOUTH WALES VICTORIA Metropolitan Metropolitan ATN 7 Amalgamated Television Holdings Ltd. ATV10 Television & Telecasters Oltec Limited Television Services (R Campbell 15%, (M elbourne) Pty. Ltd. (TNQ TV Ltd. 40%, Pty. Ltd. I Deveson 15%, Canwest Global P Ritchie 15%, Communications 15%, M Robinson 15%, John Singleton 10%, Superannuation fund 10%, Jack Co win 10%, 30% held by 6 banks: State Audant Investments (Robert Bank NSW, ANZ, Chase, Bank Whyte) 15%, America, Soc. Generale, Isi Leibler 6%) HK Bank) GTV 9 General Television Nine Network Aust. Ltd. TCN 9 TCN Channel 9 Nine Network Australia Ltd. Corporation Pty. Ltd. (Kerry Packer) Pty. Ltd. (Kerry Packer) HSV 7 HSV Television Holdings Ltd. TEN 10 Television & Telecasters Oltec Limited Television Services (R Campbell 15%, (Sydney) Pty. Ltd. (TNQ TV Ltd. 40%, Pty. Ltd. I Deveson 15%, Canwest Global P Ritchie 15%, Communications 15%, M Robinson 15%, John Singleton 10%, Superannuation fund 10%, Jack Cowin 10%, 30% held by 6 banks: State Audant Investments (Robert Bank NSW, ANZ, Chase, Bank Whyte) 15%, America, Soc. Generale, Isi Leibler 6%) HK Bank) Regional NSW Regional VIC (Approved Market 'D) AMY Prime Television Prime Television Ltd. BKN Broken Hill Spencer Gulf (Albury/ Victoria TV Pty. Ltd. (Paul Ramsay) (Broken Hill) Television Ltd. Telecasters Ltd. (87.32%) Wodonga) (Sturrock Family) BCV Victorian Broadcasting Southern Cross MTN Lochfield Consultants Votraint No.620 (Bendigo) Network (1983) Pty. Ltd. Communications Ltd. (Griffith) Pty. Ltd. (Broadcast Media Group) (Diverse shareholding) (Gerahty 25.05%, Gamble 15.18%) GLV Victorian Broadcasting Southern Cross (LaTrobe Valley) Network (1983) Pty. Ltd Communications Ltd. NBN NBN Ltd. NBN Enterprises Pty. Ltd. (Diverse shareholding) (Newcastle) (Washington H. Soul Pattinson) STV Mildura ENT Ltd. (Mildura) Television Pty. Ltd. (Rouse Group) NEN Prime Television Prime Television (Holdings) (Tam worth/ (Northern) Pty. Ltd. Pty. Ltd. (Paul Ramsay) VTV Television Victoria Ltd. ENT Ltd. Taree) (Ballarat/ (Rouse Group) Shepparton) NRN (1) Northern Rivers Meridian Holdings Ltd. (Coffs Harbour/ Television Ltd. (Aspermont 54%, Nth East NSW) Institutional investors) QUEENSLAND (1) Consolidated with RTN on 8.5-91 - Metropolitan AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY/STHN NSW BTQ 7 Amalgamated Television Holdings Ltd. Television Services (R Campbell 15%, (APPROVED MARKET‘C’) Pty. Ltd. I Deveson 15%, CTC Australian Capital Chagrin Pty. Ltd. P Ritchie 15%, (Canberra) Television Pty. Ltd. (Charles Curran) M Robinson 15%, Superannuation fund 10%, CBN (1) Prime Television Prime Television (Holdings) 30% held by 6 banks: State (Southern (Southern) Pty. Ltd. Pty. Ltd. (Paul Ramsay) Bank NSW, ANZ, Chase, Bank NSW) America, Soc. Generale, WIN WIN TV NSW Pty. Ltd. TWT Holdings Ltd. HK Bank) (Southern NSW) (Bruce Gordon) (1) RVN consolidated with CBN 9.12.91 Continued on Page 9 .. February 1993 ♦ 8 ♦ Communications Update ... Continued from Page 8 Station Licensee Co. Controlling Interest/S Station Licensee Co. Controlling Interest/S QTQ 9 Queensland Nine Network Australia Ltd. RTS Riverland Television Murray River Television Ltd. (Kerry Packer) (Loxton/ Ltd. Telecasters Ltd. (56%) Renmark) (Scott Family) TVQ 10 Television & Telecasters Oltec Limited (Brisbane) Pty. Ltd. (TNQ TV Ltd. 40%, SES South East Scott’s Agencies Canwest Global (Mt. Gambier) Telecasters Ltd. Pty. Ltd. (54.61%) Communications 15%, (Scott Family) John Singleton 10%, Jack Cowin 10%, Audant Investments (Robert WESTERN AUSTRALIA Whyte) 15%, Isi Leibler 6%) Metropolitan Country QLD NEW 10 West Coast Chartreuse Pty. Ltd. Telecasters Pty. Ltd. (Curran) ITQ Mount Isa Telecasters North STW 9 Swan Television & Sunraysia Television Ltd. (Mount Isa) Television Pty. Ltd. Queensland Ltd. Radio Broadcasters (Eva Presser) (Fulcrum Media 16.3% Ltd. L & K Freedman, M & J Anthony, B. Sherman, TVW 7 TVW Enterprises Ltd. Television Holdings Ltd. A. Peschar) (see ATN 7 entry) Regional QLD (Approved Market A') Regional W.A. RTQ WIN Television Qld TWT Holdings Ltd. GTW Geraldton 135 Nominees Pty. Ltd. (Rockhampton/ Pty. Ltd. (Bruce Gordon) (Geraldton) Telecasters Pty. Ltd. (Kerry Stokes & Andrew Regional Qld) ^ Cohen) Sunshine Television Sunshine Broadcasting STQ ™ SSW Golden West Australian Capital Equity (Nth Qld) W Network Ltd. Network Ltd. Network Ltd. (Kerry Stokes & (Roslyndale Investments (Bunbury/ Albany/ Andrew Cohen) Pty. Ltd. 12.42%, S Gazal & Mr Diddams: Sth West Grundy Investments Pty. & Great Sthn) Ltd. 9.9%, FAI Traders VEW Mid-Western 135 Nominees (Kerry Stokes Insurance Co. Ltd. 8.08%) (Kalgoorlie) Television Pty. Ltd. & Andrew Cohen) TNQ Telecasters North Suspirium Pty. Ltd. (Townsville/ Queensland Ltd. (Fulcrum Media Ltd 16.3% Cairns/ L & K Freedman, TASMANIA Mount Isa) M &J Anthony, B. Sherman, A. Peschar) Metropolitan (1) RTQ consolidated with DDQ 24.4.91. TVT 6 Tasmanian Television ENT Ltd. (2) MVQ/SEQ to be consolidated as STQ 14.9.92. Ltd. (Rouse Group) SOUTH AUSTRALIA Regional TAS Metropolitan TNT Southern Cross Southern Cross (Launceston/ Television Communications Ltd. ADS 10 Television Caprice Pty. Ltd. Nth East) (TNT 9) Pty. Ltd. (Diverse shareholding) Broadcasters Ltd. (Curran) NWS 9 Southern Television Broadcast Investments Corporation Pty. Ltd. Pty. Ltd. (Lamb Family) NORTHERN TERRITORY SAS 7 South Australian Television Holdings Ltd. Telecasters Ltd. (R Campbell 15%, NTD 8 Territory Television Nine Network Australia Ltd. I Deveson 15%, (Darwin) Pty. Ltd. (Kerry Packer) P Ritchie 15%, M Robinson 15%, Superannuation fund 10%, REMOTE COMMERCIAL TELEVISION LICENCES 30% held by 6 banks: State Bank NSW, ANZ, Chase, Bank WAW Golden West Satellite Golden West Network America, Soc. Generale, (Western Zone) Commu nicat ions Pty. Ltd. (Kerry Stokes HK Bank) Pty. Ltd. & Andrew Cohen) Regional SA. IMP Imparja Television Aboriginal & Torres Strait (Central Zone) Pty Ltd Islander Commission GTS Spencer Gulf J.M. Sturrock Pty. Ltd. (Port Pirie/ Telecasters Ltd. (Sturrock Family) QQQ Queensland Satellite Telecasters North Spencer Gulf (North East Television Queensland Ltd. North) Zone) (see TNQ entry) Communications Update ♦ 9 ♦ February 1993 Table 2 Audience Reach (Television) Television Networks/ Multiple Licensees Potential Audience Potential Audience Group Stations (% of Population) Group Stations (% of Population) Television Holdings 5 metropolitans 64.63% Capital Television 2 metropolitans 20.39% Ltd. Holdings Ltd. 1 regional (R Campbell, (C urran) I D eveson , P R itchie, TWT H oldings Ltd. 2 regionals 13.36% M Robinson, (G ordon) Superannuation fund, 6 banks: State Bank ENT Ltd. 1 metropolitan 7.77% NSW, ANZ, Chase, Bank (R ouse) 2 regionals America, Soc. Generate, H K B ank) Southern Cross 3 regionals 7.45% Broadcasting Nine Network 3 metropolitans 51.52% Australia