Media Ownership Update Prepared by the Melbourne office of the Communications Law Centre Research by Bruce Shearer Sources Australian Broadcasting Authority Department of Communications and the Arts Spectrum Management Agency Checks with various media companies and industry organisations, including Australian Broadcasting Authority, Regional Dailies of Australia, Federation of Austrailan Radio Broadcasters, Audit Bureau of Circulation. List of Tables Table 1: Commercial Television Licences........................................................................... 10 Table 2: Audience Reach (Te le visio n ).................................................................................. 12 Table 3: Commercial R adio........................................................................................................13 Table 4: Audience Reach (R a d io )................................................ 17 Table 5: Ownership of Capital City and National Daily Newspapers.....................18 Table 6: Saturday Newspaper O w nership...........................................................................19 Table 7: Sunday Newspaper O w nersh ip..............................................................................19 Table 8: Capital City and National Newspaper Ownership Shares ....................... 20 Table 9: Sunday Newspaper Ownership S h a re s..............................................................20 Table 10: Metro/Suburban Newspaper Overall Shares.................................................. 20 Table 11: Regional Daily P a p e rs ............................................................................................... 21 Table 12: Regional Dailies Ownership Shares ...... .............................................................22 Table 13: Suburban Newspaper Ownership S h a re s ........................................................22 Table 14: Australia's Top Twenty Publishing Companies............................................. 23 Table 15: Major Magazine O w nersh ip.....................................................................................24 Table 16: Major Magazine Ownership S h a re s.....................................................................25 Table 17: Cable Pay TV Licences ............................................................................................. 25 Table 18: Satellite Pay TV Licen ces......................................................................................... 25 Table 19: MDS Spectrum A llo ca tio n s.....................................................................................26 © Communications Law Centre, 1996 Communications U pdate February 1996 iviedis* ovli^^^gililo 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 parentheses in column 3. ■"Information current as at 9/2/96 Station Licensee Co Controlling interests Station Licensee Co Controlling Interests NEW SOUTH WALES VICTORIA Metropolitan Metropolitan HSV7 HSV Channel 7 Pty. Ltd. Seven Network Ltd. ATN 7 Amalgamated Seven Network Ltd. (Kerry Stokes 19-9%, Television Services (Kerry Stokes 19-9, News Ltd 14.9% Pty. Ltd. News Ltd 14.9%, National Mutual Life 11.4%, National Mutual Life 11.4%, Telstra Corp 11%) Telstra Corp 11%) GTV 9 General Television Publishing & Broadcasting. TCN 9 TCN Channel 9 Publishing & Corporation Pty. Ltd. Ltd. (Kerry Packer) Pty. Ltd. Broadcasting Ltd (Kerry Packer) ATV10 Television & Telecasters TNQ TV Ltd. 40% (Melbourne) Pty. Ltd. (100% owned by TNQ Ltd.), TEN 10 Television & Telecasters TNQ TV Ltd. 40% CGS Shareholding (Sydney) Pty. Ltd. (100% owned by TNQ Ltd.), Netherlands BV 15%, CGS Shareholding (Owned by Canwest Global Netherlands BV 15% Communications (Issy Asper)), (Owned by Can west Global Audant Communications Communications (Issy Asper)), Ltd. 10% (Robert White), Audant Communications Ltd. 10% Bel Is haw Pty. Ltd. 10% (Robert White), (John Singleton), Bells haw Pty. Ltd. 10% Corom Pty. Ltd. 10% (Jack (John Singleton), Cowin), AMP Society 6.45%, Corom Pty. Ltd. 10% (Jack Cowin), Leibler Media Holdings 5% AMP Society 6.45%, (Isi Leibler) Leibler Media Holdings 5% (Isi Leibler) Regional VIC (Approved Market D ) Regional NSW AMV Prime Television Prime Television Ltd. (Albury/ Victoria TV Pty. Ltd. (Paul Ramsay) BKN Broken Hill Spencer Gulf Wodonga) (Broken Hill) Television Ltd. Telecasters Ltd. (Sturrock Family) BCV Victorian Broadcasting Southern Cross (Bendigo) Network (1983) Pty. Ltd. Communications Ltd. MTN MTN Television Broadcast Media Group (Ten Group 14.9%, N.M. (Griffith) Pty. Ltd. (W.J. & P.Y. Gerahty & Rothschild & Sons Australia Macquarie Bank) Pty. Ltd. 13%, AMP Society 12.5%, Natwest Markets NBN NBN Ltd. NBN Enterprises Pty. Ltd. Australia Ltd. 9.5%) (Newcastle) (Washington H. Soul Pattinson) GLV Victorian Broadcasting Southern Cross (LaTrobe Valley) Network (1983) Pty. Ltd. Communications Ltd. NEN Prime Television Prime Television (Holdings) (Ten Group 14.9%, N.M. (Tamworth/ (Northern) Pty. Ltd. Pty. Ltd. (Paul Ramsay) Rothschild & Sons Australia Taree) Pty. Ltd. 13%, AMP Society 12.5%, Natwest Markets NRN Northern Rivers Television Telecasters Australia Ltd. Australia Ltd. 9-5%) (Coffe Harbour/ Pty. Ltd. (TNQ 14.94%, Nth East NSW) FUlcrum Capital Corporation STV Mildura Television Victoria Ltd. (ENT ’Consolidated with RTN 8/5/91 Ltd. 15.30%, (Mil dura) Television Pty. Ltd. Ltd. (Bruce Gordon)) Ten Group Ltd. 11%, VTV WIN Television Victoria Ltd. Associated Broadcasting Gail Road Pty. Ltd. 9.41%, (Ballarat/ Services Ltd. (ENT Ltd. Suspirium Pty. Ltd. 8.59%) Shepparton) (Bruce Gordon)) AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY/STHN NSW QUEENSLAND (APPROVED MARKET ‘C’) Metropolitan CTC Australian Capital Southern Cross BTQ7 Brisbane TV Ltd. Seven Network Ltd. (Canberra) Television Pty. Ltd. Communications Ltd. (Kerry Stokes 19.9%, (Ten Group 14.9%, N.M. News Ltd 14.9%, Rothschild & Sons Australia National Mutual Life 11.4%, Pty Ltd. 13%, AMP Society 12.5%, Telstra Corp 11%) Natwest Markets Australia Ltd. 9.5%) Q TQ 9 Queensland Publishing & Broadcasting Television Ltd. Ltd. (Kerry Packer) CBN Prime Television Prime Television (Holdings) (Southern NSW) (Southern) Pty. Ltd. Pty. Ltd. (Paul Ramsay) TVQ 10 Television & Telecasters TNQ TV Ltd. 40% •RVN consolidated with CBN 9/12/91 (Brisbane) Pty. Ltd. (100% owned by TNQ Ltd.), CGS Shareholding WIN WIN Television TWT Holdings Ltd. Netherlands BV 15%, (Southern NSW) NSW Pty. Ltd. (Bruce Gordon) (Owned by Canwest Global February 1996 Communications U pdate Media ownemftlp update Station Licensee Co. Controlling Interests Station Licensee Co. Controlling Interests Communications (Issy Asper)), WESTERN AUSTRALIA Audant Communications Ltd. 10% (Robert White), Metropolitan Bellshaw Pty. Ltd. 10% (John Singleton), TVW 7 TVW Enterprises Ltd. Kerry Stokes 19-9% Corom Pty. Ltd. 10% (Jack News Ltd 14.9%, Cowin), AMP Society 6.45%, National Mutual Life 11.4%, Leibler Media Holdings 5% Telstra Corp 11% (Isi Leibler) STW 9 Swan Television & Sunraysia Television Ltd. Country QLD Radio Broadcasters Sabtel 44% (Eva Presser), Ltd. ACE 21.2% (Kerry Stokes), ENT 20% (Bruce Gordon) YTQ Mount Isa Telecasters Australia Ltd. (Mount Isa) Television Pty. Ltd. (TNQ 14.94%), NEW 10 West Coast TNQ TV Ltd. 40% Fulcrum Capital Telecasters Ltd. (100% owned by TNQ Ltd.), Corporation Ltd. 15-3%, CGS Shareholding Ten Group Ltd. 11%, Netherlands BV 15% Gail Road Pty Ltd. 9-41%, (Owned by Canwest Global Suspirium Pty. Ltd. 8.59% Communications (Issy Asper)), Audant Communications Regional QLD (ApprovedMarket 'A') Ltd. 10% (Robert White), Bellshaw Pty. Ltd. 10% RTQ WIN Television Qld WIN Properties Pty. Ltd. (John Singleton), (Rockhampton/ Pty. Ltd. (Bruce Gordon) Corom Pty. Ltd. 10% (Jade Regional Qld) Cowin), AMP Society 6.45%, Leibler Media Holdings 5% STQ Sunshine Television Seven Network Ltd (Isi Leibler) (Nth Qld) Network Ltd. (Kerry Stokes 19-9% •MVQ/SEQ consolidated as STQ 14/9/92 News Ltd. 14.9% Regional WA. National Mutual Life 11.4% Telstra Corp 11%) GTW Geraldton 135 Nominees Pty. Ltd. (Geraldton) Telecasters Pty. Ltd. (Kerry Stokes & Andrew TNQ Telecasters North Telecasters Australia Ltd. Cohen) (Townsville/ Queensland Ltd. (TNQ 14.94%, Caims/Mount Isa) Fulcrum Capital SSW Golden West Australian Capital Equity Corporation Ltd. 15.3%, (Bunbury/ Network Pty. Ltd. Pty. Ltd. (Kerry Stokes & Ten Group Ltd. 11%, Albany/ Andrew Cohen) Gail Road Pty Ltd. 9.41%, Sth West Suspirium Pty. Ltd. 8.59%) & Great Sthn) SHTITH AUSTRALIA VEW Mid-Western 135 Nominees Pty. Ltd. (Kalgoorlie) Television Pty. Ltd. (Kerry Stokes & Andrew Metropolitan Cohen) SAS7 South Australia Seven Network Ltd. TASMANIA Telecasters Ltd. (Kerry Stokes 199% , News Ltd 14.9%, National Mutual Life 11.4%, Metropolitan Telstra Corp 11%) TVT 6 Tasmanian Television ENT Enterprises Pty. Ltd. NWS 9 Southern Television Broadcast Investments Ltd. (Bruce Gordon) Corporation Pty. Ltd. Pty. Ltd. (Lamb Family) Regional TAS ADS 10 Television TNQ TV Ltd. 40% Broadcasters Ltd. (100% owned by TNQ Ltd.) TNT Southern Cross Southern Cross CGS Shareholding (Launceston/ Television Communications Ltd. Netherlands BV 15%, Nth East) (TNT 9) Pty. Ltd. (Ten Group 14.9%, N.M. (Owned by Canwest Global Rothschild & Sons Australia Communications (Issy Asper)), Pty. Ltd. 13%, AMP Society 12.5%, Audant Communications Ltd. 10% Natwest Markets (Robert White), Australia Ltd. 9.5%) Bellshaw Pty. Ltd. 10% NORTHERN TERRITORY (John Singleton), Corom