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Control of major Australian media

Company Broadcasting

Nows Ltd.

Pay TV 25% stake in Foxtel

Print & Publishing Rim

67.8% of total circ. of Aus capital city & national newspaper ownership share

Large Aus book publisher $89m turnover (1999)

76.1% of total circ. of Aust Sunday newspaper ownership share

Fox Studios production facility (joint venture with Lend lease)

Online & Games

News Interactive

46.6% of total circ. of Aust suburban newspaper share

23.4% of total circ. of Aust regional daily ownership

AAP Information Services (Jointly controlled with Fairfax)

Publishing & Broadcasting LtdFree-to-air:3 metropolitan 1 regional, 51.5% potential audience

New Regency Television Productions

Pay TV:25% stake in Foxtel 33% stake in Sky News

» 'J iU f t it& ix Holdings Pty Ltd21.4% of total circ. of Aust capital city & national newspaper ownership share

(PBL)

41.5% of major magazine ownership shares (top 30 mags by circ.) (64 magazines in total)

nineMSn (joint venture with Microsoft Corp) Online services to Aust NZ and New Guinea

LeisureVillage Nine Leisure provides coin operated entertainment venues close to cinemas. (40% stake managed by Village. Hoyts cinema exhibition chain 268 screens

F2 (Fairfax Interactive Network)

22.8% of total circ. of Aust Sunday newspaper ownership share

18.1% of totalcirc. of Aust suburbannewspaper share

15.4% of total circ. of Aust. regional daily ownership

Publication of 3 magazines

TelstraPay TV:50% partner in Foxtel

Cubic & Wireless OptusPay TV:Optus Vision

Primus Telecom

0cs».Tel

Telecom NZ

AWPan TV 30% (with ACE & SBS) niche TV programming

Australian Radio Network (APN & Clear Channel)8 metropolitan 3 regional 52.6% potential audience

AAP Information Services (Jointly controlled with News Ltd.)

13 regional dailynewspapers 29.9% of total circ.

5 suburban newspapers 2.9% of total circ.

50 non-daily newspaper?

Peter Isaacson Publications

Big Pond

Optus Internet

Hotkey Internet Services (60%)

One.Net ISP

Exchange

Telecommunications

19.8% stake in One.Tel

19.8% stake in One.Tel

51% stake held by Aust Federal Govt 49% stake held by public shareholders.

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Company Broadcasting Print & Publishing Film Online & Games Telecommunications

Rural PressOwnership of 5 South Australian regional stations

153 regional newspapers

35 agricultural newspapers

Free-to-air TV:5 metropolitan 64.9% potential audience

Seven NetworkFree-to-air TV:5 metropolitan,1 regional, 72.1% potential audience

Pay TV:33% stake in Sky News C7 Seven Cable Television Supplies Sports Channel6 a weekend channel

Southern Cress Broadcasting Australia Ltd.Free-to-air TV:1 metropolitan 4 regional, 21.5% potential audience Radio: 5 metropolitan 24.6% potential audience.

Prime NetworkFree-to-air TV:8 regional, 25.1% potential audience

PfBP Communications

Village Roadshow

29.3% of major magazine ownership shares (top 30 mags by circ.) (14 magazines in total)

Show-AdsInteractive

Austereo Ltd. 453 screens Theme ParksRadio: 11 metropolitan ( includes Greater Warner Bros.3 regional 62.5% potential

Union and Birch, Movie WorldCarroll and Coyle joint Sea World

audience

Western Australian Newspapers

venture locations) Wet 'n' Wild Water Park

Village Roadshow Pictures

9.1% of total circ. of Aust. capital city & national newspaper ownership share

9% of total circ of Aust. suburban newspaper share

1.1% of total circ of Aust regional daily ownership

Publication of magazines, guides and regional non-dailies

Birch Carroll a Coyle

Hoyts

Australian Broadcasting CorporationFree-to-air TV:National TV Service ABC marketing service 9 metropolitans 48 regional

Radio: 4 National Networks Radio National Classic FM Triple JParliamentary and News Network

Free-to-air TV:National TV Service Radio: 2 stations on one national network [2EA Sydney and dEA Melbourne)

191 screens

198 screens

319 screens

ABC On-line

Sources: 1998/99 company annual reports; newspaper, radio and television reports; discussions with company staff

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International interests of major Australian media players

Co. Americas Europe NZ & Pacific Asia

TV USA: Fox TV22 stations (Total combined US coverage, 40%)

Cable & Satellite

USA: Fox Cable UK: BSkyB (40%) NZ: Sky TV China, India, Japan,

Latin America: VOX (49.9%) GDRjointly owned with TVNZ

Taiwan, Middle East & Indonesia: Star TV

Sky Latin America (News alliance with Organizacoes Globo of Brazil and M exico’s Grupo Televisa and Telecommunications International Inc.

RadioSky Radio (71%)

Japan:Sky PerfecTV(ll%)

Indonesia:Indovision (45%)Bahasa Programming Ltd. (50%)

India:ISkyB

RimUSA: 20th Century Fox

Radio 538 (42%)Sky Radio Sweden (28%)

(Fox Filmed Entertainment)

Video rentalUSA: 20th Century FoxHome Entertainment

AnimationUSA: Fox Animation Studios

BooksUSA: Harper Collins UK: Harper CollinsZondervan Publishing House (world’s largest Bible publisher)The Ecco Press Hearst Book Group

PapersUSA: N e w York P ost UK: T he T im e s NZ: Independent

MagazinesUSA: T V G u id e

T h e S u n d a y T im es

T h e S u n

N e w s o f th e W o rld

UK: T he T im e s E d u c a t io n a l

Newspapers Limited (49.7%) Rji: News operates T h e F i ji T im es, N a i L a l a k a i

and S h a n ti D u t.

PNG: 63% stake in the P o st C ou rier

T h e W eek ly S ta n d a r d

N e w s A m e r ic a F S I

N e w s A m e r ic a

In -S to re

Canada:N e w s F S I C a n a d a

TechnologyUSA: News America

S u p p le m e n t

T he T im e s H ig h e r

E d u c a tio n S u p p le m e n t

T h e T im e s L i te r a r y S u p p le m e n t

T h e T im e s S c o ttish E d u c a t io n a l

S u p p le m e n t

N u rse ry W o r ld

Line One (33%)Digital Publishing NDS NDS Americas Inc.News Interactive TheStreetcom Juno Online Services

Publishing & Broadcasting Ltd (PBL)Rim

USA: 29.5% of NZ: Magazines Magazines ACP hasNew Regency Productions ACP New Zealand 8 magazines in South East Asiaa joint venture with (20 magazines) (Singapore, Malaysia, Taiwan,20th Century Fox Thailand)

(8 magazines)

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Co. Americas Europe NZ & Pacific Asia

Australian Provincial NewspapersUK: national newspaper, NZ: Radio New APN Media(T h e I n d e p e n d e n t) , regional Zealand Network (Asia)newspapers & magazines (jointly owned withIreland: largest Clear Channelnewspaper publisher Communications &( I r is h I n d e p e n d e n t) , Wilson and Horton South Africa:national & regional; comprising 33 stations) Largest newspaper publisher,multi channel TV Largest newspaper metropolitan national & regional.broadcaster. publisher, nationalPortugal: 16% of largest & regional. Publishermedia company, newspaper publisher & broadcaster (Jomalgeste group).

of magazines.

m i m .Canada: Ireland: 29.9% stake NZ: T V 3 and TV48 T V stations in Ulster TV,

45% stake in TV3 NZ Radio:(Ireland’s first private network) More FM Network

(4 stations)7 Network

USA: Joint venture Australia Television Internationalproduction with (Satellite T V service to Asia andUniversal Studios the Pacific) purchased fromTelevision the ABC 1/8/97.

Rural PressUSA: 38 agricultural NZ: 6 agriculturalpublications publications

PMP CommunicationsUK: 7 magazines Germany: 1 magazine

NZ: 5 magazines

Village RoadshowUSA: Film production Village Roadshow Pictures

ExhibitionArgentina: 222 screens NZ: 139 screens in India: 4 screens in joint venture65 screens in in joint venture joint venture with with Priya Exhibitors.joint venture with Warner Bros.: Force Corporation.with Force Corporation Germany: 50 screens; Thailand: 93 screens in jointand Southern Screens. Italy: 60 screens in venture with Theatres & Network

joint venture with Fiji: Golden Harvest;Warner Bros & Focus; 10 screens in joint Malaysia: 44 screens inGreece: 24 screens in joint venture with Force joint venture with Tanjongventure with Corporation and PLC & Golden Harvest;Vardinoyannis; Damodar Bros. Singapore: 58 screens inHungary: 26 screens in joint 58 screens in Golden Harvest;venture with Intercom Hong Kong: 29 screensFrance: 1 screen in joint venture with

Golden Harvest;Korea: 11 screens injoint venture Golden Harvest and theC heiljedang Corporation Taiwan: 17 screens in joint venture with Golden Harvest and Warner Bros

Australian Broadcasting CorporationRadio Australia (Asia - Pacific & worldwide)

Note:As the Hoyts film exhibition chain is no longer a public company, information relating to its ownership of international screens isno longer publicly available.

Sources: 1998/99 company annual reports; newspaper, radio and television reports; discussions with company staff.

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Commercial Teievision Licences

Table 1: 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 C o. C on tro llin g In te re st

Hew South WalesMetropolitan

A T N 7 Amalgamated Television Services Pty. Ltd. Seven Network Ltd. Kerry Stokes 32.95% Deutsche Australia Ltd. 12.74% Norwich Financial Services Ltd. 12.30% Portfolio Partners Ltd. 12.30%

TCN 9 TCN Channel Nine Pty. Ltd. Publishing & Broadcasting Ltd. (Kerry Packer)

TEN 10

Regional NSW

Network Ten (Sydney) Pty. Ltd.

(Approved market ‘B’)

T N Q Television Ltd. 40% (100% owned by TNQLtd.)CGS Shareholding Netherlands BV 14.99% (Owned by Canwest Global Communications (Izzy Asper) AMP Society 6.45% Copplemere 0.27% (L. Freedman, B. Sherman)

AMN (Griffith) WIN Television Griffith Pty. Ltd. Win Television (Bruce Gordon) Affiliated with Nine Network

BKN (Broken Hill) Broken Hill Television Ltd. Spencer Gulf Telecasters Ltd. (Sturrock Family)

MTN (Griffith) WIN Television Griffith Pty. Ltd. Win Television (Bruce Gordon) Affiliated with Nine Network

NBN (Newcastle) NBN Limited NBN Enterprises Pty. Ltd. (Washington H. Soul Pattinson and Co. Ltd.)

NEN(T amworth/Taree)

Prime Television (Northern) Pty. Ltd. Prime Television (Holdings) Pty. Ltd. (Paul Ramsay) Affiliated with Seven Network

NRN (Coffs Harbour) (North East NSW) ‘ Consolidated with RTN

Northern Rivers Television Pty. Ltd.

on 8.5.91.

Telecasters Australia Ltd. (Permanent Trustee Co. Ltd. 16.7% Ten Network Holdings Group 14.85%)

Australian Capital Territory / Southern NSW (Approved Market X ’)CTC (Canberra) Australian Capital Television Pty. Ltd. Southern Cross Broadcasting Australia Ltd. (Ten Group 14.4% National

Nominees Ltd. 6.9% Permanent Trustee Co. Ltd. 6.24%)

CBN (Southern NSW) Prime Television (Southern) Pty. Ltd. *RVN consolidated with CBN 9.12.91.

Prime Television (Holdings) Pty. Ltd. (Paul Ramsay) Affiliated with Seven Network

WTN (Southern NSW)

VictoriaMetropolitan

Win Television NSW Pty. Ltd. Win Television (Bruce Gordon) Affiliated with Nine Network

ATV 10 Network Ten (Melbourne) Pty. Ltd. T N Q Television Ltd. 40% (100% owned by TNQLtd.) CGS Shareholding Netherlands BV 14.99% (Owned by Canwest Global Communications (Izzy Asper) AMP Society 6.45% Copplemere 0.27% (L. Freedman, B. Sherman)

GTV 9 General Television Corporation Pty. Ltd. Publishing & Broadcasting Ltd. (Kerry Packer)

HSV 7 HSV Channel 7 Pty. Ltd.

Regional VIC (Approved market ‘D’)

Seven Network Ltd. Kerry Stokes 32.95% Deutsche Australia Ltd. 12.74% Norwich Financial Services Ltd. 12.30% Portfolio Partners Ltd. 12.30%

AMV (Albury/Wodonga) Prime Television (Victoria) Pty. Ltd. Prime Television Ltd. (Paul Ramsay) Affiliated with Seven Network

BCV (Bendigo) Victorian Broadcasting Network (1983) Pty. Ltd.

Southern Cross Broadcasting Australia Ltd. (Ten Group 14.4% National Nominees Ltd. 6.9% Permanent Trustee Co. Ltd. 6.2%)

GLV (LaTrobe Valley) Victorian Broadcasting Network (1983) Pty. Ltd.


PTV (Mildura) Prime Television (Victoria) Pty. Ltd. Prime Television (Holdings) Pty. Ltd. (Paul Ramsay) Affiliated with Seven Network

STV (Mildura) Win Television Mildura Pty. Ltd. Television Victoria Ltd. (ENT Ltd. (Bruce Gordon) Affiliated with Nine Network

VTV(B allarat/Shepp arton)

Win Television Victoria Pty. Ltd. Associated Broadcasting Services Ltd. (ENT Ltd. (Bruce Gordon)) Affiliated with Nine Network

QueenslandMetropolitan

BTQ,7 Brisbane TV Ltd. Seven Network Ltd. Kerry Stokes 32.95% Deutsche Australia Ltd. 12.74% Norwich Financial Services Ltd. 12.30% Portfolio Partners Ltd. 12.30%

Q T Q 9 Queensland Television Ltd. Publishing & Broadcasting Ltd. (Kerry Packer)

T V Q 10 Network Ten (Brisbane) Pty. Ltd. T N Q Television Ltd. 40% (100% owned by TNQLtd.) CGS ShareholdingNetherlands BV 14.99% (Owned by Canwest Global Communications(Izzy Asper) AMP Society 6.45% Copplemere 0.27% (L. Freedman, B. Sherman)

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Station Licensee Co. Controlling Interest

Regional QLD (Approved Market ‘A’)

RTQ (Rockhampton) Win Television QLD. Pty. Ltd. (Regional QLD)RTQ Consolidated with DDQ 24.4.91.)

STQ Sunshine Television Network Ltd.(North Queensland)*MVQ^5EQ consolidated as STQ 14.9.92.

TNQ(Townsville/Caims)

Regional: other

ITQ (Mount Isa)

p South AustraliaMetropolitan

ADS 10

NWS 9

SAS 7

Regional S.A.

GTS (Port Rrie/Spencer Gulf North)

RTS (Loxton/Renmark)

SES (ML Gambier)

Western Australia MetropolitanNEW 10

STW 9

TVW 7

Regional W.A.GTW (Geraldton)SSW (Bunbury/Albany) (South West and Southern)

Regional Television Pty. Ltd.


Network Ten (Adelaide) Ltd.

Australian Capital Television Pty. Ltd.

South Australian Telecasters Ltd.

Spencer Gulf Telecasters Ltd.

Win Television SA Pty. Ltd.

Win Television SA Pty. Ltd.

Network Ten (Perth) Ltd.

Swan Television & Radio Broadcasters Pty. Ltd.

TVW Enterprises Ltd.

Geraldton Telecasters Pty. Ltd. Golden West Network Pty. Ltd

Win Properties Pty. Ltd. (Bruce Gordon) Affiliated with Nine Network




TNQ Television Ltd. 40% (100% owned by TNQ Ltd.)CGS Shareholding Netherlands BV 14.99% (Owned by Canwest Global Communications (Izzy Asper) AMP Society 6.45% Copplemere 0.27%(L. Freedman, B. Sherman)



J.M.Stuirock Pty. Ltd. (Sturrock Family)

Win Television (Bruce Gordon)

Win Television (Bruce Gordon)

TNQ Television Ltd. 40% (100% owned by TNQLtd.) CGS Shareholding Netherlands BV 14.99% (Owned by Canwest Global Communications (Izzy Asper) AMP Society 6.45% Copplemere 0.27% (L. Freedman, B. Sherman)

Sunraysia Television Ltd. (Sabtel 41.48% (Eva Presser) ENT 26.11% (Bruce Gordon) WIN Television TAS Pty. Ltd. 17.71% Affiliated with Nine Network

Seven Network Ltd. Kerry Stokes 32.95% Deutsche Australia Ltd. 12.74%Norwich Financial Services Ltd. 12.30% Portfolio Partners Ltd. 12.30%

Prime Television (Holdings) Pty. Ltd. (Paul Ramsay) Affiliated with Seven Network Prime Television (Holdings) Pty. Ltd. (Paul Ramsay) Affiliated with Seven Network

VEW (Kalgoorlie) Mid-Western Television Pty. Ltd. Prime Television (Holdings) Pty. Ltd. (Paul Ramsay) Affiliated with Seven Network

MetropolitanTVT 6

Regional TAS

TNT (Launceston)(North EastTasmania)

TerritoryNTD 8 (Darwin)

TND (Darwin)

Remote CommercialWAW(Western zone)

IMP (Central zone)

QQQ, (North East Zone)

Win Television Tasmanian Pty. Ltd. ENT Enterprises Pty. Ltd. (Bruce Gordon) Affiliated with Nine Network

Southern Cross Television (TNT 9) Pty. Ltd.

Territory Television Pty. Ltd.

Telecasters Australia Ltd.

Television LicencesGolden West Satellite Communications Pty. Ltd

Impaija Television Pty. Ltd.


WOW (Remote and Western Australia)


Publishing & Broadcasting Ltd. (Kerry Packer)


Prime Television(Holdings) Pty. Ltd. (Paul Ramsay) Affiliated with Seven Network

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission

Telecasters Australia Ltd. (Permanent Trustee Co. Ltd 16.7%Ten Network Holdings Group 14.85%)

TWT Holdings Pty. Ltd. (Bruce Gordon) Affiliated with Nine NetworkWin Television WA Pty. Ltd.

Source: ABA document ‘Current controllers of a broadcasting licence’ as at 14/1/2000

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Television networks population reachTable 2:

Group S tations P otentia l Audience(% of Population)

Seven Network LtdKerry Stokes 32.95% 5 metropolitan 72.1%Deutsche Australia Ltd. 12.74% Norwich Financial Services Ltd. 12.30% Portfolio Partners Ltd. 12.30%

1 regional

Jm Group iM rTNQ Television Ltd. 40%(100% owned by TNQLtd.)CGS Shareholding Netherlands BV 14.99%(Owned by Canwest Global Communications (Izzy Asper) AMP Society 6.45%Copplemere 0.27% (L. Freedman, B. Sherman)

5 metropolitan 64.9%

m rn m trn tk m ^ 3 metropolitan 51.5%Publishing & Broadcasting Ltd. (Kerry Packer) 1 regional

TWT Holding* Pty, .Ltd* 1 metropolitan 26.1%(Gordon) 9 regional

(Ramsay)8 regional 25.1%

Soiftfcftm Cross Broadcasting Australia Ltd. 1 metropolitan 21.5%(Ten Group 14.4% National Nominees Ltd. 6.9% Permanent Trustee Co. Ltd. 6.2%)

4 regional

Tcfecastors Australia Ltd. 5 regional 18.8%(Permanent Trustee Co. Ltd. 16.7% Ten Network Holdings Group 14.85%)

AUDIENCE REACH OF OTHERSItBN LTD. 1 regional 9.8%(Washington H. Soul Pattinson)

Sunraysia Television Ltd. 1 metropolitan 7.3%(Sabtel 41.48% Eva Presser ENT 26.11% Bruce Gordon)WIN Television TAS Pty. Ltd. 17.71%

Spencer Cutf Telecasters(Sturrock)

Notes:(1) Includes Territory Television Darwin as a regional.

2 regional 0.8%

(2) The metropolitan stations include Sydney, Brisbane, Adelaide, Melbourne, Perth and Hobart.

Source: ABA document ‘Current controllers of a broadcasting licence’ as at 14/1/2000

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Commmercial radio stations

Station Licensee Company Owner

New South WalesMetropolitan2CH Radio 2CH Pty. Ltd.

2DAY-FM 2DAY FM Australia Pty. Ltd.2GB Harbour Radio Pty. Ltd.2KY 2KY Broadcasters Pty. Ltd.2MMM-FM The Triple M Broadcasting Company Pty. Ltd.2SM Radio 2SM Pty. Ltd.

2UE Radio 2UE Sydney Pty. Ltd.

2UUS-FM ARN Communications Pty. Ltd.

2WFM-FM Commonwealth Broadcasting Corp. Pty. Ltd.

Regional NSW2AAY-FM (Albury) Radio Albury- Wodonga Pty. Ltd.

2AD (Armidale) New England Broadcasters Pty. Ltd.

2AY(Albury) Radio Albury-Wodonga Pty. Ltd.

2BDR (Albury) R G. Capital Radio Pty. Ltd.

2BH (Broken Hill) Far West Radio Pty. Ltd.

2BS (Bathurst) Bathurst Broadcasters Pty. Ltd.

2BXS-FM (Bathurst) Bathurst Broadcasters Pty. Ltd.

2C-FM (Gosford) Sea FM Central Coast Pty. Ltd.

2CLR-FM (Grafton) Grafton FM Radio Pty. Ltd.

2CS (Coffs Harbour) Commercial Radio Coffs Harbour Ltd.

2CSF-FM (Coffs Harbour) Commercial Radio Coffs Harbour Ltd.

(1) (Coffs Harbour) Commercial Radio Coffs Harbour Ltd.

2DU (Dubbo) Western Broadcasters Pty. Ltd.

(1) (Dubbo) Dubbo FM Radio Pty. Ltd.

2EC (Bega) East Coast Radio Pty Ltd.

2EEE-FM (Bega) East Coast Radio Pty Ltd.

2GEE-FM Mudgee Pty. Ltd.

2GEM-FM (Inverell) Northern Broadcasters Pty. Ltd.

2GF (Grafton) 3AW Southern Cross Pty. Ltd.

2GGG-FM (Gunnedah) 2MO Gunnedah Pty. Ltd.

2GGO-FM (Gosford) Central Coast Radio Pty. Ltd.

2GN (Goulbum) Radio Goulbum Pty. Ltd.

2GZ (Orange) AMI Radio Pty. Ltd.

2GZF-FM (Orange) Radio 2GZ Pty. Ltd.

2HD (Newcastle) 2HD Broadcasters Pty. Ltd.

2H3L-FM (Broken Hill) Far West Radio Pty. Ltd.

2ICE-FM (Lithgow) Midwest Radio Ltd. Pty. Ltd.

2KKO-FM (Newcastle) Radio Newcastle Pty. Ltd.

2LF (Young) Radio 2LF Pty. Ltd.

2LFF-FM (Young) Radio 2LF Pty. Ltd.

2LM (Lismore) Richmond River Broadcasters Pty. Ltd.

2LT (Lithgow) Midwest Radio Ltd.

Radio Superhighway Pty. Ltd. (J. Singleton)

Austereo Ltd. (Village Roadshow (Kirby))

Radio Superhighway Pty. Ltd. (J. Singleton)

Labor Council of NSW

Austereo Ltd.(Village Roadshow (Kirby))

Broadcast Operations Pty. Ltd. (Caralis)

Broadcast Investments Holdings Pty. Ltd. (Lamb)

Australian Radio Network Pty. Ltd. (Australian Provincial Newspapers (O’Reilly) & Clear Channel (US Public Company))


DMG Radio Investments Pty. Ltd. (Daily Mail & General Trust pic Rothermere Continuation limited)

Broadcast Operations Pty. Ltd. (Caralis )

DMG Radio Investments Pty. Ltd. (Daily Mail and General Trust pic Rothermere Continuation Limited)

R G. Capital (Australia) Pty. Ltd. (R. R Grundy)

J.C.Curtis D.G.Tunkin

Camplin Broadcasters Pty. Ltd.


R. G. Capital (Australia) Pty. Ltd. (R. R. Grundy)



DMG Radio Investments Pty. Ltd. (Daily Mail and General Trust pic Rothermere Continuation limited)


Broadcast Operations Pty. Ltd (Caralis)


Grant Broadcasters Pty. Ltd. (J. Cameron)


Western Broadcasters Pty. (Mudgee) Broadcasting Company Ltd. (Caralis)

Super Network Radio Pty. Ltd. (Broadcast Operations Pty. Ltd. (Caralis)

Radio Broadcast Operations Pty. Ltd (Caralis)

Super Network Radio Pty. Ltd. (Broadcast Operations Pty. Ltd (Caralis)

R G. Capital Holdings (Australia) Pty. Ltd. (R R Grundy)

Century Radio Pty. Ltd (K & M. Blyton)

PY. Gerahty & WJ.Gerahty


(Broadcast Operations Pty. Ltd. (Caralis)

J.C.Curtis D.G.Tunkin

Midwest Radio Network Q. McEvoy R Coleman)




Broadcast Operations Ltd. (Caralis)

Midwest Radio Network Pty. Ltd. (J. McEvoy, R. Coleman)

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2MC (Kempsey) Mid Coast Broadcasters Pty. Ltd. DMG Radio Investments Pty. Ltd. (Daily Mail and General Trust pic Rothermere Continuation Limited)

(1) (Kempsey/Port Macquarie) Mid Coast Broadcasters Pty. Ltd. DMG Radio Investments Pty. Ltd. (Daily Mail and General Trust pic Rothermere Continuation Limited)

2MG (Mudgee) Mudgee Broadcasting Co. Pty. Ltd. Western Broadcasters Pty. Ltd. (Caralis)

2MO (Gunnedah) 2MO Gunnedah Pty. Ltd. Super Network Radio Pty. Ltd. (Broadcast Operations Pty. Ltd. (Caralis)

2MOR-FM (Deniliquin) Rich Rivers Radio Pty. Ltd. Robertson

2MVB-FM (Taree) Manning Valley Max The Heat FM Pty. Ltd. Super Network Radio Pty. Ltd. (Broadcast Operations Pty. Ltd. (Caralis))

2 MW (Murwillumb ah) Tweed Radio and Broadcasting Company Pty. Ltd.


2NEB-FM (Armidale) New England Broadcasters Pty. Ltd. Broadcast Operations Pty. Ltd. (Caralis)

2NEW-FM (Newcastle) Newcastle FM Pty. Ltd. Broadcast Operations Pty. Ltd. (Caralis)

2NM (Muswellbrook) Radio Hunter Valley Pty. Ltd. Grant Broadcasters Pty. Ltd. (Janet Cameron)

2NOW-FM (Moree) Moree Broadcasting & Development Co. Ltd. Broadcast Operations Pty. Ltd. (Caralis)

2NZ (Inverell) Northern Broadcasters Pty. Ltd. Broadcast Operations Pty. Ltd. (Caralis)

20AG (Orange) Radio 2GZ Pty. Ltd. DMG Radio Investments Pty. Ltd. (Daily Mail and General Trust pic Rothermere Continuation Limited)

20NE-FM (Katoomba) Blue Mountains Broadcasters Pty. Ltd. Australian Radio Network Pty. Ltd. (Australian Provincial Newspapers (O’Reilly) & Clear Channel (US Public Company))

2PK (Parkes) Parkes Broadcasting Company Pty. Ltd. Broadcast Operations Pty. Ltd. (Caralis)

2QN (Deniliquin) Rich Rivers Radio Pty. Ltd. Robertson

2RE (Taree) Manning Valley Max The Heat FM Pty. Ltd. Super Network Radio Pty. Ltd. (Broadcast Operations Pty. Ltd. (Caralis))

2RG (Griffith) Radio 2RG Pty. Ltd. DMG Radio Investments Pty. Ltd. (Daily Mail and General Trust pic Rothermere Continuation Limited)

2RGF-FM (Griffith) Radio 2RG Pty. Ltd. DMG Radio Investments Pty. Ltd. (Daily Mail and General Trust pic Rothermere Continuation Limited)

2ROK-FM (Parkes) Parkes Broadcasting Company Pty. Ltd. Broadcast Operations Pty. Ltd. (Caralis)

2ROX-FM (Kempsey) Mid-Coast Broadcasters Pty. Ltd. DMG Radio Investments Pty. Ltd. (Daily Mail and General Trust pic Rothermere Continuation Limited)

2SKI-FM (Cooma) Radio Snowy Mountains Pty. Ltd. K.J. Blyton

2SNO-FM (Goulbum) Radio Goulbum Pty. Ltd. (K & M. Blyton)

2ST (Nowra) South Coast and Tablelands Broadcasting Pty. Ltd.


2TM (Tamworth) Tamworth Radio Development Co. Pty. Ltd. Super Network Radio Pty. Ltd. (Broadcast Operations Pty. Ltd. (Caralis))

2TTT-FM (Tamworth) Tamworth Radio Development Co. Pty. Ltd. Super Network Radio Pty. Ltd. (Broadcast Operations Pty. Ltd. (Caralis))

2UUL-FM (Wollongong) Wollongong Broadcasters Pty. Ltd.Pty. Ltd. Grant Broadcasters Pty. Ltd. (J. Cameron)

2VLY-FM (Muswellbrook) Radio Hunter Valley. Pty. Ltd. Grant Broadcasters Pty. Ltd. (J. Cameron)

2VM (Moree) Moree Broadcasting & Development Co. Ltd. Broadcast Operations Pty. Ltd. (Caralis)

2WG (Wagga Wagga) Riverina Broadcasters Holdings Pty. Ltd. DMG Radio Investments Pty. Ltd. (Daily Mail and General Trust pic Rothermere Continuation Limited)

2 WIN-FM (Wollongong) WIN Radio Pty. Ltd. Wollongong Radio Pty. Ltd. (B. Gordon)

2WSK-FM (Nowra) South Coast and Tablelands Broadcasting Pty. Ltd.


2WZD-FM (Wagga Wagga) Riverina Broadcasters (Holdings) Pty. Ltd. DMG Radio Investments Pty. Ltd. (Daily Mail and General Trust pic Rothermere Continuation Limited)

2XL (Cooma) Radio Snowy Mountains Pty. Ltd. K. J. Blyton

2XXX-FM (Newcastle) Radio Newcastle Pty. Ltd. Austereo Ltd. (Village Roadshow (Kirby))

2ZOO-FM pubbo) Western Broadcasters Pty. Ltd. Broadcast Operations Pty. Ltd. (Caralis)

2ZZZ-FM (Murwillumbah)

VictoriaMetropolitan

Richmond River Broadcasters Pty. Ltd. Broadcast Operations Pty. Ltd. (Caralis)

3AK Fusion Media Pty. Ltd. Fusion Australia Pty. Ltd. (Diverse Shareholding)

3AW 3AW Southern Cross Radio Pty. Ltd. Southern Cross Broadcasting (Australia) Ltd. (Ten Group 14.4% National Nominees Ltd. 6.9% Permanent Trustee Co. Ltd. 6.2%)

3EE 693 Southern Cross Radio Pty. Ltd. Southern Cross Broadcasting (Australia) Ltd. (Ten Group 14.4% National Nominees Ltd. 6.9% Permanent Trustee Co. Ltd. 6.2%)

3FOX-FM Austereo Pty. Ltd. Austereo Ltd. (Village Roadshow (Kirby))

3KKZ-FM APN Broadcasting Services Pty. Ltd. Australian Radio Network Pty. Ltd. (Australian Provincial Newspapers (O’Reilly) & Clear Channel (US Public Company))

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3MMM-FM Melbourne FM Radio Pty. Ltd.

3MP Malbend Pty. Ltd.

3TTT-FM Double T Radio Pty. Ltd.

3UZ 3UZ Pty. Ltd.

Regional VIC3BBA-FM (Ballarat) Radio Ballarat Pty. Ltd.

3BAY-FM (Geelong) Bay FM Pty. Ltd.

3BBO-FM (Bendigo) Radio 3BO Pty. Ltd.

3BDG (Bendigo) Radio 3CVPty. Ltd.

3BT (Ballarat) Ballarat Sports Radio Pty. Ltd.

3CAT-FM (Geelong) Geelong Broadcasters Pty. Ltd.

3CCS-FM (Colac) Ace Radio Broadcasters Pty. Ltd

3CS (Colac) Ace Radio Broadcasters Pty. Ltd

3CV (Maryborough) AMI Radio Pty. Ltd.

3GG (Warragul) Votraint No. 691 Pty. Ltd.

3HA (Hamilton) Ace Radio Broadcasters Pty. Ltd.

3MA (Mildura) AMI Radio Pty. Ltd.

3MDA-FM (Mildura) Radio 3MA Pty. Ltd. Pty. Ltd.

3NE (Wangaratta) North East Broadcasters Ltd.

3NNN-FM (Wangaratta) North East Broadcasters Pty. Ltd.

3RBA (Ballarat) Radio Ballarat Pty. Ltd.

3RMR-FM (Mildura) Radio 3MA Pty. Ltd.

3SH (Swan Hill) Ace Radio Broadcasters Pty. Ltd.

3SHI-FM (Swan Hill) Ace Radio Broadcasters Pty. Ltd.

3SR (Shepparton) 3UZ Pty. Ltd.

3SRR-FM (Shepparton) Goulbum Valley Broadcasters Pty. Ltd.

3SUN-FM (Shepparton) Goulbum Valley Broadcasters Pty. Ltd.

3TR (Sale) Ace Radio Broadcasters Pty. Ltd.

3WM (Horsham) Ace Radio Broadcasters Pty. Ltd.

3WWM-FM (Horsham) Ace Radio Broadcasters Pty. Ltd.

3YB (Warmambool) Regional Communications Pty. Ltd.QueenslandMetropolitan4BBB-FM B105 FM Pty. Ltd.4BC Radio 4BC Brisbane Pty. Ltd.4BH Queensland Radio 2000 Pty. Ltd.

4KQ ARN Communications Pty. Ltd.

4MMM-FM FM 104 Pty. Ltd.

4TAB-FM Broadcasting Station 4IP Pty. Ltd.Regional QLD4AK (Oakey) Radio 4AK Pty. Ltd.4AM (Mareeba) Tablelands Broadcasting Pty. Ltd.

4AMM-FM (Mareeba) Tablelands Broadcasting Pty. Ltd.

4BU (Bundaberg) Bundaberg Broadcasters Pty. Ltd(1) (Bundaberg) Maryborough Broadcasting Co. Pty. Ltd.4CA (Cairns) AMI Radio Pty. Ltd4CC (Gladstone) Regional Broadcasters Australia Pty. Ltd


Goulbum Valley Broadcasters (A.E.Fairley)


Radio 3UZ Pty. Ltd. (Victorian Racing Clubs)







Ace Radio Broadcasters (G.N.Handbury)


P.Y. Gerahty & WJ.Gerahty

Burl Rose Pty. Ltd. (Local investors)



DMG Radio Investments (Daily Mail and General Trust pic Rothermere Continuation Limited)

North East Broadcasters Ltd. (Diverse shareholding)

North East Broadcasters Ltd. (Diverse shareholding)





Radio 3UZ Pty. Ltd. (Victorian Racing Clubs)

Goulbum Valley Broadcasters (A.E.Fairley & R.G. Capital (Australia) Pty. Ltd. (R. R. Grundy)

Goulbum Valley Broadcasters (A.E.Fairley & R.G. Capital (Australia) Pty. Ltd. (R. R. Grundy)






Broadcasting Investment Holdings Ptd. Ltd. (Lamb)




QLD TAB



DMG Radio Investments Pty. Ltd. (Daily Mail and General Trust pic Rothermere Continuation Limited)Mrs. Rosemary CarverR G. Capital (Australia) Pty. Ltd. (R. R. Grundy)P.Y. Gerahty & WJ.GerahtyDMG Radio Investments Pty. Ltd. (Daily Mail and General Trust pic Rothermere Continuation limited)

IB c o m m u n ic a t io n s u p d a te issue 162 February 2000


4CCA (Cairns) Greater Cairns Radio Pty. Ltd. DMG Radio Investments Pty. Ltd. (Daily Mail and General Trust pic Rothermere Continuation Limited)

4CCC-FM (Charleville) Pinecam Pty. Ltd. B.R &J.M.Smart

4CEE-FM (Maryborough) Gold Coast FM Pty. Ltd. K G. Capital (Australia) Pty. Ltd. (R R Grundy)

4CHT-FM (Charters Towers) North Queensland Broadcasting Corporation Pty. Ltd.


4GC (Charters Towers) North Queensland Broadcasting DMG Radio Investments Pty. Ltd. (Daily Mail and General Trust pic

Corporation Pty. Ltd. Rothermere Continuation Limited)

4GLD-FM (Coolangatta) Gold Coast FM Pty. Ltd. R G. Capital (Australia) Pty. Ltd. (R R Grundy)

4GR (Toowoomba) Gold Radio Service Pty. Ltd. R G. Capital (Australia) Pty. Ltd. (R R Grundy)

4GY (Gympie) Gympie-Noosa Broadcasters Pty. Ltd. Broadcast Operations Pty. Ltd. (Caralis)

4HI (Emerald) Regional Broadcasters Australia Pty. Ltd. DMG Radio Investments Pty. Ltd (Daily Mail and General Trust pic Rothermere Continuation Limited)

4HTT-FM (Emerald) Regional Broadcasters Australia Pty. Ltd. DMG Radio Investments Pty. Ltd (Daily Mail and General Trust pic Rothermere Continuation limited)

4HOT-FM (Cairns) Greater Cairns Radio Pty. Ltd. DMG Radio Investments Pty. Ltd. (Daily Mail and General Trust pic Rothermere Continuation limited)

4KRY (Kingaroy) Forsby Pty. Ltd. Australian Radio Network Pty. Ltd. (Australian Provincial Newspapers (O’Reilly) & Clear Channel (US Public Company))

4KZ (Innisfail-Tully) Coastal Broadcasters Pty. Ltd. Alice Springs Commercial Broadcasters Pty. Ltd. (Diverse Shareholding)

4LG (Longreach) Glowweir Pty. Ltd. V.W. & LJ. Blackwood

4LM (Mount Isa) North Queensland Broadcasting Corporation Pty. Ltd.


4LRE-FM (Longreach) Glowweir Pty. Ltd. V.W. & LJ. Blackwood

4MB (Maryborough) Maryborough Broadcasting Company Pty. Ltd. R G. Capital (Australia) Pty. Ltd. (R R. Grundy)

(1) (Maryborough) Broadcast Operations Pty. Ltd. Broadcast Operations Pty. Ltd.. (Caralis)

4MIC-FM (Mount Isa) North Queensland Broadcasting Corp Pty. Ltd.


4MK (Mackay) AMI Radio Pty. Ltd. P.Y. Gerahty & WJ.Gerahty

4MKY-FM (Mackay) Barrier Reef Broadcasting Pty. Ltd. DMG Radio Investments Pty. Ltd. (Daily Mail and General Trust pic Rothermere Continuation Limited)

4MMK (Mackay) Barrier Reef Broadcasting Pty. Ltd. DMG Radio Investments Pty. Ltd. (Daily Mail and General Trust pic Rothermere Continuation limited)

4NNN-FM (Gympie) Gympie-Noosa Broadcasters Pty. Ltd. Broadcast Operations Pty. Ltd. (Caralis)

4QFM-FM (Ipswich) Star Broadcasting Network Pty. Ltd. Rural Press (J.B.Fairfax)

4RAM-FM (Townsville) Nessan Pty. Ltd. DMG Radio Investments Pty. Ltd. (Daily Mail and General Trust pic Rothermere Continuation limited)

4RGC (Cairns) FNQ Broadcasters Cairns Pty. Ltd. R. G. Capital (Australia) Pty. Ltd. (R R Grundy)

4RGM (Mackay) Whitsundays Broadcasters Pty. Ltd. R. G. Capital (Australia) Pty. Ltd. (R. R Grundy)

4RGR (Townsville) FNQ Broadcasters Townsville Pty. Ltd. R. G. Capital (Australia) Pty. Ltd. (R R Grundy)

4RGT (Townsville) FNQ Broadcasters Townsville Pty. Ltd. R G. Capital (Australia) Pty. Ltd. (R. R Grundy)

4RO (Rockhampton) Rockhampton Broadcasting Company Pty. Ltd. R G. Capital (Australia) Pty. lid. (R R Grundy)

4ROK (Rockhampton) Regional Broadcasters Australia Pty. Ltd. DMG Radio Investments Pty. Ltd. (Daily Mail and General Trust pic Rothermere Continuation limited)

(1) (Rockhampton/ Gladstone)

Rockhampton Broadcasting Company Pty. Ltd. R G. Capital (Australia) Pty. Ltd. (R R Grundy)

4ROM-FM (Roma) Regional Broadcasters Australia Pty. Ltd. DMG Radio Investments Pty. Ltd. (Daily Mail and General Trust pic Rothermere Continuation Limited)

4RUM-FM (Bundaberg) Bundaberg Broadcasters Pty. Ltd. Mrs Rosemary Carver

4SB (Kingaroy) Forsby Pty. Ltd. Australian Radio Network Pty. Ltd. (Australian Provincial Newspapers (O’Reilly) & Clear Channel (US Public Company))

4SEA-FM (Gold Coast) Sea FM Gold Coast Pty. Ltd. R G. Capital (Australia) Pty. Ltd. (R R Grundy)

4SEE-FM (Maroochydore) Sunshine Coast Broadcasters Pty. Ltd. R. G. Capital (Australia) Pty. Ltd. (R R Grundy)

4SSS-FM (Maroochydore) Sunshine Coast Broadcasters Pty. Ltd. R. G. Capital (Australia) Pty. Ltd. (R R Grundy)

4SUN-FM (Nth/East QLD) Rebel FM Stereo Pty. Ltd A.N. & PA. Jowitt

4TOO (Townsville) Townsville Broadcasters Pty. Ltd. DMG Radio Investments Pty. Ltd. (Daily Mail and General Trust pic Rothermere Continuation Limited)

4VL (Charleville) Pinecam Pty. Ltd. B.R &J.M. Smart

4WK (Warwick) Amalgamated Marketing Pty. Ltd Super Network Radio Pty. Ltd. (Broadcast Operations Pty. Ltd. (Caralis))

communications update issue 162 February 2000 1Z


(1) (Toowoomba/Warwick) Gold Radio Service Pty. Ltd.

4ZKZ-FM (Innisfail-Tully) Coastal Broadcasters Pty. Ltd.

4ZR (Roma) Regional Broadcasters Australia Pty. Ltd.

South AustralisMetropolitan5 A A Festival City Broadcasters Ltd.

5ADD-FM 5AD Broadcasting Company Pty. Ltd.

5DN-FM Southern State Broadcasters Pty. Ltd.

5MMM-FM Adelaide FM Radio Pty. Ltd.

5SSA-FM Austereo Ltd.

Regional S.A.5AU (Port Augusta) 5AU Broadcasters Pty. Ltd.

5CC (Port Lincoln) Lanson Investments Pty. Ltd.

5CS (Port Pirie) Lanson Investments Pty. Ltd.

5EZY (Murray Bridge) Radio Murray Bridge Pty. Ltd.

5MU (Murray Bridge) Radio Murray Bridge Pty. Ltd.

5RIV-FM (Port Augusta) 5AU Broadcasters Pty. Ltd.5RM (Bern) 5AU Broadcasters Pty. Ltd.

5SE (Mount Gambier) South Eastern Broadcasters Pty. Ltd.

5SEF-FM (Mount Gambier) South Eastern Broadcasters Pty. Ltd.

Western Australia Metropolitan6EX Radio Perth Pty. Ltd.

6MIX-FM Perth FM Radio Pty. Ltd.

6NOW-FM 96FM Southern Cross Radio Pty. Ltd.

6PPM-FM Consolidated Broadcasting System (WA) Pty. Ltd.

6PR 6PR Southern Cross Radio Pty. Ltd.

Regional W.A.6AAY-FM (Albany) Belcap Investments Pty. Ltd.

6AM (North am) Radio 6AM Pty. Ltd.

6BAY-FM (Geraldton) Geraldton FM Pty. Ltd.6BET-FM (Bridgetown) Elldale Pty. Ltd.

6BUN-FM (Bunbury) Radio West Broadcasters Pty. Ltd.

(1) (Bunbury) AMI Radio Pty. Ltd.

6BY (Bridgetown) Elldale Pty. Ltd

6CAR-FM (Carnarvon) Yamatji Media Pty. Ltd.

6CST-FM (Mandurah) West Coast Radio Pty. Ltd

6FMS-FM(Remote Western Zone)

North West Radio Pty. Ltd.

6GGGTM (Geraldton) Great Northern Broadcasters Ltd.

6HED-FM (Port Hedland) North West Radio Pty. Ltd.

6KA (Karratha) North West Radio Pty. Ltd.

6KAN-FM (Katanning) Elldale Pty. Ltd

6KAR-FM (Kalgoorlie) Regional Broadcasters Australia Pty. Ltd.

R. G. Capital (Australia) Pty. Ltd. (R. R. Grundy)

Alice Springs Pty. Ltd. Commercial Broadcasters (Diverse Shareholding)


DMG Radio Investments Pty. Ltd. (Daily mail and General Trust pic Rothermere Continuance Trust)



Austereo Ltd. Village Roadshow (Kirby)

Austereo Ltd. (Village Roadshow (Kirby)

Lanson Investments Pty.. Ltd. (Rural Press)

Lanson Investments Pty. Ltd. (Rural Press)

Lanson Investments Pty. Ltd. (Rural Press)



Lanson Investments Pty. Ltd. (Lanyon and Rural Press)

Lanson Investments Pty. Ltd. (Lanyon and Rural Press)

DMG Radio Investments Pty. Ltd. (Daily Mail and General Trust pic Rothermere Continuance Trust)




Southern Cross Broadcasting (Australia) Ltd. (Ten Group 14.4% National Nominees Ltd. 6.9% Permanent Trustee Co. Ltd. 6.2%)





Geraldton Newspapers Ltd.





Yamatji Media Aboriginal Corporation

I.H. & E. Bassett-Scarfe

North West Radio Pty. Ltd.(M. Aspinal, K. Clune P. Igglesden)

Geraldton Newspapers Ltd.

North West Radio Pty. Ltd. (M. Aspinal, K. Clune P. Igglesden)

North West Radio Pty. Ltd. (M. Aspinal, K Clune P. Igglesden)



18 communications update issue 162 February 2000


6KG (Kalgoorlie) Regional Broadcasters Australia Pty. Ltd. DMG Radio Investments Pty. Ltd. (Daily Mail and General Trust pic Rothermere Continuance Trust)

6LN (Carnarvon) Yamatji Media Pty. Ltd. Yamatji Media Aboriginal Corporation6MD (Merredin) Mid-Districts Radio Pty. Ltd. DMG Radio Investments Pty. Ltd. (Daily Mail and General Trust pic

Rothermere Continuance Trust)6MER-FM (Merredin) Mid-Districts Radio Pty. Ltd. DMG Radio Investments Pty. Ltd. (Daily Mail and General Trust pic

Rothermere Continuance Trust)6MM (Mandurah) West Coast Radio Pty. Ltd I.H. & E. Bassett-Scarfe6NA (Narrogin) Radio West Broadcasters Pty. Ltd. DMG Radio Investments Pty. Ltd. (Daily Mail and General Trust pic

Rothermere Continuance Trust)6NAM-FM (Northam) Radio 6AM Pty. Ltd. DMG Radio Investments Pty. Ltd. (Daily Mail and General Trust pic

Rothermere Continuance Trust)6NAN-FM (Narrogin) Radio West Broadcasters Pty. Ltd. DMG Radio Investments Pty. Ltd. (Daily Mail and General Trust pic

Rothermere Continuance Trust)6NW (Port Hedland) North West Radio Pty. Ltd. North West Radio Pty. Ltd. (M. Aspinal, K. Clune P. Igglesden)6RED-FM (Karratha) North West Radio Pty. Ltd. North West Radio Pty. Ltd. (M. Aspinal, K. Clune P. Igglesden)6SAT-FM (Western Zone) North West Radio Pty. Ltd. North West Radio Pty. Ltd. (M. Aspinal, K. Clune P. Igglesden)6SE (Esperance) Esperance Broadcasters Pty. Ltd. DMG Radio Investments Pty. Ltd. (Daily Mail and General Trust pic

Rothermere Continuance Trust)6SEA-FM (Esperance) Esperance Broadcasters Pty. Ltd. DMG Radio Investments Pty. Ltd. (Daily Mail and General Trust pic

Rothermere Continuance Trust)6TZ (Bunbury) Radio West Broadcasters Pty. Ltd. DMG Radio Investments Pty. Ltd. (Daily Mail and General Trust pic

Rothermere Continuance Trust)(6CI Collie is a relay station broadcast out of Bunbury.)

6VA (Albany) Belcap Investments Pty. Ltd. DMG Radio Investments Pty. Ltd. (Daily Mail and General Trust pic Rothermere Continuance Trust)

6WB (Katanning) Elldale Pty. Ltd. DMG Radio Investments Pty. Ltd. (Daily Mail and General Trust pic Rothermere Continuance Trust)

TasmaniaMetropolitan7HHO-FM Commercial Broadcasters Pty. Ltd. Robert Nettlefold Pty. Ltd. (Estate: Nettlefold Family)

7TTT-FM Southern Tasmania FM Stereo Pty. Ltd. Benders Pty. Ltd. (Bender)

7XXX-FM Tasradio Pty. Ltd. TAS TAB

Regional TAS.7 AD (Devonport) Northern Tasmania Broadcasters Pty. Ltd. R. G. Capital Australia Pty. Ltd. (R.R. Grundy)

7AUS-FM (Queenstown) XS West Pty. Ltd. S. Adermann

7BU (Bumie) Bumie Broadcasting Service Pty. Ltd. R. G. Capital Australia Pty. Ltd. (R.R.Grundy)

7DDD-FM (Devonport) Northern Tasmania Broadcasters Pty. Ltd. R. G. Capital Australia Pty. Ltd. (R.R. Grundy)

7EX (Launceston) Tasradio Pty. Ltd. TAS TAB Pty. Ltd.

7LA (Launceston) Bass Strait Media Pty. Ltd. R. G. Capital Australia Pty. Ltd. (KKGrundy)

7SD (Scottsdale) North East Tasmanian Broadcasters Pty. Ltd. R. G. Capital Australia Pty. Ltd. (R.R.Grundy)

7XS (Queenstown)

Northern TerritoryXS West Pty. Ltd. S. Adermann

8MLX-FM (Darwin) Northern Territory FM Ltd. Territory Group Investments Pty. Ltd. (Hannon)

8HA (Alice Springs) Alice Springs Commercial Broadcasters Pty. Ltd.

R.L. Harris

8HOT-FM (Darwin) Northern Territory FM Ltd. Territory Group Investments Pty. Ltd. (Hannon)

8SAT-FM Central Zone FM Services Pty. Ltd. Central Zone FM Services (Lilbum)

8SUN-FM (Alice Springs) Alice Springs Commercial Broadcasters Pty. Ltd.

R.L. Harris

Australian Capital Territory2CA (Canberra) Radio Canberra Pty. Ltd. Capital Radio Network Pty. Ltd. (K. & M. Blyton)

2CC (Canberra) Radio Canberra Pty. Ltd. Capital Radio Network Pty. Ltd.(K & M. Blyton)

1CBR-FM (Canberra) Capital City Broadcasters Pty. Ltd. Australian Radio Network Pty. Ltd. (Australian Provincial Newspapers (O’Reilly) & Clear Channel (US Public Company))

2ROC-FM (Canberra) Canberra FM Radio Pty. Ltd.. Austereo Ltd. 50% (Village Roadshow (Kirby) Australian Radio Network Pty. Ltd. 50% (Australian Provincial Newspapers (O’Reilly) & Clear Channel (US Public Company))

Notes;(1) Callsign not yet allocated.

Source: ABA document ‘Current controllers of a broadcasting licence as at 14/1/00

communications update issue 162 February 2000 1a

Radio networks/multiple licensees

Group Stations Total potential audience

P otentia l audience as

a % of to ta l pop.

Austereo Ltd.(Village Roadshow (Kirby))

10 metropolitan 3 regional (3 c)

11,180,308 62.5%

Australian Radio Network (Australian Provincial Newspapers (O’Reilly) & Clear Channel (US Public Company))

8 metropolitans 4 regional (1 c, 1 s, 2 m)

9,406,273 52.6%

Broadcast Operations (Caralis)

1 metropolitan 30 regional (5 c, 3 s, 22 m)

4,887,813 27.4%

Broadcasting Investment Holdings Pty. Ltd. (Lamb) 2 metropolitan 4,869,127 27.2%


4 metropolitan 4,408,132 24.7%

Radio Superhighway Pty. Ltd. (J. Singleton) 2 metropolitan 3,373,512 18.9%

2KY Broadcasters (Labour Council of NSW) NSW ALP Branch NSW Labor Council


Radio 3UZ Pty. Ltd (Victorian Racing Clubs)

1 metropolitan 1 regional

3,163,8123,317,269

17.7%18.6%

Goulbum Valley Broadcasters (A.E.Fairley)


Fusion Media Australia (Diverse Shareholding)


DMG Radio Investments Pty. Ltd (Daily Mail and General Trust pic Rothermere Continuance Trust)

1 metropolitan 59 regional (16 c, 1 s, 42 m)

2,927,629 16.4%

R.G.Capital Australia (R.R.Grundy)

25 regional (13 c, 2 s, 10 m)

2,312,520 12.4%

Grant Broadcasters Pty. Ltd (Janet Cameron)

1 metropolitan 13 regional (3 c, 10 m)

2,184,999 12.3%

QLD TAB 1 metropolitan 1,495,615 8.4%

Century Radio Pty. Ltd (K. & M. Blyton)

4 regional (2 c, 2 m)

374,073 2.1%


9 regional (3 s, 6 m)

364,204 2.1%

TAS TAB 1 metropolitan 1 regional

325,951 1.8%

Commercial Broadcasters Pty. Ltd. (Estate: Nettlefold Family)

1 metropolitan 216,338 1.2%

Benders Pty. Ltd (Bender) 1 metropolitan 216,338 1.2%

Note:Regional licences: c = competitive market, m =

Source: ABA document ‘Current controllers of

= multi-station one owner market; s

a broadcasting licence as at 14/1/30

= single station (solus market)

_2Q communications Update issue 162 February 2000

Community radio broadcasting licences (December 1999)

A C T NSW NT QLD SA TAS V IC WA Num ber of Licences

General GeographicArea (GGA)

Capital city 1 11 1 3 2 - 11 1 30

O ther - 38 3 16 7 3 19 5 91

Total GGA 1 49 4 19 9 3 30 6 121

Special Interest

Aboriginal:

capital city - 1 1 - - - 1 2

other - 1 2 4 - - - 5 8

Educational:

capital city - 1 - 1 1 1 1 2 4

other - 1 - - - - - 1

Ethnic - general:

capital city - 1 1 1 1 1 5other - - - - - -

Music - fine music:

capital city 1 - 1 - - 1 - 3

other - - - - - - - -

Music - progressive:

capital city - - - 1 - 1 - 2

other - - - - - - -

Print handicapped:

capital city 1 1 - 1 1 1 1 1 7

other - 1 - - - - 2 - 1

Religious - Christian:

capital city - 1 1 - 1 1 - 1 5

other - 6 - 5 - 1 1 1 6

Sporting:

capital city 1 - - - - - 1

other - - - - - - - -

Torres Strait Islander

capital city - - - - * - - - -

other - - 1 - - - - 1

Total SpecialInterest 2 14 4 15 5 4 8 12 64

Total number of community broadcasting licences 185

Note:Total number of licences on issue is 185, but only 162 of these services are presently operating.Source: ABA document ‘Current controllers of a broadcasting licence as at 15/12/99?

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« w ■ a a

and Sunday newspapersT itle Ow ner Average daily T itle Owner C irc .

c ircu lation

Pally Australian Capital Territory

New South Wales Canberra Tim es Fairfax Rural Press (J.B.Fairfax)

71,052

D aily Telegraph News Ltd. (Murdoch) 431,847Sydney M orning H e ra ld Fairfax Group 229,000+ National Papers

Victoria W eekend A ustra lian News Ltd. News Ltd. 315,937(Murdoch) (Murdoch)

H era ld -Sun News Ltd. (Murdoch) 560,877Age Fairfax Group 192,500 W eekend F inancia l R eview (2) Fairfax Group 85,500+

Queensland TOTAL 3,171,735 (3)

Courier M a il News Ltd. (Murdoch) 221,000+ SundaySouth Australia

New South WalesAdvertiser News Ltd. (Murdoch) 208,557

S u n -H era ld Fairfax Group 591,000+

Western Australia Sunday Telegraph News Ltd. (Murdoch)

724,119

West A ustra lian West Australian 218,298 Victoria

Tasmania

Newspapers Holdings Ltd.(l) Sunday H era ld -Sun News Ltd.

(Murdoch)536,000+

Sunday Age Fairfax Group 196,000+M ercury News Ltd. (Murdoch) 49,882

QueenslandNorthern Territory

Sunday M a il News Ltd. 594,000+N T News News Ltd. (Murdoch) 23,767

South Australia(Murdoch)

Australian Capital TerritorySunday M a il News Ltd. 346,220

Canberra Times Rural Press (J.B.Fairfax) 39,931Western Australia

(Murdoch)

NationalSunday Tim es News Ltd. 342,310

A ustra lian News Ltd. (Murdoch) 131,499+ (Murdoch)F inancia l R eview Fairfax Group 92,000+ Tasmania

TOTAL 2,399,158(3) Sunday Tasm anian News Ltd. (Murdoch)

56,722

i Saturday Northern Territory

T itle Owner C irc . Sunday Territorian News Ltd. (Murdoch)

26,920

New South Wales Australian Capital Territory

Sydney M orning H e ra ld Fairfax Group 396,000+ Canberra Tim es Rural Press 37,169

D aily Telegraph News Ltd. (Murdoch) 352,280National Papers

(J.B.Fairfax)

Victoria TOTAL 3,450,460(3)H era ld -Sun HW T News Ltd. 515,500+

Age(Murdoch)

Fairfax Fairfax Group 335,000+ + = In excess of...

Queensland Notes:Courier M a il HWT News Ltd. 342,300+ (1) West Australian Newspapers Holdings Ltd. was listed as a

(Murdoch) public company on 9 January 1992. WAN has 25,000 shareholders,South A ustra lia Advertiser HW T News Ltd. 274,945

the most substantial being Westpac Investment Management Pty. Ltd.,

(Murdoch) with 7.12% and Perpetual Trustees Australia Ltd. with 7.10%.

Western Australia (2) The Weekend Financial Review was first published onSeptember 6 1997.

West A ustra lian HW T West Australian Newspapers Holdings Ltd.(l)

387,020 (3) The newspaper circulation figures above are based on thesix-monthly reporting of Publishers’ Statements by the Audit Bureau

Tasmania of Circulation from April to September 1999. For this reason,comparisons with circulation figures in Media Ownership Update’s

M ercury HW T News Ltd. 63,805 prior to 1996, some of which used a three monthly audit, should be(Murdoch) made with care.

Northern Territory

N orthern Territory News Ltd. News Ltd. 32,396 Source: circulation figures from the Audit Bureau ofN ew s (Murdoch) (Murdoch) | Circulation 30/9/99

communications Update issue 162 February 2000

Suburban newspaper ownership shares

Owner Number of Circulation % of total Owner Number of Circulation % of totaltitles circulation titles circulation

P M *News Ltd.Fairfax GroupJ.B. Fairfax/HannansOther

151265

926,778775,171(1)

361,052220,316

40.6%33.9%15.8%9.6%

TOTAL 38 2,283,317 100%

MelbourneNews Ltd. 31 1,157,094 45.6%Fairfax Group 13 484,332 19.1%APN O’Reilly 4 200,980 7.9%Independent News 5 177,060 6.9%Pearl & Dean 1 138,124 5.4%Community News 2 127,244 5%Text Media 1 108,803 4.3%Times Publications 3 90,758 3.6%South East Newspapers 2 52,295 2.1%

TOTAL 62 2,536,690 100%

News Ltd. Other

163

645,11689,418

87.8%12.2%

TOTAL 19 734,534 100%

AdelaideNews Ltd. 11 504,867 100%

PerthUnited Media 13 625,422 71.2%West Australian Newspapers Ltd. Other 5 252,702 28.8%

TOTAL 18 878,124 100%

Notes:(1) Community Newspapers owns 50% of the Bankstown Canterbury Torch and the Auburn Review Pictorial.

Source: circulation figures from the Audit Bureau of Circulation, 30/9/99

Owners percentage shares of all newpapers

Owner Capital city & national dailies

Sundaynewspapers

Regional(3)newspapers

Suburbannewspapers

News Ltd. (Murdoch) 67.8 76.1 23.4 46.6

John Fairfax Holdings 21.4 22.8 15.4 18.1

West Australian

Newspapers Holdings Ltd.

9.1 1.1

Rural Press/f.B.Fairfax

United Media/(1) West

1.7 1.1 14.9

Australian Newspapers Ltd. - - 9.0

APN O ’Reilly - - 29.9 2.9

Hannan Family/Rural Press (2) - - - 5.2

Independent News - - 2.5

Pearl and Dean - - - 1.9

Community News - - 1.8

Text Media - - - 1.6

Times Publications - 1.3

South East newspapers - - .7

Harris - 3.9 -

Others

Notes:

11.2 8.1

(1) Community Newspapers, publisher of most of Perth’s suburbans, is owned 50.1% by United Media and 49.9% by West Australian Newspapers Ltd., a subsidiary of Western Australian Newspapers Holdings Ltd.

( 2) Each owns 50% of Eastern Suburbs Newspapers.(3) Main shares of regional daily circulation in each state-NSW: Fairfax Group 38%; O’Reilly 25% J.B.Fairfax 14% VIC: Murdoch 45%; JB Fairfax 21%; Fairfax Group 13%QLD: O’Reilly 54%; Murdoch 42% TAS: J.B. Fairfax 59%; Harris 40%WA: West Australian Newspapers Holdings Ltd. 100%

Source: Audit Bureau of Circulation, 30/9/99

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Regional daily newspapers

State/town Title Ownership Circ 30.9.99 State/town Title Ownership Circ 30.9.99

New South Wales Tasmania

Albury Border M orning M a il Mott 25,489 Bumie Advocate Harris 24,550

Bathurst Western Advocate J.B.Fairfax (1) 4,775 Launceston Exam iner Rural Press Ltd.(JB Fairfax)

Broken Hill Barrier Daily Truth Local Unions 6,908 & Harris (40%) 36.654

Coffis Harbour The Advocate APN O’Reilly (2) 24,089P(3) (2 dailies) 61,204

Dubbo Daily Liberal J.B.Fairfax (1) 6,108 Western Australia

Grafton Daily Exam iner APN O’Reilly 6,013 Kalgoorlie Kalgoorlie M iner West Australian 7.008

Lismore Northern S tar APN O’Reilly 17,924Newspapers Holdings Ltd.

Maitland The Mercury J.B.Fairfax (4) 5,041 (1 daily) 7,008Newcastle Newcastle H erald Fairfax Group 50,355 Smith JtostraliaOrange Central Western Daily J.B.Fairfax (1) 5,560 (No regional daily)Tamworth N thn D aily Leader J.B. Fairfax (4) 9,174 I I I lorthem TerritoryTweed Heads Daily News-Gold Coastei APN O’Reilly 5,907 (No regional daily)

Wagga Wagga Daily Advertiser Henderson 15,156

Wollongong

(14 dailies)

Illawarra Mercury Fairfax Group 33,051

215,550

P = Publishers figure

Queensland

Bundaberg New s-M ail APN O’Reilly 11,690

Cairns Cairns Post Murdoch 31,300

Gladstone Observer APN O’Reilly 7,373

Gympie Gympie Times J.B. Fairfax (4) 5,162

Ipswich Queensland Times APN O’Reilly 13,773

Mackay D aily Mercury APN O’Reilly 16,809 Notes:Maroochydore Sunshine Coast Daily APN O’Reilly 20,438 (1) Macquarie Publications’ (John Armati) which owned daily

newspapers in Bathurst, Dubbo, Goulburn and Orange, and 60 otherMaryborough

Mount Isa

Chronicle

North-West Star

APN O’Reilly

Asher Joel

8,670

4,195

community papers in NSW, were purchased by J.B.Fairfax’s Rural Press in December 1995.(2) Irish businessman Tony O’Reilly bought Provincial Newspapers (Qld)

Rockhampton Morning B ulletin APN O’Reilly 20,293 from Murdoch, who sold it after TPC pressure. PNQ was renamed Australian Provincial Newspapers, and APN Holdings Ltd was floated in

Southport Gold Coast Bulletin Murdoch 42,727 1992. 41% of APN Holdings Ltd is controlled by Kelsal Pty. Ltd., which

Toowoomba Toowoomba Chronicle APN O’Reilly 28,378 is itself owned by Ligon 157 (O’Reilly family trust) and Independent Newspapers PLC of Ireland, of which O’Reilly is chairman. He was a

Townsville Townsville Bulletin Murdoch 28,798 director of the Washington Post and Bankers’ Trust and chief executive of the food group Heinz and an unsuccessful bidder for the Fairfax Group

Warwick

(14 dailies)

Victoria

Warwick Daily News APN O’Reilly 5,000P

243,218

in 1991.(3) Newspaper is free, figure is average daily circulation figure.(4) John B. Fairfax, through Marinya Media, acquired 48.1% of Rural Press in the carve-up of the old Fairfax empire in 1987.Rural Press has since grown considerably in the Australian country

Ballarat B allarat Courier JB Fairfax (4) 20,458 market. It publishes 35 agricultural publications, and 153 regional

Bendigo Bendigo Advertiser Murdoch (5) 14,539 newspapers and magazines and has acquired radio interests. (Rural Press Ltd. 1999 Annual Report p.26 - 27). Rural Press also publishes

Geelong Geelong Advertiser Murdoch (5) 28,190 The Land (65,311P) a weekly which competes with News Ltd.’s Weekly

Mildura Sunraysia Daily Elliott/Lanyon 8,006 Times (76.947P).(5) Through Independent Newspapers Limited (INL) NZ, 50% owned by

Shepparton Shepparton News McPherson 10,280 News Corporation.

Warrnambool

(6 daihes)

Warrnambool Standard Fairfax Group 12,729

94,202Source: circulation figures from the Audit Bureau of Circulation, 3 0 /9 /9 9

24 communications Update issue 162 February 2000

Multicultural press1

Title & language/community2 Frequency Circulation per issue Aust. Circulation

Arabic/Lebanese (1%)A d -D iy a r (The Arab World Newspaper) Daily 20,000 NationalA l B a ira k Triweekly 19,500 NationalA n -N a h a r Bi-weekly 45,000 NationalA n N oujoum Monthly 37,074 NSW, SA, VicE l Telegraph Triweekly 33,000 NationalThe M id d le E a s t H era ld Weekly 20,000 NationalChinese (Cantonese/Mandarin 1.7%)A s ia n M u ltim e d ia Fortnightly 10,000 VicThe A u stra lia n Chinese Age Weekly 10,000 VicA u stra lia n Chinese D a ily Daily 29,750 NationalA u stra lia n Chinese N ew s W eekly Weekly 10,000 NSWA u stra lia n Chinese Times Weekly 10,000 NationalChinese A u stra lian Weekly 11,300 VicChinese C om m unity N ew s Weekly 32,000 NSWChinese H e ra ld Daily 24,840 NationalChinese H e r a ld Property Weekly- 35,000 NSWChinese Post Weekly 20,000 NationalChinese W eekly Weekly 12,000 VicChinese W eekly M essage Weekly 28,000 NSWH ie Independence D a ily Daily 20,200 NationalM elbourne A s ia n N ew s Weekly 10,000 VicM elbourne Chinese Post Fortnightly 13,000 VicThe P a c ific Tim es Weekly 18,000 NSW, VicQ u een slan d A sia n Business W eekly Weekly 10,000 QldS in g Tao Daily 20,735 NationalThe T ide Chinese N ew spaper Weekly 15,000 NationalThe Variety W eekly Weekly 15,000 NSWW orld N ew s Weekly 10,000 NSWCroatian (0.4%)H rv a ts k i V jesn ik (Creation Herald) Weekly 12,270 NationalDutch (Dutch/Flemish 0.3%)D u tch Courier Monthly 10,000 NationalD u tch W eekly Fortnightly 13,000 NationalGreek (1.6%)E llin is Weekly 25,370 NationalG reek H e r a ld Daily 22,500 NationalN e a E l la d a (Greek Times) Weekly 16,300 NationalN e a P a tr id a (New Country) Weekly 25,743 NationalN eos Kosm os Bi-weekly 27,900 National0 Kosm os Bi-weekly 19,315 NationalTa N ea Weekly 27,500 NSW, SA, VicTo Verna (The Greek National) Tri-weekly 19,800 NationalVibe N a tio n a l* Fortnightly 12,000 NSW, QLD, SA, Vic,IndonesianIn d o Post Monthly 11,500 NSW, VicW arta B erita A q u ila Iranian P ersian H e ra ld

Monthly 14,500 NSW, Qld, SA, Vic, WA

Weekly 25,000 NationalIrishThe Ir ish Echo Fortnightly 16,710 NationalItalian (2.3%)I I G lobo Weekly 29,600 NationalL a F iam m a* Bi-weekly 30,000 NationalJapaneseCheers (Ikyu Press) Monthly 10,000 NSWIn fo -M Fortnightly 10,000 NSW, Qld, SA, Vic, WAJ a p a n e se W eekend P ost Weekly

Half Yearly10,000 NSW

M ove* 150,000 NationalN ichigo Press Monthly 21,000 NationalThe Southern Cross Tim es Monthly 27,600 NationalKoreanThe Sydney Korean H e ra ld Weekly 11,295 ACT, NSW, Qld, SA,Vic, WAMacedonian (0.4%)A u stra lian -M acedon ian W eekly Weekly 12,580 NationalToday D enes Bi-weekly 23,000 NationalS erb ianW orld Serb ian Voice Bi-weekly 11,810 NationalSpanish (0.5%)E l E sp a n o l E n A u stra lia Weekly 29,030 NSW, Qld, SA, Vic, WAE x tra In form ativo Weekly 23,520 NationalN o tic ia s Y D eportes Weekly 10,000 NSWS p a n ish H era ld Bi-weekly 21,560 NationalVietnamese (0.8%)Chieu D uong (The Sunrise Daily Newspaper) Daily 15,000 NationalD a n Viet Weekly 16,030 NationalN g u o i Viet (The Vietnamese) N h a n Quyen (Human Rights) Saigon Tim es

Fortnightly 25,000 NSW, QldWeekly 11,000 ACT, NSW, Qld, SA, Vic, WAWeekly 20,000 ACT, NSW, Qld, SA, Vic, WA

T iv i Tuan S an Weekly 11,300 NSW, Qld, SA, Vic, WAT i Vi Victoria Weekly 10,000 NSW, VicViet L uan Bi-weekly 14,700 NationalV ietnam Thai N ay (Vietnamese Herald) Bi-weekly 12,050 National* Information provided by the publisher, January 2000.Notes:(1) Circulation of 10,000 or more per issue.(2) The bracketed figure indicates the percentage of persons who spoke that language at home as a proportion of the Australian population. Of the 16 languages (other than English) spoken at home (the languages for which figures are supplied by the ABS) the following are not represented above: German, Indigenous languages and creoles, Tagalog (Filipino), Polish, Maltese, Turkish. Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, 1996 Census of Population and Housing.Sources: Circulation figures (excluding asterisked publications) provided by Leba Ethnic Media (1999 figures).Margaret Gee’s Australian M edia Guide, 62nd Edition, Information Australia, November 1999-March 2000.

communications update issue 162 February 2000 2 5l

Major magazine ownership^

Top 30 titles Launched(by circulation)

1. W om en’s W eekly June 1933

2. W om an’s D ay Aug 1948

3. N ew Id ea 1902

4. R e a d e r ’s D igest A ustra lia July 1946

5. T h a t’s L ife May 1994

6. B etter H om es & G ardens July 1978

7. T V W eek Dec 1957

8. Cosm opolitan May 1973

9. Cleo Oct 1972

10. W ho W eekly Mar 1992

11. D olly Nov 1970

12. Take 5 Feb 1998

13. F am ily Circle May 1973

14. T V H its May 1988

15. B Mar 1999

16. A u stra lia n Good Taste July 1996

17. For M e Feb 1997

18. G ir lfr ien d Nov 1988

19. N W (New Weekly) Oct 1993

20. Picture Sep 1998

21. Tim e A u stra lia July 1986

22. M a rie C laire Sep 1995

23. A u stra lia n H ouse & G arden Dec 1948

24. B u rk e ’s B ackyard July 1998

25. T V Soap 1983

26. S m a sh H its 1984

27. D isney Adventures June 1993

28. G ardening A ustra lia Nov 1991

29. A u stra lia n Gourm et Traveller Mar 1988

30. N ew W om an July 1989

+ = In excess of . . .

Owner Circulation30/9/1989

PBL (Packer) +1,159,000

PBL (Packer) +911,400

PMP Communications1 1,003,516

AusL arm of U.S Reader’s Digest 472,638

PMP Communications1 n/a

Handbury(50%); Meredith (50%) 251,753

PMP Communications (50%)'; 804,600

PBL (Packer) (50%)2



Time Warner n/a


PBL (Packer) n/a

Handbury 392,444

PMP Communications1 88,350


Text Media n/a



PBL (Packer) n/a

PBL (Packer) n/a

Time Warner +101,000

Handbury n/a


PBL (Packer) n/a

Horwitz Publishing n/a

EMAP Australia +94,600


Hannan Print n/a


Handbury +190,000

Circulation Circulation % change 30/6/1998 30/6/1999 1998/1999

963,626 759,010 -21.2

892,155 655,900 -26.5

570,418 +476,544 -16.5

501,059 471,259 -5.9

523,577 440,621 -15.8

318,751 314,021 -1.5

354,481 301,748 -14.9

222,351 223,991 0.7

234,264 206,427 -11.9

210,721 205,796 -2.3

+195,000 195,578 0.3

n/a 188,690 n/a

243,882 187,130 -23.3

+253,000 186,882 -26.1

n/a 170,526 n/a

150,897 170,183 12.8

+120,731 +168,068 39.2

176,246 158,426 -10.1

185,176 150,656 -18.6

159,129 149,788 -5.9

144,153 141,266 -2.0

121,838 119,622 -1.8

113,561 106,791 -6.0

n/a 100,381 n/a

96,734 100,218 3.6

73,644 97,566 32.5

100,256 96,629 -3.6

93,328 92,803 -0.6

+87,422 88,245 0.9

106,944 85,880 -19.7

Notes:(1) The Australian 10/7/97 reported that News Corporation confirmed on 9/7/97 that it had quit its 40% stake in PMP Communications. At present no single buyer has acquired more than 20% of PMP Communications. (Royal and Sun Alliance Life Assurance Australia Ltd. 14.4%, Maple Brown Abbott 9.52%, AMP 5.1%.)(2) Industry convention dictates that the circulation of TV Week (jointly owned by PMP Communications and PBL (Packer)) is attributed to PMP Communications. If TV Week's circulation were attributed to Packer his percentage of total circulation of the Top 30 magazines would be 45.9%, and PMP Communications 24.9%.* Comparisons with previous Media Ownership Update magazine figures should be made with care, as Australian Women's Weekly, Women's Day,TV Hits, That’s Life, New Idea, Girlfriend, Disney Adventures and Cleo now have separate NZ editions, whereas previous figures included NZ circulation.

Source: Circulation figures from the Audit Bureau of Circulation. 1999 figures dated 30/6/99.

26 c o m m u n ic a t io n s u p d a te issue 162 February 2000

Major magazine ownership by number of titles

Share of totaL circulation4JuneJL999)

OWNER December 1986 February 2000No. of titles (of top 30}

% of total c!re«

No* of titles (of top 30)

% of total cire» (30.6.99.)

PBL Packer 9 26.5 11.5 41.5 (1)

PMP Communications 2 24.1 7.5 29.3 (1)

Handbury - 3.5 10.4

Time W arner - 2 5.1

Others 10 25.8 3.5 13.7

Notes:(1) Industry convention dictates that the circulation of 7V Week (jointly owned by PMP Communications and PBL Packer) is attributed to PMP Communications. If TV Week's circulation were attributed to Packer his percentage of total circulation of the Top 30 magazines would be 45.9%, and PMP Communications 24.9%.

communications Update issue 162 February 2000 2Z_

Australia's companies

Group Owner (Base) Turnover (1999) (est. in $Aust)

Operating Divisions include

1. Pearson Pearson (UK) $175m Penguin, Addison-Wesley, Longman, Pearson Professional, Prentice-Hall

2. Thomson International Thompson (Canada)

$115m LBC Information, Centre for Professional Development, Nelson I'l'P

3. Reed Elsevier Australia Reed Elsevier (UK & Netherlands)

$90m Reed Education, Butterworths, D.W.Thorpi Butterworth-Heinemann

4. H arper Collins News Ltd. (Aus/USA) $89m H arper Collins Publishers, Golden Press

5. Readers Digest Readers Digest (USA) $88m

6. CCH Wolters Klewer (Netherlands) $80m

7. Scholastic Australia Scholastic Inc. (USA) $80m

8. Random House Inc. Bertelsmann (Germany) $75m Transworld

9. Macmillan Holtzbrinck (Germany) $65m Pan Macmillan, Macmillan Education

10. Lonely Planet Lonely Planet (Aus) $50m

11. Allen & Unwin Allen & Unwin (Aus) $40m

12. H odder Headline Hodder Headline (UK) $30m H odder Headline, H odder Education

13. John Wiley Wiley (USA) $33m

14. McGraw-Hill McGraw-Hill (USA) $26m

15. Universal Press Universal Press (Aus) $25m Gregorys, UBD

16. Simon & Schuster Viacom (USA) $25m Simon & Schuster

17. Oxford University Press Oxford University Press (UK) $24m

18. Harlequin Harlequin Enterprises (Can) $21m

19. M urdoch Books Handbury Holdings (Aus) $23m Murdoch Books Family Circle

20. Woodslane Woodslane (Aus) $14m

* Figures cited above exclude electronic publishing.

Source: Communications Law Centre estimates based on interviews with companies.

2E communications update issue 162 February 2000

Service Austar Foxtel Optus Television

Owner/Controller UnitedGlobalCom Telstra Corporation (50%)News Corporation Ltd (25%) Publishing & Broadcasting Ltd (25%)

Cable & Wireless Optus1

Service Areas Regional/remote NSW, QLD, SA, VIC; Darwin

Adelaide, Brisbane, Canberra, Central Coast (NSW), Geelong, Gold Coast, Melbourne, Newcastle, Perth, Sydney & parts of WA

Brisbane, Melbourne, Sydney

Delivery System Satellite; wireless cable (microwave); cable (Darwin)

Cable; satellite Cable

Subscriber No.’s 370,000+ 570,000 220,000Number of Channels (includes add-ons)

32 36 35

Notes: (1) Cable & Wirelesss pic owns 53% of Cable & Wireless OptusSources: Austar, Foxtel, Optus Television, January 2000

Pay TV subscribers 1995-1999

Austar Australis /Galaxy East Coast Television Foxtel Optus Television*

Dec 1995 0 62000 0 2000 1000

Dec 1996 110000 100000 10000 130000 150000

Dec 1997 200000 90000 12000 270000 175000

Dec 1998 290000 - 400000 200000

Dec 1999 370000 - 570000 220000

* Optus Vision until 1999

Sources:1995-1997 data: Australian Film Commission, G et the P ic tu re , 5th ed, Decem ber 1998, p. 177.1998 data: A u s tr a lia n P ay T V N e w s , Acocia Press.1999 data: Austar, Foxtel and Optus Television.

600000

500000

400000

300000

200000

100000

0

, '

' ~

" ' '

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'

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Dec 1995 Dec 1996 Dec 1997 Dec 1998 Dec 1999

East Coast Television

Australis/Galaxy

Austar

Foxtel

Optus Television

communications update issue 162 February 2000 29.

Pay TV operators: channels offered

Channel A u sta r Fo xte l OptusTelevision

IS l l i i to - :•encore • •

FX Movies •

Hallmark • •

Movie One •

Movie Extra •

Movie Greats •

Showtime • •

TNT

World Movies • •

News/lnformation:

BBC World

Bloomberg •

CNBC Asia • •

CNN International • •

CNN sn (Financial News)

FOX News •

Sky News Australia •

general Entertainment:Adults Only • •

Animal Planet

arena • •

Disney Channel

FOX8

FX

The Lifestyle Channel • •

Oh!

Ovation

thecomedychannel • •

TV1

UK TV

■ ■ i s ? ' ■c7 sport •

ESPN

FOX Sports • •

FOX Sports Two • •

Sky Racing • •

Children:

Cartoon Network • 1 •

FOX Kids

Nickelodeon • •

Channel Austar Fo xte l OptusTelevision

Music:

Channel [V] •

CMT (Country Music Television) •

MTV

Decumentary/Education:

Discovery Channel •

National Geographic Channel •

Odyssey

The History Channel

Foreign Language:

Antenna Pacific (Greek programming)

ART (Arabic Radio TV)

CCTV (China Central TV)

GAtv (Greek &Aust programming)

LBC (Lebanese programming)

Mega Australia (Greek programming)

NHK (Japanese programming)

RAI International (Radio Italia TV)

TVBJ (Cantonese programming-Hong Kong)

Australian Christian Channel •

lllilip ld r ig :

TVSN (TV Shopping Network) • • •

Weather:

FOXTEL weather •

weather 21 •

Weather Vision •

Pay-per*view:

Main Event • . •

Channel information:

Electronic Program Guide • 4 • 5 •

Notes:1. Austar and Optus Television include TNT and Cartoon Network as

one channel (cartoons in the daytime and movies in the evening).2. Two channels.3. FOXTEL includes FOX Kids and The History Channel as one channel

(FOX Kids in the daytime and The History Channel in the evening).4. Austar’s Electronic Program Guide is not a channel. It is called up

using a button on the remote.5. Available on cable only.

Sources: Austar, Foxtel, Optus Television, January 2000

_3Q communications update issue 162 February 2000

Top 10 Australian Web sites most accessed* -----------_------------— -—-------------- ---------------------— ------—---- — — -------------— -------------—

by Australians1

Website Category

1 . www.comsec.com.au Finance

2. www.whitepages.com.au Directory

3. www.ninemsn.com.au Media

4. abc.net.au Media

5. www.yellowpages.com.au Directory

6. www.yahoo.com.au Search

7. www.news.com.au Media

8. www.asx.com.au Finance

9. www.smh.com.au Media

10. www.realestate.com.au Real Estate

(1) Based on July-December 1999 figures.Note: There is currently no industry consensus on the methodology for Web rankings. The above rankings are based on an Australia-wide sample of web requests by Australians. The rankings are calculated from the proxy log files using raw traffic and is provided with the support of contributing ISPs. Some sites have been aggregated to a common URL (Web address). Sites that have a closely defined audience or sites that derive a substantial proportion of their traffic from an organisation, ISP or international source may be disadvantaged.Source: http:/tasrwww.mpx. com.au/~ianw/mdex.html

Internet Services Providers market share (September 1999)

Company Subscribers % Share (1)

Telstra BigPond 458,660 23.7

OzEmail (UUnet) 380,950 19.7

C&W Optus 114,000 5.9

TPG Internet 110,160 5.7

One.Net (One.Tel) 79,400 4.1

eisa 67,980 3.5

AOL Australia 49,987 2.6

. Tota l 1,261,137 65.2%

(1) Share of total 1,938,516 subscribers in September 1999 Source: Cited in The A u stra lian , Decem ber 28, 1999, p.15

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http://www.comsec.com.au

http://www.whitepages.com.au

http://www.ninemsn.com.au

http://www.yellowpages.com.au

http://www.yahoo.com.au

http://www.news.com.au

http://www.asx.com.au

http://www.smh.com.au

http://www.realestate.com.au

http://www.mpx

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