Wednesday October 24, 2018
Sports Week: Nine’s Tom Malone on AO move, NBL on FTA
By James Manning
The evolution of sports rights has perhaps never been so evident than at Nine. The deal with Netball Australia gave Nine skin in the game as they jointly sell sponsorship for the league.
The Tennis Australia deal gives Nine the Australian Open with all rights on all platforms.
The NBL deal means Nine doesn’t pay a rights fee but shares the revenue from broadcast with the league.
Mediaweek spoke with Nine’s director of sport Tom Malone about what’s ahead for viewers of Wide World of Sports.
Tennis: Nine the protagonist
“Nine was the protagonist in the greatest shakeup in sports rights in 40 years. It was our decision to go after the tennis. We did that because marketers demanded performance and consistency, and that is what the tennis delivers.
“The Australian Open is the greatest aggregator of eyeballs on Australian television on consecutive nights bar none. For 14 nights in a row you are getting 1m+ viewers watching tennis on Nine.
“The audience is a better demographic, a male-female split, and it’s a younger audience.
“Every match has context and jeopardy because it is a knockout and every match means something because players advance toward the final.”
Malone wouldn’t say if Nine could have managed both tennis and cricket. But he did say: “By making a bid for tennis it would make it a lot harder to hang on to cricket. Tennis was the priority. We soon realised that cricket wasn’t going to work after we acquired tennis. Being the protagonist in all of it we were very happy with the outcome.”
Nine’s tennis year starts with the Hopman Cup, then the Brisbane International, Sydney International, Fast 4 and then the Australian Open.
“The deadlines are coming hard and fast,” said Malone with the first tournament just two months away. “But we have a great team of people under Brett Williams, Nine’s head of tennis. The sales team has been doing a great job under Matt Granger. There is a major milestone deadline every couple of week but they are all being met.”
NBL back on new FTA home
The NBL has started quietly on Nine, with Malone noting it will take time to build the audience.
“The NBL gets to the 16-39 male audience, which is very hard for advertisers to get to. We are starting slowly with the NBL but we are quite confident about the growth of the audience.
“What [NBL boss] Larry Kestelman has done in terms of putting his own blood, sweat and tears into rebuilding basketball in Australia should be applauded. The sport is at a point where it is about to take off again. The NBL is selling out venues and the sponsorship model is quite mature. With the right FTA promotion, which hopefully we will give it over the next three years, I am optimistic about where the audience can get to.”
Malone said there needs to be a process of educating the audience that the NBL is now available FTA on Nine. “The promos are up and running, but we only agreed to terms six months ago.”
Cricket: International cricket remains with Nine
Malone: “Five Ashes Tests are exclusive to Nine in August until September next year. Normally they would run earlier in the year, but the Cricket World Cup takes over the early part of the summer until mid-July.
“There will be no One Day Internationals [which were played this year] and no T20.
“Nine shares the ODI World Cup with Fox Sports from May 29 until July 12.”
Rugby League: “It’s been a good year”
Malone: “It has been a good year for rugby league. You can look at all different metrics to measure it. We have had another great revenue result for rugby league this year. The audience from a consistency point of view has been terrific.
“The challenge for all of us in rugby league is to build new stars. The Origin series has come alive again because there is more uncertainty around the matches. The Roosters winning the grand final signals a bit of a new era as well. Everyone will be looking to knock them off next year as well.”
Netball: Revenues growing
The netball delivered a better financial result for Nine in 2018 with revenue up close to 15% year-on-year.
Malone: “Moving the sport to the main channel at 3pm Saturday and 1pm Sunday and wedging it around rugby league and other sports content has seen the halo effect at work.”
Listen to Mediaweek’s podcast with Tom Malone in May this year on PodcastOne.
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Top Photo: Some of Nine’s Wide World of Sports team [L-R] James Bracey, Lleyton Hewitt, Jim Courier, Tony Jones, Sam Groth and Todd Woodbridge
News Corp and Nine Entertainment formally launch Your Money
Leanne Jones is one of the presenters on the new Your Money channel. She was onstage at the channel launch talking about her Business Breakfast show. She might have faced the toughest challenge last night. Just a few hours later her alarm went off at 3am and she in the News Corp studio by 4am preparing for this morning’s show, which started at 6am.
The Australian’s Nicholas Gray and Ticky Fullerton
Launched just three weeks ago, the channel’s official launch featured the CEOs of the JV partners – News Corp’s Michael Miller and Nine’s Hugh Marks.
However, it was incoming Sky News Australia CEO Paul Whittaker who stole the show. Whittaker, just in his seventh day on the job after leaving The Australian, reminded the guests that just a few months ago he was writing about the death of Fairfax as Nine revealed its merger proposal. “The day Fairfax died”, said the headline. Now just weeks later he is working alongside the new Fairfax owner in a JV. And that new Fairfax owner reckons Fairfax is far from dead.
“To Hugh’s credit, Nine has stuck with this joint venture as our partners, and I hope this will be a smoother coupling than the big one they are still yet to finalise,” said Whittaker.
Your Money’s Ingrid Willinge and James Daggar-Nickson
Your Money’s host of the 5pm show Ticky, Ticky Fullerton, hosted the event and introduced Miller and Marks, who delivered short welcome speeches where they both paid tribute to the channel’s CEO Kylie Merritt and her team for making the transition from Sky News Business to Your Money in a very short period.
Fullerton was then joined on stage by her on-air Your Money colleagues – Leanne Jones plus James Dagger-Nickson and Ingrid Willinge – who talked about their respective programs and what they were offering viewers. Although the primetime hosts Brooke Corte and Chris Kohler didn’t speak, they could see the launch event and the guests could see them as they were broadcasting behind the studio glass.
Your Money contributor Julia Lee and news director Nadine Blayney
Your Money’s Merritt explained the transition from Sky News Business, which launched just over a decade ago, to the new channel. “Over the decade we built a loyal following and it became the go-to destination for market professionals in Australia. We will continue to service that market, but we will also expand the offering.”
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Top Photo: Hugh Marks with Paul Whittaker, Kylie Merritt and Michael Miller
Getting to know Seven and 1116 SEN cricket commentator Lisa Sthalekar
By Kruti Joshi
Ever since winning the broadcast rights for the game earlier this year, Seven has been out in full force to secure some of the best names for its coverage. Lisa Sthalekar is a former captain for the Australian women’s cricket team and now a commentator. In a conversation with Mediaweek from India, Sthalekar described this as her second career.
“Hopefully this lasts a lot longer than my playing career.”
Sthalekar’s love for the game comes from her father, who exposed her to cricket when she was child. Sthalekar started playing it competitively in the under 10s team and went on to forge a successful career at both the state and international levels. “As an international player you get exposed to being interviewed regularly. Seeing how it all gets put together certainly intrigued me,” Sthalekar said.
She got her first chance to call a game while she was still playing. Sthalekar got to call five overs with Tony Greig and Mark Nicholas. She notes this as a career highlight. “That sparked my interest in wanting to do this,” she said.
Sthalekar retired from playing cricket in 2013, after which she took up a full-time job at Cricket NSW. It wasn’t until 2015 that she took a leap of faith and left her job to pursue a career in cricket commentary. Sthalekar said, “Thankfully, it’s worked out.
“Playing a game on an elite level definitely gives you an understanding of what the players may be thinking or the difficulties they are facing. Cricket is such tactical game. I liken it to a game of chess.”
Sthalekar has worked with Nine and Ten in the past with their coverage of the cricket and Big Bash League. At Seven, she will be heavily involved in the network’s coverage of the women’s game and WBBL, as well as some men’s games. Sthalekar is also a part of 1116 SEN’s coverage of the cricket this summer.
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Big Bash: News Corp dailies wrapped in 32-page ‘This is cricket’ guide
For the first time, News Corp Australia is launching its summer of cricket coverage and the Fox Cricket channel with a 32-page guide to the 2018-19 season that will wrap around The Daily Telegraph, Herald Sun, The Courier-Mail and The Advertiser.
News Corp managing director of sales Lou Barrett said: “We are taking the cricket fans beyond the game, with the ultimate experience, keeping them engaged with News’s suite of assets, including analysis, game day updates and commentary, as well as ‘second screen’ initiatives including Supercoach, the premiere location for any fan looking to be part of the game in a whole new way.
“Today is the start of us redefining cricket in Australia, with unprecedented coverage across a print and digital network that reaches 12 million sports fans a month, including five million cricket fans.
“Australians have an insatiable thirst for information about what happens beyond the game – and we are better placed than any other media group to satisfy that demand. This 32-page cricket wrap demonstrates just that and it’s only the beginning of the largest print and digital launch of cricket in history, 24/7 right throughout summer.”
Back covering cricket this year is iconic sporting journalist and commentator Robert “Crash” Craddock, who has covered more than 150 cricket Tests for News Corp and been involved with a series of Fox Sports shows including The Back Page, Summer 360 and Cricket Legends
“After more than 30 years of covering the game, I am more excited than ever to be part of the News Corp cricket team and to help launch this landmark guide to cricket, like never before,” said Craddock.
“Since Fox Sports gained the cricket rights, our daily newspapers have made a nationwide commitment to rejuvenate our coverage with extra space and manpower and a complete overhaul of our traditional coverage, from statistics to news and analysis pieces.
“In this wrap, we deep dive into statistical areas, telling readers not just how a player is performing but the reasons why he is playing that way, and there are scoreboards and general stats presented as they have never been presented before.”
The News Corp cricket wrap features the fresh opinions of the new Fox Cricket commentary and analysis team with a series of exclusive columns from:
Shane Warne on how the Australian men’s cricket team needs to win back respect and make the world fear us again
Warne names his BBL SuperCoach team starting XI and bench
Adam Gilchrist on Australia’s best XI for the One Day International series against India and why we can be a force at the World Cup in England next year.
Mark Waugh on how Australia’s world-class pace attack can exploit India’s vulnerable batting lineup going into the summer Test series.
Mike Hussey preview of the Big Bash League. Mr Cricket’s power rankings predict where your BBL team will finish and why.
Darren Lehmann analysing Australia’s T20 international stocks ahead of South Africa match on the Gold Coast and the three game series against India.
Mel Jones on how the Aussie women’s team finally has the firepower to win the ICC World Cup in the Windies starting November 10.
The 32-page wrap also includes a pull-out wall chart with all cricket fixtures this summer.
Coinciding with the cricket wrap, in a united push, News Corp major metro newspapers are today seeking to reignite the debate about the controversial ball tampering saga and sanctions by determining whether people think former Australian cricketers Steve Smith and Dave Warner should be reinstated to the national side.
ARIA Chart refresh: Subscription streaming worth more than free plays
However, a more significant move is how the music industry association will be counting music streams when it calculates charts positions every week.
The ARIA Charts new look represents a refresh of the brand that generations of music fans have known and trusted for over 35 years.
ARIA chief executive officer Dan Rosen said, “The ARIA Chart is the one place where you can see how music is being consumed in Australia across streaming platforms, download stores and physical retailers. It remains the only truly national trusted weekly barometer of what is popular in music right now. ARIA needed a bold new logo that represented its longevity in the marketplace and the past, present and future of the ARIA Charts.”
ARIA has confirmed that greater emphasis will now be given to paid subscription streams over free ad-supported streams in the ARIA Chart. These changes will for the first time be reflected in the ARIA Charts for the week ending Saturday October 27, 2018.
ARIA said the shift to a multilevel streaming approach to the ARIA Chart methodology is consistent with the global push to measure streams in a revenue-reflective and access-based manner.
This new methodology replaces the current combined conversion rate, in which all streams are treated equally.
Rosen added: “As the way Australian fans listen to their favourite music continues to evolve, it has always been important that the ARIA Charts reflect what is happening in the marketplace. These changes ensure that the ARIA Charts remain the most comprehensive and trusted Charts in Australia”.
Streaming data will continue to be collected from on-demand streaming services including Apple Music, Deezer, Google Play, Spotify (and other services as they develop and become chart data contributors).
The new measure will see this streaming data being used in all ARIA Singles and Album Chart calculations including all genre charts such as Country, Classical and Urban.
TV Ratings Analysis: October 23
By James Manning
Seven
Seven has won its first Tuesday since the launch of The Block. Seven last night ranked #1 primary and #1 combined with help from 7mate’s strong 4.6% share.
Home and Away slipped a little to 612,000 after starting the week on 629,000.
Seven might have won the night, but its 7.30pm program Take Me Out ranked #4 in the slot with 489,000.
The Good Doctor then had to do some heavy lifting to get the audience back to 613,000. The US medical drama did 633,000 a week ago.
Nine
A Current Affair was down from 769,000 on Monday to 713,000 last night, this despite exclusive footage of former Bachelor Stu Laundy bleeding after ACA reporter Steve Marshall punched him in the head!
With The Block off-air until the final episode on Sunday, US sitcoms filled the critical slots.
Young Sheldon returned with two episodes at 7.30pm with audiences of 611,000 and 550,000.
A Big Bang Theory double shot followed with a new episode on 602,000 followed by a repeat on 518,000.
The Aussie sitcom Kath & Kim followed with two episodes delivering audiences of 257,000 and then 240,000.
TEN
Jamie Lee Curtis was the star attraction on The Project with 468,000 after 7pm, up from 441,000 on Monday.
Ambulance Australia had a strong night, winning its timeslot with 684,000 – that’s up 100,000 week-on-week – and enough to make it #1 non-news show of the night.
The audience dropped away though for the US dramas that followed – the new FBI on 366,000 and NCIS: Los Angeles on 239,000.
ABC
Invictus Games Today did 400,000 at 8pm after 482,000 on Monday night.
Catalyst was about the bionic revolution after 8.30pm with 403,000.
SBS
Michael Portillo’s Abandoned Britain was the channel’s #1 last week with 299,000. The second episode dipped slightly to 276,000 last night.
DNA testing went under the microscope on Insight with an audience of 317,000, which is a good chance to be the channel’s best this week.
Week 43 TV: Tuesday
| TUESDAY METRO | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABC | Seven | Nine | Ten | SBS | |||||
| ABC | 11.7% | 7 | 19.1% | 9 | 18.0% | TEN | 13.5% | SBS One | 6.7% |
| ABC 2 | 2.5% | 7TWO | 2.9% | GO! | 3.2% | ONE | 3.0% | VICELAND | 1.5% |
| ABC ME | 0.9% | 7mate | 4.6% | GEM | 3.9% | ELEVEN | 1.9% | Food Net | 0.9% |
| ABC NEWS | 2.0% | 7flix | 1.8% | 9Life | 1.8% | NITV | 0.1% | ||
| TOTAL | 17.0% | 28.3% | 27.0% | 18.4% | 9.3% | ||||
| TUESDAY REGIONAL | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABC | Seven Affiliates | Nine Affiliates | Ten Affiliates | SBS | |||||
| ABC | 10.4% | 7 | 20.4% | 9 | 13.8% | WIN | 12.7% | SBS One | 5.4% |
| ABC 2 | 3.5% | 7TWO | 4.2% | GO! | 3.2% | ONE | 3.1% | VICELAND | 1.3% |
| ABC ME | 1.4% | 7mate | 6.6% | GEM | 5.8% | ELEVEN | 1.9% | Food Net | 1.0% |
| ABC NEWS | 1.7% | 7flix | 1.0% | 9Life | 1.5% | Sky News on WIN | 0.9% | NITV | 0.3% |
| TOTAL | 17.0% | 32.2 | 24.3% | 18.6% | 8.0% | ||||
| TUESDAY METRO ALL TV | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FTA | STV | ||||||||
| 85.1% | 14.9% | ||||||||
TUESDAY FTA
- Seven News Seven 943,000
- Seven News / Today Tonight Seven 923,000
- Nine News Nine 843,000
- Nine News 6:30 Nine 836,000
- A Current Affair Nine 713,000
- Ambulance Australia Ten 684,000
- ABC News ABC 680,000
- The Good Doctor Seven 613,000
- Home And Away Seven 612,000
- Young Sheldon E1 Nine 611,000
- The Big Bang Theory Nine 602,000
- 7.30 ABC 589,000
- Young Sheldon -E2 Nine 550,000
- The Big Bang Theory (R) Nine 518,000
- The Chase Australia Seven 516,000
- Take Me Out Seven 489,000
- The Project 7pm Ten 468,000
- Hot Seat Nine 455,000
- Catalyst ABC 403,000
- Invictus Games Today ABC 400,000
Demo Top Fives
16-39 Top 5
- Ambulance Australia Ten 153,000
- Take Me Out Seven 150,000
- The Big Bang Theory Nine 139,000
- The Project 7pm Ten 128,000
- Young Sheldon -E1 Nine 126,000
18-49 Top 5
- The Big Bang Theory Nine 272,000
- Ambulance Australia Ten 260,000
- The Big Bang Theory (R) Nine 252,000
- Take Me Out Seven 226,000
- Young Sheldon -E1 Nine 221,000
25-54 Top 5
- The Big Bang Theory Nine 323,000
- Ambulance Australia Ten 298,000
- The Big Bang Theory (R) Nine 290,000
- Young Sheldon -E1 Nine 272,000
TUESDAY Multichannel
- Highway Patrol-E2 PM 7mate 175,000
- Outback Opal Hunters-PM 7mate 170,000
- Bluey-AM ABCKIDS/COMEDY 155,000
- Peter Rabbit ABCKIDS/COMEDY 154,000
- Highway Patrol-PM 7mate 151,000
- Dot. ABCKIDS/COMEDY 149,000
- Peppa Pig-AM ABCKIDS/COMEDY 146,000
- Octonauts ABCKIDS/COMEDY 142,000
- New Tricks 9Gem 140,000
- Neighbours ELEVEN 137,000
- Midsomer Murders 9Gem 136,000
- Kiddets-AM ABCKIDS/COMEDY 132,000
- Dino Dana ABCKIDS/COMEDY 131,000
- Mine Kings-PM 7mate 127,000
- Charlie And Lola-AM ABCKIDS/COMEDY 126,000
- Mrs. Brown’s Boys-PM 7TWO 124,000
- Ben And Holly’s Little Kingdom ABCKIDS/COMEDY 121,000
- Andy’s Wild Adventures ABCKIDS/COMEDY 120,000
- Little Roy-PM ABCKIDS/COMEDY 120,000
- Fireman Sam-AM ABCKIDS/COMEDY 116,000
TUESDAY Subscription TV
- Paul Murray Live Sky News Live 62,000
- Jones & Co Sky News Live 61,000
- The Bolt Report Sky News Live 50,000
- Mr Inbetween showcase 50,000
- The Simpsons FOX8 49,000
- The Simpsons FOX8 48,000
- Live: Back Page FOX SPORTS 503 47,000
- Family Guy FOX8 44,000
- Credlin Sky News Live 41,000
- Selling Houses Australia LifeStyle Channel 40,000
- NCIS TVH!TS 38,000
- As Time Goes By FOX Classics 36,000
- Live: WWE Raw FOX8 34,000
- Chicago P.D. UNIVERSAL TV 34,000
- Paw Patrol Nick Jr. 33,000
- Criminal Minds TVH!TS 32,000
- Play Along With Sam Nick Jr. 32,000
- Family Guy FOX8 32,000
- Peppa Pig Nick Jr. 32,000
- Nella The Princess Knight Nick Jr. 31,000
Shares all people, 6pm-midnight, Overnight (Live and AsLive), Audience numbers FTA metro, Sub TV national
Source: OzTAM and Regional TAM 2018. The Data may not be reproduced, published or communicated (electronically or in hard copy) without the prior written consent of OzTAM
Media News Roundup
Business of Media
Nine’s Ian Paterson stepping down after 20 years at broadcaster
Nine CEO Hugh Marks told staff yesterday: “Pato has been part of the fabric of Nine over the past 20 years, in a number of senior management roles including sport sales director and national sales director, before being promoted to Melbourne managing director in 2011 and then a move to Sydney and new role as director commercial partnerships and affiliates in 2017.
Ian Paterson
Paterson was at the launch of the Nine/News Corp TV JV Your Money last night and told Mediaweek he was looking forward to taking some time off.
Paterson told colleagues yesterday: “Few get the opportunity I’ve had to be part of such a dynamic and forward thinking business driven culturally by an incredible team of hard working and passionate people. I’m privileged to have served Nine in a range of leadership positions transcending the many departmental interests of this great company. I now plan to take some time off before charging into my next role. I’d like to wish Hugh, the broader executive management team and the entire Nine family continued success.”
Marks added: “I personally want to thank Pato for his dedication to our business. He has been instrumental in our success in Melbourne and more broadly in the expansion of regional news and the launch of Your Money.
“Our best wishes go with him on his next adventure.”
WPP AUNZ shares dive on profit warning, exit of Mike Connaghan
WPP AUNZ, which counts ad giant WPP as its biggest shareholder with a 61.5% stake, said its full-year results would be below its current guidance of 3% growth in earnings per share, based on its August and September trading performance and latest outlook for the rest of 2018.
The company blamed the underperformance of some production businesses and creative agencies, with 60% of the reported decline against 2017 attributed to just two businesses.
Rainer Rhedey Seven’s new chief technology and information officer
Rhedey, who starts in his new role on December 3, joins SWM from Fairfax Media where he was group general manager of IT.
Rainer Rhedey
In the newly created role of CTIO, Rhedey will be responsible for Seven West Media’s IT and technology systems and infrastructure.
Worner said: “I’m delighted to welcome Rainer to the team. He comes with an outstanding track record, and will play a significant role in the ongoing transformation of our business, ensuring our technology and IT systems support all our people to achieve even greater success.”
Rhedey said: “To be joining Seven, the market leaders with such a long history of success and innovation, is fantastic. I’m looking forward to working with the terrific tech and IT teams to build on the great work they’re doing to ensure the Group has the best and most reliable, highly responsive and secure technology infrastructure.”
Rhedey has over 20 years of experience in the technology industry. He has been responsible for a range of areas throughout his career, spanning from internal IT departments to professional services teams for systems integrators and software vendors.
Acting ABC MD David Anderson discussed taking a redundancy
Anderson, who was installed as managing director in the last week of September after the board sacked Michelle Guthrie, admitted that he had discussed his future at the corporation several times.
Anderson told Senator Eric Abetz he was aware that he would not be able to take a redundancy unless his former position as director of entertainment and specialist was substantially changed in a restructure
Senator Abetz later released a statement questioning Anderson’s fitness to continue as managing director. “This revelation tonight where it appears Anderson may have sought to game the system to get a redundancy where no redundancy would have existed is highly concerning,” Senator Abetz said in a statement.
Anderson said the axing of the controversial Tonightly satirical program, which had attracted a complaint from the communications minister Mitch Fifield, was made by him with the support of Guthrie.
Yahoo Finance launches first original video content series
The video series showcases a new generation of finance experts helping Australians navigate their financial future in different and unexpected ways, complemented by in-depth analysis across the site.
The New Investors will bring the latest trends in alternative investing, ethical investment and personal finance to younger Australians interested in approaching their financial decisions in a new way.
The series, in conjunction with Yahoo Finance’s first consumer marketing campaign Make Money Work, will feature three specialists in the finance, fintech and investment fields delivering relevant news and trusted tips on how to invest for your future.
The team is made up of Al Bentley, a self-taught investor and finance whizz; Shahirah Gardner, a fintech and startup investment expert; plus warrior impact investor Will Richardson.
The new vertical will sit as part of Yahoo Finance and bring news and trusted tips to Australians at any stage of life, without losing their focus on money and the markets.
Sarah O’Carroll, recently appointed editor-in-chief at Yahoo Finance, said: “The next generation of budding investors is looking for financial news, trends, and tips in interesting and engaging ways. The New Investors is a new initiative that allows us to empower people who want to make their money work harder today and tomorrow.”
Convenience Advertising launches national digital narrowcast network
The new advertising and content platform CaptiVision sees a network of interactive digital screens installed across Convenience Advertising’s footprint of bathrooms in Australia’s leading premium locations, including high-traffic airport and retail shopping centres such as Sydney Airport and Chadstone Shopping Centre.
The addition of near-field communications (NFC) capabilities offer consumers opportunities to interact directly with the CaptiVision screens via smartphones and smartwatches.
Screens will also offer better opportunities for advertisers with animation, video and static displays. Campaigns will include unique flexibility in scheduling, with day-parting, weekly and fortnightly schedules.
The CaptiVision network offers advertisers the opportunity to engage with the more than 280 million passenger trips and shopping centre visitations annually in high-dwell, highly targetable locations. Built-in audience measurement capabilities will allow advertisers to ensure each campaign reach is measured in real-time by gender, lifestyle, engagement, location and time.
Anna Validas, CEO of Convenience Advertising, said the launch of CaptiVision heralded a new era in specialty out of home advertising. “Since we launched Convenience Advertising over 30 years ago, the idea of being able to target positive messages to engaged audiences in this way has been highly attractive to advertisers.
“The launch of CaptiVision signals an evolution of this success, coupling new possibilities in creative execution with state of the art analytics and time of day targeting to create a highly attractive digital proposition.
“CaptiVision is a dynamic digital solution that is highly customer-centric, with a cap on rotations to ensure high recall and effect for advertisers as well as audience measurement unique to the bathroom environment,” she said.
News Brands
Geoffrey Rush says ‘thinking of you’ text to actress was a joke
Giving evidence on the second day of a defamation trial, Rush, 67, was cross-examined by lawyers who accused him of having a “crush” on actress Eryn Jean Norvill.
Rush is suing News Corp Australia’s Nationwide News, the publisher of The Daily Telegraph, and journalist Jonathon Moran over several articles alleging he acted inappropriately towards an actress during a Sydney Theatre Company production of King Lear.
Rush denied the allegation and the implied connection with the emoji and said the other women in the play would tell him he was “acting like a galah” if the accusation actually took place.
Rush denied the allegation and the implied connection with the emoji and said the other women in the play would tell him he was “acting like a galah” if the accusation actually took place.
Rush also denied touching Norvill’s breasts, making groping gestures while growling or making “lewd comments about her body” during the production.
Wikitribune news site sacks reporters and starts again
Jimmy Wales announced Wikitribune last year, promising to publish “news by the people and for the people” by pairing professional journalists with volunteer fact-checkers.
The model was inspired by the collaborative approach that has made Wikipedia, which he co-founded in 2001, one of the most popular internet sites.
The London-based site has been live for 12 months but Wales has now ditched the original strategy by laying off the site’s team of reporters and editors.
The site’s original backers included US journalism professor Jeff Jarvis. English model and actress Lily Cole was listed as one of four advisers.
Publishing
Delta Goodrem says tabloid wedding rumours are ‘crossing the line’
It’s unsurprising not because the Australian songstress, 33, couldn’t get hitched (no doubt she has a list of offers as long as her arm) but because the source of rumours about the alleged nuptials is New Idea magazine, otherwise known as No Idea.
The Pacific Magazines publication claimed on Monday that The Voice host and her boyfriend, musician Matthew Copley, were set to be married next month at Pa’ako Beach, Maui, Hawaii – information they claimed to have acquired from a “leaked save the date” invite.
This is the third time this year a tabloid has alleged that Goodrem is set to be wed – unbeknownst to the singer herself – and approximately the gazillionth time it’s happened during her many years in the spotlight. Just call her Australia’s answer to Jennifer Aniston.
Audio
Herald Sun asks: Is Kevin Bartlett leaving radio station SEN?
The former SEN favourites will continue on the new station’s drive slot for another two years.
But it’s the future of AFL great Kevin Bartlett that has the industry abuzz.
He has clashed a number of times with station management, the latest being over their refusal to let him do a podcast with racing expert Jason Richardson.
Bartlett’s long-time producer Joe Pignataro recently quit SEN and started work at Macquarie yesterday, producing the station’s breakfast show.
Adam Cooney the hot tip to join Kane Cornes in SEN SA’s radio return
The South Australian, who played 250 games for the Bulldogs and Essendon, is rumoured to be the top choice to co-host the 24/7 sports station’s new early morning radio show from December 6.
Adam and Kane have already worked together on SEN in Melbourne and have developed a good rapport. But the sticking point might be whether Adam will consider moving his family back to SA, after 15 years in Melbourne.
See also:
Sports radio SEN returns to Adelaide, local hero hosting breakfast
The launch of SEN SA sees the brand return to Adelaide
Television
New US drama A Million Little Things coming soon to TEN
Labelled a thought-evoking and heart-warming new US drama, A Million Little Things explores the lives of eight friends. Some have achieved success, while others are struggling in their careers and relationships. Despite their individual circumstances, all of them feel stuck in life.
After one of them dies unexpectedly, it’s just the wake-up call the others need to finally start living. Along the way, they discover that friends may be the one thing that will save them from themselves.
A Million Little Things features an ensemble cast, including David Giuntoli, Ron Livingston, Romany Malco, Allison Miller, Christina Moses, Christina Ochoa, Grace Park, James Roday, Stephanie Szostak and Lizzy Greene.
DJ Nash is creator and executive producer. Aaron Kaplan, Dana Honor and James Griffiths are executive producers.
A Million Little Things is produced by ABC Studios and Kapital Entertainment.
The series is distributed internationally by CBS Studios International.
BBC reveals Little Drummer Girl premiere date
From the producers of the award-winning The Night Manager and based on John le Carré’s best-selling spy thriller of the same name, The Little Drummer Girl stars Golden Globe winner Alexander Skarsgård (Big Little Lies), Academy Award nominee Michael Shannon (The Shape of Water) and BAFTA nominee Florence Pugh (Lady Macbeth) and is directed by visionary filmmaker Park Chan-wook (Old Boy, The Handmaiden).
The Little Drummer Girl is a passionate love story and a deeply immersive thriller. As audacious now as when the book was first published, it portrays a world in which the lines between hero and villain, and between love and hate, are dangerously in flux.
Set in the late 1970s, the pulsating thriller follows Charlie (Pugh), a young, fiery but unfulfilled British actress and idealist whose resolve is tested after she meets the mysterious Becker (Skarsgård,) while on holiday in Greece. It quickly becomes apparent that his intentions are not what they seem, and her encounter with him entangles her in a complex plot devised by the spy mastermind Kurtz (Shannon).
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• Highlights include an adaptation of John le Carré’s spy thriller The Little Drummer Girl
Big interviews, smaller audiences: The Project annoys Seven & Nine
Confidential reports that Wilkinson’s recent string of big-name interviews on The Sunday Project has irritated the opposition on rival shows 60 Minutes and Sunday Night.
The producers at Nine and Seven have been talking around town about Channel 10 securing exclusive interviews despite their substantially lower audience numbers.
“It is laughable that managers and brands are going with The Sunday Project when their ratings are so low,” one TV executive said.
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Bolt set to part ways with Mariners despite receiving contract offer
After two months trialling with the club, the Mariners have opened the door for Bolt to pursue his dream of becoming a professional footballer but in doing so, have asked the sprinter how much he’s willing to sacrifice to fulfil that ambition.
Fairfax Media understands the club tabled a contract to the Jamaican sprinter understood to be worth around the mean salary for an A-League player of less than $150,000, almost $2.9 million beneath Bolt’s initial asking price.
Football Federation Australia confirmed they would not contribute to his salary.
UK commentator says Winx beating moderate horses, not world’s best
English racing commentator Matt Chapman caused quite a stir at the Cox Plate barrier draw function at Moonee Valley on Tuesday when he questioned the quality of opposition Winx has beaten in her 28-race winning streak.
Chapman said if the international handicappers “do their job properly” then England’s Cracksman should be rated the best horse in the world after his Champion Stakes win at Ascot last weekend.