As you’ve probably heard, Foxtel has locked up a share of the $1.2B broadcast rights deal with the AFL. Telstra took the online rights; Seven Network got a bit. Fox Sports will screen every match, nine per round, uninterrupted and live, while Seven will broadcast four. Sports subscribers will get Fox Sports AFL, a dedicated [...]
Some impressive glam photography from Matthew Rolston, shooting for America’s Next Top Model. And he gets paid for it. Visit here for more of the same. The show screens on Fox8.
At yesterday’s ASTRA Conference, CEO Kim Williams announced that next generation IQ boxes will have the capacity to take advantage of cloud computing and social media (read ‘lounge room apps’). “Whereas today’s set-top units are broadcast-centric with strong (internet) functionality, tomorrow’s will be internet-centric with strong broadcast functionality”. While the market has digested ‘Free TV’, [...]
Now there’s a headline that wouldn’t have made any sense ten years ago. The rest of this post covers off latest developments in Subscription TV as they relate to the West Australian market. Subscription television numbers continue to grow nationally; current rate of growth is 5% (Dec 09 vs Dec 08). WA is a poster [...]
Thought we’d start with the Kim Williams quote: “Since the launch of digital in 2004, this is the most significant milestone in FOXTEL’s history. With FOXTEL Next Generation, a new phase of television will be created for Australian consumers. We are moving forward, adapting technology to give our subscribers the power to tailor viewing to [...]
Oil and gas leases: Government says “Use It or Lose It” Water licences: Government says “Use It or Lose It” Rights to broadcast sporting events on television: Government says: “Hi”. Kim Williams, in his
Well actually they chose MCN, who Media Tonic represent in Western Australia. Details, details. 1.5 million unique visitors a month visit the foxsports.com.au site. In 2008 the most viewed sports web site in Australia. In August it was 18% ahead of 2007 levels. So as a result of this very sensible re-alignment, you now have [...]
UK research commissioned by Thinkbox and the Internet Ad Bureau looked at detailed behaviour of ‘tech-savvy’ users as an indication of future media patterns. Interesting conclusions: Purchase and usage intent increase by 50% where consumers access both media. Half of respondents are online while watching TV. Every day. Our industry partners Foxtel are very strong [...]
Gadget blog Gizmodo and the SMH have fairly downbeat assessments of the Tivo offering. No ad-skipping, smaller hard drive etc. Perhaps a bit tricky to get $700 up front when people are buying iPhones like it’s the Ark of the Covenant. Here is our preferred option: Foxtel iQ.
The new pre-school channel from the BBC, CBeebies will be carried by Foxtel; their first ad-free station. It’s part of a large scale deal that will see multiple new BBC channels on Foxtel. B&T story here; The Australian calls it an unprecedented proposal and the Media Report interviews the BBC’s Darren Childs on the deal. [...]
