TV revenue up 7% in “latest” data
ACMA releases expenditure and revenue data for commercial networks -but there's a catch.
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The commercial television sector has reported a seven per cent increase in revenue to $4.6691 billion according to the latest data released by The Australian Communications and Media Authority.
But the data, provided by TV licensees, is for the year 2010–11.
Expenditure on local programming jumped 16 per cent in the same period.
Reported overall expenditure on Australian commercial television programs was $1.2649 billion, a 16 per cent increase over the previous financial year, matched by a 16 per cent increase in reported overall expenditure of $432.6 million on overseas programming.
The data for commercial TV networks includes both capital city and regional markets.
Television—Australia—Total
|
2009–10 |
2010–11 |
||
| Number of Stations |
71 |
68 |
|
| Revenue | |||
| Advertising Revenue |
3,671,891,497 |
3,970,819,169 |
|
| Other Licence Fee Revenue |
21,081,458 |
37,176,885 |
|
| Sale of Air Time |
3,692,972,955 |
4,007,996,054 |
|
| Other Revenue |
673,713,946 |
661,099,566 |
|
| Service Revenue |
4,366,686,901 |
4,669,095,620 |
|
| Expenditure | |||
| Service Expenses |
3,619,540,389 |
3,861,493,270 |
|
| Profitability | |||
| Service Profit/(Loss) |
747,146,512 |
807,602,350 |
|
| Assets | |||
| Current Assets |
3,057,546,759 |
3,996,138,665 |
|
| Non Current Assets |
6,384,922,827 |
7,512,599,356 |
|
| Total Assets |
9,442,469,586 |
11,508,738,021 |
|
| Liabilities | |||
| Current Liabilities |
1,122,216,114 |
1,125,373,434 |
|
| Non Current Liabilities |
1,492,062,170 |
1,871,138,265 |
|
| Total Liabilities |
2,614,278,284 |
2,996,511,699 |
|
| Net Assets | |||
| Net TV Service Assets/(Liabilities) |
6,828,191,302 |
8,512,226,322 |
|
| Program Expenditure | |||
| Australian Adult Drama |
126,869,810 |
137,177,514 |
|
| Australian Children’s Drama |
13,862,798 |
9,715,171 |
|
| Australian Children’s Other |
12,066,593 |
13,161,434 |
|
| Australian News and Current Affairs |
242,952,933 |
374,936,544 |
|
| Australian Documentaries |
22,781,369 |
12,625,965 |
|
| Australian Sport |
319,277,752 |
354,953,356 |
|
| Australian Light Entertainment—Variety |
150,912,418 |
176,093,600 |
|
| Australian Light Entertainment—Other |
180,506,757 |
178,138,289 |
|
| Australian Other Programming |
25,519,553 |
8,068,364 |
|
| Total Australian Programs |
1,094,749,983 |
1,264,870,237 |
|
| Overseas Drama |
353,888,620 |
398,026,946 |
|
| Overseas Other |
19,046,412 |
34,566,651 |
|
| Total Overseas Programs |
372,935,032 |
432,593,597 |
|
| Total Programs |
1,467,685,015 |
1,697,463,834 |
|
4 Responses
Sorry Pertinax but I think that’s wrong.
I’m pretty sure there are reporting requirements in the broadcasting act that mean licensees have to submit certain reports (eg, ownership and control) to the ACMA every year.
Some of the broadcasters (eg, WIN) are not listed companies so they don’t have to do any reporting other than what ACMA requires.
The ACMA can’t report the figures until the broadcasters publish them in their annual financial reports to shareholders.
Would be good to invest a bit more in development and talents
Good old ACMA, they’re always so up to date with everything aren’t they? We are two weeks from the end of 2012-13 and they are only just now releasing a report from *two* years earlier.
Could they not find any batteries for their calculator, sorry – arithmometer?