Free-to-air TV

Free-to-air television in Australia

Analysis by Bob Peters

Free-to-air television services; Access; Penetration and usage; Audience fragmentation; Ownership; History and background; Markets and network affiliations

Industry structure

Advertising revenues, markets and ownership; Employment.

Financial performance

Advertising revenue*; Revenues; Costs; Profit margins

Programming

Regulation; Share of hours by program type*;

Commercial broadcasters

Expenditure; Expenditure share;
Imported program sources*; Hours broadcast*

Drama programs: Australian content*; Hours broadcast*

By network 1998: Australian content*; Hours broadcast*

Public broadcasters

ABC: Australian content; Hours broadcast
SBS: Australian content; Hours broadcast

Commercials

Ratings

About the data

Trends in audience share;
By network; By network and market

Top-rating programs

All programs; Movies; Telemovies; Mini-series;

Drama series; Comedy series; Drama/comedy series before 2004;

Documentaries;

Animations

Audiences (viewing patterns)

TV sets; Digital receivers*; Time of day; Program recording*;
By age; Children; By lifestyle and values

* Discontinued data

RELATED LINKS

Release of Australian productions

Feature films: Number released on free-to-air TV

Shorts: Number released on free-to-air TV

TV drama: Number released on free-to-air TV

TV ratings

Movies; Movies all time; Telemovies; Mini-series; Mini-series all time

Drama series; Comedy series; Drama/comedy series before 2004;

Documentaries; Animations