Media Ownership Update

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1 Media Ownership Update Prepared by the Melbourne office of the Law Centre Research by Bruce Shearer Sources Australian Broadcasting Authority B&T Yearbook (1994) Margaret Gee s Australian Media Guide (1994) Department of and the Arts Spectrum Management Agency Checks with various media companies and industry organisations, including Australian Broadcasting Authority, Regional Dailies of Australia, Federation of Australian Radio Broadcasters, Audit Bureau of Circulation. List of Tables Table 1: Commercial Television Licences Table 2: Audience Reach (Television)...14 Table 3: Commercial Radio...15 Table 4: Audience Reach (Radio)...19 Table 5: Ownership of Capital City and National Daily Newspapers...20 Table 6: Saturday Newspaper Ownership...21 Table 7: Sunday Newspaper Ownership...21 Table 8: Capital City and National Newspaper Ownership Shares...22 Table 9: Sunday Newspaper Ownership Shares Table 10: Metro/Suburban Newspaper Overall Shares...22 Table 11: Regional Daily Papers...23 Table 12: Regional Dailies Ownership S h are s Table 13: Suburban Newspaper Ownership Shares...24 Table 14: Australia's Top Twenty Publishing Com panies Table 15: Major Magazine Ownership Table 16: Major Magazine Ownership Shares...27 Table 17: Satellite Pay TV Licences...27 Table 18: MDS Spectrum Allocations Table 19: Cable Pay TV Licences Table 20: MDS Pay TV Licences...28 Law Centre Update 11 February 1995

2 Table 1 Commercial Television Licences 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. * Information current as at 10/2/95 N E W SOUTH WALES VICTORIA M etropolitan M etrop olitan ATN7 Amalgamated Television Services News Ltd 14.9%, National Mutual Life 11.4%, Telstra Corp 11%, State Authorities Superannuation Board of NSW 7.1%, AMP Society 3 9% Westpac Custodian Nominees Ltd. 3-7%, (Remainder below 3% ea.) HSV 7 HSV Channel 7 News Ltd 14.9%, National Mutual Life 11.4%, Telstra Corp 11%, State Authorities Superannuation Board of NSW 7.1%, AMP Society 3 9% Westpac Custodian Nominees Ltd. 3-7%, (Remainder below 3% ea.) TCN 9 TCN Channel 9 Publishing & Broadcasting Ltd (Kerry Packer) GTV 9 General Television Corporation Publishing & Broadcasting. Ltd. (Kerry Packer) TEN 10 R eg io n a l N SW Television & Telecasters (Sydney) TNQ TV Ltd. 40% (100% owned by TNQ Ltd.), CGS Shareholding Netherlands B V 15% (Owned by Canwest Global Commu nications (Issy Asper)), Audant Ltd. 10% (Robert White), Bellshaw Pty. Ltd. 10% (John Singleton), Corom 10% (Jack Cowin), Liebler Media Holdings 5% (Isi Leibler), AMP Society 5% ATV 10 Television & Telecasters (Melbourne) TNQ TV Ltd. 40% (100% owned by TNQ Ltd.), CGS Shareholding Netherlands BV 15% (Owned by Canwest Global (Issy Asper)), Audant Ltd. 10% (Robert White), Bellshaw 10% (John Singleton), Corom 10% (Jack Cowin), Liebler Media Holdings 5% (Isi Leibler), AMP Society 5% BKN (Broken Hill) MTN (Griffith) NBN (Newcastle) NEN (Tam worth/ Taree) NRN (Coffs Harbour/ Nth East NSW) Broken Hill Television Ltd. MTN Television NBN Ltd. Prime Television (Northern) Spencer Gulf Telecasters Ltd. (Sturrock Family) Broadcast Media Group (W.J. & P.Y. Gerahty, Macquarie Bank) NBN Enterprises (Washington H. Soul Pattinson) Prime Television (Holdings) (Paul Ramsay) Northern Rivers Television KC TV Ltd. (Gail Road 42.5% (J. Cowin 80%, K. Stokes 20%), Aceinc Pty. Ltd. 42.5% (Stokes), TNQ 15% AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY/STHN N SW (APPROVED M ARKET (C ) CYC (Canberra) Australian Capital Television CBN Prime Television (Southern NSW) (Southern) WIN (Southern NSW) WIN Television NSW Southern Cross Ltd. (Diverse shareholding) Prime Television (Holdings) (Paul Ramsay) TWT Holdings Ltd. (Bruce Gordon) R eg io n a l V IC (A p p r o v e d M a r k et 'D') AMV (Albury/ Wodonga) BCV (Bendigo) GLV (LaTrobe Valley) STV (Mil dura) VTV (Ballarat/ Shepparton) QUEENSLAND M etrop olitan BTQ7 Prime Television Victoria TV Victorian Broadcasting Network (1983) Victorian Broadcasting Network (1983) Mil dura Television Television Victoria Ltd. Brisbane TV Ltd. Prime Television Ltd. (Paul Ramsay) Southern Cross Ltd. (Diverse shareholding) Southern Cross Ltd. (Diverse shareholding) Television Victoria Ltd. (ENT Ltd. Bruce Gordon) Associated Broadcasting. Services Ltd. (ENT Ltd. Bruce Gordon) News Ltd 14.9%, National Mutual Life 11.4%, Telstra Corp 11%, State Authorities Superannuation Board of NSW 7.1%, AMP Society 3 9% Westpac Custodian Nominees Ltd. 3.7%, (Remainder below 3% ea.) Continued, on Page 13.. February Update

3 Continued from Page 12 Station Licensee Co. Controlling interest/s QTQ 9 ATV10 Country QLD ITQ (Mount Isa) Queensland Television Ltd. Television & Telecasters (Brisbane) Mount Isa Television Regional QLD (ApprovedMarket A ) RTQ (Rockhampton/ Regional Qld) STQ (Nth Qld) TNQ (Townsville/ Cairns/ (Mount Isa) WIN Television Qld Sunshine Television Network Ltd. Telecasters North Queensland Ltd. SOUTH AUSTRALIA Metropolitan SAS 7 South Australia Telecasters Ltd. Publishing & Broadcasting Ltd. (Kerry Packer) TNQ TV Ltd. 40% (100% owned by TNQ Ltd.), CGS Shareholding Netherlands BV 15% (Owned by Canwest Global (IssyAsper)), Audant Ltd. 10% (Robert White), Bellshaw 10% (John Singleton), Corom 10% (Jack Cowin), Liebler Media Holdings 5% (Isi Leibler), AMP Society 5% Telecasters North Queensland Ltd. (Suspirium 19 5%, L & K Freed man & B. Sherman, Fulcrum Capital Corporation Ltd. 14.6%) WIN Properties (Bruce Gordon) Sunshine Broadcasting Network Ltd. (Grundy Investments 17%, Permanent Trustee Co. 8.6%) Suspirium 19-5% (L & K Freedman & B. Sherman), Fulcrum Capital Corporation Ltd. 14.6% News Ltd 14.9%, National Mutual Life 11.4%, Telstra Corp 11%, State Authorities Superannuation Board of NSW 7.1%, AMP Society 3-9% Westpac Custodian Nominees Ltd. 3.7%, (Remainder below 3% ea.) Station Licensee Co. Controlling interest/s WESTERN AUSTRALIA Metropolitan TVW 7 STW 9 NEW 10 Regional WJL GTW (Geraldton) SSW (Bunbury/ Albany/ Sth West & Great Sthn) VEW (Kalgoorlie) TASMANIA Metropolitan TVT 6 Regional TAS TNT (Launceston/ Nth East) TVW Enterprises Ltd. Swan Television & Radio Broadcasters Ltd. West Coast Telecasters Ltd. Geraldton Telecasters Golden West Network Mid-Western Television Tasmanian Television Ltd. Southern Cross Television (TNT 9) NORTHERN TERRITORY News Ltd 14.9%, National Mutual Life 11.4%, Telstra Corp 11%, State Authorities Superannuation Board of NSW 7.1%, AMP Society 3.9% Westpac Custodian Nominees Ltd. 3.7%, (Remainder below 3% ea.) Sunraysia Television Ltd. (Sabtel 44% Eva Presser, ACE 21.2% Kerry Stokes, ENT 20% Bruce Gordon) Chartreuse (Curran) TEN Group Ltd. CTNQ) 135 Nominees (Kerry Stokes & Andrew Cohen) Australian Capital Equity P/L (Kerry Stokes & Andrew Cohen) 135 Nominees (Kerry Stokes & Andrew Cohen) ENT Enterprises (Bruce Gordon) Southern Cross Ltd. (Diverse shareholding) NWS 9 ADS 10 Regional SA. GTS (Port Pirie/ Spencer Gulf North) RTS (Loxton/ Renmark) SES (Mt. Gambier) Southern Television Corporation Television Broadcasters Ltd. Spencer Gulf Telecasters Ltd. Riverland Television Ltd. South East Telecasters Ltd. Broadcast Investments (Lamb Family) Caprice (Curran) TEN Group Ltd. (TNQ) J.M. Sturrock (Sturrock Family) Murray River Telecasters Ltd. (Scott Family) Scott's Agencies (Scott Family) NTD 8 (Darwin) Territory Television Publishing & Broadcasting Ltd. (Kerry Packer) REMOTE COMMERCIAL TELEVISION LICENCES WAW (Western Zone) IMP (Central Zone) Golden West Satellite Imparja Television Pty Ltd QQQ Queensland Satellite (North East Zone) Television Golden West Network (Kerry Stokes & Andrew Cohen) Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Commission Telecasters North Qld Ltd. (Suspirium 19.5% L & K Freedman & B. Sherman, Fulcrum Capital Corporation Ltd. 14.6%) Continued on Page 14.. Update 13 February 1995

4 Table 2 Audience Reach (Television) Television Networks/Multiple Licensees * Information current as at 10/2/95 Potential Audience Potential Audience Group Stations (% of Population) Group Stations (% of Population) The Seven Nework 5 metropolitans 64.6% TWT Holdings Ltd. 1 metropolitan 22.72% Ltd. (B. Gordon) 4 regionals News Ltd 14.9%, National Mutual Life 11.4%, Prime Network 3 regionals 22.12% Telstra Corp 11%, (Ramsay) State Authorities Superannuation Board of NSW 7.1%, Southern Cross 4 regionals 15.36% AMP Society 3.9% Broadcasting Westpac Custodian Australia Ltd. Nominees Ltd. 3.7%, (Diverse Shareholding) (Remainder below 3% ea.) Capital Television 2 metropolitans 13.91% Publishing & 3 metropolitans 51.22%.. Holdings Ltd. Broadcasting Ltd.(1) 1 regional (Curran) (Kerry Packer) Ten Group Ltd. 3 metropolitans 50.69% Telecasters Nth Qld 3 regionals 8.09% TNQ TV Ltd., 40% Ltd. (100% owned by TNQ Ltd.) (Suspirium P/L. 19.5% CGS Shareholdings L & K.. Freedman & Netherlands BV 15% B. Sherman, Fulcrum Capital Corp. Ltd. 14.6%) (Owned by Canwest Global - I.Asper), Audant Ltd. 10% Golden West 4 regionals 2.58% (R White),Bellshaw Pty Ltd. 10% Network(2) (John Singleton), (Stokes & Cohen) Corom Pty Ltd. 10% ( J a c k Cowin), (1) Includes Territory Television Darwin as a regional Liebler Media Holdings 5% (Isi Liebler) (2) Constitutes all of WA regional TV AMP Society 5% Other Television Licensees Potential Audience Potential Audience Group Stations (% of Population) Group Stations (% of Population) NBN Ltd. NBN Nthn NSW 9.43% Spencer Gulf GTS Spencer 0.82% (Washington H. Newcastle Telecasters Gulf North Soul Pattinson) (Sturrock) (Port Pirie) & KC TV NRN Nthn East NSW 9.43% BKN Broken Hill (Gail Road P/L 42.5%, (Coffs Harbour) Jack Cowin 80%, South East SES South East 0.59% Kerry Stokes 20%. Telecasters (Mount Gambier (Scott) RTS Renmark/Loxton) Aceinc P/L (Kerry Stokes) 42.5%, & TNQ 15%) Sunraysia STW 9 Perth 7.05% Votraint No.620 MTN % TV Ltd. (Broadcast Media Murrumbidgee (Sabtel 44% Eva Presser, Group: Irrigation Area ACE 21.2% Kerry Stokes, ENT 20% Bruce Gordon) W.J. & P.Y. Gerahty (Griffith) Broadcast NWS 9 Adelaide 6.86% & Macquarie Bank) Investments (Lamb Family) February Update

5 Table 3 Commercial Radio * Information current as at 10/2/95 NEW SOUTH WALES Metropolitan 2CH Radio 2CH Radio Superhighway (John Singleton) 2DAY-FM 2DAY FM Australia Austereo Ud. (Village Roadshow 53-4% 2GB Harbour Radio Ltd. Uniting Church Aust Property Trust NSW 2KY 2MMM-FM 2KY Broadcasters The Triple M Broadcasting Company Labor Council of NSW Austereo Ud. (Village Roadshow Ud. 53-4% 2SM Radio 2SM Wesgo Ud. (Australian Provincial Newspapers 91.7% O'Reilly) 2UE 2UUS-FM 2WFM-FM Regional NSW 2AAY-FM (Albury) 2AD (Armidale) 2AY (Albury) 2BH (Broken Hill) 2BS (Bathurst) 2C-FM (Gosford) 2CS (Coffs Harbour) 2DU (Dubbo) 2EC (Bega) Radio 2UE Sydney Wesgo Commonwealth Broadcasting Corp. Radio Albury- Wodonga Ud. New England Broadcasters Radio Albury Wodonga Ud. Far West Radio Bathurst Broadcasters Coast Rock FM Commercial Radio Coffs Harbour Ud. Western Broadcasters East Coast Radio Lyndeal (Lamb Family) Wesgo Ud. (Australian Provincial Newspapers 91.7% O'Reilly) The Australian Broadcasting Company (Albert Family) Wesgo Ud. (Australian Provincial Newspapers 91.7% O'Reilly) Super Network Radio. (Broadcast Operations P/L Caralis Family) Wesgo Ud. (Australian Provincial Newspapers 91.7% O'Reilly) J.C.Curtis & D.G. Tunkin Camplin Broadcasters Sunshine Broadcasting Network Ud. (Grundy Investments P/L 17%) Commercial Radio Coffs Harbour Ltd. (Diverse Shareholding) Broadcast Operations (Caralis Family) Grant Broadcasters Pty. Ud. (Janet Cameron) 2GF (Grafton) 2GN (Goulbum) 2GGO-FM (Gosford) 2GZ (Orange) 2HD (Newcastle) 2HIL-FM (Broken Hill) 2KKO (Newcastle) 2LF (Young) 2LM (Lismore) 2LT (Lithgow) 2MC (Kempsey) 2MG (Mudgee) 2MO (Gunnedah) 2MOR-FM (Deniliquin) 2MW (Murwillumbah) 2NEW-FM (Newcastle) 2NM (Muswellbrook) 2NOW-FM (Moree) 2NZ (Inverell) 2 0 NE (Katoomba) 2PK (Parkes) 2QN (Deniliquin) Westlawn Investment Co. Radio 2GN Wesgo Radio 2GZ 2HD Broadcasters Far West Radio Radio Newcastle Radio 2LF Richmond River Broadcasters Midwest Radio Ud. Mid Coast Broadcasters Mudgee Broadcasting Co. 2MO Gunnedah Rich Rivers Radio Tweed Radio and Broadcasting Company Newcastle FM Radio Hunter Valley Moree Broadcasting & Development Co. Ud. Northern Broadcasters Hayden Nepean Broadcasters Parkes Broadcasting Co. Rich Rivers Radio Dougherty Family Century Radio (Kevin Blyton, Michelle Rayner) Wesgo Ud. (Australian Provincial Newspapers 91.7% O'Reilly) Broadcast Media Group (P.Y. & W.J. Gerahty, Macquarie Bank) NSW ALP Branch, NSW Labor Council J.C. Curtis & D.G. Tunkin Knipton (H.S. McKensey, M.K. Johns) Broadcast Media Group (P.Y. & W.J. Gerahty, Macquarie Bank) Broadcast Operations (Caralis Family) Midwest Radio Network (John McAvoy, Roger Coleman) Whoto, G. Greenwood Western Broadcasters (Caralis Family) Super Network Radio (Broadcast Operations P/L. (Caralis Family) Robertson Family Broadcast Operations (Caralis Family) Limic & Mickylee Grant Broadcasters Pty. Ud. (Janet Cameron) G.J. & B.O. Roberts Moree Broadcasting & Development Co. Ud. (G.J. & B.O. Roberts) Hayden Enterprises (Mike Walsh) Broadcast Operations (Caralis Family) Robertson Family Continued on Page Update 15 February 1995

6 ... Continued from Page 15 Station Licensee Co. Controlling interest/s 2RE (Taree) Manning Valley Broadcasting Super Network Radio (Broadcast Operations P/L Caralis Family) 3KKZ-FM The Industrial Printing & Publicity Co. Ltd. Austereo Ltd. (Village Roadshow 53-4% 2RG (Griffith) 2ROX-FM (Kempsey) Radio 2RG Mid Coast Broadcasters Broadcast Media Group 11% (P.Y. & W.J. Gerahty Macquarie Bank) Whoto, G. Greenwood 3MMM-FM Melbourne FM Broadcasting Radio Austereo Ltd. (Village Roadshow 53-4% 3MP Malbend Wesgo Ltd. (Australian Provincial Newspapers 917% O'Reilly) 2ST (Nowra) South Coast and Tablelands Broadcasting Grant Broadcasters Pty. Ltd. (Janet Cameron) 3TTT-FM Double T Radio The Australian Broadcasting Co. (Albert Family) 2TM CTamworth) Tam worth Radio Development Co. Super Network Radio (Broadcast Operations P/L Caralis Family) 3UZ 3UZ Radio 3UZ (Numerous Victorian Racing Clubs) 2TTT-FM CTamworth) 2UUL-FM (Wollongong) 2VM (Moree) 2WG (Wagga Wagga) Tam worth Radio Development Co. Associated Communication Enterprises (2WL) Moree Broadcasting & Development Co. Ltd. Riverina Broadcasters Holdings Super Network Radio (Broadcast Operations P/L Caralis Family) Assoc. Communication Enterprises (Holdings) (M. Day; & G.N. Handbury) B. O Roberts & G..J. Roberts E.S. Roberts, (KZFM Radio in receivership) Regional VIC 3BA (Ballarat) 3BAY-FM (Geelong) 3BBO-FM (Bendigo) 3CAT-FM (Geelong) Radio Ballarat The Geelong Independent (Radio) Ltd. Radio 3BO Geelong Broadcasters Grant Broadcasters (Janet Cameron) The Geelong Independent Radio Ltd. (M. Day & G.N. Handbury) Broadcast Media Group (P.Y. & W.J. Gerahty, Macquarie Bank) Grant Broadcasters (Janet Cameron) 2WIN-FM (Wollongong) 2WSK-FM (Nowra) 2WZD-FM (Wagga Wagga) WIN Radio South Coast and Tablelands Broadcasting Riverina Broadcasters Holdings Wollongong Radio (Bruce Gordon) Grant Broadcasters (Janet Cameron) E.S. Roberts (KZFM Radio in receivership) 3CS (Colac) 3CV (Maryborough) 3GG (Warragul) Enterprise Broadcasters Pty. Ltd Radio 3CV Votraint No. 691 Associated Enterprises (M. Day & G.N. Handbury) Broadcast Media Group (P.Y. & W.J. Gerahty, Macquarie Bank) Burl Rose Pty. ltd. (Local Investors) 2XL (Cooma) 2XXX (Newcastle) 2ZZZ (Murwillumbah) VICTORIA Metropolitan 3AK 3AW 3EE 2XL Radio Newcastle Richmond River Broadcasting Wrattonbully Investments 3AW Southern Cross Radio Greater West Television K.J. Blyton & M.M. Scott Knipton (H.S. McKensey & M.K. Johns) Broadcast Operators (Caralis Family) Southern Cross Ltd. (Diverse Shareholding) Southern Cross Ltd. (Diverse Shareholding) Wesgo Ltd. (Australian Provincial Newspapers 91.7% O'Reilly) 3HA (Hamilton) 3MA (Mil dura) 3NE (Wangaratta) 3SH (Swan Hill) 3SR (Shepparton) 3SUN (Shepparton) Western District (3HA) Broadcasting Radio 3MA Ltd. North East Broadcasters Associated Enterprises 3SH Goulbum Valley Broadcasters Goulbum Valley Broadcasters Associated Enterprises (M Day & G.N. Handbury) Broadcast Media Group (P.Y. & W.J. Gerahty, Macquarie Bank) North East Broadcasters Ltd. (Diverse Shareholding) Associated Enterprises (M. Day & G.N. Handbury) Goulbum Valley Broadcasters (A.E. Fairley & Ace Radio (M. Day & G.N. Handbury)) Goulbum Valley Broadcasters (A.E. Fairley & Ace Radio (M. Day & G.N. Handbury)) 3FOX-FM Austereo Ltd. Au stereo Ltd. (Village Roadshow 53.4% Continued on Page February Update

7 ... Continued from Page 16 3TR (Sale) Victorian Broadcasting Network (1983) Southern Cross Ltd. (Diverse Shareholding) 4 HOT (Cairns) Greater Cairns Radio Ltd. Australia (Rural Press Ltd. J.B. Fairfax) 3WM (Horsham) 3YB (Warmambool) Associated Enterprises 3WM Regional Associated Enterprises (M. Day & G.N. Handbury) Ecliptic (D. & T. Flecknoe & D.G.S. Anderson) 4KZ (Innisfail-Tully) 4LG (Longreach) 4LM (Mount Isa) Coastal Broadcasters Gloweir North Qld Broadcasting Corp. Alice Springs Commercial Broadcasters (Diverse Shareholdings) V.W. & L.J. Blackwood North West Broadcasters (G. Schmid) QUEENSLAND Metropolitan 4BBB-FM B105 FM Pty. a d. Austereo Ltd. (Village Roadshow 53.4% 4BC Radio 4BC Broadcast Investments (Lamb Family) 4BH 4KQQ-FM Queensland Radio Ltd. Wesgo Queensland Radio Limited (M.L. Stafford) Wesgo Ltd. (Australian Provincial Newspapers 91.7% O'Reilly) 4MMM-FM FM 104 Austereo Ltd. (Village Roadshow 53-4% 4TAB Regional QLD 4AK (Oakey) 4AM (Mareeba) 4BU (Bundaberg) 4CA (Cairns) Broadcasting Station 4IP Radio 4AK Far Northern Radio Bundaberg Broadcasters Greater Cairns Radio Ltd. Qld TAB Broadcast Operations (Caralis Family) Rural Press Ltd. (J.B. Fairfax) Estate of W. Wyper Australia (Rural Press Ltd. J.B. Fairfax) 4MB (Maryborough) 4MIC-FM (Mount Isa) 4MK (Mackay) 4MKY-FM (Mackay) 4QFM-FM (Ipswich) 4RAM-FM (Townsville) 4RO (Rockhampton) 4RUM-FM (Bundaberg) 4 SB (Kingaroy) 4SEA-FM (Gold Coast) 4SSS-FM (Maroochydore) Maryborough Broadcasting Co. North Qld Broadcasting Corp. Barrier Reef Broadcasting Co. Barrier Reef Broadcasting Co. Ipswich & West Moreton Broadcasting Corporation Nessan Rockhampton Broadcasting Co. Pty. Ltd Bundaberg Broadcasters Forsby Sea FM Sunshine Coast Broadcasters Ltd. The Australian Broadcasting Co. (Albert Family) North West Broadcasters (G. Schmid) Australia (Rural Press Ltd. J.B. Fairfax) Australia (Rural Press Ltd. J.B. Fairfax) Ipswich & West Moreton Broadcasting Corporation (Diverse Shareholding) Australia (Rural Press Ltd. J.B. Fairfax) The Australian Broadcasting Co. (Albert Family) Estate of W. Wyper South Burnett Times (Australian Provincial Newspapers O'Reilly) Grant Broadcasters (Janet Cameron) Motherwell (Ferris) 4CC (Gladstone) Capricorn Broadcasters Rural Press Ltd. (J.B. Fairfax) 4SUN-FM (Nth/East Qld) Ausradio A.N. & P.A. Jowitt 4GC (Charters Towers) North Qld Broadcasting Corp. North West Broadcasters (G.T. Schmid) 4TO (Townsville) Townsville Broadcasters Ltd. Australia (Rural Press Ltd. J.B. Fairfax) 4GLD-FM (Gold Coast) Gold Coast FM Grant Broadcasters Pty. Ltd. (Janet Cameron) 4VL (Charleville) Pine cam WREB Co-operative Ltd. 4GR (Toowoomba) Gold Radio Service The Australian Broadcasting Co. (Albert Family) 4WK (Warwick) Amalgamated Marketing Super Network Radio (Broadcast Operations P/L Caralis Family) 4GY (Gympie) 4HI (Emerald) Gympie-Noosa Broadcasters Queensland Regional Broadcasting Broadcast Operations (Caralis Family) Rural Press Ltd. (J.B. Fairfax) 4ZR (Roma) Maranoa Broadcasting Ltd. Rural Press Ltd. (J.B. Fairfax) Continued on Page Update 17 February 1995

8 ... Continued from Page 17 SOUTH AUSTRALIA Metropolitan 5AA 5ADD-FM 5DDN-FM Festival City Broadcasters Ltd. Southern State Broadcasters The 5AD Broadcasting Company South Australian Totalizator Agency Board Montclair (Je rem y Cordeaux) Montclair (Je rem y Cordeaux) 6BAY (Geraldton) 6BY (Bridgetown) 6FMS (Western Zone) Geraldton FM Elldale Pty. Ltd Golden West Network Geraldton Newspapers Ltd. Australia (Rural Press Ltd.) Australian Capital Equity (Kerry Stokes & Andrew Cohen) 5MMM-FM Adelaide FM Radio Au stereo Ltd. (Village Roadshow 53.4% 6GGG-FM (Geraldton) Great Northern Broadcasters Ltd. Batavia Coast Broadcasters (Diverse Shareholdings) 5SSA-FM Austereo Ltd. Austereo Ltd. (Village Roadshow 53-4% 6 ka (Karratha) Northwest Radio Glenstar 0-A. & T.C. Leo), Wairoa (D.C. & M. Waugh) Regional SA. $AU (Port Augusta) 5CC (Port Lincoln) 5CS (Port Pirie) 5MU (Murray Bridge) 5RM (Berri) 5SE (Mount Gambier) 5AU Broadcasters Coast & Country Broadcasting Services Coast & Country Broadcasting Services Murray Bridge Broadcasting Co. Ltd. River Murray Broadcasters South Eastern Broadcasters Lanson Investments (Lanyon Family & Rural Press) Diverse Shareholding Diverse Shareholding Bridge Radio (Scott Family) Lanson Investments (Lanyon Family & Rural Press) Broadcast Media Group (P.Y. & W. J. Gerahty & R. C. Long, Macquarie Bank) 6KG (Kalgoorlie) 6 ln (Carnarvon) 6MD (Merredin) 6mm (Mandurah) 6na (Narrogin) 6NW (Port Hedland) 6SAT-FM (Western Zone) Australia Brailsford Investments Mid-Districts Radio West Coast Radio Radio West Broadcasters North West Radio SAT FM Australia (Rural Press Ltd.) Yamatji Media Aboriginal Corporation Australia (Rural Press Ltd.) I.H. & E. Bassett-Scarfe Australia (Rural Press Ltd.) Glenstar 0-A. & T.C. Leo), Wairoa (M. & D.C. Waugh) Central Zone FM Services (Lilbum Family) WESTERN AUSTRALIA 6SE (Esperance) Esperance Broadcasters Australia (Rural Press Ltd.) Metropolitan 6lX The Eagle Southern Cross Broadcasting Australia Ltd. (Diverse Shareholdings) 6JKY-FM 6KY J M B (Jack Bendat) 6NOW-FM New Broadcasting Ltd. Austereo Ltd. (Village Roadshow 53-4% 6TZ Radio West (Bunbury) Broadcasters (Rural Press Ltd.) (6CI Collie is a relay station broadcast out of Bunbury) 6VA (Albany) 6WB (Katanning) Belcap Investments Pty Ltd. Elldale Australia Pty. Ltd (Rural Press Ltd.) Australia (Rural Press Ltd.) 6PPM-FM 6PR Regional WA. 6AM (Northam) Consolidated Broadcasting System (W A.) Western Broadcasting Services Radio 6AM J.M.B. (Jack Bendat) Southern Cross Broadcasting Australia Ltd. (Diverse Shareholdings) Australia (Rural Press Ltd.) TASMANIA Metropolitan 7HHO-FM Commercial Broadcasters 7HT Tasradio TAS TAB 7TTT-FM Southern Tasmania FM Stereo Pty. Ltd Robert Nettlefold (Estate: Nettlefold Family) Benders (Bender Family) Continued on Page February Update

9 ... Continued from Page 18 Regional TAS 7AD (Devonport) 7BU (Bumie) 7EX (Launceston) 7IA (Launceston) 7SD (Scottsdale) 7XS (Queenstown) Northern Tasmania Broadcasters Pty.Ltd. Bum ie Broadcasting Services Tasradio Bass Strait Media North East Tasmanian Radio Broadcasters XS West NORTHERN TERRITORY 8HOT (Darwin) 8HA (Alice Springs) 8SAT (Alice Springs) Northern Territory FM Ltd. Alice Springs Commercial Broadcasters C entral Zone FM Services Findlays Broadcasting Services (Keith Findlay) Findlays Broadcasting Service (Keith Findlay) TAS TAB Albury-Wodonga Nuclear Medicine Company (Jost Family) Findlays Broadcasting Services (Keith Findlay) S. & M. Aderman Territory Group Investments, Henry Walker Group Ltd. R.L. Harris AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY 2CA (Canberra) 2CC (Canberra) 1CBR-FM (Canberra) 2ROC-FM (Canberra) Austereo Ltd. Capital City Broadcasters Capital City Broadcasters Austereo Ltd. Central Zone FM Services (Lilbum Family) Austereo Ltd. (Village Roadshow 53-4% The Australian Broadcasting Co. (Albert Family) The Australian Broadcasting Co. (Albert Family) Austereo Ltd. (Village Roadshow 53.4% 167 Commercial Radio Stations in Australia (1) 127 Community Radio Stations in Australia 42 Metros (22AM 20FM) 125 Regionals (87AM 38FM) 57 ABC Metropolitan and Regional Stations with 3 National ABC Networks, ABC FM, Triple J and Radio National SBS has 2 Stations and 1 National Network (1) The ABA has actually allocated 167 commercial licences, but 2VLW (Mussellbrook) and 8SUN (Alice Springs) are not yet operating. Table 4 Audience Reach (Radio) Radio Networks/ Multiple Licensees Total Potential Potential Audience Group Stations Audience (% of Pop.) A ustereo Ltd. 12 metropolitans0 * 10,116,465 (Village Roadshow 53.4% K irby F am ily ) W esgo Ltd. 5 metropolitans (A ustralian P rovin cial 3 regionals N ew spapers 91.7 % O 'Reilly) T he A ustralian 4 metropolitans B road casting C om p an y 3 regionals (A lbert F am ily) Lyndeal (Lam b Fam ily ) 2 metropolitan S o u th ern C ross 4 metropolitans C om m u n ication s Ltd. 1 regional (D iverse Sh areh o ld in g s) Radio Su p erh ighw ay 1 metropolitan (Jo h n Sin g leto n ) T he U niting C h u rch in A ustralia P roperty Trust (NSW ) 2KY B road casters (Labor C ouncil) Radio 3UZ Pty. Ltd (N um erous V ictorian Racing Clubs) Q ueensland Radio Ltd. (M.L. Stafford ) 1 metropolitan 1 metropolitan 1 metropolitan 1 metropolitan 60.04% 9,389, % 6,885, % 4,553, % 4,333, % 3,210, % 3,210, % 3,210, % 3,046, % 1,343, % QldTA B 1 metropolitan 1,343, % JM B (Jack Bendat) M ontclair (C ordeaux) 2 metropolitan 2 metropolitans 1,143, % 1,063, % SA TAB 1 metropolitan 1,063, % G rant B road casters 8 regionals (Ja n et C am ero n ) R egional B road casters 19 regionals A ustralia (Rural P re ss/j.b. F a irfa x ) Su per N etw ork Radio 14 regionals (B road cast O p eration s C aralis) 2HD B road casters (NSW ALP) Radio N ew castle (H.S. M ck ensey & 1 regional 2 regional 909, % 864, % 953, % 452, % 452, % M.K. J o h n s ) Continued on page Update 19 February 1995

10 .. Continued from page 19 Total Potential Potential Audience Group Stations Audience (% of Pop.) Total Potential Potential Audience Group Stations Audience (% of Pop.) Newcastle FM Ply. Ltd. 1 regional 452, % Associated 5regionals 434, % Enterprises (Holdings) (MJ>ay A GJV. Handbury) TASTAB 1 metropolitan 318, % 1 regional Commercial 1 metropolitan 209, % Broadcasters (Estate: Nettlefold Family) Benders 1 metropolitan 209, % (Bender Family) (1) As Austereo Ltd. presently hold 3 Melbourne metropolitan licences as i consequence o f the merger with the Village Roadshow Triple M Network, they are in breach of the ABA rule restricting ownership of metropolitan radio to \ stations in each market and will be required to sell one station. Table 5 Ownership of Capital City and National Daily Newspapers Title Ownership Group Feb Average daily Circ. 30/09/94 % of total Circ. Ownership Average % of total Group daily Circ. Circ. Title Feb /09/94 NEW SOUTH WALES Daily Telegraph/ M irror News Ltd. 445, Sydney Morning Fairfax Group 227, Herald Victoria Herald-Sun News Ltd. 568, Age Fairfax Group 204, QUEENSLAND Courier M ail Sun SOUTH AUSTRALIA Advertiser News News Ltd. Closed 10 Dec News Ltd. Closed , , WESTERN AUSTRALIA West Australian TASMANIA Mercury West Australian Newspapers Holdings Ltd.(1) News Ltd. NORTHERN TERRITORY NT News News Ltd. AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY 239, , , Canberra Times Stokes(2) 41, NATIONAL Australian News Ltd. 113, Financial Review Fairfax Group 82, TOTAL 2,426,470 (1) W est Australian Newspapers Holdings Ltd was listed as a public company on 9 January WAN has 14,500 shareholders, the largest being County Natwest Australia Ltd. with 11.09% (2) Kerry Stokes also owns The Canberra Chronicle ( P) a suburban newspaper. February Update

11 Table 6 Saturday Newspaper Ownership Owner Owner CIRC. Title Dec Feb New South Wales Sydney Morning Herald Fairfax Group Fairfax Group 385,669 Daily Telegraph M irror News News Ltd. 331,666 Victoria Herald-Sun HWT News Ltd. 529,341 Age Fairfax Fairfax Group 361,204 Queensland Courier M ail HWT News Ltd. South Australia Advertiser HWT News Ltd. 330, ,735 Table 7 Sunday Newspaper Ownership Owner Owner CIRC. Title Dec Feb New South Wales Sun-Herald Fairfax Group Fairfax Group 571,525 Sunday Telegraph News News Ltd. 663,502 Victoria Sunday Press HWT/Fairfax CLOSED ^ Sunday Observer Isaacson CLOSED Sunday Herald Sun - News Ltd. ^ 491,149 Sunday Herald - CLOSED ^ Sunday Age - Fairfax G ro u p ^ 186,532 Queensland Sunday Mail News News Ltd. Sunday Sun News CLOSED ^ 579,578 Western Australia West Australian HWT West Australian 379,526 Newspapers Holdings Ltd. ^ South Australia Sunday M ail News News Ltd. 323,615 Tasmania Mercury HWT News Ltd. 63,069 Northern Territory Northern Territory News News Ltd. News Ltd. 28,113 Australian Capital Territory Canberra Times Fairfax Group Stokes 68,600 National Papers Weekend Australian News Ltd. News Ltd. 313,360 TO TA L 3,054,917 (1) See Note 1 Table 5. Western Australia Sunday Times News News Ltd. Western Mail Holmes a Court CLOSED Tasmania Sunday Tasmanian HWT News Ltd. Northern Territory Sunday Territorian News News Ltd. Australian Capital Territory 345,642 54,240 24,957 Canberra Times Fairfax Group Stokes 37,642 National Papers Times On Sunday Fairfax Group CLOSED TO TAL 3,278,382 (1) Fairfax, through David Syme and Co. Limited, and Murdoch, through HWT, jointly published the Sunday Press until 13 August 1989, when their non-competition pact ended and the paper closed. Murdoch's new Sunday Sun and Sunday Herald began competition with the new Fairfax Sunday Age the following weekend. Isaacson closed the Sunday Observer in anticipation of overwhelming competition. News Ltd closed the Sunday Herald on 31 March 1991 and the Sunday Sun became the Sunday Herald Sun. Brisbane Sunday Sun closed Update 21 February 1995

12 Table 8 Capital City and National Newspaper Ownership Shares News Ltd. Pec, 1985 No. of % of titles total (of 19) circ. Sept No. of % of titles total (of 12) circ Fairfax Group HWT Table 9 Sunday Newspaper Ownership Shares Sept No. of Titles No. of Titles % of (of 13) (of 10) Total Circ News Fairfax Group 3.5 C1) Stokes _ HWT Holmes a Court ^ West Australian Newspapers Holdings Ltd (1) HWT and Fairfax each had half of the Sunday Press. See note (1) to table 7. Stokes ^ (1) In October 1991, in evidence to the House of Representatives Print Media Inquiry, the Chief Executive of News Ltd, Mr Ken Cowley, disclosed that News had assisted Mr Kerry Stokes to finance his acquisition of the Canberra Times (Transcript p.481). Table 10 Metro/Suburban Newspapers Overall Shares No. of % of Total Sept Owner Titles Circulation Circulation News Ltd 74 3,111, % Fairfax Group 21 1,054, % United Media , % West Aust. Newspapers Ltd Boyle Family 8 263, % John B. Fairfax/ 3 178, % Hannan Family ^ O Reilly 5 152, % Independent News 3 109, % Harris Family 4 68, % Rural Press/J.B. Fairfax 1 32, % Independent , % (1) Community Newspapers, publisher of most of Perth s suburbans, is owned 50.1% by United Media and 49.9% West Australian Newspapers Ltd, a subsidiary of West Australian Newspapers Holdings Ltd. (2) Each owned 50% of Eastern Suburbs Newspapers. Please refer to Table 13 for Suburban Newspaper Ownership Shares p. 24. February Update

13 Table 11 Regional Daily Papers Circ State/Town Title Ownership (30/9/94) N ew S outh W ales Albury Border M orning M ail Mott family 26,024 Bathurst W estern A dvocate Armati 5,084 Broken Hill Barrier D aily Truth Local Unions 7.300P Caffs Harbour The Advocate O Reilly 23,354 Dubbo D aily Liberal Armati 6,307 Goulbum G oulbum Post Armati 4,181 Grafton Daily Exam iner O Reilly 7,751 Lismore Northern Star O Reilly 20,968 Maitland The M ercury J.B.Fairfax 5,505 Newcastle Newcastle H erald Fairfax Group P Orange C entral Western D aily Armati 5,863 Tam worth N thn D aily Leader J. B. Fairfax 10,453 Tweed Heads Daily News-Gold Coaster O Reilly 7,204 Wagga Wagga D aily Advertiser Henderson 15,785 Wollongong lllaw arra M ercury Fairfax Group P [15 dailies] 228,057 Q u e e n sla n d Bundaberg News-M ail O'Reilly 12,842 Cairns Cairns Post Murdoch 30,609 Gladstone Observer O Reilly 7,512 Gympie Gym pie Times J.B. Fairfax 5,501 Ipswich Queensland Times O Reilly 16,297 Mackay D aily M ercury O Reilly 18,039 Maroochydore Sunshine Coast Daily O Reilly P Maryborough C hronicle O Reilly 9,186 Mount Isa North-W est Star Asher Joel 4,183 Rockhampton M orning B ulletin O Reilly 21,808 Southport G old Coast B ulletin Murdoch 38,411 Toowoomba Toowoomba Chronicle O Reilly 30,632 Townsville Townsville Bulletin Murdoch 26,086 Warwick Warwick Daily News O Reilly [14 dailies] 247,637 V ic to ria Ballarat B allarat Courier J. B. Fairfax ^ 21,210 Bendigo B endigo Advertiser Murdoch ^ 15,231 Geelong G eelong Advertiser Murdoch 30,625 Mildura Sunraysia D aily Elliott/Lanyon 8,197 Shepparton Shepparton News McPherson 10,156 Warmambool W arm am bool Standard Fairfax Group [6 dailies] 98,653 Ta sm a n ia Bumie A dvocate Harris 25,897 Launceston Exam iner Rural Press Ltd.Q.B. Fairfax) & Harris (40%) [2 dailies] 63,770 W estern A u s tra lia Kalgoorlie Kalgoorlie M iner West Australian Newspapers Holdings Ltd. [1 daily] 8,049 S o uth A u s tra lia N o rth e rn T e rrito ry [No regional daily] [No regional daily] P Publishers figure. (1) Irish businessman Tony O Reilly bought Provincial Newspapers (Qld) from Murdoch, who sold it after TPC pressure. O Reilly held PNQ through Haswell, 85 percent controlled by Ligon Limited, a trust for his six Australian children. The other 15 percent was owned by Independent Newspapers (Ireland), of which O Reilly was chairman. He was a director of the W ashington Post and Bankers Trust and chief executive of the food group Heinz and an unsuccessful bidder for the Fairfax Group in (2) Newspaper is free, figure is average daily circulation figure. (3) John B. Fairfax, through Marinya Media, acquired 48.1 percent of Rural Press in the carve-up of the old Fairfax empire in Rural Press has since grown considerably in the Australian country market. It publishes 19 agricultural pu blications, and 93 regional newspapers and magazines. [Rural Press Ltd Annual Report, p. 13J Rural Press also publishes The Land (6l,677P ) a weekly which competes with News Ltd's Weekly Times (4l,000P). (4) Through Independent Newspapers Ltd. (INL) NZ 50% owned by News Corporation (News Corporation Annual Report 1994, p.38). Update * 25 * February 1995

14 Table 12 Regional Dailies Ownership Shares Circulation figure* a* at 30/9/94 Combined % Total Owner No. of Titles Circ. Circ. O Reilly , News Ltd , Fairfax Group 3 95, John B. Fairfax 5 80, Harris Family 1 25,897 4:0 John Armati 4 21, West Australian 1 8, Newspapers Holdings Ltd. Others TOTALS , MAIN SHARES OF REGIONAL DAILY CIRCULATION IN EACH STATE NSW: Fairfax Group 36%; O'Reilly 26% VIC: Murdoch 46%; J. B. Fairfax 21%; Fairfax Group 13% QLD: O'Reilly 58%; Murdoch 38% TAS: Rural Press (J-B. Fairfax) 59%; Harris 41% WA: West Australian Newspapers Holdings Ltd 100% Owner Table 13 Surburban Newspaper Ownership Shares No. Of Titles Circulation Iguroa as at 30/9/94 Circulation % of Total Circulation Sydney News Ltd ,611 42% Fairfax Group ,107(1) 38% J.B. Fairfax/Hannans 3 178,264 8% Independent 8 267,511 12% Total 39 2,157, % M elbourne News Ltd 32 1,111,408 48% Boyle Family 8 263,690 11% Fairfax Group 8 243,794 10% APN O Reilly 6 239,334 10% Independent News 3 109,077 5% Independent 4 372,593 16% Total 61 2,339, % Brisbane News Ltd ,787 76% Independent 4 139,890 19% Rural Press/J.B. Fairfax 1 32,204 4% Total , % Adelaide News Ltd , % Perth United Media/West ,079 82% Aust Newspapers Ltd. Independent 3 122,706 18% Total , % H obart News Ltd 1 69,173 50% Southern Star/Harris 4 68,621 50% Total 5 137, % (1) Community Newspapers, owns 50% of the B anks town-can ter bury Torch and the Auburn Review Pictorial. Please refer to Table 10 for Metro/Suburban Newspapers Overall Shares, p. 22. February Update

15 Table 14 Australia s Top Twenty Publishing Companies* Company Reed Harper Collins Pearson Thomson Ashton Scholastic Transworld Weldon CCH Readers Digest Macmillan & Pan Hodder Headline Jacaranda Wiley Simon & Schuster Random House Universal Press Harlequin Mills & Boon McGraw Hill Harcourt Brace Jovanovich Allen St Unwin OUP Owner Turnover (1993) (Base) (est. in $Aust) Imprints Include Reed Elsevier (UK & Netherlands) News Ltd. (USA/Aust) Pearson (UK) Thomson Corporation (Canada) Scholastic Inc. (USA) Bertelsman (Germany) Weldon International (AUST) Commercial Clearing House (USA) Readers Digest (USA) Macmillan (UK) Hodder Headline (UK) Wiley (USA) Paramount (USA) Advance Publications (USA) Universal Books (AUST) Harlequin Enterprises (CAN) McGraw Hill (USA) Harcourt Brace Jovanovich (USA) Allen & Unwin (AUST) Oxford University Press (UK) $115m Overseas Imprints, Seeker & Warburg, Paul Hamlyn, Budget Books, DW Thorpe, William Heinemann, Rigby Education $106m Overseas imprints, Harper Collins, Angus & Robertson, Collins Dove, Golden Press $95m Overseas Imprints, Penguin, Longman Cheshire, McPhee Gribble, Greenhouse, Viking O Neil $75m Overseas Imprints, Thomas Nelson, Law Book Company $70m Overseas Imprints, Ashton Scholastic, Omnibus, Ashton Book Clubs $70m Overseas Imprints, Corgi Bantam, Dell, Doubleday Book Club $67m Macquarie Library, Weslon Publishing, Mimosa, Welson Owen, Weldon Russell, Social Club Book Supplies $65m CCH International, CCH Australia Ltd. $50m Readers Digest International $40m Pan, Macmillan Education, Sun, Picador, Piper $26m Overseas Imprints, Hodder & Stoughton $25m Overseas Imprints, Jacaranda Wiley $25m Overseas Imprints, Simon & Schuster $22m Overseas Imprints, Random House Aust., Jonathan Cape, Bodley Head, Hutchinson $20m Universal Press, Broadbents, Gregorys, Robinsons, UBD $20m Harlequin, Mills & Boon, Silhouette $18m Overseas Imprints, McGraw Hill $17m Overseas Imprints, Harcourt Brace Jovanovich $15m Allen & Unwin, Little Ark $13m Oxford University Press * Used with permission from an article prepared by D W Thorpe in consultation with the publishers, in A ustralian B ookseller a n d P u blish er 1993 A new table has not been prepared for 1995 as there has been minimal change in the ownership of publishing companies in Australia. The turnover figures above include activities o f book clubs, which were not part of previous Media Ownership Updates. This has changed the figures for some of the companies in the list. Update 25 February 1995

16 Table 15 Major Magazine Ownership Top 30 Titles (by circ.) Owner Dec Owner Feb Circ. (31/12/94) Woman's Day Fairfax Group PBL (Packer) 1,026,357 Women's Weekly ACP (Packer) PBL (Packer) 1,016,781 New Idea News Ltd. News Ltd. 731,521 R eader's Digest Aust. arm of U.S. Reader s Digest Aust. arm of U.S. Reader s Digest TV Week News Ltd. News Ltd 50%(1) ACP (Packer) (50%)(1) 483, ,971 That's Life News Ltd 405,000 Cleo ACP (Packer) PBL (Packer) 328,329 Family Circle Advertiser Handbury(2) 304,987 Cosmopolitan Fairfax Group PBL (Packer) 279,115 Better H omes & Gardens Advertiser Handbury(2) (50%)/ Meredith (50%) 234,927 Who Weekly - Time Warner 230,815 New Weekly - PBL (Packer) 211,989 Dolly Fairfax Group PBL (Packer) 165,008 Time Australia Fairfax Group Time Warner 150,301 Picture - PBL (Packer) 148,767 Australian Penthouse Horwitz Horwitz Publishing 130,533 New Woman - Handbury(2) 119,732 People Fairfax Group PBL (Packer) 113,951 Aust H ouse & Garden ACP (Packer) PBL (Packer) 112,879 Aust. Hom e Beautiful HWT News Ltd. 111,685 G irlfriend - News Ltd. 108,622 TV Hits - News Ltd 105,193 She - PBL (Packer) 102,803 The Bulletin ACP (Packer) PBL (Packer) 100,523 Australasian Post HWT News Ltd. 89,934 Vogue Australia Conde Nast US/Leser US/Leser Cond Nast 89,020 Gardening Australia - Hannan Family 87,500 TV Soap - Horwitz Publishing 86,739 Vogue Living - US/Leser Conde Nast 84,520 Inside Sport - Horwitz Publishing 81,796 (1) See note (1) to Table 16. (2) Murdoch Magazines, publishers of Family Circle; Better Homes and Gardens and New W omans as purchased by Matt Handbury, Mr Murdoch's nephew February Update

17 Table 16 Major Magazine Ownership Shares OWNER No. of Titles (of Top 30) Pec Feb % of Total No. of Titles Circ. (of Top 30) % of Total Circ.( ) PBL (Packer) News Ltd ) Handbury Time Warner Horwitz Conde Nast. US/Leser Others (1) Industry convention dictates that the circulation of TV Week{jointly owned by Murdoch and Packer) is attributed to Murdoch. If TV Week's circulation were attributed to Packer his percentage of total circulation of the Top 30 magazines would be 52.86%. and Murdoch's 20.11%. Table 17 Satellite Pay Television Licences Licence A(1) Licence B Licence Continental Century Pay TV Ltd. (East Coast Pay TV 85.01% (Greg Solomon) & Century 14.99%) (Restricted to new players in the Australian media) Australis Media-Lenfest (New World Telecommunications Ltd. (Open to bids from existing media operators) Arnbridge (ABC & Partners) (Telecom/News Ltd. expected to take 20% equity stake (10% voting interest) in Australis: The Australian (1) TPC scrutinising potential links between Solomon and Australis. (2) Potential partners for ABC include John Fairfax Holdings. Update 27 February 1995

18 Licensees Table 18 MDS Spectrum Allocations (as at 23/2/95) No. of Licences Licensees Table 19 Cable Pay TV Licences (as at 23/2/95) No. of Licences AAP Information Services P/L 5 Access Cable Television Limited 110 Allenhurst Pty Ltd* 12 Access Cabe TV (Northern Rivers P/L) 4 Amsol Pty Ltd* 1 Cable Television Services Pty Ltd 20 Australis Media (Operations) Pty Ltd* 4 Central Coast Cablevision Pty Ltd 54 Carmathen Pty Ltd* 1 Dergat Pty Ltd 4 CFM Technology Pty Ltd 2 Explorer Channel Pty Ltd 1 East Coast Pay TV Pty Ltd* 52 Graff Pay-Per-View (Australia) P/L 10 Giant Springs Pty Ltd* 6 Home Show Cable Australia P/L 20 Hellenic Cable Television* 2 Interactive Telecommunications Network Ltd 150 Imparja Television Pty Ltd 1 Multicom Australia Pty Ltd 35 Jabiru Bay Pty Ltd* 5 NRS Group Pty Ltd 13 Jacolyn Pty Ltd* 5 Oberon Broadcasters Pty Ltd 10 Keansburg Pty Ltd* 11 Pacific xmedia Telecommunications Pty Ltd 18 Maxi-Vu Pty Ltd* 36 Paynet Telecommunications Pty Ltd 8 Meissner Pty Ltd* 12 Planet Pay TV Pty Ltd 20 Metropolitan Fire Brigades Board 1 PPV Pty Ltd 20 New World Television Pty Ltd* 2 Premier Cable Australia Proprietary Ltd 43 Newsvision Pty Ltd* 6 Prime Media Developments Pty Ltd 45 Orloff Pty Ltd* 12 Private Cable Network Pty Ltd 34 Pilsave Pty Ltd* 6 Rowcom Holdings Pty Ltd 28 Pilyen Pty Ltd* 3 Selectra Pty Ltd 50 Pro-Octa Productions Pty Ltd 1 Star Vision Pty Ltd 30 Silkglee Pty Ltd* 1 Vinatech Pty Ltd 50 Soundcom Pty Ltd 6 Visitor Publishing Group Pty Ltd 2 (or Digital Music Express Pty Ltd)* Wright Weller Rosenblum Pty Ltd 10 Stone Harbour Pty Ltd* 6 Teleitalia Pty Ltd* 3 TOTAL 789 Thistlerow Pty Ltd 3 TVT Media Pty Ltd 1 Non-satellite (cable) Pay TV licences are allocated by the UCOM Australia Pty Ltd 1 Australian Broadcasting Authority under s.96 of the Vision (Australia) 4 Broadcasting Services Act No. 2 Pty Ltd Vision (Australia) Pty Ltd 5 W amsong Pty Ltd* 1 Wireless Cable Pty Ltd* 3 Yanover Pty Ltd 5 TOTAL 225 * Associated with Australis Media MDS spectrum licences are allocated by the Spectrum Management Agency under the Radiocommunications Act 1992 and may be used for any purpose (broadcasting or otherwise). Table 20 MDS Pay TV Licences (as at 23/2/95) Licensees No. of Licences Star Vision Pty Ltd 20 Non-satellite (MDS) Pay TV licences are allocated by the Australian Broadcasting Authority under s.96 of the Broadcasting Services Act February Update