76% of Australians think commercial TV is more important than ever
According to a new report, 76% of Australians think commercial TV is more important now than it ever has been before and 89% think its a valuable service.
The report, commissioned by industry body Free TV, also shows the commercial TV industry contributed $2.3bn to the nations Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in 2019 and employed more than 16,000 people.
The Everybody Gets It report, from Deloitte Access Economics, showed that only 7% of Australians support the possibility of paying license or access fees for commercial free to air and 72% of Australians value the information about products or services broadcast on commercial TV via advertising.
The 17m figure seems very high. Looking at the report, this is the footnote: “Deloitte Access Economics based on OzTAM/RegTAM data (2019). Note: Calculated using reach data for commercial free-to-air networks.” It would be good to have a clearer representation of this calculation and of the reach data.
I would suggest that an “independent” body should be commissioned to get a “true” result.
Mmm … statistics …
I realise it’s at odds with the aims of the whole exercise, but at least the headline could read “76% of Australians surveyed think …”
Not that a clipboard outside of Coles constitutes the most scientifically rigorous process as Prince Harry is finding out in the DAILY TELEGRAPH.
There are only two points that I have sufficient knowledge to accurately comment on.
1. Antenna ownership of 97%. Tick.
2. 17m reach in a population of c. 25m for commercial TV viewing in a week is very plausible. In fact it is a slight understatement.
Glen, OzTAM and RegTAM have been providing the TV ratings for the past couple of decades. The calculation methods haven’t changed. They meet (and beat) the global standards. The description is pretty clear – though I would have added ‘All People’ as the demographic.
Kerry, while OzTAM is owned and majority funded by the commercial FTA channels, the panels and systems are independently audited. Further there are technical committees that oversee the system and regularly receive the key performance data. These committees include the ABC, SBS, Foxtel, the MFA (media agencies), and the AANA (advertisers) and meet monthly. I have had the pleasure of being part of those committees for almost two decades.
My issue is when a report is commissioned on the sector by the body that represents the sector…. Newspapers do it all the time..
76% of Australians are having their views misrepresented? 76% of Australians are badly misled by leading questions? 76% of statistics hide more truth than they reveal?
What is the comparative rate nowadays of leakage, i.e. those viewers whom avoid commercial tv and younger generations using internet?
What are the age demographics of the most significant tv audiences, as older demographics’ spend becoming less attractive to advertisers (vs. the need for very specific content and/or events to capture younger viewers)?
I’d like to see a copy of the methodology,
I think the Big accountancy firms have a tendency to ask questions that deliver the answer to whoever is paying for it.
I agree commercial TV is important for many reasons, however, I believe it is out of control.
With around 30 minutes of advertising and station promos an hour, this avalanche of non-relatable content destroys the programme and encourages channel changing.
I’d encourage Deloitte Access Economics, to ask questions about this. I’d be intrigued by the results
Yeah, but not really, hey? That’s my profoundly insightful input.
You’re welcome.