Ownership,
areas of operation and delivery systems for the main subscription TV
operators, August 2007
Foxtel and Optus are the main subscription
TV players in the main metropolitan areas, with Foxtel now ‘wholesaling’
its services to Optus, and both Optus and Foxtel shareholder Telstra
‘bundling’ subscription TV as part of their telecommunications
and Internet packages. Austar provides services in regional and rural
areas, as well as Hobart and Darwin. There are also smaller companies
that serve a particular area like Neighborhood Cable (regional Victoria)
and TransACT (ACT).
Next update September 2008
Ownership
Areas of operation
Delivery systems
Foxtel
Telstra 50%;
News Corporation 25%;
Publishing and Broadcasting Ltd (PBL)25%
Foxtel is now available to more
than 70% of Australian homes, with more than 1.443 million homes currently
connected to the Foxtel service directly or by receipt of services provided
on a wholesale basis to other providers such as Optus TV.
Cable, DTH satellite
Optus TV
Singapore Telecommunications (SingTel)
100%
Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane
Cable
Austar United Communications Ltd
Liberty Global Inc. (United Austar
Partners) 54%;
Public shareholders 46%.
Austar's coverage area is approximately
2.4 million homes in regional and rural Australia, as well as Darwin
and Hobart.
DTH satellite
cable (only in Darwin)
Neighborhood Cable
Neighborhood Cable Ltd 100%
Mildura, Ballarat Geelong
Cable
TransACT
Shareholders are: ACTEW Corporation
Limited; TVG TransAct Holdings SCA; Alinta ATA Pty Ltd; Prime Television
Limited; MTAA Superannuation Fund (TransACT) Utilities Pty Ltd; Westscheme
Pty Ltd; Australian Capital Ventures Limited.
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