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Free TV Ratings Report - Week 35
Monday, 1 September 2008
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Free TV Ratings Report - Week 34
Monday, 25 August 2008
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Free TV Ratings Report - Week 33
Monday, 18 August 2008
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Free TV Ratings Report - Survey 6, 2008
Monday, 11 August 2008
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Free TV Ratings Report - Week 32
Monday, 11 August 2008
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Free TV Ratings Report - Week 31
Monday, 4 August 2008
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Free TV Ratings Report - Week 30
Monday, 28 July 2008
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Free TV Announces January to June 2008 Ad Revenue for Commercial Television Networks
Tuesday, 22 July 2008
Advertising revenue for free-to-air commercial television networks for the period 1 January - 30 June 2008.
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Free TV Ratings Report - Week 29
Monday, 21 July 2008
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Free TV Ratings Report - Survey 5, 2008
Monday, 14 July 2008
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Free TV Ratings Report - Week 28
Monday, 14 July 2008
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Free TV Ratings Report - Week 27
Monday, 7 July 2008
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Free TV leads half year ratings
Tuesday, 1 July 2008
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Free TV Ratings Report - Week 26
Monday, 30 June 2008
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Free TV Ratings Report - Week 25
Monday, 23 June 2008
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Free TV Ratings Report - Survey 4, 2008
Monday, 16 June 2008
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Free TV Ratings Report - Week 24
Monday, 16 June 2008
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Free TV Ratings Report - Week 23
Tuesday, 10 June 2008
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Free TV Ratings Report - Week 22
Monday, 2 June 2008
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Free TV Ratings Report - Week 21
Monday, 26 May 2008
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Free TV Ratings Report - Survey 3, 2008
Monday, 19 May 2008
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Free TV Ratings Report - Week 20
Monday, 19 May 2008
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Free TV Ratings Report - Week 19
Monday, 12 May 2008
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Free TV Ratings Report - Week 18
Monday, 5 May 2008
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Free TV Appoints Independent Chair
Thursday, 1 May 2008
Peak industry group, Free TV Australia, today announced the appointment of Mr Wayne Goss to the newly created role of Independent Chair.   The role has been created to provide a focused and united voice for the industry as it faces a number of important challenges in the lead up to digital switchover.

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Free TV Ratings Report - Week 17
Monday, 28 April 2008
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Free TV Ratings Report - Survey 2, 2008
Monday, 21 April 2008
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Free TV Ratings Report - Week 16
Monday, 21 April 2008
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Free TV Ratings Report - Week 15
Monday, 14 April 2008
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Free TV Ratings Report - Week 14
Monday, 7 April 2008
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Bumper Start to 2008 Ratings Year

Monday, 17 March 2008
A review of the year-to-date television ratings shows more people are watching Free TV in 2008. For the five weeks since official ratings began, metro Free TV audiences are up 3.9 per cent on the same time last year. Key demographics also recorded strong performances.
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Free TV Ratings Report - Week 11
Monday, 17 March 2008
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Free TV Ratings Report - Survey 1, 2008
Monday, 10 March 2008
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Free TV Ratings Report - Week 10
Monday, 10 March 2008
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Free TV Ratings Report - Week 9
Monday, 3 March 2008
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Free TV Ratings Report - Week 8
Monday, 25 February 2008
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Free TV Ratings Report - Week 7
Monday, 18 February 2008
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2008 Ratings Review
Monday, 11 February 2008
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HD is already here and it's free!
Wednesday, 30 January 2008
“You don’t need to pay a ‘premium’ to get high definition (HD) television”, the CEO of Free TV Australia, Julie Flynn, said today.   “In fact you don’t have to pay anything at all because the best HD television content is already available in Australia - and it’s free!”
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Free TV Announces July to December 2007 Ad Revenue for Commercial Television Networks
Tuesday, 29 January 2008
Advertising revenue for free-to-air commercial television networks for the period 1 July - 31 December 2007.
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Free TV Tops Television Viewing in 07
Monday, 3 December 2007
Free TV’s annual 'Year in Review' proves commercial free-to-air television is the country’s most popular medium for another year.
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Free TV Welcomes Senator Stephen Conroy
Thursday, 29 November 2007
Free TV Australia today welcomed the announcement from Prime Minister-elect, Kevin Rudd that Senator Stephen Conroy will be appointed as the Government’s new Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy.
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Free TV Ratings Report - Week 47
Monday, 26 November 2007
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17% Drop in Complaints About Television
Tuesday, 20 November 2007
The commercial television industry’s Annual Code Complaints Report released today shows that Free TV broadcasters received only 914 code complaints in the period from 1 July 2006 to 30 June 2007.  This is 17 per cent less than the previous reporting period. To view the report please click here.
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Free TV Ratings Report - Week 46
Monday, 19 November 2007
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Pay TV Fails To Deliver
Monday, 19 November 2007
“Australians have once again confirmed that when they watch television they watch free-to-air television,” Free TV Australia chairman, David Leckie said today.
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Free TV Networks to Broadcast Industry Electronic Program Guide
Wednesday, 14 November 2007
Commercial Free TV broadcasters announced today that they will all be openly broadcasting program listing information by 1 January 2008, creating Australia's first free electronic program guide (EPG).
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Free TV Ratings Report - Week 45
Monday, 12 November 2007
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Julie Flynn Welcomes “The Moss Report"
Monday, 5 November 2007

The CEO of Free TV, Julie Flynn, has welcomed the Independent Audit of Free Speech “The Moss Report” by Irene Moss AO.   “Irene and her team have for the first time provided a clear picture of the state of free speech and Australian’s right to know” Ms Flynn said.
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Free TV Ratings Report – Survey 9, 2007
Monday, 5 November 2007
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Free TV Ratings Report - Week 44
Monday, 5 November 2007
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Free TV Ratings Report - Week 43
Monday, 29 October 2007
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Free TV Ratings Report - Week 42
Monday, 22 October 2007
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Free TV Ratings Report - Week 41
Monday, 15 October 2007
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Free TV Ratings Report – Survey 8, 2007
Monday, 8 October 2007
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Free TV Ratings Report - Week 40
Monday, 8 October 2007
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Free TV Ratings Report - Week 39
Tuesday, 2 October 2007
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Free TV Ratings Report - Week 38
Monday, 24 September 2007
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Top Advertisers “Think TV”
Monday, 17 September 2007
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Free TV Ratings Report - Week 37
Monday, 17 September 2007
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Free TV Ratings Report – Survey 7, 2007
Monday , 10 September 2007
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Free TV Ratings Report - Week 36
Monday, 10 September 2007
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Television Industry Code of Practice Amendment Approved
Thursday, 6 September 2007
Free TV welcomes the