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Subscription Television

Ownership, areas of operation and delivery systems for the main subscription TV operators, October 2008

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).

  Ownership Areas of operation Delivery systems
FOXTEL Telstra 50%;
News Corporation 25%;
Consolidated Media Holdings Ltd (CMH) 25%		 Five metropolitan markets (Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide and Perth) and the Gold Coast Cable, DTH satellite
Optus TV Singapore Telecommunications (SingTel) 100% Three metropolitan markets (Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane) Cable
Austar United Communications Limited (AUSTAR) Liberty Global Inc. (United Austar Partners) 54%;
public shareholders 46%		 Regional markets, as well as Darwin and Hobart DTH satellite
cable (only in Darwin)
SelecTV WIN Corporation 100% Regional and metropolitan markets DTH satellite
Neighborhood Cable TransAct 100% Mildura, Ballarat Geelong Cable
TransACT Shareholders: ACTEW Corporation Limited; TVG TransAct Holdings SCA; Jemena ATA Pty Ltd; Prime Television Limited; MTAA Superannuation Fund (TransACT) Utilities Pty Ltd; Westscheme Pty Ltd; Australian Capital Ventures Limited. Canberra, Queanbeyan and parts of regional NSW Cable

Source: www.foxtel.com.au, www.optus.com.au, www.austarunited.com.au, www.neighborhoodcable.com.au, www.transact.com.au, www.selectv.com

Notes: DTH, or direct-to-home, usually refers to satellite delivery.

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