Broadcasting statistics: December 2015

To give stakeholders and other citizens better insights into our investigations work, we present this statistical breakdown of the broadcasting investigations work we have recently done and are currently doing. Where investigations are ongoing, or have not been published, the ACMA is generally unable to give detail of the entities and issues involved for individual matters or otherwise make comment.

Figure 1: Broadcasting – investigations finalised by service type in December 2015

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Broadcasting: investigations finalised by service type in December 2015

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Figure 2: Broadcasting – investigations finalised by issue in December 2015*

Classification (commercials and CSA)

Classification (cinema ads)

Restrictions in PG programs

Accuracy

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Corrections

Diversity of perspective

Privacy

Stereotypes or discriminatory content

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Broadcasting: investigations finalised by issue in

December 2015*

* One investigation may involve several issues.

Figure 3: Broadcasting – investigations finalised by genre in December 2015

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Broadcasting: investigations finalised by genre in December 2015

PromoNews & current affairsComedyOther

* Not all investigations concern broadcasts, for example, quota compliance issues.

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Figure 4: Broadcasting – investigations finalised per month as at 31 December 2015*

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Broadcasting: investigations finalised per month as at 31 December 2015

No findingConcludedNo breachBreach

*No finding outcomes relate to where there has been insufficient information or there are other reasons that have prevented the ACMA from making a finding. Concluded investigations are those where a complaint is withdrawn prior to a decision.

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Figure 5: Broadcasting – average time taken to finalise closed investigations as at 31 December 2015*

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Broadcasting: average time taken to finalise closed investig-ations

as at 31 December 2015Rolling averageAve time in months

* Key performance indicator (KPI) is less than five months to finalise an investigation. For the period December 2014 to December 2015, the average time taken to finalise a broadcasting investigation was 1.8 months.

Figure 6: Broadcasting – current investigations by service type as at 31 Decemver 2015

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Broadcasting: current investigations by service type as at 31 December 2015

National (ABC & SBS)CommunityCommercial

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Figure 7: Broadcasting – current investigations by date opened as at 31 December 2015

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Broadcasting: current investigations by date openedas at 31 December 2015

< 3 monthsBetween 3-5 months

Figure 8: Broadcasting – current investigations by issue as at 31 December 2015*

Advertising

Impartiality

Accuracy

Privacy

Distinguish fact/commentary

Misrepresent perspective

Sponsorship

Warning or advice for certain material

Classification of films

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Broadcasting: current investigations by issue as at 31 December 2015*

* One investigation may involve several issues.

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