Broadcasting statistics: February 2016

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 February 2016

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Broadcasting: investigations finalised by service type in February 2016

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Figure 2: Broadcasting – investigations finalised by issue in February 2016*

Accuracy

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Distinguish fact from commentary

Privacy

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Broadcasting: investigations finalised by issue in

February 2016*

* One investigation may involve several issues.

Figure 3: Broadcasting – investigations finalised by genre in February 2016

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Broadcasting: investigations finalised by genre in February 2016

PromoNews & current affairsOtherTalkbackDrama

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

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Figure 4: Broadcasting – investigations finalised per month as at 29 February 2016*

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Broadcasting: investigations finalised per month as at 29 February 2016

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 Concluded investigations are those where a complaint is withdrawn prior to a decision.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 29 February 2016*

Mar-15 Apr-15 May-15 Jun-15 Jul-15 Aug-15 Sep-15 Oct-15 Nov-15 Dec-15 Jan-16 Feb-160.0

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Broadcasting: average time taken to finalise closed investig-ations

as at 29 February 2016Rolling averageAve time in months

* Key performance indicator (KPI) is less than five months to finalise an investigation. For the period March 2015 to February 2016, the average time taken to finalise a broadcasting investigation was 1.7 months.

Figure 6: Broadcasting – current investigations by service type as at 29 February 2016

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Broadcasting: current investigations by service type as at 29 February 2016

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Figure 7: Broadcasting – current investigations by date opened as at 29 February 2016

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Broadcasting: current investigations by date openedas at 29 February 2016

< 3 months> 5 months

Figure 8: Broadcasting – current investigations by issue as at 29 February 2016*

Accuracy

Impartiality

Advertising

Captioning

Classification

Diversity of perspective

Harm & offence

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Privacy

Sponsorship

material which may cause distress

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Broadcasting: current investigations by issue as at 29 February 2016*

* One investigation may involve several issues.

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