Broadcasting statistics: November 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 November 2015

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Broadcasting: investigations finalised by service type in November 2015

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

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Broadcasting: investigations finalised by issue in

November 2015*

* One investigation may involve several issues.

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

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Broadcasting: investigations finalised by genre in November 2015

PromoAdvertisingNews & current affairsTalkbackOther

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

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Figure 4: Broadcasting – investigations finalised per month as at 30 November 2015*

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Broadcasting: investigations finalised per month as at 30 November 2015

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*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 Concluded investigations are those where a complaint is withdrawn prior to a decision.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 30 November 2015*

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Broadcasting: average time taken to finalise closed investig-ations

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* Key performance indicator (KPI) is less than five months to finalise an investigation. For the period November 2014 to November 2015, the average time taken to finalise a broadcasting investigation was 2.6 months.

Figure 6: Broadcasting – current investigations by service type as at 30 November 2015

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Broadcasting: current investigations by service type as at 30 November 2015

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Figure 7: Broadcasting – current investigations by date opened as at 30 November 2015

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Broadcasting: current investigations by date openedas at 30 November 2015

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Figure 8: Broadcasting – current investigations by issue as at 30 November 2015*

Classification

Classification of commercials

Program promotions

commercials for cinema

Restrictions in PG programs

Restrictions in G programs

Accuracy

Advertising

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Broadcasting: current investigations by issue as at 30 November 2015*

* One investigation may involve several issues.

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