Broadcasting statistics: August2016

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 August 2016

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Broadcasting: investigations finalised by service type in August 2016

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

Identification of certain polit -ical matter

Complaints handling

Corrections

Election advertising

Classification

Mitigate risk to participant

Proscribed material

Viewpoints

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Broadcasting: investigations finalised by issue in August 2016*

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* One investigation may involve several issues.

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

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Broadcasting: investigations finalised by genre in August 2016

Light entertainmentDramaReligious teaching News & current affairsOther

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

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Figure 4: Broadcasting – investigations finalised per month as at 31 August 2016*

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Broadcasting: investigations finalised per month as at 31 August 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 Concluded investigations are those where a complaint is withdrawn prior to a decision.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 31 August 2016*

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

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Broadcasting: average time taken to finalise closed investigations as at 31 August 2016

Rolling averageAve time in months

* Key performance indicator (KPI) is less than five months to finalise an investigation. For the period September 2015 to August 2016, the average time taken to finalise a broadcasting investigation was 1.5 months.

Figure 6: Broadcasting – current investigations by service type as at 31 August 2016

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Broadcasting: current investigations by service type as at 31 August 2016

National (ABC & SBS)

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Community

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Figure 7: Broadcasting – current investigations by date opened as at 31 August 2016

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Broadcasting: current investigations by date openedas at 31 August 2016

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Figure 8: Broadcasting – current investigations by issue as at 31 August 2016*

Impartiality

Accuracy

Harm & offence

Children and young people

Classification

Complaints handling

Participation

Advertising for TGA medicine

Material not suitable for broadcast

Provide service for community puurposes

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Broadcasting: current investigations by issue as at 31 August 2016*

* One investigation may involve several issues.

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