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Menell Media Conference 2015 10 things you need to know about the SA media landscape
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Sources futurefact: psychographic and media survey AMPS: All media and products survey RAMS: Radio diaries ABC: Circulation OMC: Outdoor measurement
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Changes in the traditional media landscape NEWSPAPERS newspaper circulations reach more sharing – newspapers still relevant. RADIO ALS listening Number of community stations not listenership. TV Pay TV and P VRs FTA
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1. Changes in the traditional media landscape
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Newspapers (the newspaper market according to AMPS) Dailies 20042014 Number of titles 18 22 Reach 21%29% Circulation 2006 2014 1.5m1.3m [-16%] Weeklies 20042014 Number of titles 23 26 Reach 31%30% Circulation 2006 2014 2.9m2.3m [-21%] Any Newspaper 20042014 Number of titles 41 48 Reach 39%46% Circulation 2006 2014 4.5m3.6m [-20%] Source: AMPS and ABC
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African Language 20042014 Number of stations 9 9 Reach 66%59% Commercial 20042014 Number of stations 23 29 Reach 50%48% Community 20042014 Number of stations 36 53 Reach 13%15% Source: RAMS Radio (the radio market according to RAMS)
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Free-to-air* 20042014 Number of channels 4 4 Reach 80%88% Pay TV** 20042014 Number of channels 35 138 Reach 14%40% Subs to DStv 20042014 Subscribers 5% 38% PVR in home *** 2009 13%22% Source: AMPS TV (the TV market according to AMPS) *regardless of platform **excluding free-to-air channels **DStv and StarSat ***DStv subscribers’ decoders
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News websites have considerable traction but are not supplanting the traditional newspaper as yet Only 5% read only a website (and not the traditional paper version). Depends on access to a tablet or PC or both for traction.
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2. News websites (on bigger screen) have considerable traction but are not supplanting the traditional newspaper as yet
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Readership: news websites and traditional print newspapers Source: futurefact 2014
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Only a smartphone 16% PC but NOT a Tablet 36% A tablet but NOT a PC 48% Both a PC AND a tablet 60% It is access to either a PC or a tablet that facilitates access to news sites Source: futurefact 2014 Bodes well in terms of future generations
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Digital has little impact on radio listening Irrespective of device ownership.
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3. Digital has little impact on radio listening
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Digital has little impact on radio listening The traditional methods of listening to the radio far prevail over digital devices. Whether one has a computer or not does not impact significantly on radio listening. Source: futurefact 2014 Devices have some impact on downloading podcasts With a tablet: 15% With a PC: 9% With a smartphone: 6%
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Local TV content prevails over international Both for news channel access and for programmes.
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TV viewing time 18 – 24’s considerably less than all other age groups YouTube 37% in this age cohort Vlogging: content creation for video
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4. Local content predominates over international
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Across the board the local news channels have higher viewing than the international ones Source: futurefact 2014 Base: those who watch any news on DStv 38% of DStv subscribers watch any news on DStv
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Favourite TV programmes: local is also king Top 10 Source: futurefact 2014
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Media synergy is the advertising game: 1+1=3 For a variety of categories from changing banks to buying a car, home, computer or laptop, there are optimum combinations of media for greater reach.
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5. Media synergy: the advertising game (1+1=3) Media planners will need to consider the synergistic effect of plans as media platforms become more and more merged
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Useful media when deciding to buy a house… Source: futurefact 2014 Newspape= 43% Internet= 32% Source: futurefact 2014 In combination……. Newspapers + internet = 63%
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Newspape= 45% TV= 39% In combination……. Newspapers + TV = 61% Useful media when deciding to buy a computer/laptop/cell… Source: futurefact 2014
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TV= 36% Radio= 21% Useful media when deciding to change banks… In combination……. TV + Radio = 41% Source: futurefact 2014
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Which combo? Magazines + newspapers= 55% Magazines + internet= 59% Newspapers + internet = 63% All 3 together= 73% Useful media when deciding to purchase a car… Newspape= 41% Magazines= 37% Internet= 36% Source: futurefact 2014
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The whole audience research frame is changing Core establishment survey Intermedia basics Individual industry surveys fused to the ES TAMS, RACS, PAMS, OOH….
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6. The changing research landscape in SA
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Audience research: the state of play Marketers TBC Radio survey TV Panel OOH survey Readership survey Digital survey Products & brands survey Establishment survey OMC BRC PDMSA TBC
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7.Out of Home (OOH) No longer the Cinderella medium
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Sophisticated modelling to create comparability with other media in terms of reach and frequency Demographics and travel data Real car counts from satellite data Visibility zones for panels/billboards Reach and frequency calculations
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Need for media as a corruption fighter Responsibility and balance
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8. Need for media as a corruption fighter - with responsibility and balance
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Perceived duty of the media Source: futurefact 2014
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Trust and confidence Attacks on media result in greater trust in journalists Trust and confidence scores increasing Also for satirists and comedians FAR higher than for the P’s: President, Parties and Politicians.
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9. Trust and confidence
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Confidence scores Media score Source: futurefact 2014 To put this in perspective: -ANC = 120 -Thuli Madonsela = 262 -ConCourt = 288 -SAPS = 152 -Jacob Zuma = -6
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Social media critical for the political arena Political frame more fluid than before Considerable use by party faithfuls and ‘swingers’ of social media.
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10. Social media critical for the political arena
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Internet access and politics Source: futurefact 2014 Political camps 43% 42% 37% Regularly use social media
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