For me, it’s not worth spending on money on streaming services like Netflix, only to find there are no shows or movies that I am interested in. However, I am looking forward to the premiere of Nine Perfect Strangers on SBS later this year (it was released on Amazon Prime in Australia in August last year).
I use 7plus and SBS on Demand occasionally to catch up on shows that I have forgotten to record.
I have Foxtel (Sports and essentials), Optus Sport, Paramount+, Stan Sport and Flash (comes with my News subscription) so FTA only for State of Origin and footy grand finals
I was having a think today about when the last time I watched linear tv and realised it’s been over a month. I haven’t even watched anything on catch up from our networks.
Are others finding their habits have changed as well?
I’m the opposite as a family and between my partner I have access to majority of streaming and will rather watch something on a paid streaming service (without ads) than watch FTA.
I’d like to go further if I may, Turdall, and ask are people streaming because they can watch on their time and can’t commit to 3/4 episodes of reality a week OR is it genuinely the FTA content that’s a turn off and if they have decent content or content that interests you, would you “find” the time to keep up with FTA?
I’m actually not sure what my reasoning is. I was going to watch 7plus and catch up on the voice but my ad blocker wouldn’t allow me to access it. I think the ads have turned me off free to air. I also think the reality overload has turned me off.
If there was something that really interested me I would come back to FTA.
For me personally it’s about timing. I didn’t like getting to Sunday 7pm and still having Tuesday and Wednesday’s MAFS for example when a new episode was airing that night.
I would be more inclined to continue to watch the realities if they were offered on 9Now for example ad free and I’d be happy to pay a small price for it.
I couldn’t possibly handle all the ads and 38 episodes or whatever it is on regular 9Now.
I would probably be happy to pay as well. I don’t watch many of the realities (the only one recently being survivor) but I even got bored of that.
Most of the shows become available on streaming services. I can watch gogglebox on binge. Same with survivor on paramount or prime. I just wish other things like the project and have you been paying attention were available on a streamer ad free.
I’ve actually just been watching movies lately in all honesty. It’s just easier to pick a movie, tells the whole story in one hit and go to bed.
I’m becoming more and more fed up with shows just being axed without an ending. I hate spending years and years on a show only for it to not have a conclusion. You don’t have that issue with movies lol.
I cut the cord so speak and having watched fta for ages and don’t plan on watching it either. streaming is the way for me and has been for 4 years now or since Netflix 1st entered Australia. I also have gotten back Foxtel and have the iq5 and have it only has internet streaming. which is great because where I am i can’t get a Foxtel satellite installed
See, again, I’m so very curious.
Is it really the content on FTA that’s the problem or that FTA has commercials and set times etc?
I’d love to know if people are leaving FTA not because they don’t like the content but because of the ease that streaming provides.
Or is it the content and content only that people aren’t interested in on FTA.
Both. I have no interest in reality TV and that’s essentially what FTA has turned into - peak time reality and off peak US network drama or comedies etc,
Work and social life (Covid aside) usually has me out a few nights a week anyway, but the content of FTA does little for me. The only quality of US network drama that lands on FTA is not flash either - much stronger stuff available on the streaming services.
I couldn’t agree more. I use to love tv in the past. a country practice, sons and daughters, and shows like blue heelers and all saints. I used to love country practice so much that I used to pretend to be sick so I could get a day off of school just to watch it. (I’m 38) so high school for me was 1997-2002 so I’m guessing the reruns. but now as @OnAir has said fta has essentially turned into reality tv. and don’t get me started on the fta off-peak us network drama and comedies etc . blah I dislike it. hence why I cut the cord and went streaming. best decision i ever made
Australian gecko? Must be a well-played ad with one.
The Geico series in the US.
He’s supposed to be an Australian gecko but he’s voiced by British actors.
And very badly. The voice just sounds like a Cockney. It’s difficult to understand. Not even vaguely Aussie!
First time that streaming has been over 30%. Netflix still well ahead of the newer entrants. Streaming volume was static month-to-month, as broadcast and cable saw a decrease in viewing by 3% and 2.5%, respectively.
In a new position paper released today, the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) has called on broadcasters and other professional content providers to address the expectations of today’s audiences — no matter how they read, watch and listen to content.
ACMA Chair Nerida O’Loughlin said that the paper was informed by the ACMA’s regulatory monitoring, compliance and research activities, existing industry safeguards, the findings of previous government reviews, and broader public discourse on community standards.
“This paper provides our views on what Australian audiences expect when they consume media, whether that be on TV, radio, in print or online. We identify important safeguards on issues such as accuracy and impartiality, transparency of commercial interests, privacy, and dealing with highly distressing content,” said Ms O’Loughlin.
“Co-regulation currently sits at the heart of TV and radio content regulation in Australia. It is incumbent on the broadcasting industry to effectively deliver on co-regulation to maintain the confidence of audiences and the broader community.
“We therefore expect broadcasters will take this research into account when reviewing and updating their respective co-regulatory codes of practice,” said Ms O’Loughlin.
The release of the position paper comes at a time when Australians are watching more on-demand content than ever before. In June 2021, 58 per cent of adults used online subscription video services in a given week, compared to 54 per cent who viewed free-to-air television.
Data also shows that more Australians were watching broadcasters’ own catch-up or on-demand services, with 37 per cent of adults reporting they had accessed these services in the previous 7 days, up from 28 per cent in June 2019.
Current broadcasting codes of practice do not apply to online content, even when that content appears on a broadcaster’s live-streamed, catch-up or on-demand platform
“With the rapidly changing content environment, we consider there is an urgent need for broadcasters to apply content rules consistently across their multiple delivery platforms so that all their audiences are afforded similar protections.
“We also intend for this paper to serve as a resource for a broader range of content providers outside of the regulatory framework, including print media and streaming services. These services should be asking themselves whether these audience expectations are being met by their current self-regulatory arrangements, such as terms of use,” said Ms O’Loughlin.
The full What audiences want – Audience expectations for content safeguards paper and accompanying Trends and developments in viewing and listening 2020-21 research report have been published on the ACMA website. Current co-regulatory codes covering TV and radio broadcasting are here.
