Australia Yearbook - 2001

Chapter 21—Service industries 775
21.36 RADIO AND TELEVISION SERVICES INDUSTRIES(a)
RADIO SERVICES
1993–94 1996–97 Increase
no. no. %
Businesses at 30 June
Commercial broadcasters 117 103 –12.0
Community broadcasters 130 121 –6.9
Other broadcasters 18 37 105.6
Total 265 261 –1.5
persons persons %
Employment at 30 June
Commercial broadcasters 4 273 4 361 2.1
Community broadcasters 517 499 –3.5
Other broadcasters 39 204 423.1
Total 4 829 5 064 4.9
$m $m %
Total income 513.9 622.7 21.1
Operating profit before tax 18.5 92.6 . .
% %
Operating profit margin 3.7 14.9 . .
TELEVISION SERVICES
no. no. %
Businesses at 30 June
Free-to-air broadcasters n.a. 34 . .
Pay television broadcasters n.a. 7 . .
Community broadcasters n.a. 7 . .
Total 43 48 11.6
persons persons %
Employment
Free-to-air broadcasters n.a. 6 758 . .
Pay television broadcasters n.a. 2 085 . .
Community broadcasters n.a. 30 . .
Total 8 422 8 873 5.4
$m $m %
Income
Sale of airtime 1 982 2 365 19.3
Other income 242 986 216.9
Total 2 224 3 351 50.7
Operating profit before tax
Free-to-air broadcasters n.a. 734 . .
Pay television broadcasters n.a. –1 058 . .
Community broadcasters n.a. 0 . .
Total 378 –324 . .
% %
Operating profit margin 17.7 –9.7 . .
(a) Excludes public broadcasters.
Source: Radio and Television Services, Australia, 1996–97 (8680.0).