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Television, film and video

The ABS survey of Television, Film and Video Production and Post-Production Services conducted in respect of the 2006-07 financial year found that at the end of June 2007 there were:

• 2,492 film and video production and post-production services businesses operating in Australia employing 13,844 people
• 13 subscription television broadcasting businesses employing 3,052 people
• 24 commercial free-to-air television broadcasting businesses (excluding public television broadcasting) employing 6,980 people.

According to (ABS, 2011d) Cultural Funding by Government, Australia, 2009-10 (cat. no. 4183.0) the Australian Government provided total funding of $108.0m for Film and video production and distribution, while state and territory governments contributed $108.4m.

Film and video production services businesses generated $1,584.2m in income during 2006-07. The majority of this income (71% or $1,131.2m) was earned from the production of television programs ($549.7m), commercials ($245.4m), feature films ($213.7m) and other media content ($122.4m). Income from the provision of production services to other businesses accounted for 21% ($332.3m) of total income.

Post-production services businesses generated $444.0m in income during 2006-07. The majority of this income (91% or $402.3m) was earned from the provision of post-production services to other businesses, such as visual editing services (58% or $255.1m) and duplication services (12% or $51.1m).

16.3 SOURCES OF INCOME, Film and video production and post-production services - 2006-07
			Income	Proportion of total income
			$m	%
Film and video production services
	Production income from
		Feature films	213.7	13.5
		Television programs	549.7	34.7
		Commercials	*245.4	15.5
		Corporate, marketing and training media	*89.6	5.7
		Educational media	*10.2	0.6
		Music media	*2.1	0.1
		Other	20.5	1.3
		Total	1 131.2	71.4
	Provision of production services to other businesses		332.3	21.0
	Provision of post-production services to other businesses		*25.3	1.6
	Sale of program format rights		3.3	0.2
	Rent, leasing and hiring		*7.6	0.5
	Interest		11.0	0.7
	Other income		73.4	4.6
	Total income		1 584.2	100.0
Post-production services
	Production income		**1.2	0.3
	Provision of production service to other businesses		**11.4	2.6
	Provision of post-production services to other businesses
		Visual editing	255.1	57.5
		Sound editing	20.0	4.5
		Duplication	51.1	11.5
		Transferring	5.0	1.1
		Film laboratory services	-	-
		Other post-production services	-	-
		Total	402.3	90.6
	Sale of program format rights		-	-
	Rent, leasing and hiring		3.7	0.8
	Interest		2.5	0.6
	Other		23.0	5.2
	Total income		444.0	100.0
* estimate has a relative standard error of 25% to 50% and should be used with caution
** estimate has a relative standard error greater than 50% and is considered too unreliable for general use
- nil or rounded to zero (including null cells)
Source: Television, Film and Video Production and Post-Production Services, Australia, 2006-07 (cat. no. 8679.0).

Film and video production services businesses incurred $1,461.8m in expenses during 2006-07. Labour costs accounted for just under a third (31% or $453.2m) of total expenses, followed by payments to other businesses for production services (24% or $345.6m), purchases (6% or $87.7m) and rent, leasing and hiring expenses (6% or $79.9m).

Post-production services businesses incurred $395.6m in expenses during 2006-07. Labour costs accounted for 42% ($166.9m) of total expenses, followed by purchases (10% or $39.1m) and depreciation and amortisation (8% or $31.9m).

16.4 SOURCES OF EXPENSES, Film and video production and post-production services - 2006-07
		FILM AND VIDEO PRODUCTION SERVICES		POST-PRODUCTION SERVICES
		Expenses	Proportion of total expenses	Expenses	Proportion of total expenses
		$m	%	$m	%
Labour costs
	Wages and salaries	386.2	26.4	143.3	36.2
	Other	67.0	4.6	23.6	6.0
	Total	453.2	31.0	166.9	42.2
Payments to other businesses/contractors
	For production services	345.6	23.6	*10.6	2.7
	For post-production services	78.0	5.3	26.1	6.6
	Total	423.6	28.9	36.7	9.3
Other contract, subcontract and commission expenses		63.1	4.3	21.2	5.4
Purchases		87.7	6.0	39.1	9.9
Rent, leasing and hiring expenses		79.9	5.5	23.8	6.0
Depreciation and amortisation		45.6	3.1	31.9	8.1
Travelling, accommodation and entertainment		52.6	3.6	6.5	1.7
Royalties		38.4	2.6	0.6	0.1
Other		217.7	15.0	68.9	17.3
Total expenses		1 461.8	100.0	395.6	100.0
* estimate has a relative standard error of 25% to 50% and should be used with caution
Source: Television, Film and Video Production and Post-production services, Australia, 2006-07 (cat. no. 8679.0).

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