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Seven NetworkThe Seven Network is an Australian television network available in most Australian capital cities. Its parent company and namesake has, in recent years, grown into a diversified media company. Seven's main shareholder is Kerry Stokes, who also owns Australian Capital Equity and subsidiaries such as heavy equipment supplier Westrac. It was once owned by disgraced businessman Christopher Skase. Its origins come from the Australian Television Network formed in 1963 by the Melbourne station HSV-7 and Sydney station ATN-7 when they were both owned by newspaper publisher, John Fairfax Ltd, (now John Fairfax Holdings). Diversified media assets While originally focusing on running a television network, Seven has recently diversified into a range of other media areas over the past decade. Below are some of the businesses it has run, or is involved with: Television network While Seven has in recent years diversified into a range of other media businesses, its primary business is still operating television stations, and the Seven Network. In the past, when market ratings products were calculated by AC Nielsen from viewer logbooks, Seven consistently outperformed the other networks. With the introduction of electronic ratings reporting by Oztam, the Nine Network jumped to the #1 spot. Now, in most areas, Seven usually rates #2 overall, competing with the Ten Network. However it regularly rates first in Perth. It has a strategy of targeting females. This is one reason why it has more drama and less sport than the other networks. It also has more UK content than the other commercial networks (but much less than the ABC and SBS). Most of its inhouse and commissioned programs have near exact copies on the Nine Network, due to copying by both sides. Nine's version almost always rates better. Seven Network owned Callsigns for Seven Network stations in the capital cities: The Seven Network also owns 7 Queensland, which covers the Queensland regional aggregated market. Affiliates Seven Network programming is also carried by the following affiliate networks: - Prime Television - Griffith, New South Wales region (WIN owns both commercial broadcasters in Griffith - one carries their own programming, the other is a feed from Prime Television)
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