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Revision as of 10:19, 30 August 2023
| Headquarters | Melbourne, Australia |
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| Ownership | |
| Owner | The Ticker Company |
| History | |
| Founded | 19 August 2019 |
| Founder | Ahron Young |
| Former names | Ticker TV |
| Links | |
| Website | www |
Ticker News (stylised as ticker NEWS), also known simply as Ticker, is a streaming news channel based in Melbourne, Australia. The channel was founded by former Sky News Australia reporter Ahron Young. According to Young, the channel has 3.2 million monthly viewers as of August 2023.[1]
History
Ticker TV was founded as a business, finance and avaiation channel by Young in August 2019.[2] Young originally planned to have a subscriber-based funding model, but instead adopted a model that included branded content and sponsorships.[3]
In February 2020, the channel moved to the Melbourne suburb of Richmond and launched a number of new programs.[4]
In May 2021, it was announced that the Australian Department of Industry, Science, Energy and Resources woudld run a PR campaign through the channel over two months, featuring stories about businesses that benefited from AusIndustry funding.[5]
Former Australian Football League player Chris Judd joined the channel in October 2022 to host a program called 'Talk Ya Book'.[6]
References
- ^ Depp, Michael. "Talking TV: Ticker News Chases A Purely FAST News Model". TVNewsCheck.
- ^ "Former Sky News bureau chief Ahron Young launches Ticker TV, a business, technology and aviation channel". Mumbrella.
- ^ "'Investors had zero interest in ads': Ticker TV's new media model". AdNews.
- ^ "Ticker's new home – TV production returns to Richmond". Mediaweek.
- ^ "Sponcon meets politics: department takes a PR bet on a new streaming service". Crikey.
- ^ Perry, Kevin. "AFL champ CHRIS JUDD launches new TV series". TV Blackbox.