Questions taken on Notice by SBS at Senate Estimates 23 May 2012

Senator Ludlam asked:
Senator LUDLAM: What is the basis of your estimates that those revenues are going to stay flat rather than falling?
Mr Ebeid: To be honest, it is all based around our audience figures as well, particularly the younger demographic that a lot of the advertising is driven by. That is always a forecast number. It is the highest risk one, which is why we ran into trouble this year and last year. What gives us confidence in that? To be honest, I worry about that because it is a forecast. We cannot be sure.
Senator LUDLAM: I know that these budget papers force you to try to predict the future. You just have to do the best with what you have.
Mr Torpy: I think we had some advice, too, from Deloitte giving us a forward projection that was flat last time we had them in looking at our revenue.
Mr Ebeid: We take into consideration a whole lot of things. The industry forecast as a whole, what that is doing, what our audience numbers are doing-and there are a few other factors as well.
Senator LUDLAM: Could you take on notice to disaggregate those figures for us for the out years and come back to us with those.
Mr Ebeid: Sure.
Answer:
Disaggregation of Sales of Goods and Services Revenue (Gross Revenue)
2012-13
($‘000)
2013-14
($‘000)
2014-15
($‘000)
2015-16
($‘000)
Sales of Goods and Services
TV Airtime Sales
45,696
66,945*
49,445*
48,420
Online Sales
2,800
2,939
3,086
3,257
In Language Sales
5,615
5,682
5,747
5,827
Other Revenue
3,700
4,038
4,192
4,359
Subscription TV (STV) Revenue*
14,696
15,315
15,963
16,330
Sub-total
72,508
94,920
78,432
78,193
Analogue Extension
1,960
886
Interest
3,031
2,750
2,700
2,600
Rental Income
907
950
950
951
Royalties
5,531
5,642
5,755
5,870
Other Revenue
640
640
650
650
Senate Standing Committee on Environment and Communications
Answers to Senate Estimates Questions on Notice
Budget Estimates Hearings May 2012
Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy Portfolio
Special Broadcasting Service Corporation
Sub-total
12,069
10,868
10,055
10,071
Total
84,577
105,788
88,487
88,264
* 2013-14 includes FIFA World Cup revenue of $21m; 2014-15 includes a small amount of FIFA World Cup revenue.