ABC Commercial

ABC Commercial is the revenue earning division of Australia's national public broadcaster, Australian Broadcasting Corporation. ABC Commercial has operated in various forms for over 45 years.

ABC Shop in Charlestown Square, Charlestown, New South Wales
ABC Commercial
TypeService of ABC
IndustryRevenue
Founded1980
Australia
HeadquartersAustralia
ParentABC

ABC Commercial's primary purpose is to generate income for the ABC through the sale of ABC and third-party content and intellectual property. ABC Commercial extends the reach of the ABC's content into Australian and international markets.

ABC Commercial creates, licenses, and markets both physical and digital products globally through its business divisions (see below) as well as its own business affairs, rights clearance, royalties and finance support functions.

ABC Commercial is fully self-financed through its operations and does not receive public funding.[1] Revenue from ABC Commercial is returned to the ABC to spend on the creation of content and to further its ABC Charter activities.

Business units
ABC Commercial

Business Unit

 Main Activities
Content Sales and Distribution
  • Acquires and distributes ABC and licensed content and formats to broadcasters, DVD, digital platforms and customers around the world and helps fund ABC television co-productions through distribution advances.
  • Syndication of ABC content across News, Audio, Library Sales, Inflight, Hotel and Transport.
  • Global management of monetisation of ABC content on third-party platforms.
Music and Events
  • ABC Music is one of Australia's largest independent music labels
  • Records and represents a wide array of Australian songwriters and composers.
  • Range of genres including contemporary, classics, jazz, country, kids and ABC TV & Radio-related content including triple j and ABC Classic.
  • Includes an events business that stages and markets concerts and events including national tours of Play School and Giggle & Hoot.
Studio and Media Productions
  • Rents out the surplus production services (operational facilities including studios and staff capacity) of ABC Radio and TV.
  • Key partnerships include ABC TV co-production partners, commercial television networks, film and television production companies.
Publishing and Licensing
  • Publishes children's books in partnership with HarperCollins Australia. Publishes books which relate to ABC programming, by ABC journalists and program makers.
  • ABC Magazines publishes a stable of titles linked to ABC TV shows including Gardening Australia and Organic Gardener.
  • Includes a brand licensing business with a portfolio that includes Giggle and Hoot, Play School, Bananas in Pyjamas and triple j.
  • Publishes spoken word and audiobooks in partnership with Bolinda Publishing.

ABC Retail

ABC Shops were managed under the ABC Retail department. ABC Shops operated over 40 retail shops and 80 centres, an international delivery service on the internet as well as developing and licensing ABC brands and programs, and providing production resource hire to the general public and industry alike.[1][2]

The national network of ABC Shops closed late 2015 and moved to an online only model, with the ABC Centre franchise network still operational within other retailers.[3][4] The continued decline of physical product sales as customers moved to digital consumption of content together with global competition in the retail sector saw the ABC Shop Online closed in late 2018.  The last ABC Centre franchises closed at the end of February 2019.[5]

ABC products are available through a variety of physical and online retailers.

References
  1. About ABC Shops Archived October 5, 2007, at the Wayback Machine - ABC Shop
  2. "ABC Shop - Help - About". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Archived from the original on 2 October 2007. Retrieved 2016-01-28.
  3. https://www.theguardian.com/media/2015/jul/23/abc-shops-to-close-with-loss-of-300-jobs-mark-scott-says
  4. http://theconversation.com/abc-shop-closures-make-business-sense-but-where-will-its-digital-strategy-lead-45093
  5. "ABC Shops: why they are closing". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 2016-05-27.
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