Media Enquiries
The Age on April 12, 2021
The death of Queen Elizabeth’s husband of more than 70 years generated more Australian news articles than any “celebrity” death in the past year, research has found, and dwarfed weekend coverage of the nation’s vaccine rollout.
The Australian on April 08, 2021
The NSW Energy and Environment minister maintains a frenetic pace, with a higher media profile than many of his more senior cabinet colleagues.
Fear and Greed on April 01, 2021
Streem’s Conal Hanna discusses the biggest stories of the first quarter of 2021, with the vaccine rollout falling to number two and an unexpected story recording the biggest daily spike.
Traveller on March 31, 2021
After months of false starts, Australian interest in the trans-Tasman travel bubble is waning, at the same time as the issue generates unprecedented discussion in New Zealand.
Mumbrella on March 31, 2021
The Nine juggernaut continues to dominate the conversation, ahead of Sunrise, Bridgerton and Four Corners.
The Australian on March 29, 2021
You might know her as Australia’s Foreign Minister, but in March Marise Payne’s job as Minister for Women became a lot more prominent.
ABC Media Watch on March 10, 2021
Attorney General Christian Porter was being named every six seconds on Twitter the day before held a press conference to address allegations of rape.
Fear and Greed on March 04, 2021
This February’s earnings season contained large quantities of good news - especially for iron ore miners - while Tanya Plibersek and Linda Reynolds have seen the biggest profile increases in federal politics this year.
The Australian on February 08, 2021
Media items about the Labor leadership have increased 1200 per cent in just a few months.
Fear and Greed on February 04, 2021
Streem’s Conal Hanna appeared on the popular business podcast Fear and Greed to discuss the state of Australian media in 2021.
Mumbrella on January 28, 2021
“As the threat of misinformation grows, and publishers struggle for revenue, supporting the value of news should now be a corporate governance issue,” says Streem CEO Elgar Welch.
The Australian on January 12, 2021
This year’s ‘Make Lamb, Not Walls’ campaign generated more media than when China blocked imports from two abattoirs in December.
The Australian on December 23, 2020
He didn’t top the list of highest paid executives again this year – far from it – but for sheer news value Qantas chief Alan Joyce left his competitors in the dust in 2020.
The Australian on December 20, 2020
In a record-busting year for media mentions, Australia’s biggest name in media for 2020 is not Australian at all, for the first time in memory. Instead, it’s US President Donald Trump who has knocked PM Scott Morrison off his previous top spot.
Ad News on December 13, 2020
Media monitoring service Streem has published its annual list of journalists with the most page-one bylines in print and lead position bylines online.
The Australian on December 03, 2020
Research conducted for Strewth by Streem shows use of the word “comeback” in an economic or political context in news items has exploded, off the back of the government’s paid advertising campaign.
The Australian on November 29, 2020
A media blitz by Joel Fitzgibbon on Labor’s climate change policies since he stepped down from the shadow ministry has seen him overtake federal leader Anthony Albanese for profile.
Australian Financial Review on November 24, 2020
The Australian Associated Press will look to crimp unlicensed use of its journalism, acting as the test case for local media monitoring platform Streem in its attempts to curb copyright infringement.
Sydney Morning Herald and The Age on November 03, 2020
Record media interest in October and November has seen the US President overtake our own Prime Minister to have the biggest political profile in Australia. (7.24pm post)
Brisbane Times on October 30, 2020
If there was one thing LNP leader Deb Frecklington was reluctant to discuss during the Queensland election campaign, it was borders.
The Australian on October 30, 2020
The highest-profile person of Australia’s winter sports season isn’t the next big thing with a bulging highlight reel, or retiring great with a CV as long as a Gary Ablett kick; instead it’s a grumpy 70-year-old man who hates the media but somehow seems to find himself at the centre of every major story in his sport.
The Sydney Morning Herald on October 21, 2020
While coronavirus has disrupted campaign planning, it has also focused media attention on key union issues. Figures from Streem show hundreds of stories during the pandemic about insecure work, a 39-fold increase on previous months.
The Australian on October 19, 2020
Streem’s landmark copyright deal comes while the digital platform heavyweights are arguing over how their compensation for media companies will be determined, and while the bigger media monitoring companies like Isentia are still fighting in court.
Australian Financial Review on October 19, 2020
Streem will have access to the broadest range of Copyright Agency-licensed news and media content in Australia, after locking in a new deal that contains numerous benefits for clients.
Brisbane Times on October 09, 2020
Analysis of the first week of the Queensland election campaign shows Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk enjoyed a 56 per cent share of voice in earned media against Deb Frecklington’s 44 per cent.
The Australian on October 07, 2020
In the immediate aftermath of the federal budget, tax cuts were comfortably the most mentioned element in all media types, and across metropolitan and regional media.
The Australian on October 05, 2020
With border restrictions and quarantine bungles top of mind, Josh Frydenberg’s run-up to Tuesday’s budget has been rather subdued on the media front.
Brisbane Times on September 16, 2020
Coronavirus has had a massive impact on the media profiles of Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk and her opponent Deb Frecklington.
realestate.com.au on September 10, 2020
There was a time issues like interest rates and negative gearing dominated headlines, but new data has revealed how the biggest issues in property have changed.
Mumbrella on September 09, 2020
“As we continue to grow, we need to maintain our hard-won reputation for first-class customer service, and Nina is the perfect person to lead that,” said Streem CEO Elgar Welch.
Guardian Australia on September 04, 2020
From March to August, use of the word ‘blame’ in COVID-19 media items doubled. Over the same period, use of the phrase ‘work together’ more than halved
The Australian on September 03, 2020
While earnings coverage was down this year compared to 2019, one brand managed to boost its profile nearly 400 per cent.
Ad News on August 31, 2020
To fully realise the value of their audience data, publishers should think beyond paid media to the earned media space too, writes Streem CEO Elgar Welch.
The Weekend Australian on August 29, 2020
They say there’s no such thing as bad publicity. Anthony Seibold would probably disagree this week after his demise as Broncos coach.
The Sydney Morning Herald on August 20, 2020
The A-League’s share of mainstream media space has shrunk by more than two thirds since the COVID-19 shutdown, according to an independent analysis that lays bare one of the major challenges in the competition’s pending shift to winter.
The Australian on August 10, 2020
Doctor Norman Swan has been ubiquitous in Australian media during coronavirus lockdown but last week even he was no match for his son Jonathan’s media profile.
Let's Talk Marketing on August 04, 2020
Streem CEO Elgar Welch and EY’s Adam Fraser discuss why earned media remains undervalued, the importance of realtime insights, and reimagining the relationship between publishers and enterprise in this podcast episode.
The Australian on August 03, 2020
The worsening coronavirus situation in Victoria has led to the unusual situation of a state premier exceeding the prime minister for media profile. Daniel Andrews’ media profile is up about 900 per cent year on year.
ABC News on July 28, 2020
With little evidence to suggest many Australians are opposed to restrictions, stories about individuals flouting the rules have received significant media attention.
The Australian on July 24, 2020
Media monitoring firm Streem is aiming to leverage direct deals between media companies and business as a way of boosting service and media revenues.
The Australian on July 22, 2020
There has been a 273 per cent increase in media mentions since Newstart was relabelled JobSeeker, according to data from Streem.
Ad News on July 09, 2020
Australia’s big digital newsrooms are publishing fewer stories now than they did at the end of 2019.
Ad News on July 07, 2020
After declining continuously for three months, coronavirus has again started to dominate news coverage, although there is still some way to go before it challenges the March peak.
The New Daily on June 25, 2020
Ash Barty? Never heard of her. Dustin Martin? Doesn’t ring any bells. Raina MacIntyre? Now we’re talking.
Ad News on June 04, 2020
Large-scale protests in the US and the return of live sport has seen coverage of coronavirus drop below 50 per cent of news articles produced for the first time in nearly three months.
ABC News on May 31, 2020
When the discredited coronavirus pseudo-documentary Plandemic was released online earlier this month, anti-vaccination networks on sites like Facebook and Instagram helped it go viral and triggered a spike in complementary mainstream media interest — as can be seen in data provided by the Australian media-monitoring firm Streem.
The Weekend Australian on May 30, 2020
Despite a two-month hiatus without games, the NRL has managed to increase its media profile during the COVID-19 lockdown thanks largely to the indomitable presence of rugby league supremo Peter V’landys.
The Age and The Sydney Morning Herald on May 08, 2020
Australia’s interest in a warming world was running hot during the bushfire crisis in January - with 4.5 per cent of articles about climate change. Now, however, interest has cratered to be less than 1 per cent.
The Australian on April 27, 2020
As the Prime Minister’s media profile surges due to coronavirus, Opposition Leader Anthony Albanese has seen his coverage shrink by more than a third.
Ad News on April 21, 2020
Coronavirus saturation in the media fell to its lowest point in four weeks on the day Turnbull’s book, A Bigger Picture, was made available to journalists.
The Age and Sydney Morning Herald on April 20, 2020
The former prime minister’s memoir generated considerable coverage, with Mr Turnbull the focus of more media items than any government minister outside Scott Morrison.
BuzzFeed News on April 02, 2020
Mentions of climate change in prominent positions on Australian news websites peaked during the bushfires and have precipitously dropped since then, according to media monitoring company Streem.
ABC Media Watch on March 30, 2020
In an above average week, Scott Morrison might appear in 5 per cent of news stories. At their worst, the bushfires were mentioned in nearly 30 per cent. But coronavirus has now reached 80 per cent.
The Age and Sydney Morning Herald on March 23, 2020
Newspaper and online media coverage related to the coronavirus also increased substantially last week. Streem reported the number of online coronavirus news items was up 76 per cent, with mentions peaking on Tuesday.
The Australian on March 16, 2020
It would have been unthinkable in January that the bushfires would not be the biggest news story of the quarter, nevermind the year.
Ad News on March 16, 2020
Streem’s data shows bushfires and coronavirus combined have occupied 46% of prominent positions on news homepages for 2020, and up to 86% on individual days.
Ad News on March 12, 2020
Stories have an average lifespan of less than three hours in the top 10 positions of major news homepages, before being cycled down the page.
news.com.au on March 06, 2020
Streem, a media monitoring group, released data on Thursday revealing the phrase “toilet paper” in coronavirus stories had surged by nearly 11,000 per cent compared to the previous six weeks.
The Age and Sydney Morning Herald on March 05, 2020
Panic buying started in Hong Kong but it took weeks for such herd behaviour to migrate to Australia.
The Guardian on February 03, 2020
Streem, a media monitoring company, has taken a look at recognition of Greens MPs ahead of the party’s leadership vote tomorrow. Adam Bandt, the frontrunner for the job, is also the best-known MP.
Brisbane Times on December 26, 2019
A gun tennis player, a deputy premier under fire, and two controversial figures who helped sway the federal election. There was no shortage of Queensland news in 2019.
B&T on December 13, 2019
Streem has signed Tess Fezzuoglio to be its new senior customer lead, as competition in the media-monitoring sector continues to intensify.
The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age on December 08, 2019
A contentious court decision has led to publishers keeping stories off Facebook as they struggle to deal with the volume of comments requiring moderation. Data from the media monitoring firm Streem found that between March and October this year, users posted about 5.25 million comments — or more than 21,000 a day — on posts from six major Facebook pages owned by Nine Entertainment Co, the ABC and the News Corporation.
ABC News on November 03, 2019
Where the banking royal commission had a team of finance reporters from every news organisation who hung on every word and scoured every submission for fresh angles, the media room for this inquiry holds a few dogged “social affairs” reporters.
Sydney Morning Herald and The Age on October 21, 2019
Andrew Mackenzie is the CEO most frequently linked to key social issues, particularly climate change, according to analysis of the leaders of Australia’s listed companies by media researcher Streem.
The Age on October 15, 2019
Track the progress of players’ fortunes with our dynamic bar chart showing the number of media items generated per hour during trade period. (See 10.55am post)
Australian Financial Review on October 14, 2019
The recent signing of Westpac gives the upstart firm a clean sweep of the big four banks. It also provides media monitoring services for a lot of their smaller brethren, such as the Bank of Queensland, Suncorp, ME Bank and ING.
ABC Media Watch on October 06, 2019
Vaping coverage has skyrocketed this year, and one voice has been more prominent than all others. But has Dr Colin Mendelsohn been upfront about his organisation’s funding?
The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age on October 04, 2019
Male cabinet and shadow cabinet members generate on average three times the number of media mentions than their female counterparts. Men can see the power they wield reflected in news, all day every day.
The Australian on September 30, 2019
ABC News on September 27, 2019
Australian media’s coverage of China has more than doubled since this time last year, led by growing interest in topics like Hong Kong and the US-China trade war, new data shows.
The Guardian on September 27, 2019
From a single media mention in September 2018, Greta Thunberg has become one of the most spoken about people in the country.
The Sydney Morning Herald on September 23, 2019
Only three of the 10 most talked-about players of this NRL season played all three State of Origin matches.
The Weekend Australian on September 07, 2019
The New Daily on September 04, 2019
Michael Pascoe analysis: Streem, a media monitoring company, reports that use of the word “recession” has increased by 610 per cent over the past year in stories about the Australian economy. Those adjectives though don’t reflect media “talking the economy down” – they reflect a reality the government refuses to acknowledge.
The Guardian on August 24, 2019
John Whitehall, who is a former deputy president of Fred Nile’s Christian Democratic party, is quoted four times more in regard to trans issues than experts eminently more qualified in the field, according to media analytics data provided to Guardian Australia by Streem.
The Age and Sydney Morning Herald on August 01, 2019
Peter Dutton’s media footprint doubled after the federal election campaign, making the Home Affairs Minister the most high-profile minister of the Morrison government almost a year after he launched a failed leadership bid against Malcolm Turnbull.
The Sydney Morning Herald on August 01, 2019
In a short period Streem, headquarted just a few hundred metres from iSentia, has lured big corporates away from the market leader – including Telstra and Vodafone, Origin and AGL and three of the big four banks. And now the heavy arm of government is changing teams.
news.com.au on July 31, 2019
Peter Dutton, Mathias Cormann and Christian Porter were relatively quiet in national media during the election campaign but have since re-emerged to be the Government’s chief salesmen.
The Guardian on July 30, 2019
For a group so seemingly taciturn, it’s perhaps ironic how much media noise they’ve created lately: 2,335 mentions of “quiet Australians” in May, 2,053 in June and 767 mentions as of mid July.
The Age and Sydney Morning Herald on July 28, 2019
Realtime media monitoring firm Streem also flagged how MasterChef has been more spoken about in the media since news broke of the trio leaving than the last season of the show combined.
The Age and Sydney Morning Herald on July 17, 2019
Accusations of lying reached new heights during the combative election campaign, with media monitoring service Streem recording almost 50 separate occasions of the two major party leaders denigrating their opponent.
The Australian on July 07, 2019
The Sun-Herald and Sunday Age on May 19, 2019
The NBN was largely ignored during the election campaign and neither political leader was quoted discussing the service in online or print media stories, analysis by Streem media monitoring for The Sun-Herald found.
ABC News Breakfast on May 17, 2019
In weeks spent campaigning on their very different visions for Australia, Scott Morrison and Bill Shorten have used the same word more than any other: Labor.
Future Women on May 16, 2019
New data released by Streem reveals just how gender-biased news reporting of the federal election has been. Of the top ten most quoted politicians in digital and print articles, there is not a single woman.
Sydney Morning Herald and The Age on May 14, 2019
Game of Thrones has always been great at keeping us guessing. Here are the most discussed characters in the aftermath of each episode over the past two series.
Mumbrella on May 14, 2019
Who are the ministers mentioned most in the media this election campaign? How about those quoted most frequently? The results say a lot about the issues we’re prioritising, and who’s spending the most money, according to Streem’s Conal Hanna.
The Australian on May 06, 2019
Sydney Morning Herald and The Age on May 05, 2019
Just two months ago, with the bruising fight over medical transfers of refugees from Manus Island and Nauru fresh in people’s minds, the Morrison government seemed chafing at the bit to fight the election on border security. But as data provided to The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age by real-time media monitoring firm Streem shows, it has barely rated a mention.
Australian Financial Review on April 23, 2019
The economy might have dominated mainstream media coverage during the first week of the federal election campaign, but it was Adani’s controversial Carmichael coal mine that captured the most attention on Facebook.
Australian Financial Review on April 15, 2019
According to Streem realtime media monitoring, Scott Morrison has had a 49.8 per cent share of voice, while Shorten has inched ahead with 50.2 per cent, when comparing the Coalition and Labor leaders.
Mumbrella on April 03, 2019
The federal government’s promises of tax cuts were a winner with journalists covering the 2019 budget announcements in Canberra. An analysis of media coverage by media monitoring service Streem found ‘tax cuts’ beat the terms ‘road/rail’, surplus and ‘small business’ in budget reports across TV, print, radio and online reports up until 9am the following morning.
Australian Financial Review on April 03, 2019
Interesting graphic here from real time media monitoring firm Streem - how many mentions of various budget topics made it into the news.
Mumbrella on March 11, 2019
Following his research into the 25 most prolific metro journalists in Australia, Streem’s Conal Hanna is back with an updated list, which this time includes thousands of Australian content websites.
Mumbrella on March 07, 2019
In the wake of a report about Australia’s most prolific byline collectors, Mumbrella’s Adam Thorn assesses the current state of the journalism industry. Or should that be ‘churnalism’?
Mumbrella on February 13, 2019
Media intelligence company Streem has appointed former senior Fairfax Media editor Conal Hanna to the newly created role of Media and Partnerships Lead.
Mumbrella on October 23, 2018
Media monitoring startup Streem has launched a campaign publicising its wins to mark its position in the marketplace against incumbents.
B&T on September 06, 2018
Streem is today introducing Instant Insights. Instant Insights allows customers to quickly and accurately gain insights from their media coverage across Print, Online, TV, Radio and Social.
The Australian on March 04, 2018
B&T on February 09, 2018
Challenger media intelligence company Streem has this week launched an aggressive direct marketing campaign to Australian PR, corporate affairs and media managers.
SMH on September 27, 2017
Queenslanders are less interested in reading online news about the same-sex marriage postal vote than their southern neighbours. But when they do click, it tends to be on negative news stories.
ABC Radio Central Victoria on September 21, 2017
Streem’s CEO Elgar Welch talks to Breakfast’s Fiona Parker about analysing the media and how issues impact the public’s perception.
ABC Radio Melbourne on September 20, 2017
How and where are Australians engaging with media coverage about the #samesexmarriage postal survey? Streem CEO Elgar Welch joined ABC Melbourne’s Raphael Epstein to discuss the media’s coverage, tone and how audiences are consuming content about the campaign.
Buzzfeed on September 20, 2017
Exclusive: Media analysis provided to BuzzFeed News shows the “no” side in the marriage equality debate is getting a lot more media attention than the “yes” side.
Copyright Agency on September 06, 2017
Streem has entered into a content licensing agreement with the Copyright Agency, building on the company’s existing publisher data agreements and delivering enhanced revenue to Australia’s content creators.
B&T on August 02, 2017
The PRIA announces Streem as Major Sponsor for this year’s Golden Target Awards, to be held at the Sydney Opera House in November 2017.
Crikey on March 17, 2017
When news started to spread out of Senate estimates that public servants were being forced to work out of the local McDonald’s in Armidale as part of Deputy Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce’s grand decentralisation plan, Joyce’s office would have been alerted to the tweets, online news articles and radio grabs within a minute of their publication or broadcast.
Sydney Morning Herald and The Age on March 12, 2017
As if the news cycle doesn’t feel fast enough, Streem’s media intelligence platform is helping corporate and government media managers spin the news in realtime.