Deconstructing the Business Model of Seven West Media Company

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Executive summary
The business model of an organization is often considered to be a useful tool which can be used
to understand the various components of the business. The report follows a structured format
whereby the different aspects of the business model have been explained along with a discussion
of the critical success factors of the business. This is followed by the relationship between the
blocks and the analysis of the risk factors. Certain recommendations have also been provided.

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Table of Contents
I. Introduction..............................................................................................................................3
II. Business model.....................................................................................................................3
Building blocks............................................................................................................................3
Interrelationships.........................................................................................................................7
Critical success factors................................................................................................................8
Downside risks.............................................................................................................................8
Business model changes..............................................................................................................9
III. Conclusion..........................................................................................................................10
IV. Recommendations:.............................................................................................................10
V. Appendices.........................................................................................................................13
Appendix 1.................................................................................................................................13
Appendix 2: Financial statements..............................................................................................14
Profit and Loss Statement..........................................................................................................14
Cash Flow Statement.................................................................................................................15
Financial Position Statement.....................................................................................................16
Summary of Financial performance..........................................................................................17

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I. Introduction
The Seven West Media Company located at Perth, Australia is one of the leading
integrated media group companies, with a large market presence and dealing in magazine,
broadcast television and newspaper publishing as well. The company deals in the online presence
as well. The company can be taken to be an integral aspect of many media business lie Seven,
7TWO, 6flix, Pacific Magazines and the Yahoo!7 (Home » Sevenwest., 2018). The company is
also a parent brand to some big content brands like House Rules, Home and Away, Sunrise, the
Olympic Games, Better Homes, Marie Claire, The West Australian, Perth Now and 7 plus. With
the advent of technology, the company has further planned to expand its presence into video and
related publishing content. The company is in a good phase and has been creating more content
an expanding its presence in the international domain (The official list, 2018). The company has
formulated a strategy to expand its leadership position in the domain of producing content across
all screen and elements. The company is listed under the Australian Stock Exchange under the
name, ASX: SWM. The report will be deconstructing their business model and provide
recommendations on the same.
II. Business model
The company is an integrated media company and functions well within its domain in
Perth, Australia. The company functions along with various other media companies and manages
their operations successfully (Ovans, 2015).