Yesterday
Nine to investigate television newsroom culture after Wick exit
The media group’s leadership team held a crisis meeting last week to discuss the situation, and the company’s board is also expected to meet this week.
- Sam Buckingham-Jones
Netflix shifts 92pc of $1.1b Australian revenue offshore
The streaming giant behind Bridgerton, Stranger Things and Heartbreak High paid its overseas affiliates most of its Australian revenue in 2023.
- Sam Buckingham-Jones
This Month
Winners and losers emerge as News Corp’s major restructure takes shape
Nicholas Gray appears to have prevailed over Edwina McCann, the influential editor-in-chief of Vogue Australia who had been elevated to be editorial director of News Prestige
- Max Mason
- Opinion
- Publishing
AFR will not walk away from WA
Political and business leaders in Western Australia say privately that Kerry Stokes has an unhealthy degree of media power in the state.
- Updated
- Michael Stutchbury
Could US Ticketmaster case spell the end of extra fees?
A Biden administration effort to rein in entertainment giant Live Nation might encourage ticketing competition in Australia.
- Michael Bailey
Elon Musk’s X accountable for hate speech posts in Australia: ruling
The Queensland Civil and Administrative Tribunal has rejected the platform formerly called Twitter’s argument that it should not be held responsible for anti-Muslim posts here because it is US-based.
- Alex Mitchell
Brutal economics behind city’s Taylor Swift snub
When the Eras Tour was announced last year, some cities were in, and some out. Even a premier was texting about it.
- Updated
- Liam Walsh
The takeover battle that could reshape Hollywood
The tussle for Paramount has been billed as the money men against the creatives, but the outcome may help decide who survives in the streaming era.
- Christoper Grimes, Anna Nicolaou and James Fontanella-Khan
- Opinion
- Obituaries
The day I predicted the downfall of Tony O’Reilly
Regarded for much of his life as the most successful Irishman in modern history, the industrialist’s charm wasn’t enough to save his business empire.
- Aaron Patrick
Financial Review print and digital readership jumps
The Australian Financial Review has grown its print and digital readership for the year, while its News Corp rival The Australian went backwards.
- Nick Bonyhady
- Analysis
- Due diligence
ARN Media’s M&A record holds out for elusive win
After seven months, the dream of an ARN-Southern Cross combination fell apart. But if history is any guide, M&A has been a source of unease for ARN investors.
- Jemima Whyte
Lachlan Murdoch returns home to executives on the edge
The media mogul returns to Australia with global CEO Robert Thomson, grappling with another News Corp restructure.
- Updated
- Mark Di Stefano
- Opinion
- Workplace
Baidu’s PR boss was fired for being a workplace tiger mum
When the of head of public relations for China’s Google was fired over blunt remarks about staff, managers everywhere lost an honest voice.
- Aaron Patrick
Plan B in the works as ARN-Anchorage bid collapses
Here’s what Street Talk reckons could unfold in coming weeks.
- Sarah Thompson, Kanika Sood and Emma Rapaport
ARN throws a Hail Mary to revive collapsed radio merger
Takeover target SCA gave a dim view of the revised plan, which doesn’t include private equity firm Anchorage Capital.
- Nick Bonyhady
- Opinion
- Media & marketing
New laws risk the end of free sports on TV
The government has one chance of modernising how broadcast rights are organised. Otherwise, iconic sporting events will be harder to find.
- Greg Hywood
Showtime! Media CEOs’ last stand with Foxtel over future of TV
Years of lobbying by free-to-air networks and Foxtel have come down to this week, when two crucial pieces of legislation are set to go before the Senate.
- Sam Buckingham-Jones
The researchers influencing billions in global marketing
The Ehrenberg-Bass Institute is sponsored by The Coca-Cola Company, McDonald’s, Mars, Nestlé and PepsiCo. Its findings guide global business decisions.
- Sam Buckingham-Jones
Sportsbet’s secret NRL gambling funnel
The bookmaker used a shell company to shield involvement in a tipping competition, which skirted advertising regulations and promoted gambling offers.
- Mark Di Stefano
Seven makes Albo pay for Perth snub
If you want to know the cost of inadvertently snubbing Seven in Perth, look no further than the front page of Wednesday’s The West Australian.
- Myriam Robin and Mark Di Stefano
