Media briefs: NRL’s $1b deal … Fairfax journos meet … ConsMedia deal …
In today's Media Briefs: Nine and Foxtel seal $1.025 billion NRL deal ... Press Council: media regulation stories out of bounds. ... Fairfax journos down keyboards for stop-work ... Front Page of the...
View ArticleMedia briefs: Brooks’ payout … 60 Min hack quits … Eye Corp snag …
Did the Leveson enquiry miss out on some correspondence between David Cameron and Rebekah Brooks? Peeking into Brooks' pay packet. And Nine v Seven on coverage of Nine's debt woes.
View ArticleDon’t bet on Nine staying debt free
Nine's apparent debt free status looks like being a temporary situation. There are no free lunches with hedge funds, just as there are no free lunches with private equity.
View ArticleTalking TV turkeys: Ten’s failure won for the books
The 2012 television ratings year -- which finished over the weekend -- produced some unmemorable bombs. But there was no bigger turkey than Lachlan Murdoch's Ten Network.
View ArticleAxing Today Tonight no silver bullet for Seven’s woes
Would axing Today Tonight help take Seven back to the top of the ratings? Dig into the ratings figures and it's an unconvincing argument. Seven's problems run deeper.
View ArticleConroy’s ‘quick and dirty’ committee to rule on media marriages
The "perfunctory" committee established to investigate Stephen Conroy's media reforms is unlikely to get media industry unanimity, write Glenn Dyer and Bernard Keane.
View ArticleRegional news a pawn as networks war over reform
Commitments on regional news are just one tactic as Nine tries to persuade the government to drop the key obstacle between it and a merger, while Ten tries to block it.
View ArticleTips and rumours
NBN website nothing to do with Labor ... MP Dennis Jensen stokes revolt on PPL ... the days of five-hour work lunches on the company card are over ...
View ArticleMedia briefs: Nine’s affiliate play … blurring the lines …
The Australian reports Nine is set to buy its Adelaide and Perth affiliates if the 75% reach rule is eased after the election. But it didn't mention what WIN paid for the two stations back in 2007.
View ArticleNine float taking on water: cutting through the broadcast spin
There's a lot of hype around the sharemarket float of Nine Entertainment Co. You should only believe some of it. The demand for shares just isn't as strong as they want you to believe.
View ArticleMedia feeding frenzy? The mergers — or not — from regulatory change
In the past, relaxation of media ownership regulations has led to a flurry of deals. However, the current dismal market could dissuade the major players from snapping up the competition.
View ArticleFoxed out: Sky News takeover could take a sharp turn to the Right
News Corp's heavy-handed play for Australian News Channel may turn Sky into our very own Fox News.
View ArticleIf media laws change, history says sell, sell, sell
The golden rule of media ownership changes in Australia is that they usher in carnage for shareholders, Glenn Dyer and Bernard Keane write.
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Vale Darrell Eastlake … the revolving door … regulator investigates Russian TV …
Colleagues have remembered the life and work of sports commentator Darrell Eastlake who has died, aged 75. And other media tidbits of the day. The post Vale Darrell Eastlake … the revolving door …...
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ABC v the government … Irish abortion ad ban … London calling …
Michelle Guthrie has pledged to oppose further cuts to the ABC's budget, telling government that they would do well to remember what the broadcaster means to voters. And other media tidbits of the day....
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Media Files: TV network legend Sam Chisholm remembered
Sam Chisholm is being remembered as "pugnacious", "visionary" and "larger than life". The post Media Files: TV network legend Sam Chisholm remembered appeared first on Crikey.
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Welcome to Costello’s new old media empire
Nine's takeover of Fairfax will lead to more cuts to journalism and a senior Liberal presiding over the biggest media company in the country. The post Welcome to Costello’s new old media empire...
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Fairfax-Nine deal waved through in a bad decision reflecting bad law
The ACCC's decision to approve Nine's takeover of Fairfax illustrates both a flawed assessment by the competition regulator and the flawed legislation it implements. The post Fairfax-Nine deal waved...
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Staff lose at WIN as five newsrooms shuttered
WIN called staff to meetings yesterday and revealed plans to shut five newsrooms by June 28 and get rid of between 35 and 40 full-time and casual staff. The post Staff lose at WIN as five newsrooms...
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