Media
Hard times linger in results
OVERVIEW: Tracy Lee and Tim Boreham CORPORATE Australia barely turned in a positive performance for earnings growth last year.
Murdoch's salary falls
James Chessell News Corporation chairman and chief executive Rupert Murdoch received a 7 per cent cut in salary to $US16.8 million ($18.6m) for 2009-10.
Junior MasterChef a new recipe for success
Lara Sinclair JUNIOR MasterChef goes to air in 10 days and TV pundits are predicting the reality show starring kids in the kitchen will be a hit.
AFL and rugby league finals shown in 3D
Lara Sinclair SEVEN has joined the rush to screen 3D television with a decision by the communications watchdog to allocate it and Nine a trial 3D TV licence.
Junior MasterChef signs six sponsors
Lara Sinclair and James Chessell NETWORK Ten has announced six sponsors have signed up to television and online advertising packages for Junior MasterChef.
X Factor stages ratings revival
James Chessell THERE will be a sense of relief inside Seven's head office after its one of its key productions, The X Factor, staged a ratings recovery last night.
Southern Cross fears government backflip
James Chessell SOUTHERN Cross Media Group says the influence of the rural independent MPs may make it tricky for a government to scrap audience reach rules.
PBL to launch deal-a-day site
James Chessell PBL Media will launch its first internet business for over three years, the deal-a-day website Cudo, as a joint-venture with Microsoft.
Scandal has X factor, not the show
Amanda Meade THE story behind the show pulled viewers, but The X Factor had a lacklustre debut of just 1.1 million viewers on Monday night.
PHD drinks from PepsiCo's cup
Simon Canning MEDIA agency PHD has won the $30 million Pepsico Australia business, luring it away from incumbent Eighty Ks in a competitive pitch.
Junior MasterChef fans deflated?
Lara Sinclair TEN has missed a chance to whip fans of MasterChef into an orgy of anticipation for spin-off Junior MasterChef by failing to promote it regularly.
Geoff Elliott talks to the creators of a new ad campaign that asks you to watch what you watch. VIDEO
SBS hung out to dry by three amigos
5:13PM Geoff Elliott AFTER days of media appearances the "three amigos" - independent MPs Bob Katter, Rob Oakeshott and Tony Windsor - have pulled out of a TV engagement.
Media Top Gainers & Losers
| Company Name | Price | Change | %Change | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aspermont. | 0.14 | +0.02 | UP | +16.66% |
| Callabonna Uranium | 0.01 | +0.00 | UP | +14.28% |
| Two Way | 0.03 | +0.00 | UP | +6.66% |
| Southern Cross Media Group | 1.94 | +0.11 | UP | +6.02% |
| Prime Media Group | 0.58 | +0.02 | UP | +3.57% |
| Media Group | 0.01 | -0.00 | DOWN | -14.29% |
| Medic Vision | 0.06 | -0.01 | DOWN | -11.3% |
| Hyro Limited | 0.02 | -0.00 | DOWN | -5.27% |
| Photon | 0.10 | -0.00 | DOWN | -3.07% |
| APN News & Media | 1.88 | -0.02 | DOWN | -0.8% |
Opinion
News will have to cater to 24/7 appetite
Mark Day WHILE the media continues to focus on the clear-as-mud question of who will lead us in government, the fog is lifting in other areas.
Gillard in no position to call shots
2:16PM A CERTAIN SCRIBE: Errol Simper JANET Albrechtsen deserves high marks for putting the record straight about Mark Arbib's non-appearance on last week's Q&A (ABC1, 9.35pm, Mondays).
SBS hung out to dry by three amigos
Geoff Elliott AFTER days of media appearances the "three amigos" - independent MPs Bob Katter, Rob Oakeshott and Tony Windsor - have pulled out of a TV engagement.
MySpace gets in tune with Facebook
MYSPACE has begun letting users synchronise updates with Facebook, the web superstar that supplanted the firm that once ruled in that arena.
Newton factor hits the X Factor
Amanda Meade THE debut of Seven's reality franchise, The X Factor, was a major ratings disappointment last night.
Southern Cross Media boosts dividend
Ross Kelly SOUTHERN Cross Media's full-year net loss has narrowed and the company remains "cautiously optimistic" about the 2010-11 second quarter.
Matthew wants to kill himself: Patti
Amanda Meade ACTOR Matthew Newton, who allegedly assaulted actress Rachael Taylor, has repeatedly told his mother he wants to kill himself, Patti Newton said last night.
Google buy to help tackle Facebook
Scott Morrison GOOGLE has bought social games start-up SocialDeck, the latest in a series of acquisitions aimed at competing with Facebook.
Another mad, mad, Mad Men Emmy year
Tim Teeman THE awards ceremony was an occasion of celebration and the usual back slapping.
Internode to start FetchTV trial
Lara Sinclair INTERNODE has confirmed its plans to launch a trial of internet-delivered pay-TV service FetchTV by the end of September.
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Icahn Boosts Lions Gate Bid
Carl Icahn raised the price of his hostile tender bid for Lions Gate by 15% as he continued to seek majority control of the film-and-television producer.
Viewership Remains Flat for Emmys
About 13.5 million people watched the Emmy Awards, relatively flat from a year earlier, in a much-watched indicator for the event's organizers as they begin to negotiate a new contract with the networks that air the show.
Comcast Gets Static on Net TV
The Justice Department is looking at how Comcast's bid for NBC Universal could affect the emerging Internet video market and potentially stunt its growth.
BBC to warn when links go to paid sites
paidContent: Newstracker on BBC News website to asterisk links to external sites that require subscription. By Robert Andrews
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US factories suggest no double-dip
7:21AM ANALYSIS: Kathleen Madigan THE August factory report for the world's biggest economy is like a shiny holiday gift found lying among depressing lumps of coals.
Watchful RBA eye on consumer figures
Michael Stutchbury, Economics editor WAYNE Swan is right that many other treasurers would kill for a set of economic numbers such as Australia's, but the RBA doesn't share his enthusiasm.
Regionals ponder merger logic
EXCLUSIVE: Brett Clegg and Scott Murdoch DAVID Liddy didn't mince words. "There has to be fundamental structural change in the industry," he said.
Household spending fires GDP growth
3:04PM UPDATE: Daniel Morrissey THE Australian economy grew at its fastest pace in three years in the second quarter, fuelled by a surprise jump in household spending.
Nufarm crashes to 8-year low on debt
2:26PM UPDATE: Ray Brindal NUFARM shares plunged today after it confirmed a sharp fall in profit and said its debt would be 38 per cent higher than estimated.
JP Morgan to end proprietary trading
6:38AM Matthias Rieker JP Morgan is winding down its proprietary trading operations, according to a person familiar with the matter.
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Staff will be urged to volunteer
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Brumby avoids scrutiny of school program
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