Media & Marketing

Media

Amazon founder Jeff Bezos buys Washington Post for $281m

The Washington Post has agreed to sell its newspaper assets, including its flagship daily, to Amazon founder Jeff Bezos for $US250 million ($280.6 million).

Media

Ten and Southern Cross renew contract

GLENDA KWEK Three-year deal will see advertising revenue flow to the metropolitan broadcaster increase.

Controversial editor Col Allan to bolster News operations in Australia

ANDREW HORNERY One of Rupert Murdoch's most trusted editors, Col Allan, has returned to Sydney to head up the media mogul's operations during a "particularly challenging time".

Executives

Sean Aylmer named as new head of Fairfax business media

Madeleine Heffernan The editor-in-chief of The Sydney Morning Herald, Sean Aylmer, has been appointed as Fairfax Media's new director of business media.

Craig Pearce

A great challenge, or just a great sellout?

KARL QUINN Screenwriter insists his work on a tourism campaign makes artistic sense.

Comments

The Naked truth about ad firm's track record

JONATHAN SWAN The advertising agency sacked by the government for trading access to Prime Minister Kevin Rudd for pro-Labor marketing and editorial has a history of courting controversy for its clients.

Organic water claims misleading, says watchdog

MEGAN LEVY A number of bottled water companies will stop advertising their products as ‘‘organic’’ after the consumer watchdog said that such a claim was nonsense.

A half-century of hard work has been a gift, not a demand

HAROLD MITCHELL After 54 years, why I decided to bow out.

Media

Nine Network boss Jeff Browne steps down

Madeleine Heffernan The man described as the "best deal closer in the business" is quitting as managing director of the Nine Network to take on a part-time commercial role at the free-to-air TV station.