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Media and Marketing
How You're Making Facebook a Money Machine
PETER EAVIS 5:52 PM What you do when waiting for the bus or avoiding work goes a long way to explaining a tectonic shift in business and media.
Unmasking Wall Street's anti-heroes
Tracy Alloway and Luke Kawa Colin Lokey, also known as 'Tyler Durden', is breaking the first rule of Fight Club: You do not talk about Fight Club.
Apple, Google: A shift is sweeping through tech
John McDuling The smartphone has been the defining tech product of our time. But this week's earnings suggest the world is ready for the next big thing.
Nine, Southern Cross in $500m affiliation deal
Dominic White Nine Entertainment has switched to Southern Cross for its regional broadcasts.
'American Idol' maker goes bankrupt
Christopher Mele Weeks after its final show, the company behind the former blockbuster franchise has filed for bankruptcy protection.
Buying regional TV not a priority: Nine boss
Max Mason Nine Entertainment chief executive Hugh Marks has poured cold water on the possibility of the free-to-air network acquiring a regional television broadcaster.
Zuckerberg's $16m security budget
Anders Melin Watching his back around the clock, the Facebook CEO's bodyguards are overseen by Barack Obama's former US Secret Service agent.
Decision puts spotlight on old-world media rules
Max Mason Regional broadcasters will no doubt use Thursday's court ruling to continue the push for removal of the reach rule.
WIN loses streaming case against Nine
Max Mason A bid by billionaire Bruce Gordon's WIN Corporation to stop Nine from streaming its channels into regional Australia has been rejected.
Optus to offer uncapped data for mobile music streaming on prepaid
Max Mason Optus is chasing prepaid customers by excluding music apps such as Spotify, Pandora and Google Play Music from users' data limits.
Zuckerberg borrows Google tactic in stock split
Joseph Ciolli The stock market just got a little more complicated.
Facebook revenue jumps 52pc as mobile ads surge
Anya George Tharakan The social networking site beats expectations as its mobile app and push into video attracts advertisers.
Why Facebook is delivering when other big techs aren't
Hayley Tsukayama In this season of great earnings expectations, all the big tech names so far have disappointed - save one.
The big decision: is streaming broadcasting?
Dominic White A NSW Supreme Court judge will decide whether live streaming of TV stations over the web is the same as free-to-air broadcasting.
Squatting banker becomes Twitter joke
A 140-year-old banking institute in the United Kingdom has become a social media sensation, but for all the wrong reasons
Twitter sales forecast misses estimates
Sarah Frier The social media network's shares slide as its struggle to add users dent advertising sales.
Streaming
Quickflix calls in administrator
Hannah Francis Australian video streaming pioneer Quickflix is in voluntary administration after a restructure and cost cutting failed to save it from increased competition.
Game of Thrones smashes Foxtel records
Max Mason The return of Game of Thrones has smashed Foxtel audience records, becoming the most-watched show in Australian subscription television history.
REA pays $25m for Flatmates.com.au
Max Mason REA Group will fork out $25 million for Flatmates.com.au as it expands into share accommodation.
Foxtel brings in former Telstra marketer Buckman
Max Mason Foxtel CEO Peter Tonagh is bringing Mark Buckman, former chief marketing officer of Telstra and CBA, back to Australia.
$1b offer for Tribune Publishing
Leslie Picker and Sydney Ember The Gannett Co has offered to acquire the owner of The Los Angeles Times and The Chicago Tribune newspapers for about $US815 million ($1.06 billion).
Headache as VB sales lose fizz
Simon Evans Global beer giant's five-year hangover from $12 billion buying binge.
Election crowds the ad market
Max Mason Advertisers are keeping an eye on Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull with an influx of political party spending expected following a double dissolution and federal election campaign.
Prince sales soar after his death at 57
Dominic White Sales of Prince's recorded music have soared since news broke of the pop star's death aged 57.
Free-to-air TV fight taking on social giants
Dominic White Free-to-air broadcasters have a new plan to hit back at Google, Facebook and Netflix.
Ten Network back in the black
Max Mason Ten Network has returned to the black as its market revenue share rose to its highest level in nearly four years.
Nine 'shouldn't have become a part of the story'
Max Mason Nine Entertainment chief executive Hugh Marks has admitted that the free-to-air broadcaster "did become a part of the (Beirut) story and we shouldn't have".
Facebook's dilemma: Aussies want to share with one person
Dominic White Australians are becoming more guarded in what they share on their Facebook page, agencies say.
Media reform delayed until after federal election
Max Mason The Turnbull government's proposed changes to media ownership regulation will be shelved until after the federal election as Australia prepares for the first double dissolution since 1987.
Don Draper must die
Sydney Ember Nowhere is advertising feeling its loss of prestige as much as it is in its most vital asset - talented people.
