Media
News defeats vote on structure
News Corp has defeated a campaign by activist investors to remove the dual-class capital structure.
ESPN earnings drop hits Disney
ESPN’s declining income has continued to overshadow quarterly results at Walt Disney.
exclusiveOnline ads don’t deliver: Stokes
Kerry Stokes has launched an impassioned defence of traditional media.
‘Fake news’: Facebook responds
Zuckerberg has defended Facebook against criticisms it harmed political discourse around the US election.
Trump tweets helped cut costs
In populist politics, the free services of Twitter, Facebook, YouTube and other social media can help an underdog win.
How Trump tried to sway news
Fox News host says the presidential candidate offered her a free stay in one of his hotels as one of several unsuccessful bids.
The Australian hits record highs
The Australian and The Weekend Australian are bucking a global trend by boosting total sales across print and digital.
Insults in ABC 24’s coverage
ABC’s Virginia Trioli believed microphones were switched off when she was heard speculating about a photo of Donald Trump.
EXCLUSIVENo more cuts to religion: ABC
The ABC has promised no net cuts to spiritual programming.
Sports deal dents Optus profit
Optus’s English soccer content snatch has added customers but the costs are dragging on the telco’s earnings.
Trump victory clouds AT&T deal
The now US president-elect said in October that he would block AT&T’s planned acquisition of Time Warner.
Albanese discounts Leak probe
Anthony Albanese predicts cartoonist Bill Leak will face no consequences of being investigated by the HRC.
Thousands spent over complaints
The Aboriginal Legal Service of Western Australia spent thousands of dollars to take complaints about a cartoon.
Most support free-speech overhaul
A poll shows a majority of people disapprove of the HRC for its pursuit of Bill Leak over a political cartoon.
A few pundits got it right
A right-wing media personality has put the world’s media to shame in correctly predicting the US presidential race.
Selling the past
Susannah Helman has fished from the National Library’s archives 200 masterpieces from Australian advertising.
Seven laments ad market blow
Seven West Media admits it’s likely to post earnings at the bottom end of forecasts through fiscal 2017.
Old media ‘hasn’t lost bite’
Ray Hadley says Mike Baird’s backflip on banning greyhound racing underlines the influence of traditional media.
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Darren Davidson
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