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Lucy Battersby

Lucy Battersby has covered trends, technology and telecommunications since joining The Age in 2008.

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Ten shares hitting historical lows

A large shareholder appears to be exiting the Ten Network registry outside of the company's billionaire owners coterie, pushing shares down to all-time lows of 52 cents on Tuesday.

About four million premises, around 30 per cent, are expected to be connected to NBN Co's network through ...

No need yet for gigabit per second speeds, NBN Co boss says

Households with a fibre-to-the-node connection - the slowest of the NBN Co's fixed technologies - will get an upgrade when augmented reality, virtual reality and ultra high definition internet television become mainstream, the company's chief executive told a Senate committee on Tuesday night.

Seven West Media continues to fight multiple legal battles to protect the reputation and position of chief executive Tim ...

Seven faces more rogue website allegations

Anonymous rogue websites continue to create legal headaches for Seven West Media with a new page registered over the weekend repeating allegations about chief executive Tim Worner and former Seven employees. 

Nine chairman Peter Costello with chief executive Hugh Marks.

ASIC reveals role in Nine's $260m network writedown

ASIC has claimed it played a role in Nine's decision to write down by $260 million the goodwill value of its television network, a week after it revealed a similar involvement in a $75.5 million impairment at Seven West Media.