Optus, Tabcorp sign EPL and World Cup deal

The deal will see the 2018 FIFA World Cup broadband in Sky Racing venues.

Max Mason

Optus and Tabcorp have signed a deal to broadcast the English Premier League and 2018 FIFA World Cup across the wagering company's Sky Racing venues.

Dividend rout: Telstra chief executive Andy Penn.

Is Andy Penn a man without a plan?

Telstra has no credible strategy to replace fat, fixed-line profits lost to NBN Co, a step-change it has had more than six years to plan for.

The government has been unable to pass law changes to allow Lachlan Murdoch and Bruce Gordon to buy Ten.

News Corp picks Foxtel-Fox Sports merger over Ten

Max Mason

The merger of Fox Sports and Foxtel could further hurt News Corporation co-chairman Lachlan Murdoch's attempt to take hold of free-to-air broadcaster Network Ten.

Foxtel's managinf director of customer and retail Mark Buckman, managing director of content aggregation and wholesale ...

Fox Sports and Foxtel merger confirmed

Max Mason

Telstra and News Corp have confirmed plans to merge Fox Sports and Foxtel with plans to complete the deal by first half of 2018.

An integrated Fox Sports and Foxtel is expected to be a more attractive business

Telstra and News Corp to merge Fox Sports into Foxtel

Max Mason

Telstra and News Corporation have reignited plans to merge Fox Sports into Foxtel.

Back to his best: Buddy Franklin stole the show in the Swans thrashing of Fremantle.

Seven says sports rights at tipping point

Max Mason

Seven West Media chief executive Tim Worner has warned sports rights costs may have peaked.

Seven West Media chief executive Tim Worner is confident in TV's future.

Seven looking at range of media deals

Max Mason

Seven West Media is exploring potential merger and acquisition opportunities.

Seven West Media chief executive Tim Worner (left) and chairman Kerry Stokes, are steering the network through tough ...

Seven West books $1b in write-downs

Max Mason

Close to $1 billion of write-downs, the largest relating to the value of television assets, has pushed Seven West Media into the red.

Bruce Gordon and Lachlan Murdoch would be allowed to buy Ten under the changes.

Australian media could be in for a shake up

The government is poised to pass the biggest changes to media regulation in over 30 years and a number of potential deals could reshape the sector.

Huddersfield's Australian midfielder Aaron Mooy.

Is the Premier League's TV bubble set to burst?

Rupert Murdoch's Sky was built on football but its love affair with the beautiful game is now costing it dearly.

Ten still faces TV headwinds under new owners

Max Mason

Struggling free-to-air broadcaster Network Ten could have new owners within weeks.

Cats don't make content gone viral on their own.

Underneath the murky waters of marketing research

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Karen Nelson-Field

Typically, if it's a hot topic and you can write, your 'insights' are published.

News Corporation chairman Rupert Murdoch is becoming more reliant on real estate earnings.

News Corporation flags big cuts to Australian newspapers

Max Mason

Write-downs of its Australian and UK newspapers as well as Foxtel have pushed News Corp into the red.

News Corporation chairman Rupert Murdoch. Real estate accounted for almost 40 per cent of the company's earnings this year.

News Corp swings to loss on $US1b write-downs

Max Mason

Write-downs of its Australian and UK newspapers as well as Foxtel have pushed News Corp into the red.

Katherine Waterston faces a terrifying new version of the classic alien in "Alien: Covenant". Fox's film division ...

Fox up as political chatter fuels growth

Anousha Sakoui

A constant flow of political news has kept Americans tuning in to cable television, with debate about healthcare coverage and possible Russian influence in elections dominating.

Fox said the lower home entertainment revenue was due to the strong performance of "Deadpool" in the year-ago quarter.

Twenty-First Century Fox revenue misses

Rupert Murdoch-controlled Twenty-First Century Fox's quarterly profit edged past analysts' estimates, but revenue fell short.

Foxtel pirate gets 18-month suspended jail term

Max Mason

A joint-investigation involving Foxtel and the Australian Federal Police has led to the conviction of a Sydney man for illegally providing a free subscription television service to more than 8000 people.

Israel's Communications Minister Ayoob Kara: "We have identified media outlets that do not serve freedom of speech but ...

Moves to shut down Al Jazeera's Israeli operations

Ori Lewis

The Israeli move adds further pressure on Qatar, which has been involved in a dispute with four of its Arab neighbours.

Netflix has taken 55 per cent of the Australian SVOD market.

Netflix leads as streamers take down pay TV

Max Mason

Subscription video on-demand services such as Netflix and Stan will leapfrog pay television like Foxtel in 2018 according to a fresh study.

Twitter believes high quality video partnerships are key to its profitability.

Twitter bets future on premium video

Max Mason

Twitter's chief operating officer says the loss of live NFL broadcast rights in the US to Amazon would not halt a major push into streaming content.

From left, The Grand Tour hosts Richard Hammond, Jeremy Clarkson and James May. Clarkson shared a snap of tubes in his ...

Jeremy Clarkson admitted to hospital with pneumonia

Julia Hunt

Jeremy Clarkson has joked that James May is the "only functioning member" of the Grand Tour team left after he was admitted to hospital for pneumonia.