Last updated: September 18, 2017

Gordon, Murdoch return for Ten

People leave the Channel Ten building in Sydney on August 28, 2017. American broadcaster CBS has secured a deal to buy Australia's third-largest television network, Ten, the embattled station's administrators said on August 28. / AFP PHOTO / William WEST
Bruce Gordon and Lachlan Murdoch have lobbed a new bid for Ten Network, triggered by media reforms.

Facebook admits another ad error

Mark Zuckerberg
Facebook inflates its advertising reach by millions of people in another admission about errors.

Facebook bids $US600m for IPL

Facebook Founder Mark Zuckerberg Delivers Commencement Address At Harvard
Facebook boss Mark Zuckerberg has made his first attempt at landing a major sports rights deal.

ABC agreed to trial: NewsMaven

Protest against Pauline Hanson appearing on Q&A
The CEO of ad tech firm NewsMaven has said ABC Commercial executives agreed to a trial.

WPP AUNZ to focus on costs

STW CEO
WPP AUNZ has eked out a small rise in profit as growth in the wider advertising industry continues to slow.

Failed merger hits APN Outdoor

Herring
APN Outdoor’s failed merger with oOh! Media contributed to a 19 per cent fall in first-half profit.

Foxtel deal counters Amazon

Telstra CEO Andy Penn at Simonds Stadium
A deal to combine Foxtel and Fox Sports will better place the company to vie with tech giants for premium content.

Media reform stalemate

Nick Xenophon Team leader Senator Nick Xenophon at a press conference at Parliament House in Canberra, Thursday, August 17, 2017. (AAP Image/Mick Tsikas) NO ARCHIVING
The government’s attempts to drive its media reform package through the parliament have hit a roadblock.

Jobs at risk from reform deadlock

Michael Miller
A deadlock in negotiations between the Turnbull government and the Nick Xenophon Team over the media reform bill is putting jobs at risk.

Sports rights bubble bursting

AFL SEMI FINAL - Crows v Sydney SCG
Australian sports rights prices have reached a “tipping point”, says Seven boss Tim Worner.

CEOs welcome reform deal

Australian Media Industry CEOs
Fairfax Media and Seven West Media have backed a tighter focus on the public broadcasters.

Demise of the great beer ad

The Sightgeist, by Jon Kudelka
You only have to think of beer commercials to appreciate how unmemorable advertising has become.

Farjami takes charge of Storyful

Sharb Farjami
News Corp has appointed Sharb Farjami to lead social media news agency Storyful.

Digital subscriptions growing

Headshot Susan Panuccio
News Corp Australia has benefited from continued digital momentum, with subscriptions to Australian newspapers up 30pc.

News Corp posts revenue fall

Pedestrians walk past News Corp. headquarters in New York, U.S., on Wednesday, Oct. 19, 2011. News Corp. investors seeking to curb Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Rupert Murdoch's authority will use tomorrow's annual meeting to press for reform, looking to persuade a board they can't force to act. Photographer: Scott Eells/Bloomberg
News Corp revenue declined in the fourth quarter, but investment in real estate services is paying off.

Disney to stream own content

The Walt Disney Company
Walt Disney Co just became the biggest cord-cutter Hollywood has ever seen, severing its ties with cable and Netflix.

RXP buys The Works

RXP buys The Works
The Works is the latest independent ad agency to be snapped up in a wave of recent acquisitions activity.

SBS boss hits back at rivals

SBS
Michael Ebeid has dismissed suggestions the Special Broadcasting Service is driving up the cost of international programming.

More upside ahead for REA

Hamish McLennan
A cooling property market will help boost earnings at REA Group, News Corp, and Domain.

Digital subs offer bright future

Michael Miller
News organisations must take some blame for any current financial woes after giving online content away for free.

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