• OPINION

Dr Patrick Soon-Shiong, who grew up in apartheid South Africa, wants the Los Angeles Times to be a beacon, a barrier against the tides of fake news.

It sounds like the start of a bad joke: a former television executive, a former editor-in-chief and a former bank boss walk into a fintech startup.

Seven West Media boss Tim Worner has watered down claims Cricket Australia's $1.2 billion deal disregards anti-siphoning rules.

• OPINION

CBS flunked its first big test in Australia, but it could be a blessing in disguise.

Australians will have to pay to watch some of summer's most prized sporting events.

• ANALYSIS

The era of media moguls wielding power over sport in Canberra seems over.

• ANALYSIS

We are used to indiscretions by sporting heroes. But sponsors have had enough after Matthew Lodge's rampage, ball-tampering in cricket and homophobic comments.

• UPDATED

Seven will be the next free-to-air broadcaster for cricket, taking it from Nine after four decades, but many matches could be held back for pay-TV.

Cricket Australia is set to announce a broadcast rights deal worth more than $1 billion, with Nine set to be left out in the cold.

Major media companies are primed to ask the competition regulator to make online rivals Facebook and Google pay to host their content.

The European Commission probably has "strong suspicions" of an anti-competitive football rights deal involving Fox's international TV arm, a lawyer says.

• ANALYSIS

The US Senate committee spent four hours scrutinising Facebook on Wednesday morning, but the most basic question is still being debated: What is Facebook?

Digital rights are the key to Cricket Australia’s chances at getting a $1 billion plus deal for the five-year right to broadcast the sport over the line.

News Corp Australia’s top brass have always adopted a tough approach to critical sports rights negotiations.

The one rumour about Facebook that never seems to die is that we are about to be charged to stay on the platform.

David Peever has been involved in tense negotiations throughout his career, but he hasn't had his finest moments this year.

• EXCLUSIVE

Foxtel is believed to have made a multi-million dollar offer for cricket broadcast rights in a strategy that could put international games on pay TV.

• ANALYSIS

The Facebook CEO is going to front up to US Congress next week. How long before the company's local brass faces the music in Australia?

When CBS Studios International president Armando Nuñez flew into Australia for the Grand Prix last month, he wasn’t expecting this email from Cricket Australia.

• ANALYSIS

The CEO of the "fifth" major has been a supporter of Spotify and streaming

Rupert Murdoch ratcheted up the pressure on Britain to approve his bid for pay-TV group Sky by offering to sell or legally separate its news channel.

21st Century Fox is offering to sell Sky News to Walt Disney as it seeks to win over UK regulators reviewing its $21.4 billion bid for broadcaster Sky.

Job cuts have already begun at the newly formed Foxtel following the completion of its merger with Fox Sports.

Rod Sims, the head of Australia's world-first investigation into the digital giants, has never used Facebook.

• ANALYSIS

With rumours swirling about his health, Rupert Murdoch is set to host high-powered dinner.

Patrick Delany has TV and sport running through his veins. But will it be enough to save Foxtel from Netflix?

• UPDATED

Magellan Financial Group has terminated its naming rights sponsorship of domestic men's Test matches just a year into a three-year deal.

• UPDATED

After more than 40 years at Channel Seven, the Australian Open tennis will soon have a new home.

Data privacy scandals and brand safety concerns aren’t doing anything to dent predictions of a bumper year for Australian digital advertising revenue.