This Month
News Corp’s climate change flip ‘down to Australian editors’
The media giant’s global CEO says News Corp Australia’s pivot on global warming was driven by local editors and not imposed from above.
- Miranda Ward
Trump’s social media deal ignites 350pc gain in SPAC’s shares
With volume of more than 477 million shares, it was the most actively traded stock on the Nasdaq.
- Medha Singh and Sinéad Carew
How much money YouTubers really make, according to dozens of creators
Those who are part of the Partner Program can monetise their videos with ads, but the amount they earn varies, based on several factors.
- Amanda Perelli
AFR returns to Tokyo after 15 years
North Asia correspondent Michael Smith’s arrival is well-timed for Japan’s October 31 election.
- Updated
- Mark Mulligan
AFR scoops, podcast, cartoon are Walkley Awards finalists
Journalists and a cartoonist from The Australian Financial Review have been nominated in three categories for Australia’s top journalism awards.
Trump to regain social media presence with new company
The former US president has announced a deal that will give him a social media platform after he was kicked off Twitter and Facebook platforms.
- Jennifer Jacobs and Mark Niquette
Fran Kelly quits ABC’s RN Breakfast after 17 years
The ABC Radio presenter will leave the national broadcaster’s morning spot in December, saying, ‘Breakfast is a hard taskmaster – 17 years of early mornings is tough.’
- Miranda Ward
Network 10 freshens up line-up with Hunted
It will inject freshness into its primetime schedule with reality show Hunted but will largely rely on known quantities to attract audiences and advertising partners.
- Miranda Ward
Businesses need to persuade staff to return to the office says ad boss
With remote working an expectation of staff, businesses will have to work harder to convince staff of the need to come in to the office environment, says Havas Group AUNZ chairman.
- Miranda Ward
Sydney Morning Herald editor Lisa Davies resigns
The Sydney Morning Herald editor Lisa Davies has resigned and will leave the masthead after almost a decade, with The Herald’s deputy editor Cosima Marriner to step in as acting editor until a replacement is found.
- Miranda Ward
- Exclusive
- Mergers & acquisitions
Ex-AFL star sells start-up for $205m after just four years
The recent boom in Brisbane-based tech company success continues as former Adelaide Crow Brad Moran sells CitrusAd to French giant Publicis Groupe.
- Jessica Sier
Man sues Canon for $6m over printers that won’t scan when ink runs low
His class-action lawsuit filed in New York said it expected the full list of plaintiffs to be more than 100 consumers.
- Kevin Shalvey
- Exclusive
- Publishing
Media-tech business tackling financial literacy raises $800,000
Flux, a media and technology business with the ambitious goal of improving financial literacy, has closed an $800,000 seed funding round led by Ruslan Kogan and co-founders of Catch Group, Hezi and Gabby Leibovich.
- Miranda Ward
Lockdowns to blame for no growth in ad industry, says DDB boss
The advertising industry has stalled as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic and people being forced to work from home, delivering consistent work but nothing that breaks the mold, says agency DDB Melbourne’s Mike Napolitano.
- Miranda Ward
- Exclusive
- Advertising
Advertisers say Australians want to create a ‘new me’ after COVID
Advertising agency Leo Burnett identified four modes that will shape human behaviour in the coming months, including making up for lost time, revelling in the moment, “a new me” and a new world.
- Miranda Ward
Seven and Nine fight over ratings crown
Seven has reclaimed the ratings crown after losing it to rival Nine in 2019, as the third commercial free-to-air player ViacomCBS-owned Network 10 prepares to present its case to advertisers on Wednesday.
- Miranda Ward
DoorDash in push for bigger bite of food delivery market
American juggernaut delivery service DoorDash has launched its first local advertising campaign as it seeks to topple the local dominance of Menulog and Uber Eats.
- Miranda Ward
Cinema banks on blockbusters to woo back moviegoers
The cinema industry is banking on a strong pipeline of blockbuster films to help draw the public back to the movies after COVID-19 lockdowns sent screens dark.
- Miranda Ward
AKQA tops 10 most innovative media and marketing firms of 2021
AKQA is the prize-winner for the 2021 BOSS AFR most innovative firm in the media and marketing category.
- Mark Eggleton
Foxtel launches news subscription offering Flash
Its latest streaming service will give subscribers access to a range of global and local news sources including Sky News, Al Jazeera and Fox News.
- Miranda Ward
