Media & marketing
Analysis
Kevin Rudd
What next for Kevin Rudd’s Murdoch royal commission push?
The lobby group chaired by the former PM – Australians for a Murdoch Royal Commission – says its campaign is still alive, despite the Albanese government’s rejection of its cause.
- by Lisa Visentin
Latest
‘Put it in context’: REA boss Owen Wilson says house price falls not as bad as they seem
Listing levels for July were at their highest since 2016, and price declines were coming off an abnormally strong property market, the head of the real estate portal says.
- by Zoe Samios
Updated
News Corp
‘Plenty of capacity to pay’: Foxtel ready to outmuscle rivals for sports rights
Foxtel has signaled it will try to outmuscle rival media companies for sports rights, after parent company News Corp delivered a record profit.
- by Zoe Samios
Gareth Parker leaves 6PR for Nine Perth
The WA Journalist of the Year and award-winning WAtoday columnist told his listeners of the past six years that the new gig was a huge opportunity.
- by Daile Cross
Optus backs Daniel Ricciardo amid McLaren turmoil
The controversy of Daniel Ricciardo’s contract with McLaren hasn’t deterred Optus from re-signing the F1 driver as an ambassador.
- by Zoe Samios
Opinion
Anthony Albanese
We changed our government. But do media and voters need to change too?
After nine years responding to a government that rarely seemed interested in achieving much, and after 12 years of political in-fighting, perhaps we need to shift our approach.
- by Sean Kelly
Nine appoints strategy boss
Matt Stanton, the former CEO of Bauer Media, will join the company in the coming months.
- by Zoe Samios
‘Plucked from thin air’: Paramount plays down AFL bid, eyes future deals
Sports rights are now a big priority for the US entertainment giant, which owns Network Ten, as it beds down its streaming service Paramount+ in Australia.
- by Zoe Samios
Meta missing in action at crucial Treasury talks
Meta’s recent behaviour has reignited concerns in Australia the social media giant isn’t keen to persist with the news media bargaining code.
- by Zoe Samios
‘Forgive yourself now’: The best piece of advice Allegra Spender ever received
The independent MP talks about her time as a tea lady, her husband’s love of submarine dramas and the Bruce Springsteen song she loves to listen to.
- by Lisa Visentin
Exclusive
AFL 2022
Game on: Bids roll in for multi-billion dollar AFL deal
Four of Australia’s biggest media companies have submitted formal bids for the AFL’s next media rights deal, which could change the way fans watch footy.
- by Zoe Samios