May 2016
Eight million households will subscribe to SVOD in five years, says Nine CEO Hugh Marks
Nine CEO makes big predictions for its streaming joint venture, Stan.
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April 2016
Mark Scott warns media mergers are no silver bullet
The outgoing ABC managing director has a warning for commercial media companies.
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February 2016
Cabinet agrees to scrap media ownership laws, with caveats
A flurry of possible media mergers and acquisitions is a step closer after the federal cabinet approved the abolition of Keating-era media ownership restrictions.
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January 2016
The real reason Netflix is cracking down on VPNs
It is now in Netflix's commercial interests to stop turning a blind eye to the circumvention of so-called 'geo-blocking'.
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Secrets and Lies producer Tracey Robertson on how to break into Hollywood
A first US network series commission is a life-changing moment for any producer, as Australian Tracey Robertson, CEO of Hoodlum, found out.
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Why grown men and women cried over David Bowie's death
Mass public grieving of an iconic person can quickly become mawkish and undignified. Many felt it got out of control when Princess Diana died. So it's with caution that I wanted to write about the profound, immediate impact the shock death of David Bowie seems to have had on so many people who as a rule don't go in for idolatry.
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December 2015
Dream deals: A three-way merger between Fairfax Media, Nine Entertainment Co and Southern Cross Media
It's the deal that media bankers have long dreamed of and if the Turnbull government changes ownership laws in 2016 it could even become a reality.
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November 2015
Rohan Lund appointed group chief executive of NRMA
Former Foxtel and Seven West Media executive Rohan Lund has been appointed as group chief executive of Australia's largest motoring club, the National Roads & Motorists' Association Group, replacing long-running NRMA chief Tony Stuart.
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Nine Entertainment CEO Hugh Marks has plenty to do in first week
In his first week new Nine Entertainment boss Hugh Marks has fended off reports of a deal, done the rounds of advertisers, and moved into former CEO David Gyngell's office.
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Southern Cross chair Peter Bush plays down Nine Entertainment takeover talk
Southern Cross Media chairman Peter Bush says any takeover talks with Nine Entertainment Co have been between management, not the boards.
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Nine Entertainment, Southern Cross talks have stalled: sources
Takeover talks between Nine Entertainment Co and Southern Cross have stalled in the past fortnight as the price of the latter company has spiked.
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Southern Cross chair poised for M&A wave
Peter Bush has made no secret of Southern Cross Media's preparations for a potential media M&A tidal wave since he was appointed chairman in May.
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September 2015
Reed Hastings from Netflix disrupts media moguls 2015 Power list
Media reform could be back on the agenda. And it will be down to new Communications Minister Mitch Fifield to deal with these moguls.
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Keep it short and don't talk down, Turnbull told
Malcolm Turnbull needs to stifle his tendency to talk down to people, according to marketers and pollsters.
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August 2015
Why Seven prefers AFL to NRL
Seven West Media chief executive Tim Worner claimed that AFL has major advantages over NRL for television advertisers as the company plunged to $1.89 billion into the red after writedowns but beat analysts forecasts for underlying profits.
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Seven West swings to $1.9b loss on television write-downs
One day after joining the biggest sports deal in Australian TV history, Kerry Stokes's Seven West Media reported a $1.89 billion full-year loss as it wrote down the value of its TV licenses after an earlier $1 billion write-down in the first half.
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Mosman family signals trouble for Foxtel as it cuts $106-a-month bill for Netflix
The Sharp family from north Sydney suburb Mosman was paying $106-a-month for Foxtel. Not anymore.
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July 2015
Kevin 07 creator Neil Lawrence dead
Neil Lawrence, the advertising executive who achieved what many thought impossible in getting Kevin Rudd elected in 2007, was remembered on Wednesday as a great creative mind in an industry often accused of shallowness.
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TV bosses unite on tax offset boost
The television production and broadcast industry is renewing its call for the government to raise the tax offset for television production from 20 per cent to 40 per cent, to bring Australia in line with rival locations such as New Zealand.
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May 2015
Southern Cross Media steps up CEO hunt
The television industry's top three advertising sales people Peter Wiltshire, Kurt Burnette and Anthony Fitzgerald are all understood to have been approached about the vacant CEO position at Southern Cross Media.
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