December 2023
Victoria wipes Tennis Australia’s $43m COVID debt, fuels record profit
The Victorian government gave Tennis Australia a $40 million loan as it languished in the pandemic. Now worth $43 million, that debt has been forgiven.
- Sam Buckingham-Jones
November 2023
Guy Sebastian, David Beckham join Chemist Warehouse’s $600m-a-year party
Chemist Warehouse hosted 2000 people for an upfront event that was bigger than any media company’s; Fractures in the Schwartz Media ranks over Gaza coverage.
- Sam Buckingham-Jones
June 2023
Singleton’s surprising return to radio started in his Gosford pub
The maverick Central Coast former adman, who professes an undying love of radio, has become the patron of his local community station.
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- Sam Buckingham-Jones
July 2020
Nine expects COVID-19 dip in full-year earnings
Earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation is expected to be between $390 million and $410 million, subject to auditing and completion.
- Max Mason
May 2020
Alan Jones sanctioned by ACMA
Outgoing radio shock jock Alan Jones' attack on New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern drew 127 complaints about the broadcast on his 2GB breakfast show.
- Max Mason
Alan Jones' exit a loss for Nine Radio but an opportunity to reset
Alan Jones has often been embroiled in controversy and has been the subject of several advertiser boycotts.
- Max Mason
Alan Jones retires from radio on doctors' advice
The 79-year old talkback host will retire from radio at the end of May, ending a long, successful and sometimes controversial 35-year career on the airwaves.
- Max Mason
March 2020
Media sell-off will present opportunities
Some companies could take advantage of depressed share prices in other companies to make a move, and Wilson Asset Management and Allan Gray will be watching closely.
- Max Mason
November 2019
Wagners wins $35m Adani Carmichael contract
Queensland construction group Wagners will operate a quarry that will supply materials for Adani's controversial Carmichael coal mine.
- Jenny Wiggins and Mark Ludlow
Wagner family wins $3.7m over 60 Minutes' floods claim
Toowoomba's Wagner family have been awarded almost $4 million in a defamation case over the 2011 floods.
- Mark Ludlow
Nine's Tom Malone to soothe advertiser concerns over Alan Jones
Nine's new head of radio remains confident it will be able to weather the tough advertising market hitting the broader industry.
- Max Mason
Tom Malone to run radio after Nine's Macquarie takeover
Nine head of sport Tom Malone is swapping the NRL and Australian Open for Alan Jones and Ray Hadley, taking over as managing director of radio before the takeover of Macquarie Media is finalised.
- Max Mason
October 2019
Macquarie Sports Radio to axe sports talk shows after 18 months
Macquarie Sports Radio will be shut down its sports talk shows across the network, with redundancies expected, ending a venture that was launched 18 months but failed to attract the required audience and advertising.
- Max Mason
Macquarie Media boss exits ahead of Nine acquisition
Chief executive Adam Lang has ended months of speculation about his future.
- Max Mason
Geoff Wilson to sell Macquarie stake to Nine
WAM chairman ends his campaign for a higher offer for Macquarie Media after Nine secured the holding it needs to sweep up the rest of the radio broadcaster.
- Max Mason
Nine locks in 90pc needed to sweep up Macquarie Radio
Nine says it has increased its holding in Macquarie to 92.8 per cent.
- Max Mason
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- Mergers & acquisitions
Nine to seal Macquarie Media deal as Mark Carnegie sells
Mark Carnegie will accept Nine's $1.46 per share offer as early as Friday for his 3.6 per cent stake in Macquarie. He will pocket about $9 million from the transaction.
- Max Mason
Geoff Wilson asks Nine for more disclosures on Macquarie deal
Geoff Wilson is taking his campaign directly to the top of Nine with a letter to chief executive Hugh Marks.
- Max Mason
September 2019
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- Radio
Mark Carnegie and Geoff Wilson push Nine on Macquarie takeover
A higher price or the use of Macquarie's franking credit balance are expected to be the arguments in focus.
- Max Mason
Singleton sells Macquarie stake to Nine, Carnegie expected to follow
John Singleton has signed over his stake in Macquarie Media, Mark Carnegie is expected to follow. But Geoff Wilson is still fighting for a better offer.
- Max Mason