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Notice of Annual General Meeting and Proxy Form

Notice of Annual General Meeting, Proxy Form

  • Oct 3, 2024
  • 11 pages

Change in substantial holding

Change in substantial holding

  • Oct 3, 2024
  • 6 pages

Becoming a substantial holder

Becoming a substantial holder

  • Oct 2, 2024
  • 3 pages

Change of Director's Interest Notice

Change of Director’s Interest Notice

  • Sep 6, 2024
  • 2 pages

Change of Director's Interest Notice

Change of Director’s Interest Notice

  • Sep 6, 2024
  • 2 pages

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This Month

Southern Cross Austereo CEO John Kelly took over in July.

Seven West, Network 10 edge towards TV deal at Southern Cross

Sources said SCA was negotiating with Seven and Ten around the $15 million to $20 million mark.

  • Sarah Thompson, Kanika Sood and Emma Rapaport

September

Ryan Stokes’ frustration at Seven West Media’s headlines has grown.

Seven West Media stokes tension behind the scenes at Seven Group

The broadcasting and publishing empire accounts for just 0.6 per cent of the broader conglomerate’s total assets. It accounts for much more of its problems.

  • Sam Buckingham-Jones
Former Seven West Media CEO James Warburton.

Ex-Seven chief James Warburton, CVC Emerging Companies ink media deal

The $120 million private equity firm has also relaunched its business as 248 Growth Partners.

  • Sarah Thompson, Kanika Sood and Emma Rapaport
Former senior Seven journalist Robert Ovadia has dropped his case against the network.

Ovadia drops lawsuit against Seven

The emotional and financial toll would be too great to prosecute the case, the television reporter says.

  • Sam Buckingham-Jones
Former senior Seven Network journalist Robert Ovadia.

Sacked journalist tees off on Seven’s ‘propaganda unit’

And Spotlight’s former senior producer has popped up back on the tools, writing about his former employer.

  • Mark Di Stefano
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August

Former senior Seven Network journalist Robert Ovadia.

Seven tells court 13 women have claims about newsman Robert Ovadia

The former high-profile crime reporter was sacked by Network Seven in June amid an internal investigation. He is fighting the claims.

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  • Sam Buckingham-Jones
7News Perth news director Ray Kuka addresses staff behind four women dressed up as “sexy Santas”.

Video emerges of Seven’s sexy Santa dancers

The scantily clad dancing group were brought on stage during a Seven West Media staff meeting at 11:15am last week.

  • Mark Di Stefano
Industry-wide problem: Seven’s Ryan Stokes.

Stokes’ woke regime comes with sexy surprise

Seven West Media’s recent issues haven’t stopped a salacious lunchtime performance.

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  • Mark Di Stefano
Seven West Media’s head of news and current affairs, Anthony De Ceglie, left, and new CEO Jeff Howard.

Loose ends at Seven’s ‘second chance’ saloon

Fresh allegations plague the Kerry Stokes-controlled media organisation as it tries to turn the page.

  • Mark Di Stefano
Seven West Media boss Jeff Howard.

Advertising slump kills Seven West buyback, keeps dividends paused

Commercial broadcasters have lost $650 million over the past two years. Seven’s new chief executive is preparing the company for it never to come back.

  • Sam Buckingham-Jones and Brad Thompson
Seven Group managing director Ryan Stokes is confident up demand in the residential housing sector.

Stokes’ vision for Seven’s Boral comes to life

Seven Group boss Ryan Stokes says the company is interested in buying the BGC cement division left behind by the late WA entrepreneur Len Buckeridge.

  • Brad Thompson

July

Local broadcasters are hoping for big growth in their streaming and catch-up services but face significant competition from Netflix and other international groups.

Streaming, catch-up services on verge of eclipsing TV advertising

Revenue growth has slowed significantly across the media and entertainment sector – particularly in news – a widely followed annual PwC survey has found.

  • Kylar Loussikian

Google inks renewed media bargaining code deals – with a catch

Google has been quietly renewing deals worth tens of millions of dollars with Australian publishers but has added a clause allowing it to cancel them after each year.

  • Sam Buckingham-Jones
Bruce McWilliam.

Kerry Stokes hires from Twiggy to replace Bruce McWilliam at Seven

Can you ever really replace someone like Kerry Stokes’ top legal lieutenant Bruce McWilliam? Probably not – but maybe that’s a good thing.

  • Sam Buckingham-Jones
Sir Ron Brierley outside court in 2020.

Disgraced corporate raider Ron Brierley rides again

The former corporate titan was convicted for possessing child porn in 2021. Now, he’s out of prison and investing in Seven West Media.

  • Mark Di Stefano
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Nine Entertainment CEO Mike Sneesby at the Hordern Pavilion in Sydney at the company’s 2023 upfront.

The TV networks’ big annual parties aren’t a good look this year

Cost-conscious broadcasters are set to overhaul their new season show reveals – champagne-fuelled events known as upfronts.

  • Sam Buckingham-Jones
Supreme Court of Western Australia.

How $116 in travel expenses blew up a public servant’s life

A defamation judgment against Kerry Stokes’ newspaper is a grim tale of expenses and shoddy journalism.

  • Mark Di Stefano
Former tennis champ Todd Woodbridge is hosting Tipping Point Australia.

Todd Woodbridge and the jackpot quiz thwarting Seven’s news offensive

The former tennis star and Nine presenter is upending the 6pm news ratings battle because of the unlikely success of the game show he hosts at 5pm.

  • Sam Buckingham-Jones
Mediaweek’s Trent Thomas

Mediaweek rocked by sexual harassment allegations

Trent Thomas, who owns and runs Mediaweek, was found by an internal HR investigation to have sexually harassed and bullied staff.

  • Sam Buckingham-Jones

June

New Seven boss Jeff Howard has axed some of his executive team.

Seven West in major executive reshuffle as it cuts $100m in costs

Analysts have warned the structural challenges facing the free-to-air television industry would hinder the broadcaster’s ability to grow its profit margins.

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  • Zoe Samios

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