October 2024
Who’s who at Joe Aston’s book launch
The author of The Chairman’s Lounge turned out an elite crowd for his book launch in Sydney on Tuesday night.
- Myriam Robin and Mark Di Stefano
April 2023
Jeff Browne, media executives look at Nine Entertainment board vacancy
Recruiters had been instructed to search for candidates with media and content backgrounds after the departure of ex-Fairfax Media chairman Nick Falloon.
- Mark Di Stefano
January 2022
The rich and the mighty at the Barty Party
Those lucky enough to attend the Barty Party at the 2022 Australian Open women’s final were treated to a thrilling night of tennis, played in front of one of the most enthusiastic crowds seen in years.
- Myriam Robin
December 2021
Drink and be merry: the top 10 blockbuster pub deals
A record $2 billion of pubs changed hands in 2021 as the sector rebounded, while Redcape and ALE departed the ASX and Justin Hemmes made his mark in Melbourne.
- Larry Schlesinger
Gyngell cashes in as Strop’s pub near Byron sells for $68m
The former Nine boss had owned Hotel Brunswick at Brunswick Heads with John “Strop” Cornell since 2013, paying just $5.25 million for his half stake.
- Larry Schlesinger
October 2020
Packer's wrath: the CEOs, friends and politicians on the receiving end
Chief executives, politicians and journalists all received fiery emails from James Packer as his mental health deteriorated, writes Michael Smith
- Michael Smith
August 2020
Meet the kid from Jervis Bay taking on Netflix
Mike Sneesby, the kid from Jervis Bay, is taking on global heavyweights Netflix, Disney and Amazon with Australian streaming service Stan.
- Max Mason
March 2020
'No plans' for Nine CEO to leave at end of 2020
Nine chief executive Hugh Marks is not planning to leave the media company at the end of 2020.
- Max Mason
Seven's deadly sins
Within a decade, Kerry Stokes' Seven West Media has gone from the top of Australia's media mountain to a shrunken old-media company. The 79-year old billionaire mogul’s media empire needs a rapid turnover or risks being left behind.
- Max Mason
November 2019
ASIC legal manoeuvre 'smacks of humbug and reeks of insincerity'
A Federal Court judge has ripped into the corporate regulator for using its coercive investigative powers during a court case against media mogul Harold Mitchell.
- Liz Main