January
Former Foxtel chief executive Peter Tonagh to join Nine board
The businessman has recently left the ABC board, where he was deputy chairman. His appointment comes amid a broader overhaul of the media group’s management.
December 2023
ABC chairman shortlist takes shape as clock ticks on Buttrose’s tenure
It is among the hardest jobs in Australian media. Here are some of the people tipped to oversee the public broadcaster’s board from next year.
September 2021
Peter Tonagh not the shy or retiring type
Three years after leaving Foxtel as part of its merger with Fox Sports, Peter Tonagh is a man in seriously high demand
May 2021
Former News Corp executive joins ABC board
The federal government has appointed a former boss of News Corp and Foxtel, Peter Tonagh, to the ABC board.
January 2021
AAP reopens regional bureaus to meet government funding requirement
The Australian Associated Press has hired journalists to reopen bureaus in Darwin and Townsville to meet the condition of a government grant.
December 2020
Village Roadshow ride awaits the final turn
If Mittleman Brothers wants to guarantee that BGH fails in its takeover bid for Village, it has to significantly step up its share acquisition before the end of the week.
November 2020
AAP enlists Streem for crackdown on copyright
AAP is moving to protect its shareholders' and subscribers' investment with a new partnership aimed at curbing unlicensed use of its journalism.
October 2020
Like Lazarus, Robert Kirby rises
According to the scheme of arrangement documents, it is the intention of Village Roadshow's major shareholders that under BGH's ownership, Kirby will remain as executive chairman.
Village pushes ahead with BGH takeover despite investor protest
Village Roadshow's largest independent shareholder wants the corporate regulator to step in and stop the takeover from private equity firm BGH Capital.
September 2020
Morrison government gives AAP $5m
Prime Minister Scott Morrison and Communications Minister Paul Fletcher are expected to imminently announce a $5 million grant for the Australian Associated Press newswire.
August 2020
Peter Tonagh joins ACT Capital Partners as chairman
ACT is the investment manager for a fund backed by Wolf Capital and 14 other investors, largely from Perth, Melbourne and Queensland.
Village Roadshow and BGH enter into scheme of arrangement
Village Roadshow and BGH Capital have lined up two structures for the theme park and cinema company's shareholders to potentially sell to the homegrown private equity firm.
The News Corp survivor who helped save AAP
This week, AAP 2.0 begins its new life. The former News Corp and Foxtel CEO has played a vital role in the efforts to rescue the newswire from the brink of death.
AAP intent on winning back Nine and News Corp: Tonagh
Incoming AAP director Peter Tonagh believes the resurrected newswire can win back former major shareholders Nine and News Corp as customers for the service.
July 2020
Revealed: Geoff Wilson one of AAP's saviours
The Wilson Asset Management founder confirmed he chipped in via an entity he personally owns 100 per cent of, not the listed investment company of which he is chairman.
How Ancient Rome inspired a newswire's escape from death
There is hope for Australian Associated Press after investors with a sense of social purpose decided to pitch in and resurrect it as Acta Diurna AAP.
June 2020
AAP deal expected to be finalised this week
The sale of the newswire to a consortium led by former News Corp Australia chief executive Peter Tonagh will end months of uncertainty for staff.
AAP newswire saved but half the jobs to go
The Australian Associated Press newswire will be sold to a consortium, in a bittersweet deal that will save the 85-year-old news service but mean half the editorial jobs will go.
March 2020
Would-be outsourcers out millions on visa processing bids
The now-voided tender process cost taxpayers $100 million. But it also wasn't cheap for the two finalists.
December 2019
Lunch watch: Life after News Corp
It's six days to Christmas, meaning very few long lunches remain in 2019.