Yesterday
Ex-Foxtel exec Amanda Laing’s lavish all-female farewell
The well-connected media executive was celebrated at a woman-only event at Ivy Penthouse last week.
- Mark Di Stefano
This Month
The media storm behind the NRL’s next billion-dollar play
Peter V’landys and his chief executive Andrew Abdo want a mammoth broadcast deal to shore up the code’s future. Will they bring an NFL-style model to Australia?
- Zoe Samios and Sam Buckingham-Jones
September
Streaming powerhouse to launch in Australia next year
A new streaming player will deal a blow to Foxtel, which stands to lose HBO shows like “Succession”, “True Detective” and “Game of Thrones”.
- Sam Buckingham-Jones
The three headaches of Rupert Murdoch in his battle for control
A bombshell lawsuit between Rupert, Lachlan and his other children begins in Reno, Nevada, next week. Meanwhile, shareholders want change and Foxtel’s for sale.
- Sam Buckingham-Jones
A $1.2b refi at Foxtel may supersede News Corp’s sale attempts
Goldman Sachs is mailing out non-disclosure agreements to suitors, including a faction of opportunistic investors that aren’t afraid to tackle basket cases.
- Sarah Thompson, Kanika Sood and Emma Rapaport
August
Why Australian companies need to worry about a 36-year-old US law
Australian companies which have video available in the United States could be unknowingly exposed to privacy laws passed following a scandal about the publishing of a Supreme Court nominee’s mundane video store rental history.
- Max Mason
Perpetual’s new CEO; Domino’s boss scrambles; Coffee boosts Breville
Read everything that’s happened in the news so far today.
Video of Foxtel boss Patrick Delany’s Nazi salute emerges
The footage shows the chief executive imitating a pose infamously struck by former soccer goalkeeper Mark Bosnich in 1996.
- Sam Buckingham-Jones
- Exclusive
- Streaming
Fox Sports, AFL, NRL sued in US over alleged misuse of Meta tracking
The legal actions centre around the use of a monitoring tool on subscription services to watch the football codes outside Australia.
- Updated
- Max Mason
- Opinion
- Telecommunications
Why Telstra’s latest strategy shift might pay off
Why Vicki Brady wants to keep Telstra’s infrastructure assets close and growing even if mobiles remain today’s success story.
- Updated
- Jennifer Hewett
- Updated
- Earnings season
Foxtel on the block as News Corp confronts reality
The publishing and broadcasting multinational says there is acquisition interest in its pay television arm after a year-long study of its assets.
- Updated
- Sam Buckingham-Jones
- Analysis
- Media & marketing
News Corp finally confronts the grim reality of Foxtel
After nearly 30 years as a shareholder, the media giant has gone public with a bid to offload the pay TV business. Any new owner will confront big challenges.
- Sam Buckingham-Jones
Foxtel for sale; Viktor Shvets’ market lesson; Sydney home eyes record
Read everything that’s happened in the news so far today.
June
The leak that got away: Chanticleer on Foxtel’s $2b losses
Seven former Chanticleer columnists reminisced about their biggest stories on Thursday to celebrate the column’s 50th anniversary. Here’s what they said.
- Sam Buckingham-Jones
BBC, A&E withdraw popular channels from Foxtel as they go it alone
The News Corp-controlled broadcaster will also lose access to HBO shows if, as looks increasingly likely, Warner launches its platform in Australia next year.
- Sam Buckingham-Jones
May
Showtime! Media CEOs’ last stand with Foxtel over future of TV
Years of lobbying by free-to-air networks and Foxtel have come down to this week, when two crucial pieces of legislation are set to go before the Senate.
- Sam Buckingham-Jones
‘Intense’ News Corp restructure to target premium content
A challenging ad market dragged down News Corp’s news publications, but CEO Robert Thomson said it had extended a lucrative commercial deal with Google.
- Sam Buckingham-Jones
Tax Office investigating Lachlan Murdoch’s Nova radio assets
The parent of SmoothFM revealed it is under an ATO microscope, hauling in PwC for tax compliance services.
- Sam Buckingham-Jones
April
Foxtel faces its streaming apocalypse
Once the country’s most profitable media group, Foxtel is losing subscribers and is facing a mega-sports rights bill. Will it make it through?
- Sam Buckingham-Jones
- Exclusive
- Media & marketing
Inside Tabcorp’s CEO search
Recruiters for the wagering group have a long list of potential candidates - including Patrick Delany, the chief executive of Foxtel.
- Updated
- Sam Buckingham-Jones and Zoe Samios