October 2023
- Exclusive
- Ten Network
MasterChef’s Melissa Leong axed from judging line-up
Leong joined MasterChef Australia alongside co-hosts Andy Allen and Jock Zonfrillo in 2019 after the exit of Matt Preston, Gary Mehigan and George Calombaris.
- Zoe Samios
May 2023
Content quotas would spur next $700m MasterChef IP boom: ex-Nine CEO
Forcing streaming platforms to make original Australian shows could reap millions in intellectual property revenue, former Nine CEO Hugh Marks says.
- Sam Buckingham-Jones
How Ten scrambled to recover from MasterChef tragedy
The way Ten responded to Jock Zonfrillo’s death speaks to just how important ‘MasterChef’ is to the struggling network.
- Mark Di Stefano, Sam Buckingham-Jones and Carrie LaFrenz
MasterChef host Jock Zonfrillo dies aged 46, but the show will go on
The sudden death of MasterChef Australia host Jock Zonfrillo has a flow-on impact on the program, as well as broadcaster Network Ten and the show’s sponsors.
- Sam Buckingham-Jones
August 2022
- Exclusive
- Food culture
What online superstar Marion Grasby is cooking up next
The world-renowned Australian chef and her partner have big ambitions for the future of their food and content brands.
- Julie Hare
June 2022
Why MasterChef’s Melissa Leong blew up her life
The TV host got her job by leaning into opportunities and asking, “Why not me?” It’s a philosophy that might nab her the Gold Logie this weekend.
- Lauren Sams
February 2022
Why Maggie Beer is now an e-commerce queen
The timing of a $40 million purchase of an online hampers business has been golden, and given extra grunt to the gourmet foods producer.
- Simon Evans
July 2021
- Opinion
- Media & marketing
Marketers hold the sledgehammer to drive progress on diversity
Brands have the market power to dismantle the inequities and biases that have been allowed to perpetuate.
- Sunita Gloster
- Exclusive
- Funding
‘Canva for engineers’ raises $5.1m
Well-known Aussie tech investors including Blackbird Ventures and Scott Farquhar’s Skip Capital have backed FL0, a start-up that promises to accelerate software development.
- Natasha Gillezeau
How Adam Liaw went from lawyer to ‘sass king’ TV chef
His on-screen persona may be sunny and warm, but there’s a darker side to the celebrity cook that’s winning him Gen Z fans.
- Lauren Vadnjal
June 2021
Southern Cross strikes last minute Network 10 deal
Masterchef and The Bachelor will air in regional Queensland, southern NSW and Victoria after a programming supply deal was signed with less than a week until the deadline.
- Miranda Ward
ViacomCBS pushes integrity as it spruiks programming slate
Network 10 wants to better represent Australians in its content and boasted of its progressive audience to advertising partners.
- Miranda Ward
October 2020
Maggie Beer in online boom and Marley Spoon tie-up
With 5.25 million views the celebrity chef's home cooking videos are a raging success, and it's spilling over to surging online product sales.
- Simon Evans
August 2020
Former MasterChef contestant snaps up $11.6m Mosman spread
'Curry king' Jimmy Seervai has bought two houses near Balmoral Beach with plans to eventually knock them down and rebuild a single three-level residence.
- Lucy Macken
June 2020
Maggie Beer star power feeds Longtable rebadge
The celebrity chef says the name Longtable 'doesn't mean anything' and she's astonished by the 4.1 million views of her online cooking series during the lockdown.
- Simon Evans
March 2020
Pure Foods Tasmania heads to ASX
Gourmet foods is a tough business as the owner of Maggie Beer Products has discovered, but a rival group, Pure Foods Tasmania, is optimistic.
- Simon Evans
February 2020
Who killed George Calombaris' empire?
The Fair Work Ombudsman, state and federal governments and the unions are being blamed for driving the collapse of George Calombaris' restaurant businesses.
- Updated
- Patrick Durkin, David Marin-Guzman and Liz Main
October 2019
Ten replaces star MasterChef judges
Network Ten has named the replacements for its star Masterchef trio Matt Preston, Gary Mehigan and George Calombaris.
- Max Mason
July 2019
MasterChef trio quit the kitchen over pay dispute
Network 10 has pulled the plug on contract negotiations with star MasterChef hosts Matt Preston, Gary Mehigan and George Calombaris, giving the trio the chop after 11 years on the show.
- Max Mason