Yesterday
Why Google and OpenAI suddenly paid Reddit $160 million
Chief operating officer Jen Wong says the site may be two decades old with a mature audience, but the commercial opportunities are only just beginning.
Murdoch abandons new bid for Rightmove over tariff chaos
Other multibillion-dollar deals and stock market floats are also at risk amid global trade uncertainty.
How a company-wide cook-off boosted this ad agency’s team culture
Creative agency Akcelo concocted an unorthodox – and delicious – way to bring its staff together once every month or so.
This firm gave staff 48 extra days off each year and business boomed
A small advertising agency in Melbourne pays its staff the same wage for 32 hours of work each week.
This Month
Inside the attempted coup gripping New Zealand’s media
The dispute between the publisher of the NZ Herald and billionaire Jim Grenon – who wants to turf the board – is threatening to engulf Australian investors.
Nine closes five year deal to keep Wallabies, Wallaroos broadcasts
The coverage will include Super Rugby and national tournaments including the Bledisloe Cup, the Rugby Championship, and the soon-to-launch Nations Cup.
Former Nine CEO lands new role at Saudi Arabian broadcast giant
Mike Sneesby, who left Nine in September, will move to Riyadh to lead MBC Group, a $5.7 billion Middle Eastern broadcaster.
Box office smash ‘A Minecraft Movie’ ends Hollywood dry spell
Weekend ticket sales in the United States were set to total $257 million, analysts said, nearly double the expected amount, giving Hollywood a badly needed hit.
Inside Clive Palmer’s advertising strategy (if you can call it that)
Meet the team spending the enigmatic mining billionaire’s millions on ads that won’t win seats.
Errant footy, bloodied cameraman cruel Dutton’s field of dreams
In the obligatory photo shoot, Peter Dutton was playing kick-to-kick with some kids when disaster struck.
TEG enlists MinterEllison to investigate workplace culture claims
It was Brad Banducci’s first week as chief executive of the company that owns ticketing giant Ticketek. It included a workplace review by an law firm.
Albanese vows to defend media bargaining code from US trade pressure
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese listed the policies that are ‘not up for negotiation’ with the US, including the news media bargaining code.
DAZN to take control of Foxtel as $3.4b deal goes through
The chief executive of the global sports streaming service is in Australia to sign off on the company’s biggest acquisition yet.
Meme stock moment: Newsmax worth more than Fox after 2230pc surge
The spike has made the company’s largest holders exceptionally rich — on paper. Founder Christopher Ruddy owns nearly one-third of the company’s shares.
Dutton rules out superannuation changes, flags big education overhaul
The opposition leader echoed Tony Abbott’s 2013 pledge of not slashing health or education, but indicated the schools would face a major overhaul.
Netflix rival Max rolls out in Australia with bold profit prediction
Warner Bros Discovery international CEO JB Perrette says the streamer will have “millions” of Australian subscribers and turn a profit in two to three years.
March
Domain’s board, including Nine CEO, backs $2.8b sale to CoStar
The board on Monday confirmed it had signed a deed allowing the US property giant to begin a period of exclusive due diligence.
Labor’s latest excuse for YouTube ban exemption
New documents reveal a third reason the Albanese government has exempted YouTube from its social media ban for people under 16: “Broad community sentiment.”
Nine audits external data security after breach exposes 16,000 readers
Details of some print subscribers of The Sydney Morning Herald, The Age and The Australian Financial Review were visible, cybersecurity researchers discovered.
CEO blamed for million-dollar flops as Hollywood studio flounders
David Zaslav promised to revive the storied Warner Bros studio when he took over during a merger with Discovery. That was three years ago.