This Month
Alex Cullen to leave Nine after accepting $50,000 from billionaire
Alex Cullen, who presented on popular breakfast program Today, was stood down last weekend after accepting the money from Adrian Portelli for on-air comments.
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- Zoe Samios
CNN sacks 200 employees as news broadcaster faces ‘profound’ shift
The cable network let go of 6 per cent of its workforce as it focuses on streaming and digital audiences amid declining ratings.
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- Jeremy Barr
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- Executive shake-up
Amanda Laing joins Nine, Stan CEO departs in strategic overhaul
The company is simplifying its management and giving executives more responsibility for revenue growth. Several senior figures will depart as a result.
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- Zoe Samios
December 2024
Trump-loving cable network Newsmax to launch in Australia
ADH TV, launched by former broadcaster Alan Jones, will bring the right-wing news channel by expanding under the Newsmax Australia brand.
- Kylar Loussikian
Nine’s Airlie Walsh sues network amid workplace culture fallout
The well-known television personality had worked on the Today breakfast program and as a political reporter for more than a decade.
- Max Mason and Sam Buckingham-Jones
June 2024
Nine Entertainment to cut 200 jobs as Meta content deal ends
CEO Mike Sneesby made the announcement as Nine battles a weaker advertising market and a content deal with Meta, which runs Instagram and Facebook, ends.
- Max Mason
September 2023
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- Media & marketing
Rupert Murdoch steps down from News Corp and Fox, Lachlan ascends
The 92-year-old global media baron insisted he was in “robust health” as he stepped down after a 70-year career, ending years of speculation over his succession.
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- Mark Di Stefano
July 2023
Billionaire Kerry Stokes wants to buy a public road
Buying the laneway would connect three buildings owned by the media and mining magnate, including the headquarters of his private office.
- Mark Di Stefano and Max Mason
June 2023
The 60 Minutes star who became a voice of the far right
Lara Logan was one of the world’s best-known television journalists. She now promotes wild conspiracy theories. What happened?
- Elaina Plott Calabro
- Exclusive
- Courts
Federal Court invites suppression orders under new access rules
One leading media lawyer said the new rules potentially compromised the public’s right to know what was happening in court.
- Max Mason
May 2023
Seven’s ‘Stokesfest’ scored late fee waiver from City of Perth
The Kerry Stokes-controlled media company was given lucrative handouts to put on the mining conference.
- Mark Di Stefano and Max Mason
Adolescent Sportsbet puts an adult in charge
Sportsbet tries to move past its blokish advertising era, with an internal reshuffle.
- Mark Di Stefano and Sam Buckingham-Jones
April 2023
Ousted stars Tucker Carlson, Don Lemon steel for legal battle
The ex-Fox and CNN anchors have hired the same combative lawyer with a history of taking on major TV networks.
- Annabelle Timsit
- Opinion
- Review
Past firings at Fox carry lessons for cable network after Carlson
At Fox News, the platform is king, not the on-air personalities, and Tucker Carlson is likely to re-emerge in a diminished position.
- David Bauder
- Investigation
- Publishing
Inside Kerry Stokes’ world of influence
The media magnate has enjoyed almost-unparalleled influence in Australia’s west for decades.
- Mark Di Stefano and Max Mason
February 2023
Federal Court rejects request for details on new restrictions
The Federal Court of Australia has refused to release any information about a meeting of judges which voted to drastically reduce access to documents without any consultation with the media.
- Max Mason
January 2023
- Opinion
- Australian economy
Why Jim Chalmers has people so stirred up
What’s the problem with the Treasurer’s new economic model? Much of the business community and the media are sceptical of Labor’s answers.
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- Jennifer Hewett
December 2022
Four Corners ‘materially misled’ audience with Fox News episodes: ACMA
‘Fox and the Big Lie’, Four Corners’ 2021 two-part investigation into Fox News, materially misled its audience, the media regulator has found.
- Sam Buckingham-Jones
Sky, 2GB host Chris Smith stood down after Christmas party incident
He has been stood down from both broadcasters pending an investigation into allegations of misconduct at the Sky News Christmas party.
- Sam Buckingham-Jones
CNN cuts hundreds as US news industry prepares for dark winter
The cost reduction effort highlights the financial challenges facing a range of US media companies as the country’s economy teeters towards a possible recession.
- Jeremy Barr and Elahe Izadi