Power players die on weekend
THE business community is mourning the deaths of Southern Cross Austereo’s Stephen Kelly and Goodman Fielder’s Andrew Hipperson.
Media
French companies poke fun at president’s affair
AS FRENCH President Francois Hollande wades through the fallout of affair revelations, companies are having a good laugh at his expense.
Hipster jeans ad mocks American Psycho
WHAT if you swapped out yuppies for hipsters in American Psycho? Would the satire be as sharp? A jeans company finds out in this parody ad.
Apple makes Melbourne man snap happy
JOHN Papandriopoulos’s dad forked out a relative mint for an IBM clone computer for his family decades ago. Now, it seems the investment has paid off.
Netflix boss gets 50pc pay rise
NETFLIX boss Reed Hastings is getting a 50 per cent pay bump in 2014 after a year in which the company’s share price quadrupled.
‘One of the great blunders in movie history’
TWO titans of the movie industry are heading to court over a simple mistake that went incredibly sour. Find out what has them at war.
The cheerleader who has tech giants sweating
WHEN lawyers for Facebook, Google, Microsoft, Twitter and Amazon weigh in on your case, it’s serious. What has this cheerleader done?
The one thing tech giants want
IT’S a strange scenario when eight of the world’s fiercest competitors team up to demand the same thing. What is it they want Obama to do?
Comic book boss sued for calling workers ‘penis’
THE CEO of Archie Comics is being sued for allegedly calling staff members ‘penis’ in meetings. And that’s just the start of what goes on in this bizarre company.
Apple buys Topsy for $200m: Report
APPLE has acquired social media analytics firm Topsy for more than $200 million, The Wall Street Journal reports.
Yahoo tops Google in web visitors again
FOR the third month in a row, more Americans visited Yahoo’s websites than Google’s, according to internet traffic data for September.
Yahoo now has 800 million users: CEO
Marissa Mayer has 800 million reasons to smile. The Yahoo boss has seen user numbers rise 20 per cent since taking over the struggling company last year.
Yahoo reveals its new logo
YAHOO has refreshed its logo for the first time since shortly after the internet company’s founding 18 years ago.
Yahoo pays Karp $110m to stay
TUMBLR founder David Karp will be paid $110 million by Yahoo! to stay on the job for the next four years.
Yahoo beats Google in web traffic
YAHOO has edged out Google in US web traffic for the first time since 2011, a modest victory for new CEO Marissa Mayer.
Nine buys control of digital business
NINE Entertainment is taking control of the digital media company formerly known as ninemsn by buying the 50 per cent stake owned by Microsoft.
Dolly, Cleo mag to ‘lose half their staff’
BAUER has announced that staff from its two youth mastheads, Dolly and Cleo magazine, will merge to form one newsroom, according to new reports.
Fairfax axes 45 jobs
FAIRFAX Media will cut 45 jobs through the merger of business reporting across three newspapers and the closure of high-gloss magazine inserts.
Fairfax posts $16m loss
FAIRFAX Media lost more than $16m last financial year amid lower earnings and asset writedowns.
21st Century Fox profits up
RUPERT Murdoch’s 21st Century Fox, formerly News Corp, has reported annual revenues of $31.10 billion.
Leaked document shows TV stars’ salaries
A SALARY document detailing the annual pay of dozens of ABC staffers reveals Lateline host Tony Jones is the public broadcaster’s highest-paid presenter.
Statement from News Corp Australia
A STATEMENT from News Corp Australia.
Forbes Media on the market
THE family owned magazine publisher has put itself up for sale with “more than a few” indications of interest so far, the CEO has announced.
Ten targets ratings boost after $285m loss
TEN Network will spend heavily on new programs after posting a $285 million full year loss.
Packer sells stake in Seek
CASINO mogul James Packer has sold his stake in jobs website Seek after the company made a record profit in the last financial year.
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