A push too far: Costello resigns as Nine chairman
Peter Costello departs three days after a confrontation with a journalist ending, at least in the short-term, a crisis that has exposed Nine’s ugly underbelly.
Peter Costello departs three days after a confrontation with a journalist ending, at least in the short-term, a crisis that has exposed Nine’s ugly underbelly.
Steve Ahern, who was acting head of the ABC’s Capital City Networks, recently announced his resignation – six months after giving approval for Antoinette Lattouf to fill in on mornings.
Robert Ovadia has engaged a high-profile lawyer amid allegations of inappropriate conduct involving a female employee.
The seven-person board of Nine is meeting on Friday, less than 24 hours after its chairman had a physical altercation with a journalist at Canberra Airport.
Some of Nine Radio’s biggest stars have criticised the conduct of Peter Costello, the chairman of their own company, when he was approached by a journalist at Canberra Airport | LISTEN
The public broadcaster has sunk to a historic low in Melbourne, heaping pressure on its high-profile line-up, while the ABC’s Sydney network hit an audience peak.
Nine Entertainment chief executive Mike Sneesby was spotted on Monday on his way to work as his future remains in limbo.
The Fair Work Commission dismissed the ABC’s argument Lattouf’s employment was not ‘terminated’ and the matter can now proceed to the Federal Court.
When the company’s share price has plunged and it’s making headlines for all the wrong reasons surely someone in marketing must have twigged that it wasn’t the time to be asking for client feedback.
Nine Entertainment boss Mike Sneesby’s future at the media organisation remains uncertain.
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