Ailing code misses chance to reset as fans evacuate
Only time will tell if Channel 9 is the answer to many of rugby’s perpetual problems.
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Nine and Stan claim rugby rights
Foxtel’s 25-year partnership with Australian rugby has come to a close, with Nine Entertainment and its streaming service Stan to be announced as the new home of the code.
Roberts-Smith ‘urged witness to lie’
Victoria Cross recipient Ben Roberts-Smith told one of his key witnesses to lie in his defamation case with Nine newspapers, a court has heard.
A second ABC anti-Lib tweet vanishes
Just days after Laura Tingle’s rant, a reporter’s attack on LNP leader Deb Frecklington is set to prompt a Twitter ban.
Seven’s AFL tops league, Bathurst
Seven Network’s television coverage of the AFL smashed Nine’s NRL offering and Ten’s Supercars.
Bombshell claim in Molan court stoush
The Daily Mail has raked through years of Channel 9 star Erin Molan’s on-air appearances in its 61-page defence to claims it portrayed her as a racist.
What’s the Stan plan?
It appears analysts at Morgan Stanley have become part of the discussion about Nine’s plans for streaming service Stan.
Seven reporter’s Covid debate dramas
Paul Kadak was hurriedly dispatched to Cleveland to cover the Trump vs Biden brawl after Ashlee Mullany’s positive test.
Double-digit returns ‘long gone’: Costello
Former federal treasurer predicts the biggest issue for investment markets for the next few years will be the ‘bad decisions’.
Content will be cut, says Nine chair Costello
Nine chair Peter Costello warns the company’s $1bn investment in content can’t be maintained unless Google and Facebook start paying to use it.
Caller defies ABC host’s Leak ban
Praise for an Oz cartoonist went down like a lead balloon with ABC radio host Rod Quinn. But listener Carol had the last word.
Nine bets on reality, family-friendly shows
Nine Network is betting on a line-up of reality shows and family-friendly programs to attract viewers in 2021.
TV rights for rugby: Nine tries its luck
Rugby Australia has had discussions to split rugby between Nine and streaming partner Stan, which could broadcast Super Rugby
Nine bleeds as virus takes toll
TV, digital and Domain have encumbered Nine with a major impairment that helped swing the media group to $590m loss for 2020.
The Voice off key as Nine looks for cost cuts
Nine Network’s The Voice could fall victim to a renewed drive by its parent company to cut programming costs.
Lower advertising sinks Nine’s profit
Media giant Nine says the coronavirus pandemic put a hole in advertising revenue in what was a “challenging year”.
Lisa Wilkinson to spill the beans on Karl
Television host Lisa Wilkinson is quietly working on a tell-all autobiography that will detail her public break-up with Nine and the Today show.
Coalition clash over COVIDSafe
Forget Malcolm Turnbull v everyone; there’s a better feud brewing in the Coalition.
Sorry Ita, Dr Swan isn’t everyone’s ‘treasure’
ABC chair Ita Buttrose says Norman Swan has ‘risen to the occasion’. Infection specialist Dr Nick Coatsworth disagrees.
A cancer on the body politic
Political donations erode the public’s trust and confidence.
Waleed’s policy minefield
Waleed Aly’s narrative on Labor, the Coalition, and tax policy is a confusing minefield, writes Hendo.
A glimpse of Nine-Fairfax future
New Zealand’s MediaWorks provides a glimpse of what a merged Fairfax Media and Nine Entertainment might look like.
Nine has finally reached its prey
Australia’s longest serving treasurer and chairman of Nine Entertainment Co has revealed he still has the fox in him.
Nine, Sky plan business channel
Nine Entertainment is in talks with Sky News Business to create Australia’s first commercial free-to-air, 24-hour business channel.
Warne loyal to Packer advice
Shane Warne can still recall verbatim Kerry Packer’s advice to him 25 years ago.
Foxtel recruits Laing, Smith
Former Nine Entertainment managing director Amanda Laing and Sky executive Euan Smith have signed on with Foxtel.
Murdoch backed on fees
Media industry heavy-hitters have backed Rupert Murdoch’s call for Facebook to pay for news.
Bosses sent back to school
Nine has outlaid hundreds of thousands of dollars on a mass internal MBA-style program for its top executives.
Nine digital boss Parsons exits
Nine Entertainment’s digital boss Alex Parsons is leaving the company as Helen McCabe is elevated.
Nine urges cricket deal deadline
Nine’s Hugh Marks is putting pressure on Cricket Australia to get a TV rights deal done by the end of 2017.
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