Nine Entertainment

Nine Network is betting on a line-up of reality shows and family-friendly programs to attract viewers in 2021.

Rugby Australia has had discussions to split rugby between Nine and streaming partner Stan, which could broadcast Super Rugby

TV, digital and Domain have encumbered Nine with a major impairment that helped swing the media group to $590m loss for 2020.

Nine Network’s The Voice could fall victim to a renewed drive by its parent company to cut programming costs.

Media giant Nine says the coronavirus pandemic put a hole in advertising revenue in what was a “challenging year”.

Gerard Cockburn

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.

Erin Lyons

Forget Malcolm Turnbull v everyone; there’s a better feud brewing in the Coalition.

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ABC chair Ita Buttrose says Norman Swan has ‘risen to the occasion’. Infection specialist Dr Nick Coatsworth disagrees.

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Political donations erode the public’s trust and confidence.

Peter van Onselen

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Waleed Aly’s narrative on Labor, the Coalition, and tax policy is a confusing minefield, writes Hendo.

New Zealand’s MediaWorks provides a glimpse of what a merged Fairfax Media and Nine Entertainment might look like.

Christopher Niesche