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Channel 9 blackout: Nollsy’s bizarre pre-game act slammed
Shannon Noll, Australia’s favourite runner-up, was reduced to singing NRL adverts in his pre-State of Origin show.
Key findings in war crimes case
Now that the full 736 page judgment has been released, here are the key findings which led Ben Roberts-Smith to lose his case.
PM’s first response to war crimes trial
Anthony Albanese has made his first public comments on the verdict in decorated soldier Ben Roberts-Smith’s defamation battle against Nine newspapers.
VC medal in doubt after war crime case
Ben Roberts-Smith’s most coveted medal is in doubt after Australia’s most decorated living soldier lost his marathon defamation case against Nine newspapers.
Victoria Cross recipient ‘did not bash his mistress’
Ben Roberts-Smith did not assault his mistress after she embarrassed him by getting drunk at a function in Parliament House, Justice Anthony Besanko finds.
‘Murder’: BRS loses landmark defamation case
Victoria Cross recipient Ben Roberts-Smith committed serious war crimes, including murder, while serving with the SAS in Afghanistan, a judge has found.
Origin epic sets five-year TV first
Eyeballs returned to State of Origin in big numbers despite a glitch that hit a major streaming service.
NRL fans fume over Nine’s Origin coverage
NRL fans have taken to social media to express their outrage about a streaming service error and Channel 9’s broadcast.
Labor is making life harder for Australians: Dutton
Anthony Albanese has hit back at the Opposition Leader’s Question Time ‘word salad’ accusations over Labor’s budget impact on the cost of living.
BRS war crimes ‘proven’, case dismissed
A Federal Court judge has found allegations of murder and war crimes levelled at SAS soldier Ben Roberts-Smith to be “substantially true”.
Channel 9 journalists stripped of media awards
Three media awards have been annulled in the biggest stripping of media honours in the profession’s history for false reports on former Liberal MP Andrew Laming.
What’s the Buzz: Channel 9’s missing one million Origin fans
It’s the big State of Origin mystery ahead of the 2023 series kick-off — where have one million fans disappeared to? All the details in What’s the Buzz.
Judge’s ruling imminent: war hero or war criminal
A judge will rule next week on whether Ben Roberts-Smith took part in the murder of civilians in Afghanistan or has been wrongly accused by Nine newspapers.
‘Ruining the game’: Gould tees off in fresh attack on NRL
After another weekend filled with contentious on-field calls, Canterbury boss Phil Gould has renewed his attack on NRL referees in a withering spray.
Saint, Sinner, Shoosh: NRL’s anger at Channel 9
Channel 9 can expect a ‘please explain’ from the NRL, the Sea Eagles sideline a controversial agent and more in Australia’s best sporting gossip column.
A Current Affair staff to receive privacy training
Channel 9’s prime time program A Current Affair breached privacy rules in an on-air report about a neighbourhood dispute.
‘Asleep at the wheel’: Radio rival furious after Hutchy deal
Users of the AFL app have previously had the option of choosing to listen to commentary from four radio broadcasters. But one has been frozen out this year.
Bird lashes Channel 9 reporter over contract claims
Jack Bird has gone on the attack, singling out a well-known journalist and claiming that he is peddling a false story about the star wanting out of the Dragons.
What’s the Buzz: Channel 9 benches legends for Magic Round
Channel 9’s biggest names were nowhere to be seen on the opening two nights of the NRL’s Magic Round coverage.
Nine warns of further cost cutting
Nine Entertainment will look to make “structural” cost cuts across the company this year, as the heightened economic uncertainty continues to bite into the media giant’s bottom line.
Ad revenue tumbles at Nine
Nine Entertainment has forecast a 15 per cent decline in the free-to-air television market for the final quarter, with the slump in TV advertising likely to bleed into the next financial year.
Buzz: Rugby boss’s ignorant Suaalii Origin take
Rugby union boss Hamish McLennan is running a campaign with his mates at Nine Entertainment to justify his $5 million spend on Joseph-Aukuso Suaalii.
Bullying claims and HR amid major TV network feud
Drama has erupted inside a prominent Sydney media sports department – and an incident on Golden Slipper day has people talking. Get the latest in Media Buzz.
Salty v Thommo as Channel 9 shake-up commentators
Has Brisbane sports caller Peter Psaltis overtaken Mat Thompson in the Channel 9 pecking order after a last minute dash to Sydney? SPORT CONFIDENTIAL
Cavoodle thief story ‘rubbish’ : court
A high-flying barrister has taken aim at Channel 9 and one of its journalists for broadcasting “utter lies” about an alleged cavoodle thief.
Media Buzz: NRL delivers big ratings win for Nine
A nail-biting rugby league clash has helped Channel 9 score a crucial ratings triumph, writes PHIL ROTHFIELD. Check out all the latest NRL media chatter.
Some facts for Love Media audiences divorced from reality
Here’s some truth you can send to your green left media-consuming friends to help free them from their woke cloistered world.
Keating lashes Nine papers’ China threat
Paul Keating has slammed Nine newspapers for running a series of stories claiming the nation faced the threat of war with China within the next three years.
Nine’s ‘complex’ back pay debacle rolls on
Media company Nine Entertainment has conceded the payment errors it made over a six-year period were difficult to unravel as it continues to deal with the fallout.
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