Will Stokes magic do the trick for Seven?
Seven West Media shares are trading at a fraction of their levels just a few years ago. The question is, is the worst behind the company?
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Seven quietly settles case with ex-Spotlight producer
Seven has finalised a case brought by ex-Spotlight producer Amelia Saw which threatened to expose the network’s ‘dirty linen’, but the details of the settlement are to be kept a secret.
Full stream ahead for Seven West
Seven West Media is repositioning itself as a digital-focused news and entertainment company, shifting from traditional TV to a greater emphasis on its in-house streaming platform.
Overseas streamers ‘eat our lunch’: Stokes
Seven West chairman Kerry Stokes has accused the federal government of failing to regulate overseas streaming platforms and social media giants.
SCA battling to close TV sale as deadline looms
Southern Cross Austereo’s plan to sell its regional TV stations before the end of the year is looking shaky, as discussions stall with potential buyers including Seven West.
Seven boss slams government for not supporting media
The Albanese government has failed to follow through on its promise to hold social media platforms to account for the damage they have done to journalism, Anthony De Ceglie says.
‘Game changer’ as billionaires invest in Willed
The Stokes family-backed Seven West Media is joining Ellerston Capital and billionaire Alex Waislitz’s Thorney Investment Group in backing the nation’s largest online will-writing and end-of-life planning platform.
Tension at the top of ABC over Four Corners’ expose
Insiders claim Kim Williams’ ‘hands-on’ approach has started to rankle senior ABC figures, with the chairman and David Anderson having a ‘difference of opinion’ over Louise Milligan’s Seven West Media investigation.
What Four Corners’ expose on Seven didn’t say
A Four Corners investigation into the toxic culture at Seven West Media allegedly withheld key information about one of the central subjects of the expose.
‘Disappointing’: Seven West Media’s earnings crash
The media group’s results reflect a slump in the ad market and follow months of negative press about toxic elements of its culture, with chief executive Jeff Howard saying Seven will ‘learn from’ some issues raised.
Seven profit slashed more than 60 per cent
Despite slashing jobs the dominant Aussie TV station has fallen deep into the red, buried by declining ad spend and losing the Olympics.
ASX 200 trims gains late as NZ rate cut trips banks
RBNZ begins easing with first rate cut since 2020. ASIC sues ASX over CHESS statements. APRA orders review into CFMEU-linked super funds. CBA profits slip. Seven Group underlying profit jumps, Seven West Media earnings sink.
ABC just used me as clickbait: Harrison
Amber Harrison, the former lover of ex-Seven boss Tim Worner, conducted a three-hour interview for Four Corners investigation. Despite appearing in an ad, she was cut from the final broadcast.
Stokes said to have blocked Southern/ARN deal
Former Seven West Media management lobbied the board of the broadcaster to buy Southern Cross Media Group and ARN Media with its own shares but was blocked by chairman Kerry Stokes.
Seven West Media caught in major hack
Online criminals have used an AI-generated version of Elon Musk’s likeness to hijack Seven West Media’s YouTube accounts.
ASX rebounds from four-week low; property worst
ASX rebounds strongly after big fall. Seven West YouTube accounts hacked. Austal chair John Rothwell hands reins to ex-US Navy official next week. Ramelius’ $87.7m Spartan buy-in. US futures dive on Micron fall.
Seven West’s massive restructure under Stokes
The media company will see an exodus of staff, including three members of the management team, amid the latest round of redundancies and a complete restructure.
Seven West swings the axe with job cuts
Seven West Media is the latest media company where job cuts are on the agenda.
Ignore the ratings, says Seven news boss
Seven’s newly-appointed TV news boss Anthony De Ceglie has urged staff to stop focusing on winning the ratings war against rival network Nine in his first address to all staff.
Paper tigers rip and snarl over $3000 a day
The squabble between Nine and Seven over printing costs led to the AFR being pulled from WA stores. Nine boss Mike Sneesby was indifferent, as Kerry Stokes offered advice for his rivals.
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