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Australia romped to victory within two days.

Could a Bazball Ashes become a multimillion-dollar headache for Seven?

In this week’s On Background, why England’s rapid style of cricket (and capitulation) is bad news for Cricket Australia’s broadcasters, Fevola joins Seven, Sky goes gaga for Pauline, and a happy News Corp family.

  • Calum Jaspan

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Mark Beretta leaves Sunrise after 22 years.

Sunrise star reveals departure live on air

Sport anchor Mark Beretta finished a regular update then dropped the news he’s leaving the breakfast show after 22 years.

  • Bronte Gossling
News bargaining.

Trump meeting over, Albanese government reboots plans to make tech giants pay for journalism

Tech companies will be forced to give a portion of their domestic revenue – about 1.5 per cent – to local media companies, or pay a higher amount in financial penalties.

  • Natassia Chrysanthos
Former England bowler Stuart Broad is the star addition to cricket commentary for the Ashes.

‘Healthy banter’, legends, larrikins and star wars: Inside this summer’s Ashes commentary

Whether it’s on the screen or in the radio booth, fans have plenty of options to get their Ashes fix this summer. Here’s who you will be listening to.

  • Jon Pierik
AFL CEO Andrew Dillon

Many fans are asking why the AFL has introduced wildcard round. The answer is in the TV rights

Aside from the added value of the two extra games now added to its season, the AFL needs to ensure there are more “games of consequence” in its home-and-away fixture to protect the value of its lucrative broadcast deal.

  • Peter Ryan
Seven West Media chairman Kerry Stokes.

Stokes blames ‘marauders’ as shareholders reject pay report

Kerry Stokes has used his last annual general meeting as Seven West Media chair to blast “foreign marauders” and an unfair tax system for the group’s fading revenues.

  • Adrian Black
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Tehan faced a tight contest for the seat of Wannon in the May election.

Liberal campaign ads aired during election advertising blackout

The ads for Coalition frontbencher Dan Tehan were inadvertently aired by a regional broadcaster during a popular local racing carnival just before the election.

  • Brittany Busch
Nicky McWilliam pictured last year.

Bruce McWilliam’s wife in legal fight with father’s fraudster EA

Former Seven legal counsel Bruce McWilliam’s wife is battling the woman convicted of stealing $1.28 million from her late father.

  • Kishor Napier-Raman and Stephen Brook
Seven’s TV business is a shadow of its former self and is kept alive by AFL broadcasts and the nightly news.

The last mogul: Sun sets on Kerry Stokes’ media ambitions

Having fought tooth and nail to build his media empire from scratch, Kerry Stokes will bow out with plenty of hits and some major misses.

  • Calum Jaspan
Kerry Stokes mixes with the politically powerful including Prime Minster Anthony Albanese.

Is media baron Kerry Stokes preparing his exit? It looks like a yes

Unlike Lachlan Murdoch, Kerry Stokes’ son doesn’t have ink in his veins and has traditionally demonstrated scant interest in all things media.

  • Elizabeth Knight

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