Yesterday
Roxy Jacenko fighting for pay, honour, and the Birkin
Six months after the company behind a $10 million house giveaway collapsed, the liquidation grinds on.
- Myriam Robin
- Opinion
- Chanticleer
Nine Entertainment’s cultural crisis exposes its hypocrisy
The disgusting and systemic cultural failings at Nine have left acting chief executive Matt Stanton and chairman Catherine West in an invidious position.
- James Thomson
Review finds Nine has systemic abuse, bullying and harassment issues
The board of the country’s largest media company has apologised to staff after an independent report found evidence of major cultural issues.
- Sam Buckingham-Jones
This Month
A giant of Australian journalism, George Negus dies at 82
The father, partner and renowned journalist interviewed Thatcher, Gaddafi, Gorbachev and many more in a career spanning 50 years.
- Sam Buckingham-Jones
Bruce Lehrmann ‘probably Australia’s most hated man’: his lawyer
A judge ruled the former Liberal staffer raped Brittany Higgins in 2019. Now on Centrelink, OnlyFans is his only prospect for work, his lawyer says.
- Sam Buckingham-Jones
Rush for Oasis tickets has nothing on Taylor Swift
Fans saw up to 20,000 people waiting to secure presale tickets to see Oasis, the British rock band reuniting to tour the globe next year.
- Sam Buckingham-Jones
Inside ARN’s Melbourne gamble on The Kyle and Jackie O Show
Kyle Sandilands and Jackie Henderson have failed to translate their success in Sydney, where they trade on celebrity access and lewd jokes, to Melbourne’s market.
- Sam Buckingham-Jones
AFR journalists finalists for four Walkley Awards
An almost year-long investigation into the CFMEU that exposed underworld infiltration of the construction industry is among finalists from The Australian Financial Review in the 69th Walkley Awards.
Think you know that voice? Dead celebrities are working again
Judy Garland, James Dean and Elvis might be dead, but thanks to artificial intelligence, they can still do voice-overs, act and generally make money.
- Mia Dawkins
What David Koch did next
One of Australia’s most prominent financial commentators is getting into the capital solutions business.
- Mark Di Stefano
$145m: The most valuable AFL and NRL teams revealed
An inaugural list that rates the most valuable club trademarks in the two most popular football codes are out, with an ASX-listed giant leading rugby league.
- Zoe Samios and Sam Buckingham-Jones
- Analysis
- Media & marketing
Nine mulls adding advertising to Stan in search for new revenue
Streaming platforms like Netflix and Amazon Prime Video were once entirely commercial-free. Now almost all services have a cheaper ad-backed plan.
- Sam Buckingham-Jones
How one agency found a way to juice its clients’ Google search results
Impressive Digital has spent the past two years building Skailed, a platform that can generate thousands of e-com landing pages to improve Google rankings.
- Sam Buckingham-Jones
Seven doesn’t want the spotlight on ‘Spotlight’
Seven says ‘Spotlight’ shines a light on uncomfortable stories – but not when ‘Spotlight’ itself is the story.
- Max Mason
US pension giants line up against Hamish McLennan
California’s public sector pension funds make a point of objecting to the re-election of the REA chairman.
- Mark Di Stefano
M&A music on replay at Songtradr; $US175m pre-IPO raise under way
Of note, the raise has been loosely labelled a “pre-IPO” round, with investors told a float is still on the cards.
- Sarah Thompson, Kanika Sood and Emma Rapaport
Abdo says NRL’s our ‘most watched’ sport. Is he right?
Sunday’s clash between the Penrith Panthers and Melbourne Storm had fewer viewers than the AFL the week before. In other ways, though, the NRL is winning.
- Sam Buckingham-Jones
Ex-Foxtel exec Amanda Laing’s lavish all-female farewell
The well-connected media executive was celebrated at a woman-only event at Ivy Penthouse last week.
- Mark Di Stefano
‘Line in the sand’: Premier urges social media ban
Any ban on young people using social media needs to be implemented as soon as possible, NSW Premier Chris Minns says.
- Andrew Brown
Hamish McLennan’s hammer can’t find a nail
The last 12 months for the REA and ARN chairman have rattled his dealmaking brand.
- Mark Di Stefano
