The outdoor advertising executive has emerged as a wildcard contender for the CEO job at Nine, in a process that will ultimately be decided by top shareholder Bruce Gordon.
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The media giant has appointed a boutique recruiting firm to find its next CEO, but internal C-suite and boardroom jockeying for the role has already begun.
Mike Sneesby’s sudden exit from Nine Entertainment has triggered speculation about both the circumstances of his departure and who will ultimately replace him.
Interim chief executive Michael Venter told staff on Wednesday that the company would bring in NBN Co's Felicity Ross and Airtel Africa's Anthony Shiner later this year.
Revelations of Albanese’s decision, first reported by Capital Brief, have split media executives and sparked criticism from the Coalition.
Emails obtained by Capital Brief show that Anthony Albanese declined to meet Meta’s president of global affairs following the tech giant’s decision to drop deals with news publishers.
News publishers and the gambling industry are holding their breath ahead of two major government decisions on media policy.
Nine's strongest criticism of Google and Meta over AI to date has surfaced just as it revealed it was progressing talks over an AI licensing deal.
The $3.4 billion fundie on how making small decisions has helped him avoid big mistakes — and his growing exposure to gold.
Moves by Nine Entertainment's bankers to test market interest in Domain have reignited speculation about broader portfolio changes at the company - including a tilt at Foxtel.
Search advertising giant Google is slashing the value and shortening the length of deals with Australian publishers struck under the government's media bargaining code.
Foxtel’s carriage deal with the popular US sports network is expiring, marking the first of several rights risks as parent company News Corp considers a potential sale.
The government has yet to address the fate of gambling ad revenue raked in by audio platforms like Spotify in its ongoing reform briefings.
The pay-TV boss is expected to ride out a Nazi salute photo scandal, as parent company News Corp ponders a sale of the asset.
Amazon Prime Video and Optus Sport are among the services expected to face similar, if not tougher gambling ad restrictions than TV broadcasters as the government moves to quell a backlash.
Foxtel’s HBO content rights look shaky as News Corp moves to sell the company — but it is uncertainty that any potential buyer has likely already considered.
The pressure comes as Michelle Rowland’s diary shows it was media executives — not betting companies — who were afforded early in-person meetings on the reforms.
While a US private equity firm has already been named as a logical acquirer of Foxtel, there's rampant speculation a party much closer to home could also be interested.
The US media conglomerate has long been linked with a streaming launch in Australia.
Staff representatives will meet Nine management shortly after 11am on Wednesday in a bid to resume pay negotiations following a historic five-day strike.
Strike action at Nine has already hamstrung the company’s coverage of the Paris Olympics, and on Monday scuppered plans to host ministers and regulators at a summit in Canberra.
