Media
The fiercely contested regulatory battle over whether streaming services should be forced to produce a set amount of Australian content is set to conclude in a matter of months.
Leadership at News Corp Australia is currently discussing a sweeping restructure in response to a tough ad market and Meta's retreat from news deals.
TikTok has filed an Australian trademark application for the name "TikTok Shop", the global social media giant's fledgling e-commerce business.
The government has consistently promised it will introduce local content quota obligations on streaming services by July this year.
In an email to staff, Nine management said the post-pandemic advertising bubble had "well and truly burst" and that the challenged revenue environment justified a lower pay increase than staff had expected.
Digital outlets including Broadsheet are urging the federal government to consider alternatives to "designating" Meta under the media bargaining code, warning a news ban could devastate smaller publishers.
The move to prohibit staff from signing petitions and open letters comes as management and staff prepare to negotiate a fresh pay deal.
Schwartz Media’s exit from the Digital Publishers Alliance illustrates the broad church of interests among Australia’s non-listed media sector, with large representation among lifestyle and special interest publications.
The global streaming audio giant has provided a rare glimpse into the performance of its original Australian podcasts, despite a retreat from the medium.
The key Seven West Media executive and long-time lieutenant to Kerry Stokes is leaving the company after more than two decades, and just months after CEO James Warburton announced his departure.
Global streaming giant Netflix is calling on Australia to take a leaf out of the UK's book by limiting free-to-air networks to a single, shared app tile on viewers' screens.
The proposed deal would deliver an 8% pay bump for staff in the first year, followed by 6% increases in the second and third years.
The tech behemoth's endorsement of journalism also comes as the media industry eyes licensing deals for the use of news content in artificial intelligence platforms.
Communications Minister Michelle Rowland will hold critical talks with her Canadian counterpart as governments in both countries look for a unified response to social media behemoth Meta.
If the government takes the strongest action possible against Meta under the media code, some of its lucrative agreements with publishers could be voided months ahead of expiry.
Amid a cacophony of noise over Meta's decision to walk away from funding the news media in Australia, one calm voice has prevailed.
A multi-year tear made luxury retail platform Cettire a market darling. But the rising star is now in the middle of a classic market stoush.
The top editor of Nine's newspapers has expressed confidence the company has the PM in its corner as it gears up for a fight with social media behemoth Meta in Canberra.
The comments come as Meta threatens to walk away from Australian deals struck under the News Media Bargaining Code worth more than $70 million a year.
The collective outrage that has met Meta's move to tear up deals with the Australian media industry distracts from flaws in the laws underpinning them.
There are fears behind the scenes in Canberra that the Albanese government will act hastily to curry favour with Australia's largest media companies heading into the next election.
Meta’s move to no longer fund the news has been heavily criticised by some of the country's biggest media outlets.
In the three years since it struck lucrative deals with Australian publishers, Meta has made a rapid retreat from news in the country and abroad. On Friday, it took another giant step away from the industry.
