Media
James Chessell's decision to seek a new challenge in corporate affairs consulting leaves a major void at Nine and sets the stage for the biggest shake-up at its newspapers since the Fairfax merger in 2018.
Australia's commercial TV networks are warning that local content quotas for streaming services such as Netflix could end up hurting rather than helping the domestic film industry.
James Chessell, the last remaining senior executive with links to Fairfax, is stepping down from his role at Nine.
Amazon and the lobby group representing HBO have joined Netflix in criticising government proposals to introduce local content quotas for streaming services.
In its submission to a government review obtained by Capital Brief, the streaming giant describes proposals for quotas as “profoundly unfair”.
Retail media spending in Australia is surging into the billions. That critical mass is diverting potential ad revenue away from incumbent media businesses.
Streaming video platforms operating in Australia are set to go into 2024 with an edge in the advertising market.
After about 15 years across two stints, Seven West Media managing director and chief executive James Warburton is leaving the company. His next stop could be in private markets.
Global streaming audio giant Spotify's Australia and New Zealand based staff have already been swept up in a company-wide cost-cutting drive that will see 1500 roles globally eliminated.
Senior Australian executives are trying to figure out whether the shift from Rupert to Lachlan will suit their aspirations, or leave them on the outer edges of a new inner circle.
A centrist economist's disdain for the public broadcaster's economics coverage highlights simmering industry tensions over the way immigration and inflation are being covered.
The Albanese government has all but ticked off two of the four items on its media reform agenda. Now, the stage is set for a clash over streaming content quotas.
A fight over smart TV apps has become the highest stakes regulatory battle in Australian media and has split the local TV industry into two staunchly opposed camps.
Former RBA governor Philip Lowe became a lightning rod for the public's interest rate anger. A series of changes at the central bank aim to put an end to this peculiarly Australian phenomenon.
The global e-commerce and entertainment giant has taken its plans to advertisers in Australia with promises to launch around June next year.
It's the first clear sign of a local media company preparing for life without funding from Meta as media code deals expire.
The last remaining executive in Meta's Australian news partnerships team is moving to a new role.
Smaller publishers have joined the effort to secure compensation for use of their content in generative AI platforms, but have split with media giants over the way it should work.
A Las Vegas based business led by an Aussie is betting Netflix's blockbuster TV series Squid Game will be as big a hit on gaming floors as it is in living rooms.
The media sector has been rife with speculation about ARN's bid for radio rival Southern Cross. Stokes' involvement only adds to the intrigue.
The government’s “prominence framework” was a 2022 election promise that pledged to legislate reform ensuring local TV services can be easily found on smart TVs.
Generative AI is expected to become a trillion-dollar industry, and the media industry and other content creators are determined to get their share.
