Media
Australia's two biggest TV companies both admitted conditions in the ad market are challenging and both laid out plans to deal with it. But the market wasn't convinced.
The ABC is eager to re-establish an on-the-ground reporting presence in China after the PM's historic visit signalled a soothing of tensions with the country. But its commercial media peers Nine and News Corp are treading more carefully.
Almost every commercial television or streaming video service in Australia has a football (soccer) offering. But the biggest event will remain on the public broadcaster.
Apple is raising prices of its streaming service, and Disney may soon follow.
At the company's AGM last week, Southern Cross chair Rob Murray made it clear the company was in no hurry to respond to a takeover offer from rival ARN.
The Australian Community Media owner has long harboured ambitions of creating a regional media giant with exposures across print, online and television.
Media analysts have been closely watching for signs of weakness in Australia's streaming video market. New survey data won't fill them with hope.
Publishers dipping their toes into TikTok will be wondering just how much the content is currently worth to the platform, as deals struck with Meta approach expiry.
Netflix is sometimes depicted as the villain in cultural circles. But at SXSW, one of its top local executives received a rousing reception.
Publishing executives are losing confidence in their ability to renew lucrative deals with social media giant Meta without government intervention.
New figures show Spotify has a 70% share of the Australian streaming audio market. The launch of audiobooks may only extend its lead.
The redesigned website and app will launch first in the US, to coincide with the 2024 US presidential election.
While many of the nation's biggest companies have swung firmly behind the Voice, the corporate media sector has been conspicuously silent.
Lachlan Murdoch's ascension has sparked a round of speculation about strategic shifts and leadership moves at Holt St. But anyone expecting short-term changes might be disappointed.
The Murdoch line of succession is now clear, but history shows us that the battles within family empires continue long after the first generation departs.
Attention will now turn to some of the challenges that lay ahead of Lachlan Murdoch, as he charts a path forward from linear television and print.
Global streaming platforms say they will continue commissioning Australian projects despite uncertainty over future local content quota requirements.
The Guardian and News Corp have each been engaged in discussions with AI developers over compensation, while leadership at Nine has opened the door to talks.
The cinema business hasn't been the same since 2020. The success of Barbie and Oppenheimer suggests that's Hollywood's fault, not the pandemic's.
