Media

Serious talks over a small but significant deal that will alter Australian media began a month ago, and only select group of people, including the billionaire, were in the loop.

The Australian Recording Industry Association and other creative groups will front a Senate committee on Tuesday to oppose changes to copyright law to aid AI platforms.

In her first months as communications minister, Anika Wells has acted decisively on Labor’s world-first social media ban. But industry figures remain wary of her approach.

The NSW Supreme Court is teaching court reporting to journalism students with the help of former judge Richard Button. Capital Brief sat in on the latest lecture.

The lobby group representing free-to-air TV networks has thrown its support behind a proposal to curb anti-competitive practices in digital markets — and urged the government to go further.

The move, first mentioned by US President Donald Trump but confirmed by sources, would vastly expand the Australian-based mogul's influence over the internet.

Australian Digital Holdings has made multiple plays for radio and TV over the last year. But the real industry buzz is about who is backing it, and whether Gina Rinehart is among them.

The tech giant has reshuffled its lobbying team as it prepares to battle Australian tech reforms that threaten to ripple into markets around the world.

Media executives hoped the prime minister's US trip would test the waters on the news bargaining incentive. Signs suggest they may be left disappointed.

In an interview with Capital Brief ahead of the company’s upfront presentation on Thursday, Delany said Foxtel will soon have balance sheet capacity to consider deals in the market.

After decades of drama, the Murdoch family saga has finally turned a page. And Australian fundies are enthusiastically buying into the next chapter.

Global CEO Robert Thomson said he and OpenAI's Sam Altman are both "deeply into property".

Some of Australia’s best known fund managers including Perpetual, L1 Capital, Soul Patts and Wilson Asset Management put orders in for News Corp shares sold as part of a landmark family settlement.

Only a few weeks ago, the billionaire was locked in a bitter struggle with his siblings. Australian executive Siobhan McKenna was at the centre of resolving it.

The public broadcaster has spent millions on developing AI tools including a ChatGPT-style chatbot, amid upheaval across the media sector over AI use, rights and revenue.

The distribution deal represents the first major tie-up involving HBO Max in the Australian market following its launch earlier this year.

In an interview, CEO Andy Florance has pledged to invest heavily in Australia after his $3 billion Domain purchase, with a commercial data product up first.

While Nine Entertainment's results were initially warmly received by the market, once the dust settled analysts had more questions than answers about its post-Domain growth story.

Media lawyers' new public interest defence for defamation "has legs", and the "serious harm" might have helped Brittany Higgins.

Copyright has dominated discussions following the government's Economic Reform Roundtable. But it is not the main game for AI or productivity.