Media

TikTok has used its response to consultation over Treasury's 'ex-ante' digital competition regime to take a swipe at YouTube and Google.

The Australian Electoral Commission has cleared the local news upstart, funded by donors to Climate 200, of breaching election laws following a Coalition complaint.

The government will persist with efforts to introduce minimum investment levels for streaming platforms like Netflix in Australia despite global trade uncertainty.

The HBO parent company has enlisted Nine Entertainment to sell ads for its standalone streaming platform ahead of its local launch later this month.

The legacy media operator's lack of response to a bid for its once prized digital asset Domain has added to the intrigue surrounding the closely watched deal.

DAZN cofounder James Rushton believes Australia has resisted factors putting downward pressure on global sports rights values, as Foxtel prepares to renew its deal with the NRL.

The briefings represent the strongest signal yet that Labor may push ahead with a consultation process on the policy before the election.

The MEAA, the union representing News Corp staff, raised concerns about whether any AI model had been trained on journalists' work without consent.

The announcement positions News Corp among the leading adopters of artificial intelligence in the global media sector, as publishers continue to navigate its rise.

The former Nine CEO said there had never been a better time to be working in media or at the public broadcaster. But he said changes were likely coming.

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US analysts describe CoStar CEO Andy Florance as smart, savvy and a feared competitor, expecting him to invest heavily to challenge REA Group’s dominance.

TikTok argues that Labor's decision to give YouTube a blanket exemption from its new social media age rules would entrench the platform's market dominance.

Thomson believes the company’s publishing assets will ensure REA maintains its edge, even if CoStar’s Andy Florance succeeds in his bid for Domain.

The Local and Independent News Association has joined a growing group of media executives in expressing confidence that Labor will move forward with its policy plans.

The Network 10 owner has written down the value of its Australian TV licences by $12.7 million and secured local regulatory clearance for its merger with Skydance Media.

With Trump targeting global tech regulation, Australia’s media and tech sectors are bracing for impact. But the fallout may not be as clear-cut as it seems.

The acting Nine chief has expressed confidence in Labor's tech levy, as he advances a board-mandated reform agenda that will strip $100m in costs out of the company by the end of 2027.

The media company isn't relying on a truth defence in its lawsuit with alleged bikie gang leader Angelo Pandeli.

Todd Thorpe, the top government affairs executive at Rupert Murdoch's publishing company, was in Canberra last week as concerns mount over Labor's tech levy.

The acting CEO was set for his final audition for the job on a permanent basis. Now a $2.6 billion bid for Domain has thrown a curve ball into the situation.

CoStar, the US real estate company with a takeover of Domain firmly in its sights, has a track record of challenging market leaders in the US and the UK.

The Nine-controlled real estate platform said its board, who market sources say has sounded out UBS to assist, has started work on assessing the offer.

Domain's chairman Nick Falloon was overseas, interim CEO Greg Ellis is just days into the new role, and its top shareholder Nine is in flux as a takeover bid landed.

News Corp’s $3.4 billion sale of Foxtel is already under regulatory review, and Saudi Arabia’s stake in DAZN is expected to draw even greater scrutiny to the deal.

A key media lobby group has been assured that work on a planned levy on US tech giants will not be abandoned despite fears of blowback from the White House.