Media & marketing
From Rounds Clerk to Canberra: The life of MP Rebekha Sharkie
There are many things Rebekha Sharkie enjoys in life: Derry Girls and Crazy Heart are two of them.
- by Lisa Visentin
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Southern Cross shareholder sounds warning over streaming
Allan Gray’s Simon Mawhinney said there was an elephant in the room for Southern Cross: “Is Spotify going to kill it?”
- by Zoe Samios and Colin Kruger
Bloodbath: Almost $8b in value wiped from ASX listed media stocks in 2022
Shares in ASX-listed media companies have taken a nosedive due to rising interest rates and fears of a recession.
- by Zoe Samios
Netflix ad model more complicated than it seems, says Seven boss
The way content is split between streaming services will make Netflix’s move into advertising difficult.
- by Zoe Samios
Twitter Australia posts $2 million loss, fails to declare advertising revenue
Twitter is the latest US tech giant to disclose its earnings to ASIC, giving insight into how much money the tech sector makes locally.
- by Zoe Samios
Triple J is shedding young listeners, but radio isn’t a dead medium yet
The latest radio ratings survey results are, on the face of it, cause for concern for youth-focused broadcasters. But do they tell the whole story?
- by Karl Quinn
Facebook’s long-time No.2 Sheryl Sandberg stands down
The high-profile executive who was labelled the “adult in the room” as she mentored Mark Zuckerberg in the early years of Facebook has had a controversial tenure.
- by Barbara Ortutay and Michael Liedtke
‘I had nothing to prove’: Ray Warren announces he won’t commentate Origin
The legendary commentator has called his last game of rugby league.
- by Andrew Webster
Seven boss wants streaming loophole closed as US giants vie for AFL rights
Seven boss James Warburton has urged the Albanese government to swiftly close a loophole that could allow US streaming giants to snare AFL rights.
- by Zoe Samios
For sale: Country newspaper that was a farmer’s bridge to health
Purchasing a newspaper is not a conventional recovery step after traumatic brain injury, but that’s what Lloyd Polkinghorne did five years ago. Now, as he returns to farming, he wants to see his paper survive.
- by Carolyn Webb
Smooth FM steals young listeners from Triple J to cruise to best ever result
Young listeners appear to be abandoning the ABC’s youth station in favour of the joys of easy listening.
- by Karl Quinn