Media & marketing
ABC scraps national Sunday night bulletin plan to stick with state news
The ABC has reversed its plan to implement a national Sunday night 7pm bulletin and will instead continue to air local news bulletins after listening to audience feedback.
- by Calum Jaspan
Latest
Foxtel aims to disrupt with ‘Project Magneto’ in quest to translate users into profits
Exuberance in terms of subscription numbers passed a long time ago, says Foxtel CEO Patrick Delany ahead of the launch of its new streaming aggregation product.
- by Calum Jaspan
Exclusive
Streaming
Streaming subscriptions grow despite surge in cancellations
Australians cancelled 1.25 million video-on-demand accounts between April and June, up 100,000 on the previous quarter, but 1.6 million new subscriptions were taken out in the period.
- by Calum Jaspan
Sun sets on media start-up News.net
The website for ambitious start-up News.net quietly went offline this month, after its final remaining licensing contract with Australian Associated Press was terminated.
- by Calum Jaspan
Explainer
Advertising
Never heard of ‘drip pricing’? You’ve probably still fallen for it
They pop up just before you hit pay – fees and other add-ons that eat away at your “bargain”. How does drip pricing work?
- by Angus Holland
Prince Harry’s lawsuit against publisher of British tabloid to go to trial
A London High Court judge has ruled that the Duke of Sussex’s lawsuit accusing the publisher of The Sun of unlawfully snooping on him can go to trial, but not on claims of phone hacking.
- by Brian Melley
‘Fits like a glove’: Foxtel signs exclusive UFC deal
Foxtel and Kayo Sports will become the UFC’s sole pay-per-view provider in Australia from 2024.
- by Calum Jaspan
Opinion
Courts
‘Leave them alone!’ Do the rich and famous deserve their privacy?
The pushback in WA against the interest in the separation of Andrew and Nicola Forrest is oddly out of sync with our obsession with celebrity scandal. What’s going on?
- by Mark Naglazas
Stan Grant exits Q+A permanently
Stan Grant has permanently stepped away from his role as presenter of Q+A on the ABC, saying he will now focus on new projects.
- by Calum Jaspan
Tricky six months ahead for media despite ad market green shoots
While the outlook for the rest of 2023 remains flat, an uptick in travel and a jump in automotive advertising could inject some life into the market.
- by Calum Jaspan
Can I have that one back? Australian media’s biggest ‘horror decisions’
Aussie ad legend Barry O’Brien lays out his list of the biggest decisions made by local media players which they have since come to regret.
- by Calum Jaspan