Media & marketing
It’s not a pop concert or megachurch. This is Disney’s D23 super-convention
Marketing in the 21st century or a modern-day cult? Welcome to the House of Mouse.
- by Michael Idato
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News Corp
News Corp looks to sell Foxtel as streaming competition heats up
Australia’s storied pay TV operator and owner of Kayo and Binge is up for sale, News Corp’s global chief executive has revealed, following third-party interest and a strategic review.
- by Calum Jaspan and David Swan
‘Wombat of Wall Street’: The ad guru selling Australia to the world
David Droga has created ads for The New York Times, Barack Obama, Puma and The White House. Now he will test his world-famous talents on Australia.
- by Calum Jaspan
The $220 million ‘double-edged sword’ that’s bothering Nine
Not everyone agrees that buybacks are an efficient use of a company’s capital.
- by Anne Hyland
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ABC
Staff urge ABC to stop ‘racking up costs’ and drop Lattouf case
ABC union staff have called on management to settle with the sacked stand-in radio host.
- by Calum Jaspan
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ABC
‘I make no apology’: Kim Williams criticises ABC website priorities in staff briefing
In his strongest words about news output at the public broadcaster since becoming chair, the ABC chair criticised emphasis on “lifestyle stories” over hard news.
- by Calum Jaspan
Prison newspaper brings legal advice, yoga tips to the incarcerated
A newspaper for the incarcerated has been distributed to prisons across NSW, Victoria, the ACT and Tasmania, with hopes the other jurisdictions will follow suit.
- by Amber Schultz
The tiny private Catholic college making a big impression at Sky News
Campion College in western Sydney is punching above its weight at Australia’s largest and most conservative news channel, Sky News.
- by Calum Jaspan
Nine publishing staff strike pay deal with management
The new offer from Nine was welcomed by the company’s publishing staff as the pay dispute is put to bed.
- by Calum Jaspan
The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age land 19 Kennedy Award nominations
An investigation into former Home Affairs secretary Mike Pezzullo, live coverage of the Bondi Junction attack and photojournalism from Fiji were nominated.
- by Elizabeth Redman
‘To a certain extent, I’ve been in denial’: Ray Martin on life’s great mystery
He climbed to the pinnacle of Australian TV journalism. What challenge was left? The ultimate one.
- by Tim Elliott