Kath & Kim are moving to commercial TV after selling their new series to Channel 7 for $3 million.
The deal ends months of rival networks battling to woo the Fountain… Read on >>
Television Programmes March 31st 2007 — 8:55 pm
Radio veteran John Laws has admitted that he may consider an offer to a payout and to terminate his contract early.
Laws, whose career spans 54 years and up until… Read on >>
Celebrities / Personalities,Radio March 31st 2007 — 12:21 pm
The Australian reports that in the wake of the government’s decision to make the new media ownership laws effective as early as next week, a lot of wheeling and dealing… Read on >>
Television March 31st 2007 — 10:21 am
The battle for Channel Nine Perth has taken another turn, with The Age reporting that WIN Corporation, owner of a 48.34% stake in STW-9‘s parent company Sunraysia Television, making a… Read on >>
Television March 30th 2007 — 7:13 pm
Communications Minister Senator Helen Coonan has taken everyone in the media industry by surprise by announcing that current ownership restrictions would be scrapped next week, two months earlier than expected.… Read on >>
Uncategorised March 30th 2007 — 9:56 am
SydCon reports today that Sarah Murdoch has re-signed with Nine for future projects, staving off a bid by Seven.
Celebrities / Personalities March 30th 2007 — 6:46 am
The battle for control of Perth’s Nine Network affiliate is starting to get ugly after a meeting of shareholders called to approve the sale of STW-9 Perth to PBL Media… Read on >>
Television March 29th 2007 — 1:35 pm
As the Ten Network reveals a downturn in earnings for the first half of the year, a likely bidder for the company has emerged in the past week.
The Sydney… Read on >>
Television March 29th 2007 — 1:25 pm
Regional radio operators have lost their battle to have proposed changes to local content requirements overthrown, as the new local content rules, created as part of the Howard Government’s media… Read on >>
Radio March 29th 2007 — 11:27 am
AÂ fourth commercial television network, banning analog-only TV sets and the introduction of a new national interest test for media takeovers.
All these changes to television media are being considered by… Read on >>
Digital Television,New Media,Talking Points,Telecommunications,Television March 29th 2007 — 1:38 am
After a less than promising half year profits for this financial year, Ten is looking forward to a better second half in the advertising market.
It recorded a 12 per… Read on >>
Advertising / Marketing,Television March 29th 2007 — 1:31 am
The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) has extended the trial of datacasting TV services in Sydney until the allocation of the proposed new “channel A” television licence is completed.… Read on >>
Digital Television,New Media,Television March 28th 2007 — 11:13 pm
Foxtel presenter Antonia Kidman has given birth to her fourth child in Sydney today – the same day she was nominated for two ASTRA awards.
Kidman gave birth to daughter… Read on >>
Celebrities / Personalities,Subscription Television,Television Programmes March 28th 2007 — 10:49 pm
The Age reports that the Ten Network is confident of its competitive position amid signs that the advertising market is on the rise, and a potential sale of the network.… Read on >>
Advertising / Marketing,Television March 28th 2007 — 6:42 pm
Foxtel has successfully sued West Australian technology business Mod Shop in the Federal Court of Australia for allegedly dealing in equipment, software and information to assist consumers pirate the Foxtel… Read on >>
Subscription Television March 28th 2007 — 5:38 pm