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Nine secures fourth tennis Grand Slam event with US Open rights deal
Nine has broadcast rights to the fourth and final Grand Slam tournament.
- by Zoe Samios
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Bullying must end, but it can’t all be tweet nothings
Trolling public figures is never OK, but news organisations and journalists need to think seriously about how to engage with Twitter.
- by Margaret Simons
Rupert Murdoch’s Fox Corp buys celebrity gossip brand TMZ
Fox Corporation has bought WarnerMedia’s celebrity news and gossip brand as it looks to invest in programs that require live or same-day viewing.
- by Zoe Samios
‘Disappointing’: Foxtel breaches broadcasting rules over gambling ad during AFL game
Foxtel was found in breach of broadcasting rules by the media watchdog for airing a betting promotion during a live AFL match.
- by Zoe Samios
What’s the best advice Sammy J has ever received? Go to bed.
What was Sammy J’s first job? “Retail assistant at Fosseys Mornington, selling underwear to my teachers.”
- by David Estcourt
About time: listener-tracking watch to drag radio ratings into the modern age
A little touch of Dick Tracy could finally help the radio industry join the modern era of audience measurement.
- by Karl Quinn
Google, Facebook to bankroll Australian digital publishers alliance
They were worried about their fate when the news media bargaining code was introduced. Now, Australia’s small, independent publishers are coming together for the first time.
- by Zoe Samios
‘At risk’: Return of Taliban forces Afghan media workers into the shadows
Media workers left behind in the country find themselves on the hit lists of the regime and criminals alike.
- by Zoe Samios
US television networks approach ABC for Fox News program
The ABC may sell its Four Corners’ program on Fox News to a major US television network.
- by Zoe Samios
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Coronavirus pandemic
The real stories of COVID-19 are found in the suburbs - not at a Premier’s press conference
Gladys Berejiklian’s decision to end her anxiety-inducing daily press conference has sparked predictable (and misguided) outrage from much of the media industry.
- by Chris O'Keefe
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Vaccination
News Corp mandates COVID-19 vaccines for printing workers in industry first
Unvaccinated staff, even those who have a medical exemption, may have to take leave when the vaccine order comes into effect next Sunday.
- by Nick Bonyhady