Media & marketing
Tom Brady to join Fox in reported $US375m deal when NFL career ends
The seven-time Super Bowl winner will join Fox as its lead analyst when he retires after signing a long-term deal with the network.
- by Frank Pingue
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Netflix tells employees ads may come by end of 2022
Netflix could introduce its lower-priced ad-supported tier by the end of the year, a more accelerated timeline than originally indicated, the company told employees in a recent note.
- by John Koblin and Nicole Sperling
Opinion
Opinion
Meghan Markle’s Netflix cancellation shows the streaming bubble has burst
Coming hot on the heels of Spotify’s decision to quietly shuffle Michelle and Barack Obama off its roster of high-profile podcasters, the move by Netflix rings alarm bells.
- by Matthew Lynn
The COVID blossom: Behind the scenes of Australia’s branding disaster
Members of a high-profile advisory council agonised over the decision to dump a golden wattle logo after it was likened to a coronavirus.
- by Sean Parnell
‘Stakes are getting higher’: Labor says free sport broadcasts at risk
Labor says Australia needs to urgently review its sports broadcasting rules and has accused the Morrison government of failing to safeguard AFL, NRL, the Olympics and other major sports from being locked behind paywalls.
- by Patrick Hatch and Nick Bonyhady
‘Falling over themselves about Netflix’: Media buyer tips streaming ads surge
After Netflix’s co-chief executive said an ad-supported subscription offering made “a lot of sense”, media buyers in Australia are looking to AVOD-dominated Asia for clues about its possible rollout.
- by Anthony Segaert
Opinion
Australia votes
In an age of unlimited information, what are voters actually Googling?
For those of us obsessed with election news, a useful corrective is to look at what Australians want to know when they turn to Google for information on the political contest.
- by Margaret Simons
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Australia votes
Alan Jones’ election comeback: ‘There will be no walking on eggshells’
Recovering from back surgery, the broadcaster is relaunching his digital TV program amid “a campaign virtually of nothing”.
- by Michael Koziol
Telstra confirms Fetch TV investment in battle for living room dominance
Telstra has bought a strategic stake in content aggregator Fetch TV as it battles Apple and Google to dominate living rooms.
- by Zoe Samios
‘Really?’: Donald Trump claims he threatened Vladimir Putin over Ukraine
In a lengthy interview with Piers Morgan, the 75-year-old gave a cryptic response to his US presidential election hopes ... and fears the world is “going to be blown to pieces”.
- by Rob Harris
Korn Ferry hired in Southern Cross succession planning effort
Southern Cross Austereo appointed an external firm for the first time to look for a potential successor to its longstanding CEO.
- by Zoe Samios