Start the Week: A rubbish start to earnings season, Ooh's profit fall; and a twist in government's anti-siphoning laws

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Welcome to Start the Week, our Monday scene-setter for the week ahead.

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Ooh Media reported a fall in adjusted underlying profits from $51.5m to $49.6m despite increased revenues

Today:

• A rubbish start to earnings season;

• The week in results - Seven West Media; Southern Cross Austereo; Enero; Ooh Media, Nine and ARN Media;

• A twist in the government’s sports siphoning laws;

Today’s episode feature Tim Burrowes and Abe Udy.

Further reading:

• Unmade: Seven sets course for an unremarkable decade

• Unmade: SCA disappoints the market

• Unmade: Enero uncovers another Photon legacy to tidy up

• Australian Financial Review: Fewer sports behind TV paywalls under proposed reforms

• The Australian: Australia’s big banks sharply cut back their advertising for home loans

• The Australian: ABC advertising spend hits $8.92m as it works to fix radio, TV ratings

• Sydney Morning Herald: Delta flies high as Netflix increases Australian content

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Time to leave you to start your week.

Production was by Seja Al Zaidi with editing was courtesy of Abe’s Audio, the people to talk to about voiceovers, sound design and podcast production.

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We’ll be back tomorrow with Tuesdata.

Toodlepip…

Tim Burrowes

tim@unmade.media