Start the Week: Foxtel IPO is dead; Sack SCA bosses says Ray Hadley; Election overload begins

Welcome to Unmade’s Start the Week podcast, dedicated to looking ahead to the week in media and marketing.

Today’s topics:

• All the latest TV developments: Foxtel IPO is pulled; UK government prepares to float Channel 4; NBCU Oz content rights up for grabs; Battle for the CTV homescreen;

• What the six week election campaign means for the media;

• Ray Hadley’s attack on SCA management

• How WPP fell behind

Today’s episode features Unmade’s Tim Burrowes in the UK and and Damian Francis in Australia. As always, we’d love to hear what you think at letters@unmade.media

Further reading:

• The Australian: Ukraine war, inflation and interest rates delay Foxtel IPO

• The SMH: Foxtel IPO plans back on hold

• The AFR: Morrison government considers banning TV fee for placement

• Sunday Times: What the future holds for Channel 4

• The Australian: ‘Disaster after disaster’: Hadley’s brutal radio sledge

• Unmade: How Omnicom and Publicis overtook WPP in financial performance

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