Start the Week: Media redundancies; End of the Millionaire era; Nine closes in on Melbourne Cup

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

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McGuire’s tenure at Millionaire Hotseat draws to a close

Today:

• Crikey publisher Private Media makes eight roles redundant;

• Media stocks feel the chill;

• End of an era for Eddie McGuire’s Millionaire Hotseat;

• Nine closes in on Melbourne Cup broadcasting rights

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Further reading:

• The Australian: Crikey publisher Private Media has given staff until Monday to decide if they want a redundancy

• The Australian: Media companies batten down hatches as ad spending tightens

• Unmade: We need to talk about Seven

• TV Blackbox: Millionaire Hot Seat’s final episode: The end of an era

• The Australian: VRC, Tabcorp inch closer to Melbourne Cup broadcast deal with Nine

Today’s episode features Tim Burrowes and Abe Udy.

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Time to leave you to start your week.

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Toodlepip…

Tim Burrowes

tim@unmade.media