Start the Week: Nine retains The Ashes; Media bosses step up platform lobbying; Consumers cut their streaming spend

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

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How Nine kept its foot in the door with cricket

Today:

• The big media beasts kick anti-platform lobbying into gear;

• Nine retains overseas Ashes rights;

• New Foxtel costs revealed;

• How the public is cutting their streaming spend

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Further reading:

• Australian Financial Review: Media chiefs demand ‘urgent’ curb of big tech

• Australian Financial Review: Rod Sims - Take action to stop AI entrenching big tech’s market power

• Australian Financial Review: Nine retains English Ashes contests until 2031 in new deal

• The Australian: Horse racing fans left furious after TV coverage missed photo finish of main Derby Day race

• Australian Financial Review: Fox Tells

• The Australian: Majority of Australians carefully managing subscription streaming services: Deloitte

Today’s episode feature Tim Burrowes and Abe Udy.

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Time to leave you to start your week.

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We’ll be back tomorrow with Tuesdata.

Toodlepip…

Tim Burrowes

tim@unmade.media

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