Start the Week: Recriminations over ARN's SCA share raid; Call for total betting ban looms; Australia's platform laws get global pickup

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Today:

Raider: ARN Media boss Ciaran Davis

• Recriminations around ARN Media’s raid on SCA;

• Parliamentarians prepare to call for a total ban on betting ads;

• Disrupt Radio officially launches;

• Australia’s platform laws get picked up globally;

Today’s episode feature Tim Burrowes, Abe Udy and Seja Al Zaidi.

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Further reading:

• Australian Financial Review: Kyle & Jackie O’s boss ignites silent fury among his own investors

• Sydney Morning Herald: Southern Cross plots revival as new boss takes the helm

• Unmade: Why ARN raided SCA

• The Australian: Bob Geldof to co-host breakfast show on start-up station Disrupt Radio

• Sydney Morning Herald: Media, wagering outfits brace for ads ban ahead of gambling report

• The Australian: News laws in Canada put Google, Facebook under global pressure

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Time to leave you to start your week

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Tim Burrowes

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