Start the Week: TV lobbies at war; ACCC's Plan B if Meta drops news; Hamish McLennan and OpenAI boss in the exit lounge

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

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The pay TV lobby is against the prominence legislation

Today:

• Free to air TV lobby goes to war with the pay TV lobby;

• How the News Media Bargaining Code negotiations could go down next year;

• OpenAI boardroom dramas and McLennan’s Rugby Australia ousting;

• Michael Miller rejects rumours he’s leaving News Corp;

• Mystery buyer snaps up a chunk of Southern Cross Austereo

Free TV is lobbying the public

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Further reading:

• The Guardian: Battle for the home screen: does the government really want to control Australian TVs?

• Free TV Australia: Free For Everyone

• ASTRA: Don’t let the government control your TV

• Unmade: How the ACCC is gearing up for AI and Meta battles

• Unmade: 'A weaker media ecosystem': Why publishers are pessimistic about the next round of News Media Bargaining Code talks

• Unmade: Sam out, man

• Unmade: Catalano misses out

• Sydney Morning Herald: Hamish McLennan ousted as Rugby Australia chairman after board vote

• Australian Financial Review: News Corp Australia boss Michael Miller quashes rumours his time is up

Today’s episode features Tim Burrowes, Seja Al Zaidi 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

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