Welcome to the Start the Week podcast, recorded first thing on Monday, looking at the agenda for the week ahead. Today:
Implications of the News Corp - Fox Corporation re-merger
Modernising the anti-siphoning laws
Who won the ratings week?
Frankly’s weak ratings start
Nine and Stan set to lose NBC Universal content
Carrie Bickmore’s million dollar pay packet
Ten gets sued by its own employee
The failing launch of news.net
Today’s episode features Tim Burrowes and Abe Udy. As always, we’d love to hear what you think at letters@unmade.media
Relevant links:
Australian Financial Review: Murdoch media merge was news to Australian News Corp executives
Australian Financial Review: Chanticleer: Murdochs’ reunification is about news, sport and scale
Australian Financial Review: Fight begins over access to major sporting events
Oztam via Nine: The week’s TV ratings
Patricia Karvelas: Criticism of Fran Kelly's new gig Frankly drips with ageism — a stubborn form of discrimination we need to call out
The Australian: Cash and Carrie: Bickmore’s $1.1m Ten deal
The Age: Foxtel clinches NBCUniversal content deal as Stan shifts strategy
The Australian: Network Ten executive sues employer for $330,000 in unpaid entitlements
Sydney Morning Herald: This Australian publication wanted to redefine journalism. Then everything went wrong
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StW: News Corp's merger; Stan to lose its NBCU deal? A disastrous media launch; Frankly's ratings stinker