Seven West Media
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Media & marketing
Seven boss content with ‘last-mover advantage’ on streaming
The Kerry Stokes-controlled network is pitching its all-in approach to free-to-air television as an asset to advertisers.
- by Calum Jaspan
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Deal on wheels: Tribunal green lights grand prix boss’ $600,000 pay
The state government gets official permission for the salary-band busting pay packet of the Australian Grand Prix Corporation chief executive.
- by Noel Towell and Kishor Napier-Raman
‘Addictive and glamorous’ Bondi gets the Made In Chelsea treatment
Seven has announced an impressive suite of new and returning reality programs, but it’s slim pickings for local drama.
- by Thomas Mitchell
The woman taking on the hardest job in Australian media
Karen Halligan will have her hands full as she takes the helm at OzTAM later this year, the viewership ratings agency owned by Australia’s three commercial television networks.
- by Calum Jaspan
AFL grand final TV ratings rose, but still couldn’t beat the Matildas
Channel Seven got a boost in grand final broadcast ratings on last year’s one-sided affair, but it was no threat to the record set by the Matildas in August.
- by Roy Ward
Matildas bring ‘halo effect’ for Seven but commercial windfall limited
Seven West Media boss James Warburton has toned down expectations of how much the network has benefited from the success of the Matildas.
- by Calum Jaspan
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Smart TV showdown on cards as networks fine-tune pitch to Canberra
Australia’s free to air television sector is descending on Canberra this week to lobby politicians to get their apps better visibility on smart TVs.
- by Calum Jaspan
Matildas dream run a boon for free-to-air TV, says Seven boss
The death of free-to-air television has been greatly exaggerated, according to Seven Network CEO James Warburton, with record numbers once again expected to tune in to Matildas’ clash against Denmark.
- by Calum Jaspan
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AFL 2023
AFL journalist Tom Browne to depart Channel Seven at season’s end
Channel 7’s football reporting department is in for a shake-up after chief football reporter Tom Browne resigned after 12 years at the company.
- by Marnie Vinall
Big loss for Stokes and Seven in Ben Roberts-Smith defamation costs battle
The patrons of the disgraced war hero do not agree they should bear the costs of his failed defamation action against The Age, The Sydney Morning Herald and the Canberra Times.
- by Harriet Alexander
The Scoop
AFL 2023
Blues’ bonding getaway, Ned’s mid-season break and Seven plans new footy show
The under-siege Blues decamp to Torquay searching for a circuit breaker, while another big figure in football heads off on a mid-season overseas break.
- by Sam McClure