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Kylie Sandilands and Jackie O Henderson.

Radio ratings: ABC still struggling, but does anyone miss Kyle and Jackie O?

Some green shoots for ABC 774, but the bigger problem remains, while KIIS listeners say “Kyle and Jackie who?”

  • Karl Quinn

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Seven West veteran Rohan Lund joined the merged Southern Cross/Seven West as chief executive in May this year.

Seven’s owner announces massive job cuts as TV earnings drop

As many as 300 staff will be axed after advertising revenue declines proved to be worse than expected.

  • Colin Kruger and Calum Jaspan
Former NRMA chief executive Rohan Lund joined as chief executive in May.

Up to 200 staff to go as Seven’s owner swings the axe

Seven Network staff are bracing for mass job cuts, which are expected to amount to as many as 200 redundancies across the company.

  • Calum Jaspan
Gina Rinehart.

The Rinehart-backed deal that’s created a smorgasbord for conspiracy theorists

Since the Seven West merger, there has been a non-stop tussle over operational control of Southern Cross Media in a media industry version of Game of Thrones. This week’s news is the latest bizarre twist.

  • Elizabeth Knight
Gina Rinehart and an artist’s impression of Hancock Prospecting’s $270 million West Perth headquarters.

Gina Rinehart emerges as money behind Bruce McWilliam’s stake in Seven owner

Billionaire Gina Rinehart has financed most of the former Kerry Stokes ally’s near-10 per cent stake in Southern Cross Media, ASX documents shows.

  • Calum Jaspan
Lisa Wilkinson spent plenty of time in the courts after Bruce Lehrmann sued Network Ten over her interview with Bruce Lehrmann.

Lisa Wilkinson goes another round with Ten over Lehrmann trial

The former breakfast TV star is still trying to extract her legal fees from the network.

  • Calum Jaspan
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Former Seven commercial director Bruce McWilliam is now one of Southern Cross’ top shareholders.

Billionaire Stokes’ former right-hand man builds 10 per cent stake in Seven

Bruce McWilliam has become one of the largest shareholders in the company, which has been gripped by a struggle for control.

  • Calum Jaspan
The Southern Cross Media Group, which now owns the Seven Network, West Australian Newspapers and MMM, may have more than sentimental interest for billionaire Kerry Stokes.

Seven’s Game of Thrones claims another victim

“When you play a Game of Thrones, you win or you die.” It’s a lesson the recently decapitated chair of Kerry Stokes’ former media empire has learnt – the hard way.

  • Colin Kruger
Kerry Stokes shows a copy of The West Australian to Anthony Albanese in 2022.

Has Kerry Stokes gone missing in action?

The billionaire used to stick by his chief executives through thick and thin. But he seems to have approved of the ouster of former Seven boss Jeff Howard.

  • Elizabeth Knight
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Seven CEO dumping was ‘very considered,’ says Southern Cross’s new chair

Southern Cross Media’s new executive chairman reveals why he removed Jeff Howard as CEO of the merged company just hours before its first financial results.

  • Kishor Napier-Raman and Calum Jaspan