Southern Cross Media
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
Latest
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
- Exclusive
- Media & marketing
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
- Opinion
- 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 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
- Opinion
- On Background
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
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
- Opinion
- Media & marketing
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
- Opinion
- Kerry Stokes
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
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