Advertising, Marketing & Communications

Fairfax management has agreed to halt their restructure plans and proposed job cuts while a consultation process with unions is under way, unions say.

Rupert Murdoch has made a $1.97 billion bid to take a dominant slice of Australia's pay television industry.

Australia's biggest newspaper publisher News Ltd will cut staff in a major restructure that expands its online and pay TV presence and integrates traditional print with its growing digital business

Champagne corks are popping at 96FM, with the station managing to beat long-term market leader Mix 94.5 in the ratings, but only just.

Fairfax journalists have appealed to mining magnate and major shareholder Gina Rinehart to respect their editorial independence if she succeeds in her push to join the company's board. 

Communications Minister Stephen Conroy has warned mining magnate Gina Rinehart not to trash the Fairfax Media brand for other shareholders.

Mining magnate Gina Rinehart has increased her stake in Fairfax Media to 18.67 per cent with a recent purchase of more than 143 million shares.

More than $25 million in Fairfax shares have been bought in one transaction, fuelling speculation mining magnate Gina Rinehart is increasing her stake in the media company.

Ten Network is raising $200 million to strengthen its balance sheet through the offer of new shares to existing shareholders.

More editorial job losses at Fairfax are feared after the troubled media company announced 66 local jobs will be outsourced to New Zealand.

FORTESCUE Metals Group has stepped up its backing of the Kookaburras Australian men’s hockey team with a two-year deal to become its major sponsor, signing up just weeks before the gold medal favou

Foxtel has completed its $2 billion takeover of regional counterpart Austar, and says pricing and billing procedures will not change for customers of either service.

Optus has managed to lift its annual net profit by 1.5 per cent to $787 million despite intense competition from its telco rivals.

Optus added 80,000 customers in the three months to the end of March, taking its total to nearly 9.5 million.

James Packer's Consolidated Media Holdings says it one-quarter stake of pay tv provider Foxtel is not for sale.

Optus and Vodafone say they plan to beef up their mobile coverage through sharing more of each other's network mobile sites.

British pop star George Michael will be the first headline act at the controversial new Perth Arena when it officially opens in November.

AFL chief executive Andrew Demetriou has welcomed a Federal Court decision to prevent Optus customers from recording and watching football matches on delay.

Millions of dollars in sports broadcast rights will be at stake when a judgment is made in a legal battle between Optus and the nation's two biggest football codes tomorrow.

Television stocks have been punished as ongoing weakness in advertising markets frightens investors after Seven West Media cut its earnings forecasts.

Telstra Corporation chief executive David Thodey says the telco would look at increasing its stake in Foxtel should James Packer decide to sell out of the pay TV company.

 Ten Network Holdings is forecasting a more stable advertising market as it pins its hopes on a suite of new shows to secure more eyeballs and improve earnings.

The competition watchdog has given the green light to Foxtel's $2 billion takeover of Austar, but slapped strict controls on the suitor to help protect emerging internet tv services.

Seven West Media, the owner of the Seven Network and West Australian Newspapers, has withdrawn from the Australian Press Council.

The Commonwealth auditor-general has delivered a stinging critique of the federal government's handling of the Australia Network tender.

Austar shareholders have said yes to a proposed $2 billion takeover by pay TV rival Foxtel despite the competition watchdog having yet to give its approval.

The mad dash of 96FM from sixth to second place in the Perth radio market has been short-lived.

Mining services company Ausdrill has signed on as the major sponsor of the Hockeyroos, Australia’s women’s hockey team, in a two-year deal that ends a long search for financial backing.

Foxtel boss Richard Freudenstein is talking up the economic benefits of the pay tv provider's planned takeover of Austar as the competition watchdog mulls over the deal.

The RAC is on the lookout for a new marketing partner, launching a formal tender process to fill its creative advertising account.

 Southern Cross Austereo says there has been no lasting financial impact from the Kyle Sandilands controversy.

Optus has failed to gag AFL chief executive Andrew Demetriou from claiming the telco was "lifting" content owned by sporting bodies, behaviour "akin to stealing".