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Calum Jaspan is a media writer for The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age, based in Melbourne.

Rupert Murdoch misses the big 60th bash but still makes his mark

Rupert Murdoch misses the big 60th bash but still makes his mark

The media mogul, his lieutenants and critics contemplate The Australian’s impact on the nation ahead of its diamond anniversary.

  • by Calum Jaspan

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Craig Hutchison to sell NBL’s Perth Wildcats for $40m

Craig Hutchison to sell NBL’s Perth Wildcats for $40m

Craig Hutchison’s embattled media and sports business has sold NBL franchise the Perth Wildcats for $40 million.

  • by Calum Jaspan
News Corp cuts 20 journalists, with The Australian and Herald Sun spared

News Corp cuts 20 journalists, with The Australian and Herald Sun spared

Twenty more journalists will be made redundant at News Corp Australia as part of a wider effort to save as much as $65 million.

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Ray Hadley marks 20 years on top in Sydney

Ray Hadley marks 20 years on top in Sydney

The broadcaster extended his record streak as number one in the coveted mornings slot while Ben Fordham beat The Kyle and Jackie O Show at breakfast.

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Kyle and Jackie O trounced by rivals in Melbourne’s breakfast war

Kyle and Jackie O trounced by rivals in Melbourne’s breakfast war

The expensive gamble to broadcast The Kyle and Jackie O Show into Melbourne is yet to pay off.

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Pedestrian boss to depart as group slashes staff and titles

Pedestrian boss to depart as group slashes staff and titles

The youth publisher, owned by Nine, will be split in half and will exit its licensing deals to publish third-party brands including Vice, Refinery29, Gizmodo, Lifehacker and Kotaku.

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‘Sobering reality’: What the future for Australia’s media giants looks like

‘Sobering reality’: What the future for Australia’s media giants looks like

With mass job cuts across Australia’s largest media companies, is there a way out of the advertising downturn, or is it time to face up to a new normal?

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Streaming trumps free-to-air TV in new live sports broadcast bill

Streaming trumps free-to-air TV in new live sports broadcast bill

Greens Senator Sarah Hanson-Young says the government is out of touch on the cost of living and young Australians after passing a bill on access to live sport.

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Job cuts prompt anger and threat of industrial action at Nine

Job cuts prompt anger and threat of industrial action at Nine

Executives from Nine’s broadcast, publishing and radio divisions are discussing the extent of cuts with staff as the company seeks $30 million in savings.

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7News YouTube channel hacked, broadcasts AI Elon Musk crypto scam

7News YouTube channel hacked, broadcasts AI Elon Musk crypto scam

Subscribers to 7News’ YouTube channel have been shown a live-streamed AI-generated Elon Musk cryptocurrency scam.

  • by Calum Jaspan and David Swan
Seven loses three key executives amid mass redundancies

Seven loses three key executives amid mass redundancies

The departure of three senior staff, including the chief revenue officer Kurt Burnette, represents a major overhaul of Seven West’s operations, just two months into new boss Jeff Howard’s tenure.

  • by Calum Jaspan