This Month
Ex-Seven chief James Warburton, CVC Emerging Companies ink media deal
The $120 million private equity firm has also relaunched its business as 248 Growth Partners.
- Sarah Thompson, Kanika Sood and Emma Rapaport
‘Show some courage’: Pressure on Albanese over gambling ad ban
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says gambling, not advertising, is the biggest issue to be dealt with, and reiterated his opposition to a total ad ban.
- Ronald Mizen
- Opinion
- Privacy
Labor’s plan for protecting your privacy: hope the internet disappears
The Albanese government has squibbed at nearly 40 key privacy reforms and given in to an outdated argument that Australia is a nation of shopkeepers.
- Tom Burton
- Opinion
- Chanticleer
History says REA’s $9b UK bet is a risk. But here’s why it can work
Local investors have been repeatedly burnt by big Australian companies trying to go offshore. But there are sound strategic reasons why REA can defy history.
- Updated
- James Thomson
- Exclusive
- Online gambling
Gambling advertising ban on jerseys and stadium signs back in play
The government had planned a separate process, but discussions have restarted after bookies supported the idea.
- Ronald Mizen, Zoe Samios and Sam Buckingham-Jones
August
Forrest scores win in US Facebook scam ads case
Mining billionaire Andrew Forrest will now get chance to examine internal Meta documents and its AI software in his bid to prove Facebook helps scammers create fake ads featuring him.
- Paul Smith
How this CEO wins back clients his business has lost
Advertising boss Michael Rebelo is a big believer in being magnanimous when he loses a deal or a client.
- Sally Patten and Lap Phan
- Opinion
- Online gambling
We’ve heard TV stations and footy codes prophesise doom before
The gambling lobby has a well-thumbed playbook developed from earlier health warnings and advertising restrictions on tobacco and alcohol.
- Martin Thomas
- Opinion
- Online gambling
Ban all gambling ads and let the kids play the game, not the odds
Kids appear to know as much about multi bets as they do about the players they are watching.
- Zoe Daniel
Labor facing internal backlash on gambling ads
Communications Minister Michelle Rowland is facing growing backbench pressure to introduce a total ban on gambling advertising.
- Ronald Mizen
Life360 shares hit all-time high, announces 70m users
Market darling Life360 continued its share price rally on Friday after lifting its revenue and earnings guidance for the full year.
- Tess Bennett
July
- Analysis
- The Breakdown
Investors aren’t buying Google’s AI future – yet
The search giant’s parent, Alphabet, produced solid earnings, but shareholders are tiring of claims about future magic without answers to important questions.
- Paul Smith
- Opinion
- Chanticleer
Coles and Woolies can tap an $800m profit pool. It may be controversial
The media businesses of Australia’s supermarket giants are set to keep growing. But that may not excite suppliers as much as investors.
- James Thomson
- Exclusive
- Start-ups
Aussie who sold cloud start-up for $2b jumps on AI for ads
Three years after selling A Cloud Guru in a bumper payday, Sam Kroonenburg is teaming up with advertising entrepreneurs with big plans and investors in tow.
- Paul Smith
‘Grazed, but not Dazed’: Trump T-shirts go viral
Entrepreneurs in Asia were quick to cash in on the attempted assassination of former president Donald Trump.
- Marcus Lum and Sophie Yu
Mediaweek publisher flags potential sale of business with staff
Those comments came after the Financial Review revealed Trent Thomas had been found by external investigators to have bullied and harassed a member of staff.
- Sam Buckingham-Jones
- Technology Winner
- Sustainability Leaders
New tools democratise greenhouse gas management
A digital marketplace for companies with smaller carbon footprints to buy offsets has taken out the Technology category.
- Alexandra Cain
Mediaweek publisher to ‘step back’ amid workplace misconduct claims
Formal complaints about alleged behaviour of Trent Thomas, owner of the trade media publication, lodged by two people and investigated by external firms.
- Sam Buckingham-Jones
Brands hit up TikTok as Instagram, Facebook lose their lustre
The Victorian Chamber of Commerce found expanding marketing was a top priority for members, striking a deal with the platform to educate owners how to do it.
- Patrick Durkin
June
Why everyone hands this CEO the wine list at restaurants
Not everyone can tell the grape variety, age and region of a wine – but advertising executive Michael Rebelo has the sommelier certificate to prove it.
- Sam Buckingham-Jones
