Could management at Fairfax Media be so precious about rivals accessing its sparkling new Collins Street headquarters they are already hatching plans to bar News Limited employees from the premises?
3AW
The world, and Peter Ford, does a Wilkins over Charlie’s Angel “suicide”
Like Jeff Goldblum before her, reports of Charlie’s Angels star Jaclyn Smith’s death have been greatly exaggerated. On Twitter. Then mindlessly regurgitated by Australian entertainment reporters.
Tips and rumours: Mardi Gras elections headed for drama
Elections for the Board of the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras are set t get feisty, Alby Schultz takes a “baronial approach” to rural politics, the greatest job title ever, and more from our terrific team of tipsters.
And the Wankley Award goes to … Ernie Sigley’s nose for news
3AW’s Ernie Sigley landed quite the scoop when the first person on the scene of a fiery plane crash called him live on air. If only he’d left him on the line, writes Sophie Black.
The tangled web of 3AW, Fairfax and footy
Can what Fairfax says about Fairfax radio be trusted? Perhaps not suggests the once-bitten Ralph Horowitz.
Your final Campaign Lite
The beagle decides … dogged by controversy … Lest We Forget … Tactical voting? … Casey Bennetto on this “Saturday Night” … Election primer for Potter fans.
And what’s Steve Price doing in the Chairman’s Lounge?
There might still be three weeks to go before polling day but it’s clear which yarn will win the “biggest campaign beat up” award – step forward shock jock Steve Price, writes Stephen Mayne.
Media briefs and TV ratings
Commercial talkback down as ABC lifts in latest radio figures … Eddie’s millions still not cutting through for Nine … BSkyB makes a typically Murdochian offer over ITV stake … Last night’s TV ratings.
Dear Leader and Dear Deputy come out from under beds
Crikey has this morning intercepted and unscrambled dangerous ALP propaganda using advanced Cold War code-breaking techniques. Jane Nethercote reports.
Rudd’s hale and hearty next to no-ticker Beazley
Liberal election tacticians always reckoned they did well when they described Kim Beazley as having no ticker. But perhaps it was a clumsy attempt to denigrate Kevin Rudd in a similar way that led to the leaking yesterday of details of the heart valve transplant that the Opposition Leader had 15 years ago.
Media briefs and TV ratings
Sydney listeners turn off talk radio … Regional viewers don’t like Australian Idol … Last night’s TV ratings.
Dylan Howard accuses AFL of censorship
Possibly because it appeared in the Sunday Geelong Advertiser, most AFL fans would probably not have noticed the opinion piece written by Seven sports reporter, Dylan Howard, in which he launched an incredible attack on the AFL and its CEO, Andrew Demetriou.
Media briefs and TV ratings
It’s all about Elvis … The brawl between WIN and PBL Media is reaching the absurd … TV ratings.
Media briefs and TV ratings
The Parrot to Seven? … Ian Ross signing off? … Ray’s new 5pm gig … Last night’s TV ratings.
Your Say: Daily Mail readers' feedback: Crikey Says – 5 July, 2007
Has oil got anything to do with the war in Iraq? What a difference three and a half years can make.
Media mergers: now who is the biggest of them all?
Is Fairfax Media — and the Fairfax family — now the biggest giant on the media scene?
Can Fairfax manage radio stations?
Fairfax is moving back into broadcast media, areas rejected under the regime of Fred Hilmer, but how will the publisher manage these non-newspaper assets.
Your Say: Daily Mail readers' feedback: Crikey Says – 3 July, 2007
A tragedy for Australian democracy.
The massive MacBank-Fairfax cross-media merger
Today’s massive cross-media merger reveals for the first time how the Government’s media reforms lead to reduced media diversity, writes Andrew Dodd.
Media briefs and TV ratings
Rex Hunt on the nose … Will Endemol bid for Southern Cross? … The chequebook knows no borders, not even a jail cell … Last night’s TV ratings.
