It should be no surprise that Lachlan Murdoch is taking an axe to Channel Ten. He told everyone that there was a “difficult cost cutting program” ahead only a couple of months ago.
Australian pay tv
Pay TV’s biggest nightmare is GO
Nine Network’s new channel GO last night hit a unique milestone: it equalled the share of SBS’s main analogue channel. Was it just because last night didn’t have any high profile sports events?
The shining star in the media universe: pay TV
Pay TV is turning out to be one of the biggest money spinners in the media sector, with reported increased earnings across Australia and the UK.
A-pac hits the airwaves, beats ABC to the punch
The ABC and pay television are going head to head in a battle for access to that most valuable of natural resources, the broadcasting spectrum, writes Margaret Simons.
The bad old days of pay-TV piracy make a comeback
For the first time since major upgrades in 2003, pirated pay TV smart cards are circulating in Australia. If left unchecked for any length of time, this will almost certainly have serious consequences for the profitability of the Australian Pay TV sector, writes Marcus Westbury.
