No takers for the 25% of PBL Media still held by PBL. Lachlan Murdoch isn’t interested, but in checking around the story, something new emerged, writes Glenn Dyer.
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Why has Gyngell returned now?
PBL Media boss, Ian Law was out spinning furiously in various papers today about the return of David Gyngell… the message that unlike his last time at the network, Gyngell would “control Nine”. But why has he returned to the network now?
WIN turns up the heat in Nine affiliation spat
WIN’s switch from Nine to Seven in regional South Australia won’t cause too much financial impact. But it will send a message to PBL Media that they need to do a deal for the affiliation fee it charges WIN for Perth and its regional stations sooner rather than later.
PBL’s net profit loss is Seven’s gain
James Packer’s PBL says 2007 net profit fell 5.7% because of the impact of the spin off and sale of its media assets and losses from its Macau casino start-up.
Michael Cooney: and where, and how, to invest it
How should we spend the surplus? The big progressive agenda is where, and how, to invest it., writes Michael Cooney, Policy Director of Per Capita.
