“Twelve for 12.30” said the invite, and some of the biggest names in the Australian media will be there … Glenn Dyer looks at the guest list for a TV legend’s birthday.
John Alexander
Will the Bradfield rejects be wasted?
A hard won battle has Paul Fletcher named as the Liberal candidate for Bradfield, a far cry from branch stacking and factional messes of preselections past.
PODCAST: Political speed dating in Bradfield
The race for Bradfield preselection has become a mini election campaign, says Alison Carabine, with no expenses spared by Liberal hopefuls. Former Davis Cup player John Alexander even offered tennis games with his mate Ken Rosewall.
Corporate Australia’s hypocrisy on CEO payouts
Despite the compelling logic of the Federal Government’s proposed changes to executive termination laws, large corporations and lobby groups have gone on the attack.
Packer, Alexander quit ConsMedia, Sam Newman rewarded
James Packer and JOhn Alexander have quite Consmedia, raising concerns about the media group’s viability, reports Glenn Dyer.
Rocky outlook or not, CMH boss John Alexander is in the money
The share price might be plunging and there might be a nasty meeting with the banks looming, but CMH boss John Alexander is sitting pretty, writes Glenn Dyer.
James Packer pleads ignorance over death of Channel Nine
There was something satisfying about standing in Crown Casino this morning and telling Australia’s richest man that the gambling business was an awful way to make a crust, writes Stephen Mayne.
One Alexander equals two Leckies: Media salaries Part 1
Running a major newspaper group like Fairfax will make you wealthy, but it’s nothing like being among the chosen ones at Kerry Stokes’ media empire, or James Packer’s gang of accolytes at PBL.
Nine’s recycling program extended to execs as Gyngell returns
David Gyngell is being hailed as the prodigal son with his return as Nine CEO — but one thing can be said: he’ll be better than Eddie.
Ray Martin’s pain: “I couldn’t take it any longer”
It seems to have taken Ray Martin a very long time to realise he should be looking for the road to Damascus. Why else would sudden eruption of stories claiming he was thinking about his future at the troubled Nine Network and worried about the influence of “bankers” in the industry.
The Bulletin unleashes on Kerry Stokes
PBL chief executive John Alexander notoriously failed to force Channel Nine’s former news and current affairs boss, Mark Llewellyn, to assign attack-dog John Lyons to launch a major attack on Seven chairman Kerry Stokes. The new private equity owners seem to have no such restraint, writes Stephen Mayne.
Media briefs: Media briefs and TV ratings
The latest Nine Network cleanout continues … Channel Ten “News” gets serious … Last night’s TV ratings.
Media briefs and TV ratings
More questions surround that Nine book … Is The Nation being sacrificed? … Last night’s TV ratings.
Nine’s passing parade: Where are they now?
In the interests of reminding readers what a classy bunch of people have gone, one way or another, from Nine since 2000-2001, here’s a rough list of people ”boned”, one way or another, by the changed management from 2001 onwards.
