Surely there would never be an auction for control of one of Australia’s most iconic media assets and no buyers turn up, right? Wrong. It’s a watershed moment for Australian media.
Ten Network
Crikey Says: Seriously, no one will buy Ten
Macquarie emerges from the pack to save Ten
The Ten Network is in the middle of some major changes with Macquarie Media and 81-year-old Bruce Gordon set to emerge as major shareholders. Seriously.
Canwest wins another extension
The Ten Network’s struggling Canadian parent Canwest has announced it has won yet another extension (we’ve lost count) from its senior lenders on a deadline to come up with a recapitalisation plan.
Big Brother dying across the globe
Perhaps the most iconic of all reality television programs, Big Brother, is being axed around the world, as life for broadcasters and marketers gets rougher and losses mount.
Masterchef tips the scales when it comes to Ten’s revenue raising
It’s marvellous how a program like MasterChef can change hard-bitten bankers and brokers at Macquarie from being sceptics into believers and volunteering to put their money where others might baulk.
Canwest debt deadline drama nears
With all eyes on MasterChef, Network Ten parent Canwest could be about the become The Biggest Loser.
Channel Ten cooks up a big year in ratings
In its toughest year financially since the 1990s when it was bailed out of bankruptcy, Ten is having its one of its best years ever on the screen.
Canwest thrown lifeline. Again.
The struggling Canwest Global Communications Corp has had its lifeline extended again, for the sixth or seventh time this year.
Ten’s quarterly figures rate badly
Despite a sharp improvement in its ratings performance this year, Ten has lost heavily in their third quarter figures.
Morning Market Report: Market, Dow down
The market is down 21 compared, while the Dow dropped 15.
Canwest and INM still struggling
Canwest Global Communications Corp is selling its indirect interests in four Turkish radio stations to keep itself alive and out of receivership, while INM are facing a 200 million euro debt.
Canwest countdown clock ticking
We’ll soon know whether Canwest Global, the parent of the Ten Network, is going to survive yet again, or be put out of its misery.
Canwest, Indy edge closer to the precipice
Canwest Global and the UK’s Independent News & Media are treading a scarily similar path to oblivion.
Is more news good news?
There are reports that Ten is considering expanding its one-hour 5pm news bulletin to 90 minutes. But do we need three versions of news at 6pm?
Ten Network parent off the air
The Ten Network’s owner, Canwest, is increasingly close to the brink.
Ten’s parent about to get canned?
The Ten Network continues to watch the financial gyrations of its Canadian parent with resignation and bemusement, writes Glenn Dyer.
Fairfax Financial eyeing off Canwest
Was last week’s abortive $90 million fund raising by the Ten Network an attempt to bolster its struggling Canadian parent, asks Glenn Dyer?
Ten becomes The Biggest Loser
As expected, shares in the Ten Network plunged this morning after it failed to get any takers for its search for a spare $90 million. writes Glenn Dyer.
Troubled Ten will look for a capital injection
The Ten Network has become the second major Australian media group to blink and approach the market for much needed new capital, writes Glenn Dyer.
Big Brother the victim of McDonaldisation
Big Brother never really moved out of its training pants. Little wonder it’s now been canned, writes Glenn Dyer.
BB 08: the media didn’t bite this year
Are the media suffering cold sweats as the drip feed of Big Brother is ripped from their arm once and for all? Not so much, says Sophie Black.
Briefly Business: Green deposed, trading Ten, wind farms for sale
Falling off the Rich List … Fears of irregular trading in Ten … NSW the home of bad borrowers … Allco looking to offload wind assets … Likewise Babcock.
Big Brother or Barnum & Bailey?
Reality TV? Hardly. Big Brother has turned into a freak show, writes Glenn Dyer.
