The man who used to like two-minute chairman addresses went on for half-an-hour at yesterday’s Crown AGM, boasting of PBL’s recent performance and making some pre-emptive attacks against the anti-pokies lobby.
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Interest rates: the local waitress put in her two bob’s worth
The house price gravy train has arrived again at the station, and off we go towards higher interest rates and a greater lack of social equity.
CASA, Qantas and the documents they don’t want you to see
CASA is confident about Qantas safety, but if that’s the case, show us the documents.
You Liar: never charged, but “suspected murderer” Sands loses defamation case
An extraordinary five year defamation case, involving a TV station, a radio network, a federal MP and a press photographer, ended yesterday when the court ruled in favour of the media organisations.
Wankley Awards: Woman’s Day, Today Tonight and The Advertiser
A triple-header for this week’s least coveted prize in Australian media.
Today Tonight indicted in get-rich-quick deal
Today Tonight has been found guilty of breaching the Trade Practices Act for making deceptive claims about an investment mentoring program called Wildly Wealthy Women.
ACMA finds Today Tonight breaches code of practise
Yesterday, the Australian Communications and Media Authority found channel Seven’s Today Tonight breached the Commercial Television Industry Code of Practice.
Anna Coren’s departure highlights talent shortage at Seven
With Anna Coren expected to leave Seven this year and Nine personality Karl Stefanovic turning down a job offer, who will host Today Tonight next year, wonders Glenn Dyer?
Media briefs: Random Anna Coren observation of the week, Soapies as social conscience
Election smection … random Anna Coren observation of the week …
Forget rates, check out this stripper story … On bre-sts … Soapies as social conscience … Olbermann demoted
Media briefs: Hole in the Wall, Tamsyn’s drug message
ITV revenues plunge while the battle for Adelaide rages on at WIN.
Conflicts aplenty in NSW power privatisation debate
No one is talking about the conflicts of interest involved in the NSW power privatisation stoush, especially for key players such as Paul Keating and Bernie Riordan, writes Stephen Mayne.
And the Wankley Award goes to … so many people
Nods all round this week.
The Crikey F-ckability Index
We rate TV people on the Westacott scale.
Media briefs and TV ratings
Crisis talks for Seven News and Today Tonight … Chris Bath gets a glossy publicity push … Last night’s TV ratings.
Media briefs and TV ratings
The TV viewing public has voted … The Chaser v Today Tonight: the gloves are off … Last night’s TV ratings.
Last night’s TV ratings
A blow-by-blow account of last night’s primetime TV ratings battle.
How far can tabloid TV go in pursuit of the “public interest”?
Today Tonight has been given another regulatory rap over the knuckles — this time for breaching the privacy of a woman and child in a story about paternity testing, writes Andrew Dodd.
