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Glenn Dyer —

Glenn Dyer

Glenn Dyer is Crikey's business and media commentator.

Chief executive of News Corp Robert Thomson (Image: AAP/David Crosling)

News Corp boss lashes NYT 'hatchet job', ignoring his own papers' scandals

News Corp CEO Robert Thomson attacked the New York Times and social media platforms in making the annual Keith Murdoch oration in Melbourne on Tuesday night.

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Higher breakfast TV viewership following Notre Dame fire

With the top three morning shows collectively pulling in over 1.15 million viewers, it's a reminder that it is a very important news slot.

Game of Thrones fills four of pay TV's top five spots

Q&A pulled in a good number of viewers, while Seven won the night through a combination of news programs and My Kitchen Rules.

Why shutting down over Easter is a bad idea for commercial networks

Traditionally the Easter holidays have been a non-ratings period — but with the rise of streaming television, commercial networks need to re-think their strategy.

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Ratings after MAFS: backslide in viewership for Nine

60 Minutes viewership dropped by one third this week, and the post-MAFS bounce has faded for My Kitchen Rules

The battle of the breakfast shows continue — then in the evening, Bachelor in Paradise and a whole lot of sporting competition.

ABC News Breakfast pulls ahead of Today

The battle of the breakfast shows continue — then in the evening, Bachelor in Paradise and a whole lot of sporting competition.

Deputy governor of the Reserve Bank of Australia Guy Debelle (Image: AAP/Kelly Barnes)

The dominant story of the election is weak household income

The only economic issue in the coming election should be household income and how wages policy can lift it.

The Front Bar (Image: Channel 7)

Another ratings blow for The Footy Show

The Front Bar pulls ahead as the clear winner in the AFL market, while the finale of Hard Quiz pulls in over a million viewers

Media obsesses over Packer deal, but the Oz scoops them all

The latest update in a long media obsession with the Packer family has shown the perils of an early deadline.

(Image: 10Play/Bachelor in Paradise)

Bachelor not quite in ratings paradise

My Kitchen Rules scoops up some new viewers following the conclusion of Married at First Sight