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No matter the code, Melburnians have proven themselves to be the biggest footy fans.

Glenn Dyer's TV Ratings

No matter the code, Melburnians have proven themselves to be the biggest footy fans.

Donald Trump's tax returns appeared in the post at The New York Times.

How The New York Times got the Trump tax returns scoop

Donald Trump's tax returns appeared in the post at The New York Times.

The New York Times is looking for a "player-coach" to lead its Australian operation in Sydney.

NYT begins building Australian newsroom

The New York Times is looking for a "player-coach" to lead its Australian operation in Sydney.

As was to be expected, the two versions of <em>The Footy Show</em> did well.

Glenn Dyer's TV ratings

As was to be expected, the two versions of The Footy Show did well.

The shrewdness of the move is reflected in Nine's jumping share price.

Nine sells stake in Southern Cross

The shrewdness of the move is reflected in Nine's jumping share price.

Glenn Dyer's TV Ratings

First up, the big news from last night was the storms and blackout in Adelaide. Viewing dropped sharply on the night before, and some programs lost 120-150,000 viewers (such as Seven News and Seven News/Today Tonight), even accounting for the lower audience levels on a Wednesday night. All networks were impacted to varying degrees. So […]

The Royal Australian College of General Practitioners has bought the first four pages of The Australian.

The Australian sells its front page

The Royal Australian College of General Practitioners has bought the first four pages of The Australian.

The Advertiser was printed in Melbourne and driven overnight to South Australia.

Front page of the day: The Advertiser, printed in Melbourne

The Advertiser was printed in Melbourne and driven overnight to South Australia.

Hillary vs the Donald was a ratings success.

Glenn Dyer's TV Ratings

Hillary vs the Donald was a ratings success.

ACMA has found Seven breached the broadcasting code when it aired footage of a defendant's previous legal counsel with a voice-over saying the man's lawyers had failed to prepare for court.

Seven guilty of breaching broadcasting code in showing wrong lawyers

ACMA has found Seven breached the broadcasting code when it aired footage of a defendant's previous legal counsel with a voice-over saying the man's lawyers had failed to prepare for court.