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MEDIA DIARY
Breakfast TV succession: Nine’s not-so-secret plot to replace Karl Stefanovic
As Nine execs grapple with Today’s future, some suggesting the show’s format needs to be ‘blown up’, there’s talk the network could poach Seven’s Matt Shirvington.
COMMENTARY
Banker Carney ignited climate risk industry
Australians unhappy with high home insurance premiums can blame a Canadian for his move in 2015 to make global businesses account for climate change risks.
EXCLUSIVE
Pub baron Arthur Laundy reveals plans for talkback empire
Newly minted media mogul Arthur Laundy says he would be a ‘bloody fool’ to start tinkering with his new radio empire, as his eldest son reveals who is to blame for his lifelong love of talkback.
OZ magazine editor Walsh fondly welcomes return of ‘prodigal son’
The only missing piece of Richard Walsh’s OZ magazine collection has emerged from an unlikely source – a reader’s forgotten wardrobe stash.
KANTAR REVELATION
Cost of living adds up for viewers
The number of Australian homes with at least one video-on-demand streaming service plunged by 100,000 in the last three months of 2025, with a fall in premium ad-free plans ‘exclusively’ to blame.
SKY NEWS PREMIERE
Doco captures courage under fire at Bondi
Nothing could have prepared Sky News presenter Sharri Markson for what she encountered at Bondi on December 14. Now she’s recreating minute-by-minute details of the atrocity in a ‘highly emotional’ documentary.
OPINION
Marketing’s obsession with youth demographic is a commercial fail
The marketing industry’s bias towards penniless 18-35-year olds in its targeting and workforces is a commercial fail that is cutting expertise and missing out on business success, writes Nicolette Briscoe.
THE GROWTH AGENDA
‘Chaotic’ times an opportunity to drive growth
Droga5 Global CEO Mark Green says the current chaos in agency land presents a significant opportunity for the Accenture-owned business.
THE GROWTH AGENDA
AO eyes global growth as record crowds near 1.4m Long Open sponsorship drives KIA’s profile