Advertisers Slam Nine For Fairfax-Google Deal
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August 20, 2018
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Advertisers have reportedly slammed Nine for continuing an ad partnership between Fairfax and Google, asserting its increased tensions between the merged entities.... Read More
Amazon Tipped To Take On Foxtel With New Streaming Box
As Stan look to spruik their numbers Amazon, the ten ton gorilla in the room is looking to launch their own digital... Read More
Stan Talks Up Future Under Merged Nine After Losing $30M
First it was Fetch TV CEO Scott Lorson talking up his numbers last week, then came Foxtel CEO Patrick Delany with his... Read More
REVIEW:Logitech Video Conference Kit, Big Sound 4K Vision
Boardroom conferencing is becoming an essential part of Australian business life, traffic, airport delays and the costs associated with an interstate trip... Read More
Nine Inks National Basketball League Deal For Broadcast, Online And More
Nine has made a deal with the National Basketball League, giving them rights to broadcast games both on free-to-air and digital channels, as... Read More
Macquarie Downgrades Telstra Despite Share Surge
Macquarie has downgraded Telstra from ‘neutral’ to ‘underperform’, despite full year earnings in line with analyst projections, and a three-month high share price.... Read More
Tencent Loses $207B Value, Profit Slumps
Chinese tech giant, Tencent, has shed over $207 billion (US$150 billion) in market value since January, with a further $15 billion wiped... Read More
Foxtel Debuts Australia’s First 24/7 4K TV Channel
Pay TV provider, Foxtel, has sought to re-invigorate its brand name, debuting Australia’s first 4K TV channel – with an emphasis on... Read More
The Foxtel Dots Have Gone, Now It’s All About 4K Streaming & Premium Content
The dots have gone and 4K HD streaming over satellite is the next big thing at Foxtel with Cricket NRL Football and... Read More
Netflix CFO To Step Down
Netflix announced on Monday that their Chief Financial Officer, David Wells, will be leaving the company. Wells had held the role since... Read More
Foxtel IPO Still In Play Despite Revenue Slump
News Corp CEO, Robert Thomas, has confirmed an IPO of Foxtel is still on the cards, despite a continued slump in the... Read More
Panasonic Chasing Profits Not Volume In The CE Market Claims CEO
Panasonic Australia is looking for profits not volume in the consumer electronics category according to CEO Paul Reid who also believes that... Read More
New Look Foxtel Set To Dent Revenue & Subscription Declines
Under pressure Foxtel has managed to hold onto subscribers with the pay TV operator currently undergoing a transformation program under the new... Read More
REVIEW: A Co Developed Harman Kardon, Samsung Soundbar That Delivers Crystal Clear Audio Clarity
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August 9, 2018
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Samsung has a new N950 soundbar and it’s not just any soundbar because this soundbar is the first to be jointly developed... Read More
Apple CEO Slams Spotify For Playlist Algorithms
Apple CEO, Tim Cook, has slammed Spotify for ‘draining the humanity out of music’, asserting the Swedish streaming giant relies too heavily... Read More
Optus Revenue Up 5.7% Despite World Cup Fiasco
Despite backlash over its World Cup streaming flop, Singtel-owned Optus has post a 5.7% year-on-year jump in Q1 operating revenue, notching A$2.1... Read More
CBS Continues Aussie Push with Streaming
CBS will continue its push into the Australian market by bringing its streaming service, CBS All Access, to our shores by the... Read More
Foxtel Now, Dead, New 4K UHD Service Coming, Cricket Launch
A controversial cricket match between Australia and South Africa in Perth on November 4th is set to kick start a new Foxtel... Read More
Netflix Nears 10 Million Aussie Users, Foxtel Slumps
Latest numbers from Roy Morgan reveals Netflix’s user base jumped a whopping 29.9% YoY in Q2, with the streaming giant tipped to... Read More
YouTube Music Gears Up For Mass Update
YouTube Music has further intensified its growth trajectory, following reports the streaming service will soon receive a slew of new updates every... Read More
June Quarter Online Sales Ease Nerves At Nintendo
Nintendo has outperformed earning estimates thanks to better than expected online sales figures, rewarding shareholders with a 3.1 percent bump. The renowned... Read More
CBS-Owned Ten Tipped To End $600M MCN Deal
CBS-owned Network Ten is tipped to axe its $600 million ad sales contract with News Corp’s Multi Channel Network (MCN), with the... Read More
Streaming Taking Off ‘Live Sport’ In Demand From Carriers
The move away from free to air TV has intensified, with demand for streaming services such as Netflix and Stan rising by... Read More
Lenovo Smart Displays Arriving In Oz Soon
Lenovo Smart Displays with Google Assistant have gone on sale in the United States and can be expected to land in Australia... Read More
Spotify Continues Brawl With Apple
Spotify’s second ever quarterly report is strong for investors while also showing the battle scars of going against Apple and EU regulations.... Read More
Spotify Fails To Live Up To IPO Hype As Consumers Ditch Premium Sound
Tipped as a winner shortly after their IPO earlier this year Spotify is now struggling as Australian are lured to music steaming... Read More
Vodafone Responds To Telstra With Data Pass
Vodafone is taking a swing at Telstra’s new Peace of Mind Unlimited data plans with its own Vodafone Pass where customers have... Read More
$6B Fine Fails To Hurt Google As Alphabet Shares Rocket Up On Latet Profits
Google owner Alphabet, who is set to shortly launch a swag of new hardware products in Australia has seen their share value... Read More
Walt Disney Reclaims Top Media Company Spot, Toppling Netflix
Netflix has been dethroned as the ruler of the media landscape with the Walt Disney Company taking back its position as number... Read More
Foxtel Breathes SighOf Relief As Netflix Wobbles
Foxtel executives are this morning witnessing light at the end of a tunnel with news that consumer engagement with arch rival Netflix... Read More
Even State Of Origin Can’t Stop Free To Air TV Woes
As consumers turn to streaming on mobiles, tablets and notebooks several big budget free to air shows are taking a hit. Even... Read More
Service NSW Dumps Microsoft For Chrome
The Service NSW government agency for dealing with the public is dumping its Microsoft Windows computers in favor of Google’s lightweight –... Read More
Microsoft Set To Launch Streaming App On iOS & Android
Microsoft is rumoured to launch its Movies & TV app on iOS and Android to widen its consumer base. At the moment,... Read More
Apple Gets Serious About Bundled Content, New Deal Tipped
Apple who is planning to become a major player in the sound and content markets is set offer a subscription plan that... Read More
COMMENT: Sonos Not Very Smart, & Their Former CEO Lied About Past Revenues
There is one thing that has been made abundantly clear by the release of the Sonos IPO documents and that is that... Read More
Sir McCartney Calls For Music Copyright Reform
Music legend, Sir Paul McCartney, has urged members of the European Parliament to back copyright changes, which would pay songwriters and artists... Read More
Netflix To Shake Up “Premium” Plan With Pricey “Ultra”
Recent reports reveal Netflix is testing a new ‘Ultra’ subscription plan, one which may remove certain features from its current top-tier ‘Premium’... Read More
Sony Really Screws Up, Some Say It Was ‘Deliberate’
A Sony employee who incorrectly labelled a movie has seriously screwed up, after their distributor posted an entire Sony movie Khali the... Read More
Spotify Users Demand Refund For Drake Over-Promotion
Spotify Premium subscribers are irate for the over promotion of Canadian rapper Drake’s new album asking for refunds stating it was basically... Read More
Spotify Testing Lacklustre Lite Version
Spotify is testing a lite version of its app with reports saying many of its major features – like offline playback –... Read More
Downloads Surge On The NBN As Labor Comms Spoksperson Ducks For Cover
As tipped the expansion of the NBN has seen a surge in demand for video streaming with the average monthly downloads up... Read More
Samsung To Debut 65-Inch 8K TVs In Q3
Recent reports reveal Samsung is launching 65-inch 8K TVs in Q3 this year – news which will intensify competition against the likes... Read More
YouTube Music A Major Threat To Spotify
Latest research from Roy Morgan asserts YouTube Music is a major threat to Australia’s two most visited radio and music websites –... Read More
Foxtel Shuffles Management Ahead Of IPO
As previously tipped by ChannelNews, Foxtel CEO, Patrick Delany, has announced a re-structure of the newly merged entity’s management team, with Fox Sports COO, Peter Campbell,... Read More
amaysim CEO Jumps Ship To Foxtel
Following a five-year stint, Amaysim CEO & MD, Julian Ogrin, has announced he’s moving to Foxtel, with Co-Founder and telco veteran, Peter... Read More
Five Million Young Aussies Rocking Online, New Morgan Survey Claims
More than five million Australians – almost a quarter of all Australians – aged 14-plus visit radio or music sites in an... Read More
Telstra Foxtel Share Not Up For Sale Claims Penn
Telstra is not going to sell their share in Foxtel despite the Company struggling to identify where their future revenues will come... Read More
Who Has The Best Music Streaming Service?
Sonos would like you to think that they deliver a superior range of music streaming services, they don’t with all the streaming... Read More
Nine Gets The Tennis From Seven One Year Ealier Than Expected
The Nine Network has secured the rights to the Tennis for 2019, which is one year earlier than anticipated after cutting a... Read More
COMMENT: Telstra Strategy Boss Has A History Of Failed Companies
Telstra is a train wreck, and the man responsible for technology, innovation and strategy for the past two years is the man credited... Read More
