Media news in Australia

An overview of news, trends and research in the Media industry in Australia:

EU approves sale of music festival promoter Superstruct Entertainment Europe’s antitrust regulator has approved the sale of music festival promoter Superstruct Entertainment to US investment giant KKR, with the €1.3 billion deal supported by OC&C Strategy Consultants.
17 September 2024
CyberCX experts track 'fugitives' in 3rd season of Hunted The third season of Channel 10’s hit series Hunted has been run and won, with a team from CyberCX among the detectives and intelligence agents in pursuit of the fugitives at every step.
12 September 2024
Will Taylor Swift’s Australia tour really add a billion dollars? According to some experts, Taylor Swift’s presence in Australia could be worth north of a billion dollars to the national economy, however KPMG’s Brendan Rynne says the reality is much much lower.
22 February 2024
Streaming services growth slows as 'subscription fatigue' spreads Amid what appears to be a continuing increase in so-called ‘subscription fatigue’, growth in streaming services overall has been slowing down significantly in recent years.
12 July 2023
Administrators FTI support Grand Cinemas asset sales to Hoyts Western Australia-owned and operated stalwart Grand Cinemas has sold three of its locations to national chain Hoyts after running into financial trouble due to Covid-19.
15 January 2023
How publishers can convert registered users to paid subscribers In the ever-changing media landscape, publishers are turning to subscription models to increase revenue and diversify their revenue streams.
14 September 2022
Media company oOh! selects CTO Labs as strategic technology partner Sydney-based outdoor advertising and media company oOh!media has appointed CTO Labs as its strategic technology partner for the next three years.
12 September 2022
Accenture joins new alliance tackling media gender stereotypes A new platform has launched in Australia which seeks to combat harmful media portrayals, with professional services firm Accenture among its founding members.
16 November 2021
Covid smashes media advertising revenues while digital news booms With the need for up-to-date information, the Covid-19 pandemic has accelerated the consumer switch from print to digital news media, according to the latest media industry report from PwC.
16 August 2021
Media bargaining code risks further increase in big tech power With the dust beginning to settle, management consulting firm Kearney has taken a look at the global implications of Australia’s recent Media and Digital Platforms Bargaining Code legislation.
29 March 2021
GroupM launches operational excellence transformation Global media investment giant GroupM has launched a major business transformation in Australia.
10 March 2021
Australia's gaming industry grows to $3.4 billion amid Covid-19 Across mobile gaming, consoles and e-sports, Australia’s gaming indutstry has thrived over the course of 2020 – owing to lockdowns and a growing reliance on digital entertainment.
07 February 2021
News Corp Australia hires McKinsey for growth strategies News Corp Australia has brought consultants from McKinsey & Company on board to advise the Board on new growth opportunities.
26 October 2020
Canva adopts Workday HCM to drive people-centric growth Australian graphic design platform Canva is now enjoying the optimised talent management benefits of Workday Human Capital Management (HCM), following a successful collaboration with Accenture.
14 October 2020
Three lessons learned from State of Matter's leaders podcast In June, State of Matter launched an own podcast series.
17 August 2020
State of Matter launches leadership podcast on Spotify State of Matter has become the latest firm to launch a podcast channel.
18 June 2020
Consultants to restructure News Corp's Australian newspapers News Corp Australia, the parent of major newspapers and Fox Sports Australia, has hired consultants from Deloitte Consulting to help the company restructure its newspaper division.
06 May 2020
Australia Post slashes consulting and IT contractor spending Australia Post has paused and ceased a number of large programs as the government-owned corporation seeks to cut costs as part of its Covid-19 response plan.
05 May 2020
Australia Post 'unnecessarily complex' and not 'customer-centric' Australia Post is according to a report by consultants from PwC “unnecessarily complex” and not “customer-centric”.
28 April 2020
Australia Post supports 10,800 jobs in rural and remote areas Economic inclusivity of some of the remote rural areas is a particular challenge for a geographically expansive country like Australia, although the large infrastructure laid down by Australia Post a
08 March 2020
Facebook vanishes flawed report by PwC consultants PwC has pulled a report into the clout of paid advertising on Facebook.
30 July 2019
Internet advertising in Australia inches closer to $10 billion mark Australia’s advertising market is set to grow substantially in the near future, driven primarily by growth in the online advertising space.
18 July 2019
Hailed art director Gustavo Vampre joins Deloitte Digital Deloitte Digital Australia has picked up one of the most hailed and celebrated art and creative directors in a recent move which has solidified it at the top of the digital space in Australia.
22 October 2018
Ebiquity ANZ experience management shake-up Independent global marketing and media consultancy Ebiquity’s Australia/New Zealand executive management team has undergone a transformation.
16 October 2018
Less than a fifth of Australian marketers see brand as their most important objective A strong brand creates a community, an emotional connection between company and customers.
19 July 2018
Accenture Interactive launches programmatic digital ad-buying service in Australia Accenture will launch its new digital ad-buying services in Australia, further diminishing the gap between traditional agencies and consultancies.
05 June 2018

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