Survival of the fittest: Media s toughest year in decades
Survival of the fittest: Media s toughest year in decades
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The Australian media sector entered 2020 already in a mild state of crisis. With traditional advertising models already smashed by the growth of the digital giants, only the most strategic and well-run players were looking forward to a prosperous year when the smoke of the summer fires started clearing in late January.
Then the COVID-19 pandemic ripped away huge swathes of revenue, forced overnight changes to the way newsrooms and production houses operated, and as the nation plunged into recession every media company made drastic changes to their cost bases and broader business structures. Plans for takeovers and mergers were quickly replaced by capital raisings and restructures for survival.
âBlokeyâ Nine Networkâs problem with women There are rumblings only one woman is in the race as Nine execs jockey for the CEO job after scandal sent Hugh Marks packing.
Business by JAMES MADDEN
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Subscriber only Six Nine Entertainment executives are jockeying to replace outgoing chief executive Hugh Marks amid rumblings that only one woman is in contention, reinforcing growing concern about the company s blokey culture. A number of external media figures are also vying to replace Mr Marks, who quit in November after board discomfort when he revealed his relationship with a subordinate. Sources who agreed to speak on condition of anonymity said the company s highly regarded marketing boss, Lizzie Young, was the only woman asked to present to the Nine board.
âBlokeyâ Nine Networkâs problem with women There are rumblings only one woman is in the race as Nine execs jockey for the CEO job after scandal sent Hugh Marks packing.
Business by JAMES MADDEN
Premium Content
Subscriber only Six Nine Entertainment executives are jockeying to replace outgoing chief executive Hugh Marks amid rumblings that only one woman is in contention, reinforcing growing concern about the company s blokey culture. A number of external media figures are also vying to replace Mr Marks, who quit in November after board discomfort when he revealed his relationship with a subordinate. Sources who agreed to speak on condition of anonymity said the company s highly regarded marketing boss, Lizzie Young, was the only woman asked to present to the Nine board.
âBlokeyâ Nine Networkâs problem with women There are rumblings only one woman is in the race as Nine execs jockey for the CEO job after scandal sent Hugh Marks packing.
Business by JAMES MADDEN
Premium Content
Subscriber only Six Nine Entertainment executives are jockeying to replace outgoing chief executive Hugh Marks amid rumblings that only one woman is in contention, reinforcing growing concern about the company s blokey culture. A number of external media figures are also vying to replace Mr Marks, who quit in November after board discomfort when he revealed his relationship with a subordinate. Sources who agreed to speak on condition of anonymity said the company s highly regarded marketing boss, Lizzie Young, was the only woman asked to present to the Nine board.
âBlokeyâ Nine Networkâs problem with women There are rumblings only one woman is in the race as Nine execs jockey for the CEO job after scandal sent Hugh Marks packing.
Business by JAMES MADDEN
Premium Content
Subscriber only Six Nine Entertainment executives are jockeying to replace outgoing chief executive Hugh Marks amid rumblings that only one woman is in contention, reinforcing growing concern about the company s blokey culture. A number of external media figures are also vying to replace Mr Marks, who quit in November after board discomfort when he revealed his relationship with a subordinate. Sources who agreed to speak on condition of anonymity said the company s highly regarded marketing boss, Lizzie Young, was the only woman asked to present to the Nine board.