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Media companies in Australia are facing mounting calls to explicitly commit to using the money sealed through landmark deals with Google and Facebook to invest in newsrooms and journalism jobs. Following intense negotiations over the government’s media bargaining code, the country’s biggest media companies - Nine Entertainment Co (owner of this masthead), News Corp Australia, Seven West Media and Guardian Australia - have in recent weeks signed multimillion-dollar agreements for their content with Google. Seven, Private Media and Solstice Media and Schwartz Media have signed agreements wi...

Features Cathy O’Connor on growing Ooh Media’s market share, leaving radio and hopes for news on Facebook Following the release of Ooh Media's 2020 financial results, Mumbrella's Zanda Wilson spoke with new CEO Cathy O'Connor about expectations for 2021 and the impact of Facebook's news ban on Ooh's Junkee Media. February 23, 2021 8:41 It may be just a few short months after commencing her role as CEO of Ooh Media but it’s already come time for Cathy O’Connor to give her take on the performance of the company in 2020. O’Connor’s appointment was announced in August last year, as sh...

A handful of popular Australian news and lifestyle businesses fear Facebook's ban on news content could prove fatal for their websites.

Independent media outlets are warning Facebook’s threat could hurt media diversity.

Small news and lifestyle websites are urging the Australian government to resolve a dispute with Facebook amid fears the ban will have fatal consequences for their operations.