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This week InSider swings from footy finals to the Auditor-General and learns how the end of civilisation looms without a handy milk outlet.
As the ABC's Innovation Lab hosts the first of a series of media industry symposiums in Sydney this week, Paul Donoughue gives an insight into how content, platforms and audience demands might change in the next decade.
March 12, 2021 "Unfortunately, a good idea plus passion are not the only ingredients in building a long-term, sustainable business." This article and accompanying presentation, published by the Media Development Investment Fund (MDIF), explore some of the questions media entrepreneurs should ask themselves when launching a startup or when transitioning from non-profit to for-profit status. In particular, the author looks at some of the basic truths that, in MDIF's experience, need to be considered around issues such as product, finance, positioning, audience, and a...
Details 23 February 2021 According to an article just published on Bloomberg, Facebook has announced that it is working to restore news pages in Australia after reportedly coming to an agreement with the government over the Media Bargaining Code. Quoting William Easton, MD of Facebook Australia, Bloomberg reported that restrictions on news sharing "should be lifted in the coming days". This comes shortly after the Australian government, which initially said it will not budge on the matter, made several changes to the legislation, said the article. This inc...
The Australian government has blinked first. Facebook has negotiated amendments to Australia’s controversial “media bargaining code”, and has agreed to restore news content for Australian users in the coming days. In a blogpost, Facebook said the Australian government has agreed to a number of amendments to the Media Bargaining Code following negotiations, and guaranteed to address the company’s core concerns “about allowing commercial deals that recognize the value our platform provides to publishers relative to the value we receive from them”. Campbell Brown, VP, Global News Par...