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Conrad Black leaves door open for media return

The disgraced media proprietor Conrad Black has left open the possibility of returning to the media, saying that newspapers still offered attractive business opportunities.

Thursday, 28 October 2010 | International Media, Print

US: Glee star ‘sorry for being too sexy’

Glee star Dianna Agron apologised on Thursday to those who were offended by the racy GQ photos taken with two cast mates, but also took the opportunity to defend the shoot.

Sunday, 24 October 2010 | International Media, Print, Television, Television Programmes

West Australian revamps weekend edition

The Saturday edition of The West Australian will be overhauled this weekend, including being rebranded as The Weekend West. The move aims to establish the newspaper as an "all weekend" read.

Thursday, 21 October 2010 | Advertising / Marketing / Sales, Print

Murdoch grilled over donations, phone-hacking

Rupert Murdoch has defended News Corporation's decision to make two large donations to conservative political organisations, and dismissed allegations of phone-hacking against one of his British tabloids.

Saturday, 16 October 2010 | International Media, Journalism, Legal, Politics, Print

APN appoints new chief executive

Trans-Tasman media group APN News & Media has announced the appointment of its new chief executive, Brett Chenoweth.
He replaces Brendan Hopkins who, as previously reported in TSR, revealed in… Read on >>

Thursday, 14 October 2010 | Appointments, Business, Print

MasterChef also a publishing dream

The Ten Network's reality cooking juggernaut MasterChef Australia has proven to be a success not only in the ratings but also in book sales, giving a sizeable boost to the food publishing market.

Sunday, 10 October 2010 | Advertising / Marketing / Sales, Personalities, Print, Television, Television Programmes

US: Media writer Howard Kurtz leaves The Washington Post

Howard Kurtz, the media columnist for The Washington Post, has shocked the media industry by announcing that he is leaving The Post to join The Daily Beast,… Read on >>

Wednesday, 6 October 2010 | International Media, Journalism, Online, Print

AFR launches television ad campaign

Fairfax Media has launched a year-long television advertising campaign today, for its struggling business-focused newspaper, The Australian Financial Review.
The campaign, which is titled 'Join the Dots', will… Read on >>

Sunday, 3 October 2010 | Advertising / Marketing / Sales, Print, Television

ACP and Foxtel team for new show

Foxtel has commissioned a new observational reality program that puts the spotlight on five of ACP Magazines' most popular female-targeted publications.
The ten-episode series will be titled… Read on >>

Sunday, 3 October 2010 | Print, Television, Television Programmes

Running for cover after botched Next Top Model finale

The botched winner's announcement for Australia's Next Top Model has prompted a rethink at Harper's Bazaar, with the magazine announcing that it would have two different covers printed for its next issue: one for each of the finalists on the Fox8 series.

Thursday, 30 September 2010 | Print, Television, Television Programmes

Fairfax unveils newspaper apps

Fairfax Media has unveiled an iPhone application for its flagship newspaper publications The Sydney Morning Herald and Melbourne's The Age.
According to Fairfax's statement, the app allows… Read on >>

Wednesday, 29 September 2010 | New Media, Online, Print

Fairfax’s circulation figures questioned

Fairfax Media has objected to suggestions that there may be irregularities in its reported circulation figures for Melbourne's The Age, claiming that a story published today was "misleading and wrong".

Wednesday, 15 September 2010 | Industry, Print

US: Pentagon reworks Guantánamo media rules

The United States Department of Defense has released new rules regarding media access to and coverage of the Guantánamo Bay detention centre in Cuba, relaxing aspects of… Read on >>

Saturday, 11 September 2010 | International Media, Journalism, Legal, Print

UK: Parliamentary inquiry into phone-hacking scandal to begin

The UK Government has given its backing to a parliamentary inquiry into the News of the World phone-hacking affair, as the House of Commons referred the matter… Read on >>

Friday, 10 September 2010 | International Media, Journalism, Legal, Politics, Print

UK: New inquiry into phone-hacking at News of the World

Pressure continues to mount on the prime ministerial strategist and former News of the World editor Andy Coulson, with MPs announcing that they will be launching a… Read on >>

Wednesday, 8 September 2010 | International Media, Journalism, Legal, Print

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