Betr ‘crossed the line’ with illegal ads in News Corp media encouraging gambling, regulator says

Company denies breaking the law but agrees to pay $210,000 penalty imposed by Liquor & Gaming NSWFollow our Australia news live blog for the latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastThe News Corp-backed wagering company Betr has been fined a record $210,000 for splashing 100-1 inducements to gamble on affiliated newspapers, radio and television stations when it launched last year.The company offered gamblers massively inflated returns on every horse in the Melbourne Cup, provided they bet less than $10. Similar inducements were offered for the Cox Plate and AFL and NRL markets in a bid to lure customers away from established gambling companies.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s free morning and afternoon email newsletters for your daily news roundup Continue reading... Continue reading at 'The Guardian'

[ The Guardian | 2023-04-14 02:39:52 UTC ]

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New chair Kim Williams says ABC should be ‘last broadcaster standing’ and News Corp’s criticism is ‘unbalanced’

Exclusive: Former News Corp CEO says Murdoch company’s obsession with the public broadcaster is ‘fairly unhinged’ and should largely be ignoredFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastKim Williams, the current... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2024-08-10 20:00:05 UTC ]
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Scotland Yard to Review Email Deletions in News Corp Hacking Case

A preliminary inquiry threatens to reopen a tumultuous chapter in U.K. news media history. It could entangle The Washington Post’s publisher and other former News Corp figures. Continue reading at The New York Times

[ The New York Times | 2024-07-31 21:53:11 UTC ]
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Nine Entertainment journalists reach in-principle pay agreement after five-day strike

Union members vote to accept offer that is one percentage point higher over three years than previous proposalFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastJournalists at Nine’s publishing arm have called off... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2024-07-31 09:32:46 UTC ]
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Nine newspapers staff vote for five-day strike on eve of Paris Olympics

Editorial staff from the Age, the Sydney Morning Herald, the Australian Financial Review, the Brisbane Times and WAtoday reject improved pay offerFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastJournalists employed by... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2024-07-25 08:05:30 UTC ]
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Big names chopped as News Corp redundancies hit newspapers and national reporting team

Murdoch’s Australian arm has quietly slashed tens of millions of dollars in costs to counter a slow advertising market and loss of revenue from Meta dealFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastSome of News... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2024-07-24 08:18:25 UTC ]
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Vice, Kotaku, Refinery29 to no longer publish in Australia after Pedestrian Group announces restructure

Dozens of jobs to be cut as the Nine-owned media company announces plan to stop licensing overseas titles and focus on wholly owned brandsFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastTech and culture news websites... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2024-07-08 03:27:57 UTC ]
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Spotify’s new audiobook bundle may reduce music royalties and shortchange authors | Millicent Weber for the Conversation

Music artists say the bundle is ‘cheating’ the royalties system while authors have concerns about how streaming will affect how they’re paid and rights over their workAudio streaming giant Spotify, one of the world’s largest audio platforms, entered the audiobook market last October, offering... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2024-07-02 03:23:25 UTC ]
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Cheap AI voice clones may wipe out jobs of 5,000 Australian actors

Industry group says rise of vocal technology could upend many creative fields, including audiobooks – the canary in the coalmine for voice actorsFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastVoice actors say they’re... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2024-06-29 20:00:00 UTC ]
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News Corp’s quiet apology after outrage over use of Indigenous children’s images | The weekly beast

Apology from Sky News was published at 7pm on Friday – a time when very few would see it, complainants say. Plus: speculation over Paul Barry’s replacementGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastMiriki Performing Arts has gracefully accepted an apology from News... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2024-06-14 15:00:54 UTC ]
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In publicising Laura Tingle’s ‘counselling’, the ABC risks giving the bullies a victory | Margaret Simons

No matter what the national broadcaster does, News Corp and the Australian will keep gnawing at itThere are a few things we can assume the ABC board and executive know only too well.First, News Corporation, and the Australian newspaper in particular, will always attack the ABC. The reasons are a... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2024-05-31 15:00:11 UTC ]
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As News Corp rages over Laura Tingle, Sharri Markson bewails an ‘explosion of racism’ across Australia | Weekly Beast

Murdoch’s empire down under has been quietly reorganised – with a long, slow cull of journalists expected to followNews Corp Australia has been laser focused on the travails of rival media entities Nine Entertainment and the ABC lately, while largely ignoring the major restructure in its own... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2024-05-31 03:38:19 UTC ]
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News Corp 'obsessed' with ABC, says broadcaster's boss after 'pile-on' over Tingle comments – video

Asked by Greens senator Sarah Hanson-Young whether ABC political journalist Laura Tingle had been subjected to a 'News Corp pile-on' after her comments on racism in Australia, the national broadcaster's managing director, David Anderson, said she had. At the Senate estimates hearing, the senator... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2024-05-31 01:55:16 UTC ]
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ABC boss rejects suggestion it ‘cowered to a News Corp pile-on’ over Laura Tingle comments

David Anderson says News Corp is ‘obsessed’ with the ABC after Tingle faces backlash over ‘racist country’ commentsGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastThe ABC managing director, David Anderson, has told Senate estimates he believes the attack on the political... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2024-05-30 09:34:48 UTC ]
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Writing is lonely work but connecting with other novelists on zoom keeps me motivated | Jodi Wilson

It’s not pretty but conference calls at dawn keep us showing up. We’ve got novels to write, which is the only work we really want to doGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastWhen you work solo, peer accountability is sacred.Three mornings a week I set my alarm... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2024-05-30 00:56:10 UTC ]
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The Atlantic and Vox Media made their own deal with the AI Devil

In the last few months, news organizations have leapt into bed with OpenAI, hatching Faustian bargains where the cash-strapped media industry exchanges a monetary pittance for OpenAI's right to scrape and integrate their content into things like ChatGPT. Those that have signed in blood include... Continue reading at Engadget

[ Engadget | 2024-05-29 16:21:28 UTC ]
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Editor-in-chief of news.com.au among casualties in News Corp Australia restructure

Staff told some people will ‘regrettably leave our business’ as media empire is reorganised into three divisionsFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastRupert Murdoch’s Australian media empire has been... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2024-05-29 06:04:26 UTC ]
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ABC denies holding emergency talks after Laura Tingle’s ‘racist country’ comments criticised in Murdoch press

Tingle says Australia is a ‘racist country’ in response to question at Sydney writers’ festival about Peter Dutton’s immigration policyGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastThe ABC has flatly denied the board held emergency talks after News Corp lambasted Laura... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2024-05-28 08:38:17 UTC ]
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OpenAI will reportedly pay $250 million to put News Corp's journalism in ChatGPT

OpenAI and News Corp, the owner of The Wall Street Journal, MarketWatch, The Sun, and more than a dozen other publishing brands, have struck a multi-year deal to display news from these publications in ChatGPT, News Corp announced on Wednesday. OpenAI will be able to access both current and well... Continue reading at Engadget

[ Engadget | 2024-05-22 21:46:16 UTC ]
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OpenAI Strikes a Deal to License News Corp Content

The deal gives OpenAI’s chatbots access to new and archived material from The Wall Street Journal, The New York Post, MarketWatch and Barron’s, among others. Continue reading at The New York Times

[ The New York Times | 2024-05-22 21:41:26 UTC ]
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OpenAI and Wall Street Journal owner News Corp sign content deal

Deal lets ChatGPT maker use all articles from Wall Street Journal, New York Post, Times and Sunday Times for AI model developmentChatGPT developer OpenAI has signed a deal to bring news content from the Wall Street Journal, the New York Post, the Times and the Sunday Times to the artificial... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2024-05-22 21:39:09 UTC ]
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