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Amazon gearing up to make its trade mark on Australia

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Original article by Sue Mitchell
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 1 & 2 : 7-Dec-16

US e-commerce retail Amazon has applied for more than 250 trademarks in Australia, covering some 30-plus categories of products and services. The retail had previously lodged a number of trademark applications in the mid-2000s, including Amazon Prime and Amazon Fresh. The Amazon Prime subscription video-on-demand service is expected to be formally launched in Australia in 2017. Data from Roy Morgan Research shows that Amazon boast a 50 per cent share of online retail sales in the US.

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AMAZON.COM INCORPORATED, ROY MORGAN RESEARCH LIMITED, IP AUSTRALIA, CITIGROUP PTY LTD

Fairfax, Nine plan to bypass laws

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Original article by Jake Mitchell
The Australian – Page: 19 & 22 : 6-Dec-16

Fairfax Media and Nine Entertainment Company are said to have held further talks regarding potential asset sales, although they are not believed to be close to finalising a deal. Several options are believed to be under consideration in order to avoid any such deal being blocked due to the "two-out-of-three" rule. The Federal Opposition and the Australian Greens oppose abolishing the rule, while some media groups regard a further reduction in TV broadcasting licence fees as a higher priority than changes to cross-media ownership laws.

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FAIRFAX MEDIA LIMITED – ASX FXJ, NINE ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY HOLDINGS LIMITED – ASX NEC, DOMAIN.COM.AU, MACQUARIE MEDIA LIMITED – ASX MRN, 2GB, CREDIT SUISSE (AUSTRALIA) LIMITED, UBS HOLDINGS PTY LTD, MACQUARIE CAPITAL PTY LTD, STAN ENTERTAINMENT PTY LTD, SEVEN WEST MEDIA LIMITED – ASX SWM, AUSTRALIAN LABOR PARTY, AUSTRALIAN GREENS, NINE LIVE PTY LTD, AFFINITY EQUITY PARTNERS (AUSTRALIA) PTY LTD, WIN CORPORATION PTY LTD, SOUTHERN CROSS MEDIA GROUP LIMITED – ASX SXL

Fairfax sat on Forbes sex claim

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Original article by Darren Davidson
The Australian – Page: 23 : 5-Dec-16

A second female journalist had accused Mark Forbes of sexual harassment. He was suspended as editor-in-chief of "The Age" on 2 December 2016, but it has been alleged that Fairfax Media was aware of the initial complaint several weeks before taking action. The Fairfax veteran had been editor-in-chief since April, and he was previously the news director at "The Age".

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FAIRFAX MEDIA LIMITED – ASX FXJ, SEVEN NETWORK LIMITED, AUSTRALIAN BROADCASTING CORPORATION

Walkley for compelling Bowraville podcast

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Original article by Darren Davidson
The Australian – Page: 23 : 5-Dec-16

The annual Walkley Awards for excellence in journalism were presented on 2 December 2016. News Corp Australia journalists won eight Walkleys in total, including one for the series of podcasts by Dan Box of "The Australian" on the Bowraville murders in New South Wales. The Gold Walkley was awarded to freelance photographer Andrew Quilty, while the achievements of the late sports columnist and broadcaster Rebecca Wilson were recognised with the Walkley Award for journalistic leadership.

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NEWS CORP AUSTRALIA PTY LTD, NEWS CORPORATION – ASX NWS, WALKLEY FOUNDATION FOR JOURNALISM, THE GUARDIAN AUSTRALIA, AUSTRALIAN BROADCASTING CORPORATION, PARRAMATTA EELS, NEW SOUTH WALES. DEPT OF PREMIER AND CABINET, COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEAL (NEW SOUTH WALES)

News Corp takes full control of Sky News

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Original article by Darren Davidson
The Australian – Page: 21 : 2-Dec-16

News Corp Australia is believed to have paid about $A20m for Australian News Channel, which owns Sky News. The media giant has been in talks with ACN owners Seven West Media, Nine Entertainment Company and Sky plc since 2015. News Corp Australia executive chairman Michael Miller says the deal brings together two of the nation’s "strongest and most credentialed" providers of news media. He has flagged increased investment in content and quality journalism at Sky.

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NEWS CORP AUSTRALIA PTY LTD, NEWS CORPORATION – ASX NWS, SKY NEWS, AUSTRALIAN NEWS CHANNEL PTY LTD, SEVEN WEST MEDIA LIMITED – ASX SWM, NINE ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY HOLDINGS LIMITED – ASX NEC, SKY PLC, FOXTEL MANAGEMENT PTY LTD, 21ST CENTURY FOX INCORPORATED

TV bosses unite against online foe

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Original article by Max Mason
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 9 : 1-Dec-16

The ReThink TV forum in Sydney has featured a panel discussion with the CEOs of Australia’s commercial free-to-air networks and Foxtel. Seven West Media’s Tim Worner conceded that in recent years some TV shows have not been very good, but he is confident that upcoming shows will appeal to viewers. Ten Network’s Paul Anderson noted that the networks are co-operating more in terms of marketing and audience measurement, amid growing competition from digital players.

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THINK TV, SEVEN WEST MEDIA LIMITED – ASX SWM, TEN NETWORK HOLDINGS LIMITED – ASX TEN, NINE ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY HOLDINGS LIMITED – ASX NEC, FOXTEL MANAGEMENT PTY LTD, MULTI CHANNEL NETWORK PTY LTD, GOOGLE INCORPORATED, FACEBOOK INCORPORATED

TV bosses unite against online foe

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Original article by Max Mason
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 9 : 1-Dec-16

The ReThink TV forum in Sydney has featured a panel discussion with the CEOs of Australia’s commercial free-to-air networks and Foxtel. Seven West Media’s Tim Worner conceded that in recent years some TV shows have not been very good, but he is confident that upcoming shows will appeal to viewers. Ten Network’s Paul Anderson noted that the networks are co-operating more in terms of marketing and audience measurement, amid growing competition from digital players.

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THINK TV, SEVEN WEST MEDIA LIMITED – ASX SWM, TEN NETWORK HOLDINGS LIMITED – ASX TEN, NINE ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY HOLDINGS LIMITED – ASX NEC, FOXTEL MANAGEMENT PTY LTD, MULTI CHANNEL NETWORK PTY LTD, GOOGLE INCORPORATED, FACEBOOK INCORPORATED

ACCC to look at online rivals if magazines join

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Original article by Jake Mitchell
The Australian – Page: 21 : 30-Nov-16

The Australian Competition & Consumer Commission could be expected to closely scrutinise any move by Bauer Media to acquire Pacific Magazines. ACCC chairman Rod Sims says that as yet neither group has sought advice from the regulator with regard to competition issues. Sims adds that the ACCC would consider factors such as competition from online magazines in deciding to approve a merger between the nation’s two largest magazine publishers.

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BAUER MEDIA AUSTRALIA PTY LTD, PACIFIC MAGAZINES PTY LTD, SEVEN WEST MEDIA LIMITED – ASX SWM, AUSTRALIAN COMPETITION AND CONSUMER COMMISSION, ACP MAGAZINES LIMITED, NINE ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY HOLDINGS LIMITED – ASX NEC

Bleak view of Fairfax prospects

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Original article by Darren Davidson
The Australian – Page: 21 : 29-Nov-16

Citi has a "sell" recommendation on Fairfax Media, and values the company at $A0.70 per share. In contrast, Citi values the Domain property listings business at $A0.80 per share. The firm estimates that Fairfax would incur total costs of about $A330m if it opted to discontinue its print newspapers to focus on its digital operations. However, Citi notes that Fairfax’s digital revenue fell by 4.5 per cent in the first half of 2015-16.

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FAIRFAX MEDIA LIMITED – ASX FXJ, CITIGROUP PTY LTD, DOMAIN.COM.AU, NEWS CORP AUSTRALIA PTY LTD, NEWS CORPORATION – ASX NWS, CARSALES.COM LIMITED – ASX CAR, REA GROUP LIMITED – ASX REA

Bauer taps Seven over Pac Mags

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Original article by Jake Mitchell
The Australian – Page: 23 : 28-Nov-16

Bauer Media Australia is said to have made an unsolicited offer earlier in 2016 to acquire the Pacific Magazines division of Seven West Media. However, the two groups are not believed to be discussing a potential deal at present. Pacific Magazines has discontinued or sold several magazine titles in 2016, while Bauer has discontinued a number of titles since it acquired ACP Magazines in 2013. Bauer Media CEO Nick Chan has previously been CEO of Pacific Magazines.

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BAUER MEDIA AUSTRALIA PTY LTD, BAUER MEDIA KG, PACIFIC MAGAZINES PTY LTD, SEVEN WEST MEDIA LIMITED – ASX SWM, NINE ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY HOLDINGS LIMITED – ASX NEC, SEVEN NETWORK LIMITED, WEST AUSTRALIAN NEWSPAPERS HOLDINGS LIMITED, YAHOO! INCORPORATED, SMI MEDIA INCORPORATED, NEXTMEDIA PTY LTD, NOVA ENTERTAINMENT PTY LTD, SOUTHERN CROSS MEDIA GROUP LIMITED – ASX SXL