BOTW: Nine’s worst week – can Sneesby survive?; News Corp centralises; Is SCA taking The Cat seriously?
Welcome to Best of the Week, kicked off on QF1563 on Friday afternoon and wrapped up on a cold Saturday morning in Tasmania after an intense week in Sydney. Three conferences in three days, two of them on stage. For an introvert who acts like an extrovert at work, that’s a lot… it’s nice to be home in front of the fire. Apologies today’s email is a little late. There’s a lot happening.
Pinch, punch, first of the month…
The post-event adrenaline runs freely after a successful conference, and Tuesday’s HumAIn left us flying. When we ran the event in 2023, it felt like a meeting of random curious people; this time it felt like a community coming together. Each piece of feedback made it all feel a little more worthwhile.
It was also an intense week for the media industry. Nine CEO Mike Sneesby seems unlikely to be able to keep his job. Antony Catalano’s plan to create a regional media powerhouse is being taken a bit more seriously by Southern Cross Austereo this time. And News Corp began to tell its staff about its biggest restructure in a decade.
