Live blog: Friday, August 15
Welcome to Mumbrella’s live blog, our daily roundup of what’s happening in media and marketing.
Top Stories:
- Opinion: What it really means when newspaper bosses ‘back themselves’
- ABCs: Newspapers hit hard; Weekly mags continue slide; Monthly mags rally slightly
- Fairfax executive justifies $2.4m pay rise; comments fuel industrial move
- ABC managing director Mark Scott signals outsourcing but defiant on independence
- BeIN Sports set for takeover of Setanta as Australian pay-TV sports market heats up
- TV ratings: Nine dominates the night with NRL and The Block as Catalyst top non-news show
- Dr Mumbo: David Wood: dick joke correspondent
3:19pm – If you haven’t already, you really need to get across The Real Newsreaders of Sydney. Seriously, don’t mess with Lee Lin Chin.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7iTkjK60LdM
