Google's AI answers cost publishers 40% of their clicks, trial finds
Digital Content Next ran the first controlled test of AI Overviews and found a 40% fall in click-through. Google's reply is a payment scheme with a rate it will not disclose.
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ABC News loses top spot to News Corp's news.com.au by 25,000 readers
Ipsos iris put September 2026 reach at 10.99 million versus 10.97 million, with average time at 29 minutes against 39 minutes and no year-on-year comparisons after a July methodology change.
ABC's new news chief won't promise an end to job cuts
Simon Robinson arrives from Reuters with 46 screen jobs already gone. His first answer on job security, and what it means for the producers who depend on ABC commissions.
Nine pitches itself to advertisers as the alternative to tech oligarchs
At Barangaroo, Nine made buying Australian media a moral argument. The numbers underneath it, and how they stack against Amazon's 5.5 million and a TV market growing 0.4%.
Amazon claims 5.5 million Australians watch Prime Video ads
Prime Video's monthly ad-supported reach, its new formats, and where it sits against a free-to-air market Madison and Wall says will grow 0.4% next year.
ABC cuts 46 screen production roles despite $83m boost
The ABC is eliminating 46 production roles across its screen division, affecting camera crew, technicians, make-up artists, wardrobe staff and post-production workers. The redundancies touch facilities in Sydney at Ultimo and Artarmon, and in Melbourne at Southbank.
Google's AI citation rate will be set by whoever signs first
On 18 June 2026, Google published a public policy post announcing it would pay websites whose content contributes to the "freshness and factuality" of its generative AI responses.
Roxy Jacenko closes 22-year PR career and quits Australia
Roxy Jacenko announced on 13 September 2026 that she had quit Australia permanently, selling her furniture, her Range Rover and her custom number plates to close out a life she had built from scratch at 24. The number plates alone cleared $309,000 at auction.
