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MumbrellacastAussies win big at Cannes, the trouble at Clems, and are women avoiding news?18 June 2025
Telstra and creative agency Bear Meets Eagle On Fire won the Film Craft Grand Prix at the 2025 Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity. It's one of the most prestigious awards in adland — Lauren breaks down the win and shares an update on other awards the Australian industry has secured.
Clemenger Group's changing of the guard continues with the announcement that its CEO Les Timar handed in his resignation after spending more than two decades with the business.
Jonathan Hunt, head of content at HubSpot, had a chat with Hal about what platforms ar...2025-06-1826 minMumbrellacastAussies win big at Cannes, the trouble at Clems, and are women avoiding news?18 June 2025
Telstra and creative agency Bear Meets Eagle On Fire won the Film Craft Grand Prix at the 2025 Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity. It's one of the most prestigious awards in adland — Lauren breaks down the win and shares an update on other awards the Australian industry has secured.
Clemenger Group's changing of the guard continues with the announcement that its CEO Les Timar handed in his resignation after spending more than two decades with the business.
Jonathan Hunt, head of content at HubSpot, had a chat with Hal about what platforms ar...2025-06-1826 minMumbrellacastGreg Hywood's view from the river bankFormer Fairfax CEO and Free TV Chair Greg Hywood has moved out of the media world for the first time in 50 years.
Mumbrella editorial director Hal Crawford talks with Hywood at length in this interview edition of the Mumbrellacast, covering Hywood's career, the nature of journalism and journalists - and, intriguingly, his view on whether the Nine Fairfax merger he engineered seven years ago has worked.
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2025-06-1652 minMumbrellacastThe Project and Q+A get the boot; Challenges women face in media; and Greg Hywood's thoughts on Nine11 June 2025
Two long-running television shows, ABC's Q+A and Ten's The Project, have officially been axed at their respective networks.
Q+A is being replaced by documentaries, while The Project is being replaced by an investigative news and current affairs program. We discuss what these major changes mean for Australian TV.
Meanwhile, a new Women in Media Industry Insight report has uncovered the key workplace issues women are facing in the media sector. Should we be surprised by the findings?
Last week, former Fairfax CEO Greg Hywood announced he would be...2025-06-1128 minMumbrellacastThe Project and Q+A get the boot; Challenges women face in media; and Greg Hywood's thoughts on Nine11 June 2025
Two long-running television shows, ABC's Q+A and Ten's The Project, have officially been axed at their respective networks.
Q+A is being replaced by documentaries, while The Project is being replaced by an investigative news and current affairs program. We discuss what these major changes mean for Australian TV.
Meanwhile, a new Women in Media Industry Insight report has uncovered the key workplace issues women are facing in the media sector. Should we be surprised by the findings?
Last week, former Fairfax CEO Greg Hywood announced he would be...2025-06-1128 minMumbrellacastAdland’s revolving door; Clive Dickens’ new business venture; and Mamamia’s new video strategy4 June 2025
Last week, iconic Australian adland figure David Droga announced he would be stepping down from Accenture Song. Since then, M+C Saatchi’s APAC CEO, Justin Graham, and Dentsu Creative ANZ’s chief creative officer, Ben Coulson, also revealed they were moving on.
They’re just a few among the many major talent movements in the industry — we go over them all and examine the root of all the turmoil.
Optus’ ex-digital product boss Clive Dickens is officially setting up his own AI consultancy. With a track record like his, people are paying att...2025-06-0421 minMumbrellacastAdland’s revolving door; Clive Dickens’ new business venture; and Mamamia’s new video strategy4 June 2025
Last week, iconic Australian adland figure David Droga announced he would be stepping down from Accenture Song. Since then, M+C Saatchi’s APAC CEO, Justin Graham, and Dentsu Creative ANZ’s chief creative officer, Ben Coulson, also revealed they were moving on.
They’re just a few among the many major talent movements in the industry — we go over them all and examine the root of all the turmoil.
Optus’ ex-digital product boss Clive Dickens is officially setting up his own AI consultancy. With a track record like his, people are paying att...2025-06-0421 minMumbrellacastMumbrellacast goes live: Linkedin, highly paid talent, and where it all began for Burrowes29 May 2025
Recorded live on stage at Mumbrella360, this special episode of the Mumbrellacast sees the worlds of Unmade and Mumbrella collide.
Over the past two weeks, we've been hearing from multiple sources that Linkedin is becoming increasingly relevant for marketers. We discuss if the platform's moment is just a fad or the start of a new age of marketing.
Meanwhile, The Australian recently published a list of TV's highest paid personalities — but after Mumbrella did a bit of digging, it turns out radio stars are being paid more. Are the numbers accurate?
...2025-05-2937 minMumbrellacastMumbrellacast goes live: Linkedin, highly paid talent, and where it all began for Burrowes29 May 2025
Recorded live on stage at Mumbrella360, this special episode of the Mumbrellacast sees the worlds of Unmade and Mumbrella collide.
Over the past two weeks, we've been hearing from multiple sources that Linkedin is becoming increasingly relevant for marketers. We discuss if the platform's moment is just a fad or the start of a new age of marketing.
Meanwhile, The Australian recently published a list of TV's highest paid personalities — but after Mumbrella did a bit of digging, it turns out radio stars are being paid more. Are the numbers accurate?
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Unmade: media and marketing analysisLive from m360: The Unmade-Mumbrellacast crossover episodeWelcome to an audio-led edition of Unmade, recorded earlier today live on stage at Mumbrella360. To get maximum value from a paid membership of Unmade, sign up today.Your annual membership gets you tickets to September’s REmade conference on retail media; to October’s Unlock conference on marketing in the nighttime economy; and to Unmade’s Compass end-of-year roadshow.You also get access to our paywalled archive.Upgrade today.Radio salaries; the rise of LinkedIn video, Google’s AI video magic and the Mumbrella360 origin storyToday’s...2025-05-2938 minMumbrellacastABC, SBS and the gender pay gaps data; inside outdoor media; marketers and Google’s AI Mode; Resolution Digital’s new chapter21 May 2025
For the first time ever, the Workplace Gender Equality Agency has released the gender pay gaps of companies in the Commonwealth public sector — and that includes broadcasters ABC and SBS. We unpack the data to see who’s winning and who needs to catch up.
Last week, Hal interviewed Ooh Media’s chief revenue officer, Mark Fairhurst, who threw back the curtain on outdoor media. The conversation was rich: we share the highlights and go in-depth on the challenges in the sector.
Google recently announced a new search tool, AI Mode, that’s gearin...2025-05-2122 minMumbrellacastABC, SBS and the gender pay gaps data; inside outdoor media; marketers and Google’s AI Mode; Resolution Digital’s new chapter21 May 2025
For the first time ever, the Workplace Gender Equality Agency has released the gender pay gaps of companies in the Commonwealth public sector — and that includes broadcasters ABC and SBS. We unpack the data to see who’s winning and who needs to catch up.
Last week, Hal interviewed Ooh Media’s chief revenue officer, Mark Fairhurst, who threw back the curtain on outdoor media. The conversation was rich: we share the highlights and go in-depth on the challenges in the sector.
Google recently announced a new search tool, AI Mode, that’s gearin...2025-05-2122 minMumbrellacastNews Corp, AI and Donald Trump; Anika Wells; and the OMA's party without a purpose14 May 2025
The Outdoor Media Association held a conference in Sydney last week, where it revealed that its new metrics suite, Move, is launching… at some point. It has been years in the making, so why the delay?
Robert Thomson, CEO of News Corp, issued a stark warning to US President Donald Trump that AI companies are stealing content, such as his ‘The Art of the Deal’ book, to train language models. We unpack why Thomson voiced the concern.
Meanwhile, chicken wings chain Wingstop is the latest US fast food brand to enter the Australi...2025-05-1422 minMumbrellacastNews Corp, AI and Donald Trump; Anika Wells; and the OMA's party without a purpose14 May 2025
The Outdoor Media Association held a conference in Sydney last week, where it revealed that its new metrics suite, Move, is launching… at some point. It has been years in the making, so why the delay?
Robert Thomson, CEO of News Corp, issued a stark warning to US President Donald Trump that AI companies are stealing content, such as his ‘The Art of the Deal’ book, to train language models. We unpack why Thomson voiced the concern.
Meanwhile, chicken wings chain Wingstop is the latest US fast food brand to enter the Australi...2025-05-1422 minMumbrellacastAre Media CEO on US deal; SCA finally exits TV; Netflix's Aussie earnings; will AI take jobs?7 May 2025
This morning, Are Media announced a deal that it would sell ads for US publisher Dotdash Meredith in the Australian market. Hal had a rare chat with Are Media's CEO Jane Huxley who claims the sun has come out.
Meanwhile, Southern Cross Austereo (SCA) is officially selling its remaining regional TV licences to Seven West Media — and not Australian Digital Holdings (ADH) as was originally planned. We discuss if this was a good move for SCA, and ADH's response to the news.
Netflix's Australian financial accounts have been filed and they're raking in...2025-05-0719 minMumbrellacastAre Media CEO on US deal; SCA finally exits TV; Netflix's Aussie earnings; will AI take jobs?7 May 2025
This morning, Are Media announced a deal that it would sell ads for US publisher Dotdash Meredith in the Australian market. Hal had a rare chat with Are Media's CEO Jane Huxley who claims the sun has come out.
Meanwhile, Southern Cross Austereo (SCA) is officially selling its remaining regional TV licences to Seven West Media — and not Australian Digital Holdings (ADH) as was originally planned. We discuss if this was a good move for SCA, and ADH's response to the news.
Netflix's Australian financial accounts have been filed and they're raking in...2025-05-0719 minMumbrellacastA nothing-off-limits chat with Meta ANZ boss Will Easton30 April 2025
Metafest has just wrapped up for 2025, and to mark the occasion, Hal and Tim sat down with Meta's ANZ managing director Will Easton.
From the News Media Bargaining Code to Meta's tax payments and the highly publicised social media ban for people under the age of 16, Easton faced questions on some controversial issues in this special episode of the Mumbrellacast.
Join Hal Crawford and Tim Burrowes for a look at everything under Australia’s media and marketing umbrella.2025-04-3028 minMumbrellacastA nothing-off-limits chat with Meta ANZ boss Will Easton30 April 2025
Metafest has just wrapped up for 2025, and to mark the occasion, Hal and Tim sat down with Meta's ANZ managing director Will Easton.
From the News Media Bargaining Code to Meta's tax payments and the highly publicised social media ban for people under the age of 16, Easton faced questions on some controversial issues in this special episode of the Mumbrellacast.
Join Hal Crawford and Tim Burrowes for a look at everything under Australia’s media and marketing umbrella.2025-04-3028 minMumbrellacastThe Chrome threat; Click-through down on Google ads; Liz Hayes joins Seven23 April 2025The US Department of Justice recently stood in court and said it wants Google to sell Chrome — and since the tech giant has already been found to possess an illegal search monopoly, there is actually a chance it will have to give up the world’s most popular web browser.Hal spoke with In Marketing We Trust’s CEO Paul Hewett to unpack the impact the sale would have on marketers, and discovered that click-through is down on search ads thanks to AI overviews.Mean...2025-04-2322 minMumbrellacastThe Chrome threat; Click-through down on Google ads; Liz Hayes joins Seven23 April 2025The US Department of Justice recently stood in court and said it wants Google to sell Chrome — and since the tech giant has already been found to possess an illegal search monopoly, there is actually a chance it will have to give up the world’s most popular web browser.Hal spoke with In Marketing We Trust’s CEO Paul Hewett to unpack the impact the sale would have on marketers, and discovered that click-through is down on search ads thanks to AI overviews.Mean...2025-04-2322 min
Unmade: media and marketing analysis'A love letter to the ridiculous and wonderful world of agencies': How Rob Mayhew went from adland to creatorWelcome to an audio-led edition of Unmade. Today we hear from adland satirist Rob Mayhew about making it in the creator economy, why he loves TikTok and LinkedIn, and how Facebook is just too greedy.Today is a good day to upgrade to a paid membership of Unmade. Your annual membership includes:A complimentary ticket to all of Unmade’s events, including HumAIn (May 6), REmade (September 23), Unlock (October), and Compass (across November)Member-only content and our paywalled archives;Your own copy of Media Unmade.Upgrade today....2025-04-1725 minMumbrellacastFacebook’s sad cobblers saga; Rob Mayhew’s chat with Tim; walled garden ad exchanges; Albo’s love of papers16 April 2025According to the ACCC, Australians are increasingly falling victim to fake business scams orchestrated through Facebook. The new crop of scammers pretend to be old Australian businesses closing down, and they seem to be everywhere. What does the platform have to say about it?Meanwhile, Tim sat down with agencyland’s favourite comedian — and Mumbrella360 2025 keynote speaker — Rob Mayhew. With the prolific content creator in the hotseat, there was much to discuss.Over the weekend, former Schwartz Media CEO Ben Shepherd published a LinkedIn...2025-04-1625 minMumbrellacastFacebook’s sad cobblers saga; Rob Mayhew’s chat with Tim; walled garden ad exchanges; Albo’s love of papers16 April 2025According to the ACCC, Australians are increasingly falling victim to fake business scams orchestrated through Facebook. The new crop of scammers pretend to be old Australian businesses closing down, and they seem to be everywhere. What does the platform have to say about it?Meanwhile, Tim sat down with agencyland’s favourite comedian — and Mumbrella360 2025 keynote speaker — Rob Mayhew. With the prolific content creator in the hotseat, there was much to discuss.Over the weekend, former Schwartz Media CEO Ben Shepherd published a LinkedIn...2025-04-1625 minMumbrellacastPrincipal media in a very public spotlight; Mike Sneesby lands a big job; Trade press schooled by Oztam CEO9 April 2025Tuesday’s Future of TV Advertising conference in Sydney saw a bit of friction on stage when the topic shifted to principal media trading (PMT). The panel of industry experts were divided: evil, 80% evil, or non-existent in Australia?Meanwhile, Nine’s ex-boss Mike Sneesby is heading halfway across the world to become CEO at the Middle East Broadcasting Center. It’s the region’s biggest broadcaster and Sneesby’s remit will be far larger than what he dealt with at Nine. Is he ready for it?...2025-04-0925 minMumbrellacastPrincipal media in a very public spotlight; Mike Sneesby lands a big job; Trade press schooled by Oztam CEO9 April 2025Tuesday’s Future of TV Advertising conference in Sydney saw a bit of friction on stage when the topic shifted to principal media trading (PMT). The panel of industry experts were divided: evil, 80% evil, or non-existent in Australia?Meanwhile, Nine’s ex-boss Mike Sneesby is heading halfway across the world to become CEO at the Middle East Broadcasting Center. It’s the region’s biggest broadcaster and Sneesby’s remit will be far larger than what he dealt with at Nine. Is he ready for it?...2025-04-0925 minMumbrellacastGrowthops' demise; the government's smoking gun; Darren Woolley on getting CEOs out of pitches2 April 2025Recently, news broke that agency group Growthops has entered administration with liquidators flooding in to officiate the group's companies' end — should we have seen this coming?An audit on government spending has shown that X (formerly known as Twitter) advertising was banned in 2022. We ask TrinityP3's Darren Woolley for his take on X advertising. Meanwhile, customer satisfaction for UM, the government's media agency, has fallen. Should the agency be worried?Fresh data From TrinityP3 has revealed that adland's agencies are not happy abo...2025-04-0225 minMumbrellacastGrowthops' demise; the government's smoking gun; Darren Woolley on getting CEOs out of pitches2 April 2025Recently, news broke that agency group Growthops has entered administration with liquidators flooding in to officiate the group's companies' end — should we have seen this coming?An audit on government spending has shown that X (formerly known as Twitter) advertising was banned in 2022. We ask TrinityP3's Darren Woolley for his take on X advertising. Meanwhile, customer satisfaction for UM, the government's media agency, has fallen. Should the agency be worried?Fresh data From TrinityP3 has revealed that adland's agencies are not happy abo...2025-04-0225 minMumbrellacastESPN levels up; the federal budget's impact on adland; the Gazette blow-up26 March 2025This week:Two big streaming television plays, and the Australian federal budget are dominating media and marketing industry chatter at the moment.This week, American sports channel ESPN is launching in Australia on Disney+, while on Monday, Warner Bros Discovery is rolling out its streaming service, Max. What does this mean for sporting rights, and the advertising world? Will we see Sportsbets ads at the house of the mouse?Meanwhile, the 2025 federal budget had something for everyone — including HE...2025-03-2619 minMumbrellacastESPN levels up; the federal budget's impact on adland; the Gazette blow-up26 March 2025This week:Two big streaming television plays, and the Australian federal budget are dominating media and marketing industry chatter at the moment.This week, American sports channel ESPN is launching in Australia on Disney+, while on Monday, Warner Bros Discovery is rolling out its streaming service, Max. What does this mean for sporting rights, and the advertising world? Will we see Sportsbets ads at the house of the mouse?Meanwhile, the 2025 federal budget had something for everyone — including HE...2025-03-2619 minMumbrellacastRoy Morgan's CEO on retail's future and media trust; on the ground at our Retail Marketing Summit19 March 2025This week:Data is the name of today's game as we took our show to our Retail Marketing Summit at the Crown, Sydney.Michele Levine — Roy Morgan's chief executive officer — delved deeper into the data that shows the forces impacting the retail sector. From the increasing popularity of Shein and Temu to an embattled Australia, what's going on?Meanwhile, the newly released results of the Edelman Trust Barometer and Medianet's journalism survey have both uncovered that the public does...2025-03-1919 minMumbrellacastRoy Morgan's CEO on retail's future and media trust; on the ground at our Retail Marketing Summit19 March 2025This week:Data is the name of today's game as we took our show to our Retail Marketing Summit at the Crown, Sydney.Michele Levine — Roy Morgan's chief executive officer — delved deeper into the data that shows the forces impacting the retail sector. From the increasing popularity of Shein and Temu to an embattled Australia, what's going on?Meanwhile, the newly released results of the Edelman Trust Barometer and Medianet's journalism survey have both uncovered that the public does...2025-03-1919 minMumbrellacastClive Palmer's Trumpian antics; WeAre8 shuts down Australia; Tim's chat with News Corp's Michael Miller12 March 2025This week:Ex-parliamentary member and businessman Clive Palmer's political ads mirror Donald Trump's anti-woke views - should the media stop running them?Meanwhile, social network app Weare8 is shutting down its Australian offices, with nine people being let go. But according to its founder, Zoe Kalar, the company is not slowing down and is allocating resources to its UK and US operations.To top it off, Tim sat down with News Corp Australia boss Michael Miller to discuss...2025-03-1219 minMumbrellacastClive Palmer's Trumpian antics; WeAre8 shuts down Australia; Tim's chat with News Corp's Michael Miller12 March 2025This week:Ex-parliamentary member and businessman Clive Palmer's political ads mirror Donald Trump's anti-woke views - should the media stop running them?Meanwhile, social network app Weare8 is shutting down its Australian offices, with nine people being let go. But according to its founder, Zoe Kalar, the company is not slowing down and is allocating resources to its UK and US operations.To top it off, Tim sat down with News Corp Australia boss Michael Miller to discuss...2025-03-1219 minMumbrellacastAdland’s best and worst payers; the gender pay gap; Triple M’s latest departure5 March 2025This week:Fresh data on the gender pay gap in Australia—and how adland is contributing to it—is the hot topic in the industry this week.The Workplace Gender Equality Agency released its annual gender pay gap data on Tuesday, including insights into the media and marketing sector. Why does the gender pay gap still persist in modern-day Australia? And, gender imbalance aside, we break down the best and worst payers in adland.In other news, presenter and journalist Natarsha Belling has officially left Triple M less than six week...2025-03-0518 minMumbrellacastAdland’s best and worst payers; the gender pay gap; Triple M’s latest departure5 March 2025This week:Fresh data on the gender pay gap in Australia—and how adland is contributing to it—is the hot topic in the industry this week.The Workplace Gender Equality Agency released its annual gender pay gap data on Tuesday, including insights into the media and marketing sector. Why does the gender pay gap still persist in modern-day Australia? And, gender imbalance aside, we break down the best and worst payers in adland.In other news, presenter and journalist Natarsha Belling has officially left Triple M less than six week...2025-03-0518 minMumbrellacastThe latest at Nine; results season for media companies; Max's launch date set; Ita Buttrose's explosive legal letter26 February 2025Half-year results, massive takeover bids, and the ABC's ongoing legal battle with Antoinette Lattouf have given the industry much to talk about in the last seven days.This week:The saga between Nine Entertainment Company, Costar and Domain; the financial half-year results from ARN, SCA, Ooh Media and Nine; Warner Bros Discovery's launch of its long-awaited Max streaming service in Australia; and Ita Buttrose's must-read legal letter on alleged misrepresentation by ex-ABC managing director David Anderson.Join Hal Crawford, Tim Burrowes and Nathan Jolly for a look at everything under...2025-02-2621 minMumbrellacastThe latest at Nine; results season for media companies; Max's launch date set; Ita Buttrose's explosive legal letter26 February 2025Half-year results, massive takeover bids, and the ABC's ongoing legal battle with Antoinette Lattouf have given the industry much to talk about in the last seven days.This week:The saga between Nine Entertainment Company, Costar and Domain; the financial half-year results from ARN, SCA, Ooh Media and Nine; Warner Bros Discovery's launch of its long-awaited Max streaming service in Australia; and Ita Buttrose's must-read legal letter on alleged misrepresentation by ex-ABC managing director David Anderson.Join Hal Crawford, Tim Burrowes and Nathan Jolly for a look at everything under...2025-02-2621 minMumbrellacastLuke Girgis suing Vinyl Group; Defending NZ Tourism's 'Everyone Must Go' campaign; The Atlantic's interview with James Murdoch; Ooh Media's greenwashing mistakes19 February 2025Between Unmade's Compass event in Auckland on Tuesday evening and James Murdoch's juicy interview, the media and marketing industry has had much to discuss.This week:The former chief executive officer and founder of The Brag Media, Luke Girgis, is taking Vinyl Group to court for unfair dismissal; the Warehouse Group's chief marketing officer, Jo Mitchell, defends NZ Tourism's 'Everyone Must Go' campaign; James Murdoch shares insights into his famous family's highly publicised succession battle; and Ooh Media gets caught in a greenwashing scandal.Join Hal Crawford, Tim Burrowes and...2025-02-1921 minMumbrellacastLuke Girgis suing Vinyl Group; Defending NZ Tourism's 'Everyone Must Go' campaign; The Atlantic's interview with James Murdoch; Ooh Media's greenwashing mistakes19 February 2025Between Unmade's Compass event in Auckland on Tuesday evening and James Murdoch's juicy interview, the media and marketing industry has had much to discuss.This week:The former chief executive officer and founder of The Brag Media, Luke Girgis, is taking Vinyl Group to court for unfair dismissal; the Warehouse Group's chief marketing officer, Jo Mitchell, defends NZ Tourism's 'Everyone Must Go' campaign; James Murdoch shares insights into his famous family's highly publicised succession battle; and Ooh Media gets caught in a greenwashing scandal.Join Hal Crawford, Tim Burrowes and...2025-02-1921 minMumbrellacastSeven West Media's first half-year financials; Ita Buttrose takes the stand in ABC vs Antoinette Lattouf case; ESPN heading to Australia; Jackie O responds to Melbourne expansion failure12 February 2025A lot has gone down in the media lately.This week:Seven West Media's first half-year financials for FY25; Ita Buttrose taking the stand in the highly publicised ABC vs Antoinette Lattouf court case; American sports broadcaster, ESPN heading to Disney+; and Jackie 'O' Henderson sharing her thoughts on the Kyle & Jackie O Show not making a splash in Melbourne.Join Hal Crawford, Tim Burrowes and Nathan Jolly for a look at everything under Australia’s media and marketing umbrella.2025-02-1223 minMumbrellacastSeven West Media's first half-year financials; Ita Buttrose takes the stand in ABC vs Antoinette Lattouf case; ESPN heading to Australia; Jackie O responds to Melbourne expansion failure12 February 2025A lot has gone down in the media lately.This week:Seven West Media's first half-year financials for FY25; Ita Buttrose taking the stand in the highly publicised ABC vs Antoinette Lattouf court case; American sports broadcaster, ESPN heading to Disney+; and Jackie 'O' Henderson sharing her thoughts on the Kyle & Jackie O Show not making a splash in Melbourne.Join Hal Crawford, Tim Burrowes and Nathan Jolly for a look at everything under Australia’s media and marketing umbrella.2025-02-1223 min
The FoldSummer reissue: Australia has banned social media for under 16s. And that's just the beginningThe Fold is taking a break over summer. We’ll be back soon with new episodes but, until then, here’s one of our favourites from 2024:In an effort to get out of his doom spiral, Duncan Greive takes a tour across the Tasman to see how our close neighbours are dealing with a similar set of challenges. From a social media ban, to local content quotas, to news bargaining, to an activist competition authority, Australia is a global leader, while New Zealand is nowhere to be found.In the first of two episodes focused on A...2025-01-1557 minThe FoldAustralia has banned social media for under 16s. And that's just the beginningIn an effort to get out of his doom spiral, Duncan Greive takes a tour across the Tasman to see how our close neighbours are dealing with a similar set of challenges. From a social media ban, to local content quotas, to news bargaining to an activist competition authority, Australia is a global leader, while New Zealand is nowhere to be found.In the first of two episodes focused on Australia, former Newshub boss Hal Crawford joins Duncan to discuss a raft of legislation aimed at big tech, which has either been proposed or passed - sometimes...2024-12-0358 minThe FoldA strange trip through the end of Newshub and the beginning of crypto gamingHal Crawford ran Newshub through a crucial era – but has traveled a strange path since. He joins Duncan Greive to discuss the unique personality of Three News, the prospects of Stuff at 6pm – and his very different career since he returned to Australia. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices2024-06-3052 min
Double TakeNews Saviour or Platform Shakedown?Early next year, Australia’s world-first news media bargaining turns 3, meaning that many of the deals Google and Meta have done with Australian news media businesses are about to expire. Worth well over $200m annually, these deals have prompted a host of other jurisdictions to follow suit. Yet critics argue the code is flawed, unfair and lacks transparency.
CMT's Sacha Molitorisz speaks with ex-ACCC chair Rod Sims, Columbia journalism scholar Anya Schiffrin, and author and consultant Hal Crawford about the code and its impact, three years on and beyond.2023-12-131h 05
Key CharactersBo Daly on why first-time developers try too hard
Bo Daly has seen a lot in game development. He started straight out of university, worked at Rockstar on the Red Dead games, founded studio Super Evil Megacorp and developed mobile hit Vainglory. He’s now CEO and founder at Bazooka Tango and is making a blockchain game called Shardbound, a card-based tactical battler with blockchain elements. In this Key Characters interview, Hal Crawford asks Daly what it was like picking up Shardbound as a game half-built by somebody else, and how the game appears on Steam despite that platform’s ban on blockchain content.
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The Web3 Gamer#11 - Decoding Web3 Gaming with Hal Crawford: From Journalism to Blockchain ChallengesShow Notes - The Web3 Gamer - Episode 11: Decoding Web3 Gaming with Hal Crawford: From Journalism to Blockchain ChallengesIn this episode of The Web3 Gamer, we welcome Hal Crawford, a former news executive and an experienced journalist. He's worked in print, digital, radio, TV and was once, a long time ago, a games reviewer. Hal is currently the head of content for Polemos a Web3 Gaming news platform. Join us as we explore a variety of topics around Journalism, gaming, and Web3 gaming.Listen in to this insightful conversation and discover the...2023-10-0857 minKey CharactersDavid Johansson on sticking to the blockchain
The founder of the studio behind Blocklords, David Johansson, is refusing to back down and hide the blockchain like many other game developers in the space. In the face of intense mainstream gamer hostility against crypto and NFTs, many developers are removing references to blockchain in their marketing materials and either hiding, delaying or outright removing crypto integrations in their games. In this interview Johansson explains why this isn’t the path he is taking, and why he thinks his medieval strategy game can sign up a million gamers by the end of next year. He also discusses his ec...2023-09-1524 minKey CharactersChandler Thomlison on the brutal road of game development
When Chandler Thomlison began developing a game seven years ago, he had no idea how long and hard the road would be … and he’s not done yet.
In this interview with Hal Crawford, Thomlison lays out what he’s learned, including how difficult it is to raise money as an independent game studio, the dynamics of crypto funding, and how that blockchain connection has turned out to be a problem when it comes to gamers. Thomlison’s game is called Sparkball.
Subscribe to Key Characters on your favorite podcast app or listen directly on the Pole...2023-08-2230 minKey CharactersJerry Singer on Metalcore and firefighting
Jerry Singer leads business development on Metalcore, a mech shooter with blockchain integrations. He is also a former professional firefighter, college baseball player, and closet World of Warcraft fanatic. In this episode of Key Characters, Jerry discusses the change in attitudes towards gaming – moving away from stigma to mainstream commercialisation – the difficulty of building games, and Metalcore’s decision to de-emphasise the blockchain in order that “the gameplay experience feels native to whoever”.
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STAY SustainableAstounding innovation is driving progress in sustainability! An interview with Hal StillmanAlec welcomes inventor and entrepreneur Hal Stillman to the STAY Sustainable podcast! He talks about some incredible innovation driving progress in sustainability, as well as his own career journey starting at General Electric Reentry and Environmental Systems in the 1970s and progressing through various startups. We also touch on his new carbon-positive home in New Mexico! An incredible breadth of discussion.2023-07-1636 minKey CharactersVolkin on giving up on web3 gaming
Volkin is a YouTube content creator and former web3 enthusiast, who has stepped back from the blockchain because of the lack of games. The former electrician from Melbourne built his substantial following (>100k) on mobile gacha games like Honkai Star Rail, and has a deep curiosity around gaming tech, including blockchain. He still believes in projects such as Illuvium, but is waiting for the big games.
“Every project in web3 … I don’t think anyone’s ever met a deadline, so I just think whitepapers are just fluff and I just don’t look at them anymore. I didn’t w...2023-07-1318 minKey CharactersSarah West on the power of nostalgia
Sarah West is the head of marketing at 1980s-themed trading card game The Nemots. She’s also a powerful advocate for women in web3, and a kind of ground-wire back to gaming’s universal roots. In this Key Characters interview she talks about nostalgia, owning a ZX Spectrum, the psychology of games, and how blockchain gaming pushes people away in the very act of attempting to reach them.
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2023-06-2126 minKey CharactersYan Liberman on bankrolling blockchain games
Yan Liberman, co-founder at Delphi Digital, knows as much as anyone about how to pick the highest potential blockchain games. He is backing his “bets” with hard cash – his own, and other peoples’. In this interview with Hal Crawford, he talks about unfairness in gaming, why pay-to-win is not a binary state, the importance of experience for game developers, and how to ride the volatility of the crypto market.
Note that the web version of this podcast is accompanied by a pixel art image of Liberman that bears little relation to reality. The scene is an invention.
2023-05-2927 minKey CharactersThe Bettners on making Wildcard, a game with a shot at glory
Katy Drake Bettner and Paul Bettner are the force behind Wildcard, an arena battler hybrid game that has been in development for six years. In this rambling, entertaining discussion with Hal Crawford, they explain their vision of creating a spectator experience with all the hooks of broadcast TV sport. Their intention is to use the blockchain to not only attract audiences, but also distribute profits among the players.
2023-05-1236 minKey CharactersSascha Zehe on how to explain blockchain gaming
Polemos co-CEO Sascha Zehe struggled with explaining what he does to his family … and that was before he got into blockchain gaming. In this interview he tells Hal Crawford his tactics for making BG relatable and comprehensible, and also talks about his lightning conversion to blockchain belief in 2021.
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2023-05-0624 minKey CharactersAaron Warwick on life inside Illuvium
Aaron Warwick is one of the key characters behind mega blockchain game project Illuvium, the brainchild of four Sydney brothers. In this interview he gives insights into game economy and development, and goes into his childhood growing up as the son a professional tennis player. Despite loving maths, puzzles and “the nerdier elements of life”, Aaron always thought he would be a professional sportsman.
2023-04-2925 minKey CharactersFrank Cheng on drinking, games, and strange names
Foonie Magus co-founder Frank Cheng speaks with Hal Crawford about swimming against the tide and making a god game. Apeiron, currently in beta testing, is a blockchain gaming (BG) project that Cheng hopes will form the basis of an intellectual property franchise. Like many BG projects, Apeiron is multi-game, multi-token and mega ambitious. Cheng discusses his background in Asian private equity and serious gaming, and makes a case for building a gaming system for different types of players.
Subscribe to the Key Characters podcast by searching for it in your favourite podcast app, or head to our...2023-04-2021 min
Backstage BabbleBen Crawford, Broadway’s Final PhantomOn April 16, The Phantom of the Opera will take its final Broadway bow. And today, I am so honored to be joined by Ben Crawford, the last man to wear the iconic mask before the show closes. Tune in today to hear Ben talk about funniest audience reactions, onstage mishaps, the physical challenges of singing through a mask, the unique feedback he got from Hal Prince, and his long audition process for the role. There are also stories about the rest of Ben’s great career, including the genius of Scott Ellis, the musical he’d like to be in n...2023-04-0848 min
Crawford Media PodcastZara Seidler: "For a long time, youth news has been deeply subjective"Zara Seidler has taken The Daily Aus in a different direction from most youth news publishers: it’s straight-down-the-line, objective news. Zara, as co-founder, has seen her Instagram-based service grow to more than 400k followers, receive substantial investment and begin considering expansion beyond Australia. Subscribe to the Crawford Media podcast for this 1:1 discussion. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit halcrawford.substack.com2022-12-0225 min
Crawford Media Podcast"Talk" supersedes podcasting: Spotify's Ben Watts on getting people to listenSpotify’s Head of Studios ANZ Ben Watts has always been fixated on audio, whether music or spoken word, and now he’s bringing the two together at the global streaming giant. In this conversation Ben traces his moves through the digital platform and publishing industry and how his thinking has evolved around the use of metrics. Along the way there are a few valuable pointers for successful podcasts and how the world’s dominant podcast platform, Spotify, is thinking about “talk”. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other...2022-10-1027 min
Crawford Media PodcastTaking the world one post at a time: Lucy BlakistonLucy Blakiston might be young (24), but she’s been publishing to big audiences for the best part of a decade. The force behind youth news brand S**t You Should Care About is a one-person social media phenomenon: 3.6 million Instagram followers and tens of thousands of newsletter subscribers want to hear what she has to say about world affairs, Formula 1 and Harry Styles. In this Crawford Media conversation, Lucy shares her thoughts on corrections (good), TikTok (so-so) and cancelling people (bad). This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with ot...2022-09-0528 min
Crawford Media PodcastNo advice, but plenty of help: Tim Griggs and the news missionTim Griggs is the force behind Blue Engine Collaborative, a company that has run accelerator programs all over the world helping businesses make digital news pay. One of the first things he tells program participants is that there is no magic bullet. As the guy behind The New York Times’ early foray into news subscriptions, Tim is well-qualified to give advice. He prefers not to, instead encouraging people to break their problems down into manageable pieces. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus ep...2022-08-2424 min
Crawford Media PodcastGenevieve Jacobs on "cracking local"Genevieve Jacobs believes she and her company, Region Media, have cracked the secret to doing local publishing profitably. If so, why are so many other outfits struggling to stay open? In this Crawford Media podcast, the Canberra-based publisher describes a business model that leans heavily on search traffic and local business reviews, along with integrated sponsored content. Genevieve is not short on confidence: as she says, “I talk a good game, Hal”. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit halc...2022-08-0124 min
Crawford Media PodcastHow to make a buck while sticking to the mission: Dan StintonDan Stinton is the Managing Director of The Guardian in Australia and New Zealand and is forthright in this podcast about the main thing holding growth back: "half the country hasn't heard of us". To that end, The Guardian is launching a new marketing campaign with a new tagline around "the fight for progress". Stinton also dives into the need for top-of-the-funnel focus and his optimism about news' continuing role in digital advertising. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit halcrawford...2022-07-0430 min
Crawford Media PodcastThe Unwilled Writer Part 2Hello everybody,Here is the much-anticipated second part of my journey into AI-land with OpenAI’s GPT-3 language model. In addition to continuing my conversation with The Open University’s Mike Sharples, I spoke to another education scholar: Stephen Marshall, Director of the Centre for Academic Development at Victoria University in Wellington.In this part, I ask Stephen and Mike how universities are going to deal with students using AIs to generate plausible essays with a single mouse click. The answer: stop thinking you can just assign an essay and mark it at the end. Wake...2022-06-0822 min
Crawford Media PodcastThe Unwilled WriterHello everyone,This week is the first part of a two-part podcast on AI language transformers in general and GPT-3 in particular. First up, I am dealing with general impacts and impressions and next week I’ll go deeper into the effects of text generators on education. All of this is a follow-up to The Machines Have Acquired Language, which I wrote two weeks ago. It also touches on an article I wrote for The Spinoff, AI Writing Has Entered A New Dimension.I have to make this succinct, because last time I published a po...2022-06-0120 min
Crawford Media PodcastGet bored, get brave: Tim Duggan on making ideas betterKia ora koutou,In this week’s podcast I am speaking with journalist, entrepreneur and author Tim Duggan. Today just happens to be the day he is launching his new book, Killer Thinking.I won’t summarise the book’s thesis, but I will let you know that I enjoyed reading it, and that it is full of information to challenge you and help take your idea (which he defines as a solution to some problem) from ok to awesome. Or in Tim’s parlance, KILLER.As an experiment, I am cutting and pasting...2022-05-0338 min
Crawford Media PodcastGideon Haigh on the longest form of journalismHappy Friday all,Gideon Haigh is in the Crawford Media spotlight today.If you’re any kind of Australian cricket fan at all, you will be familiar with Haigh’s writing. He’s been covering the game for more than three decades, but that’s far from his only area of activity. Haigh has become a specialist in the longest form of journalism available: books.He’s very good at it, and he seems to be able to turn his hand to any subject.The trick is to do things that you're rea...2022-04-0136 min
Crawford Media PodcastWhere fact and melody collide: Victor Vlam on news musicHello everyoneSpecial treat for you today if you’re a Crawford Media podcast listener: I’m speaking to Victor Vlam, a Dutch journalist who also happens to curate the world’s biggest collection of news theme music.I wrote earlier in the year about the power of audio, and how the majority of news publishers intend to increase investment in podcasts and other audio products this year. They would do well to pay attention to music. There’s nothing like it for setting an emotional atmosphere, grabbing attention, and efficiently branding a piece of audio or...2022-03-1535 min
Crawford Media PodcastKeep calm and make a plan: Sarah Bristow on news directingAs noted in this week’s newsletter, the latest Crawford Media podcast is an interview with Sarah Bristow, News Director at Discovery in New Zealand. Bristow is a former colleague and an interesting character: I wanted to ask how she’s finding things, the practical difficulties trying to transition from TV to digital (still happening, even if the story is old), and what it’s like to lead a 24-hour national newsroom. I was Bristow’s predecessor, when Discovery was not on the scene and the operation was owned by Mediaworks, so the kinds of questions I ask her...2022-03-0831 min
Crawford Media PodcastOn assignment in Australia: Bill GrueskinHello everyone,Today in the Crawford Media podcast I have a conversation, recorded last week, with visiting US journalist and professor Bill Grueskin. Grueskin is in Sydney at the invitation of the Judith Nielsen Institute (JNI) to engage with Australian journalists and educators - delivering lectures and sitting on panels - and to investigate the Media Bargaining Code. The code, you will recall, passed into Australian law a year ago amid much clamour and has subsequently lain dormant while Google and Facebook finalised deals with big and medium-sized Australian media organisations.It is a measure...2022-02-2026 min
Crawford Media PodcastPaul Henry on being dislikedHello everyone,I find the process of putting together these podcasts immensely satisfying, and never more than when I have beautiful material to work with. It’s like woodworking with good timber. That’s the situation I found myself in this week with this week’s conversation with Paul Henry, a New Zealand broadcaster of long experience and great skill.This podcast is a companion piece to my interview with Michael Anderson, which was published at the end of last year. In both I have used a list of 10 encouragements drawn from the work of Alfred...2022-02-0625 min
Crawford Media PodcastCross-examining the boss: Michael Anderson on victims, hierarchy, and stressMichael Anderson was the CEO of Mediaworks and my boss for more than three years. We talked a lot together, particularly about the difficulties of managing people within media companies, and two days before I left my news director job in 2020 I asked his permission to record our final conversation.At the time, I was much occupied with the ideas of Alfred Adler, an early 20th-century Viennese psychologist. Adler’s ideas form the basis of The Courage To Be Disliked, and after reading that book, I distilled his wisdom into 10 short encouragements I thought might be useful fo...2021-12-1031 min
Crawford Media PodcastChasing quality: Andrew Jaspan's academic wire serviceHello everyoneAndrew Jaspan is the founder of The Conversation and the “force of nature” behind a new news startup called 360info. 360info is conducting a closed trial right now, but will open for business in the new year.In the podcast this week Jaspan reveals his thinking behind what is best described as an academic wire service, or news agency. While playing in the same space as The Conversation, which he began in 2011, his new venture avoids going head-to-head with it.Yes, 360info is a research-fuelled content creator based at a university (Mona...2021-12-0129 min
Crawford Media PodcastTrust, money and politics: Caroline FisherHello everyoneToday I have a podcast with University of Canberra Associate Professor Caroline Fisher for you. Fisher is a former broadcast journalist working at the News and Media Research Centre - with Professor Sora Park among others - and she has some important data on who is willing to pay for news. She’s also currently researching whether trusting news sources influences your willingness to pay (the answer seems to be a little bit, but not nearly as much as being into politics).Because Fisher’s interests are diverse and because she is the co-a...2021-11-2428 min
Crawford Media PodcastHow the BBC bankrolls local reporters: Matthew BarracloughHello everyone,Funding news is not easy.It’s tough to commercially fund news. Everyone know this. In fact, we’ve heard so much about how hard it is to fund news commercially that it’s become a bit dull. Advertising is owned by the digital platform companies and only a small percentage of people subscribe.What you may not realise is that funding news is difficult in the non-commercial world too.Here, there are a huge range of options: philanthropy, independent not-for-profit (like The Conversation), public broadcasting, contestable government funding (the NZ...2021-11-1135 min
Crawford Media PodcastUnsafe thinking about news with Jonah SachsHello everyoneAs promised, this week I have marketing and storytelling guru Jonah Sachs on the podcast. Sachs wrote “Winning the Story Wars” back in 2012, following up with “Unsafe Thinking” in 2018. Both are excellent books. I wanted to speak to Sachs in particular about what has been happening to Facebook in the story arena: I thought he would have an interesting take on how and why the social media giant was getting narratively beaten up.As you’ll hear in the interview, Sachs is negative about Facebook and alarmed about humanity’s trajectory in general. Back in the...2021-11-0429 min
Crawford Media Podcast"Only now can I talk about it"Gautam Mishra is the founder and CEO of Inkl, a Melbourne-based news aggregator that has been quietly building audience for the past seven years.Years ago Mishra and his news app were mentioned to me by Jack Matthews, the former Fairfax Metro CEO, and I went and downloaded Inkl. Mishra had worked with Matthews at Fairfax, where he set up the paywalls on The Age and The Sydney Morning Herald, and Matthews was pretty enthusiastic about him. For whatever reason, the product wasn’t what I needed at that point, and I never got in contact....2021-10-2638 min
Crawford Media PodcastMoney for nothingHello everyone,Today, I present you with Margy Vary, former marketing director at The Guardian Australia, and the possessor of a keen analytical mind. Vary has applied that mind to the thorny and important question of how to coax money out of news audiences.In the podcast, Vary explains how she and her colleagues at The Guardian began with the belief that they had to offer objects and tangible benefits in order to get people to contribute, but they quickly found their assumptions were incorrect.“We started with this big grand plan of a...2021-10-1928 min
The FoldHal Crawford on the Facebook FilesReturning guest Hal Crawford (Crawford Media) joins The Fold for a discussion about Facebook in light of the Wall Street Journal’s recent Facebook Files investigation. What did they reveal, and what can be done about it? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices2021-10-1754 min
Crawford Media PodcastBig money for a small audienceHello tribe,Many Crawford Media readers work inside the companies I write about, and today that is particularly relevant. Some of you will have much better knowledge of the deals for news content made in the shadow the Australian News Bargaining Code than both me and this week’s podcast interviewee, William Turvill. These deals are something we need to talk about, because around the globe, two of the world’s most powerful companies, Google and Facebook, are handing over cash to news media.The terms of the deals are confidential.Turvill, who is t...2021-10-1419 min
Crawford Media PodcastThe Conversation is the new face of public mediaHello everyone!Recently I had a great discussion with the CEO of The Conversation in Australia and New Zealand, Lisa Watts. I wanted to dig a bit more into the success of the university/news hybrid that began in Melbourne 10 years ago, and how it has expanded globally. The idea of using subject matter experts within academia to explain the issues behind current news stories seems like an obvious content play now that The Conversation has been successful, but as Watts points out in the podcast, it would not have worked if the platform had...2021-09-2934 min
Crawford Media PodcastHow to become a TV naturalPatrick Gower, or Paddy as he is known, was one of my first and favourite New Zealand news discoveries. Not that I discovered him in the sense of a talent scout. As you’ll hear in the podcast, Paddy moved years ago from print to broadcast, where he established himself as one of the most well-known and loved NZ TV personalities.What fascinates me about Paddy is that his on-screen persona is so close to the off-screen reality. Also that he has no discernible “TV voice”, is a master analyst and communicator, and seems to love the consta...2021-09-2237 min
Crawford Media PodcastDefamation capital of the worldHello everyoneLast week I mentioned the Australian High Court decision in the Dylan Voller defamation case, and how it was freaking a lot of people out. The High Court found that three news organisations being sued for defamation were in fact the publishers of comments attached to their posts in Facebook, despite the fact they didn’t write them, approve them, or possibly even know of their existence. News of the decision has spread all over the world. In many cases, it is being taken as evidence of the bizarre state of things digital in...2021-09-1518 min
Crawford Media PodcastMichael Miller and the Digital News AcademyHello everyoneA few weeks ago News Corp and Google announced the creation of the Digital News Academy in Australia. The Academy is a 3-year, 250-student program for working journalists within News Corp and other smaller media companies. It has been championed by News Corp Australasia Executive Chairman Michael Miller. As you’ll hear, I didn’t manage to get many more concrete details about the course, which could be because they don’t yet exist. What I did get, however, was an insight into how Miller thinks about the business of news, including the decline of advert...2021-09-0926 min
Crawford Media PodcastBuying a stake in local news: Simon CrerarHello everyone,This week I bring you Simon Crerar, the founding editor of Buzzfeed Australia and now the co-founder of a local news startup called PS Media. To date Crerar and crew haven’t publicly disclosed details of how PS Media is going to work, so I relished the opportunity to get him talking.I’ll leave you to listen to the podcast to find out more. My advice is to stick with it as the picture of this new concept in news publishing takes shape during the conversation.What I will tell you...2021-09-0335 min
Crawford Media PodcastMaking independent news work: Schwartz CEO Rebecca CostelloI first met Schwartz Media CEO Rebecca Costello en route to a news industry “offsite” in Tasmania: we were flying in on a tiny plane. Small, dangerous-feeling spaces are good for creating connections, and I immediately took to Costello’s straight-talking approach to the event we were about to attend.Costello has presided over the independent, high-end and low-cost publisher as it gradually carved out a bigger and more stable position within the news industry. In this conversation we cover the logic behind launching a print-based newspaper in the middle of a digital revolution (The Saturday Paper, 2014) and th...2021-08-1332 min
Crawford Media PodcastGaven Morris on waking the ABC digital news giantEarlier this week I wrote about Nine and the ABC being recognised internationally for their fast-growing news sites. I took the opportunity to examine the ways that metrics can be used and abused in newsrooms, and from the comments I received on that piece it’s clear that I hit a nerve with many people who have worked in digital. If you’ve been inside a focussed, competitive big general news website you don’t forget the pressure, and many people wanted to back up what I said about insulating reporters from metrics.For the record: I have b...2021-08-0631 min
Crawford Media PodcastBenedict Evans takes news to taskHello everyone - and happy Friday.This is the podcast follow-up to this week’s newsletter, and you’ll find it incredibly dense with interesting ideas. Benedict Evans is one of the smartest tech analysts in the world, and in this interview he’s turned his mind to the business of news.We cover:* How the internet not only changed advertising, it changed businesses to the extent that many gave up using advertising, and how that impacts the news industry* Subscriptions and how they work for big brands and niche titles...2021-07-3034 min
Crawford Media PodcastIn conversation with Tim BurrowesFor the first podcast of the Crawford Media experience I have the honour of presenting Mumbrella founder Tim Burrowes. The discussion covers the tumultuous last decade in Australian media history, as told in his book Media Unmade.I went deep into the book in my review. Here you have a chance to hear Burrowes explain his thinking around the book’s structure and subjects, and also go into some of the bigger characters in recent media history.While I intend to publish interviews where possible, I can’t promise podcasts with the regularity of the news...2021-07-2336 min
The FoldHal Crawford on reviewing the NZ Media FundIn this episode of The Spinoff’s media podcast The Fold, Duncan Greive talks to ex-head of news at Mediaworks, Hal Crawford, who's just completed a review into the NZ Media Fund.The NZ Media Fund was introduced by New Zealand On Air in 2017 to cover television, radio, music and online media, in hopes that it would more successfully represent the growing diversity of media than past funds. Now, three years later, former Mediaworks head of news Hal Crawford has conducted an independent review into this fund, hoping to grasp the industry's feelings about ho...2021-03-1853 min
The FoldExit interview: Newshub's Hal Crawford on Weldon, Paul Henry and the truth about TV ratingsIn episode two of The Spinoff newish media podcast The Fold, host Duncan Greive conducts an exit interview with Hal Crawford, the departing head of Newshub. Hal Crawford landed into a TV3 newsroom in crisis in 2016, just after Campbell Live had been axed, and Hilary Barry had resigned. He had been hired by Mark Weldon, the much-maligned CEO who oversaw a transformation at MediaWorks, from a news-first organisation, to one whose schedule was increasingly dominated by reality TV – but Weldon himself resigned before Crawford even started.He was born and raised in Per...2020-01-261h 11
The Hirschfeld Century PodcastEpisode 27 – Hal PrinceHappy new year from the Al Hirschfeld Foundation! In this first episode of 2020, David Leopold and Katherine Eastman relive the magic that is the career of Hal Prince. Don't forget to follow along in the show notes, where you can see all of the drawings that are talked about in real time!
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In the Company of Harold Prince exhibition at the NYPLPA
Say, Darling
Pajama Game (1973 revival)
Tickets Please
Call Me Madam
Wonderful Town
Celebrating Wonderful Town
Damn Yankees
New Girl in Town
West Side Story (original production)
West Side Story (all other drawings)
A Family Affair
Doily Drawings...2020-01-1447 min
Equity One: Broadway's Happy HourThe Majestic Prince with Ben Crawford, Jay Armstrong Johnson & Eryn LeCroy (The Phantom of the Opera)We are back, folks! After a busy summer, the boys catch up with each other before the catch up with the stars of The Phantom of the Opera! We sit with Ben Crawford, Jay Armstrong Johnson, Eryn LeCroy and chat about all things Phantom related. We raise a glass to Hal Prince, talk crazy Broadway debuts and if terrific is better than swell! Rate, review and subscribe on iTunes!https://www.instagram.com/crawdady21/https://www.instagram.com/jay_a_johnson/https://www.instagram.com/erynlecroy/https://lpr.com/?date=20190822&attrs...2019-09-031h 32
mUmBRELLAJournalists should act like data marketers, but ranking them is stupid, claims Hal CrawfordHal Crawford, editor-in-chief and publisher of Ninemsn, discusses his new book All Your Friends Like This.2015-10-1523 min
Get Most Popular Full Audiobooks in Nonfiction, Unexplained PhenomenaGray Barker at Giant Rock Audiobook by Gray BarkerListen to this audiobook in full for free onhttp://hotaudiobook.comTitle: Gray Barker at Giant Rock
Author: Gray Barker
Narrator: Pete Ferrand
Format: Unabridged
Length: 2 hrs and 39 mins
Language: English
Release date: 07-16-15
Publisher: New Saucerian
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Genres: Nonfiction, Unexplained Phenomena
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New Saucerian presents a fine reprint of the rare flying saucer classic, "Gray Barker at Giant Rock," a colorful look at the UFO contactee conventions held at Giant Rock, California in the 1950s and '60s.
Features an introduction by Jim Moseley, who accompanied Barker on his travels to Giant Rock. This...2015-07-162h 39
WalkleyTalks PodcastThe Rally Cry: Stories that inspire changeJoin Patrick Abboud, Hal Crawford and 2013 Walkley Award winner Madhvi Pankhania as they discuss with Christopher Warren how social media and multi-media storytelling are changing journalism. Presented by the Walkley Foundation in partnership with the Sydney Writers Festival.2014-06-1759 minWalkleyTalks PodcastThe Buzz on sharing: Buzzfeed Australia LaunchWhat makes people share content, and how can sharing drive media – and profit?
To mark the much anticipated arrival of BuzzFeed in Australia, the Walkleys hosted a special Storyology satellite event on the art and science of sharing.
The event began with a keynote address by vice president of Buzzfeed, Scott Lamb…. Followed by a Q&A with the host of Media Watch Paul Barry and a panel discussion with news.com.au’s Melissa Hoyer, Ninemsn’s Hal Crawford, and the Guardian Australia’s Katharine Viner.2014-02-051h 11WalkleyTalks PodcastPublic Knowledge Forum: Engaged AudiencesIn conjunction with the United States Studies Centre at the University of Sydney and Sky News Australia’s APAC, the Walkley Foundation is delighted to present this series of six podcasts from the Public Knowledge Forum examining the state of journalism and asking: where to next?
What affects have the use of social media platforms had on journalism? Does having direct and active relationships with the 'audience' change the way stories are chosen and told? Does this engagement represent a welcome corrective to the imperfect closeted journalism of the past or is it a threat to the quality of public kn...2013-11-1546 min