Ah yeah I forgot about Amazon’s purchase of MGM.
Amazon purchased all MGM categories. Stan still have a deal with NBCU.
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The West crowned fastest-growing daily newspaper brand. Print and digital audiences surge 26% year-on-year.
In WA, 82 per cent of the population reads The West’s print or digital mastheads every month. About 17 per cent of the population reads a printed copy of The West every day.
In comparison, just 5 per cent of Sydneysiders read the Sydney Morning Herald and just 7 per cent of Queenslanders read the Courier Mail. WAN editor-in-chief Anthony De Ceglie said the figures were the end result of the company’s mission to “turbocharge” its digital offerings by diversifying into audio and video.
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The sale is still pending from what’s been said.
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Announcing the David Leckie Seven Scholarship Program
Seven West Media is proud to announce the establishment of the David Leckie Seven Scholarship Program in memory of its former Chief Executive Officer, the late David Leckie.
The annual program, which has been set up in conjunction with Skye Leckie and David and Skye’s sons Harry and Ben, offers a 12-month scholarship at Seven West Media for a junior graduate with a passion for sales, programming or news.
Applications open in January 2022 and the successful applicant will start in March. Applications will be judged by Skye, Harry and Ben Leckie and senior Seven West Media executives.
Skye, Harry and Ben Leckie said: “David’s passion in life was television, from the time he joined GTV Melbourne as Managing Director, to his role as CEO at TCN and then as CEO of Seven Network.
“He was never happier than when he was working in TV. David had an innate ability to understand what Australians wanted to watch. He also loved working across sales and management. He always said he learnt a lot from his fellow executives at Seven and from all the staff, whom he held in very high regard.
“David was passionate about Seven and about media. We are thrilled that his legacy will live on at his beloved Seven and we would like to thank Kerry Stokes and James Warburton for recognising David and his talents in this way,” they said.
“Despite his ‘bluff’, we know Davo would be very, very chuffed to have this scholarship created in his honour and he would love the idea of giving a young person such a great start in the media industry.”
Seven West Media Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, James Warburton, said: “We lost a very good friend and a very talented media executive with the passing of David in July this year.
“David was a great mentor and colleague to many of us at Seven and we miss him a lot. We wanted to find a way to honour his legacy and memory, and we believe the David Leckie Seven Scholarship Program does that.
“David made an enormous contribution to Seven and to the media industry in general, and this annual program is a fantastic opportunity for someone who wants to learn, grow and become a leader of our industry.”
Further details about the David Leckie Seven Scholarship will be announced soon.
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The West Australian putting a AFL Grand Final tickets competition first and foremost, rather than a Murder investigation. Classy. 
Seven appoints new Head of Research and Insights
As Seven West Media (ASX: SWM) continues to accelerate its digital transformation and market-leading data offering, the business has strengthened its Insights team with the appointment of Craig Johnson as Head of Research and Insights, effective immediately.
A key member of Seven’s Audience Intelligence team, Mr Johnson is responsible for measuring and analysing data and insights from Seven’s audiences across all platforms, including broadcast television and online streaming on 7plus. He reports to Director of Audience Intelligence, Andrew Brain.
Mr Johnson has previously held senior roles in international and Australian media companies and was most recently embedded at Facebook’s Californian head office as a Senior Vice President – Global Business Partner Leader at Nielsen, where he managed and grew the global alliance between Facebook and Nielsen.
Mr Brain said: “Craig is an accomplished leader in data and his extensive background in media and previous senior roles at Nielsen across multiple territories will be a tremendous asset to Seven.
“As a strategic partner to our marketing, programming, commercial, corporate and strategy teams, Craig will bring new thinking and innovative approaches to data measurement that will help inform critical business decisions. He also joins us at an exceptional time for the industry, following the recent roll out of VOZ, OzTAM’s Total TV reporting and the newly announced IAB measurement partner, Ipsos.”
Mr Johnson said: “I am thrilled to join Seven West Media during such an exciting time of growth for the company. I look forward to working with the team to drive new measurement solutions under Seven’s market-leading first-party data assets, including 7REDiQ, and unifying insights and data analytics across the company.”
Mr Johnson’s appointment follows the departure of Emelia Millward, who is moving to a new role overseas.
CNBC content on The West Australian website. First time I saw NBC News content appearing on an Australian paper.
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Seven and 7-11 convenience store chain in a Legal stoush over several trademarks.
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Why don’t 7/Eleven use their whole name in their branding, rather than just “7”?
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What’s next - Seven taking on the makers of soft drink 7up?
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Seven has now lodged trademark applications for some of those 7-Eleven trademarks the company has registered and never used in Australia: 7Connect, 7Fresh and 7Select.
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Can’t wait to fill up my car with petrol at a Channel 7 Station. 
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113.7 a L, a steal at the moment.
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Seven appoints Head of Convergence Audience Trading
Seven West Media (ASX: SWM) today announced the appointment of Alex Tansley as Head of Convergence Audience Trading, effective immediately.
Mr Tansley’s appointment follows Seven’s recent announcement of its Australia-first project with Salesforce, the global leaders in CRM, to transform and enhance its media trading platform as a key component in the launch of CODE 7+.
In the newly created position, Mr Tansley will be responsible for developing and delivering Seven’s strategy across dynamic and converged audience trading solutions through CODE 7+, CRM and developing new operating models and products.
Mr Tansley has extensive industry experience in commercial strategy roles, having previously held senior positions at MCN, Foxtel Media and, most recently, at Seven West Media as Revenue Strategy Manager, where he was responsible for driving a range of advanced advertising projects as part of Seven’s Enhanced Advertiser and Viewer Experience [E.A.V.E.] initiative.
Mr Tansley reports to Seven West Media Network Director of Sales, Natalie Harvey, and Network Digital Sales Director, Nicole Bence.
Alex comes to this role with a deep knowledge, brilliant strategic thinking and the capability to help drive Seven’s future capabilities in dynamic, converged television buying through CODE 7+.
This new, innovative role will support Seven’s transformation and our ambition to enable customers to engage and execute with ease and speed across Seven, 7plus and other audience platforms. Seven is the most watched free-to-air broadcaster across all screens, which means we have the biggest audience to gain insights from and connect our partners with, which we do in a multitude of ways using best-in-market technology, processes and people.
Kurt Burnette, Seven West Media Chief Revenue OfficerThere is no more strategic or passionate media professional in the industry than Alex Tansley. His appointment to this crucial role is further proof of Seven’s commitment to being audience-led and platform agnostic in our pursuit of delivering more effective and better outcomes for our client and agency partners. The future of television is here and Seven is leading the way.
Natalie Harvey, Seven West Media Network Director of SalesHaving spent over eight years working across commercial strategy in the television industry, I’m passionate about delivering the best experience for advertisers, partners and viewers, and look forward to taking Seven’s successful converged audience buying solution to the next level.
Alex TansleySeven’s new state-of-the-art digital and broadcast converged media trading platform, CODE 7+, will be underpinned by the latest industry total audience measurement VOZ, along with Seven’s market-leading audience intelligence platform 7REDiQ.
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