They’re strategy for diversification is ridiculous. Profits are down, their debt has grown, and they’re investing in a pet sitting business? If you were one of the few shareholders left, I imagine you’d be ropable.
Sounds like a mate help mate deal tbh. How bizzare
I think I saw that in their release, based on gaining streaming rights to AFL and cricket
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Wish I hadn’t looked through the comments. Quickly turned into a cesspool of nonsense.
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Sort of describes Channel 7 programming! 
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Like the wrestling itself
The whole debacle looked staged.
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Seven celebrates UN Women partnership
International Women’s Day 2024 puts economic empowerment in focus
Seven West Media is proud to celebrate its fourth year in partnership with UN Women Australia as the Australian broadcast partner for International Women’s Day (IWD), with this year’s day themed “Count Her In: Invest In Women, Accelerate Progress”.
IWD is a global day celebrating the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women. The day also marks a call to action for accelerating gender equality. Set up in 2021, UN Women Australia’s partnership with Seven West Media has seen the network support key IWD events around Australia the lead up to the day.
Across this week, the partnership has seen UN Women Australia CEO, Simone Clarke, appear on The Morning Show on Wednesday; a town hall with 7NEWS’ Gemma Acton and Home and Away’s Ada Nicodemou held yesterday for Seven West Media staff; and 7NEWS anchors hosting UN Women events in Sydney, Brisbane, Perth, Melbourne and Canberra today, with a package to appear on air tonight.
When asked what economic inclusion empowerment means to them, female leaders across Seven West Media had the following to share:
Sunrise co-host, Natalie Barr, said: “To me, it means empowering and encouraging women into higher levels in workplaces. When that happens, the evidence shows, more women are given more chances.”
The Morning Show co-host, Kylie Gillies, said: “This is a very meaningful partnership.
Marking international days such as International Women’s Day is important to highlight where and what we can do better. When we invest in women, everyone wins.”
7NEWS Network Finance Editor, Gemma Acton said: “Knowledge is power. Economic empowerment is about understanding your finances so you can make the best decisions for you and your loved ones at every stage of your life. It’s about not getting pushed around by people who don’t have your best interests at heart. It’s about setting yourself up to feel confident about your finances so you can earn, save and invest enough to live the wonderful life you want.”
Chief Executive Officer, WA, Maryna Fewster, said: “One of the great things about my role is being able to champion and mentor our future female leaders and help empower them to achieve their potential. If we believe, we can! It’s up to all of us to continue working towards true equality for women in a meaningful way.”
Chief People and Culture Officer, Lucinda Gemmell, said: “We are so proud at Seven that women represent nearly half of our team members and our leadership team. Continuing to provide opportunities for all our team members to flourish and have strong opportunities to develop and have successful careers at Seven is core to who we are. As the major media sponsor of UN Women’s IWD events again this year, we are proud of the work we do both within our teams at Seven and to promote the importance of economic empowerment.”
Chief Marketing and Audience Officer, Melissa Hopkins, said: “While inclusion of women in the workplace has made strong strides, empowering women to reach their full economic potential is the next big frontier. Building confidence and providing tools not only drives females to reach more potential than they thought possible, but it also drives substantial economic growth and value.”
Director of Morning Television, Sarah Stinson, said: “Economic empowerment of women means giving women an all-access pass: access to equal pay, access to flexible work arrangements, access to education and affordable childcare and sharing of caring responsibilities. Every IWD it’s amazing to celebrate so many inspiring females and their accomplishments. It’s my hope that soon we won’t have to talk about breaking through any glass ceiling because there won’t be one: men and women will have all access to the rooftop terrace of equal opportunity.”
Editor of The Nightly, Sarah-Jane Tasker, said: “We need to constantly be pushing forward so it becomes the norm that women are economically empowered; it should be a given. It not only provides them the ownership to set the course of their own destiny, but it can also lift national economies and increase productivity and have real outcomes more broadly.”
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‘Kick Your Goals’ was developed in partnership with Seven Network’s in-house marketing solutions team 7RED and creative unit Red Engine.
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Bruce McWilliam to leave Seven West Media
Seven West Media (SWM) today announced the resignation of Commercial Director Bruce McWilliam.
Mr McWilliam joined Seven Network Limited as Commercial Director in May 2003 and has played a key role in SWM’s evolution, strategic direction and commercial and business affairs.
Before SWM, he was a Director of BSkyB, Executive Director of News International Television and General Counsel of News International PLC. Previously, Mr McWilliam was a partner in the law firms Gilbert & Tobin, Turnbull McWilliam and Allen Allen & Hemsley, specialising in media and commercial law.
SWM Chairman, Kerry Stokes AC, said: “Bruce has been an excellent executive of Seven for the past 21 years, having been involved in all of the major corporate initiatives we have undertaken during that period, and a director of Seven Group Holdings for many years.
“I thank Bruce for his significant contribution to Seven West Media and Seven Group Holdings and wish him and Nicky all the best in the future.”
SWM Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, James Warburton, said: “Bruce is a doyen of the media industry and has been a fundamental part of all the corporate moves at Seven for more than two decades.
“Working with Bruce has always been very rewarding and entertaining, and he is always extremely generous with his time and advice. Everyone at Seven will miss his wise counsel, guidance, knowledge and sense of humour, and we all wish him the very best for what lies ahead.”
Mr McWilliam said: “I’ve had a fantastic 21 years with Seven since I joined originally with David Leckie and Peter Gammell and of course the Chairman, Kerry Stokes, and I’ve been honoured to be part of the transformation, growth and success of the business over the years.
“Working with Kerry Stokes and James Warburton in his two iterations at Seven has never been dull. I’m very proud of my association with Seven and the Seven team, and I wish them every success in the years ahead. Moving forward, I’ll be focused on my corporate and media advisory and property interests.”
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(Former Sunrise EP Michael) Pell is officially out, as per two Seven insiders – and has been for some time. His social media accounts still list him as Seven’s senior vice president of entertainment content, North America, or something, but he is no longer working for the network.
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Given the toxic internal culture of that spotlight program, it’s best they wrap it all up and shutdown what is an expensive mess. The behavior of people internally at seven - former and current - is appalling.
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Warburton will finish his role on Thursday, April 18.
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I think everyone could see this coming, was almost like a ‘gardening leave’. Wonder, if contracts allow, if we might see (e.g.) Nine looking to acquire his services? 
Earlier than expected?? wasn’t it meant to be later in the year?
Yeah what took them so long? Having him live on their dime in the USA whilst sunning himself up is a travesty at best and at worst a complete money-wasting exercise.
As for Spotlight, put a fork in it, it’s done.
if it was to stop/postpone him going to a competitor, then they might consider it money well spent.
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Is he that amazing? He didn’t do anything for Seven really. The product was well established before he took over. It’s not like he’s Adam Boland.
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