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Expressive AI voices with Wondercraft’s new Director Mode

10 October 2024 Wondercraft, the AI-powered creative audio platform, has launched Director Mode, which gives content creators control over AI voices, allowing users to direct their characters with...

Farewell Google Podcasts

26 June 2024 June 23 2024 saw the cessation of Google Podcasts in Australia. If you're like me you've received many reminders in your inbox to 'manage your...

Rules of engagement: How does radio deal with news disconnection?

29 February 2024 How many times have you heard a friend or relative say “I don’t listen to the news. It’s too depressing” ?Not wanting to feel dragged down by the troubles of the world, they actively choose to give television and radio news a wide berth.Avoiding the news is nothing new.But feeling disconnected from news is a… Read More

John Barilaro awarded $715,000 damages from Google over friendlyjordies videos

7 June 2022 Former NSW Deputy Premier, John Barilaro, has been awarded $715,000 in damages from Google relating to two YouTube videos. The videos were made by comedian...

CRA says stronger actions may be required for Google and Facebook content deals

28 February 2022 Commercial Radio Australia says the Federal Government’s review into the operation of the News Media and Digital Platforms Mandatory Bargaining Code would be an opportunity...

CRA confirmed to negotiate with Facebook and Google for news content payments

29 October 2021 Commercial Radio Australia (CRA) can collectively negotiate with Facebook and Google over payment for their member stations’ news content featured on the platforms following an...

ACCC finds that Google’s dominance in ad tech supply chain harms businesses and consumers

29 September 2021 An ACCC inquiry into the ad tech sector has identified significant competition concerns and likely harms to publishers, advertisers and, ultimately, consumers. The report concludes...

ACCC proposes to authorise CRA to collectively bargain with Google and Facebook

10 September 2021 The ACCC has issued a draft determination proposing to authorise Commercial Radio Australia (CRA) to collectively negotiate with Facebook and Google over payment for their...

Google has been found guilty of infringing Sonos patented smart speaker technology

24 August 2021 In a preliminary finding of the International Trade Commission, Google has been found guilty of infringing on Sonos’ patent. The victory comes after a case...

ABC will get payments from Google and Facebook

26 May 2021 ABC Managing Director David Anderson told Senate Estimates last night that the ABC has reached a deal with Facebook and Google under Australia's media bargaining...

For big tech, it’s a matter of Trust and Antitrust

24 February 2021 Comment from Peter Saxon. Amazing what a little competitive “buying tension” can bring to a negotiation. Just the other week, before Facebook blew up in...

How Big Tech will Crush Aussie Media: It’s making the News

31 January 2021 Comment from Brad Smart Am I a skeptic or have I just found myself out on a limb here? I might be one of the...

A French court rules that Google must pay for news

8 October 2020 The Paris Court of Appeal has confirmed that Google must negotiate with French publishers for the use of their news content. In a decision that could...

Hey Google! Show us the money

13 September 2020 Comment from Peter Saxon. The way Google Australia CEO, Mel Silva tells it, Australian news media owes the global behemoth a great debt of...

Commercial radio strongly supports draft news media bargaining code

31 August 2020 The Australian commercial radio industry strongly supports the proposed News Media and Digital Platforms Mandatory Bargaining Code. In a submission lodged with the ACCC, Commercial...

Google responds to the ACCC draft code

17 August 2020 Google has responded to the proposed draft mandatory code released by the ACCC. The code would allow Australian media to bargain with Google and Facebook to quickly secure fair payment for news...

CRA says ACCC draft code is a step in the right direction

3 August 2020 CRA says the release of the ACCC draft mandatory code of conduct to govern agreements between tech giants and Australian media companies is “an important...

Commercial radio supports licensing-based revenue sharing with Facebook and Google

8 June 2020 Commercial Radio Australia says a collective licensing-fee arrangement would provide the best framework to enable commercial radio broadcasters to share in the ad revenue that...

The traffic has substantial value: Google’s Mel Silva addresses mandatory code

6 May 2020 Google Australia's Managing Director Mel Silva has responded to the latest fall out from the Digital Platforms Inquiry, which will mandate that Google must pay...

Australian radio partners with Google #RadioAlive2019

17 October 2019 CRA has made a third announcement at the opening of this year's Radio Alive conference, revealing a new partnership with Google to make it simple...

Google search changes will better recognize original reporting: Richard Gingras

19 September 2019 Google plans to give more prominence to original journalism in its news searches, according to the company's VP of News Richard Gingras. Writing in a...

Talk to your speaker: voice controlled audio #RDAsia19

28 August 2019 Smart speakers have been at the top of many Christmas gift lists for the last few years, and now spreading into new markets and in...

Smart speaker home invasion?

31 July 2019 A study conducted last year by the US based organisation Consumer Watchdog found that Google and Alexa have patented a range of eavesdropping functions associated...

Google’s radio news plans alarming: News Corp’s Michael Miller

11 February 2019 Michael Miller knows news, and he knows radio. He is now the Executive Chairman of News Corp and was previously the CEO of APN, which...

Media business models for this new era: Asia Media Summit

12 May 2018 Changing media business models was the topic of a session at the Asia Media Summit in Delhi. A panel of speakers looked at how business...

AudioBurst launches search engine for talk radio

15 October 2015 AudioBurst.com, a first-of-its-kind curation site that makes talk radio searchable and shareable in real-time, has launched in beta. The site brings consumers a new digital...

Co-development agreement with Google for Cast-for-Audio technology

10 June 2015 Frontier Silicon has signed a co-development agreement with Google. This agreement will see the inclusion of Google’s Cast-for-Audio technology in Frontier’s next generation connected audio...

Google block gone on Michael Smith news

17 February 2014 After Michael Smith took on internet giant Goolge over this past week, he is relieved that the block on his website has been lifted. The...

MIchael Smith takes on Google

15 February 2014 "I am nothing like the picture Google publishes!" Michael Smith has taken on global internet giant Google in a case of misuse of market power....