MEAA Media Room


Media diversity and jobs to be lost under ‘reforms’

September 14, 2017 Mark Phillips #MEAAMedia MediaRoom News Releases

Legislation expected to be passed today to remove the two-out-of-three ownership rule will mean an inevitable loss of diversity in the Australian media, says the union for Australian journalists and media workers.

Throughout this long debate, mergers and acquisitions have been talked about as the inevitable consequence of removing ownership rules. That means fewer owners and it also ...

Ten’s future must be free of government delay – MEAA

August 30, 2017 Mike Dobbie #MEAAMedia MediaRoom Other statements

MEAA believes the government must ensure that the acquisition of Ten is approved as soon as possible after creditors vote so that months of uncertainty can end.

MEAA welcomes the positive statement from CBS and notes that CBS has a pre-existing relationship with Ten. As an investor in Eleven (CBS owns one-third) and long-term program supplier, CBS appears well-placed to provide ...

Ten’s future must be free of government delay – MEAA

August 30, 2017 Mark Phillips #MEAAMedia MediaRoom News Releases

MEAA believes the government must ensure that the acquisition of Ten is approved as soon as possible after creditors vote so that months of uncertainty can end.

Joint statement: Australia’s entertainment industry says YES to marriage equality

August 24, 2017 Mark Phillips #MEAACrew #MEAAECS #MEAAEquity MediaRoom Other statements Releases

Joint statement by the Equity and ECS sections of the Media, Entertainment & Arts Alliance, Live Performance Australia and Screen Producers Australia:

The time has come for marriage equality.

Government’s desperate deal to get media reforms through Senate

August 15, 2017 Mark Phillips #MEAAMedia MediaRoom Releases

The “inquiry” into the ABC announced by One Nation today as the trade-off for support for the government’s media reform package is a dangerous step, MEAA says.