ARN's Stephenson Meets Witches, Sky News Rebrand Faces Backlash

0:00ARN's new chief executive, Michael Stevenson, had a surprising sit-down with the mad fucking witches, the activist crew blasting Kyle Sandilands and Jackie O for verbal violence, just weeks before their show crashed on February 20th. This came after months of back and forth, as the group hammered advertisers with complaints, tanking ratings in Melbourne and scaring off brands from. The $200 million contract Stevenson inherited when he took over in October. Advertises fleeing hit ARN hard, with shares dropping 39% this year amid lawsuits from the duo over their firings, leaving Stevenson, scrambling to men fences beyond a quick coffee chat. Meanwhile, Sky News Australia's rebrand to news 24 faces pushback from South Africa's media 24, who filed for the name rights two weeks after Sky did. Matching logos in blue, red, and white, plus owning the .com domain. X Brownlow winner Jason Ackerman is stirred trouble on ABC sport, equipping about a Caucasian cup during Asian cup talk, drawing heat for past gaffes.

1:05Like anti-gay comments and golf bans, yet he's back on air Thursday. Australian digital holdings dodged bankruptcy this week by settling creditor debts just before court. Media worlds fixing fractures left and right, but dramas far from over. That's the story for today, Sydney News Today, driven by AI. I'm Corey with the story.