Bring Your Own Audience: Ben Liebmann (Episode 2 of 2)

Bring Your Own Audience: Ben Liebmann (Episode 2 of 2)

In this episode, Ben Liebmann of Understory [https://understory.tv/] talks about how publishers are asking for creators to bring an audience with them - but does the economic model reflect that? Also, what does that mean for creativity and diversity? Are we becoming more homogenised? You can find Ben's substack here [https://substack.com/@benliebmann].

Tash is on set with Shelley Craft (Episode 1 of 2)

2 episodes for the price of 1 this week. Tash has her Mediaweek Editor hat on and is on the set of Channel Nine's 'The Block' and spoke to co-host Shelley Craft.

The Inside Story: Crikey's Tina Quinn on Karl Stefanovic

Special Guest Tina Quinn from Fourth Estate [https://www.2ser.com/programs/fourth-estate]talks about the story behind the story. Her piece was published on Crikey [https://www.crikey.com.au/] yesterday under the headline: 'Insiders reveal the real story behind Karl Stefanovic, a monster of Nine's own making [https://www.crikey.com.au/2026/07/09/karl-stefanovic-australian-tv-nine-today-show/].' Tina tells us how she managed to get people to talk on the record and if it was her intention to write the angle of the story that ended up being published. Tash asks Tina about her process to write the story, while Wade suggests that commercial publishers need to chase attention and clicks for a successful commercial business model and maybe Karl is just doing that. Plus: We were recording when the news broke about the passing of Australian journalism legend Derryn Hinch.

AUSTRALIAN EXCLUSIVE: Evan Shapiro on Cannes, Creators and the streaming wars

PLUS: We look at the Top 10 stories in Australian media over the past financial year. It's a new financial year! Break out the new budgets and get the entertainment budget into action. It's lunch time! In this episode, the Media Tarts chat with Evan Shapiro (pronounced 'Shap-eye-ro' (not the way Wade pronounces it). Evan is the creator of Media War and Peace [https://eshap.substack.com/] on Substack, and co-host of The Media Odyssey [https://themediaodyssey.transistor.fm/] podcast. They cover the latest from the Cannes Lions, the Creator Economy and the latest on the streaming wars. This is a must listen tartlets!

Behind the Story: Where to now for Karl Stefanovic?

Sam Buckingham-Jones - Media, Marketing and Telecommunications Reporter for The Australian Financial Review - joins Wade Kingsley & Mediaweek's Natasha Lee at the bar for a chat about the week that was, and what next for Karl and Nine.