News Corp. CEO Robert Thomson Says ‘The Fourth Estate Is About To Get A Second Wind’ From Digital Deals; Still ‘Haggling With Facebook’

The New Zealand Film Commission's CEO Annabelle Sheehan is stepping down. The leadership change was announced Thursday by the NZFC's chair Kerry Prendergast.

ain't taking being dissed lightly, period! An Australian reporter learned the hard way why it's never good to mess with our desi girl, especially without doing a fact check first.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefRupert Murdoch’s News Corp.

AMILLY, France (Reuters) - Dutchman Cees Bol won the second stage of the Paris-Nice weeklong race at the end of a crash-marred 188-km route between Oinville-sur-Montcient and Amilly on Monday. After several riders were not able to contest the final sprint after being held up behind a late crash, Bol produced his effort with 50 metres to go and beat former world champion Mads Pedersen of Denmark and Australian Michael Matthews.

Rita Ora's boyfriend Romain Gavras has confirmed he and the singer have split up over their individual "work commitments".The performer, who has been replaced by Oti Mabuse on The Masked Singer's spin-off show, is busy filming The Voice Australia and has not been pictured with the French director since November.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefMike Sneesby, currently the head of Australian streamer Stan, has been appointed CEO of its parent group Nine Entertainment.

Married At First Sight Australia already.

Australia's law forcing Google and Facebook to pay for news is ready to take effect, though the laws' architect said it will take time for the digital giants to strike media deals. The Parliament on Thursday passed the final amendments to the so-called News Media Bargaining Code agreed between Treasurer Josh Frydenberg and Facebook chief executive Mark Zuckerberg on Tuesday.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefAustralia’s parliament on Thursday passed the last elements of the controversial new law that will require major tech firms to pay local publishers for news.Amendments earlier this week brought to an end a standoff between the Australian government and Facebook, which last week took the dramatic move of disabling Australian users’ ability to share news articles.The compromises, which both the government and Facebook have claimed as a victory, include a longer

Todd Spangler NY Digital EditorFacebook’s top policy exec said the temporary ban of sharing news links in Australia was a difficult but “legally necessary” step for the social giant to protect itself.

Facebook said will invest $1 billion in the global news industry over the next three years but came out swinging Wednesday over its news blackout of Australia, which it reversed yesterday after Aussie lawmakers agreed to modify a proposed law.

Facebook announced Tuesday that it would lift a ban on Australians viewing and sharing news on its platform after it struck a deal with the government on proposed legislation that would make digital giants pay for journalism. The social media company caused alarm with its sudden decision last week to block news on its platform across Australia after the House of Representatives passed the draft law.

Todd Spangler NY Digital EditorWho blinked in the fight between the Australian government and Facebook?Both sides were able to claim some measure of victory Tuesday, after Facebook said it will restore the ability for users and publishers to share news on its platform Down Under following the government’s agreement to make certain revisions to a pending law that will require internet companies to pay news media organizations.But the balance of power clearly remained with Facebook, whose

Facebook will restore news to its platform in Australia after the government agreed to modify proposed legislation that had kicked of a bitter battle over how publishers are compensated for use of their content by Internet giants.

Ellise Shafer administratorFacebook has reversed its decision to block the sharing of news content in Australia.“After further discussions with the Australian government, we have come to an agreement that will allow us to support the publishers we choose to, including small and local publishers.

This week it was announced that Lincoln, who played Geoff Campbell from 2007 to 2010, has scored a role on new movie Black Site which is headed up by Australian action star Jai Courtney and is now filming on the Gold Coast.

Taking to Twitter, Bindi shared a video message that revealed the Irwin’s have relaunched their Australia Zoo YouTube channel to coincide with Steve’s birth date.

Anand Tucker’s (Hilary & Jackie) period-drama Curtain Call, which is due to star Colin Firth, Gemma Arterton, Paapa Essiedu and Simon Russell Beale, has been pre-sold by Culmination Productions to a host of key territories ahead of shoot later this year in the UK.

Married At First Sight Australia star Lauren Huntriss has opened up on her horrific skin cancer battle when she was just 27.The now-33 year old took to her Instagram feed to share her story with her 109,000 followers alongside several graphic pictures of the cancer growth on her nose. One snap showed a close-up of the TV personality's face, where a pen mark could be seen circled around a specific spot on her nose.