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  1. 2020 “An office relationship involving #NineEntertainment’s chief executive Hugh Marks has seen him #resign from his position but not before he secured a potential $2 million #bonus payment. Mr Marks, who was reportedly known as #HollywoodHugh” £

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    2026 "Often we just build extra #platforms on top of what we already do and we don't actually transition, we just add,"

    “he told Alan Kohler on the ABC's That's Business podcast. And that creates an #environment where our teams are stretched to do more because there are more platforms to occupy." Mr Marks acknowledged the #difficulty in moving away from much-loved #programs in favour of new #content.”

    When #Auntie #ABC is catfished by a gold tooth Rat. 🐀 Meet Hollywood Hugh.🌟🤴

    <abc.net.au/news/2026-05-15/abc>

    £ <news.com.au/finance/work/leade>

  2. At present, most of our commercial newsrooms are owned by foreign media empires like the Australian #NineEntertainment, which owns most of our newspapers via its holding in #Stuff.co.nz, or shadowy "#PrivateEquity" companies like #OaktreeCapital who control a number of #NZ TV channels via its ownership in #Mediaworks. Many of these companies are looking to sell some or all of their NZ media "assets" because they're not particularly profitable. Could they #ExitToCommunity as #Scoop.co.nz did?