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Fantasy gaming and media are the most popular vertical for Australian startups in the wider sportstech space
The Australian e-sports industry, already worth around $1.2 billion, is going to experience unprecedented growth in 2018.
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ACCC launches inquiry into the impact of Facebook and Google on the media industry
The ACCC is launching an inquiry into the impact of digital platform providers like Facebook and Google on competition in the media and advertising markets.
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Early stage startup founders waste a lot of money on PR before proving their concept
I have partnered with Australian startup and marketplace for intimate face-to-face workshops.
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Optimizely founder Dan Siroker names the startups he’s watching out for
Between investigative podcasts and interactive articles, the nature of the media is undergoing constant change, spurred on by the digital age. Media companies both niche and global are no stranger to this process, including the New York Times, an organisation which testing startup Optimizely helped make the leap from paper to online. According to Dan… Read more »
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Sydney startup Oovvuu is using IBM Watson to match longform video content to online news articles
Oovvuu reads hundreds of thousands of articles daily from global publishers and matches them with relevant video content from broadcasters in a bid to tell the news in “a more informative, immersive, and engaging way”.
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Online regional television platform WaggaWagga.tv receives grant to expand network
WaggaWagga.tv has received a $15,000 grant from Jobs for NSW to help expand its broadcast network to locations across the regional Australia.
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Australia’s game development industry growing through expansion into other sectors, report finds
Australia’s gaming industry grew at a 9.6 percent CAGR between 2013 and 2016 as it expanded into other sectors, according to a joint report.
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Scaleup Mediafund announces pay-ahead foodtech platform Hey You as new investment recipient
Scaleup Mediafund, a fund providing media ad inventory for equity, has announced food ordering and payments platform Hey You as its latest investment.
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Sydney edutech Smart Sparrow raises $5.3 million Series C round to expand platform for US market
Smart Sparrow has announced the closing of a AU$5.3 million Series C round to expand its technology to cater for increase in online courses in the US.
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Refraction Media produces STEM-focused content to encourage students to pursue STEM careers
Refraction Media produces a variety of magazines, websites, posters, teaching guides, and even apps to encourage students into STEM.
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Facebook Journalism Project will look to combat fake news and help publishers monetise content
The Facebook Journalism Project, revealed today by director of product Fidji Simo, is a new program to “establish stronger ties between Facebook and the news industry”.
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Citizen journalism startup The Typewriter needs to decide on a revenue strategy to survive the harsh Australian media landscape
The Typewriter, founded by UNSW student Benjamin Cheung in 2013, is a global ‘citizen journalism’ platform, which aims to give its readers opinionated content written from a local perspective from individuals on the ground.
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Drop the hyphen. It’s startup.
Despite objections from the startup community, many established and reputable media outlets and public relations representatives in Australia are still spelling startup as ‘Start-Up’ or ‘Start Up’. It may not seem like a big deal, but it’s 2015 and it’s no longer okay to insert a hyphen or a space in between ‘start’ and ‘up’.
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Getting PR for your startup requires hustle: Here’s what you need to know
When you’re starting a company, time and resources are limited, and your budget may not extend to a PR agency or full time communications professional. In my experience, what you do need is to draw from the inner growth engine that you’ll find in the best PR professionals – hustle.
