The 2026 World Cup has delivered record ratings for SBS.

17m viewers and counting:World Cup bargain delivers ratings screamer for SBS

The 2026 FIFA World Cup is a ratings bonanza - which could make it harder for SBS to retain the rights in future. Here are the five most-watched games so far.

  • Calum Jaspan

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Former Liberal prime minister Malcolm Turnbull has dialled up his criticism of News Corp.

Treat Sky News like a ‘drunk raving at the moon’:Turnbull

The former prime minister has told Labor and the ABC to stop paying attention to the Murdoch media empire.

  • Calum Jaspan
Charlie Pickering’s start at ABC Melbourne was bumpy,but has delivered a solid boost in his first partial survey.

ABC Melbourne’s ratings jump despite Pickering’s Grace Tame controversy

ABC Radio Melbourne has lifted itself off the mat,aided by a boost from Charlie Pickering in his first survey period as new host of its Drive program.

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Arthur Laundy shares a beer with Ben Fordham after it was announced that Nine Entertainment sold its radio networks,including 2GB and 3AW.

2GB beaten again by Smooth FM in Sydney radio ratings

KIIS FM has continued to decline after the exit of its star broadcasters Kyle Sandilands and Jackie ‘O’ Henderson,falling another 0.8 per cent in the latest audience survey.

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Seven West veteran Rohan Lund joined the merged Southern Cross/Seven West as chief executive in May this year.

Seven’s owner announces massive job cuts as TV earnings drop

As many as 300 staff will be axed after advertising revenue declines proved to be worse than expected.

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Former NRMA chief executive Rohan Lund joined as chief executive in May.

Up to 200 staff to go as Seven’s owner swings the axe

Seven Network staff are bracing for mass job cuts,which are expected to amount to as many as 200 redundancies across the company.

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Justin Stevens (background) and Hugh Marks at an estimates hearing in December.

ABC News boss unaware he was being replaced,managing director says

Hugh Marks said that Justin Stevens resigned,but his exit was “inevitable” after the pair disagreed on the right direction for Australia’s largest newsroom.

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Peter V’landys at Monday’s press conference.

Peter V’landys walks a tightrope chasing his $4b NRL broadcast dream

The boss of the NRL has long set his sights on surpassing the AFL’s seven-year $4.5 billion deal struck in 2022. Opinion is split on whether he can achieve that magic number.

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The ABC has improved its pay offer just days after a 24-hour strike.

New Four Corners boss begins shake-up at current affairs flagship

Only a few months into the role,the new boss of Four Corners plans to change editorial processes at the longest-running show on Australian television.

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Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg “personally authorised and actively encouraged the infringement”,the lawsuit alleges.

Labor holds firm on plan to make tech giants pay for news as Meta attacks

The government is pressing ahead with its plan to make tech giants fund journalism,shrugging off Meta’s claim it amounts to a “discriminatory tax”.

  • David Swan,Calum Jaspan andNick Newling