Arts & Media - SmartCompany

26 July 2021

Melbourne bar owner James Young is asking customers to help cover his venue’s towering rental bill by signing up to a membership for $1 a day.

Melbourne cinemas give away free popcorn to jabbed-up Aussies as businesses get the go ahead to offer vaccine bonuses

Arts & Media

Lois Maskiell

8 June 2021

Two Melbourne cinemas have joined the growing list of businesses offering rewards to customers and staff who have received the COVID-19 jab.

Adelaide-based Rising Sun Pictures eyes global growth after being acquired by Hollywood studio

Arts & Media

Andrew Spence

12 April 2021

Adelaide-based visual effects studio Rising Sun Pictures has been acquired by Hollywood studio FuseFX, a move that is set to unlock global growth.

Northern NSW hospitality venues hit by floods, the end of JobKeeper and the cancellation of Bluesfest due to latest COVID-19 cluster

Arts & Media

Lois Maskiell

1 April 2021

Small businesses near Byron Bay say the cancellation of the iconic Bluesfest, which attracts 15,000 people, will significantly affect trading.

Live music industry says 45% of businesses expect to close in three months as JobKeeper winds down

Arts & Media

Lois Maskiell

23 March 2021

The live music industry is calling for travel permits and more consistency across the states to help it survive once JobKeeper ends.

Christie’s will soon auction its first blockchain-backed digital-only artwork. But why?

Analysis

Denise Thwaites

26 February 2021

On February 25, US-based digital artist Mike Winkelmann's enormous digital collage will be auctioned online by Christie’s as an NFT.

Victorian government announces $143 million COVID-19 support package for business: Here’s what SMEs need to know

Arts & Media

Lois Maskiell

22 February 2021

Victoria has announced a $143 million relief package for businesses affected by the Valentines Day and Lunar New Year lockdown.

Facebook has pulled the plug on news, so why is Google funnelling millions into media outlets?

Arts & Media

James Meese

19 February 2021

Google has been inking multimillion-dollar deals to pay media companies for content that will appear on Google News Showcase.

“An industry in crisis”: Musicians, sole traders and festivals call for JobKeeper extension in open letter to government

Arts & Media

Lois Maskiell

18 February 2021

The beleaguered music industry is calling on the government for targeted support in the final weeks before the JobKeeper wage subsidy ends.

Seven West Media reports $116 million half-year net profit, with no plans to return $47 million in JobKeeper subsidies

Arts & Media

Stephen Mayne

17 February 2021

At $47 million, Seven West Media will finish in the top 100 national recipients of JobKeeper... although the government won't confirm this.

Industries

Melbourne’s iconic Cherry Bar launches membership scheme to cover rent

Melbourne cinemas give away free popcorn to jabbed-up Aussies as businesses get the go ahead to offer vaccine bonuses

Adelaide-based Rising Sun Pictures eyes global growth after being acquired by Hollywood studio

Northern NSW hospitality venues hit by floods, the end of JobKeeper and the cancellation of Bluesfest due to latest COVID-19 cluster

Live music industry says 45% of businesses expect to close in three months as JobKeeper winds down

Christie’s will soon auction its first blockchain-backed digital-only artwork. But why?

Victorian government announces $143 million COVID-19 support package for business: Here’s what SMEs need to know

Facebook has pulled the plug on news, so why is Google funnelling millions into media outlets?

“An industry in crisis”: Musicians, sole traders and festivals call for JobKeeper extension in open letter to government

Seven West Media reports $116 million half-year net profit, with no plans to return $47 million in JobKeeper subsidies

Industries

Melbourne’s iconic Cherry Bar launches membership scheme to cover rent

Melbourne cinemas give away free popcorn to jabbed-up Aussies as businesses get the go ahead to offer vaccine bonuses

Adelaide-based Rising Sun Pictures eyes global growth after being acquired by Hollywood studio

Northern NSW hospitality venues hit by floods, the end of JobKeeper and the cancellation of Bluesfest due to latest COVID-19 cluster

Live music industry says 45% of businesses expect to close in three months as JobKeeper winds down

Christie’s will soon auction its first blockchain-backed digital-only artwork. But why?

Victorian government announces $143 million COVID-19 support package for business: Here’s what SMEs need to know

Facebook has pulled the plug on news, so why is Google funnelling millions into media outlets?

“An industry in crisis”: Musicians, sole traders and festivals call for JobKeeper extension in open letter to government

Seven West Media reports $116 million half-year net profit, with no plans to return $47 million in JobKeeper subsidies

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