The ABC will merge its core digital offerings \u2014\u00a0 ABC\u202fIview, ABC\u202fListen and ABC\u202fNews \u2014 into a single web homepage as a part of a major digital overhaul.<\/p>\n
In its latest annual report<\/a>, the broadcaster announced its plans to \u201csimplify\u201d its digital footprint by bringing the three services together on the web, and to continue AI experimentation.<\/p>\n Mumbrella understands the ABC will maintain the separate apps, but \u201ccreate a single online entry point anchored in news\u201d while surfacing entertainment and lifestyle content from across the broadcaster.<\/p>\n The program forms part of the ABC\u2019s broader content strategy, which hinges on its prediction that digital products will be its primary consumption point by 2028.<\/p>\n ADVERTISEMENT<\/p>\n To support this, the ABC plans to implement new organisation-wide social media and distribution platform strategies tailored to the specificities of each platform.<\/p>\n This, the report said, will \u201cmaximise its investment and ensure that value is attributed to the ABC\u201d while seeing the corporation seek \u201cproductive relationships with major technology companies.\u201d<\/p>\n Enjoying Mumbrella? Sign up for our free daily newsletter.<\/a><\/p>\n At the same time, the ABC will \u201ccontinue to test and build AI-based tools to support content makers\u201d.<\/p>\n The ABC was unable to provide further details on the new digital measures at the time of publication.<\/p>\n In a report statement, ABC chair Kim Williams said: \u201cAs required under the ABC Charter, the ABC continues as a leading innovator in digital media with increased investment in our digital screen, audio and online services.<\/p>\n \u201cManaging the delicate balance and inherent tension between push and pull with audiences has meant the ABC aims to be well attuned to the needs of contemporary audiences.\u201d<\/p>\n The strategy comes as the ABC reported a total comprehensive loss of $1.7 million for the financial year to 30 June 2025, slightly better than the budgeted loss of $1.92 million.<\/p>\n The corporation received $1.19 billion in federal government funding for the year, which is expected to rise to $1.23 billion for 2025\u201326, along with $123.4 million in other revenue, including from ABC Commercial.<\/p>\n The annual report also revealed executive remuneration.<\/p>\n Former chief content officer Chris Oliver-Taylor received $836,098 for less than a year\u2019s work, including a $342,436 termination payout following his departure amid the Antoinette Lattouf controversy.<\/p>\n Oliver-Taylor was responsible for sacking Lattouf during her five-day radio presenting gig. The Federal Court subsequently found the dismissal was unlawful<\/a>, and awarded Lattouf $70k in compensation, followed up with a $150k fine<\/a> for the ABC.<\/p>\n Outgoing managing director David Anderson took home $1.2 million, while incoming managing director Hugh Marks earned $399,754 between 10 March and 30 June 2025.<\/p>\n Williams, meanwhile, netted $219,767 for the year.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The ABC will merge its core digital offerings \u2014\u00a0 ABC\u202fIview, ABC\u202fListen and ABC\u202fNews \u2014 into a single web…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":258809,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[29],"tags":[2655,64,63,134,124131,427],"class_list":{"0":"post-258808","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-tv","8":"tag-abc","9":"tag-au","10":"tag-australia","11":"tag-entertainment","12":"tag-hugh-marks","13":"tag-tv"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/258808","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=258808"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/258808\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/258809"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=258808"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=258808"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=258808"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}