The Money

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The Money Podcast

The Money looks at Australia and the world through an economic lens. It explores how economics influences everything else.

  1. 5 DAYS AGO

    Will the escalating cost of media sports rights change what we can watch?

    Free to air TV was once the only place to watch your favourite football match, but that could change as streaming services and tech companies now compete for sports media rights.   Sports bodies sell their rights to broadcasters, who then sell advertising slots or subscriptions, so the clubs and athletes get paid.  While this mostly remains the case in Australia, the global value of these rights will this year surpass $US 60 billion with Amazon Prime, NBC and ESPN joining up for the rights to both men's and women's basketball.   Guests:  Minal Modha, Head of Sport at research firm, Ampere Analysis Ben Strauss, Sports and Media Reporter at The Washington Post David Rowe, Emeritus Professor of Cultural Research at the University of Western Sydney Tim Burrowes, publisher of the media and marketing industry newsletter, Unmade.

    29 min

  2. 29 AUG

    Today's money is mobile and digital. So how might it evolve?

    We're almost a quarter of the way into the 21st Century and already it's clear money has changed.  It's increasingly mobile. It's (relatively) cheap and more and more digital. Economist Richard Holden is charting the changes.  Guest: Richard Holden, Professor of Economics at the University of NSW Business School Author of "Money in the 21st Century; Cheap, Mobile, and Digital' published by University of California Press.

    29 min

  3. 22 AUG

    The Cost of Loyalty Programs

    It is a bird? Is it a plane? Well, yes, it is a plane, but it's also something much more. We all know that airlines fly passengers and freight around the country and the world. But they're also like banks, and data collecting businesses. And that's because of the growing importance of their frequent flyer programs. Though you no longer need to fly to gain points. As customers we're not sure what these points are worth. But to the airlines, loyalty programs are so lucrative that they are a core part of their business. Guests: Katharine Kemp, Associate Professor at UNSW Law and Justice Daniel Sciberras, Editor in Chief at Point Hacks Ganesh Sitaraman, Professor of Law at Vanderbilt University and author of Why flying is miserable and how to fix it, published by Columbia Global Reports  Leona Tam, Professor at UTS Business School. This program is repeated from March, 2024

    29 min

  4. 15 AUG

    The global race to the moon is on again

    During RN's Science Week we focus on the business of space and the new global race to put people on the Moon. The space economy is predicted to be worth $US1.8 trillion in ten years time and one of the first steps is the construction of a Lunar Gateway, serving as a pathway to Mars. So what are the likely benefits for us on earth from this re-energised space race?  Peggy Hollinger, Space Industry Editor for the Financial Times Professor Anna Moore, Director of the ANU's Institute for Space Ryan Brukardt, Senior Partner in Global Management Consulting at McKinsey and Co

    29 min

  5. 8 AUG

    The Olympics are amazing, but what do they cost?

    The Paris Olympics were designed to be 'infrastructure light' to avoid outlandish construction costs,  yet the overspend is estimated at $US1 billion.  Since the 2016 Rio Olympics' budget overrun by 352 per cent, many cities withdrew their bids in the face of strong public opposition.  So should Olympic Games be held in one permanent location every four years?  And how are plans for Brisbane's 2032 Olympic Games progressing?  Andrew Zimbalist, Professor of Economics at Smith College, Massachusetts. Author of Circus Maximus and Boston Olympics: How and Why Smart Cities Are Passing on the Torch Michael Bleby, Deputy Property Editor at the Australian Financial Review

    29 min

  6. 1 AUG

    Do CEOs deserve their huge salaries?

    How have CEO bonuses reached such stratospheric levels? What do chief executives have to do to get them and how does getting them influence how they run the business? Researchers have found that CEO bonuses can lead to some sneaky corporate behaviour. And the incentives often don’t align the interests of the boss and the shareholders. Anna Bedford, Associate Professor at UTS Geoff Martin, Professor of Strategy at Melbourne Business School Dr Rebecca Bachmann, Lecturer, Department of Account and Corporate Governance, Macquarie University  Ed Johns, Executive Manager, Australian Council of Superannuation Investors

    29 min

  7. 25 JULY

    What have we learned from Crowdstrike's billion dollar IT outage?

    What does the Crowdstrike outage have to teach us about risk management and relying on cyber?

    29 min

  8. 18 JULY

    Our love affair with shopping malls

    Shopping malls are very big business globally and Australia's no different, with the twelve largest centres earning over $1 billion annually.   Initially designed in the 1960s to accommodate hundreds of cars, targeting the suburban housewife, today they come in all sizes - from the big guns, to mini guns - and are much more responsive to diverse cultural needs, changing consumer trends, and the latest in entertainment.

    29 min
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The Money looks at Australia and the world through an economic lens. It explores how economics influences everything else.

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    2016 - 2024
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