<description>&lt;p&gt;This week, editor-in-chief James Chessell and media reporter Sam Buckingham-Jones on the rise and spectacular fall of Antony Catalano.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;This podcast is sponsored by &lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.woodside.com/who-we-are?gad_source=1&amp;amp;gad_campaignid=19236083177&amp;amp;gbraid=0AAAAApAgpoUY9mniozX45G51epawaefJ8&amp;amp;gclid=CjwKCAjwhLPOBhBiEiwA8_wJHCD566vlhh39EEhLaTlb_6HwlTO3T1F04JXFnSdVzfurNzX3B4s9uBoCiMIQAvD_BwE"&gt;Woodside Energy&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.afr.com/companies/media-and-marketing/catalano-s-big-play-to-take-on-rea-domain-to-be-mothballed-20260410-p5zmx0?utm_source=omny&amp;amp;utm_medium=podcast_notes&amp;amp;utm_campaign=the_fin&amp;amp;utm_content=&amp;amp;utm_term=newsroom"&gt;Catalano&amp;rsquo;s big play to take on REA and Domain to be mothballed&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br aria-hidden="true"&gt;Staff at the businessman&amp;rsquo;s regional media empire were told on Friday that the &lt;a href="http://View.com.au"&gt;View.com.au&lt;/a&gt; platform, only recently bound for the ASX, would instead close down.&lt;br aria-hidden="true"&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.afr.com/companies/media-and-marketing/the-cult-of-antony-catalano-is-coming-crashing-down-20260318-p5ouad?utm_source=omny&amp;amp;utm_medium=podcast_notes&amp;amp;utm_campaign=the_fin&amp;amp;utm_content=&amp;amp;utm_term=newsroom"&gt;The cult of Antony Catalano is coming crashing down&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br aria-hidden="true"&gt;Accused of assaulting his wife Stefanie, the businessman &amp;ndash; once dubbed Mr Property &amp;ndash; has gone into rehab. The survival of his empire hangs in the balance.&lt;br aria-hidden="true"&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.afr.com/rear-window/antony-catalano-is-losing-even-more-money-20260409-p5zmmp?utm_source=omny&amp;amp;utm_medium=podcast_notes&amp;amp;utm_campaign=the_fin&amp;amp;utm_content=&amp;amp;utm_term=newsroom"&gt;Antony Catalano is losing even more money&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br aria-hidden="true"&gt;The bottom line at Australian Community Media, which Catalano co-owns with Alex Waislitz, has gone from bad to worse.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;See &lt;a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener"&gt;omnystudio.com/listener&lt;/a&gt; for privacy information.&lt;/p&gt;</description>

The Fin

Australian Financial Review

The unravelling of a media empire: Antony Catalano’s darkest chapter

APR 22, 202632 MIN
The Fin

The unravelling of a media empire: Antony Catalano’s darkest chapter

APR 22, 202632 MIN

Description

This week, editor-in-chief James Chessell and media reporter Sam Buckingham-Jones on the rise and spectacular fall of Antony Catalano. This podcast is sponsored by Woodside Energy Catalano’s big play to take on REA and Domain to be mothballedStaff at the businessman’s regional media empire were told on Friday that the View.com.au platform, only recently bound for the ASX, would instead close down.The cult of Antony Catalano is coming crashing downAccused of assaulting his wife Stefanie, the businessman – once dubbed Mr Property – has gone into rehab. The survival of his empire hangs in the balance.Antony Catalano is losing even more moneyThe bottom line at Australian Community Media, which Catalano co-owns with Alex Waislitz, has gone from bad to worse.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.