Welcome to Start the Week, our Monday scene-setter for the week ahead.

Today:

* Crikey publisher Private Media makes eight roles redundant;

* Media stocks feel the chill;

* End of an era for Eddie McGuire’s Millionaire Hotseat;

* Nine closes in on Melbourne Cup broadcasting rights

Further reading:

* The Australian: Crikey publisher Private Media has given staff until Monday to decide if they want a redundancy

* The Australian: Media companies batten down hatches as ad spending tightens

* Unmade: We need to talk about Seven

* TV Blackbox: Millionaire Hot Seat’s final episode: The end of an era

* The Australian: VRC, Tabcorp inch closer to Melbourne Cup broadcast deal with Nine

Today’s episode features Tim Burrowes and Abe Udy.

Time to leave you to start your week.

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