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Sports Entertainment Group has completed its NZ$130 million acquisition of MediaWorks, creating a trans-Tasman audio group with more than 5 million listeners. The combined business starts with pro forma net leverage of 1.84 times and a management target of approximately 1.2 times within two years.

FortifAI has emerged from its first year as an AI infrastructure company with $20.4 million in cash, but a $29 million statutory loss and sharply lower gaming revenue. The company now needs to turn NOL8’s early testing and partnerships into commercial adoption before its cash-backed growth strategy faces a harder test.

Streamplay Studio lifted FY26 revenue to A$13.80 million as Noodlecake Studios contributed for a full year, while the statutory loss narrowed and operating cash flow turned positive. The result also highlights falling cash, substantial equity-based compensation and continued reliance on successful game releases.

SportsHero’s FY2026 revenue rose above A$1 million as HeroPlay gained traction through Southeast Asian telco partnerships. But the company remains deeply loss-making, burned A$1.9 million in operating cash and carries a material uncertainty over its ability to continue as a going concern.

VanEck’s 13 ASX-listed ETFs produced sharply divergent FY2026 results, led by a $1.002 billion profit for Global Infrastructure and a $321.5 million gain for Gold Miners. Video Gaming and Esports moved the other way, reporting a $21.5 million loss, while International Wide Moat was subsequently overhauled and renamed.

The NSW Independent Casino Commission will keep The Star Sydney’s casino licence suspended, with manager Nick Weeks extended until 30 June 2027. The regulator cited unresolved governance, leadership and culture issues, recent allegations and pending AUSTRAC civil proceedings.

Betashares’ six audited ETFs delivered sharply mixed results for the year ended 30 June 2026, with Bitcoin, Ethereum and gaming funds reporting losses while uranium assets expanded. Post-year-end NAV swings added another layer of volatility, including a 49.67% rise for the Ethereum ETF.

The Queensland Government has deferred the planned 90-day suspension of The Star Gold Coast’s casino licence until 31 March 2027. The reprieve comes with continued independent oversight and a clear warning that key remediation work remains unfinished.

Iron Bear Resources says a new federal-provincial assessment framework, major Labrador clean-energy investment and strategic-project coordination could improve the development pathway for its Canadian iron ore project. The initiatives are supportive, but they do not yet represent project approvals, secured power or construction funding.

Streamplay’s Noodlecake Studios has secured the mobile publishing rights to Space Warlord Baby Trading Simulator, adding a distinctive PC and console title to its pipeline. The iOS and Android release is targeted for Q1 2027, but revenue terms and launch outcomes remain undisclosed.

Actinogen Medical has completed the final patient visit in its 247-participant XanaMIA Alzheimer’s disease trial, keeping topline results on track for November 2026. The milestone closes patient participation in the pivotal study, but provides no indication yet of whether Xanamem improved outcomes.

Marmota has expanded drilling across its Greenewood and Mainwood gold targets after intersecting geology resembling earlier favourable zones. With 313 holes now completed, the first assays are expected next week, although the announcement contains no new grades or quantified mineralisation.