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Revenue ‘patchy’
CRA have released revenue figures for April 2012 showing 'patchy' performance. The April revenue figures show a fall of 2.6% yoy, with the individual market (yoy) performances largely down, with ...
100 not out for Mix
It is always a nervous wait for the phone call from Nielsen Media Research with the survey results, although you would understand if the team at Mix 94.5 in Perth are usually less nervous than ...
dmg: Smooth “6% in a year”
This week dmg confirmed the relaunch of 91.5 and 95.3 as Smooth on 21 May (read here). The exact strategic position the brand will look to occupy won't become entirely apparent until launch, ...
A ‘Sound’ story
The New Zealand market is arguably the most saturated radio market in the world, with a huge number of full-strength commercial signals across the country. Given that, launching a new brand ...
Absolute Hamish & Andy
Southern Cross Austereo's Hamish & Andy have announced a dual broadcast with Christian O'Connell from Absolute Radio in London in a fortnight. The Christian O'Connell show has around a ...
2Day Brekky EP leaves
2Day FM's Breakfast Executive Producer Gemma O'Neill has announced that she will leave the Kyle & Jackie O program in July. O'Neill has worked on the program for two years, following a seven ...
SCA rejig national sales
Southern Cross Austereo have made a significant number of changes to their national sales structure today as they continue to settle down how the relatively new company will look and feel. Nick ...
‘Monkeys’ win Siren
Advertising Agency "The Monkeys" has won the 2012 Gold Siren award for the best radio ad of the year. The award, announced at a Breakfast in Melbourne this morning, was for an ad called ...
dmg announces ‘SMOOTH’
As Radio Today broke last friday (here), dmg have just announced the rebrand of 91.5 and 95.3 as 'Smooth FM'. Since dropping the Classic Rock branding a year ago, dmg have had the stations in an ...
VEVO gets big numbers
Following the Sydney launch a fortnight ago, VEVO was launched in Melbourne last night in Federation Square. MCM CEO Simon Joyce revealed that in the first week since launch, VEVO has reached ...
Free Traffic Beds
Last month Daryl Missen published a short video on the excellent new business that radio production guru Rick Wade has developed called 'Traffic Jams'. Rick produces high-quality traffic themes, ...
CRA cleared of complaint
A complaint made against Commercial Radio Australia has been dismissed by the Advertising Standards Bureau. The ad was for digital radio, and featured the word 'shit' used repeatedly, however ...
Triple M’s boy toys
So here's the background. Triple M Brisbane's Marto used to be president of the Lawn Motor Race Association. Yes there really is such an organisation. Buried in a shed somewhere in Caboolture ...