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So what’s on the way?
So we are a week old. Thought you might have sent a card. But hey maybe we're old fashioned. But nevertheless we are a week old today, and in our second week we have some awesome content on Radio ...
Nova 100 hits TV
After starting the 2012 survey year strongly Nova 100 are looking to capitalise on the momentum into Survey 2 by taking the Hughesy and Kate breakfast show to television. Most of the DMG Radio TV ...
SEN drives PNW earnings growth
It is the season for half-yearly financial results for the publicly listed radio groups, with the latest being the Pacific Star Network (PNW). PNW are a relatively small group owning SEN, the ...
Radio Today wants you
We want you, or more specifically, we want your comments and opinions. To that end, we have today added a new feature to our 'comments' section, allowing you to have your name withheld and to be ...
PD’s course goes international
  Commercial Radio Australia has announced the Radio Program Directors course will be delivered internationally, through a partnership with the International Media Broadcasting Academy. The ...
7AD Devonport’s birthday
  Later this year 7AD in Devonport will celebrate its 80th birthday, and to start preparing for the occasion the team is looking for old photos, airchecks or other memorabilia to help set ...
Another Million bucks gone!
Southern Cross Austereo are likely to be 'enemy number one' with insurance companies after the 'million dollar head in the sand' promotion today gave away a million dollars for the second time. ...
Nova Brisbane hits TV
Nova 106.9 is marketing the new Breakfast show during Survey 2 on Brisbane TV. It was a somewhat awkward start to the year after DMG axed it's high-profile poaching from B105, Camilla Severi, in ...
Punch ‘punches’ Radio
News Limited website ‘The Punch’ has today published an opinion piece attacking commercial radio and its support, or lack of in their view, for Australian music.   The ...
Fairfax report financials
Fairfax Media have released their half-year financial results to the market, and the broadcasting division has declined on the previous calendar period (pcp). For that division, revenue in FY12 ...
the ‘Ups and Downs’
    Each survey day we will print a brief outline of the 'ups and downs' for the various commercial radio networks. Of course, no station can go up every survey, and whilst some ...
Metro Survey 1 – 2012
The metropolitan surveys are out this morning. As we have noted in our article earlier this week, we don't believe over-analysing any one survey, particularly the first one of the year, ...
Uniqueness beats ‘better’
The Ten Network launched their new Breakfast show today, bringing it forward by four days due to the leadership issues in the Labor party. No doubt that there will be programming executives at ...
Sams back for the footy
After being dropped from Triple M Melbourne's football commentary team under controversial circumstances a few years ago, and following his public resignation from MTR a month ago, Triple M have ...