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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 ...
‘The Dictator’ on Nova
We are not exactly sure how the DMG legal department feel about Fitzy & Wippa's interview this week with Sacha Baron Cohen, in character as 'The Dictator', however it is a very funny 6 ...
APN look for growth
APN, the operators of ARN, have today held their annual shareholders meeting. CEO Brett Chenoweth, in a lengthy opening statement, told the meeting: "The natural disasters in our key markets, ...
Rosso serenades Emily Blunt
Mix 106.5 had Emily Blunt and Jason Segel in studio this week on their obligatory round of promo for 'The Five-Year Engagement'. Rosso decided to serenade Emily with a specially composed ...
Conroy ‘Media doing fine’
Following the release of the wide-ranging Convergence Review report on monday, there has been strong criticism of a number of the recommendations contained in it from all media sectors.
$25m annually enough?
  Ryan Seacrest has signed a new deal with Clear Channel until 2015. His present deal, which was due to expire at the end of 2013 was for $20m annually, whilst the new deal ups that figure ...
Crocmedia adds stations
Melbourne-based content production house Crocmedia has launched its 'Off the Bench' program into the Western Australian market on the Spirit Radio Network.
Nova listeners ‘hang out’
The Nova Network launched its live performance brand 'The Red Room' earlier this year, and the next event will be tomorrow, and this one will utilise the Google+ technology. Pop singer Carly Rae ...
NZ Radio gets ready for awards
The 2012 New Zealand Radio Awards winners will be announced via a webcast presentation this Thursday 10 May, starting at 5pm NZ time. The awards presentation will last for around one hour and the ...
Good Charlotte & Fox FM make up
Since 2009 Fox FM's Matt and Jo show have been unsuccessful in each of their attempts to speak with Benji and Joel Madden of Good Charlotte. The perceived 'blackban' was the result of a live ...
Nova ‘posters’ Adelaide
Planking is so last year. Nova Adelaide's Breakfast show 'Maz, Dan and Shane' have identified a great opportunity for an ongoing story arc, with potential for 'water-cooler' talk by launching ...