Despite a listener increase in the last ratings, Ugly Phil O’Neill and Sami Lukis have been dropped from the Triple M’s Sydney lineup, the pair were expected to return to the airwaves today after the mid-year ratings break. O’Neill returned to Australia in July after a stint in the UK… Continue Reading >>
Celebrities / Personalities, Radio June 29th 2009 — 5:27 pm
Phil Small, WIN’s Canberra sports presenter and longest-serving journalist, farewelled his colleagues and viewers on Friday night.
Thanking his many colleagues, friends and his family, he also praised the ongoing development of local sport.
“Canberra sport has boomed over time – I’ve seen the Capital grow a soul and I’m… Continue Reading >>
Celebrities / Personalities, Television June 28th 2009 — 2:42 pm
On Friday night as the world came to terms with the death of pop idol Michael Jackson, veteran Channel Nine Brisbane newsreader Bruce Paige signed off for the last time, on one of the busiest of news days.
Paige thanked viewers as he signed off, alongside his co-anchor of six… Continue Reading >>
Appointments, Celebrities / Personalities, Television June 28th 2009 — 12:22 pm
The ongoing fight between television industry groups is set to intensify in the ensuing months, after the release of a Productivity Commission draft report calling the anti-siphoning rules “inherently anti-competitive” with both Free TV Australia and subscription body ASTRA ready to push their case in the lead up to an… Continue Reading >>
Spy Opinion June 26th 2009 — 9:11 pm
The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) has announced new terms for temporary community radio broadcasters in the NSW town of Young for the period 1 July 2009 to 30 June 2010.
Lambing Flat Community Broadcasting Inc and Young District Arts Council Inc had previously been sharing the 92.3 MHz… Continue Reading >>
Radio June 26th 2009 — 7:17 pm
The Productivity Commission has slammed the list of sports offered first to free-to-air networks as “inherently anti-competitive”, according to The Australian. The key economic advisor has recommended a rethink of the anti-siphoning rules that govern sporting rights in order to maximise free-to-air stations’ use of the rights.
In a draft… Continue Reading >>
Industry, Subscription Television, Telecommunications, Television June 26th 2009 — 10:31 am
Meanwhile, it has emerged that The Age has also made staff cuts in its online area. Crikey is reporting that Fairfax has sacked four of the casual staff involved in putting the paper online, a move which insiders said would threaten the editorial quality of the website in the process.… Continue Reading >>
West Australian Newspapers has announced that its plan to cut back up to 100 staff members has reduced its full-time staff by 8.6%.
In an announcement to the ASX, WAN said it would cost the business $13.9 million, delivering one-off savings of approximately $9 million.
West Australian Newspapers today announced… Continue Reading >>
Appointments, Industry, New Media, Print, Talking Points June 25th 2009 — 1:29 pm
The vision of the future that Steve Ballmer presented overnight is nothing if not apocalyptic: the world of the future is one where consumption takes place through a dynamic digital universe, where informational networks are held together by transient connections, and where there is no place for old, “static” media… Continue Reading >>
Spy Opinion June 25th 2009 — 12:37 pm
Irish pay-TV sports operator Setanta Sports says its Australian operations are not at risk, after reports yesterday that its UK operations had gone into administration.
Although Setanta has ceased broadcasting in Britain, its international and Irish operations will are not part of the bankruptcy filing and will remain on air… Continue Reading >>
Digital Television, Industry, Subscription Television, Talking Points, Television June 25th 2009 — 12:15 pm
Microsoft chief executive Steve Ballmer has painted an apocalyptic picture of the future for media companies, declaring that advertising markets had effectively been “reset” and would not improve for traditional media subsequent to any economic recovery.
In an address to Cannes Lions International Advertising Festival overnight, Ballmer said that for… Continue Reading >>
Advertising, Industry, International Media June 25th 2009 — 10:51 am
The ‘Chasergate’ scandal takes another turn this morning as reports emerge that the ABC’s executive head of content creation, Courtney Gibson, had been given the tapes to the Chaser’s last episode – which included the controversial Make a Realistic Wish Foundation sketch.
Last week managing director Mark Scott stripped Amanda… Continue Reading >>
Talking Points, Television, Television Programmes June 25th 2009 — 9:15 am
Mumbrella reports that the Seven Network has won sixteen awards for its advertising and promotion at the Promax|BDA awards in New York overnight. The network won three gold, six silver and seven bronzes in the promotions and marketing category, with another six for radio.
MTV won seven gold awards, mainly… Continue Reading >>
Advertising, Industry, Radio, Television June 24th 2009 — 8:36 pm
The Ten Network has today reported a significant drop in year-to-date earnings, with the result driven by continuing sharp falls in television revenues.
Earnings fell by 36.6 per cent in the first three quarters compared with the previous year, with television advertising revenues reflecting the challenges of the present marketplace.… Continue Reading >>
Advertising, Industry June 24th 2009 — 1:46 pm
Foxtel has announced its pricing for the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics, offering a $50 ‘early bird’ price for its coverage next year, which will increase to $65 in January. It plans to use its subscription and broadband TV rights to push for more subscribers, billing it as “the biggest HD… Continue Reading >>
Digital Television, Industry, New Media, Subscription Television, Television June 24th 2009 — 12:13 pm