Seven Media Group announced today that Warwick Lynch has been appointed as its new chief financial officer.
The company comprises the Seven Network, Pacific Magazines and Yahoo!7, which is a joint venture between Seven Network Limited and Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co.
David Leckie, the Seven Media Group’s chief executive, said:
“Warwick… Continue Reading >>
Industry, Television March 11th 2010 — 5:15 pm
Mumbrella reports today, that News Limited has appointed Fiona Nilsson as its new brand development director for Taste. The publisher looks to increase its readership and advertising revenue for the online and print food brand.
Nilsson will be responsible for a national strategy across all platforms of the media, along with… Continue Reading >>
Advertising, Industry, Print March 11th 2010 — 11:18 am
Rupert Murdoch has urged countries in the Middle East to open their markets to foreign media companies, and to avoid the temptation to move toward a model of “creative protectionism”.
Speaking at the first Abu Dhabi Media Summit this morning, the News Corporation chairman said that liberalisation of media markets in… Continue Reading >>
Industry, International Media March 10th 2010 — 3:59 pm
Viewers are now able to lodge complaints against commercial free-to-air television networks online. Industry body, Free TV Australia, has activated the new complaints function on its website.
In a major shakeup of the commercial code of practice, for the first time, consumers will be able to immediately notify the watchdog of… Continue Reading >>
Industry, Television March 10th 2010 — 1:53 pm
The presenter of A Current Affair, Tracy Grimshaw, has been the first television journalist to be shortlisted for the Graham Perkin Australian Journalist of the Year Award.
Grimshaw, who received the Walkley award last year for broadcast interviewing, has been nominated for a series of interviews, particularly those with footballer… Continue Reading >>
Celebrities / Personalities, Industry, Journalism March 9th 2010 — 9:14 pm
Media figures from around the world are assembling for a meeting in Abu Dhabi this week, seeking new investment opportunities in the potentially lucrative Middle Eastern market.
The conference will involve presentations by some of the most prominent industry figures, including News Corporation’s chairman Rupert Murdoch and Google’s head Eric… Continue Reading >>
Industry, International Media March 9th 2010 — 8:57 pm
The Australian Subscription Television and Radio Association (ASTRA) has indicated that there will be a number of changes to its awards ceremony this year.
The ASTRA Awards recognise talent and “highlight the creativity, commitment and investment of subscription television in production and broadcasting.”
Last year’s evening was considered by many… Continue Reading >>
Industry, Subscription Television March 9th 2010 — 6:04 am
The announcement of the departure last week of Prime Media Group CEO Warwick Syphers has uncovered shareholder dissatisfaction amongst three of the company’s largest shareholders, while another shareholder considers pushing for a seat on the Prime Media board.
Perpetual, Investors Mutual and Lachlan Murdoch’s Illyria Investments have expressed their concern… Continue Reading >>
Industry, Radio, Television March 8th 2010 — 5:27 pm
Advisory members of the Federal Government’s Digital Switchover Taskforce, visited the South Australian region of Whyalla last week, to address local concerns before its digital switchover in December.
The Whyalla News reports, executive director of the taskforce, Andy Townend, communications officer, Vanessa Liell, and public affairs manager, Matthew Francis, were present to answer questions. Townend confirmed that… Continue Reading >>
Digital Television, Industry, Television March 8th 2010 — 4:39 pm
Prime Media Group’s CEO Warwick Syphers will leave the regional media company at the end of the month to relocate to the UK and join digital advertising company Adstream Holdings.
Syphers will take up the new role later during the June quarter, allowing Prime to smoothly transition to a new… Continue Reading >>
Advertising, Appointments, Industry, Regional Television March 5th 2010 — 4:09 pm
Today’s Sydney Morning Herald reports Freeview will launch its electronic programming guide (EPG) in June along with a combined online catch-up television service.
Originally due in May last year, commercial free-to-air television networks are confident that the launch of an EPG will be the next step towards tackling the growing… Continue Reading >>
Digital Television, Industry, Television March 5th 2010 — 10:02 am
The BBC’s director general Mark Thompson has unveiled the results of a major strategic review of the corporation’s activities, announcing that it would seek to refocus its operations and excise or reduce funding for several services.
Thompson said that the conclusions of the review could result in “painful” consequences for… Continue Reading >>
Industry, International Media March 3rd 2010 — 12:04 pm
The Federal Government has confirmed a date for the digital switchover in regional South Australia and Broken Hill, indicating that the regions will switch to digital-only television signals on 15 December this year.
The date announced by the minister for communications, Stephen Conroy, is in accordance with the government’s digital switchover… Continue Reading >>
Digital Television, Industry, Television March 1st 2010 — 1:39 pm
SBS’s director of television and online content Matt Campbell has painted a grim picture of the broadcaster’s operating situation, blasting the Nine Network’s deal to secure the popular Top Gear programme and saying that the coffers are near-empty.
Speaking at the Australian International Documentary Conference, Campbell said that the loss… Continue Reading >>
Industry, Television, Television Programmes March 1st 2010 — 9:14 am
The Australian’s media columnist Amanda Meade has revealed an “unauthorised” list of nominees for this year’s Hall of Fame inductee for the TV Week Logie Awards to be held in May.
The list of Hall of Fame nominees are not usually made public, with nominations and voting conducted only by… Continue Reading >>
Awards, Celebrities / Personalities, Industry, Television, Television Programmes March 1st 2010 — 7:10 am