Jane Hastings, CEO of The Radio Network, is turning the heat up on her other stations after the revamp of Radio Hauraki.
In the recent NZ radio ratings Hauraki increased its audience, TRN say that it was directly at the expense of The Rock (run by MediaWorks).
Hastings says she has "told people here they need to be brave....They don't need to look like they're running to the finishing line with a tray of crystal glasses. Hauraki has shown us you can blow something up and rebuild it."
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Thursday, 23 May 2013 21:00 Category: Whats New
Julia Gillards Chief Media Advisor, John McTernan (left), has attacked News Limited and defended Kyle Sandilands today, saying that Sandilands 'touches the hearts of millions'.
In what appears to be a strategic move to ensure Sandilands is supportive of Prime Minister Gillard during the upcoming election campaign, McTernan has sent an email defending the 2Day Breakfast host to News.
McTernan wrote;
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Thursday, 23 May 2013 17:45 Category: Whats New
A few weeks ago Tim Blackwell from Nova's drive show created his own boutique beer, 'Tim's Cherry Pie'.
4 Pine’s brewery enlisted Tim, and well known Melbourne chef Andrew McConnell, to create their own beer using some of their favourite foods.
Tim’s Cherry Pie was a 'light bodied lager with a natural cherry infusion spiced with vanilla, cocoa and cinnamon'.
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Thursday, 23 May 2013 16:30 Category: Whats New
In the last hour of Fitzy & Wippa's show tomorrow morning you will be able to watch what happens behind the scenes live on YouTube.
Wippa says: “I find it hard enough to concentrate for five minutes for the radio show, let alone an hour for the cameras which will make for interesting viewing”.
While Fitzy added: “I think Australia has seen enough naked Fitzy & Wippa, it’s about time we featured on YouTube with some clothes on”.
You'll be able to watch the hour here.
Thursday, 23 May 2013 15:30 Category: Whats New
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Craig Bruce, Head of Content at Southern Cross Austereo, is celebrating 25 years with the network next month.
He is sharing the 25 things he's learnt over his career.
Lesson 1
All announcers sound the same. The most important thing you can do is find your unique, authentic voice.
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Thursday, 23 May 2013 11:30 Category: Whats New
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Last week Virgin Radio launched their station in Lebanon, and we noticed an aussie connection in the background.
Mitch Calladine who previously worked at DMG Sydney and Melbourne and Southern Cross Austereo Sydney now works at UXB Productions as their Production Director.
UXB produce radio imaging for a number of stations around the world.
Have a listen to the launch audio below:-
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Thursday, 23 May 2013 10:00 Category: Whats New
With Dayna Sayer recently leaving Sea FM breakfast in Northern Tasmania after only a few months in the gig, the station has decided to run a contest to find her replacement.
Sea FM PD Steve Segale said:
“Whilst we did advertise this position some weeks ago, and received some excellent applications, I am convinced that there is a local hidden talent somewhere on the coast.
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Thursday, 23 May 2013 09:00 Category: Whats New
A year ago when dmg launched smoothfm, Group Marketing Director Tony Thomas (pictured) said "There is an enormous amount of appeal for this format (and it will be) on a 6% share or better in 12 months".
A year in, whilst smooth aren't quite at the 6% that Tony predicted, they are extremely close.
In this weeks survey, smooth 95.3 registered 5.3%, and smooth 91.5 registered 5.7%. Come survey 4, Tony's prediction may well come true.
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Thursday, 23 May 2013 06:00 Category: Whats New
A couple of months ago Brian Newington wrote a piece for Radio Today about one of his production students that stood out from the rest. This student also happened to be fully blind. See here.
A video is now doing the rounds of cadet journalist at the ABC, Nas Campanella, who reads the news for triple j and is also blind.
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Wednesday, 22 May 2013 19:00 Category: Whats New
Macquarie Radio Network Director Jack Singleton has said today that newspapers and radio stations "should be sued" for painting 2Day FM as the top dog in the radio ratings.
Speaking in AdNews, he suggested that a more appropriate headline would be; "2GB has just won its seventy-second survey in a row".
Singleton went on to say;
"Every survey for 10 years 2GB has been number one in Sydney, yet the SMH, AdNews and others say '2Day is back on top'.That is true if you want to invent convenient a category called commercial FM".
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Wednesday, 22 May 2013 14:41 Category: Whats New
Ray Hadley appeared on Australian Story on Monday night (see here).
After the show, Mike Carlton (the Sydney Morning Herald columnist and ex 2UE breakfast host) took to Twitter to condemn the episode saying :-
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Wednesday, 22 May 2013 10:55 Category: Whats New
Following his tongue in cheek application for the hosting role on ABC's Media Watch, which he missed out on, Andrew Bolt (right) has started up his own "media watch' segment with Steve Price on 2GB in Sydney.
After being 'legalled' by Program Director, and former lawyer, David Kidd; the first ever 2GB media watch segment went to air this week.
Have a listen to it below;
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Wednesday, 22 May 2013 09:29 Category: Whats New
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