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Court date here for Caralis

The hearing between Adobe Systems (and others), and Bill Caralis' Super Radio Network, will be heard in the Federal Court of New South Wales tomorrow (Tuesday 28 May).

The five applicants who have brought the case are Adobe Systems inc, Adobe Systems pty ltd, Microsoft Corporation, Microsoft pty ltd, and Microsoft Regional Sales.

The respondents are;

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Monday, 27 May 2013 12:30 Category: Whats New

The Australian Celebrity Report

The Australian Celebrity Report is a way for media agencies, talent scouts and advertisers to find out which celebs from the world of sport, music, movies, TV, radio, press and politics, resonate with consumers and why.

Although Hugh Jackman has topped the list of celebs we'd like to have dinner with, some radio personalities have also made the cut. Hamish Blake (7), Andy Lee (12), Dave Hughes (26), Eddie McGuire (28) and Kyle Sandilands (30) made it into the Top 30.

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Monday, 27 May 2013 11:10 Category: Whats New

Morrow found in breach of ABC policies

A couple of weeks back, David Morrow, the long-time voice of Rugby League on ABC Radio, was stood down pending an investigation into alleged racist remarks made on the air.

Morrow was reportedly telling a joke prior to the St George Illawarra and Manly match, and was unaware that he was on the air.

Read the full detail of what happened plus Morrow's apology here.

The ABC investigation into the event has found him in breach of editorial policies and also their employee code of conduct.

They said Morrow will return from suspension but won't be calling NRL games straight away.

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Saturday, 25 May 2013 14:15 Category: Whats New

Craig Bruce: 25 things he's learnt in 25 years

** All 25 are here now **

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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Friday, 24 May 2013 20:05 Category: Whats New

Pink Media Group invest in online only station

OX Live! is a gay radio station that broadcasts from Oxford Street in Sydney. It was setup last year and can be heard online only via their website and on mobile devices.

The Pink Media Group have purchased a 40% stake in OX Live!

Their CEO Ben Mulcahy says:

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Friday, 24 May 2013 19:00 Category: Whats New

Fox give away a house

From time to time radio stations like to give away a house, it's a big ticket giveaway, and the house and land developers love it, so it's great for sales and programming. 

In Melbourne, Mix did it last year, and today it was Fox FM's turn.

Matt & Jo on Fox this morning gave a new house in Peets Aston Estate in Craigieburn to a lucky listener and her family (right), the partners were Porter Davis Homes and Channel Seven's House Rules.

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Friday, 24 May 2013 15:00 Category: Whats New

Tom Ballard's radio tips

Triple J's Tom Ballard has offered some advice on his website for people who are looking to get into radio. We thought we'd share some of Tom's pearls of wisdom, or to paraphrase; 

"Tom Ballards Red Hot Flaming Guaranteed Tips For Radio Success".

So here's a couple of Tom's tips;

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Friday, 24 May 2013 14:30 Category: Whats New

Ugly Phil is back

Ugly Phil resigned from his drive shift on Star 104.5 Central Coast late last year. Previous to that he did breakfast and nights at Triple M Sydney for 2 and a half years, worked at Nova Sydney, did drive in London and of course The Hot 30 Countdown in the 90s.

He is now making a return to Triple M, this time in Brisbane as part of their workday lineup.

Phil will be doing arvo's, 1pm - 4pm, from June 3.

This was his ACRA entry last year for Best Station Produced Comedy Segment, Susan Boyle Calls The Hotline :-

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Friday, 24 May 2013 13:16 Category: Whats New

Fitzy & Wippa behind the scenes live

In the last hour of Fitzy & Wippa's show this morning they showed 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”.

Watch the replay of the hour below :-

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Friday, 24 May 2013 10:30 Category: Whats New

Meet the man behind the voice

Voiceover artist Phil Baildon was interviewed on Channel Nine's internet channel this week.

Phil is the voice behind The Current Affair promos but over the past two decades has voiced many campaigns on TV, radio and online.

Watch the chat Channel Nine had with Phil below and if you want to book him you can do it here.

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Friday, 24 May 2013 09:55 Category: Whats New

Pricey celebrates 30 years

To celebrate Pricey's 30 years on 4TO, SCA's Craig Bruce wanted to share something he wrote last year after having lunch with the radio legend.


Steve Price is a treasure. If you don't know Pricey, he's the host of the 4TO breakfast show and has been the king of Townsville radio for the last 30 years. The audience love him like he's a member of their extended family.

He was recently voted one of the Top 10 Townsville icons.

He started in radio at 3DB back in the 70s and has the same level of passion and enthusiasm for the industry now as he did when he first started.

I wanted to share with you just some of the nuggets from our catch-up.

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Friday, 24 May 2013 06:00 Category: Whats New

TRN CEO turns up the heat on her other stations

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

Triple M Sydney have vacancies for two Tactics Coordinators. Details.

 

Got a question? Got a suggestion?

At Radio Today we want to know about it.

Email our Editor Halesy anytime here.

 

SCA have a vacancy for a Breakfast Announcer with Star FM Mildura. Details.

 

2UE has a vacancy for a Client Integration Executive. Details.

 

Fairfax have a vacancy for a General Manager in Brisbane overseeing 4BH and 4BC. Details.

 

Light FM Melbourne have a vacancy for a Nights Announcer. Details.

 

I98 FM in Wollongong have a vacancy for a Breakfast Producer. Details.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fresh 92.7 Adelaide have a vacancy for a Content Manager. Details.

 

Wave FM Wollongong have a role available for an On-Air Personality with Audio Production skills. Details.

 

SCA have a vacancy for a Breakfast Announcer to join Hot FM in Cairns. Details.

 

ARN has a vacancy for an Account Manager on Mix 101.1 in Melbourne. Details.

 

Nova are looking for on-air talent to join the network. Details.

 

 

Star 104.5 Central Coast are looking for Announcers for their talent bank. Details.

 

WIN Radio are looking for Casual Journalists to work on I98FM Wollongong and C91.3 Campbelltown. Details.

 

SCA have a vacancy for a Producer on 2Day FM's Kyle & Jackie O Breakfast Show in Sydney. Details.

 

Canberra Ratings

1 FM104.7 23.9 (18.6) SCA
2 Mix 106.3 16.8 (12.3) SCA
3 ABC 666 14.0 (14.9) ABC
4 triple j 8.4 (10.9) ABC
5 ABCFM 7.1 (10.0) ABC
6 Radio National 6.9 (8.7) ABC
7 2CA 6.8 (5.3) Capital
  • 10+ overall share Mon-Sun, Survey 1/2013
  • Nielsen Media Research

Gold Coast Ratings

1 Sea FM 16.3 (12.6) SCA
2 Gold FM 15.1 (14.9) SCA
3 Hot Tomato 14.0 (14.7) Hot Tomato
4 triple j 8.9 (8.9) ABC
5 ABC 91.7 FM 5.9 (4.8) ABC
6 ABC612 4.0 (4.6) ABC
7 4RN 3.3 (3.1) ABC
  • 10+ Overall Share Mon-Sun, Survey 1/2013
  • Nielsen Media Research

 

Brisbane Ratings

1 97.3FM 12.9 (12.0) ARN
2 Nova 106.9 12.5 (11.9) dmg
3 B105 11.5 (11.6) SCA
4 Triple M 11.0 (9.9) SCA
5 ABC612 9.9 (10.6) ABC
6 triple j 7.0 (7.2) ABC
7 4BC 6.5 (6.8) Fairfax
  • 10+ overall share Mon-Sun, Survey 3/2013
  • Nielsen Media Research

Perth Ratings

1 Mix 94.5 13.3 (13.8) SCA
2 96FM 12.7 (11.4) Fairfax
3 Nova 93.7 12.3 (11.9) dmg
4 triple j 10.2 (10.8) ABC
5 ABC720 9.6 (9.1) ABC
6 92.9 9.4 (9.7) SCA
7 6PR 8.3 (9.7) Fairfax
  • 10+ overall share Mon-Sun, Survey 3/2013
  • Nielsen Media Research

Auckland Ratings

1 Newstalk ZB 13.3 (13.9) TRN
2 Coast  8.3 (9.6) TRN
3 Classic Hits 6.8 (6.1) TRN
4 The Edge 6.4 (7.4) Mediaworks
5 Mai FM 5.7 (4.3) Mediaworks
6 ZM 5.6 (6.3) TRN
7 The Breeze 5.4 (7.2) Mediaworks
  • 10+ share, Survey 1/2013

Christchurch Ratings

1 Newstalk ZB 16.2 (17.1) TRN
2 More FM 10.0 (10.4) Mediaworks
3 The Breeze 8.2 (6.6) Mediaworks
4 The Rock 8.1 (9.4) Mediaworks
5 The Edge 8.0 (7.6) Mediaworks
6 Coast 7.7 (6.1) TRN
7 The Sound 7.3 (7.8) Mediaworks
  • 10+ share, Survey 1/2013

Wellington Ratings

1 Newstalk ZB 13.1 (11.5) TRN
2 ZM 12.9 (15.0) TRN
3 The Breeze 12.6 (10.5) Mediaworks
4 Classic Hits 8.6 (8.1) TRN
5 The Rock 6.9 (7.4) Mediaworks
=6 The Edge 6.3 (5.3) Mediaworks
=6 The Sound 6.3 (-) Mediaworks
  • 10+ share, Survey 1/2013

Newcastle Ratings

1 KOFM 21.4 (15.6) SCA
2 NXFM 14.4 (17.1) SCA
3 triple j 11.4 (12.0) ABC
4 ABC1233 10.0 (10.8) ABC
5 2HD 8.6 (11.6) BOG
6 New FM 8.2 (8.0) BOG
7 Classic FM 2.7 (2.6) ABC
  • 10+ Overall Share Mon-Sun, Survey 1/2013
  • Nielsen Media Research

 

Adelaide Ratings

1 Mix 102.3 14.5 (14.8) ARN
2 ABC891 12.3 (11.2) ABC
3 Fiveaa 10.9 (11.9) dmg
4 Nova 91.9 10.7 (9.4) dmg
5 Triple M 10.0 (9.6) SCA
6 SAFM 9.2 (9.1) SCA
7 Cruise 1323 7.4 (7.9) ARN
  • 10+ overall share Mon-Sun, Survey 3/2013
  • Nielsen Media Research

Wollongong Ratings

1 I98 28.5 (23.0) WIN
2 Wave FM 17.3 (17.9) GRANT
3 97.3 FM 11.4 (15.0) ABC
4 Triple J 7.1 (7.2) ABC
5 2GB 5.4 (4.6) MRN
6 2Day FM 4.3 (3.3) SCA
7 ABC 702 3.4 (3.6) ABC
  • 10+ Overall Share Mon-Sun, Survey 1/2012
  • Nielsen Media Research

Central Coast Ratings

1 Sea FM 17.7 (12.4) SCA
2 2GO FM 13.2 (17.5) SCA
3 Star 104.5 11.4 (14.3) DMG
4 ABC 92.5 10.7 (9.9) ABC
5 2GB 9.8 (8.9) MRN
6 Triple J 5.8 (5.2) ABC
7 WS FM 2.8 (0.7) ARN
  • 10+ overall share Mon-Sun, Survey 1/2012
  • Nielsen Media Research

Melbourne Ratings

1 3AW 12.7 (12.6) Fairfax
2 ABC 774 11.4 (11.4) ABC
3 Fox FM 9.6 (9.2) SCA
4 Gold 8.6 (8.7) ARN
5 Triple M 8.3 (7.6) SCA
6 Nova 100 7.3 (8.0) dmg
7 Mix 101.1 6.6 (6.2) ARN
  • 10+ overall share Mon-Sun, Survey 3/2013
  • Nielsen Media Research

Sydney Ratings

1 2GB 14.7 (13.2) Macquarie
2 ABC 702 9.5 (9.4) ABC
3 2Day FM 8.5 (8.4) SCA
4 WSFM 7.0 (8.5) ARN
5 Nova 96.9 6.9 (6.7) dmg
6 Triple M 6.4 (6.4) SCA
7 Mix 106.5 5.7 (4.4) ARN
  • 10+ overall share Mon-Sun, Survey 3/2013
  • Nielsen Media Research

Adelaide Advertisers

1. Puratap Puratap Pty Ltd
2. Harvey Norman Harvey Norman Holdings Ltd
3. The Good Guys The Good Guys
4. Foodland Metcash Trading Ltd
5. Government Of South Australia Government Of South Australia

Brisbane Advertisers

1. National Tiles National Tiles Co Pty Ltd
2. Harvey Norman Harvey Norman Holdings Ltd
3. Stay Tuned For The RETUNE Dept Of Broadband, Comms & The Digital Economy
4. Battery World Battery World Ltd
5. The Queensland Plan Queensland Government

Central Coast Advertisers

1. Domayne Harvey Norman Holdings Ltd
2. Harvey Norman Harvey Norman Holdings Ltd
3. Central Coast Holden Central Coast Holden
4. Give Me 5 For Kids Southern Cross Austereo Pty Ltd
5. Broadcast Services Australia (BSA) Recruitment Broadcast Services Australia Ltd

Geelong Advertisers

1. Harvey Norman Harvey Norman Holdings Ltd
2. Guide To Geelong Guide To Geelong
3. National Tiles National Tiles Co Pty Ltd
4. Telstra Shop Telstra Corporation Ltd
5. Dry July Dry July Foundation

Gold Coast Advertisers

1. Domayne Harvey Norman Holdings Ltd
2. Harvey Norman Harvey Norman Holdings Ltd
3. National Tiles National Tiles Co Pty Ltd
4. Give Me 5 For Kids Southern Cross Austereo Pty Ltd
5. Grand Motors Toyota Grand Motors Pty Ltd

Melbourne Advertisers

1. National Tiles National Tiles Co Pty Ltd
2. Harvey Norman Harvey Norman Holdings Ltd
3. Chemist Warehouse Chemist Warehouse
4. The Pancake Parlour Lovely Pancakes Pty Ltd
5. Chris & Marie's Plant Farms Hello Hello Pty Ltd

Newcastle Advertisers

1. Domayne Harvey Norman Holdings Ltd
2. Harvey Norman Harvey Norman Holdings Ltd
3. Joyce Mayne Harvey Norman Holdings Ltd
4. WOW Marketing Accelerator Universal Stars Pty Ltd
5. Choices Flooring Choices Flooring

Perth Advertisers

1. Harvey Norman Harvey Norman Holdings Ltd
2. Sexpo Sexpo Pty Ltd
3. Officeworks Coles Group Ltd (Wesfarmers Ltd)
4. Woolworths Woolworths Ltd
5. ECU - Edith Cowan University Edith Cowan University

Sydney Advertisers

1. Harvey Norman Harvey Norman Holdings Ltd
2. Peter's Of Kensington Peter's Of Kensington
3. One Solutions One Solutions Corporation Pty Ltd
4. Body Corporate Services (BCS) Body Corporate Services Pty Ltd
5. Target Coles Group Ltd (Wesfarmers Ltd)
Company Stock ID Price Change
Southern Cross Austereo
SXL
1.36
0.37%
Fairfax Media
FXJ
0.520
0.97%
Macquarie Radio Network
MRN
0.750
0.00%
Prime Media
PRT
1.00
-4.29%
Pacific Star Network
PNW
0.200
0.00%
APN News & Media
APN
0.280
3.70%
Oceania
OCP
1.60
0.00%
Ten Network
TEN
0.270
0.00%
Seven Network
SVW
7.07
3.51%