Craig Bruce tells Peter Saxon about losing his job
Craig Bruce tells Peter Saxon about losing his job and shares advice for others in the same situation. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Sep 06, 2020•23 min•Season 2Ep. 5
Radioinfo Podcast
News and interviews from the radio and audio industries from trade publications www.radioinfo.com.au and www.asiaradiotoday.com
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Episodes
Cathy O'Connor and Peter Charlton discuss Nova's plans with Peter Saxon
Cathy O’Connor is leaving Nova and heading to oOH!media in the new year. She will by replaced by Peter Charlton. They chat to Peter Saxon. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Sep 05, 2020•14 min•Season 2Ep. 4
Fyona Smith AFTRS talks about adapting career expectations during pandemic
Fyona Smith from AFTRS talks about adapting career expectations after redundancies announced due to the pandemic. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Aug 30, 2020•6 min•Season 2Ep. 3
Grant Blackley on SCA Financial Results
Grant Blackley speaks to radioinfo's Steve Ahern about today's SCA Annual General Meeting and Financial Results. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Aug 20, 2020•12 min•Season 2Ep. 2
Brad Smart talks flash briefings
Brad Smart talks to Steve Ahern about the radioinfo flash briefing and lessons learnt. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Aug 17, 2020•13 min•Season 2Ep. 1
Peter Saxon talks to Craig Bruce about announcer attitudes survey
Radioinfo backgrounder interview Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Aug 16, 2020•11 min
Slanging Match, Talent Survey's interesting results, Hobart's HO-FM turns 90
A slanging match is underway between the federal government, the Labor Party, the ABC and commercial radio over the commitment to emergency broadcasting, A survey of on-air talent is underway to see what people think of the business they work in, Hobart's oldest commercial radio station 7HO-FM has just ticked up 90 years of continuous operation which started with the station as an AM favorite Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Aug 13, 2020•5 min•Season 1Ep. 131
96FM - 40 and counting, Breakfast Show EPs webinar, Aussies up for Coronavirus Radio Ideas Awards
Perth radio station 96FM has turned 40 and the celebrations will be going on for 40 days and 40 nights, Telum Media has held a industry webinar featuring EPs from Radio National, 2GB and B105 discussing the course their stations followed throughout the COVID shutdown, Three Aussie radio stations have been nominated for the newly-created international Coronavirus Radio Ideas Awards for innovative programming during the shutdown. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Aug 12, 2020•4 min•Season 1Ep. 130
Nova Redundancies, Breakfast Radio Webinar, Advertising Bodies Merge
Nova has warned of redundancies as it moves to cut costs across the network after declaring advertising revenues for the year are down 25%, Telum Media is holding a Breakfast Radio webinar today with several Executive Producers of top rating breakfast shows discussing the changes in audience behaviour, Ad Standards has merged with The Australian Association of National Advertisers in a bid to reduce complexity and cut costs. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Aug 11, 2020•4 min•Season 1Ep. 129
Radio Alive August, Podcasting grows unabated, Former Transport Minister Drives 4BC
To encourage advertisers back to radio, CRA and Eardrum have launched a new campaign for August of Radio Alive pointing out the benefits of the medium, Podcast data produced by ARN and technology group Megaphone show that iHeartPodcast Australia's on-line listening has increased significantly during July, Former Queensland State Government Transport Minister and journalist Scott Emerson has taken over as the drive host on 4BC Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Aug 10, 2020•4 min•Season 1Ep. 128
Frontline Support, Triple M snares Springsteen, ABC's Aiden Laverty dies
Victoria's frontline medical staff are being supported by generous donations through The Christian O'Connell Show on Gold 104.3, Triple M is claiming a big win by securing Bruce Stringsteen's syndicated radio show From My Home to Your's for its Saturday night line-up, ABC's former Head of Specialist Content Aiden Laverty has died while seeking overseas treatment for a rare medical disease. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Aug 09, 2020•4 min•Season 1Ep. 127
ABC cuts allowances, SCA digital record, Earfest in September
The ABC has cut journalist allowances in remote areas of Western Australia slashing up to $15,000 from reporters' payslips as the corporation starts to implement its Five Year Plan, SCA's HIT and Triple M stations have reported a 20% increase in live on-line listening and an 80% bump in catch-up radio year-on-year, Earfest is an Australian on-line audio festival which will run in September and feature top Aussie creative talent. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Aug 06, 2020•4 min•Season 1Ep. 126
Nervous advertisers, SCA launches SCA iQ, Katy Perry does a Q&A for Nova's Red Room
The constant changing of COVID restrictions and regulations by state governments is creating uncertainty amongst advertisers at a time need certainty, SCA has merged several divisions to create SCA iQ and bring research insights and strategy together, Pop icon Katy Perry has answered questions from fans around Australia during a Nova's Red Room Livestream. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Aug 05, 2020•4 min•Season 1Ep. 125
Radio's new interactive tool, Radio was looks up, Who really knows their Audience
Commercial Radio Australia and Edison Research have joined forces to create a new interactive marketing tool that's designed to boost radio sales, Standard Media Index figures show that Radio was showing promising signs of recovery in the half of FY21 before the Victorian lockdown, Do Radio and other content creators really know their audience asks Radioinfo Editor Peter Saxon in his latest analysis. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Aug 04, 2020•4 min•Season 1Ep. 124
CRA supports Draft Code, Game Changers Survey, Production Advice from BPR
Commercial Radio Australia believes the draft code requiring Google and Facebook to negotiate with broadcasters for news content is an important step, Craig Bruce from Game Changers is launching a national survey to find out how announcers and breakfast teams have been faring since the COVID-19 restrictions were put in place, The production group BPR has revealed the key elements it uses in developing promos and commercials. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Aug 03, 2020•4 min•Season 1Ep. 123
News & the Tech Giants, Computer listening up 24%, Regional FM celebrate birthdays
The ACCC's mandatory code will hopefully see Australian news producers compensated by the tech giants including Google and Facebook, Yet another survey confirming the trend for on-line listening during COVID restrictions and showing a 24% bump in listening via laptop and desktop computers, ACE Radio's regional FM stations in Warrnambool and Hamilton are celebrating 18 years on the air and both are now the #1 station in their respective markets. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more inf...
Aug 02, 2020•4 min•Season 1Ep. 122
Farewell John Burns, New 2GB Content Manager, ABC redundancies ready to roll
3AW's John Burns retires from his partnership with fellow breakfast host Ross Stevenson today after three decades and a record-breaking 147 consecutive survey wins, Luke Davis has been appointed to the newly-created role of Content Manger - Sydney for Nine Radio, ABC management is getting ready to issue redundancy notices to hundreds of staff between now and Christmas as the national broadcaster begins to roll into its Five Year Plan. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Jul 30, 2020•4 min•Season 1Ep. 121
Piracy in Podcasts, Free Ads for Radio Jobs, COVID-19 hits Home in Radio
A US journalist says the days of music piracy aren't over and bootleg music is now being distributed through podcasts on platforms like Spotify, Radioinfo is offering employers free job ads during August to help revitalise the recovery of the radio industry and ensure good people aren't lost to the business, To many COVID-19 is just daily statistics but reality struck home on Tuesday for GOLD104.3's Craig Huggins when sadly his mother passed away with the infection. Hosted on Acast. See acast.co...
Jul 29, 2020•4 min•Season 1Ep. 120
HIT stays in Perth, Media giant recognised, Gardner fronts Women's podcast
The HIT brand may be disappearing in most of the country but it could be staying put in Perth with SCA cagey about the brand's future in WA, Canadian media mogul Allan Slaight is being recognised by Sydney community broadcaster Eastside Radio 89.7FM, Nine News journalist Georgie Gardner has started hosting a new 10-part podcast series dedicated to the aspirations of women to be called Drive. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Jul 28, 2020•4 min•Season 1Ep. 119
HIT Network is History, PSN's financial shortfall, Newscorp editor becomes ABC Content Director
SCA has dropped the HIT Network branding on its metro stations and returned them to their heritage callsigns, Pacific Star Network has had its $1.5M rights issue undersubscribed by more than a million dollars, Ex-Newscorp editor Shelley Hadfield has taken on the role of Content Director of ABC Melbourne after 20 years with the Herald Sun. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jul 27, 2020•4 min•Season 1Ep. 118
SCA's Dave Cameron interviewed by Peter Saxon about Hit Network changes
Hit Network rebrands and changes programming strategy. Radioinfo's Peter Saxon discovers why. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jul 27, 2020•11 min
SCA brings back the old names for Hit stations.
SCA brings back the old names for Hit stations. B105 relaunch audio aired just after 0800 this morning. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jul 26, 2020•4 min
Scott Mayman to head news bureau, Social media trolls attack Buttrose, Killers in Triple M Garage
Former 4BC News Director Scott Mayman will head-up Rebel's new on-line news bureau to report on grassroots community issues, Millennials have taken to social media to dump on ABC Chair Ita Buttrose over general comments she made about the generation's work ethics at a supposedly closed meeting of the Australia-British Chamber of Commerce, Triple M's Garage Session that features live performances by top artists will have The Killers as their next featured act. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/priva...
Jul 26, 2020•4 min•Season 1Ep. 117
AAP Survives, COVID hits HK Media Hard, HIT90.9 Breakfast Changes
Australian Associated Press will survived in a scaled down form as a not-for-profit organisation with the help of altruistic investors, Several Hong Kong media companies have had to shut thanks to cases of coronavirus amongst staff, SCA is keeping a lid on their planned breakfast changes for HIT90.9 until showtime on Monday morning. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jul 23, 2020•4 min•Season 1Ep. 116
Sales down Everywhere, Metro Radio Listening Up, Ray Hadley lawsuit
Advertising sales are down in all English-speaking countries thanks to Coronavirus with some sectors hit worse than others, An interim unofficial survey of metro markets by GfK shows radio listening is up across the board, Ray Hadley and 2GB are being sued by a western Sydney property developer over comments Hadley allegedly made about the developer's residential projects. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jul 22, 2020•3 min•Season 1Ep. 115
Jobkeeper for Radio, Survey Safety Concerns, Remembering Bob Taylor
Radio networks are welcoming the extension to Jobkeeper to help broadcasters get back on their feet, Concerns are being raised over whether the upcoming metro surveys could pose a health risk in some areas, Radio announcers from across the country are remembering Bob Taylor who founded the Announcers Academy and trained hundreds of aspiring broadcasters. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jul 21, 2020•4 min•Season 1Ep. 114
Ratings are a Go, Powerful Radio industry webinar, FM Radio Rivalries
After being suspended due to COVID-19 back in April commercial radio ratings for metro areas are set to recommence on July 26, A radio webinar for industry professionals will be held on Thursday featuring programming consultant Valerie Geller, Old rivalries die hard as Glenn Wheatley challenges Rod Muir for the title of Grandfather of Australian FM Radio as the original stations turn 40. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Jul 20, 2020•4 min•Season 1Ep. 113
End of an Era, Help for Aussie Creatives, New mainstream DAB+ service
Community radio has seen the end of an era with the official retirement of Community Broadcasting Foundation CEO Ian Stanistreet, The ABC has put money on the line to help struggling Australian musicians and producers, Triple M has launched its latest DAB offering filling in a niche market they hope will have appeal. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jul 19, 2020•4 min•Season 1Ep. 112
Radio figures collapse, BBC cuts 70 news staff, Brian White Scholarship finalists
Over-the-air radio figures for US public broadcaster NPR have collapsed during Coronavirus, More than 70 staff have been cut from BBC News affecting talk station Radio 4 and various political shows, Finalists have been announced for the annual Brian White Scholarship in journalism Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jul 16, 2020•3 min•Season 1Ep. 111
FY20 advertising figures, New app design for SCA stations, Spotify partners with Omnicom
Figures are in from Deloittes detailing the full year slump in commercial radio advertising, HIT and Triple M stations are redesigning their apps following a surge in on-line listening, Spotify has partnered with ad agency Omnicom to make a serious bid to dominate the worldwide podcast advertising market. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jul 15, 2020•3 min•Season 1Ep. 110
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