22 February 2006 Community radio broadcasters are worried about the implications of a recent decision by regulator ACMA which defined an extended feature interview as an advertisement. ...
22 February 2006 The Government is "dragging its feet" on media ownership laws and digital television legislation, according to shadow communications spokesperson Stephen Conroy. He says...
22 February 2006 Australian Radio Network's parent company, APN News and Media has announced a record net profit after tax of $149.7 million, a 16% increase on last...
22 February 2006 The City of Palmerston, on the outskirts of Darwin in the Northern Territory is trying to lose one thousand kilos and help the citizens get...
22 February 2006 ABC Managing Director Russell Balding has hit back at Gerard Henderson's criticism of the national broadcaster's funding submission in a recent opinion piece...
22 February 2006 Life FM Gippsland Station Manager Debbie Bye and Committee member Beth Harris travelled to Walhalla in Gippsland's hinterland last week to visit the communities directly...
22 February 2006 New RACV research says sleep deprivation arising from frenetic modern lifestyles is placing young drivers at risk more than ever before. Half of them are...
22 February 2006 Announcer Krazy Kevin is continuing his adventures in Bahrain, with his latest challenge being racing with some of the world’s best high speed drivers....
22 February 2006 Media Watch's new presenter Monica Attard thinks Alan Jones has a special skill: "to move seamlessly from inciting violence to inciting shoppers." Jones:...
22 February 2006 i98FM has spared no expense in getting all the news and gossip off the snow fields at the Winter Olympics in Torino, Italy. i98FM News...
21 February 2006 The results of the first capital city ratings survey for 2006 have been released. Key elements of this survey include: mixed results for ABC cricket...
21 February 2006 The Australian Communications and Media Authority has found that Family Radio Ltd, the licensee of community radio service 4FRB Brisbane, breached the Broadcasting Services Act...
21 February 2006 The internet is threatening to move past radio and magazines in terms of the advertising revenue it attracts. Writing in today’s AFR Neil Shoebridge reports...
21 February 2006 Is Casey Kasem becoming a grumpy old man? Good thing his syndicated show is pre-recorded so that the audience never heard this classic dummy spit......
21 February 2006 Twelve major U.S. radio groups will kick off the first phase of a $200 million advertising campaign this week to inform the public about and...
20 February 2006 Macquarie Bank’s media fund is under scrutiny by ACMA. In particular, five stations Macquarie Media sold to Stuart Simpson, one-time managing editor of The Age...
20 February 2006 Brisbane’s iconic radio personality Waynee ‘Poo’ Roberts, who commanded huge Brisbane audiences in the late 70’s, 80’s and 90’s is comings out of...
20 February 2006 The Super Network is in mourning today following the death of its 2VM and NOW-FM manager, Ken Birch who passed away peacefully at 1:00 am...
19 February 2006 Wayne Mac officially launched his book Don’t Touch that Dial at a radio industry function in Canberra on Friday evening. A who’s...
19 February 2006 If last week’s post Valentine’s Day function dubbed, Share the Love, was any indication, then arguably the hottest invitation in town for young advertising types...
17 February 2006 MIX 106.3 Breakfast Show hosts Mark Parton and Lisa Ridgley put out a challenge to Canberra to raise the $80,000 required for the ‘Give...
17 February 2006 102.9 Hot Tomato is giving someone the chance to win $1,000,000. All contestants need is a name.
17 February 2006 Commercial Radio Australia has extended its diary audience survey measurement contract with Nielsen Media Research. The current contract began in January 2004 and was due...
16 February 2006 The UK’s Virgin Radio and mobile network O2 are to launch the first "visual radio" service in March. O2's head of music, TV and...
16 February 2006 In his euphoria, perhaps the normally reclusive Bill Caralis didn’t realise he was breaking with his own tradition by talking directly to the media when...
16 February 2006 John Laws said he meant no offense to homosexuals when he called Carson Kressley, host of Queer Eye for the Straight Guy”, a “pillow biter”...
15 February 2006 The agency that changed the face of radio advertising in Britain has opened its doors in Australia hoping to capitalise on renewed interest in radio...
15 February 2006 Crime Stoppers, the police initiative that has helped solve thousands of criminal cases around the nation using the help of community information, will be launching...
15 February 2006 Triple J is working on “a massive expansion of its brand” to tv. The ABC’s planned cross platform jtv brand is due for roll out...
15 February 2006 Advertisements have appeared this week for the ABC’s new managing director following the resignation of Russell Balding. Recruitment is being handled by search firm Egon...
