ARN Ciaran Davis

Radio industry welcomes recommendation made by Senate inquiry – but more needs to be done

11 April 2024 Commercial Radio & Audio (CRA) has welcomed a recommendation that priority is given to the implementation of radio prominence on devices such as smart speakers...

ARN Media puts in a bid for Southern Cross Media’s share capital

18 October 2023 ARN Media Limited (ARN) and Anchorage Capital Partners Pty Limited (ACP) have made a non-binding indicative offer to Southern Cross Media Group Limited (SCA) to...

HT&E full year revenue grows to $225.m

23 February 2022 HT&E have released their 2021 financial report, showing revenue for ARN of $195.6m, up from $171.5m last year. ARN’s EBITA is up to $53.8m from...

ARN launches Australian-first Neuro Lab to optimise the power of audio

15 December 2020 The ARN Neuro Lab, an in-house media research initiative to enhance content creation, audience connection and commercial investment. Backed by a neuroscientific research approach, the...

ARN marks 20 years for Kyle & Jackie O

27 November 2020 To mark the final day on air for The Kyle & Jackie O Show in 2020 and to celebrate their huge milestone of 20...

October was Health & Wellness Month at ARN

1 November 2020 ARN’s Health & Wellness Month, rolled out across the entire month of October, has been committed to supporting its staff during these challenging times and...

ARN’s marketing investment ahead of the radio ratings return

26 July 2020 ARN is launching high impact, multi-channel marketing campaigns for its KIIS and Pure Gold networks in every metro market ahead of the much-anticipated return of...

ARN responds to the impact of COVID-19 by cutting wages and costs

5 April 2020 The decline in advertising revenue created by the Coronavirus COVID-19 crisis has had a significant impact on ARN with the company already cutting costs, reducing...

ARN completes integration of Conversant Media

28 February 2019 ARN today completed integration of Conversant Media into its network, following its acquisition in 2016 and allowing streamlining of content and commercial offering across its...

ARN finishes 2016 strongly

22 February 2017 APN News & Media Limited has released its results for the 12 months ending 31 December 2016 with ARN performing well. It recorded an increase...

iHeartRadio adds Victoria’s Ace Network to platform

22 June 2016 ARN has added the full ACE Radio Network to the iHeartRadio Australia platform. Listeners can now tune in to all 13 stations from the Victorian regional network to get local news,...

APN sees growth in radio and outdoor. Plans to merge NZ newspapers with Fairfax

11 May 2016 APN and Fairfax have confirmed NZ merger plans following yesterday’s AGM, with APN extending a halt in trading on the stock exchange. “APN and Fairfax...

ARN says goodbye to St Nick

22 May 2015 Nick Condon is finishing up at ARN Sydney and moving permanently to Adelaide to take up a new job leading the South Australian Chamber of Commerce's...

Ciaran Davis on CEO Magazine cover

22 January 2015 It's not quite the Cover of the Roling Stone, but its the corporate equivalent for a CEO. ARN’s Ciaran Davis, who won CEO of the...

Jailbroken! Six of our best articles from recent months now unlocked

2 February 2014 Ignore the Locks!! Just click and enter. Now with hindsight, See how much we got right as we speculated on Kyle and Jackie O's defection to...

Shift of strategic direction for ARN

9 October 2013 ARN has shifted its strategic marketing direction to keep up with changing audience consumption habits. CEO Ciaran Davis says ARN’s key focus is now on becoming...