Commercial Radio & Audio

Radio remains reliable in challenging conditions: CRA

10 May 2024 Radio is holding relatively steady despite ongoing market challenges, with metro ad revenue down 5.8% in the first quarter of 2024 compared to Q1 2023, according to figures released by Commercial Radio & Audio (CRA). The total broadcast radio ad revenue for the first quarter across the five major metropolitan markets was $146.754 million, compared… Read More

Ford Ennals resigns as CEO of CRA, effective immediately

15 April 2024 The CEO of Commercial Radio & Audio (CRA), Ford Ennals, has announced his resignation effective from Monday April 15, 2024. Ennals has been CEO for...

New Australian report finds the future sounds good for digital audio

28 February 2024 The future’s sounding good for digital audio, according to IAB Australia’s latest Audio State of the Nation report.It found 90% of agencies have used audio advertising this year, with 83% of media agencies including streaming digital audio advertising as a significant or regular part of their activity.The report also found agencies plan to increase their… Read More

Record breaking year for commercial radio and DAB+

20 December 2023 Commercial radio and DAB+ have ended 2023 on a high with record listening as evidenced in GfK Radio 360 Survey 8. Radio across the five...

Ford Ennals on Australian radio turning 100: ‘The best is yet to come’

23 November 2023 Birthday celebrations (and one heck of a lot of candles) are in order today, as commercial radio in Australia turns 100.It’s a day to reflect on how far we’ve come as an industry, and consider what lies ahead.Commercial Radio & Audio (CRA) today pays tribute to all those in the industry, past and present, and… Read More

Digital audio ad spend climbs to $51.9m, podcast spending up 21%

25 May 2023 IAB Australia’s Online Advertising Expenditure Report has revealed that digital audio advertising spending in Australia rose 13% compared with the same period a year ago, reaching $51.9...

Ciaran Davis is the new chair of CRA

25 November 2022 The CEO and managing director of HT&E, Ciaran Davis, has been announced as the new chair of industry body Commercial Radio & Audio (CRA). Davis...

GfK begins new hybrid survey system next year

28 October 2022 A new hybrid audience measurement system for the GfK metropolitan radio surveys will be introduced from Survey 1 in March 2023, Commercial Radio & Audio announced today. The new...