21 May 2015 There are some noses out of joint at the merged Fairfax/MRN company over ACRAs entries. Management at MRN have decided not to authorise ACRA entries...
1 May 2015 In a memo to staff, the new MRN, now merged with Fairfax, announced more of who is staying and who's going. Departing the company are...
20 April 2015 Last week radioinfo reported on the changes at Melbourne's Magic 1278 following the Fairfax/Macquarie Radio Network merger. As you'll recall, the entire Magic on-air lineup left the...
17 April 2015 Following the merger of Fairfax and the Macquarie Radio Network, it has been widely reported that many former Fairfax staff have lost their jobs. 2UE's Angela Catterns, many 4BC staff...
15 April 2015 Speaking on his program this morning, Ray Hadley slammed the now defunct 4BC format as being a "poor imitation of ABC612" Brisbane, and promised that...
14 April 2015 Following the news last week of 4BC's decision to sack on-air presenters, today the station has announced the new 4BC on-air line-up. On Monday to Fridays,...
13 April 2015 4BC and Magic (previously 4BH) General Manager Anthony Frangi will finish at the station this Friday. He has been made redundant.
13 April 2015 Opinion from Peter Saxon - subscribers only. Some 18 months ago I interviewed Steve Blanda following his record breaking 17th ACRA for best newsreader.
10 April 2015 2UE’s Angela Catterns is the latest casualty to lose her job following the Fairfax Macquarie merger. The afternoon presenter has taken to Twitter confirming...
9 April 2015 The first 2UE bulletin, networked from Macquarie Radio Network's combined Pyrmont newsroom was heard at 7pm last night Award winning morning news reader Steve Blanda...
9 April 2015 As Robert Spicer reported in the last news item of 2UE's 6pm news, "it is the end of an era for 2UE News." The 2UE...
2 April 2015 In a briefing to staff the interim executive chairman of the newly merged entity made up of Macquarie Radio Network and Fairfax Radio Network, Russell...
31 March 2015 The Macquarie Radio Network and Fairfax merger has been completed after a 4-month process of reviews and approval. MRN has aquired 100% of the share capital...
25 March 2015 Shareholders of Macquarie Radio Network have overwhelmingly approved of its merger with Fairfax Radio Network, in an extraordinary general meeting held this morning. The merger...
27 February 2015 The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission will not oppose Macquarie Radio Network's proposed acquisition of the radio assets of Fairfax Media Limited, or Fairfax's proposed...
18 February 2015 With the merger between Fairfax and Macquarie Radio Network looming, both companies have released their financial results for the half year ending December 31st 2014. Macquarie...
6 February 2015 A large parcel of shares in Fairfax Media were dumped on the stock exchange below market value. The 2.3 billion shares, much more than the...
30 January 2015 Macquarie Radio Network took a 7% hit to its share price today after announcing an expected 25% drop in underlying earnings from the second half...
16 January 2015 The ACCC has launched a review into the Macquarie Radio Network and Fairfax merger, a necessary step along with establishing shareholder approval before the deal...
5 January 2015 What are the business options for 2GB, 2UE and 2CH now that the merger is complete? radioinfo runs the numbers on the newly merged company. From...
23 December 2014 Peter Saxon speculates over who will buy MRN's surplus stations A fascinating side issue that’s emerged from the merger of Fairfax Radio and Macquarie Radio...
18 March 2014 Media investor and significant shareholder in the Macquarie Radio Network Mark Carnegie (pictured) was interviewed on The Perrett Report on Sky Business last night to provide...
25 February 2014 Graham Mott’s take on the current MRN-Fairfax stand-off. John Singleton’s rant on 2GB this morning about the failed merger of the Macquarie Radio Network (MRN) and...
