Hugh Marks

Nine Entertainment names a new CEO

2 March 2021 Nine Entertainment Chariman, Peter Costello has announced Mike Sneesby as CEO this morning. Sneesby has been the CEO of Stan Entertainment, since its inception, and his appointment...

Nine Radio revenue down but overall profit up in half year results

24 February 2021 "A tale of two quarters" for ad revenue. Nine Entertainment’s radio revenue dropped by 24% for the 6 months to December, according to half...

Nine CEO Hugh Marks plans exit

14 November 2020 In a shock announcement, Nine Entertainment Chief Executive, Hugh Marks told all staff in a memo, "After five successful years for Nine, I have decided the time is...

Nine Entertainment FY20 results with radio revenue down 29% in 2020

26 August 2020 Nine Entertainment has released its FY20 results for the 12 months to June 2020. On a statutory basis, Nine reported revenue of $2.2b and a Net...

Maria Phillips is the new CFO for Nine

18 August 2020 Maria Phillips has been appointed as Nine’s Chief Financial Officer, effective August 31, reporting to CEO, Hugh Marks. Announcing the appointment Mr Marks said “I am delighted...

Nine’s CFO Paul Koppelman leaves for personal reasons

10 July 2020 Nine Entertainment's CFO Paul Koppelman is leaving the company for personal reasons. In a note to employees Paul said, “My decision to stand down from my...

Nine sells Stuff Limited

24 May 2020 Nine has today confirmed that it has signed an agreement for the sale of Stuff Limited, in a transaction which is expected to complete by...

Hugh Marks rallies the troops

11 November 2019 The transaction between Nine and Macquarie Media was completed on Friday. And this week Nine are conducting “town halls” with Macquarie employees around the country.

Can Tom Malone steady the good ship Macquarie in a sea of troubles?

10 November 2019 Macquarie's new MD chats with Peter Saxon The OFRC (Old Farts’ Radio Club) of which I am a reluctant member (the people are great,...

Nine appoints a new MD for MacRadio

4 November 2019 Tom Malone has been appointed Managing Director – Radio, ahead of Nine taking over operational control of Macquarie Media on November 8. For the past...

Nine pays cash to reach 90 percent stake in Macquarie Media Ltd

7 October 2019 On a public holiday Monday in NSW, Nine has informed the market that it has attained a 90 percent stake in radio broadcaster Macquarie Media....

On commercial radio Money Talks…

25 August 2019 Comment from Peter Saxon Radio used to be a simple business. You created content to attract a significant segment of the available audience and...

Nine is up overall for FY19 despite TV and Radio downturn

21 August 2019 Nine has released its FY19 results for the 12 months to June 2019 and on a Statutory basis, reported a Net Profit After Tax of...

There’ll be no jump to the left at MacRadio. Perhaps a step to the right?

12 August 2019 Comment from Peter Saxon Yesterday morning, we woke to the news that Nine Entertainment Co had finally made a firm offer to purchase the rest of...

Nine makes Singo an offer for his Macquarie Media Shares

11 August 2019 The Nine Entertainment Group has finally made John Singleton an offer for his holding of Macquarie Media Shares. The share offer of $1.46 per share...

ABC calls for decriminalisation of journalists and whistleblowers to safeguard public right to know

26 June 2019 ABC Managing Director David Anderson has called on the Commonwealth Government to decriminalise journalism and bolster protections for whistleblowers to safeguard the public right to...

Nine Entertainment reports $1.2 billion revenue in first half

21 February 2019 For the first time, radioinfo is covering the results of a tv company. But Nine Entertainment Co is no longer just a tv station.

Nine’s new structure makes 144 redundant

2 December 2018 Nine have announced their new corporate structure to come into effect next Monday following the merger with Fairfax While 144 roles will be...

For all the wrong reasons Burke is good for Gender Equality

29 November 2017 Opinion from Peter Saxon For over 5,000 years of civilisation humankind has been trying to work out a construct that will allow men and...