19 September 2019 Nine Entertainment’s offer for the remaining shares in Macquarie Media has been deemed “fair and reasonable” to shareholders by independent expert PricewaterhouseCoopers. A Macquarie Media...
10 November 2015 At Macquarie Radio Network's annual general meeting on ratings day ysterday, Chairman Russell Tate said the merger of Fairfax and Macquarie Radio "made sense." The...
27 October 2015 Not many announcers would be game enough to openly criticise decisions made by senior management on air, but that’s what Ray Hadley did last Thursday...
11 August 2015 Macquarie Radio Network has released its financial statements for the 2014/15 Financial Year, showing $97.4m of reported revenue and a $7.1m EBITDA. MRN Executive...
27 May 2015 2GB’s NRL Continuous Call Team, hosted by Ray Hadley, Daryl “Big Marn” Brohman, Mark Levy and Mark “Piggy” Riddell, will broadcast the State of Origin game...
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...
16 April 2015 Earlier this week we reported that ABC Local Radio will broadcast from the dawn service at Gallipoli. Today Macquarie Radio Network has announced that 3AW,...
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...
26 February 2015 Update: The ACCC has given approval for the merger to go ahead. More here.
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...
15 February 2015 The ACCC is still accepting comments about the proposed Fairfax Radio, MRN merger from 'interested parties' despite the closing date now having closed. An...
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...
11 January 2015 Comment from Peter Saxon. Originally published December 22, 2014 It’s been a long time coming but what many have seen as a perfect match made...
21 December 2014 Finally, the deal that's been on again off again for over a decade has been closed. MRN and Fairfax Radio to merge. Russell Tate chairman, Adam...
18 December 2014 Fairfax Radio and Macquarie Radio Network have confirmed that are in "discussions" about a possible merger. In two related announcements, MRN and Fairfax both informed...
25 September 2014 Financial performance in the 2014 fiscal year was fairly benign for metropolitan commercial radio, according to the latest analysis from Bob Peters' company GMA. Total...
21 August 2014 As radio reporting season continues, Macquarie Radio Network has today announced its financial results for the year ended 30 June 2014. Operating revenues were down...
16 March 2014 The Company, which operates 2GB and 2CH advised staff and the ASX this morning that Mr Loewenthal (pictured) who is Managing Director of the Company and...
4 March 2014 Opinion from Peter Saxon As the saying goes, there’s no such thing as bad publicity. Oh, yeah? Tell that to Alan Joyce at QANTAS.
16 December 2013 Bob Peters' Analysis of Metro Radio's Financial Performance. Compared to TV and Print, it was pretty good. About the Author Bob Peters is a Director...
14 November 2013 At today’s Macquarie Radio Network AGM, Chairman Russell Tate has told shareholders that a suspension of advertising in the Alan Jones Breakfast Show cost the...