SCA disputes ‘poison pill’ story labelling Financial Review report ‘incorrect and misleading’

5 December 2024 SCA has responded to a story published online in the Australian Financial Review overnight about its contract with the Australian Traffic Network. The story called...

ARN emerges with new bid for Triple M radio stations and SCA’s digital assets

13 May 2024 ARN has reemerged with a fresh proposal for SCA now that Anchorage Capital Partners have pulled out of their previous consortium bid. They're now after...

ARN SCA merger deal may be on the rocks

12 May 2024 The proposed merger deal between ARN and SCA may be on the rocks. Our sources report that an internal meeting at ARN late on Friday...

SCA half year results: Audio earnings flat, LiSTNR booms, takeover bid still pending

29 February 2024 Southern Cross Media Group (SCA)'s half year audio earnings results to December 31, 2023 were flat, similar to other networks, but with notable positives. LiSTNR...

30 years with SCA for Dave Cameron

14 February 2024 On Valentine's Day 30 years ago a young fellow called Dave Cameron did his first shift on air at Austereo's Fox FM in Melbourne. Love,...

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...

Radio salaries – how much is too much and how much isn’t a living wage?

18 September 2023 Speculation is again mounting that there is some sort of bidding war going on between the Australian Radio Network (ARN) and Southern Cross Austereo (SCA)...

Grant Blackley to hand over SCA reins to John Kelly

1 May 2023 Grant Blackley has announced he will step down as Managing Director and CEO of Southern Cross Austereo. Announcing the decision on LinkedIn, Blackley said he will “hand the baton” to current Chief Operating Officer John Kelly, who will take the reins when he departs on June 30th.“This morning we have announced John Kelly’s appointment as Managing Director and CEO of… Read More

SCA revenue is $259.8m for the 6 months to December 21

24 February 2022 SCA have reported their half yearly results to December 2021, showing total revenue of $259.8m, up just 0.2% on the corresponding period in the previous...

The Moonman launches legal action against SCA for lost wages

2 February 2022 Lawrence Mooney is suing SCA for over $1million according to The Australian (subscription required). Mooney’s contract at Triple M Sydney was terminated at the end...

SCA make changes to their senior general management team

2 February 2022 James Pedersen has been appointed to the newly created role of Head of General Management for Southern Cross Austereo. Pedersen, who is currently Executive General...

Speculation about SCA Regional TV assets may be premature

1 February 2022 An article in The Australian newspaper has reignited speculation that Southern Cross Austereo might sell its regional television network. But the news is not really...

Mitch Secrett appointed to drive digital growth at SCA

27 January 2022 Mitch Secrett has moved into a new role at SCA as Innovation Product Manager, joining the Digital Product team to help the company meet its...

Sonder Novak-Booth and Mickey Maher have new roles at SCA

24 January 2022 SCA have made two senior promotions in the content team with newly created roles and responsibilities that provide a focus and strategic direction to Hit...

Ace Radio has a new Group News Director

15 December 2021 Monique Taylor has joined the ACE Radio News Team as Group News Director. Monique will be based in the Albury newsroom and has spent the...

Mick Molloy is leaving Triple M at the end of the ratings year

3 November 2021 Mick Molloy has announced that he would be leaving his national Drive show Molloy at the end of the radio ratings year, after four years in the...

Chris Wong and Bec Alexander join SCA

20 September 2021 SCA have appointed two new directors who will head SCA iQ’s Sales Insights Leadership team. Chris Wong joins in the newly created position of Commercial...

SCA appoints ABC Executive Melanie Withnall as Head of News and Information

16 September 2021 SCA Chief Content Officer, Dave Cameron, today announced the appointment of former ABC executive, Melanie Withnall to the newly created position of Head of News...

CRA announces the evolution of GfK radio ratings to hybrid audience measurement system

13 September 2021 Australian metropolitan radio ratings will undergo a major evolution in response to the rapid digitisation of audio consumption in Australia, with live streaming data to...

Cameron Adams has been appointed as LiSTNR Music Feature Writer

7 September 2021 Cameron Adams comes to LiSTNR after a 20-year career as a national music writer at News Corp, which included editing entertainment supplement Hit and interviewing...

SCA small business roadshow heads to regional Qld

1 September 2021 SCA is running a series of small business roadshows throughout regional Queensland, presented by the Small Business Big Marketing podcast host, Tim Reid, to help...

SCA’s new leadership program will focus on the growth and development of women in content

29 August 2021 SCA have launched a new leadership development program Women in Leadership – Content, a six-month program supporting the professional and personal development of SCA’s women...

SCA and LiSTNR expand their music team

22 August 2021 Two experienced music curators have been appointed to the LiSTNR team as its music offering grows to more than 25 stations with more to come. ...

90.9 Sea FM is back on the Gold Coast, as Hit90.9 switches to its heritage name

10 August 2021 90.9 Sea FM on the Gold Coast makes its return tomorrow 12 August, in line with the Hit network’s strategy of returning to heritage brands...

SCA appoints Brian White Scholarship Winner as it invests in Regional radio news

2 August 2021 Brian White Scholarship winner Zac De Silva will join the SCA Albury newsroom, as the company invests in new talent for regional radio newsrooms nationwide. De...

‘Bed’ you didn’t see this coming: AirCheck

29 July 2021 Chart Highlights – 29 July 2021 Heating Up: Joel Corry, RAYE & David Guetta bounce back with 'Bed'. High Point: Jolyon Petch can only dream at No. 2. Biggest Mover: KSI's...

Maryanne O’Sullivan is the new Sydney Head of Agency Sales for SCA

28 July 2021 Maryanne O’Sullivan is the new Head of Agency Sales, Sydney for SCA, with her appointment effective from 2 August. O’Sullivan joined SCA almost five years ago as...

SCA adds 10 more DAB+ music stations to LiSTNR

25 July 2021 SCA has added 10 all-new DAB+ music stations on LiSTNR, taking the number of music stations to 25. The 10 new stations have been...

Scott Muller is the new Head of Content Insights for SCA

22 July 2021 Scott Muller has been appointed to the newly created position of Head of Content Insights for SCA. In the role, Muller will be responsible for executing...

2021 Brian White Scholarship finalists announced

21 July 2021 Commercial Radio Australia have announced 10 finalists for the 2021 Brian White Scholarship for radio journalism. The students were selected from universities and educational institutions...