Mediaweek Podcast – Radio Industry – Ep 6
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Mediaweek’s Radio Industry Podcast
Episode 006
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PANEL
* Brett Nossiter – Program Director – DMG Novanation and Koffee
* James Manning – Editor – Mediaweek
* Brenden Wood – Moderator
TOPICS
* DMG’s digital radio stations
* Novation is broadcasting dance
* Koffee is broadcasting ‘chilled’ music
* The reason why DMG based their digital radio stations in Brisbane
* Can Novation and Koffee be heard in every Australian capital city?
* Listener reaction to Novanation and Koffee
* Web listening for both DMG digital stations is high
* Listeners have been contributing thoughts about DMG’s software
* Melbourne’s house music DJ Grant Smillie hosts a show on Novanation
* Novanation can be heard Saturday night’s on Nova
* An explanation of how DMG’s engineers and programmers have made a commitment to enhanced audio quality
* DMG uses RCS Selector to create music logs for both of digital radio stations
* Novanation on Twitter
* Koffee on Twitter
* DMG’s digital radio marketing campaign
* Dean Taylor is DMG’s digital radio webmaster, social media producer and show producer
* Novanation and Koffee’s target demographics
* At work listening of Novanation and Koffee
* Bandwidth when listening to Novanation and Koffee on line
* The cost of digital radio receivers
* Portable digital radio receiver – iRiver B20
* The reception quality of digital radio
* DMG have created applications to listen to their radio stations via iPhone
* What information can digital radio listeners view on their radio receivers?
* Advertiser response and support of DMG’s digital radio brands
* DMG’s involvement in Commercial Radio Australia’s official national launch day
* Austereo’s digital radio station Pink Radio
* ABC radio’s DIG format
* Review of Nova 91.9’s breakfast show in Adelaide
Mediaweek Podcast – TV Industry – Ep 5
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Mediaweek’s Television Industry Podcast
Episode 005
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PANEL
* Richard Clune – Media Writer – Sunday Telegraph
* David Knox – TV Tonight
* James Manning – Editor – Mediaweek magazine
* Brenden Wood – Podcast Moderator
TOPICS
* Tracy Grimshaw’s interview with Matty Johns
* Is Karl Stefanovic about to replace Tracy Grimshaw on ACA?
* Channel Nine’s new homeMADE format
* Viewers are keen to participate in makeover TV shows – but they are confused about to how to do it
* Channel Ten is tasting success with Masterchef
* TEN’s Talkin Bout Your Generation. Funny host and a simple format that is well made.
* Gretel Killeen’s TV future
* NBC admits that they made a prime time offer to Oprah Winfrey
* Prue & Trude or Kath & Kim – what would you like to see Gina and Jane make next? Kath & Kim EP Rick McKenna has been quoted in the Herald Sun.
* Thank God You’re Here is rating well, but not getting the same figures that the show use to get on Channel Ten
* All Saints‘ future at Channel Seven?
* Channel Nine’s Sea Patrol 3 is now on the air
* The American Idol final on Fox 8
* James Mathison and Carrie Bickmore shoot a pilot for TEN’s 7pm project.
* Channel Nine is making in-roads into the 5:30pm timeslot with Hot Seat. What’s ahead for Eddie McGuire?
* The chemistry amongst the hosts of the AFL Footy Show
* Don Burke back at Nine – should his role be expanded beyond a Friday night spot on ACA?
Mediaweek Podcast – Magazine Industry – Ep 4
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Mediaweek’s Magazine Industry Podcast
Episode 004
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PANEL
* Erica Bartle - Editor – Girl With A Satchel
* Mia Freedman – Columnist & Blogger – Mamamia
* James Manning – Editor – Mediaweek
* Brenden Wood – Moderator
TOPICS
* Erica Bartle is appearing at this weekend’s Sydney Writer’s Festival
* Latest weekly magazine circulation figures have been released
* Grazia magazine
* Has Grazia dented Harpers Bazaar?
* Famous magazine
* Sarah Grant’s move from the Daily Telegraph to Who magazine
* Dolly v Girlfriend
* What’s the future for the major weekly mags Woman’s Day & New Idea?
* Woman’s Day pays for the story of the designer Wayne Cooper
* Magazine awards events. InStyle holds its Women of Style Awards, marie claire has Prix de Marie Claire, Madison has its Sex Frocks & Rock N Roll awards night, Australian Women’s Weekly has Product Awards.
* Pacific Magazines‘ format plans for their new Prevention health mag
* Melbourne-based magazine retailer Mag Nation looking for a Sydney location
Mediaweek Podcast – Radio Industry – Ep 5
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Episode 005
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PANEL
* James Manning – Editor – Mediaweek
* Brenden Wood – Moderator
TOPICS
* Nielsen releases capital city radio survey 3 results for 2009
* Austereo executive Guy Dobson’s review of the Mediaweek podcasts
* On survey day Ray Hadley analyzes the full Sydney radio ratings results on his 2GB morning show
* 2GB posts another good result in Sydney
* Unusual swings in Sydney’s younger demographics
* WS FM & 2CH remain steady
* Triple M Sydney drop from 2.8% to 2.4%. Roy & HG are picking up some traction.
* Sydney weekend radio ratings
* Hamish & Andy’s drive time success
* Sonia Kruger & Todd McKenney’s breakfast show performance on Mix 106.5
* Fox FM’s 1.26M cumulative audience
* Matt Tilley’s success and his gotcha calls
* Melbourne breakfast radio results at Triple M, Vega 91.5, Gold 104, Mix 101.1, Nova
* Love God’s ratings result in Melbourne radio
* Drive time ratings results for the new shows on Nova and Gold 104
* SEN’s ratings results and Grant Thomas’ sacking
* 4BC and Triple M breakfast shows drop in Brisbane
* Life after John Laws for 4BC
* Spencer Howson on 612 ABC breakfast show is rating well
* Nova 106.9’s breakfast show anchor is expected to depart the show in August
* Content Director of B105 Mitch Braund has lead the radio station back into strong #2 position in Brisbane
* Ratings analysis of AM stations 4BH and 4KQ
* Adelaide talk station 5AA is now rating a 12.8% – in previous years 5AA has rated in the 17% to 18% range
* Mix 102.3 is now Adelaide’s #1 FM station
* Triple M Adelaide’s breakfast show Kym, Ali & Dezelde are now Adelaide’s #1 FM breakfast show
* Nova 91.9 breakfast show increases .9%
* Local & live night shows on ABC 891 and 5AA rate very well
* ABC 891’s two year build for 2009
* Mix 94.5 still #1 in Perth
* Fairfax Radio says that 6PR ratings result was due to local issues
* Simon Beaumont rises 2% on 6PR mornings
* 6PR’s legendary radio presenters Howard Sattler, Bob Maumill & Graham Mabury
* Will DMG Perth general manager Gary Roberts give Mediaweek a hard time for comments in this podcast?
* 92.9’s is the victim of a wild swing in the 18-24 age demo
* Austereo’s Hamish & Andy and The Big Couch are Perth’s #1 & #2 drive shows in Perth – carving out a combined share of 36%!
* Find out what happened when James Manning went shopping for a digital radio in Sydney
* Harvey Norman’s digital radio advertising blitz
* Early feedback is showing that talk radio sounds much clearer on digital radio
* Digital radio launches in Brisbane on Mon 25th May
* Vega 91.5 sends out a listener survey – they are asking listeners to monitor Vega 91.5 for a week and then fill out a questionnaire
Mediaweek Podcast – TV Industry – Ep 4
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Mediaweek’s Television Industry Podcast
Episode 004
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PANEL
* Di Butler – TV Columnist – Courier Mail
* Andrew Mercado – The Playlist – Showcase
* James Manning – Editor – Mediaweek magazine
* Brenden Wood – Podcast Moderator
TOPICS
* News websites are saying that former Channel Nine News presenter Jim Waley has been recruited by Sky News
* 2009 TV Week Logie Awards
* Gretel Killeen’s performance as host of the Logies
* Future Logies hosts
* The Red Rooster Red Carpet at the Logies
* Logie Thumbs Up Or Thumbs Down: PJ Lane, Umbilical Brothers, Rove’s ‘chair acceptance speech’, Bill Collins, Annie Lennox, Jessica Mauboy, Natalie Bassingthwaighte, Humphrey B Bear.
* Phil Lloyd’s Logies sketch
* Logie voice over mistake
* Channel Nine aired a sneak peak of Home Made before the Logies
* The success of Channel Ten’s Masterchef
* Tara Brown’s ‘You Saved My Life’ removed by Channel Nine
* Shaun Micallef’s new show at Channel Ten ‘Talkin Bout My Generation’
* Channel Ten’s ratings success
* Harpers Island on Channel Ten
* Channel Seven have now aired three episodes of Thank God You’re Here
* Channel Seven’s success with ‘A Lion Called Christian’
* Channel Nine’s Missing Pieces
* Channel Seven’s ‘Ten Years Younger In Ten Days’
* Channel Nine aired Charlie’s Angels in a last minute program change
* Channel Nine’s new Saturday Today Show
* Today Tonight airs a story about Karl Stefanovic’s famous post-Logies performance on the Today Show
* Andrew O’Keefe’s Tuesday late night show on Seven HD – ‘This Is Your Laugh’
* Neighbours v Home & Away
