Mediaweek Podcast – Radio Industry – Ep 10
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Mediaweek’s Radio Industry Podcast
Episode 010
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PANEL
* Mitch Braund – Content Director – B105
* James Manning – Editor – Mediaweek
* Brenden Wood – Moderator
TOPICS
* Brisbane radio ratings – 2009 Survey 4 results
* B105 has returned to the top of Brisbane radio ratings
* The reaction by radio to Michael Jackson’s death
* Programming Michael Jackson music on the day of their death
* MCM’s Jono & Dano returned from holidays early to present a special Michael Jackson show
* Tim & Biggzy’s response to Michael Jackson’s death
* Mitch Braund’s background in radio
* B105’s brand evolution
* Recruiting Labby, Camilla & Stav to host B105 breakfast
* Nova 1069’s success in Brisbane
* How B105 ran down the opposition to get to #1
* Losing audience to gain audience
* The older demo and their effect on the overall share
* Working harder to hold the gains at B105
* B105’s Gotcha Calls
* B105’s daytime line up – Ryan Tothill, Becko & Hamish & Andy
* B105’s recruitment of Kiri Martin & Alison Longhurst from The Edge
* Triple M Brisbane’s ratings
* Nova’s Meshel Laurie responds to the ratings result via her Twitter account
* Digital radio
* Jamie Dunn’s return to the Brisbane radio market
* How did Brisbane media report this week’s radio ratings news?
* Hamish & Andy’s attitude
* Hamish & Andy love working with clients
* Hamish & Andy played a big part in the success of B105’s re-brand
* Austereo’s National Content Operations Manager Craig Bruce work closely with B105
* The involvement of Fox FM’s Dave Cameron and ESP’s Brian Ford at B105
* Working with B105’s clients
* Meetings, monitoring & life/work balance
* Working for Austereo
* Vega’s programming in Sydney
* Mediaweek’s reporting of Mitch Braund’s original appointment to B105
Mediaweek Podcast – TV Industry – Ep 8
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Mediaweek’s Television Industry Podcast
Episode 008
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PANEL
* Di Butler – TV Writer – Courier Mail
* David Knox – TV Writer – TV Tonight
* James Manning – Editor – Mediaweek magazine
* Brenden Wood – Podcast Moderator
TOPICS
* Australian TV reaction to Michael Jackson’s death
* Channel Nine’s Today Show broadcast till midday on the day of Michael Jackson’s death
* Channel Nine reporter Tom Steinfort broadcasting live from UCLA
* RAGE on ABC1 are doing a Michael Jackson special
* Australian TV shows that are having to make frantic changes to their content because they had mentioned Michael Jackson
* Channel Seven’s broadcast of NBC content live from the US
* CNN’s coverage of Michael Jackson’s death
* Channel Seven’s LA reporter Ranhi Sadler broke the news on Channel Seven, Triple M, 2GB and Sky News
* Bruce Paige brought forward his retirement from Channel Nine’s Queensland news bulletin. Click here to see Bruce’s farewell.
* Andrew Lofthouse will be replacing Bruce Paige on Nine News Queensland
* Channel Nine’s new THIS Afternoon live TV show starts Monday at 4:30pm
* Channel Nine’s recruitment of Andrew Daddo and Katrina Blowers
* Channel Nine’s Extra aired it’s final episode last night
* Channel Nine’s replacement show for Saturday Extra
* Channel Nine’s special 4pm news bulletin aired yesterday
* ABC1’s The Chaser returns from their two week suspension
* Channel Nine’s scheduling of Trouble In Paradise
* TV producer David Mason advertised for story tellers in the newspaper
* Paul Clitheroe’s new show Money For Jam
* Channel Seven’s airing a local version of Beauty And The Geek
* Channel Nine’s local version of The Apprentice
* Channel Seven’s Ten Years Younger In Ten Days‘ ratings
* Channel Ten’s Masterchef
* Channel Ten’s Celebrity Masterchef
* Movies on Sunday night TV
* Rove is having a four week rest
* Channel Seven’s Sunday Night
* Border Security
* Dancing With The Stars v Australian Idol v 60 Minutes
* Channel Nine’s new digital channel – using Warner Bros content
* Jim Waley returns to TV on Monday night
* Winter Olympics on Foxtel
* Channel Nine’s new Winter Olympics promo was aired after the State Of Origin broadcast last week
* SBS TV’s Saturday night show The Squiz
* New Idea announced Jamie Durie was axed by Oprah
* Rush is returning to Channel Ten at 8:30pm Thursday
* Tracy Grimshaw’s future with Channel Nine
* Channel Ten’s The Project first episode Monday 20th July
Mediaweek Podcast – Radio Industry – Ep 9
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Episode 009
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PANEL
* Graham Mott – Group General Manager – Fairfax Radio
* James Manning – Editor – Mediaweek
* Brenden Wood – Moderator
TOPICS
* Talent management
* Crisis management eg the Rex Hunt “sex scandal”
* “In a crisis, get on the front and tell the truth”
* Channel Nine’s handling of the Matty Johns scandal
* Cash for comment and the reason for sacking 3AW broadcaster Bruce Mansfield
* Contract negotiations with talent
* Does Fairfax Radio have a “contract season?”
* The importance of the producer-talent relationship in talk radio
* Fairfax Radio’s Melbourne stations 3AW & Magic
* Sydney v Melbourne advertising income
* Trialling new talent as program contributors
* 3AW’s A-team and B-team
* The content on Fairfax Radio’s websites is created by Fairfax Digital
* Fairfax Digital sell advertising space on Austereo’s websites
* Why do Fairfax newspaper websites not promote Fairfax radio stations?
* Fairfax Radio’s head count
* Fairfax Radio’s specific financial information is not released in the annual report
* Talk stations in the United States
* 3AK’s CBC experiment
* The importance of companionship on Fairfax Radio’s overnight shows
* Paying outrageous salaries to talk stars
* The daily phone call with 2UE program director Greg Byrnes
* Graham Mott’s personal listening habits
* Graham’s passion for radio, law & politics
* Mentors – Barry Augustus, Ron E Sparkes, Tony Bell
* Tim Webster on 2UW
* The high expectations of management and breakfast teams
* Football coaches who wind-up their teams too tightly
* Sydney newsreader Brian White
* Graham’s wife has been a strong supporter of his career
* Listening to Stuart Bocking on 2UE while visiting Sydney
* Graham’s future
Mediaweek Podcast – Radio Industry – Ep 8
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Episode 008
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PANEL
* Graham Mott – Group General Manager – Fairfax Radio
* James Manning – Editor – Mediaweek
* Brenden Wood – Moderator
TOPICS
* The Fairfax Radio Network
* Fairfax Radio will be launching two new digital music radio formats in August
* 2WS’s conversion from AM to FM
* Graham’s opinion on each digital station already being broadcast by Austereo, DMG & ARN.
* The advertiser model on Fairfax Radio’s digital radio stations
* The identification of new talent
* Ben Fordham’s fill-in role on 2UE breakfast
* Is 2UE targeting a younger audience?
* 2GB’s dominance in the Sydney market
* SEN’s sports format
* The younger demographic is time poor and doesn’t contribute great time spent listening
* Jamie Dunn’s attack of Doug Mulray on Sydney radio
* Radio’s slice of the advertising pie
* Talk presenters and their public brawls
* Paul Dowsley’s urgent 1999 phone call to Graham Mott
* The merging of 2GB and 2UE
* John Singleton’s attack on advertising agencies
* Fairfax Radio monitors the amount of commercials that are aired on 2GB
* 4BC and 4BH in the Brisbane radio market
* The recruitment of former ARN & Austereo executive David McDonald
* Recruiting Jamie Dunn to host the 4BC breakfast show
* 6PR and 96FM in Perth
* Would Fairfax Radio consider selling 96FM?
* Gary Shannon’s move back to breakfast resulted in the loss of the 96FM Program Director
* Fairfax Radio’s approach in analyzing ratings
* Hamish & Andy’s success
* The effect of news events on radio ratings
* The Victorian Royal Commission has been told that the emergency services directed residents to listen to ABC radio during the 2009 Victorian bushfires
* The corporate culture of the AFL and NRL
* 3AW and 6PR have just signed a new broadcast rights agreement with the AFL
* The additional AFL game that 3AW and 6PR are able to broadcast each week
* The stars of 3AW & 6PR football broadcasting – Denis Cometti, Nathan Buckley, Robert Walls & Tony Shaw
* The AFL’s new broadcast rights agreement with SEN, 774 ABC & Triple M
* Broadcasting AFL football on the web
* Future bidders for the AFL broadcasting rights could include Telstra
* Click here for part two of this Mediaweek podcast
Mediaweek Podcast – TV Industry – Ep 7
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Mediaweek’s Television Industry Podcast
Episode 007
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PANEL
* Nick Murray – Executive Producer – Cordell Jigsaw
* Alex Ristevski – General Manager – The Comedy Channel
* Paul McIntyre – Marketing & Media Reporter – Sydney Morning Herald
* James Manning – Editor – Mediaweek magazine
* Brenden Wood – Podcast Moderator
TOPICS
* The Chaser’s two week suspension. ABC’s demotion of comedy boss Amanda Duthie.
* The segment that did not make it to air on the Merrick & Rosso Show on The Comedy Channel
* Comedy Channel viewers have been known to complain that their content is not edgy enough.
* The final episode of the Merrick & Rosso Show aired last night. Advertisers love them. Are there plans for a third series?
* Alex reveals the highest ever rating show on The Comedy Channel
* Broadcasting comedy on government owned TV versus commercial TV
* Launching The Comedy Channel on pay TV broadcaster Galaxy
* Viewer judgment of comedy TV shows
* The Ronnie Johns Half Hour was produced by Cordell Jigsaw
* The success of Ten’s Talkin’ ‘Bout Your Generation
* Shaun Micallef’s early days at Melbourne’s Artist Services
* Channel Ten’s 2009 advertiser support
* US networks are spending less on producing new shows
* The costs of producing shows for Australian TV
* The TV ratings roller coaster ride
* Will TV programmers be analyzing “live ratings” in the future?
* The ratings lesson that Fast Forward can teach today’s programmers
* Thank God You’re Here on Channel Seven
* Brand-funded content
* Steve Vizard’s brand association dilemma
* The Chaser would be welcomed by advertisers in the commercial world
* When creating a new show when is the host considered?
* Nick explains why he thinks that The Chaser have not been treated well by the ABC
* Andrew Denton’s Zapruder production company is about to air a show on The Comedy Channel – :30 Seconds
* Networks have very low budgets for their digital TV content
* Cordell Jigsaw’s production of A Dave In The Life for SBS
* Channel Ten’s second series of Gorilla Gardeners
* Channel Nine want their network to succeed and are looking at a lot of new shows
* Bondi Rescue won a 2009 Logie Award – who is looking after the award?
