4 April 2011 Are live reads so dangerous that they need to be made really obvious, or abolished altogether? That's the approach being canvassed by the ACMA in...
27 March 2011 It seems that the last major bastion of true independent “live and local” radio, 2BS Bathurst, has fallen. Like a modern day Custer, Ron Camplin,...
20 March 2011 Last week the U.S. House of Representatives voted to discontinue funding for National Public Radio (NPR) and around 900 of its affiliate stations.
12 March 2011 Among broadcasters there has been no greater advocate for free speech than 3AW’s Derryn Hinch. He has demonstrated on several occasions that he is willing...
7 March 2011 While Radio in Australia has so far held its own in the face of an onslaught from online and other new media, latest research from...
28 February 2011 Just before American Football’s Superbowl a few weeks back, the conservative Fox News Network’s conservative in chief, Bill O’Reilly, interviewed his natural enemy the liberal...
21 February 2011 We wouldn’t have brought the subject up again – we’ve covered it several times before in this forum – except that it was brought up,...
13 February 2011 Whose job do you covet? To what position do you aspire? And what job would you not do even if they paid you… a lot?...
9 February 2011 When the deal between Southern Cross Media and Austereo goes through, it will create the largest, most powerful Radio network Australia has ever seen. Already,...
30 January 2011 There was an uproar from listeners in the UK last week as the BBC dropped the radio stream from its excellent iPlayer app, which like...
24 January 2011 If control of Austereo moves from Village to another media player in Australia, then the delicate balance of the current media landscape may be shaken....
13 January 2011 It's going to be a big year for the radio and tv industries, so what do you think should be on the agenda of the...
31 December 2010 We wish all our radioinfo readers a happy New Year. If you have predictions about what the new year will bring for radio, share your...
12 December 2010 With the last Nielsen survey of 2010 out this week, the Australian Association of National Advertisers, has once again voiced its concern over the accuracy...
6 December 2010 Amid wild speculation surrounding the question of who will take over the 2GB Drive shift, soon to be vacated by Jason Morrison, comes another delicious...
28 November 2010 In the past few weeks the industry has seen more change than a $2 shop. For better or worse, one thing’s for sure, radio, particularly in...
22 November 2010 Chatting with any senior radio operator and the topic soon comes around to where the industry is heading in an age when a broadcast licence...
15 November 2010 There was a time, before computerised desks, when the only type of studio clock available was analogue - a time when Radio Announcing was considered...
7 November 2010 Last weekend the great and the powerful came to pay homage to one even greater and more powerful than themselves, Alan Jones, on the occasion...
1 November 2010 Survey 7 has reinforced our notion that people lie to researchers. For some reason otherwise rational human beings seem to believe that someone at the...
24 October 2010 By most accounts, the 2010 ACRAs were a huge success. The biggest turnout ever graced the most prestigious mega-venue in Australia as the cream of...
11 October 2010 Next Saturday night over 100 Australian Commercial Radio Awards (ACRAs) will be handed out to people in 33 categories. At least three times that number...
5 October 2010 Ever since anyone can remember, young Radio talent has gotten their start at a regional station. Mostly they come from a capital city market having...
26 September 2010 The Philippines is a tough place to be if you work in Radio. If you’re not being shot for your own political views – 68...
20 September 2010 The war in Afghanistan is estimated to be costing the American taxpayer about US$3.6 billion per month. Our own government has budgeted for $1.6 billion...
14 September 2010 Do you find it interesting or boring? Are there any clear trends? Is the Radio landscape shifting? Where do you see stations 12 months from...
6 September 2010 Would you call ‘outrageous’ Gladstone resident Brett Lynch's stunt who this week tattooed the HOT FM logo on his bum along with the names of...
31 August 2010 The same question was raised when Martin Malloy called it quits. Altough not in the same ballpark as H&A, they too had incredible penetration in...
25 August 2010 In a rare alliance, the U.S. Record and Radio industries have banded together to lobby their government to force all manufacturers of smart phones and...
16 August 2010 For those self-interest groups that can afford it, election time is a good time to push one’s own barrow in the hope that one can...
