December 2024
Jones vows to fight charges as details emerge of new alleged assaults
In his first public remarks since his arrest, former radio king Alan Jones denied indecently assaulting anyone. Fresh charges were laid relating to a 10th alleged victim.
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- Maxim Shanahan
Drive show host Chris O’Keefe leaves 2GB
Nine’s Sydney talkback radio station is searching for more talent after its drive show host called it quits.
- Zoe Samios
Exits, cuts and Smooth FM: Nine mulls future of 2GB, 3AW, 4BC and 6PR
While it has shelved plans to replace its Perth radio station with a music feed from Nova, there are plenty of challenges at the company’s radio division.
- Sam Buckingham-Jones
November 2024
- Opinion
- Podcasts
Memo to Kim Williams and the ABC: This is the age of ‘bro’ podcasts
Men are tired of the superficiality and bias in so much of the mainstream media. They’re going to alternative platforms to get what they want.
- John Anderson
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- Crime
Police charge Alan Jones with 24 offences days before trip to US
The veteran broadcaster was charged with 24 offences against eight alleged victims after an investigation into “sexual touching offences spanning two decades”.
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- Sam Buckingham-Jones
2GB’s Ray Hadley made one phone call before retirement announcement
The veteran broadcaster says he will retire from full-time radio in December after 43 years behind the microphone and thousands of shows as a talkback radio host.
- Sam Buckingham-Jones
Nine’s acting CEO wants business review alongside cultural reset
After a torrid year and a sliding share price, the company’s acting chief executive, Matt Stanton, will front his first annual general meeting on Thursday.
- Sam Buckingham-Jones
Sally Sara named host of a new-look ABC breakfast show
The chairman has said Radio National should emulate the BBC’s Radio 4, which reaches more than 10 per cent of the UK population each week.
- Sam Buckingham-Jones
June 2024
Cat Daddy time! How ARN, Southern Cross could resume merger dance
The obvious step is for ARN to approach Catalano and nut out a deal which would effectively see ACM assume Anchorage’s original position.
- Sarah Thompson, Kanika Sood and Emma Rapaport
June 2024
How this CEO survived two dud product launches
oOh!media chief Cathy O’Connor’s former boss told her the mistakes she made were the best thing that ever happened to her. He was right.
- Lap Phan and Ciara Seccombe
May 2024
Plan B in the works as ARN-Anchorage bid collapses
Here’s what Street Talk reckons could unfold in coming weeks.
- Sarah Thompson, Kanika Sood and Emma Rapaport
ARN throws a Hail Mary to revive collapsed radio merger
Takeover target SCA gave a dim view of the revised plan, which doesn’t include private equity firm Anchorage Capital.
- Nick Bonyhady
March 2024
- Opinion
- Chanticleer
Spills and thrills in Australia’s biggest listed radio deal
When nearly half the company’s investors publicly back a chairman’s removal, you can be sure change is coming. In this case, it is a long-mooted M&A deal.
- Anthony Macdonald
November 2023
- Exclusive
- Media & marketing
Kyle & Jackie O’s new 10-year deal nets them millions in shares
ARN will spend big promoting the controversial show in Melbourne next year – and the city’s GOLD 1043 host, Christian O’Connell, has signed for a further five years.
- Sam Buckingham-Jones
October 2023
Southern Cross trades Grant Samuel for UBS amid takeover
Sources said UBS has taken the reins as pressure mounts on the SCA board to engage with ARN Media and Anchorage Capital Partners.
- Sarah Thompson, Kanika Sood and Emma Rapaport
‘There is no line’: how Kyle Sandilands thrives in the cancel culture era
The radio host on his record-breaking contract, expanding business empire and what the PM did at his wedding.
- Sam Buckingham-Jones
Nick Bolton attempts to thwart Southern Cross takeover
ARN Media and Anchorage Capital Partners’ proposed acquisition of Southern Cross has already hit a major hurdle.
- Zoe Samios and Sam Buckingham-Jones
Network Ten doesn’t want to buy Southern Cross Austereo’s TV stations
The most likely buyer for the listed media company’s 96 regional TV signals, Network Ten owner Paramount, says it doesn’t need them.
- Sam Buckingham-Jones
ARN, Anchorage to table ACMA solution with Southern Cross bid
Street Talk understands the duo have baked in a pre-pack Australian Communications and Media Authority solution into their control bid.
- Sarah Thompson, Kanika Sood and Emma Rapaport
Kyle and Jackie O to take on Melbourne in new $200m KIIS FM contract
Kyle Sandilands and Jackie Henderson are two of the country’s most powerful broadcasters. Their platform will soon get bigger.
- Sam Buckingham-Jones