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L-R: Ita Buttrose; Ben Roberts-Smith; Lisa Wilkinson; Bruce Lehrmann; Rupert Murdoch; Lachlan Murdoch.

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The media industry’s year was filled with shock resignations, succession plans and landmark court rulings.

  • Calum Jaspan

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KIIS’s star radio hosts Kyle and Jackie O.

KIIS FM owner launches $330m bid for Southern Cross Media

ARN has teamed up with private equity firm Anchorage to buy the rival radio broadcaster, having taken a 14.9 per cent stake a few months ago.

  • Emma Koehn and Calum Jaspan
The sale of its regional TV operations would focus Southern Cross on its radio business.

Southern Cross plots revival as new boss takes the helm

The ASX-listed media heavyweight’s shareholders are hoping for a lift in fortunes after a torrid couple of years for the company.   

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Grant Blackley has run Southern Cross since 2015.

Southern Cross boss to exit after tumultuous tenure

Grant Blackley is leaving the company, which owns Triple M, after an eight-year stint as CEO that coincided with the pandemic and a share price fall of nearly 80 per cent.

  • Zoe Samios
Grant Blackley has run Southern Cross since 2015.

Southern Cross boss to step down amid advertising challenge

Grant Blackley, one of Australian media’s longest serving leaders and the man who rolled out radio brands Triple M and Hit around the country, will begin a handover as he passes on the reins to long-time colleague John Kelly.

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Grant Blackley has run Southern Cross since 2015.

Southern Cross profits rewind amid stubborn television slowdown

The media company’s profits have dropped, as radio revenue fell and chief executive Grant Blackley acknowledged the television market is on the decline.

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Southern Cross shares have fallen 32 per cent since January.

Southern Cross shareholder sounds warning over streaming

Allan Gray’s Simon Mawhinney said there was an elephant in the room for Southern Cross: “Is Spotify going to kill it?”

  • Zoe Samios and Colin Kruger
Grant Blackley has run Southern Cross since 2015.

Korn Ferry hired in Southern Cross succession planning effort

Southern Cross Austereo appointed an external firm for the first time to look for a potential successor to its longstanding CEO.

  • Zoe Samios
Southern Cross CEO Grant Blackley.

Southern Cross takes multi-million dollar hit from affiliate switch

Radio and regional television company Southern Cross Media has lost about $17 million in revenue from a regional affiliate partner switch that took place in July.

  • Zoe Samios

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