Two stories caught my interest in last week’s national papers, The Australian and The Australian Financial Review. The stories both concerned the ongoing negotiations for V8 Supercars’ new media rights deal, which will commence next year. The Australian’s article focused on Ten’s play for the rights, which if successful would see the network return to… Continue reading Sports rights up for grabs
Month: March 2012
Foxtel-Austar merger makes sense
Foxtel’s proposed merger with Austar took another step in the right direction last week when the Australian Competition and Consumer Commissions (ACCC) commenced market consultations over Foxtel’s draft undertakings. Foxtel has provided the ACCC with undertakings in order to allay ACCC concerns that a merged company would hamper competition in the IPTV market. Foxtel and Austar, along… Continue reading Foxtel-Austar merger makes sense
Radio silence for MTR
Yesterday I wrote that Melbourne Talk Radio’s (MTR) future was not bright and that its problems were likely terminal. Today the life-support was turned off for the fledging station as the voices of MTR fell silence across the 1377AM frequency in Melbourne, replaced with easy listening station MyMP, according to the Herald Sun. The station… Continue reading Radio silence for MTR
MTR continues to struggle
I wrote a couple of years ago about the struggle that Melbourne Talk Radio (MTR) would face in establishing a strong radio presence in Melbourne, especially given the existing players in the market namely Fairfax-owned 3AW and ABC 774. Since the well-publicised launch of the station back in April 2010, the station has continued to receive… Continue reading MTR continues to struggle