AU & NZ

Kim Williams has been appointed the new ABC Chair,The former News Limited CEO was nominated by an independent panel to replace Ita Buttrose, whose term ends in March.Williams has been appointed for five years.Prime Minister Anthony Albanese made the announcement, saying Williams is a perfect fit for the role.“He is as much at home running… Read More
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Lockdowns, loo roll shortages … it’s easy to dwell on the negatives when we think back about how our lives were impacted by the Covid pandemic.But one thing it did do was make us think outside the square and discover the potential for doing things remotely.Nowhere was that more apparent than in the radio industry.I’m… Read More
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On the Nova Network’s Ricki-Lee, Tim & Joel this week, Joel mentioned out of the blue that he was at a funeral with Tom Cruise AND Katie Holmes!Joel told Ricki-Lee and Tim: I met them when they were together.Ricki-Lee: Did you? Where?Joel: At a funeral.Tim: Which one of you wasn’t supposed to be there? Were… Read More
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LiSTNR has kicked off 2024 by welcoming the popular podcast Happy Hour with Lucy & Nikki to the network.The new season commences Monday 5 February with fresh episodes of the girls sharing their irreverent banter and crazy stories.Happy Hour with Lucy & Nikki invites listeners into the lives of Lucy Jackson and Nikki Westcott, co-creators… Read More
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Jacklyn Bassanelli – series writer of LiSTNR’s new original audio drama podcast Gripped: You Don’t Know Me – has been nominated for an AWGIE by the Australian Writers Guild in the Audio Fiction category.The 56th annual AWGIE Awards will be presented in Sydney on February 15 and recognise the outstanding achievements of Australian performance writers… Read More
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If it looks like a duck, swims like a duck, and quacks like a duck, then it probably is a duck, right?Not necessarily.Take, for example, The Traitors: Uncloaked. It airs on UK television, it’s viewed in prime time, it features well-known top talent and a load of exclusive extras.It sure does look like a TV… Read More
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