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Morning Report Headlines

Kerry Stokes moves in as chairman of West Australian Newspapers
Chris Wharton moves from Seven to replace Ken Steinke as WAN CEO
Ray Wardrop promoted to Seven Perth MD, replacing Wharton
Stokes: Wharton will decide on future of The West’s editor Paul Armstrong
Plus
Radar Radio: Austereo launches first new brand in over 25 years
Australia’s first commercial digital radio station now live online and DAB
Major sponsorship deal: MTV and Vodafone announce brand partnership
FremantleMedia announces massive 400 hours sale to Foxtel
Former Nova star EJ O’K moves in to The Cage in Brisbane
Tributes to former Nickelodeon head Karen Flischel
Max Uechtritz quits ninemsn to join al-Jazeera


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        Seven Network
        Nine Network
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        SBS Television
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          Television Production
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Survey 6, 2008
Top 5 Radio by Cit
y

Sydney
1    2GB    13.0%
   ABC702    9.9%
3    2DAY        9.6%
   Nova96.9    9.0%
5    WSFM   8.0%

Melbourne
   FoxFM    14.6%
   3AW    14.0%
3    ABC774    10.3%
   Nova100    8.3%
   GoldFM    6.0%

Brisbane
   Nova106.9    13.8%
   B105    13.0%
3    FM104 MMM    11.4%
4    97.3FM   11.0%
   ABC612    9.9%

Adelaide
1
    5AA    16.6%
2    MIX102.3    13.2%
3    SAFM    12.8%
   ABC891    11.7%
   5MMM    10.3%

Perth
1    Mix94.5    16.8%
2    92.9    11.9%
3    96FM    11.7%
   ABC720    11.2%
   6PR    10.2%
(Source: Nielsen Media Research)

Magazines On Sale This Week

 

Time Out Sydney Kylie Minogue
BRW The economy: How bad will it get?
The Monthly Barak Obama
marie claire Reece Witherspoon
TIME Can music save Cuba?
Cosmopolitan Scarlett Johanssen
TV Week Neighbours
Grazia Jennifer Aniston
Woman's Day Susie Maroney
New Idea Bec Hewitt
NW Katie Holmes, Nicole Richie, Angelina Jolie
Famous Katie Holmes
FHM Olga Kurylenko
Who Britney Spears
OK! Britney Spears

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TV Top 30 2008

Olympics: Opening Ceremony  Seven  2.82m
AFL Grand Final: Geelong vs Hawthorn  Seven  2.49m
3  Aust Open – Men’s Final  Seven  2.44m
4  State Of Origin - 3  Nine  2.14m
5  Twenty20 – Aust v India  Nine  2.20m
6  Seven News (Sunday)  Seven  2.18m
Rugby League Grand Final  Nine  2.05m
Packed To The Rafters  Seven  2.04m
Today Tonight  Seven  1.97m 
10  60 Minutes  Nine  1.94m
11  Find My Family  Seven  1.91m
12  The Biggest Loser Final  TEN  1.89m
13  So You Think You Can Dance - Winner TEN  1.88m 
14 City Homicide  Seven  1.88m
15 Gladiators  Seven  1.86m
16 Border Security- Aus Front Line  Seven  1.81m
17 RSPCA Animal Rescue  Seven  1.76m
18 Australia's Got Talent  Seven  1.73m
19 The Force- Behind The Line  Seven  1.73m
20 The Zoo  Seven  1.71m
21 The Farmer Wants A Wife  Nine  1.69m
22 Domestic Blitz Nine  1.69m
23 National Nine News (Sunday)  Nine  1.66m
24 Two And A Half Men  Nine  1.66m
25 One Day Cricket – Aust v India Nine  1.64m
26 Ramsey's Kitchen Nightmares  Nine  1.63m
27 Bondi Rescue  TEN  1.62m
28 Better Homes & Gardens  Seven  1.61m
29 Seven News  Seven  1.60m
30 Australian Idol - winner announced  TEN  1.60m

Source: OzTAM. NB: Highest rating episode of each program/cricket match etc only noted. Updated weekly. (Last update end of week 46, 2008)

 Australian Magazines

Most Read Titles

Aust Women’s Weekly 2,537,000
Woman’s Day 2,345,000
3
  New Idea 1,955,000
4
  Better Homes & Gardens 1,698,000
Open Road (NSW) 1,145,000
That’s Life 1,106,000
7
  Royal Auto (Vic) 1,105,000
Foxtel Magazine 1,091,000
Super Food Ideas 1,003,000
10 
Reader’s Digest 927,000
11
  Take 5 867,000
12
  TV Week 856,000
13 
Who 786,000
14 
National Geographic 718,000
15
  Aust Good Taste 704,000
16 
Cosmopolitan 688,000
17
  Aust Home & Garden 615,000
18 
Road Ahead (Qld) 581,000
19 
Zoo Weekly 548,000
20
  NW 529,000
(Source: Roy Morgan Research) 

Biggest Selling Titles

Aust Women’s Weekly 530,000
2  Woman’s Day 430,000
3
  Austar 368,000
New Idea 351,000
5
  Reader’s Digest 350,000
Better Homes & Gardens 335,000
Super Food Ideas 310,000
That’s Life 307,000
Take 5 257,000
10 
TV Week 238,000
11
  Cosmopolitan 165,000
12
  Aust Good Taste 160,000
13 
NW 155,000
14 
Cleo 149,000
15
  Aust Geographic 145,000
16 
Recipes+ 141,000
17
  Who 138,000
18
  delicious. 128,000
19
  Dolly 120,000
20
  OK! 120,000
(Source: Audit Bereau of Circulations) 

Subscription TV Top 25 Shows Of 2008

1 Live: Australia's Next Top Model Finale FOX8 259
2 Australia's Next Top Model FOX8 253
3 Family Guy FOX8 186
4 Selling Houses Australia Lifestyle 181
5 The Simpsons FOX8 179
6 Futurama FOX8 166
7 America's Next Top Model FOX8 163
8 Project Runway Australia Arena 160
9 Hannah Montana And Miley Cyrus Disney Channel 159
10 An Aussie Goes Bolly FOX8 154
11 The Inspector Lynley Mysteries UKTV 150
12 Night At The Museum Showtime 145
13 Grand Designs Lifestyle 132
14 Hannah Montana Disney Channel 132
15 Border Security: Australia's Front Line Lifestyle 132
16 Project Runway Arena 131
17 Property Ladder Lifestyle 129
18 Location, Location, Location Lifestyle 128
19 Law & Order W 127
20 Law & Order: Svu TV1 127
21 Relocation Relocation Lifestyle 126
22 Grand Designs Revisited Lifestyle 120
23 Casino Royale Movie One 120
24 American Idol FOX8  117
25 Sex And The City Arena 117
Figures In Thoursands
To end of week 33
(Source: OzTam)

Hot Media Jobs

A round-up of some of the jobs currently on offer

Publicist & Senior Publicist, Mark Communications
Sydney, NSW

Marketing Coordinator: Research, University of South Australia
Adelaide, SA

Publisher (Magazines), Pearson Education Australia
Melbourne, VIC

Head of Television, Lonely Planet
Melbourne, VIC

Head of Finance & Administration, Screen Australia
Sydney, NSW

Mobile TV Manager, Australian Telecommunications
Sydney, NSW

COO of Digital Media, Recruitment Company (MitchelLake Consulting)

Brisbane, QLD

Senior Journalist/Producer, ABC
Sydney, NSW

Director of BBC Sport (North West), BBC
Salford, UK

VP – Marketing, Time Inc.
Connecticut, USA

Top 10 Spots on Sydney Free to Air TV

 

1 Harvey Norman
2
FOXTEL
3
TeleChoice
4
Woolworths
5
Optus Bundles - Fusion
6
Kmart
7
Bing Lee
8
Australian Fleet Sales
9
Mitre 10
10
V Australia

All data provided by AirCheck Broadcast Monitoring. AirCheck.net.au
Week ending November 19 2008

Top 10 Songs by Airplay Nationally

Sober  Pink  SonyBMG
Sex On Fire  Kings Of Leon  SonyBMG
Running Back  Jessica Mauboy f. Flo Rida  SonyBMG
Hot N Cold  Katy Perry  EMI
Poker Face  Lady GaGa  Universal
Use Somebody  Kings Of Leon  SonyBMG
I'm Yours  Jason Mraz  Warner
Womanizer  Britney Spears  SonyBMG
If I Were A Boy  Beyonce  SonyBMG
10 
I Don't Care  Fall Out Boy  Universal

*Compiled from the 45 Commercial radio stations in Sydney/Melbourne/Brisbane/Adelaide/Perth and Gold Coast plus triple j and FBI 94.5 in Sydney. Week ending November 19 2008

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