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James Manning

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James Manning
James has had a long and sometimes distinguished career working in the magazine industry, having written and edited a number of music publications in his native Melbourne, before starting the Australian edition of British “pop music bible” Smash Hits in 1984. He ran the title successfully for over a decade before moving on to edit other publications and later run a successful photo agency. In 1999 he took over as publisher and editor of Mediaweek.
Paris 2024 Olympics TV ratings Monday 5 August: Gold for Noemie Fox in canoe slalom
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Paris 2024 Olympics TV ratings Monday 5 August: Gold for Noemie Fox in canoe slalom

The primetime evening session numbers have recovered in the past few days

by James ManningAug 6, 2024

As birthday celebrations finish, The Australian lifts prices of print products
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As birthday celebrations finish, The Australian lifts prices of print products

The move to digital is again made more compelling for newspaper customers.

by James ManningAug 6, 2024

Paris 2024 Olympics TV ratings Sunday 4 August: Primetime national audience back close to 2m
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Paris 2024 Olympics TV ratings Sunday 4 August: Primetime national audience back close to 2m

Nine's combined total people primetime share hovered just over 50% for Sunday

by James ManningAug 5, 2024

Kennedy Awards finalists revealed: 1,014 entries across 37 journalism categories
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Kennedy Awards finalists revealed: 1,014 entries across 37 journalism categories

The awards night is now less than two weeks away, on Friday 16 August.

by James ManningAug 5, 2024

Paris 2024 Olympics TV ratings Saturday 3 August: Viewers celebrate Gold Medal tennis champs
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Paris 2024 Olympics TV ratings Saturday 3 August: Viewers celebrate Gold Medal tennis champs

Saturday night's average Total TV crowd watching Nine's coverage of the tennis gold medal win was 1.636m.

by James ManningAug 4, 2024

Why Sam Armytage quit Seven after 21 years and how she wants to find another TV gig
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Why Sam Armytage quit Seven after 21 years and how she wants to find another TV gig

Farmer Wants a Wife's original host Natalie Gruzlewski will continue to play cupid.

by James ManningAug 4, 2024

Paris 2024 Olympics TV ratings Friday 2 August: Rowers Annabelle McIntyre and Jessica Morrison win Bronze
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Paris 2024 Olympics TV ratings Friday 2 August: Rowers Annabelle McIntyre and Jessica Morrison win Bronze

Swimming heats included Ariarne Titmus and Katie Ledecky battle over the 800m.

by James ManningAug 3, 2024

J.Mo’s Mental As Anyone: Sarah Murdoch, Michael Clarke, and A-listers launch new podcast series
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J.Mo’s Mental As Anyone: Sarah Murdoch, Michael Clarke, and A-listers launch new podcast series

Photo gallery also featuring Edwina McCann, Laura Dundovic, Anthony De Ceglie, Sam Rahme, and more

by James ManningAug 1, 2024

Farewell BBC First: How streaming killed off one of the best-ever Foxtel channels
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Farewell BBC First: How streaming killed off one of the best-ever Foxtel channels

BritBox now promising to be the home of great British dramas. Coming soon: The Jetty.

by James ManningJul 31, 2024

Paris 2024 Olympics TV ratings: Monday July 29 sets weekday records for 9News and Today
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Paris 2024 Olympics TV ratings: Monday July 29 sets weekday records for 9News and Today

There was an average audience of more than 2 million watching Day 3 heats from the pool.

by James ManningJul 30, 2024

Four tech gurus unite to launch 100% Human to warn against spread of AI journalism
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Four tech gurus unite to launch 100% Human to warn against spread of AI journalism

Putting authentic, human-generated content ahead of AI-generated material.

by James ManningJul 30, 2024

Paris 2024 Olympics TV ratings: Sunday 28 July delivers more Gold for Australia and Nine
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Paris 2024 Olympics TV ratings: Sunday 28 July delivers more Gold for Australia and Nine

Mollie O’Callaghan and Ariarne Titmus attracted Nine average audience of 2.5m

by James ManningJul 29, 2024

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