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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.
Telsyte streaming report: Paramount+ fastest growing, Netflix reports first YOY drop
Television

Telsyte streaming report: Paramount+ fastest growing, Netflix reports first YOY drop

Total SVOD numbers grow despite impact of sharing crackdown and price increases

by James ManningAug 29, 2023

Everything you ever wanted to know about Optus Sport…except audience numbers!
Television

Everything you ever wanted to know about Optus Sport…except audience numbers!

Clive Dickens on the Matildas, subscription, pricing, rights, advertising, and aggregation

by James ManningAug 27, 2023

Mike Sneesby: Nine boss wants to take customers on a Gold Medal journey
Television

Mike Sneesby: Nine boss wants to take customers on a Gold Medal journey

Nine’s recovery forecast, share growth, Stan numbers, newspaper pricing, and a Nine News channel maybe on Stan?

by James ManningAug 25, 2023

Britain’s C4 commissions Nine & Endemol Shine Australia format Love Triangle
Television

Britain’s C4 commissions Nine & Endemol Shine Australia format Love Triangle

Aussie built relationship format with six singles and massive plot twists goes global

by James ManningAug 23, 2023

Behind the scenes on the hit Prime Video drama The Lost Flowers of Alice Hart
Television

Behind the scenes on the hit Prime Video drama The Lost Flowers of Alice Hart

Creatives Sarah Christie and Jodi Matterson on what could be the most-watched Australian drama series ever

by James ManningAug 22, 2023

2023 Kennedy Awards: All the winners for excellence in journalism
Publishing

2023 Kennedy Awards: All the winners for excellence in journalism

Neil Chenoweth and Edmund Tadros from The Australian Financial Review were big winners this year

by James ManningAug 21, 2023

New SCA chief executive John Kelly’s plans to fix TV and lift audio revenue
Audio

New SCA chief executive John Kelly’s plans to fix TV and lift audio revenue

John Kelly: ‘New [TV] affiliation deal needs to look better than the current one’

by James ManningAug 20, 2023

Total News readership: 96% of Australians engage monthly, 16.6m weekly
Publishing

Total News readership: 96% of Australians engage monthly, 16.6m weekly

News brands top 10, Super NEOs reached, top content category data

by James ManningAug 20, 2023

Roundup: Remembering Michael Parkinson, Matildas' ratings, Andy Lee, Eddie Jones unleashed
Television

Roundup: Remembering Michael Parkinson, Matildas' ratings, Andy Lee, Eddie Jones unleashed

What's wrong with Lawsie? TV chef Jamie Oliver rebuilds restaurant empire after 2018 collapse

by James ManningAug 17, 2023

Roundup: Paramount on Warburton, Hollywood strikes hurting, News Corp subs
Television

Roundup: Paramount on Warburton, Hollywood strikes hurting, News Corp subs

Plus Rupert Murdoch back in headlines, Marketing in movies, Stevie Nicks on Daisy Jones likeness

by James ManningAug 17, 2023

Podcast Ranker July 2023: Hamish & Andy keep top spot as leaderboard unchanged
Industry Podcasts

Podcast Ranker July 2023: Hamish & Andy keep top spot as leaderboard unchanged

LiSTNR has more hit podcasts, iHeartPodcast Network has most downloads

by James ManningAug 16, 2023

Michael Miller on News Corp revenues, growth targets and growing client solutions
Publishing

Michael Miller on News Corp revenues, growth targets and growing client solutions

‘Have we told every client about every solution. That’s one of our challenges’

by James ManningAug 16, 2023

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