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Disney+ to launch in Australia November 19
• Disney Plus will be priced at $8.99 in Australia per month
by Mediaweek Admin – Aug 19, 2019

Spicks and Specks returning for four new specials in 2019/2020
• The first will be in November as part of Ausmusic Month
by Mediaweek Admin – Aug 19, 2019

Top 10 Game Charts: A slow week of recent hits and evergreen blockbusters
Number one spot was nabbed by Crash Team Racing: Nitro Fueled in its eighth week since release
by Mediaweek Admin – Aug 19, 2019

12.3m subscriptions: Australians swarm to SVOD services
• SVOD subscription growth spurred by love for sports and video entertainment
by Mediaweek Admin – Aug 19, 2019

ARIA Chart: Ed Sheeran meets his match – Slipknots sixth album!
• Singles: Tones & I rules again as Lil Tecca & Katy Perry chart
by James Manning – Aug 19, 2019

Final warning: Alan Jones close to being sacked, but gets another life
This statement was released by Macquarie Media chairman Russell Tate on Saturday
by Mediaweek Admin – Aug 19, 2019

ACRA finalists include SCA’s Kennedy Molloy, Macquarie’s Ox & Marko
• Organised by Commercial Radio Australia, the national awards cover 39 categories.
by Mediaweek Admin – Aug 19, 2019

TV Ratings August 18: The Block ranks #1 ahead of AGT and Survivor
TV Ratings • Formal Lounge Reveal: The Block ranks #1 with best series result • Best of the rest: Australia’s Got Talent and Australian Survivor
by James Manning – Aug 19, 2019

2019 Australian Commercial Radio Awards (ACRAs) nominees: The complete list
Finalists in the 31st annual Australian Commercial Radio Awards (ACRAs) have been announced
by Mediaweek Admin – Aug 19, 2019

Gemma Fordham explains why 2Day didn’t poach another breakfast team
• Triple M supplies talent for first Sydney-based breakfast since 2016
by James Manning – Aug 19, 2019

Timing! Denton pulls the plug as Seven’s #2 entertainment show
• After two seasons of Andrew Denton’s Interview, the team behind the program has decided to axe itself.
by Mediaweek Admin – Aug 19, 2019

News Corp Australia launches new digital only The Newcastle News
• New publication to take on Antony Catalano’s Newcastle Herald
by Mediaweek Admin – Aug 19, 2019

Mediaweek Roundup: Seven leadership change, Stan, Macquarie Media + more
• Disney, Alan Jones, Andrew Denton, Asher Keddie, Zoe Ventoura, Curtis Stone, and NRL
by Mediaweek Admin – Aug 19, 2019

Week 33 TV Ratings: Cricket again helps secure Nine victory
• Howzat? Nine #1 primary, network, key demos
by Mediaweek Admin – Aug 18, 2019

Mercado on TV: From Utopia to Hans (and farewell Virginia Trioli)
• Utopia is still a great reflection of modern bureaucracy
by Andrew Mercado – Aug 16, 2019

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