Friday April 16, 2021
Radio ratings Survey 2, 2021: Just who is the biggest and the best?
The radio ratings for GfK Survey 2, 2021 this week helped the four major networks consolidate their core offerings.
As announcers at most metro stations around Australia prepare to return to work Monday after their first survey break of the year, ARN is able to continue to call itself the #1 network. The fine print at the bottom of the boast explains the winning radio recipe is for their combined metro AM/FM shares.
Helping ARN to the top this survey was the stunning performance from 4KQ in Brisbane where Laurel, Gary and Mark (above) have toppled their FM competition to have the #1 breakfast show in the market. It is one of four #1 music/entertainment shows the station has in metro markets. The missing link is Perth, where 96FM is now without Fred Botica, but the new breakfast show was the biggest mover in the market.
“We can say we have made improvements across all markets. A lot of hard work has gone in since the start of the year and we are very happy with these results,” chief executive of ARN parent HT&E Ciaran Davis told Mediaweek.
ARN needed WSFM to recover in Sydney and it has done that big time. “I just thought Survey 1 was a bit odd in Sydney,” said Davis. “It didn’t feel like a period of time when talk radio should have dominated so much in the ratings. Jonesy and Amanda have been incredibly consistent, and they are great at what they do. [ARN programmers] Duncan Campbell and Mike Byrne spent a lot of time recently examining the station and making sure everything was OK.”
Brendan “Jonesy” Jones and Amanda Keller – Australian Radio Network (WSFM 101.7)
With regard to Melbourne, Davis said: “Knowing Christian O’Connell, he might be slightly disappointed because he wants to go up in every book.” He still managed to rank #1 FM for a seventh survey.
Of KIIS 101.1, Davis said: “We are sorry to see PJ leave breakfast, but understand why. The content of the show was really, really good and it has been frustrating it didn’t rate better. We see from iHeartRadio it has very strong streaming numbers and the podcast and social numbers are very good. We are well down the road of developing what we want [after PJ departs].
“We are very keen to be #1 and #2 in every market where we are so KIIS Melbourne continues to be a big focus.”
Davis wouldn’t comment on some of the possible replacements, nor would he confirm or deny if it might be an internal appointment.
Davis said Erin Phillips and Soda will be back on air from Monday in Adelaide after a break. “They have been in the Mix 102.3 studios this week planning the show.”
Mix 102.3’s Erin Phillips and Soda
In Perth, 96FM grew after the departure of Fred Botica who has been replaced by Mix’s Dean Clairs. “Clairsy is obviously well known in the market and they have had a very good transition. It was good to see all parts at 96FM going up.”
With regard to the Brisbane result, Davis said: “4KQ’s Laurel, Gary and Mark deserve enormous credit. To be #1 breakfast show is an outstanding achievement. I spoke to them after the result came in and said that in a mad world, consistency is the key. They have been doing great content consistently for so long. They are over the moon and deservedly so.”
Davis admitted AM music is a harder format to monetise. “But 4KQ is now a stronger brand than ever with very loyal listening and large TSL. If you are targeting that age group, that is the station you need to be on.”
Nova also claims to be Australia’s #1 metro network. As its measure Nova uses cume – listing an audience of 3,681,900 – 460,700 listeners ahead of its nearest competitor.
Metro winners for Nova are drive with Kate, Tim and Joel and the long-time #1 FM evening show Smallzy’s Surgery.
Nova’s Kate, Tim and Joel
Among the results were growth spurts in breakfast at Nova Melbourne and Adelaide.
“At Nova 100 just before Covid kicked-in Chrissy, Sam and Browny had a market-leading FM show,” Nova Entertainment chief programming and marketing officer Paul Jackson told Mediaweek. “It now feels for the first time since Covid that Melbourne is getting back to normal.
“In Adelaide, Ben and Liam are doing a rock-solid show and deserve about a 10% share.”
If there is a challenge for Jackson, it would be Sydney mornings, where he conceded a share under 4% “is not a good number”. Jackson noted the rest of the day the station is in good shape. “In this survey all around us there was a lot of 2Day FM marketing, but I expected them to go better than they have. There was also marketing from WSFM. To fully understand it we’d have to see it repeat at that level a few times, but I doubt it will. There could be sampling of other stations after Fitzy and Wippa and then a return to Nova for the afternoon.”
While Nova gets a TVC campaign kicking off this weekend, no marketing love, yet, for its two station older network.
“smoothfm is possibly the only station in the country that hasn’t had any marketing this year,” said Jackson. “It continues to do very well in both markets and is still #1 FM in Sydney with its highest cume ever.
“Marketing for smoothfm will come later this year as we don’t feel doing both brands at the same time would be particularly fruitful. It is best to keep out of each other’s way.”
While ARN and Nova battle it out for metro bragging rights, SCA quietly reminds people each month it might be bigger than both. The company calculated a total of a reach of 5m+ weekly during Survey 2. The calculation includes the 10-station metro network plus 10 SCA-aligned DAB+ stations.
SCA claims a weekly audience of 3.37m for the Hit Network and 2.45m for the Triple M Network.
Among the highlights was a #1 for B105 where Stav, Abby & Matt are #1 FM breakfast.
At Nine Radio, the thirst for the latest news about Covid lockdowns and the vaccine rollout continue to drive big audiences to the stations.
Melbourne’s 3AW and Sydney’s 2GB remain #1 stations while Perth’s 6PR has posted a Survey 2 recovery with the audience up across the day.
Greg Byrnes, Nine Radio’s head of content, said: “It’s now been five surveys since ratings resumed after the Covid-pause and the trend is clear – the audience is sticking with talk radio and our live and local strategy.
Nine Radio’s Greg Byrnes
“Ben Fordham is #1 in 2GB breakfast, Ross and Russ are #1 on 3AW breakfast and in Perth, Gareth Parker has had a stunning result on 6PR leapfrogging the ABC to be #1 in Talk.”
Across the metro network, Byrnes noted Nine Radio’s total audience is up 6% (year-on-year) and 3.6% on Survey 1, 2021.
See also:
Sydney Radio Ratings: Survey 2
• Ben, Kyle and Jackie O lead, Jonesy & Amanda go boom
Melbourne Radio Ratings 2021: Survey 2
• Melbourne: Ross, Russ and Christian on top, as Chrissie, Sam & Browny rise
Brisbane Radio Ratings 2021: Survey 2
• B105 #1, 4KQ takes off! Laurel, Gary & Mark #1 Brissie brekky
Adelaide Radio Ratings 2021: Survey 2
• Mix 102.3 and Cruise 1323 share spoils, as Nova 91.9 climbs
Perth Radio Ratings 2021: Survey 2
• Nova holds #1, Mix steady, improvement at 96FM & Triple M
Nova Boy returning in new marketing campaign 20 years after brand launched
Just days after its milestone 20th anniversary of the radio brand’s launch in Australia, Nova Entertainment is bringing back the iconic brand mascot Nova Boy.
In his return, creative agency Red Engine has reimagined the character that helped take Nova stations around Australia to the top after they originally launched.
Nova Entertainment’s chief programming and marketing officer Paul Jackson told Mediaweek the new campaign will air on TV for around six weeks from April 18. “We also have lots of outdoor plus we are in cinemas, gyms and in shopping centres. In addition to an animated 3D Nova Boy we are using our breakfast and drive talent.
“I rate it amongst the best radio ads we have ever done.”
Using Joel Corry’s Head & Heart as the soundtrack, the campaign is being branded Turn Up The Feel Good.
Jackson said this is the first time the Nova Boy has been used since he was rested from the Nova logo in about 2015. “Nova Boy has been much loved though and is still used by promotional teams in Casanovas out and about where it lives on in the background.”
Nova Entertainment has waited until it had a little clear air before it launched its first 2021 campaign. “At the beginning of the year we didn’t want to start something and get caught up in lockdowns in some markets,” explained Jackson. “There was a lot of activity from new TV shows in February and all our radio competitors were marketing too with new shows.
“If we had gone then we wouldn’t have got the share of voice or the cut through. When you change a breakfast show and then spend a lot of money to market the new show people will try it.”
When Mediaweek recently celebrated 20 years of the Nova brand, staff from founding CEO Paul Thompson through to long-time announcer Tim Blackwell recalled how being new, different and a disruptor was originally key to Nova’s success.
As to whether Nova retains some of that disruptor ethos, Jackson told Mediaweek: “When the brand first launched it was making noise in radio that was heard around the world. It was ground-breaking stuff and the competition was quite conservative.
“Given how radio has changed over the years it is much more difficult to be that different and appeal to a mass market audience. Our philosophy was to always run our own race and understand our audience and what they want and then deliver it to them in bucketloads.
“One of the things we are doing in this campaign is bringing back Nova Boy who was known and loved by our original audiences.
“The Nova Network has constantly adapted to the times we are in and it is an important part of Nova’s DNA to have fun, lift the spirits and make our listeners’ day brighter. The new campaign celebrates what our listeners love about the Nova brand, highlighting our point of difference through our announcers, a hit soundtrack and the nostalgia of the highly recognisable Nova Boy character.”
Nova’s new marketing campaign features the Nova Network’s
Nova 96.9’s Fitzy & Wippa in Sydney
Nova 100 Melbourne’s Chrissie, Sam & Browny
Nova 106.9 Ash, Kip & Luttsy & Susie O’Neill in Brisbane
Nova 93.7 Perth’s Nathan, Nat & Shaun in Perth
Nova 919’s Ben & Liam in Adelaide
Nova’s drive show Kate, Tim & Joel
Campaign credits
Creative: Nova Entertainment & Red Engine Creative
Production Company: Red Engine
Media agency: Carat
Soundtrack: Head & Heart – Joel Corry feat MNEK
Record label: NEON Records/UMA
Research from Seven reveals audience interest in Tokyo 2020 Olympics
With the start of the Olympics Games Tokyo 2020 less than 100 days away, Australians are feeling positive about Tokyo 2020 and are confident that the Australian team will perform better than at recent Olympics.
A new survey by the Seven Network and TEG Insights found that over 70% of people are interested in the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020, which begin on 23 July, compared with the 61% of Australians who were interested in the Olympics Games Rio 2016 before they started.
Almost 80% of the 1,500 people surveyed by Seven and TEG Insights said the Olympics offer world-class sport on an international stage and is considered an event that can connect people.
Swimming is the sport people are most looking forward to watching, followed by gymnastics, track and field, diving, basketball, football, tennis, and cycling.
While 61% of people regard Tokyo 2020 as a welcome distraction from Covid-19, 53% say it is very important for the Games organisers to be extremely vigilant about the health and safety of athletes, officials, and local spectators.
Seven’s director, audience intelligence, Andrew Brain, said: “Australians are looking forward to Tokyo 2020 and supportive of our athletes attending. But they do have concerns about the Games happening in a Covid world and expect all stakeholders to put the safety of athletes first.”
Almost 40% of people said it was important to be able to watch Tokyo 2020 anywhere and anytime on Seven and 7plus. Ninety-three per cent are likely to watch on the largest screen in the house, including connected TV, and 23% on a mobile phone.
Seven West Media chief revenue officer and director of Olympics, Kurt Burnette, said: “The Olympic Games are more than sport. They represent passion, pride, community, achievement, positivity and the world coming together – and there is no bigger or more significant cultural event this decade than the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020.
“The research clearly shows that Australians love the Olympics and Paralympics and see Tokyo 2020 as something that will give the world hope in a dark time.
“As one of the respondents said: ‘I love cheering on our fellow Aussies from the comfort of my home. I feel proud of all their hard work and achievements’.”
Andrew Reid, general manager, TEG Insights, said: “Despite the uncertainty, Tokyo 2020 is the most anticipated sporting event in 2021. That says a lot about the expectations Australians have about the Games and their team’s performance in particular.”
Seven’s coverage of the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 will include 45 dedicated Olympics channels across the network and 7plus, all free and in HD. In addition, 7NEWS.com.au will be the #1 online destination for Olympic news, updates and insights.
Foxtel announces Red Rooster campaign to air featuring Fox League talent
Foxtel Media has announced that they have created a new campaign for Australian chicken brand, Red Rooster. The campaign will air across the Foxtel Broadcast Network, Kayo Sports, the Fox Sports website and social channels as well as the Red Rooster website and social channels.
The renewed 360 partnership between Red Rooster and Foxtel Media will celebrate the launch of Red Rooster’s new Crunchy Fried Chicken and will reach across all Fox Sports platforms.
Red Rooster is the Thursday Nights NRL Naming Rights partner and a sponsor of The Late Show with Matty Johns and the Fox Sports Homepage. The campaign will also feature across the Thursday Night NRL Highlights on Fox Leagues’ social media channels and on Kayo as a dynamic ad insertion.
The collaboration has expanded this year with the addition of Fox Venues, which will see the Red Rooster commercials reach sports fans at 3,850 pubs and clubs across Australia during live NRL matches.
The three-part television commercial series has been developed to feature a range of Fox League talent that are being spurred on by their retro alter egos that push them to give in to their Red Rooster cravings.
Fox League’s Braith Anasta, Brian Fletcher, and Hannah Hollis are set to star in the series, with each commercial spotlighting an item from Red Rooster’s new menu.
Red Rooster CEO Clint Ault commented, “What an absolute thrill and honour to have some of footy’s biggest names support our brand. The partnership with Foxtel comes at an exciting time of change and innovation, with nationwide upgrades coming to our restaurants, menu, customer experience, technology and beyond.”
The campaign is set to be amongst the biggest that Fox League is producing this year.
Martin Medcraf, Foxtel Media sport sales and partnerships director said, “This campaign captures the true essence of the continued collaboration between Red Rooster and the Foxtel family. We are bringing a new range of menu items from a brand that Aussies know and love, and placing it across the breadth and depth of Fox Sports high-impact viewing environments.”
“Commercial content creation of this nature delivers relatable messages to our supersized audiences by leveraging Foxtel League talent and multiple touch-points across the Fox Sports platform. We are thrilled to be working with Red Rooster again on what is one of the standout campaigns of the year, one which highlights the level of support Foxtel Media can offer to our loyal brand partners.”
Seven announces special coverage of Prince Philip’s funeral
On Saturday 7News will farewell Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, with special live coverage of the ceremonial royal funeral to begin from 5.00pm AEST on Channel 7 and 7plus.
Originally, the funeral was supposed to be attended by more than 800 people, but strict Covid-19 restrictions in the UK mean that only 30 people are currently allowed to attend a funeral. This rule extends to the Royal family as well.
Queen Elizabeth has had final approval over the people who will be in physical attendance.
7News Europe bureau chief Hugh Whitfeld will lead coverage from outside St George’s Chapel at Windsor Castle, where the Queen and members of the Royal family will attend to pay their final respects. He’ll be joined by BBC broadcaster and royal expert, Angela Rippon CBE, and Sunrise’s royal editor, Rob Jobson.
Following 7News at 6.00, special coverage will recommence from 9.30pm AEST.
Immediately following Weekend Sunrise on Sunday, Prince Philip’s funeral service will be replayed, commercial free, from 10am on 7Two.
7News special coverage of Prince Philip’s funeral from 5.00pm AEST Saturday on Channel 7 and 7plus
Broadcast times on Channel 7 and 7plus: Prince Philip Funeral
Saturday 17 April
Sydney
• 5.00pm 7News Special Coverage: Prince Philip Funeral
• 6.00pm 7News at 6.00
• 7.00pm The Latest: Prince Philip
• 7.30pm Movie: The Queen
• 9.30pm 7News Special Coverage: Prince Philip Funeral
Melbourne
• 5.00pm 7News Special Coverage: Prince Philip Funeral
• 6.00pm 7News at 6.00
• 7.00pm AFL: Brisbane v Essendon
• 10.30pm 7News Special Coverage: Prince Philip Funeral
Brisbane
• 5.00pm 7News Special Coverage: Prince Philip Funeral
• 6.00pm 7News at 6.00
• 7.00pm AFL: Brisbane v Essendon
• 10.30pm 7News Special Coverage: Prince Philip Funeral
Adelaide
• 5.00pm 7News Special Coverage: Prince Philip Funeral
• 6.00pm 7News at 6.00
• 7.00pm AFL: Carlton v Port Adelaide
• 9.30pm 7News Special Coverage: Prince Philip Funeral
Perth
• 5.30pm Perth Local News
• 6.00pm 7News at 6.00
• 7.00pm 7News Perth: Prince Philip Special
• 8.00pm 7News Special Coverage: Prince Philip Funeral
Mercado on TV: From Kate Winslet in Mare of Easttown to Adam Liaw and Daryl Somers
There is nothing in Mare of Easttown (Monday on FoxShowcase and Binge) that you haven’t seen before. There’s the American small town that’s seen better days, the dysfunctional families, and the rainy winter conditions where women are being murdered. Yep, you’ve seen it all before, you just haven’t seen it with Kate Winslet playing the detective.
Also in the HBO drama are Jean Smart, Evans Peters and Aussie actors Guy Pearce and Angourie Rice. It is a really slow burn, but stick with it, because the twists start coming just after you surrender to it. And Kate Winslet is magnificent, as she always is.
A last-minute program change saw 10 playing the episode of Law & Order: SVU just last Thursday that led into spin-off series Law & Order: Organised Crime which started Monday on Nine. Did this happen because of some contractual obligation or were 10 and Nine just being nice with each other, and the viewers?
Who knows, but nobody was playing nice a few days later when Nine and 10 chopped and changed their schedules. MasterChef (Monday on 10) is starting a day early up against Lego Masters (Monday on Nine) from next week.
Trailing in all this will be Dancing with the Stars: All Stars (Sunday on Seven) which opened strong on Sunday but sank on Monday and Tuesday. That’s because Seven keeps squeezing the life out of its formats, some of which work better just once a week.
It’s already been announced that Holey Moley comes back just once a week next year. Will DWTS return too, and also just weekly? Fingers crossed, because it still brings me joy. Pre-recording and editing it down actually makes it snappier too, so if you think Daryl Somers’ jokes are bad, imagine how much worse are the gags left behind.
Adam Liaw is one of the funniest guys on Twitter and it’s good to see some of that wit on his new show, The Cook-Up with Adam Liaw (Monday to Friday on SBS Food). In the debut episode, he asks his first two guests, Colin Fassnidge and Yumi Stynes, when did cooking get so difficult? The response is, ever since MasterChef launched.
Last week I wrote that there had only ever been one Indigenous character in Home and Away (Seven) in all its history and it was in a fantasy sequence. I have since learnt that there have been two real Indigenous guests in Summer Bay, student Kevin Baker (Wesley Patten) in 1993 and Dr Lewis Riggs (Luke Carroll) in 2007. All the people of colour must live in Yabbie Creek.
See also: The best of Mercado on TV
TV Ratings Survey: Thursday Week 16
Primetime News
Seven News 939,000/891,000
Nine News 870,000/817,000
ABC News 618,000
10 News First 309,000 (5:00 pm)/ 174,000 (6:00 pm)
SBS World News 183,000 (6:30pm) 128,000 (7:00pm)
Daily current affairs
A Current Affair 647,000
7.30 462,000
The Project 244,000 (6:30 pm)/ 364,000 (7 pm)
The Drum 170,000
Breakfast TV
Sunrise 256,000
Today 225,000
News Breakfast 174,000
Late News
The Latest 135,000
ABC Late News 108,000
Nine
A Current Affair had 647,000 viewers as the show covered the New Zealand travel bubble and where Aussies can travel to next.
The NRL had 388,000 tune in for last night’s match between Penrith and Brisbane with the Panthers winning a closer than expected contest, 20 – 12. Last week the Thursday night matchup between South Sydney and Brisbane brought in 379,000 viewers.
Seven
Home and Away ended its week on Seven with 409,000 viewers.
The AFL had 469,000 viewers as Richmond flogged St Kilda 134 – 48. Melbourne was the driving audience with 283,000 tuning in for the two teams from Victoria. Last week, Sydney vs Essendon had 551,000 watching in the same timeslot.
10
The Project covered Australia pulling out of Afghanistan, Kristina Keneally‘s flight being cancelled to visit the Tamil family on Christmas Island, and the show talked to John Cena and Vin Diesel.
This was followed by Bondi Rescue with 287000, and Territory Cops with 295,000. Gogglebox then had 540,000 and was the top non-news program of the night, this was up slightly on last weeks 536,000.
ABC
On Back Roads 416,000 watched as Heather Ewart explored the wild side of the Top End, which took her to Adelaide River where she found a roller coaster ride that literally put her on the edge of her seat.
Aftwears, Q+A had 268,000 which was up on the 228,000 that the show had last week.
SBS
The top show on SBS was a repeat of World’s Greatest Bridges with 144,000.
Week 16: Thursday
| THURSDAY METRO | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABC | Seven | Nine | 10 | SBS | |||||
| ABC | 11.2% | 7 | 20.4% | 9 | 18.4% | 10 | 12.1% | SBS One | 3.9% |
| ABC KIDS/ ABC TV PLUS | 2.5% | 7TWO | 5.0% | GO! | 2.7% | 10 Bold | 4.0% | VICELAND | 1.3% |
| ABC ME | 0.5% | 7mate | 3.7% | GEM | 1.8% | 10 Peach | 2.6% | Food Net | 1.3% |
| ABC NEWS | 1.5% | 7flix | 1.9% | 9Life | 2.6% | 10 Shake | 0.5% | NITV | 0.3% |
| 9Rush | 1.2% | SBS World Movies | 0.7% | ||||||
| TOTAL | 15.6% | 31.1% | 26.6% | 19.2% | 7.5% | ||||
| THURSDAY REGIONAL | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABC | Seven Affiliates | Nine Affiliates | 10 Affiliates | SBS | |||||
| ABC | 11.6% | 7 | 20.4% | 9 | 16.5% | WIN | 9.6% | SBS One | 3.8% |
| ABC KIDS/ ABC TV PLUS | 2.6% | 7TWO | 5.8% | GO! | 3.3% | WIN Bold | 4.4% | VICELAND | 1.2% |
| ABC ME | 1.4% | 7mate | 3.8% | GEM | 3.2% | WIN Peach | 2.7% | Food Net | 0.7% |
| ABC NEWS | 1.6% | 7flix (Excl. Tas/WA) | 2.7% | 9Life | 2.5% | Sky News on WIN | 1.6% | NITV | 0.3% |
| SBS Movies | 0.8% | ||||||||
| TOTAL | 17.2% | 32.8% | 25.6% | 18.3% | 6.8% | ||||
| THURSDAY METRO ALL TV | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FTA | STV | ||||||||
| 84.8% | 15.2% | ||||||||
Thursday FTA
- Seven News Seven 939,000
- Seven News At 6.30 Seven 891,000
- Nine News Nine 870,000
- Nine News 6:30 Nine 817,000
- A Current Affair Nine 647,000
- ABC News ABC TV 618,000
- Gogglebox 10 540,000
- The Chase Australia Seven 502,000
- Seven’s AFL: Thursday Night Football Seven 469,000
- 7.30 ABC TV 462,000
- Hot Seat Nine 421,000
- Back Roads S7 ABC TV 416,000
- Home And Away Seven 409,000
- Thursday Night NRL Live Nine 388,000
- The Project 7pm 10 364,000
- 10 News First 10 309,000
- The Chase Australia-5pm Seven 299,000
- Territory Cops 10 295,000
- Bondi Rescue 10 287,000
- Thursday Night NRL Live -Pre Match Nine 281,000
Demo Top Five
16-39 Top Five
- Gogglebox 10 119,000
- Nine News 6:30 Nine 109,000
- Seven’s AFL: Thursday Night Football Seven 103,000
- The Project 7pm 10 101,000
- Seven News Seven 101,000
18-49 Top Five
- Gogglebox 10 220,000
- Nine News 6:30 Nine 190,000
- Seven’s AFL: Thursday Night Football Seven 181,000
- Seven News Seven 179,000
- Nine News Nine 177,000
25-54 Top Five
- Gogglebox 10 264,000
- Nine News 6:30 Nine 234,000
- Nine News Nine 227,000
- Seven News Seven 221,000
- Seven News At 6.30 Seven 202,000
Thursday Multichannel
- NCIS (R) 10 Bold 144,000
- Home And Away 7TWO 139,000
- Bluey ABC Kids/ABC TV Plus 135,000
- Father Brown 7TWO 132,000
- Peter Rabbit ABC Kids/ABC TV Plus 130,000
- Bluey ABC Kids/ABC TV Plus 119,000
- Shaun The Sheep ABC Kids/ABC TV Plus 117,000
- School Of Roars ABC Kids/ABC TV Plus 117,000
- Seven’s AFL: Thursday Night Football 7mate 115,000
- Peppa Pig ABC Kids/ABC TV Plus 113,000
- Remy & Boo ABC Kids/ABC TV Plus 112,000
- Ben And Holly’s Little Kingdom ABC Kids/ABC TV Plus 112,000
- The Adventures Of Paddington ABC Kids/ABC TV Plus 109,000
- Andy’s Aquatic Adventures ABC Kids/ABC TV Plus 108,000
- Floogals ABC Kids/ABC TV Plus 107,000
- Rusty Rivets ABC Kids/ABC TV Plus 104,000
- Hawaii Five-O (R) 10 Bold 104,000
- Neighbours 10 Peach 102,000
- Peppa Pig ABC Kids/ABC TV Plus 102,000
- Hawaii Five-O Ep 2 (R) 10 Bold 101,000
Thursday STV
- Live: NRL: Broncos V Panthers FOX LEAGUE 230,000
- Live: AFL St Kilda V Richmond FOX FOOTY 180,000
- Live: Thursday Footy On Fox FOX FOOTY 92,000
- Live: The Late Show With Matty Johns FOX LEAGUE 72,000
- Credlin Sky News Live 68,000
- Live: NRL Pre Game Thursday FOX LEAGUE 64,000
- Outback Opal Hunters Discovery Cha 55,000
- The Bolt Report Sky News Live 51,000
- Live: Thursday Footy On Fox FOX FOOTY 48,000
- Live: First Crack FOX FOOTY 45,000
- Paul Murray Live Sky News Live 43,000
- The Kenny Report Sky News Live 42,000
- Gold Rush Discovery Cha 40,000
- Alan Jones Sky News Live 39,000
- Chewing The Fat FOX FOOTY 38,000
- Grand Designs Australia Lifestyle Channel el 30,000
- Border Security: Australia’s Front Line FOX8 26,000
- Escape To The Country Lifestyle Channel el 25,000
- Jeopardy! FOX Classics 25,000
- Antiques Road Trip Lifestyle Channel el 24,000
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Media News Roundup
Business of Media
Australians ‘more concerned than ever’ on data
Research from advertising tech outfit The Trade Desk and YouGov found that 81 per cent of Australians say they’re concerned over the collection and use of their personal data on the internet, with Australians reporting the highest level of confusion on data use among consumers in the Asia Pacific region.
It comes as tech giant Google has announced it will end the targeting of ads based on an individual’s web browsing, focusing instead of larger groups or cohorts.
Facebook has beefed up its ‘oversight board’, but any new powers are illusory
Before that, Facebook also announced the expansion of the Oversight Board’s remit: initially users could only appeal to have content restored after moderators removed it – now the board will also examine appeals over content that has been left up on Facebook or Instagram following a review by moderators.
With the Oversight Board, the uncomfortable decisions about which controversial material to leave up and what to take down is partly removed from the hands of Facebook policymakers, the executive leadership and the low-paid human moderation staff, and given to a panel of respected experts who become the editorial tone-setters for global media. Now Facebook will make decisions on what it keeps and what it deletes in step with the decisions of an elite board, paid and protected by the company but operating “independently”.
News Brands
ABC apologises to Governor-General, but not dancers at centre of ‘creepy’ editing storm
The 101 Doll Squadron went viral this week when they “twerked” at the commissioning of the HMAS Supply, and says its dancers feel shamed by the national media coverage.
An ABC story on Wednesday reported government MPs were shocked that the dance was allowed at a ship commissioning with the Governor-General in attendance, but it has since been revealed the dance was before the official ceremony and Hurley never witnessed the performance.
No BBC wall-to-wall coverage of Prince Philip funeral after record complaints
The BBC received a record 110,000 complaints over the last week after its decision to abandon almost all scheduled programming when the news broke last Friday, with shows such as MasterChef and EastEnders dropped in favour of rolling news coverage and pre-recorded tributes to the Queen’s husband. BBC Two and BBC Four removed all of their planned programming, prompting many viewers to switch off television altogether or turn to streaming services.
Radio
2GB’s Ben Fordham ratings plunge in latest survey results
Fordham’s ratings have fallen to their lowest levels since he took over the coveted breakfast role from Alan Jones almost a year ago, with his 15.5 per cent audience share down 2.6 percentage points from the first survey of 2021. When Jones retired last April, his final survey result sat at 17.9 per cent.
4KQ surges in latest radio ratings at Nova’s expense
AM music station 4KQ surged from third place in the last survey to take out top spot in the breakfast time slot this time, with more listeners tuning in to Mark Hine, Laurel Edwards and Gary Clare.
Edwards thanked their listeners for the win.
“Every day when we come into work, we humbly don’t think about ratings. We endeavour to have a great time and include our listeners,” she said.
3AW holds frontrunner status in second radio ratings survey
Overall, 3AW (owned by Nine, the owner of this masthead) was up from a 16.3 per cent share to 16.9, while the ABC barely moved, from 8.7 to 8.6 – leaving it overall fourth behind 3AW, Gold FM and Smooth.
Similarly, changes in the key time slots were either minimal or non-existent. Mitchell in mornings, as recorded by ratings provider Gfk between 9am and 12pm, was up slightly from 19 per cent to 19.5 – ahead of his news rival at the ABC, Virginia Trioli, who was also up slightly from 9.1 per cent to 9.5.
Television
Petition to stop Netflix’s Byron Baes reality show nears 4000 signatures
Last week, streaming giant Netflix announced it had teamed up with Eureka productions to create a reality series Byron Baes, that would explore “fights, flings and heartbreak” among social media influencers who are based in the idyllic town on the NSW far north coast.
The series had brought on Emma Lamb, a highly accomplished reality producer who has previously worked on Married At First Sight and The Real Housewives Of Sydney.
Sports Media
SBS to close World Game, Cycling Central websites
The World Game launched in 2001 as a weekly television show, hosted by late and legendary broadcasters Les Murray and Johnny Warren. The website launched a year later in 2002.
“The SBS Sport website will be the home of all our sports coverage, and the current websites for The World Game and Cycling Central will not be continuing,” SBS said online.
It added. “We’ll also be increasing our focus on providing live sport streaming and improving our catch-up service on SBS On Demand, so you can easily access more of our sport coverage.”