Mediaweek Podcasts

Television Podcast
A terrific trio talking TV – News Limited’s prolific TV critic Dianne Butler is online into the mcm Sydney studios with Mediaweek’s James Manning and Brenden Wood. Lots to talk about including the Lara Bingle "scandal", why Seven’s new 7.30pm NRL footy show could work (secret weapon Shane Webcke), My Kitchen Rules and its producer Rikkie Proost, Top Gear, SBS’s porn night, Australia’s Got Talent and a whole lot more.
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Radio Podcast
Your hosts spend time with the co-host of Mix 94.5’s The Big Couch Shane McFarlane. Thanks to the wonders of technology, he sounds like he’ s right in the studio with us even though we interrupted his prep in Perth for the Thursday show. McFarlane proved to be a wonderful guest as he opened up about in-house rivalry with Hamish and Andy (and don’t tell him again they are a once-in-a-generation phenomenon), how The Big Couch has knocked off the Today Network stars in the past and is just a couple of share points away from doing it again. We were on such a roll with McFarlane that he also told us about how The West Australian hadn’t changed that much under Kerry Stokes and Chris Wharton, and he even had a view on where WIN has gone wrong with Channel Nine in Perth.
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Morning Report Headlines

Friday March 12, 2010
Big news day – 2 new radio stations and new boss at biggest magazine publisher
DMG powers up two Classic Rock stations as plug pulled on Vega
First report: How the new stations sound on day 1
PBL Media CEO Ian Law shuffles exec team to exploit their strengths
Phil Scott moves to be group publisher of all ACP Magazines
Lynette Phillips now director of sales for all consumer and custom magazines
Lou Barrett now director of sales integration and group trading for all PBL properties
PLUS: Harold Mitchell on Melbourne’s talk radio war, AFR Boss turns 10
Neil Mitchell’s ACMA investigation, James Murdoch on Google
Two and a Half Men the money machine, Media buyers on TV audience numbers
Farewell Tim Lee and Biggzy, Ash Bradnam not returning to Nova Brisbane

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Magazines On Sale This Week

Australian Men's Fitness April edition
BRW The population explosion
Cosmopolitan Jessica Alba
Famous The Kardashians
Grazia Kate Winslet
New Idea Lara Bingle
Notebook: 2 for 1 movie offer
NW Renee Zellweger
OK! The Biggest Loser
Shop Til You Drop Erin Wasson
Super Food Ideas April edition
The Monthly Germaine Greer
TV Week My Kitchen Rules
Who Lara Bingle
Woman's Day Lara Bingle

TV Top 30 2010

1 Aus. Open - Men's Final Seven 2,419
2 Top Gear Ep 1 Nine 1,685
3 Seven News Sunday Seven 1,603
4 My Kitchen Rules Seven 1,476
5 Two And A Half Men Nine 1,436
6 Nine News Sunday Nine 1,428
7 NCIS TEN 1,417
8 The Good Wife TEN 1,408
9 Border Security - Australia's Front Line Seven 1,368
10 Air Ways Seven 1,366
11 The Mentalist Nine 1,351
12 Cougar Town Seven 1,346
13 Seven News Seven 1,345
14 Talkin' 'Bout Your Generation TEN 1,324
15 Seven News Saturday Seven 1,299
16 Wicked Love: Maria Korp Story Nine 1,299
17 Today Tonight Seven 1,292
18 Customs Nine 1,280
19 Twenty/20 – Aus. v Pakistan Nine 1,272
20 Criminal Minds Seven 1,264
21 Bones Seven 1,251
22 Australian Story ABC1 1,247
23 Better Homes And Gardens Seven 1,239
24 RSPCA Animal Rescue Seven 1,230
25 The Big Bang Theory Nine 1,226
26 Grey's Anatomy Ep 2 Seven 1,213
27 So You Think…Dance Audition 1 TEN 1,177
28 The Biggest Loser (Aus) - Launch TEN 1,174
29 Trishna & Krishna: The Quest… Seven 1,171
30 Nine News Nine 1,159

Audience in thousands. Source: OzTAM. NB: Highest rating episode of each program/cricket match etc only noted. Updated weekly. (Last update end of week 4, 2010)

 Top 10 spots by Airplay
on Radio Nationally

1 Harvey Norman
2 Digital Radio Plus
3 Commercial Radio Australia
4 Clive Peeters
5 Advanced Medical Institute (AMI)
6 McDonald's
7 Fox Sports
8 Domayne
9 Woolworths
10 Rebel Sport

All data provided by AirCheck Broadcast Monitoring. AirCheck.net.au
Week ending March 8, 2010

Top 10 Songs by Airplay
Nationally

1 Memories David Guetta f. Kid Cudi EMI
2 Rude Boy Rihanna Universal
3 In My Head Jason Derulo Warner
4 3 Words Cheryl Cole f. Will.I.Am Universal
5 Undisclosed Desires Muse Warner
6 Telephone Lady GaGa f. Beyoncé Universal
7 Hey, Soul Sister Train Sony
8 Today Was A Fairytale Taylor Swift Universal
9 Replay Iyaz Warner
10 Fireflies Owl City 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 March 8, 2010