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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.
Network 10’s Rod Prosser lets his team loose on Best. Schedule. Ever.
Television

Network 10’s Rod Prosser lets his team loose on Best. Schedule. Ever.

• Will brands move out of cricket into 10 next year? ‘Yes’ says sales chief

by James ManningJan 28, 2020

TV Ratings January 23: Tennis delivers 850,000 and 28% share
TV Ratings Analysis

TV Ratings January 23: Tennis delivers 850,000 and 28% share

• Nine serves an ace with Australian Open

by James ManningJan 24, 2020

Podcast Week: We Fact Up, New Hot 100 originals, Spotify, Nick & Femi
Industry Podcasts

Podcast Week: We Fact Up, New Hot 100 originals, Spotify, Nick & Femi

• The team behind PodcastOne’s We Fact Up podcast has been in action since 2016.

by James ManningJan 23, 2020

Media among the crowd to welcome home Polar explorer Geoff Wilson
Sports

Media among the crowd to welcome home Polar explorer Geoff Wilson

“We remained focused on the number one priority, which was for Geoff to make it home alive!"

by James ManningJan 22, 2020

Nine Radio in 2020: Tom Malone on Jones, Stevenson, Hadley + Baz
Radio

Nine Radio in 2020: Tom Malone on Jones, Stevenson, Hadley + Baz

• “The coming together of radio and television is not about trying to get lots of Nine TV people on radio”

by James ManningJan 21, 2020

Summer TV Ratings: Nine lobs into first place, but Celebrity still #1 after 7pm
TV Ratings Analysis

Summer TV Ratings: Nine lobs into first place, but Celebrity still #1 after 7pm

• Seven took second place with a Big Bash League double header

by James ManningJan 21, 2020

TV Ratings January 19: Nikki Osborne out of the jungle, Big Bash batting collapse
TV Ratings Analysis

TV Ratings January 19: Nikki Osborne out of the jungle, Big Bash batting collapse

10 took the key demos again with its second elimination on I’m A Celebrity with Nikki Osborne voted out.

by James ManningJan 20, 2020

Hughesy series a key part of 10’s new Monday strategy
Television

Hughesy series a key part of 10’s new Monday strategy

• Dave Hughes is part of 10’s plan to lock away the 9pm Monday timeslot

by James ManningJan 20, 2020

ARIA Charts: Selena Gomez and King Gizzard Live debut top 10
Entertainment

ARIA Charts: Selena Gomez and King Gizzard Live debut top 10

• Singles: Roddy Ricch into top 10, Future with Drake into the chart

by James ManningJan 20, 2020

Summer TV Ratings: Dilruk voted out of the jungle as 10’s Celebrity a ratings champ
Television

Summer TV Ratings: Dilruk voted out of the jungle as 10’s Celebrity a ratings champ

• 10 managed to win the core demos with a very clear victory under 50

by James ManningJan 17, 2020

Fresh TV all the time: SBS really doesn’t stop over summer
Television

Fresh TV all the time: SBS really doesn’t stop over summer

• Among the new content were shows coming to its suite of linear TV channels plus new content to SBS On Demand.

by James ManningJan 17, 2020

Summer TV Ratings: Big Bash double-header and tennis stars don’t outrate Celebrity
Television

Summer TV Ratings: Big Bash double-header and tennis stars don’t outrate Celebrity

• I’m A Celebrity…Get Me Out of Here! continues to rank #1 non-news for 10

by James ManningJan 16, 2020

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