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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.
TV Ratings December 12: Day/Night Test wins for Seven as others turn to travel
TV Ratings Analysis

TV Ratings December 12: Day/Night Test wins for Seven as others turn to travel

• Around the other FTA channels there was plenty of travel on offer.

by James ManningDec 13, 2019

Podcast Week: Nova grows portfolio, Global Truths, Fox Cricket, Lady-Brains
Industry Podcasts

Podcast Week: Nova grows portfolio, Global Truths, Fox Cricket, Lady-Brains

• “The recent launch of The Babble was the first and the flagship podcast for the Nova digital brand"

by James ManningDec 12, 2019

News Corp & HWT’s Penny Fowler on being a corporate citizen
Publishing

News Corp & HWT’s Penny Fowler on being a corporate citizen

• News Corp’s Pride of Australia Awards honours firefighters

by James ManningDec 12, 2019

Summer TV Ratings December 10: Final episode of Love on the Spectrum 461k
TV Ratings Analysis

Summer TV Ratings December 10: Final episode of Love on the Spectrum 461k

• Final episode of ABC’s Love on the Spectrum #1 non-news

by James ManningDec 11, 2019

TV Ratings December 9: Tony Jones signs off from Q&A, Australian Story & Media Watch wrap
TV Ratings Analysis

TV Ratings December 9: Tony Jones signs off from Q&A, Australian Story & Media Watch wrap

• Australian Story had the strongest audience of the three with 561,000 which saw it win its timeslot

by James ManningDec 10, 2019

ARIA Charts: Starting to sound a lot like Christmas
Entertainment

ARIA Charts: Starting to sound a lot like Christmas

• Robbie’s Christmas Present #1 + Mariah, Wham! & Buble chart

by James ManningDec 9, 2019

Podcast Week: Cass Dunn’s Crappy, Spirits, Riot Act, Apple’s Best
Industry Podcasts

Podcast Week: Cass Dunn’s Crappy, Spirits, Riot Act, Apple’s Best

• Plus new Sydney Opera House podcast and Whooshkaa's partnership with Ripple

by James ManningDec 4, 2019

Brand building still a focus for Kayo as its starts second year
Sports

Brand building still a focus for Kayo as its starts second year

• CEO Julian Ogrin talks about learnings as it built streaming service

by James ManningDec 4, 2019

TV Ratings December 3: Tim and Rod win The Amazing Race Australia
TV Ratings Analysis

TV Ratings December 3: Tim and Rod win The Amazing Race Australia

• At the end of the episode Tim and Rod were the first to cross the finish line ahead of Jasmin and Jerome

by James ManningDec 4, 2019

Voting Guide: Mediaweek Industry Awards 2019
Entertainment

Voting Guide: Mediaweek Industry Awards 2019

• Democracy in action: Have your say before the poll closes

by James ManningDec 3, 2019

TV Ratings December 2: 10 launches 90-minute summer news experiment
TV Ratings Analysis

TV Ratings December 2: 10 launches 90-minute summer news experiment

• Nine won the evening with its ob-doc triple play of RBT, Paramedics and Kings Cross ER.

by James ManningDec 3, 2019

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