7NEWS.com.au Climbs the Up the Ratings Table
7NEWS.com.au has climbed another position to the fourth spot in the top news websites in Australia, according to the latest Nielsen Digital Content Ratings.
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Fire Fight Australia Peaks at 2.04 Million LIVE Viewers
In one of the biggest concerts Australia has ever seen, Seven’s live broadcast of the marathon Fire Fight Australia relief concert reached 4.7 million viewers nationally and helped raise almost $10 million for bushfire recovery.
Foxtel Creates Two New Executive Roles
Foxtel has announced that two of its senior executives, Les Wigan and Lesley Portwain, would move into newly created roles reporting to CEO Patrick Delany.
Summer Reigns Supreme for Australian Commercial Radio
Listeners consider radio a valuable source of entertaining and informative content, with 94% saying that radio is the place to turn to for information during the summer season, according to the 2020 GfK Radio Insights Summer Listening Report released by Commercial Radio Australia.
The ABC’s “Learn English” Reaches 5 Million Facebook Followers
The Australian Broadcasting Corporation’s largest Facebook community, ABC Education Learn English, has topped 5 million followers, confirming its status as one of the world’s most popular English-language learning programs.
Optus Sport Adds Japan’s J.League to Live Broadcasts
Optus Sport has kicked off the new year by securing the exclusive Australian rights to Japan’s J.League competition for three years, effective from the 2020 season.
Seven Network to Air “Fire Fight Australia” Live
Seven will broadcast "Fire Fight Australia" live, the sold out bushfire relief concert headlined by Queen + Adam Lambert, Michael Bublé, k.d. lang, Alice Cooper, 5 Seconds of Summer, John Farnham and Olivia Newton-John.
Nicole Bence Joins Seven West Media as Digital Sales Director
Seven West Media has appointed Nicole Bence as Network Digital Sales Director, a role which she will take up from 10th February.
EuroSport Launches on Fetch TV in Australia
Eurosport has a new Australian home on Fetch, with the partnership between Discovery and Fetch TV being expanded to a market-leading, eight-channel portfolio from Saturday 1st February.