Digital media and live radio streaming have become the industry's darlings during the COVID shutdown, Radio people are starting to move out of their home studios and back to station studios, A new Audio Logo Index has been created to rate the most recognised audio brands for effectiveness.

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Nine Radio has finally announced its replacement for 3AW's John Burns and a permanent host for 2GB Drive, NZ media conglomerate Mediaworks is reported to be heavily in debt and its future is now uncertain, The Australian Commercial Radio Awards (ACRAs have been cancelled for 2020 and the next awards will be in 2021.

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SCA has continued to track its radio streaming and says its May on-line figures are up even though restrictions have eased, The ABC has responded timidly to a former employee's accusation of racism at Triple J, Former 3BA personality Geoff Nott has died at the age of 89

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The rumoured ABC staff cuts from earlier in the year are now back on the table with more 200 jobs to go, 2GB Continuous Call Team's Erin Molan has hit back at the Daily Mail after they called her out over on-air remarks, A free post-COVID programming webinar is being offered to radio people around the World.

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The battle is hotting up for Radio to be able to recoup revenue when its content is used by Google and Facebook, A US survey shows confidence is spiking that things will return to normal, Former NOVA GM Jay Walkerden has signed two podcasts to his new distribution company called Podshape

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Speculation continues over the future of 2CH with many believing the music format will go, International sales expert Pat Bryson says in the post-COVID era stations will have to sell campaigns, not packages to their financially-stressed clients, The doubters have been proven wrong as Christian O'Connell celebrates 2 years at Melbourne's GOLD FM.

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Pacific Star Network's purchase of 2CH has people asking if they really intend to keep operating it as a music station, Victorian regional broadcaster ACE Radio has purchased Melbourne's 3MP,ARN has launched a new nightly show called JAM Nation which will feature Jonesy and Amanda.

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Nine's Australian Financial Review has alleged that Nova Entertainment paid fees to related companies in the U.K. where the tax rate is just 19%, A new endorsement logo called SmartRadio that signifies devices capable of capturing radio in analogue, digital and streaming form has been launched in Europe, The 2020 Radio Show that was to be slated for Nashville in September has been cancelled.

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Independent research has shown ABC Local Radio and ABC TV News were the most trusted sources during the Summer Bushfire Crisis, Radioinfo Publisher Steve Ahern looks at the initial steps Nova Entertainment took to isolate itself from COVID-19, The popular weekly podcast from the Sydney Morning Herald and The Age - Please Explain - is going daily.

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The future use of social media by traditional media companies is likely to change following a landmark defamation appeal, Bianca Shugg to head up digital media at Grant Broadcasters, $3M has so far been allocated from the ABC Fresh Start Fund which is aimed at getting Australian productions up and running after the COVID-19 restrictions are fully lifted.

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