PodcastOne's 'The Briefing' has had a strong start with Annika Smethurst's inside account of the AFP raid on her Canberra home last year, Community radio has produced a radio documentary series analysing this year's summer bushfires, ARN has sold its digital media and marketing arm - iNC Digital Media

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The ACCC says Google and Facebook must pay for news they acquire from Australian media, Survey shows time-spent-listening to radio is up by 4 hours a day as people work from home during COVID lockdown, SCA has launched an on-demand in-depth daily news service to be hosted by Tom Tilley.

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Metro radio advertising has dropped 12.4% in the first quarter of 2020 and next quarter could well be worse, Pacific Star Network - the operators of SEN and Crocmedia - has requested its shares be suspended from trading for a further two weeks, Caralis' Superadio Network praised for its community connection during the Crisis, Stevie Jacobs will host breakfast on Nine's revitalised music stations

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News/talk stations are the big winners but all stations are putting their spin on Survey 2 hoping to sell a story to the few big advertisers still spending, Survey 2 shows listening is up but most FM networks have had mixed results, SCA is offering eligible shareholders the chance to buy shares in a $170-million capital raise.

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The Federal Government has stepped in to help Australian media with waived licence fees and a journalism fund, CRA wants more help from the Government to support Radio during the COVID Crisis, Mediacast's Creative Director says the way Australians consume Radio is changing rapidly and we need to adapt.

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New figures from GfK and CRA show in-home listening has exploded in popularity during the current shutdown, ARN research shows increase in TSL on KIIS, Pure Gold and The Edge networks and massive increases in social user engagement, The cancelled NABShow in Las Vegas has re-emerged as an on-line experience - NABShow Express - now scheduled for May.

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CRA is pushing strongly for the Federal Government to help out commercial radio stations crippled by the collapse in advertising, Community Station 88.9FM Tamworth has been given permission to extend its coverage area with an new repeater, ABC's long-running Grandstand program is powering on despite most major sporting events being suspended indefinitely.

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Radio stars from different stations have join together to reassure listeners the industry is there to support them and keep them informed, CRA & Eardrum have released a radio campaign aimed at keeping businesses advertising throughout the current crisis, CBAA is producing an all-Australian music program entitled Australian Music is Bloody Fantastic to give exposure to artists who lost their income with the cancellation of live events.

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Communications Minister Paul Fletcher asks State authorities to exclude radio personnel from COVID-19 restrictions, SCA says it's seen a 15% increase in on-line radio streaming in just 14 days with 9-million hours of listening clocked up during March, Mt Isa's HIT 102.5 gains ground in the latest survey.

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SCA has announced $169M fully underwritten capital-raising to keep the company operating through the COVID-19 Crisis, Cost-cutting at ARN in response to the advertising collapse but on-air teams will still broadcast five days a week, Media Heads produces ANZAC Day radio vignettes to help Australians celebrate.

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