ABC Managing Director Michelle Guthrie is briefing senior management today about changes that are expected to be announced tomorrow in a staff meeting from Melbourne.

The staff meeting is expected to be televised to all other states in the ABC's operation and will reveal a new structure at the top of the national broadcaster.

The structural changes are expected to do away with the Radio and Television divisions, so that program makers can work across all output platforms.

If you are a user of the ABC Radio app you would have noticed a pop up message earlier this week prompting you to download the latest version of the app.

The money's there to boost podcast production, aimed at supporting emerging community-based podcasters and extending the range and diversity of content.

As radioinfo continues to digest Survey 5 2017,  attention turns to ABC Radio.

Presented by ABC Radio, OzPod returns for a second year with a full day of  panels and discussions in Sydney on Friday 8 September. 

The newly announced list of speakers and panellists include international and local players across production, journalism, media and technology.

ABC Radio has launched a voice-activated news service to reach listeners using the new Google Home device, which has just arrived in Australia.

The voice activated Google Home speaker is a bluetooth device combined with a voice-activated assistant, also known as a Conversational User Interface (CUI).

The speaker is designed to be always on and most likely placed in a key position in the home, such as the kitchen or living room.

Returning for its second year on Friday 8 September, the ABC Ultimo Centre in Sydney will play host to OzPod 2017: Australian Podcast Conference. 

Well known rural broadcaster, Libby Price will join the Ace Network as presenter of their rural program, Country Today heard on 3CS, 3YB, 3HA, 3WM and 3SH in September.

Libby has worked as the editor of the Benalla Ensign newspaper in north east Victoria for the past three years but is best known for her 30 years working for the ABC, including more than a decade as presenter of the Victorian Country Hour.

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