A 2.4% increase in Southern Cross Austereo’s Audio revenue, for metropolitan and regional radio plus podcasting, to $453.4 M has contributed to a modest overall growth in SCA's revenue of 0.5% to $661.0M.

RNB Fridays Live returns in 2019 when, for the fourth year in a row Illusive Presents, Frontier Touring and HIT Network are bringing the nation’s colossal concert series back for one show only to Perth, Melbourne, Adelaide, Brisbane and Sydney this November.

This season will raise the bar yet again by bringing some of the world’s most legendary icons of RNB together at the same venues as the record-breaking 2018 edition, headed by Janet Jackson, Black Eyed Peas, 50 Cent and Jason Derulo.

Luke Lum and Carley Whittington take over the Hit Network’s Workdays across 27 regional markets from today, Monday August 12.
 
Luke will be heard from 9am-10am, and for the next three months Carley will be heard 10am-3pm weekdays before Maddy Rowe takes over the 10am - 3pm shift in November.
 

After the success of series one of PodcastOne’s, A Life Of Greatness, season two is set to launch with the premiere episode featuring a raw, intimate and emotional interview with Hit Network personality, Kate Langbroek, who shares her experience growing up as a Jehovah’s Witness, while discussing religion and the important role faith played during the most challenging time of her life; when her son Louis was battling leukemia.
 

The Hit Network’s digital radio brands will now be more directly aligned to the local FM station brands across the five capital cities with the name of Hit’s digital stations changing depending on the market and FM brand.
 
Easy Hits, for example will become Fox Easy in Melbourne, 2Day Easy in Sydney, and Hit Easy in Adelaide, Brisbane and Perth.
 

Jackie O (KIIS 1065) & Dave 'Hughsey' Hughes (Hit Network) will team up with Dannii Minogue and Lindsay Lohan for the Australian version of The Masked Singer.
 
Ten’s new music game show is based on the South Korean franchise that made headlines in 2018 when actor Ryan Gosling, dressed as a unicorn, sang his heart out with a rendition of Tomorrow from Annie.
 

Chart Highlights  –  27 June 2019

• New Music: Shawn Mendes & Camila Cabello debut at No.26 with ‘Senorita’​
• Fresh Collab: The Chainsmokers & Bebe Rexha’s ‘Call You Mine’ in at No.33​
• Biggest Mover: Taylor Swift up 163 spins to No.11 with ‘You Need To Calm Down’

Chart Highlights  –  20 June 2019