After nine years as Chief Marketing Officer for NOVA Entertainment Tony Thomas has resigned and will leave at the end of this week.

“Since 2010, Tony has played a critical role in the development, growth and success of NOVA. We are incredibly grateful for the contribution he has made.

His achievements include rebranding dmg Radio to NOVA Entertainment, helping take Nova to the number one national network and developing an outstanding team of marketing professionals,” says Cathy O’Connor, NOVA Entertainment CEO.

See the latest smoothfm TVC here.

Kicking off Nova’s Red Room for 2018, Liam Gallagher performed a selection of his new and old hits to a mesmerized crowd of Nova listeners and guests at The Lair in Sydney's Metro Theatre.

In his first trip back to Oz since the early 2000’s, the former Oasis front man brought the energy from Falls Festival and his sold out shows to Nova’s Red Room stage. In true rock and roll style, the iconic British artist made his entrance by strutting through the crowd and onto the stage.

In a presentation earlier this year at Radio Days Europe Tony Thomas recognised the work done by programming consultancy BPR (Broadcast Programming and Research) in contributing to the success of smooth fm.

The brand will have a reinvigorated look and feel “to reflect Nova’s passion to provide the freshest music and highlight the power of live entertainment.”
 
The refresh will also reflect Nova’s commitment to brightening listener’s lives and staying in touch with the vibe of each local city.
 
NOVA Entertainment’s Chief Marketing & Digital Officer Tony Thomas said:
 

Smoothfm’s smooth Festival of Chocolate, will return to Sydney and extend to Melbourne in 2015.

One of Australia’s most respected patissiers Adriano Zumbo will be the official ambassador of both the Sydney and Melbourne event, appearing at the Callebaut Test Kitchen to create and sample his renowned creations.

After 70 intimate Red Room events featuring some of the world’s biggest stars, Nova Entertainment has decided that it’s time to look beyond Australia and to take on the world!

So from next month the Red Room will embark on a global tour taking jocks and listeners (and maybe even a radio scribe) to some of the hottest hotspots on the planet.