Content from BPR Gerald Ratner is a British businessman and motivational speaker. He was formerly chief executive officer of the major British jewellery company Ratners Group. Ratner joined the family business and became CEO in 1984. He quickly...

You might say, ‘but that conference ended three weeks ago!’    And you’d be right. Except that radioinfo has partnered with the CBAA to allow our readers to accces replays of all the conference sessions for free –...

Jordan Shanks, better known as FriendlyJordies, is a satirist, a self taught cross media reporter and a heavy hitting political influencer. On his Youtube account (470k subscribers), he has a bigger audience than former 2GB breakfast presenter Alan...

Nick Bennett is a Media, Radio and Journalism Teacher at TAFE NSW, with over 35 years’ experience.  He spoke about those experiences at the recent virtual CBAA Conference and then took questions from the virtual floor.   Can you...

Australian comedy troupe The Chaser has today been unverified and suspended by Twitter, removing the blue check mark used to identify celebrities and noteworthy individuals, after the group changed their profile to impersonate Donald Trump and...

In a CBAA Conference session on emergency broadcasting, hosted by Holly Friedlander Liddicoat, four stations shared their experiences and advice.   Gordon Waters, the station manager of Braidwood FM talked about the recent bush fires in his...

Ulrik Haagerup Founder & CEO, Constructive Institute presented a Power Session on constructive journalism at this years virtual CBAA Conference.   Ulrik says that when he first told his mother and aunt that he was coming to Australia in...

In this afternoon’s CBAA conference session on social media, Ryan Jones from Refuel Creative gave tips for community broadcasters on how to get the best from social media. “The biggest barrier in success in social media for non profits is...

President of the Community Broadcasting Foundation, Ian Hamm has welcomed participants to this year’s CBAA virtual conference, reflecting on a “year like no other”   In a year that has not only been a challenge for the broadcasting community,...

Minister for Communications, Cyber Safety and the Arts, Paul Fletcher, has opened the 2020 CBAA Virtual Conference by acknowledging the great work of community radio across Australia, especially in regional areas. The Minister congratulated stations...

What a year it's been! Conference exhibition season has been turned on its head by Coronavirus. But we can help. Right through November and December, Radioinfo and AsiaRadioToday are holding a virtual trade exhibition series of themed features on...

The CBAA have added two more workshops to this year’s virtual CBAA Conference.   Psychological Safety and Duty of Care of Broadcasters During Disasters will be presented by Dr Cait McMahon Managing Director, Dart Centre Asia Pacific.  ...

WorldDAB and Asia Pacific Broadcasting Union (ABU) are presenting a free DAB+ technical webinar series on Digital Radio Technology-Implementation and Rollout from 20-23 October. The series will have topics and speakers tailored to the specific...

Journalist and writer Nick Bennett will present a virtual workshop on Journalism & media making for a wide range of platforms at this year’s CBAA conference.   Nick says he will be looking at how stations connect with their communities...

The CBAA Conference takes place as a virtual event across a four-day program, running from Wednesday, 28 October to Saturday, 31 October.   The conference will concentrate on four key areas for attendees: The Show — For practitioners who...

The Community Broadcasting Association of Australia has launched the program for its upcoming 2020 CBAA Conference, featuring a host of local and international sector thought leaders across a four-day program, running from Wednesday, 28 October to...

TeleDelta has announced the addition of NDI|HX PTZ cameras to the HD1100 PTZ range of cameras.   Network Device Interface (NDI) is a free protocol for high-efficiency video streaming over IP, and these cameras are suitable for a wide range of...

Comedian Joel Creasey will join Kate Ritchie and Tim Blackwell as Nova’s Kate, Tim & Joel drive show from next month. He has just been revealed on air in today's show as the replacement for Marty Sheargold. Speaking to radioinfo earlier today...

The West Australian is reporting (subscription required) that nearly 40 ABC journalists in WA's mining areas have today been told their regional allowance will be axed, slashing up to $15,000 annually from some payslips. The cuts will apply to...

Spotify and global ad agency Omnicom Media Group, announced a deal in which Omnicom will spend $20 million on podcast ads in the second half of 2020. James Cridland analyses the deal: $20m sounds like a lot of money for the next six months, but it’s...

The 32nd Australian Commercial Radio Awards will now be celebrated in 2021. Event organiser and industry body Commercial Radio Australia has made the decision to pause proceedings for 2020 and bring the event back bigger and better next year....

Advertising has been hit hard during the Corona Virus lockdowns. How hard, and how will radio recover? Steve Ahern explores various viewpoints.     Standard Media Index (SMI) data for March, the first month of pandemic shutdowns, reflected...

Even if people aren’t commuting in their cars as much while they shelter in their homes during the coronavirus pandemic, satellite radio powerhouse and Pandora owner SiriusXM has yet to take a big hit to its bottom line judging by its recently...

This week several radio industry leaders have given updates on how their companies are going during the COVID-19 pandemic. Steve Ahern examines the evolving business situation. Radio audiences are growing during this pandemic, but revenue is...