The Sydney Morning Herald extends its lead to remain Australia’s No.1 most read masthead

The Sydney Morning Herald has extended its lead over its direct competitor to remain Australia’s most read news brand with a cross-platform readership of 7.42 million readers, according to the Total News readership figures released by Roy Morgan today. 

Cementing its place as the country’s most read masthead, more than one in three Australian readers choose the Herald to stay informed. The Herald nearly doubles The Daily Telegraph readership (7.42 million versus The Telegraph’s 3.92 million) in Total News, in the latest figures in the 12-month period ending September 2023. 

The Monday to Friday print edition recorded an average issue readership of 407,000, displaying growth of 5% year-on-year, while Saturday’s print edition recorded annual growth of 6%.  

The Sun Herald print edition increased its annual readership, up by 5% year-on-year and is read by 439,000 people every Sunday. In the last four weeks, 1.7 million people on average have read a print edition of the Herald.  

Across the Herald and The Age, the prestigious Good Weekend continues to be Saturday’s most read magazine insert, attracting an average issue print readership of 752,000, which is up 2% on this time last year. 

Sunday Life recorded an average issue print readership of 396,000, while a reinvigorated housing market saw Domain record annual growth of 11% with an average issue print readership of 554,000. 

Nine’s Total Publishing assets reach a de-duplicated audience of 16.3 million* Australians across print and digital.

“These latest results are another reminder that the Herald is in an incredibly strong position despite challenges to the media landscape in Australia and around the globe. We have been producing some truly exceptional stories each day, week and month for our valued subscribers. Everyone in the newsroom has worked very hard to achieve these results, and I thank them sincerely,” said Bevan Shields, editor of The Sydney Morning Herald

The Total News readership figures are produced by Roy Morgan for ThinkNewsBrands.  

Source: Roy Morgan Research, All People 14+. All audience data is based on the last 4 weeks averaged over the 12 months to September 2023. *This figure includes: Nine.com.au, SMH Print & Digital, The Age Print & Digital, AFR Print & Digital, Brisbane Times, WA Today, Domain Digital, Good Weekend VIC & NSW, Sunday Life VIC & NSW, Domain NIM VIC & NSW, AFR Magazine, Fin!

For further information, please contact:
Adrian Motte
Senior Communications Manager – Trade & Publishing
amotte@nine.com.au

Monday, November 27, 2023

Nine’s investigative journalists receive highest honour at Walkley Awards

Australia’s finest journalism undertaken by reporters on The Australian Financial Review, The Sydney Morning Herald, The Age and 60 Minutes was recognised at the 68th Walkley Awards for Excellence in Journalism tonight, with Nine dominating the ceremony with an astounding 14 Walkleys. 

The Financial Review’s Neil Chenoweth and Edmund Tadros were awarded the prestigious Gold Walkley for their explosive investigation into the PwC tax leaks scandal, with the pair also being awarded gongs for Business Journalism, Investigative Journalism and their team effort in Coverage of a Major News Event or Issue. 

“Tonight has been one of the Financial Review’s greatest Walkley nights, with Neil Chenoweth and Edmund Tadros’ Gold Walkley and three other Walkleys for the PwC scandal that has been the business story of the year. Recognition of our other winners and finalists – including outstanding contribution to journalism awards for our editor-at-large Pamela Williams and former editor Colleen Ryan – confirms the Financial Review newsroom as one of Australia’s best,” said Michael Stutchbury, editor in chief, and Fiona Buffini, editor, of The Australian Financial Review.

One of the country’s most renowned investigative journalists, the Herald’s Kate McClymont, was among eight women awarded the Walkley Award for Outstanding Contribution to Journalism, recognising her fearless reporting during nearly 40 years in journalism. 

McClymont’s win sat alongside The Age’s Caroline Wilson, who was also recognised for Outstanding Contribution to Journalism. The Melbourne columnist has been at the forefront of sports journalism for decades and has been a trailblazer for women.   

“This award is such an honour and in many ways undeserved, as being a journalist has not only been one of the great joys of my life – along with my three children – but most importantly it’s been such an amazing privilege,” said McClymont. 

“The opportunity to expose wrongdoing and hold people to account – for your journalism to actually make a difference to society – that is something for which I will forever be grateful.”

The mastheads’ proud history of undertaking difficult investigative reporting was highlighted by a special award – the first of its kind – given by the Walkley Foundation to Nick McKenzie and Chris Masters on the back of their groundbreaking Ben Roberts-Smith investigation.

Their legacy to investigative journalism will be enshrined with the Walkley Honour for Media Freedom, and an on-going new grant by the Walkley directors named The Masters-McKenzie Grant for Investigative Journalism.      

“This award is really in recognition of the brave SAS whistleblowers who made possible our reporting on Roberts-Smith, as well as my colleagues and editors at The Age, The Sydney Morning Herald and 60 Minutes who never stopped backing us to do the most difficult story of our lives,” said McKenzie.

“I’m beyond thrilled to learn the Walkley Foundation is announcing a new investigative journalism grant that reporters can access. Hopefully it will help inspire budding reporters to pick the hard yarn to chase when it matters, even if the threat of litigation or other blowback looms large.”

McKenzie, Amelia Ballinger and Joel Tozer were awarded a Walkley for Current Affairs Long for their 60 Minutes investigation Trafficked into the seedy world of human trafficking. 

The awards also recognised The Sydney Morning Herald’s Carrie Fellner, Katrina McGowan, Rhett Wyman and Mathew Cornwell with a Walkley for their Coverage of Indigenous Affairs, while The Age’s Paul Sakkal was awarded Print/Text News Report for his Daniel Andrews Under Direct Investigation in Operation Daintree. 

The Walkleys also highlighted Nine’s unparalleled investment in photography and illustration by awarding the Herald and The Age’s Badiucao for Cartoon, Justin McManus for Feature/Photographic Essay, and Eddie Jim for Nikon Portrait Prize, while the Herald’s sports reporter Vince Rugari and the Visual Stories Team won a gong for Innovation Journalism for their piece on soccer tactics during the Matildas World Cup campaign

Full list of Nine winners here:

68th Walkley Awards for Excellence in Journalism:

GOLD WALKLEY – Edmund Tadros and Neil Chenoweth, The Australian Financial Review 
OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTION TO JOURNALISM – Kate McClymont from The Sydney Morning Herald; Caroline Wilson from The Age
WALKLEY HONOUR FOR MEDIA FREEDOM – Nick McKenzie and Chris Masters in honour of their Ben Roberts-Smith investigation
PRINT/TEXT NEWS REPORT – Paul Sakkal, The Age, ‘Daniel Andrews Under Direct Investigation in Operation Daintree’
ALL MEDIA: COVERAGE OF INDIGENOUS AFFAIRS – Carrie Fellner, Katrina McGowan, Rhett Wyman and Mathew Cornwell, The Sydney Morning Herald, iKandy Films, ‘Paradise Poisoned’ 
ALL MEDIA: CARTOON – Badiucao, The Age and The Sydney Morning Herald, ‘Badiucao’
DIGITAL MEDIA: INNOVATION JOURNALISM – The Visual Stories Team, The Age and The Sydney Morning Herald, ‘How to Lay a Perfect Offside Trap – and How to Break It’ 
ALL MEDIA: COVERAGE OF A MAJOR NEWS EVENT OR ISSUE – The Australian Financial Review Team, The Australian Financial Review, ‘PwC Tax Leaks Scandal – AFR Coverage’
ALL MEDIA: BUSINESS JOURNALISM – Neil Chenoweth and Edmund Tadros, The Australian Financial Review, ‘PwC Tax Leaks Scandal’
FEATURE/PHOTOGRAPHIC ESSAY – Justin McManus, The Sunday Age and The Age Online, ‘Leaving the Land of Plenty’ 
TELEVISION/VIDEO: CURRENT AFFAIRS LONG (OVER 20 MINUTES) – Nick McKenzie, Amelia Ballinger and Joel Tozer, Nine, 60 Minutes, ‘Trafficked’
ALL MEDIA: INVESTIGATIVE JOURNALISM – Edmund Tadros and Neil Chenoweth, The Australian Financial Review, ‘PwC Tax Leaks Scandal’ 
NIKON PORTRAIT PRIZE – Eddie Jim, The Age

For further information, please contact:
Adrian Motte
Senior Communications Manager – Trade & Publishing
amotte@nine.com.au

Friday, November 24, 2023

9News Queensland’s Hannah’s Story wins Australian Podcast Spotlight Award

9News Queensland presenter Melissa Downes and producer Jess Lodge last night added another gong to their collection at the Australian Podcast Awards in Sydney for Hannah’s Story.

The Australian podcast community recognised Hannah’s Story, which has exceeded one million downloads, in the Spotlight category, for igniting an important community conversation about coercive control and spotlighting the need to identify red flags in friendships and relationships to prevent more domestic atrocities.

The six-episode podcast gave a compelling account of one of the worst acts of domestic violence Australia has ever seen – the day Hannah Clarke and her three children were set on fire and killed in their car in a quiet Brisbane street by their father, Hannah’s estranged husband Rowan Baxter.

Listeners heard from Hannah’s loved ones, first responders on the scene, witnesses, domestic violence experts and political leaders, gaining an understanding of this deadly strain of domestic violence and learning about the red flags and signs to look out for.

Melissa Downes said: “Being recognised by the Australian podcasting community for Hannah’s Story is truly an honour. Hannah’s parents, Sue and Lloyd, always told us how important it was for people to hear, understand and learn from Hannah’s experience, and this award shows that that’s happening.

“It was a privilege to work alongside Jess and our podcast editor Adam Buncher. Together, we’re thrilled that it continues to spark life-changing conversations, while championing the work of Sue and Lloyd through Small Steps 4 Hannah.”

Jess Lodge said: “Hannah’s Story has given hundreds of thousands of people access to powerful personal accounts and expert information about coercive control. This award helps us share Hannah Clarke and her three children’s stories and is hopefully saving lives, now and into the future.”

9News Queensland News Director, Amanda Paterson, said: “First a Kennedy Award and now an Australian Podcast Award – what a wonderful accolade for Melissa, Jess and Adam. They deserve every bit of this success, so it’s wonderful to see them being celebrated by their peers.

9News Queensland continues to be the leader in delivering stories that matter and I’m incredibly proud that they have put this local story under a national spotlight. Hannah’s Story sets the standard for future 9News podcasts.”

Listen to Hannah’s Story everywhere you get your podcasts.
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For further information, please contact:
Claudine Blondeau
Communications Manager, Nine Queensland
cblondeau@nine.com.au

Wednesday, November 22, 2023

9Honey research shows family and travel remain top of Australian women’s Christmas list

Australia’s leading women’s lifestyle network has revealed the findings of research into the state of Australian families’ financial situation in the lead-up to Christmas and the new year.

The study – coinciding with 9honey’s 7th birthday today – has found that despite the cost of living crunch, one in five Australian women are planning to spend more than $1000 to celebrate the festive season.

The Nine Audience insights team found 54% of 9honey readers will spend the same amount this year as they did in Christmas 2022, 33% less, and 13% will spend more. 

A third of women are planning to cut back how much they spend at Christmas time this year as they combat increasing cost of living pressures, and 30% of 9honey readers are limiting themselves to a budget of $100 to $499. 

“Australian families have weathered tough economic pressures over the past three years, having to make some serious decisions around where and how they spend their money. However, one thing they’re not willing to compromise on is celebrating at Christmas time, and if they have to find a way to do that on a budget, something 9honey knows how to navigate, then they will,” said 9honey Editor Karina Recchi. 

Research has indicated the biggest financial stresses for Australian families at the present moment are grocery prices, interest rates, rent and petrol prices.* 

“With the launch of 9honey Money earlier this year, our team has never been more determined to make life easier for our readers and offer real solutions with expert consumer tips and budgeting advice,” said Recchi. 

Despite the economic crunch, one in two Australian families have indicated they are planning to travel in the next 12 months. 

The study found families were planning to spend an average of $8,785 on travel and accommodation, with Queensland easily the most popular travel destination, followed by Victoria, the United States and Europe. 

The research comes as 9honey announces two new columnists – writer and award-winning podcaster Zoe Marshall will write a regular parenting column, while sports presenter and proud Gamilaroi and Dunghutti woman Marlee Silva will write for 9honey latest, adding to its growing array of voices.

Zoe Marshall said: “I’m so excited to be the new parenting columnist at 9honey. Parenting is so tricky, I find the community we slowly build when we become parents makes us feel less lonely and isolated. I hope these columns can make other parents feel like we are now part of their tribe.”

Link to 9honey promo HERE

*Nine Audience Insights survey across 9honey on 17th – 30th October 2023.

For further information, please contact:
Adrian Motte
Senior Communications Manager – Trade & Publishing
amotte@nine.com.au

Wednesday, November 22, 2023

Financial Review launches Australia’s most comprehensive university rankings

As school leavers prepare to receive their final year results, The Australian Financial Review today launches the most comprehensive university ranking ever compiled in Australia, revealing the University of Queensland as the country’s best learning institution.

Spread over a 12-page liftout, the Financial Review Best Universities Ranking is the first time the full diversity of Australian universities has been ranked using a more thorough range of measures compared to traditional rankings featured in overseas mastheads.

Calculating a university’s rank based on five categories, Best Universities Ranking recognises traditional notions of excellence, such as research performance and global reputation, alongside important measures of career impact, student satisfaction, and access and equity.

The University of Queensland has taken out the top spot, marginally beating the University of NSW, with Australian National University coming third, Monash University placed fourth and the University of Adelaide fifth. The rankings also highlight a boon for Queensland higher education, with Bond University and Central Queensland University rating highly. 

While the Top 10 list is dominated by universities in NSW and Victoria, institutions in Western Australia, Canberra, South Australia and Queensland also feature. 

Cosima Marriner, Managing Editor of the Financial Review, said: “This ranking is important because it helps potential students understand university excellence in a more holistic sense. At the AFR, we are particularly focused on research performance and student experience as two of the most important benchmarks of university quality. They often don’t co-exist, which is an interesting aspect of the Australian higher education system.”

Professor Deborah Terry, vice-chancellor of the University of Queensland said: “The issue with the global rankings is that the only metric they can really use for comparability is research. The ways in which student satisfaction, student experience and career outcomes are assessed across jurisdictions will vary.”

“I commend the Financial Review for trying to have a more balanced ranking system. And for a considerable period of time, UQ has always celebrated and valued teaching excellence, and the quality of our student experience.”

Created in consultation with former legal academic and vice-chancellor of the University of Canberra Professor Stephen Parker, and statistician and former deputy vice-chancellor of research at La Trobe University Professor Tim Brown, the Best Universities Ranking uses only credible and verifiable public data that minimises selective use of information. Most international rankings require institutions to share data with the rating agency.  

HIGHEST RANKED UNIVERSITIES
1 – The University of Queensland 
2 – University of NSW
3 – The Australian National University
4 – Monash University 
5 – The University of Adelaide
6 – Edith Cowan University
Equal 7 – Deakin University, The University of Melbourne, University of Technology Sydney & University of Wollongong

For further information, please contact:
Adrian Motte
Senior Communications Manager – Trade & Publishing
amotte@nine.com.au

Wednesday, November 22, 2023

Planet Earth III: explore the world’s last wild places

The remarkable final series of the Planet Earth trilogy, Planet Earth III, will explore the last of the world’s most magnificent habitats and their amazing animals when it premieres Sunday, November 26, at 8.00pm on Channel 9 and 9Now.

Presented and narrated by the legendary naturalist Sir David Attenborough, this outstanding documentary series celebrates the wonders of our sublime world from the deepest oceans to the remotest jungles. 

Planet Earth III is a stunning eight-part masterpiece, brimming with beauty and insight, that tells extraordinary stories of survival and adaptation that are at times heartbreaking but always full of hope. 

Going beyond our imaginations, Planet Earth III journeys to the far reaches of our planet to uncover the Earth’s remaining pristine wild places and the staggering strategies animals have developed to exist there. 

Filmed over the course of nearly five years, the new series uses pioneering filmmaking technology to reveal the greatest wonders of life on Earth. 

From phenomenal forests to freshwater habitats, grasslands to deserts, each episode will concentrate on an exceptional and distinct new environment and reveal the fresh challenges facing wildlife in our contemporary, crowded world.  

On location near Down House, Charles Darwin’s family home in Kent in England, Sir David said: “In this new series of Planet Earth we travel to the most astonishing wild places, see mysterious creatures, witness rare, spectacular wonders, and reveal breathtaking animal dramas. 

“The natural world continues to surprise us, but since Darwin’s time it has changed beyond recognition, being transformed by a powerful force – us. We will see how animals are adapting in extraordinary ways to survive the new challenges they face. At this crucial time in our history, we must now look at the world through a new lens.” 

Planet Earth III is a BBC Studios Natural History Unit production, co-produced with BBC America, ZDF and France Télévisions for BBC. 

PLANET EARTH III
PREMIERE SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 
AT 8.00PM ON CHANNEL 9 AND 9NOW

For further information, please contact:
Aimee Ball
9Network Publicity
aimee.ball@nine.com.au

Tuesday, November 21, 2023

9News Melbourne announces all-new line-up for 2024

2024 will signal the dawning of a new era for 9News Melbourne with the introduction of an all-new presenting line-up.

Taking the reins as joint hosts of the Monday to Friday editions of 9News Melbourne are Alicia Loxley and Tom Steinfort – both proud and passionate Melburnians.

Alicia, who has been the trusted weekend presenter for 9News Melbourne for the past 12 years, will now take the helm during the week, showcasing her deep understanding of the local news landscape and her innate connection to the Melbourne community.

Tom, currently a highly-respected reporter on60 Minutes, will join Alicia as co-anchor, bringing a fresh perspective and investigative rigour to the weeknight news.

Hugh Nailon, Director of 9News Melbourne, said: “We are thrilled to welcome Alicia and Tom to the forefront of our news team. In what will be just the fourth hosting line-up for the bulletin, this really does signify the onset of a new age. Alicia and Tom will bring a fresh dynamism to Melbourne viewers as they follow in the footsteps of Sir Eric Pearce, Brian Naylor and Peter Hitchener. We have big plans for 2024 and look forward to bringing viewers the most accurate and informative news that they have come to rely on from 9News.”

Veteran anchor Peter Hitchener, an iconic presence on our television screens for more than 50 years, will now anchor the weekend edition of 9News Melbourne, beginning in January 2024.

‘Hitch’, as he is affectionately known, has been the face of our weeknight news broadcast since 1998, and will bring his expertise and charisma to the weekend bulletins.

Hugh Nailon, Director of 9News Melbourne, said: “We’re  delighted that Hitch will continue to be a valuable and much loved part of the 9News Melbourne family. He has an unwavering passion for delivering news to Melbourne and we look forward to the wealth of experience he will continue to bring to our weekend broadcasts.”

The all-new line-up for 9News Melbourne will start in January.

IMAGES AVAILABLE TO DOWNLOAD HERE

For further information, please contact:
Terry Stuart
Senior Communications Manager
tstuart@nine.com.au

Monday, November 20, 2023

Travel Guides are back!

The biggest Tuesday nights of the year are being unleashed with brand-new bumper episodes of the TV Week Logie Award-winning Travel Guides, from Tuesday, November 21, at 7.30pm on Channel 9 and 9Now.

From the wilds of Africa to the cultured streets of Great Britain, our favourite Guides, the budget-hunting Fren family, fun-loving Matt and Brett, jetsetters Kevin and Janetta, best mates Kev, Dorian and Teng, and cowgirl Stack and younger brother Josh, are back with two new, side-splitting overseas adventures – plus a look back at their best trips ever

Join our outspoken travellers as they head off the beaten track for a super-sized, self-drive safari through spectacular South Africa, delivering breathtaking views and adrenaline-pumping adventure. Deep in the pristine African wilderness, our Guides get up close and personal with the majestic endangered white rhino in one of the largest conservation parks, before a flying visit to Zambia’s magnificent Victoria Falls where they’re faced with a death-defying experience.

The epic adventures continue when our Guides fly to the United Kingdom for an unforgettable sightseeing tour that takes in buzzing London, the not-so-relaxing English countryside, the incredible ancient peaks and valleys of Scotland, and the medieval culture of Edinburgh.

Then it’s time to take a look at some of the best trips ever, as our groups of intrepid Travel Guides walk down memory lane for a nostalgic journey and reflect on all the amazing holidays and heart-racing adventures they’ve enjoyed over the past seven years.

From cultures that knocked their socks off to unglamorous and uber-luxurious accommodation, places that made them lose their inhibitions and adventures they’ll never forget, our Guides will reveal which trips scored the ultimate five stars out of five and are their favourite of all time.

Narrated by popular Aussie comedian Denise ScottTravel Guides is produced by Nine.

TRAVEL GUIDES: EVENT EPISODES
SOUTH AFRICA – TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 21
GREAT BRITAIN – TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 28
MY FAVOURITE TRIPS – TUESDAY, DECEMBER 5

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For further information, please contact:
Sean Salter
9Network Publicity
ssalter@nine.com.au

Thursday, November 16, 2023

3AW maintains unbroken streak as Melbourne’s No.1

In a resounding affirmation of its unwavering appeal and enduring resonance with Melbourne audiences, 3AW has once again claimed the coveted title of Melbourne’s number one radio station.

The release of GfK Survey 7 results today shows that 3AW has a market-leading share of 13.5, well ahead of all competition and 5.5 share points ahead of its nearest talk rival.

This remarkable achievement not only solidifies 3AW’s position at the forefront of Melbourne’s airwaves but also marks an unparalleled milestone in the station’s history – the 74th consecutive survey win, underscoring over a decade of market dominance.

Each week, a staggering 828,000 residents of Melbourne engage with 3AW’s acclaimed blend of live and locally-driven talk radio. It marks the station’s best Survey 7 cumulative audience in three years.

3AW reaches 241,000 listeners within the coveted 25-54 demographic every week – up 6% on last survey.

3AW is also the outright No.1 in live audio streaming with a 31.4 share of the commercial streaming audience – more than three times the streaming share of its nearest commercial competitor.

Ross and Russ maintain their dominant position in the Breakfast slot, boasting a remarkable 19.6 share. Additionally, the inimitable duo garnered a substantial streaming following, capturing an astonishing 52.1 share of the commercial streaming audience.

Neil Mitchell remained significantly ahead of all competitors in the Mornings slot, securing a 15.5 share and an impressive 34.9 share in the commercial streaming realm.

Tony Moclair is the No. 1 talk program in the Afternoons slot with a 9.9 share. 

Tom Elliott remains Melbourne’s No.1 Drive talk program with a share of 11.1.

Denis Walter is once again Melbourne’s No. 1 Evening program with a share of 16.3.

Stephen Beers, 3AW Station Manager, said: “As Melbourne’s go-to source for news, talk, and captivating discussions, 3AW’s sustained success reflects the station’s ability to remain not only relevant but also indispensable to its loyal audience. With a legacy rooted in journalistic integrity, engaging programming, and a deep connection to the local community, 3AW continues to set the standard for radio excellence.Thanks to our great team and loyal listeners”

Source: GfK Radio360 Ratings, 3AW Melbourne Survey 7 2023, Mon-Sun 5.30am-12MN, Mon-Fri 5.30am-8.30am, Mon-Fri 8.30am-12pm, Mon-Fri 12pm-3pm, Mon-Fri 3pm-6pm, Mon-Thurs 8pm-12MN, Weekends 5.30am-12MN, Cume (000s), Market Share % Total Radio, Streaming share %, Commercial Share AP10+ , unless otherwise specified. 

For further information, please contact:
Terry Stuart
Senior Communications Manager, Nine
tstuart@nine.com.au

Thursday, November 16, 2023

4BC audience grows across all live & local timeslots

4BC has taken the crown as Brisbane’s top talk station, recording a 7.4 share – its biggest increase of the year – and achieving audience growth across all key shifts.

This impressive result coincides with 4BC recently solidifying its lineup, establishing itself as the only Brisbane station with live and local programming Monday to Friday from 5.30am to 7.00pm. Adding to its success, the station boasts a cumulative audience of 206,000.

Breakfast with Laurel, Gary and Mark achieved a 8.0 share – up 1.4 share points on the last survey.

Afternoons with Sofie Formica recorded a 6.6 share – up 1.1 share points on the last survey.

Drive with Peter Gleeson posted a 6.8 share – up 1.3 share points on the last survey.

Nights with John Stanley was No.1 with a 13.1 share – up 0.7 share points on the last survey.

4BC Content Manager, Max Dudley, said: “Today’s results affirm Brisbane’s preference for 4BC’s live and local content. Growth across every local timeslot with Laurel, Gary and Mark in Breakfast, Sofie Formica in Afternoons and Peter Gleeson in Drive, all increasing audience share. Bill McDonald has transitioned into Mornings with a 7.7% share and a terrific result for John Stanley’s Nights program holding the number one position. These wonderful results are only possible thanks to our audience and I want to thank them for their ongoing support. Today is just the beginning for 4BC Brisbane.”

Among the highlights of Survey 7 in Brisbane were:

  • Breakfast with Laurel, Gary & Mark is up 1.4 and recorded a 8.0 share (5:30am – 9:00am)
  • Mornings with Bill McDonald is up 0.1 with a 7.7 share (9.00am – 12.00pm)
  • Afternoons with Sofie Formica is up 1.1 with a 6.6 share (12:00pm – 3:00pm)
  • Drive with Peter Gleeson is up 1.3 with a 6.8 share (3.00pm – 6.00pm)
  • Nights with John Stanley was No.1 with a 13.1 share – up 0.7 (8.00pm – 12.00am)

Source: GfK Radio360 Ratings, Brisbane Survey 7 2023, 4BC, Market Share %, Mon-Sun 5.30am-12MN, Mon-Fri 5.30am-9am, Mon-Fri 9am-12pm, Mon-Fri 12pm-3pm, Mon-Fri 3-6pm, Mon-Thurs 8pm-12MN, AP10+ unless otherwise specified.

For further information, please contact:
Claudine Blondeau
Communications Manager, Nine Queensland
cblondeau@nine.com.au

Thursday, November 16, 2023