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NOVA Entertainment has announced the launch of a refreshed brand identity for FIVEAA, Adelaide’s premier commercial talkback station.

The forward-looking brand refresh reflects FIVEAA’s new lineup and vision, while paying homage to the station’s previous logo and rich heritage.

Built upon the new tagline of Always Adelaide, the new direction celebrates the ‘AA’ branding by evolving the positioning on from the previous Talking Adelaide strapline.

The new logo maintains the well-established brand colours of red, black and white but now features a more dynamic word mark and a speech box that helps provide a modern interpretation of FIVEAA’s proud history and position in the market.

Adam Johnson, Chief Growth Office for NOVA Entertainment said, “As FIVEAA looks to the future and is committed to serving the evolving needs of its audience, the brand refresh is a brilliant nod to the station’s enduring legacy, while bringing the brand’s identity into 2024 and beyond. ‘Always Adelaide’ and the associated ad campaign to launch it encapsulates FIVEAA’s continued commitment to Adelaide listeners. We researched the new direction heavily and the data suggest that current listeners love the new approach and that the new branding will also entice new listeners to the station.”

Craig Munn, Station Manager for FIVEAA said, “We’re extremely excited to reveal a fresh new look for FIVEAA that we believe aligns perfectly with our new, more contemporary station line-up. Led by our outstanding Breakfast Show in David & Will with the recent additions of Jade Robran, Graeme Goodings and Jess Adamson to the extended Breakfast team, Matthew Pantelis in Mornings, new recruit Stacey Lee in Afternoons, Rowey & Timmy G in Drive, Leith Forrest in Evenings and our entire content team, we’re excited about what the future holds for the station and excited to share the new FIVEAA with the people of Adelaide.”

The brand refresh will be applied to the digital identity of the brand including the FIVEAA Player app and FIVEAA website as well as on-air via station imaging. The new look & feel will also feature on a multiple heavyweight outdoor advertising campaigns and partnership signage around Adelaide.

FIVEAA is Adelaide’s only commercial talkback station. David Penberthy and Will Goodings host Adelaide’s favourite breakfast show for news and current affairs. Entertaining and credible, the team cover all the big, relevant stories making headlines locally, nationally and internationally.

With continuing partnerships with the AFL, Port Adelaide Football Club, Adelaide Strikers, Adelaide 36ers, Adelaide Thunderbirds, Gluttony and the Adelaide Cabaret Festival, amongst others FIVEAA leads the talk agenda in Adelaide.

The key weekday lineup is as follows:

• The Sports Wrap with Tom Rehn – 5.30am to 6.00am

• Breakfast with David Penberthy & Will Goodings – 6.00am to 9.00am

• Mornings with Matthew Pantelis – 9.00am to 12.00pm

• 7News Adelaide Bulletin on FIVEaa – 12.00pm to 12.30pm

• Conversations with Cornesy – 12.30pm to 1.30pm

• Afternoons with Stacey Lee – 1.30pm to 4.00pm

• Rowey and Timmy G – 4.00pm to 7.00pm

• Evenings with Leith Forrest – 7.00pm to 12.00am

Listeners can also stream the shows live or catch up with the daily podcast by downloading the FIVEAA Player. FIVEAA is Adelaide’s most streamed radio station, according to GFK radio ratings.

NOVA Entertainment has announced seasoned news and sports journalist Clint Stanaway will join Nova 100’s hotly anticipated new Melbourne breakfast show, Jase & Lauren as their resident newsreader.

The hugely popular Melbourne-born presenter was a key part of the team’s previous radio show and is set to reunite with Jason ‘Jase’ Hawkins and Lauren Phillips for their eagerly awaited debut tomorrow, Friday March 8.

The announcement of Jase and Lauren’s new home at Nova 100 has attracted an overwhelmingly positive response from listeners and the addition of fan favourite Clint completes the lineup.

Clint Stanaway said, “I’m over the moon to be reuniting with Jase and Lauren here on our new Nova breakfast home. I’m pumped to be back behind the mic with my radio family and broadcasting again from my hometown. What a dream…here we go!”

Brendan Taylor, Group Programming Director for the Nova Network, said, “We’re very excited to have Clint join Jase and Lauren and to lock in such a key part of the show ahead of their launch tomorrow. Melbourne listeners know and love this trio and we can’t wait to get them back on air.”

As a highly experienced sports and news journalist, Clint has enjoyed many career highlights, including his current role as host of Weekend Today on the Nine Network. Clint’s quick wit, cheeky sense of humour, news expertise and enduring relationships with Jase and Lauren will be a welcome return to Melbourne breakfast radio.

From Friday, March 8,

Jase & Lauren can be heard weekdays 6am to 9am on Nova 100 in Melbourne.

Listeners can also stream the shows live or catch up with the daily podcast by downloading the Nova Player.

 

LiSTNR has been named an Honoree by the judging academy at the prestigious 28^th annual Webby Awards for Apps & Software – Best Streaming Service.

Earning the distinction of Webby Honoree, recognised by judging academy, the International Academy of Digital Arts & Sciences, is a significant achievement and granted to only the top 25% of all work entered into the 28th Annual Webby Awards.

Hailed as the “Internet’s highest honour” by The New York Times, The Webby Awards, presented by the International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences (IADAS), is the leading international awards organisation honouring excellence in digital media, content and innovation.

The Best Streaming Service category recognises mobile apps offering superior streaming services for audio and video content, including podcasts and radio; and filmed content, including music videos, news segments, television, sports, etc.

LiSTNR is Australia’s fastest growing digital audio destination, housing more than 900 podcasts, 100 Triple M and Hit radio stations, 25 music streaming stations, news, sport and information. It has nearly 1.9 million signed up listeners.

“Honorees like LiSTNR are setting the standard for innovation and creativity on the Internet,” said Claire Graves, President of The Webby Awards. “It is an incredible achievement to be selected among the best from the 13,000 projects we reviewed this year.”

SCA Executive Head LiSTNR Product & Strategy, Chris Johnson, said: “This is a great achievement for LiSTNR given it is up against some global competitors like Apple Music and Spotify and that the app is only three years old. The Webby Awards are the top global accolade for the internet industry, so it’s a fantastic recognition for the entire LiSTNR team. We have recently launched our most significant app update since LiSTNR’s launch with new features, a new design and improved user experience, which has been really well received, so we are expecting big things for the next Webbys.”

LiSTNR today announced that Mick Molloy and Titus O’Reily’s podcast has expanded to become Bizarre with Mick Molloy and Titus O’Reily, featuring more episodes, more laughs, and more hilarious stories.

Following the ongoing success of the pair’s original Sports Bizarre podcast, Mick and Titus are expanding the format to now include an additional weekly episode called Animal Bizarre. With their trademark wit, banter, and storytelling, Mick and Titus will take listeners on a captivating journey through the animal kingdom as they share wonderful and wacky stories.

Mick Molloy said: “From seagulls who are too fat to fly, drunk echidnas, a crypto-investing hamster, racoons hell bent on disrupting a ‘gender reveal party’, and a bear who invaded a military base, every week we will be looking at the most bizarre stories from the animal kingdom.”

Titus O’Reily said: “We’ve been thrilled with the ongoing success of Sports Bizarre – and we will continue to find the weird stories from the sports world, but we’ve always wanted to branch out with other topics. When it comes to the stories we tell about animals, we are like David Attenborough if he didn’t fact check and had an incredibly poor understanding of wildlife.”

LiSTNR Original Podcasts Head of Entertainment and Culture, Sam Cavanagh, said: “We couldn’t be more excited that Mick and Titus are expanding their smash hit podcast Sports Bizarre. To be in the top 50 All Australian Podcasts Ranker* in less than 12 months is an incredible achievement.

“Mick and Titus have developed a winning format, and we can’t wait to hear the incredible, true stories of the animal kingdom brought to life by these Australian comedy legends.”

Bizarre with Mick Molloy and Titus O’Reily will feature two new episodes weekly on LiSTNR. The Sports Bizarreepisodes will continue to be released every Monday, and the Animal Bizarre episodes will be available each Wednesday.

Source: *Australian Podcast Ranker Top 200 All Australian Podcasts – March 2024.

About LiSTNR:

LiSTNR is a curated and personalised, free app offering radio, podcasts, music, and news, creating a new audio destination for all Australians. Featuring a fun and intuitive onboarding process, LiSTNR delivers an audio destination that is built for individual listeners’ routines and preferences. Highly personalised, it provides listeners a new world of audio entertainment, with their own daily feed of audio and easy discovery of new content through curated recommendations. Available across a large array of devices including both iOS and Android, CarPlay and Android Auto, Google Assistant and Alexa and Android TV, LiSTNR enables a fantastic listening experience, anytime and anywhere. Open your Ears to a new world of audio – download the free app today. LiSTNR.com

 

Melbourne’s no. 1 FM Breakfast show, Fifi, Fev & Nick, is inviting listeners to join Melbourne’s biggest party in a new campaign that reinforces the trio’s strong connections with the hearts and minds of Melburnians.

The ‘Melbourne’s Biggest Party’ campaign brings to life the energy, fun and excitement of being a part of the show by listening to Fifi, Fev & Nick on The Fox.

Featuring a pimped up stretch limo, the trio rocking motorbikes and leathers and a party bus, with real listeners joining the party, the multi-million dollar campaign will run across TV, BVOD, cinema, socials, digital audio and out-of-home.

The commercial was filmed across multiple locations in Melbourne and aims to reinforce The Fox’s Fifi, Fev & Nick as the city’s no. 1 FM Breakfast show. The soundtrack to the campaign is the ARIA-nominated dance track People Happyby up-and-coming Aussie producers KLP and Stace Cadet.

This year, Fifi, Fev & Nick are taking the show to every corner of Melbourne with its popular ‘Brekky in the Burbs’, bringing the biggest stars to the suburbs – from Steven Sanchez live from Sunbury, Delta Goodrem in Pakenham, Amy Shark in Mornington, The Wiggles in Epping to Guy Sebastian in Ringwood – and giving away massive prizes to Melburnians.

SCA Head of Hit Metro Content and The Fox Content Director, Amanda Lee, said: “Fifi, Fev & Nick have such a strong heritage in Melbourne and a deep connection and love for their audience. ‘Brekky in the Burbs’ has been the perfect way to further connect with their audiences on the ground. The team is Melbourne through and through and we know our listeners love the energy and fun they bring to Breakfast and this campaign reinforces our strong position here.”

SCA Head of Consumer Marketing, Naomi Gorringe, said: “Fifi, Fev & Nick on The Fox is the antidote to the daily grind and seriousness of the world. For three hours every weekday morning, listeners can escape the mundane and their worries and jump into a place where it’s pure fun and frivolity.

“This campaign brings that energy to life with Melbourne’s biggest party and a soundtrack to match. It is a great way to celebrate Melbourne’s most listened to radio show.”

The campaign, which went to air last night, can be viewed here: Fifi, Fev & Nick on The Fox – Melbourne’s Biggest Party on Vimeo.

LiSTNR today announced a second season of the successful 1 in 5 mothers, 1 in 10 fathers podcast with host Davina Smith to loudly explore the often silent truth of perinatal depression and anxiety (PNDA).

For many parents, pregnancy and the first year of parenthood can be a challenging and overwhelming time, but for one in five mothers and one in 10 fathers, those bad days become the norm when they are experiencing PNDA.

The Gidget Foundation Australia has once again partnered with LiSTNR to shine a light on those affected with season two of 1 in 5 mothers, 1 in 10 fathers.

Nine News presenter Davina Smith and her husband Mark gave birth to their daughter Rose in 2016. The isolation of being away from family and friends and with their baby daughter experiencing reflux and food allergies, along with sleep deprivation, saw Davina diagnosed with PNDA after several months.

In season two of the podcast, Davina, who is now a Gidget Foundation ambassador, will provide listeners with raw and honest accounts from some of the one in five mothers and one in ten fathers living with PNDA. Paired with expert insights from psychologists and counsellors in the field, this podcast explores the realities of parenthood, breaks down the stigma surrounding perinatal mental health, and gives parents the tools on how and when to seek support.

Special guests this season include Ellidy Pullin, the host of LiSTNR’s Darling, Shine!, who tragically lost her husband, mother of triplets and Director of the Australian Multiple Birth Association Silje Andersen-Cooke, solo mum Alexandra Collier, mental health educator Kylianne Farrell, and experts including Dr Daniel Golshevsky from the Dr Golly and the Experts podcast, and clinical psychologist Dr Erin Seeto, among others.

Gidget Foundation Australia was established 23 years ago to support the emotional wellbeing of expectant and new parents to ensure they receive timely, appropriate and specialist care. Gidget was the nickname of a vibrant young mother who tragically took her own life while experiencing postnatal depression, a diagnosis that she kept to herself.

1 in 5 mothers, 1 in 10 fathers host, Davina Smith, said: “I’m so honoured to help share the stories of these wonderful parents in the second series of the podcast. Last year we spoke to families who faced a perinatal anxiety or depression diagnosis. This year is a little different. It’s a tool kit for parenting, inspiration for when the Hollywood script of having a baby doesn’t run exactly to plan – when does it ever though? We offer practical tips to guide you through those challenges, easy things you can incorporate into your busy, crazy, challenging, unique, colourful, and frustrating new life as a parent.

“My greatest fear when I was very sick with PNDA was I was failing, and I was all alone. Through these stories we prove you are not alone. We all feel it, being a parent is tough. During recording, I laughed and cried, every parent we spoke to hitting a nerve and helping me now even in my parenting journey. I hope listeners like me will be empowered and supported by these deeply personal stories.”

Gidget Foundation Australia Marketing Director, Alicia Yelavich, said: “At Gidget Foundation Australia, we hope to ensure that all parents know they are not alone, and that support is available to them when needed. Our podcast alike shares carefully curated stories to demonstrate that every parent’s journey is unique and that no two experiences are the same. In season two, we delve deep into some taboo topics that come with pregnancy and the newborn phase, such as IVF, grief and loss, and single parenting. It is our hope that listeners will find comfort and connection in these honest stories and take away some helpful tips from our experts.”

LiSTNR Senior Executive Producer, Branded Podcasts, Todd Stevens, said: “This latest season of the podcast builds on the foundations created in season one where stories of PNDA and coping strategies were discussed and takes it further by unpacking the vast array of challenges that parents face, and the impact that these challenges can have on mental and overall health.

“Covering topics ranging from solo parenting to the nuances of raising neurodivergent children, and the unique intricacies of parenting triplets, these personal stories and the roundtables that follow them will offer valuable insights to anyone undergoing their own parenting journey. LiSTNR is proud to partner with the Gidget Foundation to discuss such an important topic.”

Launching today, 1 May, 1 in 5 mothers, 1 in 10 fathers will have eight episodes in season two, released fortnightly every second Wednesday. Listen here on LiSTNR.

The Hit Network today announced Perry ‘Pez’ Lazaris will be taking over the Hit Network’s regional Afternoon shift from Monday, 6 May.

Pez knows a thing or two about radio with a career spanning over 15 years, working in Townsville, Adelaide, Western Australia and most recently, Newcastle. Now, Pez will take over the national regional shift that broadcasts across most of Australia from Hobart to Broome and Albany to Cairns. He will host the program from SCA’s Gold Coast studio.

Pez said: “After spending the last decade achieving some massive personal and professional goals in Newy, I’m excited to be entering the next phase of my radio journey by joining the amazing team on the GC.

“A big thankyou to every single person in the Newcastle team who has made the last 10 years some of the best – now bring on sunny Queensland!”

SCA Head of Content – Regional, Blair Woodcock, said: “We’re so excited to have Pez across the country on the Hit Network. Over the last 15 years, Pez has shown he’s got the creativity and the enthusiasm to nail this role and we can wait to watch him!”

Listen to Pez weekdays 12-3pm from Monday, 6 May across the regional Hit Network and LiSTNR.

 

About The Hit Network

The Hit Network is Australia’s biggest radio network broadcasting across metro and regional markets with a unique collection of 50 FM and DAB+ stations. The Hit Network targets people aged 25 – 54, skews female and features a mood focused, ‘feel great’ pop music format alongside the most entertaining local breakfast and national drive shows. It is home to popular personalities including Carrie Bickmore, Tommy Little, Fifi Box, Brendan Fevola, Nick Cody, Ed Kavalee, Dave Hughes, Erin Molan, Abby Coleman, Matty Acton, Stav Davidson and many more.

The Hit Network entertains more than 6 million Aussie radio listeners across B105, 2Day, The Fox, SAFM, Mix94.5, Sea FM, 41 Hit stations plus DAB+ stations including Oldskool 90s Hits, Buddha Hits, Oldskool 80s Hits, RnB Fridays Radio and Dance Hits. All Hit Network’s content is also available live or on demand on the LiSTNR app.

It’s a question rarely posed in public: do I want kids?

It’s also one that Laura Henshaw from the highly successful LiSTNR podcast KICPOD co-hosted with  Steph Claire Smith, is pondering.

After raising the subject on a recent KICPOD episode to overwhelming support from people across the world, Laura has recorded a limited series podcast with people from all walks of life; from parenthood mentors to child-free advocates, career-driven professionals, stay-at-home mums, young and older parents, relationship experts, medical specialists and her own husband Dalton Henshaw, about this sensitive and incredibly personal decision.

“I have never been inundated with more messages than after I spoke about the issue for the first time on the podcast. For women and people between the ages of 20 and 40, who don’t feel ‘born’ to be a mother or parent, there is so much shame around their decision and so many women feel alone in this feeling, when it is incredibly common,” said Laura.

“The fear of losing ourselves, giving up a life we love, the impact children can have on our relationships, our inner selves, are all so very common. And if we do decide to have kids, is it even possible for us? Although parenthood is a choice, it’s not always guaranteed,” she said.

Do I Want Kids? discusses the question in a safe and honest space and begins on LiSTNR TOMORROW Wednesday 15 May 2024 with episodes every Wednesday and Friday for seven episodes – listen to the trailer here

“Across the world more women and couples are choosing not to have children, and that’s OK. In a pro-natal society, it still feels taboo to speak about the decision to have, or not to have, children,” said Laura.

“I wanted to create a safe space in this mini-series to ask the questions we feel we can’t ask but are so important in shaping our decision. Having children is a very personal choice, one that isn’t guaranteed, and through this limited series I hope to give people going through this process some breathing space, and conversations, to bring the question into the open, because it’s one of the biggest decisions we will ever make,” she said.

“Yes, this is a decision that is close to my heart right now. I have my own thoughts and reservations about having children and I wanted to create a platform for people like me to hear a wide range of different perspectives and feel less alone and better informed. I want to normalise this conversation.

“Throughout the limited podcast series, with insights from experts and people’s real stories, we are able to really break through the misconception that having children is essential for a ‘successful’ life full of love and joy. Life can be beautiful both with and without children, and exploring this was incredibly freeing. I hope listeners are able to feel the same way.”

Laura and Steph are two of Australia’s most successful entrepreneurs, authors and healthy living advocates and together have created one of the world’s most holistic wellness empires, in Kic. The KICPOD launched five years ago and is one of Australia’s top 50 most listened to podcasts*. It’s a D&M with your besties on the stuff that matters.

Listen to regular episodes of KICPOD here and the limited series Do I Want Kids? from tomorrow.

Source: *Australian Podcast Ranker Top 200 All Australian Podcasts – March 2024

LISTNR is Australia’s undisputed no.1 sales representation network taking the Podcast Ranker top position 20 times, with more than 7.29 million listeners-

The podcast phenomenon that is Hamish & Andy keeps breaking records, once again taking the crown as Australia’s top podcast for the 20^th time, reaching almost 918,977 listeners in April and growing the pair’s audience month on month and year on year, according to the Australian Podcast Ranker*.

LiSTNR continues its run as the no. 1 sales representation podcast network nationally^, a position it has held 20 out of 22 months since its inception into the Australian Podcast Ranker in July 2022. The LiSTNR sales representative podcast network reached more than 7.29 million monthly listeners^ in April, an increase of more than 172,000 monthly listeners from March’s ranker results. Year on year, LiSTNR’s owned and operated podcast titles grew by 257,000 monthly listeners.

LiSTNR had 19 podcasts in the top 50 of the Top 200 Australian Podcast Ranker* in April, once again more than double that of its closest competitor.

Popular podcasts in the top 20 included Hamish & Andy, which also claimed the number one comedy podcast, Crime Junkie, 7am with Schwartz Media, Happy Hour with Lucky & Nikki, SmartLess, It’s A Lot with Abbie Chatfield and The Mel Robbins Podcast.

LiSTNR’s owned and operated podcast titles enjoyed strong audience growth in the April Top 200 Australian Podcast Ranker including It’s A Lot with Abbie Chatfield, The Briefing, Triple M Footy AFL, Darling, Shine!, Bizarre with Mick Molloy and Titus O’Reily and Aunty Donna.

Other titles that moved up the ranker in April included Crime Junkie, The Mel Robbins Podcast, Mr Ballen Podcast, Dan Does Footy, The Mindset Mentor, Pod Save America, Everybody Relax, Luke and Sassy Scott, Footy Talk – Rugby League, Triple M Rocks Footy NRL, Scamfluencers, and Red Hot Pod.

In addition, Betoota Talks and Prosecuting Donald Trump made their return to the top 200 ranker.

“LiSTNR has shown audience growth across its owned and operated podcast slate as well as its partner titles. Hamish & Andy has again taken the number one position and LiSTNR remains the number one sales representation network,” SCA Executive Head LiSTNR Podcasts, Grant Tothill, said.

“To see audience growth of our radio and original podcasts that has materialised into a record revenue month for LiSTNR is an outstanding achievement by everyone, and along with our new LiSTNR AdTech Hub, our sales team continues to offer advertisers more and more reasons to reach different audiences at scale.”

Sources: *Australian Podcast Ranker Top 200 Podcasts – April 2024, ^Australian Podcast Ranker – Top Sales Representatives – April 2024. ^^ LiSTNR owned and operated  published podcast titles.

About LiSTNR

LiSTNR is a curated and personalised, free app offering radio, podcasts, music, and news, creating a new audio destination for all Australians. Featuring a fun and intuitive onboarding process, LiSTNR delivers an audio destination that is built for individual listeners’ routines and preferences. Highly personalised, it provides listeners a new world of audio entertainment, with their own daily feed of audio and easy discovery of new content through curated recommendations. Available across a large array of devices including both iOS and Android, CarPlay and Android Auto, Google Assistant and Alexa and Android TV, LiSTNR enables a fantastic listening experience, anytime and anywhere. Open your Ears to a new world of audio – download the free app today. LiSTNR.com

Triple M Albany is launching a new community initiative, ‘Blanket Albany’.

From today, 20 May, Triple M Albany is calling on the local community to provide new blankets to assist the homeless as the cooler winter months set in.

Triple M Albany Breakfast announcer, Atlas Cook, said: “I’m so glad that I can be a part of such an amazing cause in Albany. I hope that everyone can come together as a community and help.”

Following almost a month of blanket collections, Triple M Albany will host a live broadcast on Saturday 15 June at the Town Hall in Albany between 8am – 10am.

All the donated blankets will be displayed at the live broadcast before they are donated to local charities for distribution.

Triple M Southwest is also running an identical initiative called ‘Blanket Bunbury’ which runs until 1 June.

Triple M Albany will be accepting blanket donations until 14 June.

Drop off points for the new blankets are:

• Triple M Albany, 171 Albany Street, Albany
• Harvey Norman, 5 Brooks Garden Blvd, Albany
• The Empty Bobbin, 319-331 Albany Hwy, Albany