ARN reportedly making up to 50 redundancies after tough 2024
ARN is clawing back costs after its two highest-paid broadcasters have failed to put a dent in the Melbourne radio market, with reports the network will be cutting between 30 and 50 jobs.
The Age reports that between 30 and 50 staff from the content, sales and marketing divisions will be shed in a series of redundancies between now and February.
The publication cites “four sources with knowledge of the matter, speaking on condition of anonymity,” and claims that chief content officer, Duncan Campbell, will be moved into a consultancy role for the Kyle and Jackie O show.
Am I out of touch?
No, it is the listeners who are wrong
I would have thought that The Age might dial down on reporting on redundancies when Nine cut 200+ people this year, I’m sure ruining the year for quite a few of them in the process.
Media companies could easily agree not to stick the boot in to each other on these matters but there’s a level of arrogance that apparently it’s more important to maintain.
This reminds me of 3KZ paying $32M for an FM conversion. It lead to bankruptcy, whereas in the KIIS case it leads to job losses.
Note this point for returning to in 12 months.
The deal ARN has done is one of epic ‘bankrupting’ proportion. Staff going is only the first step. Company liquidity is the actually the future concern.
This ARN board remain complicit in allowing this show to continue to broadcast pornographic, female-targeted-hate, misogynistic content on free to air. It has absolutely not changed recently. With their only response to date being “it’s not for everyone”. Does that mean sexist, racist, ableist content is then for some people ARN Board?
Kyle and Jackie o stealing other peoples livelihoods congrats guys. Merry Christmas
Perhaps get rid of Kyle and Jackie
Nice people don’t wrestle with pigs ?
Congrats Kyle and Jackie o for ruining peoples careers merry Christmas ?
And get rid of duncan.
I cannot imagine how any business can be so out of touch with the public by continuing to push the Kyle and Jackie O show. Crassness is the absolute gutter of Australian humour. ARN are streaming it as if it’s some sort of quality thing. I hope Melbourne continues to eschew them and I’m deeply sorry for everyone who finds themselves jobless right before the Christmas season. It’s the absolute worst time to go job hunting due to the long January hols. I hope everyone in this receives what they so richly deserve.
One of the great media train wrecks of our time.
Are Kyle and Jackie O out of touch? No, it’s the listeners who are wrong
Reeks of profit before people. I recall k&J ripping the heart out of 2day when they defected. Interesting to see if the shoe is on the other foot soon.
It always astonishes me just how very different the tastes of folk in Sydney are to those of Melbourne.
Clearly demonstrated this time, by these utter grubs. Or heros… depending on what city you reside in!