BotW: Why Nine had to get rid of Cullen; Optus Sport on the block; Ooh Media readies for cuts

Welcome to Best of the Week, written back home in Tasmania after a crazy few days on the big island.

The working week began on Monday with a 4.30am alarm call to fly to Sydney to announce we’re buying Mumbrella, and ended on last night’s Jetstar flight home. The first episode of MediaLand dropped into my feed just as I was turning on Flight Mode. I bet the Germans have a word for the slight sense of shame that one experiences when listening to your own radio show in public.

This week: Why Nine had to ditch Alex Cullen; Optus Sport for sale; and a death rattle for Disrupt Radio.

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