Shazam hunts new dance partner after SCA dumps nightly Top 20 countdown show

January 13, 2016 6:17

Southern Cross Austereo has dumped the Shazam Top 20 show after a little more than a year leaving the music discovery service searching for a new media partner.

London and O’Loughlin had hosted the show.

The duo entered a revenue sharing partnership in October 2014 for the weeknight show hosted by Angus O’Loughlin and Ash London, however SCA has moved to a new Hit 30 show pairing Emma Freedman with O’Loughlin.

“It was an SCA call,” Steve Sos, vice president of Asia Pacific at Shazam told Mumbrella. “There have been some changes to their programming this year and for whatever reason they felt that the Shazam Top 20 wasn’t a fit with whatever other changes they are looking to make.”

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Nic Christensen

Nic Christensen worked for Mumbrella from 2013 to 2016, in roles including deputy editor and media & technology editor. He is former media writer for The Australian and has also worked as a reporter for The Daily Telegraph and senior producer for Radio 2GB.

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