Southern Cross boss joins demand for urgent media reform

February 23, 2017 11:48

Southern Cross Austereo CEO Grant Blackley has called on the Federal Government to act urgently on media reforms, saying it was “unacceptable” the issue had been allowed to lie idle for too long.

CEO Grant Blackley said the government needed to move urgently on media reform.

Speaking with Mumbrella after announcing a lift in revenue and profits, Blackley said the failure to act on the reforms after two Senate inquires was having a debilitating effect on the broadcasting industry, accusing communications minister Mitch Fifield of not doing his job.

Blackley is the latest broadcast CEO to make the call after Seven West Media CEO Tim Worner and Ten CEO Paul Anderson both demanded action last week.

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Simon Canning

Simon Canning was Mumbrella's marketing and advertising editor from 2015-2017. In a career spanning journalism and communications over more than 30 years Simon has become one of Australia’s most respected analysts and commentators on the advertising, marketing and media industries. A regular commentator on radio and TV, Simon has also worked in media in the US and UK .

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