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	Austereo Corporate Website - Home
		Austereo leads Australian FM radio in FY '07, with sales from continuing operations increasing 7.9%, EBITDA up 14.6% to $88.3 million, EPS up 17.2% and DPS up 16.9%
		Austereo’s Today network remains the number one FM network in the key Sydney and Melbourne markets according to latest Nielsen radio ratings.
		For the period ending 31 December 2006, Austereo reported profit after tax of $26.8 million.
	www.austereo.com.au (90 words)

	Austereo
		Austereo originated with the company that secured the first commercial FM licence in Adelaide in 1980 and purchased the struggling FOX FM in Melbourne in 1986 and 4BK in Brisbane in 1987 (converted to B105 FM).
		Village Roadshow sold its Triple M network to Austereo in 1994, for a 53.5% stake which was initially sold down to around 40% but later increased to 55.7%.
		Austereo expanded its Australian operations (currently stations in all mainland Australian capital cities and Newcastle under the TodayFM and MMM networks) and established a presence in the UK, Malaysia and Greece (eg Athens station Village 88).
	www.ketupa.net /austereo.htm (258 words)

	The Fifth Estate: Podcasting: a reality for radio
		Austereo's Triple M and 2Day FM and ABC's Triple J are other radio stations who have recently made the move to this non-linear form of communication.
		Austereo are also exploring the possibility of selling music podcasts from their site because at this stage, none of the radio stations can podcast music, due to copyright laws.
		Austereo are also looking into the feasibility of podcasting and whether they will eventually start broadcasting advertisements alongside their shows.
	fifth.estate.rmit.edu.au /podcasting-becomes-a-reality.php (518 words)

	Science Fair Projects - Austereo Radio Network
		Austereo is a national commercial radio network in Australia.
		The network was formed with the licensing of Adelaide radio station SAFM in 1980 and the next station to join the network was FOX FM in Melbourne in 1986.
		Austereo had a monopoly on the FM Commercial audience in this market until the launch of Australian Radio Network/DMG Radio Australia joint venture 97.3 FM.
	www.all-science-fair-projects.com /science_fair_projects_encyclopedia/Austereo (250 words)

	NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Triple M (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Together with then rival station 2Day FM (now also owned by Austereo), it was the first commercial FM radio station in Sydney.
		Triple M Austereo is a national commercial radio network in Australia.
		In 2006, Triple M Melbourne is mostly on 'oldies' station, with the average age of the music being greater than 10 years.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Triple-M (4576 words)

	Latest News (page1.htm)
		The Austereo radio group, which is soon to be spun off by the ailing Village Roadshow, has moved into the UK market with a deal worth more than $20 million.
		Austereo, which owns Fox-FM and MMM-FM in Melbourne and has FM duopolies in most metropolitan markets, has bought 5 per cent of the unlisted UKRD Group for an undisclosed price, with an option to lift its stake to 10 per cent.
		Austereo would introduce its research and programming skills to the company, and hoped to turn around the business in less than two years.
	home.iprimus.com.au /nenews/items/00120104.htm (386 words)

	Austereo taps into Fairfax technology \| NEWS.com.au Business (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Key to the deal is Austereo's decision to use Fairfax's (fxj.ASX:Quote,News) technology platform for its Triple M and Today FM websites, which it says will provide more functionality at a reduced cost.
		Austereo is believed to be paying Fairfax a fee for using its technology, but it remains unclear how the groups will share revenue sourced by Fairfax for Austereo sites.
		Austereo's shares closed 4c higher at $2.15 and Fairfax's were unchanged at $5.15.
	www.news.com.au /business/story/0,10166,20810869-462,00.html?from=public_rss (402 words)

	No takeover approaches for upbeat Austereo - Business - Business - smh.com.au
		Austereo hosed down such speculation in October, saying its major shareholder Village Roadshow Ltd was not selling its 50.2 per cent stake in the business and that no takeover approaches had been received.
		Mr Harvie said Austereo's audience base continues to grow, with the group holding its FM band leadership position in Sydney, Melbourne and Perth and second in Brisbane and Adelaide.
		Austereo declared an interim dividend of 3.6 cents, up from 3.6 cents in the same period last year.
	www.smh.com.au /news/business/no-takeover-approaches-for-upbeat-austereo/2007/02/16/1171405405871.html (781 words)

	Enterprise Open Source Content Management System (CMS) - Squiz Australia - Austereo
		Austereo new media strategist Mark Neely says the radio station operator's main requirement was self-sufficiency.
		Austereo was also impressed that Squiz's licence model made no attempt to lock the company in.
		Austereo is coy about the costs involved but says the project was "a substantial investment", yet still cheaper than other products it compared MySource Matrix with.
	www.squiz.net /case-studies/austereo (617 words)

	Austereo Corporate Website - Online
		The Austereo Interactive division is responsible for continuing Austereoâs long-term involvement in digital media.
		With the radical expansion of the accessibility of digital media, Austereo is uniquely poised to lead the charge as our audiences continue to expand their consumption of digital content.
		Austereo has a commercial agreement with Fairfax Digital, under which both companies have agreed to collaborate on technology infrastructure and content in order to develop stronger offerings, user engagement and to facilitate coordinated cross-promotion of entertainment content to each companyâs audiences.
	www.austereo.com.au /index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=31&Itemid=61 (256 words)

	Austereo reviews media law options - Business - Business - theage.com.au
		Austereo Group expects annual industry sales growth of around 2 per cent and says it plans to review any growth opportunities from the new media ownership laws.
		Austereo, which owns radio stations 2 DAY FM in Sydney and FOX FM in Melbourne, said in August that it was on track to deliver 2 per cent growth in city advertising revenue in the first half.
		In October Austereo was forced to issue a statement saying that its major shareholder, Village Roadshow, was not planning to sell its stake despite dropping its holdings from 67 per cent to 50 per cent.
	www.theage.com.au /news/business/austereo-reviews-media-law-options/2006/11/16/1163266695895.html (778 words)

	WRAP - Austereo announces share buy-back of up to $18 mln : Austereo announces sh
		Austereo - which owns the Triple M and 2Day FM radio stations - said sales during the first quarter had shown double digit growth on the previous year and exceeded internal budgets.
		Austereo reported a net profit from continuing operations for 2003/04 of $41.94 million, which was in line with guidance but a drop compared to $43.3 million in the previous year.
		Austereo said that based on the closing price of its shares last Friday of $1.30, a buy-back of 12.6 million ordinary shares would cost the company $16.4 million.
	www.rummage.com.au /AAPView.aspx?id=1429 (551 words)

	Hostworks - Australia's leading provider of Critical Application Management & Hosting
		The Austereo contract is the 12th major contract to be awarded to Hostworks since January this year.
		Austereo, a top 100, ASX-listed company, operates Australia’s largest network of radio stations including 2MMM and 2Day FM in Sydney as well as 3MMM and Fox FM in Melbourne.
		Austereo Group Managing Director, Mr Brad March said reaching listeners through the Internet was an increasingly important aspect of business.
	www.altaibc.net.au /shownews.asp?ID=31 (479 words)

	Austereo's offering mobile ringtones (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Australia's biggest radio broadcaster, Austereo Group Ltd, is offering mobile phone ringtones of top 30 songs as part of a strategy to win audience share.
		The group is bracing for increased rivalry, last month warning that the launch of three unknown new rival stations in 2005 by Nova station owner DMG Radio Australia Ltd could affect its full year earnings forecast.
		Austereo also said it would offer free clips from its favourite shows for use on digital players such as the Apple ipod.
	www.ringtones-depot.com /cell+phone+free+ringtones+news/austereo+s+offering+mobile+ringtones.html (172 words)

	SPSS - Customers
		Austereo saw the need for a technology platform that would make its listener survey data immediately available to all decision makers and provide them with the ability to conduct their own analyses.
		Austereo recognized, however, that these decision makers could not fully utilize the information because the in-house system was slow and inflexible, provided limited access, and made data analysis such as cross-tabulation by demographics almost impossible.
		Austereo knows it can't remain static because radio listeners are finicky and competition for listeners is fierce.
	www.spss.com /success/template_view.cfm?Story_ID=160 (1036 words)

	Panaseer - Australia - Provider of managed outsourced Virtual Private Networks VPN, ATM, Frame Relay
		Austereo, Australia's largest FM radio business, was last week announced as the winner of this year’s ATUG Award for Best Communications Solution for a Large Business after implementing a new Panaseer integrated voice and data network connecting 14 radio stations and its research facility across all Australian mainland capital cities.
		Austereo recognised the need to partner with a specialist telecommunications provider to design and manage their new integrated network to ensure they received the quality of service and reliability expected by all elements of Austereo’s business.
		Austereo received the ATUG award for achieving the holy grail of all broadcast organizations - a complete integration of data, voice and real time broadcast audio throughout the nationwide network with a major reduction in telecommunication costs.
	www.panaseer.com.au /index.php?page=2&content=7&sub=1015853400 (344 words)

	2Day FM at AllExperts
		The station was one of three radio stations (along with Triple M and Triple J) to be granted new FM broadcasting licences in Sydney in 1980, and commenced broadcasting on 2 August of that year.
		In 1995 the station's owner Austereo bought out the Triple M network from Hoyts, and 2Day FM moved it's studios and administration to Level 24, Tower 1, Westfield Bondi Junction at 500 Oxford Street, just one floor below the orignal home of Triple M since 1980.
		Austereo also took over level 26 of the same building for group departments.
	en.allexperts.com /e/0/2Day_FM.htm (1056 words)

	Austereo gets serious about podcasting - Technology - www.smh.com.au
		Jolted into action by a US trend showing younger listeners are being lured away from radio by portable music players such as iPod, Austereo acknowledged this week it has been quietly conducting "podcasting" trials.
		Austereo is also finalising plans for the launch of its own music downloading service and this week it also unveiled a "Hot 30 Countdown" mobile ring tone service.
		Mr Neely said Austereo's plan was to "seed" the market in Australia with the idea that radio podcasts were another listening option for their portable media players.
	www.smh.com.au /articles/2005/03/23/1111525224380.html (328 words)

	Bon Jovi Fans vs Austereo Network for Radio Airplay Petition
		We feel at the moment the lacklustre exposure Bon Jovi are receiving from the radio stations in the major cities, the majority of which are part of the Austereo Network is unfair and goes against the democratic principles you adamantly promote.
		We believe that the Austereo Network have integrity, and respects the views of its listeners and fans and look forward to your response to this petition.
		The Bon Jovi Fans vs Austereo Network for Radio Airplay Petition to Austereo Pty Ltd - The Australian Radio Network was created by All and written by Samantha Treven.
	www.petitiononline.com /bjfvsaus/petition.html (475 words)

	Australian IT - Austereo more prey than predator (Wires, NOVEMBER 17, 2006)
		While Austereo says it is keeping its options open on any growth opportunities that present themselves after the introduction of the regulations, the market widely believes the radio group is more likely to be prey than predator.
		In October, Austereo was forced to issue a statement saying that its major shareholder, Village Roadshow, was not planning to sell its stake after ongoing speculation sent its shares soaring.
		Austereo's shares have soared almost 50c since early October as a result of the market rumours on future ownership, reaching as high as $2.25 later last month and in November.
	australianit.news.com.au /articles/0,7204,20770831^15306^^nbv^,00.html?from=rss (575 words)

	Hostworks - Australia's leading provider of Critical Application Management & Hosting
		The ASX-listed Austereo claims to manage Australia`s largest network of commercial radio stations including 2MMM and 2Day FM in Sydney as well as 3MMM and Fox FM in Melbourne.
		The company estimates that its various radio station web sites alone attract more than 360 million hits per year prompting its decision to outsource their management to Hostworks, a move expected to enhance the quality and reach of emerging audio and video streaming services.
		Austereo group MD Brad March said reaching listeners through the Internet was an increasingly important aspect of the company`s business.
	www.altaibc.net.au /shownews.asp?ID=33 (289 words)

	Tough competition cuts Austereo profit. 29/08/2005. ABC News Online
		Austereo chairman Peter Harvie has praised employees for their performance.
		The Austereo Group has recorded a 3.1 per cent drop in net profit to almost $40.7 million, amid high competition in the commercial radio industry.
		Austereo warns the sales market for radio may not be as robust as it has been, with possible industry growth of 4 per cent for the first half of the year.
	www.abc.net.au /news/newsitems/200508/s1448355.htm (207 words)

	4MMM at AllExperts
		When the Austereo group purchased the station as part of its takeover and merger of the Triple M and Today networks in 1995, the FM104 tag was dropped for good.
		From 1998 to 2000, Triple M's news was broadcast from the newsroom of sister station B105 FM in a combined newsroom arrangement.
		Austereo also made a large monetary contribution to Dangerfield's wife and two baby girls, aged 3 years and 18 months.
	en.allexperts.com /e/0/4mmm.htm (1515 words)

	Austereo raises club loan (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The country's largest radio broadcaster Austereo raised A$250m in a club loan provided by ANZ, CBA and NAB.
		Despite an increasingly competitive radio sector in Australia, reflected by JP Morgan's recent “underweight” recommendation on Austereo, terms are said to be tighter on this facility.
		Austereo operates radio stations in all mainland Australian capital cities and the two regional centres of Newcastle and Can...
	www.telecomfinance.com /nodes/MediaFinance/Media-Finance-Issue-86/Asia/Austereo-raises-club-loan.html (91 words)

	Spartanburg SC \| GoUpstate.com \| Spartanburg Herald-Journal (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Austereo also purchased Perth AM radio station 6IX with the intention of converting the station to FM.
		The purchases were part of a single deal that was unpopular due to the fierce rivalry between the two radio networks, and the fact that Village Roadshow and Hoyts were also direct competitors in the film industry.
		Austereo was partially floated in 2001 on the Australian Stock Exchange.
	www.goupstate.com /apps/pbcs.dll/section?category=NEWS&template=wiki&text=Austereo_Radio_Network (397 words)

	ABC - DIG - 7/11/2002: Austereo Announces M One Concert loss
		Austereo announces $A4.6 million dollar loss on M One Concert series.
		The Austereo Group Limited has officially announced that it lost A$4.9 million on the recent M One music concerts - featuring Billy Idol and Midnight Oil as headliners - staged by its division, A-Live Worldwide, in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane in October 2002.
		The result contrasts with the success of Austereo’s first concert series, Rumba!, which was staged in 2001, with positive profit results.
	www.abc.net.au /dig/stories/s720750.htm (182 words)

	Austereo expects higher annual earnings
		Austereo chairman Peter Harvie said the overall advertising market was expected to grow by about two per cent in the next six months, a level he called conservative but appropriate.
		Austereo said it had delivered an improved performance for shareholders despite higher licence fees in a flat and competitive advertising market.
		Austereo hosed down such speculation in October, saying its major shareholder Village Roadshow Ltd was not selling its 50.2 per cent stake, and that no takeover approaches had been received by Austereo.
	news.ninemsn.com.au /article.aspx?id=59381 (771 words)

	Hostworks - Australia's leading provider of Critical Application Management & Hosting
		The Austereo contract is the 12th major contract to be awarded to Hostworks since January this year.
		Austereo, a top 100, ASX-listed company, operates Australia’s largest network of radio stations including 2MMM and 2Day FM in Sydney as well as 3MMM and Fox FM in Melbourne.
		Austereo Group Managing Director, Mr Brad March said reaching listeners through the Internet was an increasingly important aspect of business.
	www.hostworks.com.au /shownews.aspx?ID=31 (479 words)

	thewest.com.au : Kyle, Jackie O on top of radio ratings
		The Kyle and Jackie O program on the 2Day FM network jumped 0.9 percentage points, to a total 12.6 per cent audience share, in the final radio ratings survey for 2006.
		The Nielsen Media Research survey shows the Austereo network as a whole gained 1.3 percentage points on last year's final result.
		Austereo says it consolidated its success throughout the year on the back of the Kyle and Jackie O program and new drive team Hamish Blake and Andy Lee.
	www.thewest.com.au /printfriendly.aspx?StoryName=338599 (294 words)

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