‘Never say never’ to us buying Prime or SCA’s TV stations, says Ten’s Jarrod Villani

Tim Burrowes

October 21, 2021 10:04

The commercial chief of Network Ten has indicated that the company is open to taking over either Prime Media or the TV division of Southern Cross Austereo (SCA) to create a national operation if a deal can be done at the right price.

The comments came from chief operating and commercial officer and executive vice president, ViacomCBS Australia and New Zealand, Jarrod Villani, in an interview with the Unmade podcast.

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Tim Burrowes

Tim Burrowes is the publisher of Mumbrella and Unmade. He co-founded Mumbrella in 2008 and sister title Unmade in 2021. He's worked in the UK, Middle East, Asia & Australia and has specialised in writing about the communications world for the last 25 years. He wrote the book Media Unmade, published in 2021, and became the presenter of MediaLand on ABC Radio National in 2025.