Seven West ‘may buy 2GB’
Seven proprietor Kerry Stokes is turning his attentions to radio, reports today’s Australian Financial Review.
According to the newspaper, Seven West Media – which includes the Network Seven, Pacific Magazines, The West Australian newspaper and Yahoo!7 portfolio – may be contemplating a merger or takeover of Macquarie Radio Network. MRN’s flagship asset is Sydney talk radio station 2GB.
Among the owners of MRN are John Singleton and investor Mark Carnegie.
12.55pm update: Seven West Media has issued the following statement to the ASX: “In response to an ASX query, Seven West Media (SWM) rejects speculation in the newspaper report today. For avoidance of doubt, SWM has no current plans to expand its media businesses beyond the radio stations it currently owns in the Group and is not involved in negotiations to acquire radio assets directly or indirectly.”
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SEVEN MEDIA BUYING 2GB ? IF THIS HAPPENS WILL THEY ALSO BUY PACIFI STAR NETWPRK THE MELBOURNE BASED MEDIA COMPANT THAT MRN A IN PARTNERSHIP WITH MRN Owns 50% of MTR 1377 SO WHEN IT IS ALL SIDE & DON IT WOULD MAKE PERFECT SENSE THAT F SEVEN MEDIA BUYS mrn THEY CAN ALSO BUY PACIFIC sTAR NETWORK
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I really don’t care who buys / owns 2GB, just so long as they have the good sense and common decency to review the on-air “personalities” and take a big stick to that grossly over-inflated/over-opinionated/ego-maniacial/pain-in-the-posterior/sqwarking windbag of a moronic presenter…..well, you know which particular parrot I mean…. Hell, what an obscene waste of what could otherwise be perfectly good air-time. What can I say except “Thank God For The ABC!!”
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THE ABC THINK THEY KNOW WHAT AUSTRALIA NEEDS BUT AS ALWAYS THEY FAIL TO SEE THAT THEIR WAY OF THINKING IS NOT ALL IT’S CRACKED UP TO BE!
ALAN JONES I KNOW WHO MEAN SYEVE!
HPW TP NOT ASK THE HARD QUESTION ? LISTEN TO OT WATCH THE ABC AND YOU’LL HEAR AND SEE WHAT I MEAN!
WHEN KILOA GILLATD WAS INTERVEWED ON ABC RADIO AM RE THE VARBON TAX EARLIER IN THE YEAR THE INTERVIEWED LET MS GILLARD GET AWAY HER RUBBISH WHILE ALAN JONES KEEPT ON HAMMERING HER WITH QUESTIONS SHE JUST DID NOT LIKE!
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