Vinyl Group ends the week with a 4.4% slump

Tim Burrowes

October 24, 2025 4:49

Vinyl Group finished Friday on a down note after a week in which it revealed further cuts to the company’s editorial ranks.

The company, which has pledged to get to breakeven before the end of this quarter, ended the week down by 4.4%, giving it a market capitalisation of $117m.

On Tuesday Vinyl Group ousted Mediaweek editor Dan Barrett and head of content Frances Sheen, replacing them with TV producer Duane Hatherly.

It was also a negative day for Seven West Media (down 3.6%), Ooh Media (down 0.4%) and Enero (down 1.5%).

Sports Entertainment Group, owner of SEN Radio, surged by 10%, while ARN Media was up by 2.9%.

The Unmade Index closed on 472.5 points, down 0.42% for the day.

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.