Southern Cross Media Group Limited
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Sep 11, 2026
Wade KingsleyHOST
then it is difficult.
Wade KingsleyHOST
So do you think then, Tash, with the upfronts that are coming, we think sometime in October, I mean, the ABC have announced there's coming up at the end of October, same week as Seven and SCA.
Wade KingsleyHOST
It's going to be a busy upfront season.
Wade KingsleyHOST
Do you really think they're going to be able to hold all of this news until late October when they're upfronts on?
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Wade KingsleyHOST
Abby, tell us a little bit about your career.
Wade KingsleyHOST
So tell us the role you have now and how you got into radio.
Abby FidgeGUEST
Well, yesterday was my one year with SCA, so I'm very new to – yeah, I'm very excited about it.
Abby FidgeGUEST
I'm very new to SCA, but I started – when I was in school, I did work experience at my local radio station with Ace Radio down in Victoria.
Wade KingsleyHOST
This doesn't make sense to me.
Wade KingsleyHOST
Why would Carrie leave a show that's winning the ratings to go to a show that is not winning the ratings? So why would she go from SCA to Kiss when she's already in that number one spot around the country?
Liam RentonHOST
Yeah, it's a good call.
Liam RentonHOST
I don't know, maybe the challenge of it.
Liam RentonHOST
I reckon there'd be a challenge in that.
Liam RentonHOST
Another reason might be.
Liam RentonHOST
And we know SCA and Seven are getting closer in terms of audio and TV integration between personalities.
Liam RentonHOST
It's already been done largely with the AFL and NRL, having Seven and Triple M commentators overlap.
Ben WilleeHOST
If it's lower, they don't.
Ben WilleeHOST
Now, Southern Cross Austereo pre-merger had a price to earnings ratio of about 13 times compared to Seven's, which was a price to earnings ratio of about four times.
Ben WilleeHOST
Now, to put that in context, I think Netflix, probably one of the best in, i- you know, in this sector, has got a price to earnings ratio of about 24 or 25.
Ben WilleeHOST
So this, from an investor point of view, has to date not been a great success, and we haven't seen those synergies, quote, "Put into, put into value yet." So the Stokes family appears to have stepped away from SCA in much the same way a boomerang steps away from its owner.
Tim BurrowsHOST
Yeah, very quickly, um, the, the main headline on that is the Stokes family are calling the shots once again at the organization that owns the Seven Network.
Tim BurrowsHOST
So, um, Seven West Media merged with Southern Cross Austereo.
Tim BurrowsHOST
Um, that saw Kerry Stokes step down as chair.
Tim BurrowsHOST
It saw the Stokes family being able to release some, uh, credits against their tax losses from that organization.
Tim BurrowsHOST
It is a surprise, though, um, b- just because to me it looks like an admission that what people have been characterizing as Steve O bringing in all his mates from telly, and you could look at that on air as well with the likes of, you know, Karl Stefanovic and Eddie McGuire, et cetera, um, it seems to be perhaps a bit of a mis- an admission that does, that doesn't always work because instead they hired...
Tim BurrowsHOST
And I, I, I am gonna butcher his surname, I'm afraid, 'cause I don't, I, I don't actually know him.
Tim BurrowsHOST
But Robert Ian Natso, who is the replacement, he's come over from Southern Cross Austereo.
Tim BurrowsHOST
He had s- uh, lots of sort of long-term broadcast and particularly radio experience as the executive general manager for SCA in, um, Adelaide and Western Australia.
Louisa DaldinHOST
lot of fun.
Jack ArchdaleHOST
Well, the good thing about it is the mob that we went with, so it was for SCA.
Jack ArchdaleHOST
So they're basically doing the, you know,
Louisa DaldinHOST
upfront sort of thing.
Louisa DaldinHOST
SCA, Triple M, Lister.
Jack ArchdaleHOST
Yep.
Louisa DaldinHOST
Hit Network.
Jack ArchdaleHOST
so funny though.
Michael ThompsonHOST
from the media empire that he spent decades building, his son Ryan has taken the top job cementing the family's control over Seven.
Michael ThompsonHOST
Once again, Ryan Stokes has been appointed chair of Southern Cross Media, which now owns the Seven Network, the West Australian, Triple M, Hit and Listener.
Michael ThompsonHOST
He is the company's fourth chairman this year.
Natalie McDonaldHOST
The merger between Seven West Media and Southern Cross had diluted the Stokes family stake from 40% to 20% and appeared to loosen its grip, really, on that media empire.
Gavin MillerGUEST
But B105 was a hell of a brand.
Gavin MillerGUEST
I even liked their logo, that big red B. I liked all the Austereo logos at the time, actually.
Gavin MillerGUEST
Yeah, B105 really did have it together.
Gavin MillerGUEST
And Steve and Jess were a great show.
James CridlandHOST
But also some really interesting news from Australia.
James CridlandHOST
There's a company here called SCA, Southern Cross Austereo, used to be known as.
James CridlandHOST
It's the largest commercial radio company in Australia.
James CridlandHOST
For a long time, they used Omni Studio as their podcast hosting company.
Wade KingsleyHOST
One is...
Wade KingsleyHOST
Matt O'Reilly, head of broadcast content SCA, was on the pod earlier in the week.
Wade KingsleyHOST
And he has spoken, for as long as he's been in that job, spoken about consistency and how long things take.
Wade KingsleyHOST
And he's referred to SCA shows that have been on the air forever.
Wade KingsleyHOST
You know, Stav's been on air in Brisbane at B105 for 20 years.
Wade KingsleyHOST
Like, he makes a point of saying that.
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Wade KingsleyHOST
I don't think that's going to happen, by the way.
Wade KingsleyHOST
You don't think? No.
Wade KingsleyHOST
Let's start with one of our favourites.
Wade KingsleyHOST
Matt O'Reilly is the head of broadcast content for SCA and he's always very generous with his time.
Wade KingsleyHOST
Matt, it sounds like you're in some kind of lunch facility or like a restaurant there.
Wade KingsleyHOST
Are you dining out of a good result?
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