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Southern Cross Austereo’s Hit Network axes 19 regional breakfast shows as the company ‘adapts’ to the coronavirus recession By Zoe Burrell For Daily Mail Australia Published: 00:39 BST, 21 August 2020 | Updated: 00:39 BST, 21 August 2020 Last week, Channel 10 announced at least 25 jobs cuts in response to the COVID-19 recession. And … Read more
‘It’s clear Australians have fallen in love!’ Regional viewers help boost Farmer Wants A Wife ratings By Demeter Stamell For Daily Mail Australia Published: 10:53 BST, 29 July 2020 | Updated: 10:53 BST, 29 July 2020 Regional viewers have helped to give this year’s season of Farmer Wants A Wife a win in the ratings. … Read more
Government could introduce ‘regional’ air bridges to allow travel to specific parts of banned countries like Portugal with low coronavirus infection rates Review of current list of banned countries expected to be published on Monday So-called ‘regional’ air bridges could be introduced to ease existing restrictions Would allow people to go to parts of banned … Read more
One in six jobs will go at BBC as corporation plans to cut 450 staff from regional programmes in bid to save £25million Broadcaster says BBC England must save £25 million by the end of March 2022 Last month 150 roles in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland were to be axed BBC already had £800m … Read more
Take the pledge! Celebrities including Edwina Bartholomew and Jamie Durie promote road trips in regional towns to support local economies By Caleb Taylor For Daily Mail Australia Published: 13:15 BST, 23 June 2020 | Updated: 13:16 BST, 23 June 2020 Australian celebrities including Edwina Bartholomew and Jamie Durie have pledged their support for regional communities. … Read more
‘Regional lockdown’ threat sparks ‘serious concern’ as city mayors including Andy Burnham slam plan as ‘unenforceable’ and call for ‘local furloughs’ Manchester’s Andy Burnham and Liverpool’s Steve Rotheram made statement Warned prospect of regional lockdowns in the UK is cause for ‘serious concern’ Pair called for assistance after data suggested R rate is around 1 … Read more
BBC needs more friends in the North: TV bosses will target regional viewers after criticism that it is out of touch with the country… amid fears for the future of BBC4 BBC has said it will make more TV targeting viewers in the North and Midlands A shift in focus could see the BBC making … Read more
BBC will close the ‘majority’ of its smaller support offices used by regional news teams as part of cost-cutting drive during coronavirus crisis ‘It is worrying to hear a majority of smaller sites will be closed’ – a BBC employee BBC has been reviewing the use of all its smaller district offices across England The … Read more
Katy Perry will perform a FREE concert in regional Victoria for hero firefighters and their families By Jo Scrimshire For Daily Mail Australia Published: 21:59 GMT, 1 March 2020 | Updated: 21:59 GMT, 1 March 2020 Pop superstar Katy Perry will perform at a free concert for Victoria’s bushfire-ravaged community. The US singer will perform … Read more
Regional building society Newcastle hopes to get the go-ahead to open another community-style branch The branch will be incorporated into a new library development in Tynemouth It will be the fourth such community-branch launched by the society The new branch will offer a range of financial services By Jeff Prestridge, Financial Mail on Sunday Published: … Read more