PBL MEDIA EDITORIAL DIRECTOR’S DEAL TO CO-HOST BREAKFAST RADIO SHOW CANCELED
December 30th 2007 22:30
On Friday morning MediaBlab reported that the Australian Women's Weekly editorial director Deborah Thomas would join Fairfax-owned Sydney radio station 2UE breakfast host Mike Carlton as his new on-air partner.
But later on Friday, Deborah Thomas's manager, John Fordham, withdrew her from negotiations with 2UE's owner, Fairfax Media, after she held discussions with her current employer, PBL Media.
It is believed PBL Media executives were unaware of Thomas's radio plans until they first read about them in The Australian newspaper.
PBL, once the bulwark of the powerful Packer media empire has traditionally been an avowed rival of the Fairfax family empire.
MediaBlab was present at a dinner at Kerry Packer’s home in Bellevue Hill Sydney when the mogul unleashed a tirade against the Fairfax’s, stating that his company would rather go under than merge or cooperate with the Fairfax’s.
- From MediaBlab
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