Paramount ANZ head of publicity Sarah Johnson has quit after 12 years at 10/Paramount. She was today appointed to the new role of PR Director at Shoebridge Knowles Media Group, effective immediately.
Some interesting stuff in here about 10, who had their Christmas party cancelled apparently.
Yikes…
Those kind of reports are generally one-sided, without a wholistic perspective on the entire business. That is, a view from just one or two people or one division, rather than separate parts of the business that can provide a more objective overview of how it really is.
Thing is Ten is no longer the standalone broadcast business it once was, it is now just a small division with its base being used to guarantee supply for Paramount content while also promoting the subscription product which appears to be gradually white-anting the broadcast product.
The source “The Daily Mail”? I don’t believe anything this rag publishes! So Lisa Wilkinson is now high end talent? One of the reasons she’s left The Project is the rubbish this rag published about her. Nothing from this disgusting excuse for a newspaper should be taken as truth or real news. Makes me angry anyone gives them space for their rubbish on here.
A report in The Australian’s Media Diary
“At Paramount ANZ we aim to create a safe place to work where cultural differences are appreciated, understood and respected,” she says. “For our First Nations people, we as an organisation acknowledge that January 26 is not a day of celebration. We recognise that there has been a turbulent history, particularly around that date and the recognition of that date being Australia Day.”
Employees at 10 have the option to work on Jan 26 and have a holiday on another day.
The front page of the Daily Mail today - senior staff at Ten have been told to work because January 26th is not a day of celebration
This is getting slightly off topic but senior executives have been told to work. Staff who choose to take the day off have been told they must consider other people’s feelings if they are celebrating.
The main point is that Ten should be putting all their energy into fixing their dire ratings.
they can do both things.
They are doing neither well
Whether you agree with the day or not it is a national public holiday - just like Christmas and Easter. Do those thoughts then extend to people who are not Christian and don’t celebrate Easter and Christmas?
Asking employees to work on 26th Jan is just disgusting. Whether you are for or against Australia Day, that is going too far.
Further to discussion in the ratings area:
The Australian Media Diary under the heading ‘January 26 is January 26’: Ten boycotts Australia Day
In an internal note sent to her key programming and editorial staff last week, and obtained by Diary, Ten’s forthright chief content officer Beverley McGarvey has panned Australia Day as “not a day of celebration”.
In a letter signed off by McGarvey, and co-signed by Ten’s chief commercial officer Jarrod Villani last week, the Ten boss started off by abruptly refusing to name January 26 as “Australia Day”. In the internal email, McGarvey poses herself the question: “What name does Paramount ANZ call January 26?”, and answers her own interrogation with an emphatic two-word reply: “January 26.”
“At Paramount ANZ we aim to create a safe place to work where cultural differences are appreciated, understood and respected,” she says. “For our First Nations people, we as an organisation acknowledge that January 26 is not a day of celebration. We recognise that there has been a turbulent history, particularly around that date and the recognition of that date being Australia Day.”
It goes on to say that employees have the option to take holiday on Jan 26 or on another day.
“Whether you choose to work on January 26 or take the public holiday, we ask that you reflect and respect the different perspectives and viewpoints of all Australians.”
It is very dangerous for Ten to be going down this path because the vast majority of australians support Australia Day
Well, the vast majority of Australians don’t watch Ten.
That’s very true and I wouldn’t have thought they could afford to risk losing any more viewers or advertisers
Not sure how this internal policy would have any impact on people watching. And Ten is far from the only employer taking this position.
However, the corporate high flyers if they were serious about respecting cultures might choose not to refer to “our First Nations people”. First Nations people are not a possession.
That may be correct, but I am led to believe the amount of this vast majority is reducing.
It is has a huge impact because people have very strong feelings on this.
Most media are picking up the story now and this is very damaging coverage for Ten.
Who are “most media”? Although I’m sure types like Neil Mitchell and his counterparts in Sydney will try to get some mileage out of it. Especially as an opportunity to bash a commercial rival.