SENZ loses A$5.5m, pressure grows on Australian parent

SENZ loses A$5.5m, pressure grows on Australian parent
Craig Hutchison is the Sports Entertainment Network CEO. (Image: Getty)
Daniel Dunkley
Sports radio platform SENZ made a A$5.5 million (NZ$6m) loss last year, heaping financial pressure on Australian parent group Sports Entertainment Network. The New Zealand radio business, whose hosts include broadcaster Ian Smith and former All Black Israel Dagg, accounted for most of Sports Entertainment Network's (SEN) A$9.2m post-tax losses in the financial year to June 30, according to a recently filed preliminary annual report. SEN characterised the A$5.5m loss on its NZ business, which it said ‘cont...

More Media

A 100% tariff on movies. What does that even mean?
Media Opinion

A 100% tariff on movies. What does that even mean?

"We should underestimate Trump at our own peril."

Bloomberg 10 May 2025
Steven Joyce to chair NZME
Markets

Steven Joyce to chair NZME

Tech expert Bowen Pan will also join, later on. 

Staff reporters 09 May 2025
NZME set to take on Trade Me for car sales
Markets

NZME set to take on Trade Me for car sales

Publicly listed NZME, owner of the NZ Herald and BusinessDesk, says it is exploring a new automotive digital classifieds platform, in a clear bid to take on Trade Me.Seeking to emulate the success of its property platform OneRoof, NZME said on Friday it had signed a memorandum of...

Staff reporters 09 May 2025
NZME new director race narrows to six
Markets

NZME new director race narrows to six

Osmium pair pulls plug on board push.