DESTRA

Destra in administration

Thursday 13 November 2008

Prime Media Group have placed digital media company destra in voluntary administration on Thursday following the collapse of salvage bids to sell destra’s profitable assets including Magna Pacific.It is understood that key destra financial backer the St George bank appointed Korda Mentha’s David

Road test

Wednesday 15 October 2008

While iTunes continues to dominate the music download scene, there are other alternatives out there for the Australian music shopper. Citrus experience director Peter Gurrie finds out if these sites are shaping up to their main competitor.

Carosa re-enters music biz with MP3.com.au

Friday 03 October 2008

Digital entrepreneur and Destra founder, Domenic Carosa has salvaged the founding core asset of Destra, MP3.com.au, the advertising backed music portal he founded 10 years ago.

Vodafone launches MusicStation

Friday 26 September 2008

Vodafone Australia has entered the subscription music game with the launch of MusicStation, an Omniphone developed unlimited mobile music download service offering over a million tracks. Vodafone’s proposition is priced at $2.75 per week, well below Sanity Music’s rival LOADIT service launched

Vodafone launches MusicStation

Friday 26 September 2008

Vodafone Australia has entered the subscription music game with the launch of MusicStation, an Omnifone developed unlimited mobile music download service offering over a million tracks. Vodafone’s proposition is priced at $2.75 per week, well below Sanity Music’s rival LOADIT service

Prime takes Destra hit

Friday 29 August 2008

Free to air television and radio broadcaster Prime Media Group posted a slump in annual earnings, due to the adverse impact of its investment in Destra. Net profit fell from $32. 47 million in 2007/08 to $14.04 million for the year ended June 30.

Destra to shed entertainment arm

Friday 22 August 2008

Destra is poised to divest the assets of its entertainment division following an extensive review of its operations, conducted by Lexicon Partners over the last four months.The long anticipated results of the review, which was commissioned by Destra’s majority shareholder Prime in April,

Brad Keeling

Keeling eyes a slice of Quickflix

Friday 04 July 2008

Online movie retailer Quickflix could become the video content lynchpin in a global multi-platform digital distribution play, if Brad Keeling’s Slice Wireless is successful in its current ambition to integrate the asset into his largely European based content aggregation company.

Domenic Carosa: Destra founder

Destra in asset quick flick

Friday 09 May 2008

Online movie subscription company Quickflix is poised to be the first Destra asset on the chopping block as the appointed corporate advisory team, Lexicon Partners, conduct their extensive review of Destra’s operations. Lexicon Partners principal and freshly appointed executive chairman at

From Destra to Beyond

Monday 05 May 2008

Media empire builder Domenic Carosa strives to maintain the same entrepreneurial spirit that at age five saw him hawking postcards outside his family home in Melbourne. Pip Bulbeck reports

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