What ARN does

ARN (operating as ARNnet) is an Australian B2B technology media brand founded in 1991 and headquartered in Sydney, serving the country's IT channel — including vendors, managed service providers, distributors, and enterprise buyers. The company delivers news coverage, analysis, and editorial insight through a multi-format platform spanning the ARNnet digital news site, native content, social channels, email newsletters (including ARN Daily), webinars, and microsites. Staff size is reported in the 51–100 range.

The product portfolio extends well beyond editorial into community-building programs: the flagship EDGE annual industry conference (scheduled for Cairns in July 2026), the long-running ARN Innovation Awards (entering its 20th year in 2026), and the WIICTA women-in-ICT awards and mentorship program. Supporting assets include the ARNnet Business Directory connecting vendors and channel partners, a resources hub of white papers and case studies, and the ARNnet Newsletter suite. The site is organized by topic vertical — AI, Cloud, Cybersecurity, Managed Service Providers, Government, Digital Transformation — reflecting deliberate coverage of high-growth IT spend categories.

ARNnet generates revenue through a B2B media model: advertising, sponsorships tied to events and editorial programs, native content / brand posts, directory listings, and ticket / award-program fees. Pricing and rate cards are not publicly disclosed. Corporate emails route through foundryco.com, indicating ARNnet operates within the Foundry (formerly IDG) technology-media network alongside international sibling titles ChannelPartner (Germany) and Reseller (New Zealand). ARNnet does not appear in the input as the operator of a radio broadcasting business (a separate ARN Media / Kiis FM entity referenced in some source blocks shares only the ARN acronym and is not the subject of these firmographics).

Name

ARN

Legal name

Australian Radio Network

Website

https://arnnet.com.au

Company type

Private

Founded year

1991

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

ARN (ARNnet) is an Australia-based B2B technology media brand and event operator, founded in 1991, delivering news, analysis, and channel-community programs to IT vendors, MSPs, distributors, and enterprise buyers across the Australian IT channel.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Sydney

HQ country

Australia

HQ region

Oceania

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Others

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

ARNnet is a B2B technology media brand publishing daily news, views and analysis of the Australian ICT channel through arnnet.com.au, editor-curated email newsletters, a partner and vendor business directory, and the annual EDGE industry conference. Its audience is the Australian and New Zealand IT vendor, distributor, reseller, managed service provider and enterprise IT decision-maker community, and its content is supported by integrated industry programming including the ARN Innovation Awards and the WIICTA recognition program.

Product overview

ARNnet is a B2B media brand serving as the voice of the Australian IT channel since 1991. The offering is a unified media platform combining digital news content, industry events, and award programs. The core product is the ARNnet news website delivering technology channel coverage, supported by the EDGE annual event, the ARN Innovation Awards, and WIICTA awards program. Additional services include a business directory, resources hub, and email newsletters such as ARN Daily.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• ARNnet (arnnet.com.au news platform)

Quantifiable outcome

• Top-rated FM program in Sydney with 630,000 daily listeners

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Kyle SandilandscoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorKyle Sandilands was a prominent radio host for ARN Media's Kiis FM, co-hosting The Kyle and Jackie O Show. He had a long-term contract valued at approximately $100 million running through 2034. His contract was terminated following misconduct allegations and an on-air dispute with co-host Jackie Henderson.
• Jackie Henderson (Jackie O)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorJackie Henderson (known as Jackie O) co-hosted The Kyle and Jackie O Show on Kiis FM. She had a 10-year $100 million contract with ARN Media that was terminated following on-air conflicts. She filed an $82.25 million wrongful termination lawsuit against ARN Media.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Southern Cross Austereo: ASX-listed operator of Australia's largest commercial radio network (Hit Network, Triple M) headquartered in Sydney. Directly comparable as a commercial radio competitor whose audience and ad model closely align with ARN's Kiis FM stations and breakfast show franchises.
• Nova Entertainment: Privately-held Australian commercial radio and digital audio operator running the Nova and smoothfm networks. Directly comparable in audience demographics, ad-sales structure, and broadcast footprint to ARN's Kiis FM Sydney and Brisbane operations.
• CRN (Channel Futures): Leading US B2B media brand for the IT channel covering news, awards and events. Most directly comparable to ARNnet as a competing voice-of-the-channel B2B tech media franchise targeting vendors, MSPs, and channel partners.

Broad incumbents

• Seven West Media: ASX-listed Australian media conglomerate spanning broadcast television, print, and radio (including the Seven Network). Overlaps with ARN as a broader Australian media incumbent but at much greater scale and with diversified non-radio revenue streams.
• iHeartMedia: NASDAQ-listed global commercial radio and audio broadcaster operating thousands of stations across the US. Comparable to ARN's commercial radio business at international scale and demonstrates the structural economics — large personality contracts, ad-load volatility, regulatory exposure — that ARN also faces.
• BBC Studios: Global public-broadcaster-owned commercial content and radio operator. Comparable as a diversified broadcast and content producer at much larger scale; relevant for benchmarking how legacy broadcast businesses diversify beyond talent-led shows into digital and events.
• TechTarget (Informa Tech): US-listed B2B technology media and purchase-intent data company now part of Informa Tech. Comparable to ARNnet at a much larger scale for monetizing tech-vendor audiences via newsletters, virtual events, and demand-generation programs.

Regional players

• Channel Partner (IDG/Foundry): German B2B media brand for the IT channel, referenced directly in ARNnet's website footer as a sister regional edition. Same editorial model and event franchise structure as ARNnet, but serving the DACH channel market.
• Reseller News (IDG/Foundry NZ): New Zealand B2B media brand for the IT channel, explicitly linked from ARNnet's site footer. Same playbook as ARNnet covering news, awards, and events for the local channel ecosystem — comparable as a regional peer and Foundry-family counterpart.

Others

• Foundry (IDG Communications): Global B2B technology media company whose email domain (foundryco.com) appears across ARN's senior contacts, indicating a parent, sibling, or operational affiliation. Comparable as the umbrella media network enabling ARNnet's regional editions, sponsor monetization, and cross-region syndication.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/arnnet

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles11 records

Subsidiaries2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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