Scott Taunton (born 1971)[1] is an Australian businessman who has been the chief executive of the Wireless Group since November 2016.
He was general manager of DNA Internet until March 2000, when the company was acquired by Northern Ireland-based broadcaster UTV Media.
[5] UTV Media was acquired by Rupert Murdoch's News UK in February 2016 and changed its name to Wireless Group,[6] with Taunton continuing as COO.
[10] Taunton said of the station, "Since Wireless joined the News UK family, we have been working more and more collaboratively with The Times, lending our radio and podcasting expertise to develop an audio strategy for one of the world's pre-eminent newsbrands.
[12] David Rhodes, who was due to spearhead the project, departed as chief executive of News UK Broadcasting and was replaced by Taunton.