What the media industry in Australia is talking about today
Agencies & HoldCos
- HOUSTON GROUP: Amanda Szylo Duncan appointed chief strategy officer at Houston Group (AdNews)
- HOUSTON GROUP: Houston Group adds Amanda Szylo Duncan as Chief Strategy Officer (mediaweek)
- IPG MEDIABRANDS: ARN adds Foxtel and IPG Mediabrands talent to leadership team (mediaweek)
Companies & Advertisers
- AUDIENCE PRECISION: Audience Precision drops media arm (AdNews)
- MCCAIN: McCain pitches creative (AdNews)
- NEW YORK MAGAZINE: James Murdoch acquires New York Magazine and Vox (AdNews)
- PASSENDO: ACM partners with email ad server Passendo (AdNews)
- RED BULL: Val Morgan Cinema launches glasses-free 3D ads with Red Bull (mediaweek)
- VAL MORGAN CINEMA: Val Morgan Cinema launches glasses-free 3D ads with Red Bull (mediaweek)
- VAL MORGAN CINEMA: Val Morgan Cinema launches glasses-free 3D advertising (AdNews)
- VOX: James Murdoch acquires New York Magazine and Vox (AdNews)
Industry & General Topics
- AI: Nobel Prize-winning author admits using AI in writing process (mediaweek)
Media Owners & Content
- ACM: ACM partners with email ad server Passendo (AdNews)
- ARN: ARN adds Foxtel and IPG Mediabrands talent to leadership team (mediaweek)
- ARN: ARN appoints director of strategy and head of commercial finance (AdNews)
- FOXTEL: ARN adds Foxtel and IPG Mediabrands talent to leadership team (mediaweek)
- GOOGLE: Google turbo charges the search box with AI power (AdNews)
- MAFS: ‘You’re silenced’: ‘MAFS’ Au wife claims she saw abuse of other wives (mediaweek)
- NINE: Nine today asks shareholders to approve sale of regional TV stations (AdNews)
- THE WEST AUSTRALIAN: LiSTNR and The West Australian launch cocaine investigation podcast (mediaweek)
People
- AMANDA SZYLO DUNCAN: Amanda Szylo Duncan appointed chief strategy officer at Houston Group (AdNews)
- AMANDA SZYLO DUNCAN: Houston Group adds Amanda Szylo Duncan as Chief Strategy Officer (mediaweek)
- CAROLYN STEBBING: Melbourne Confidential: Carolyn Stebbing (B&T)
- JAMES MURDOCH: James Murdoch acquires New York Magazine and Vox (AdNews)
Updated: Thu 21 May 2026, 10:28 am