What the media industry in Australia is talking about today

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Agencies & HoldCos

  • DENTSU: Dentsu Creative and Great Northern revive ‘The Great Shout’ for rural aid (Mi3)
  • DENTSU: Great Northern’s ‘The Great Shout’ Returns With Integrated Campaign Via Dentsu Creative (B&T)
  • DENTSU: INSIGHT: Dentsu plans more management changes (AdNews)
  • MC&V: MC&V expands AI director roster (AdNews)
  • MC&V: MC&V secures Canva and Canteen as new clients, expands creative roster with AI directors (Mi3)
  • SPARK FOUNDRY: Toyota Hilux ‘Great Aussie Road Trip’ via Spark Foundry (AdNews)

Companies & Advertisers

  • AUSTRALIAN WOMEN’S WEEKLY: Are Media launches Australian Women’s Weekly paid membership (AdNews)
  • BORN CREATORS GROUP: Born Creators Group appoints Jamie Fairfield as Country Director for Australia (Mi3)
  • CANTEEN: AI Production Firm MC&V Wins Work For Canva, Canteen (B&T)
  • CANTEEN: MC&V secures Canva and Canteen as new clients, expands creative roster with AI directors (Mi3)
  • CANVA: AI Production Firm MC&V Wins Work For Canva, Canteen (B&T)
  • CANVA: MC&V secures Canva and Canteen as new clients, expands creative roster with AI directors (Mi3)
  • CAPGEMINI: Capgemini: AI agents will compress shopping, weaken loyalty and force brands to compete on emotional trust, as convenience becomes a commodity (Mi3)
  • GREAT NORTHERN: Dentsu Creative and Great Northern revive ‘The Great Shout’ for rural aid (Mi3)
  • GREAT NORTHERN: Great Northern’s ‘The Great Shout’ Returns With Integrated Campaign Via Dentsu Creative (B&T)
  • THE COFFEE CLUB: The Coffee Club trials instant loyalty pricing in South Australia (Mi3)
  • TOYOTA HILUX: Toyota Hilux ‘Great Aussie Road Trip’ via Spark Foundry (AdNews)
  • X: Advertisers are spending again on X but not as much as when it was Twitter (AdNews)

Industry & General Topics

  • ADVERTISING: Jobs Intelligence – The latest ad industry roles, May 25, 2026 (AdNews)
  • AI: Capgemini: AI agents will compress shopping, weaken loyalty and force brands to compete on emotional trust, as convenience becomes a commodity (Mi3)
  • CONVENIENCE: Capgemini: AI agents will compress shopping, weaken loyalty and force brands to compete on emotional trust, as convenience becomes a commodity (Mi3)
  • CREATIVITY: ‘The Bottleneck Is Always At The Top Of The Bottle’: How Top Companies Are Streamlining Process To Rewild Creativity (B&T)
  • EMOTIONAL TRUST: Capgemini: AI agents will compress shopping, weaken loyalty and force brands to compete on emotional trust, as convenience becomes a commodity (Mi3)
  • NEWS BARGAINING INCENTIVE: News Bargaining Incentive will repeat it’s original ‘failures’ (AdNews)

Media Owners & Content

  • ARE MEDIA: Are Media launches Australian Women’s Weekly paid membership (AdNews)
  • ARE MEDIA: Are Media’s answer to programmatic pressure? A membership and first-party data (AdNews)
  • LINKEDIN: DoubleVerify launches global post-bid measurement for linkedin audience network (Mi3)
  • NITV: ‘Our Commitment Goes Deeper Than What We Broadcast’: Tanya Denning-Orman On NITV’s Rise & Essential Work (B&T)
  • SCA: Angus Ross boomerangs back as SCA taps former Seven TV boss for new streaming and broadcast power role to sharpen digital push (Mi3)
  • SCA: Angus Ross returns to SCA as managing director, television and streaming (Mumbrella)
  • SCA: Angus Ross returns to SCA to head television (AdNews)
  • SCA: Bruce McWilliam raids SCA again (AdNews)
  • SEVEN: Angus Ross boomerangs back as SCA taps former Seven TV boss for new streaming and broadcast power role to sharpen digital push (Mi3)
  • SEVEN: Angus Ross Returns To Seven A Few Months After His Axing (B&T)

People

  • ANGUS ROSS: Angus Ross boomerangs back as SCA taps former Seven TV boss for new streaming and broadcast power role to sharpen digital push (Mi3)
  • ANGUS ROSS: Angus Ross returns to SCA as managing director, television and streaming (Mumbrella)
  • ANGUS ROSS: Angus Ross returns to SCA to head television (AdNews)
  • ANGUS ROSS: Angus Ross Returns To Seven A Few Months After His Axing (B&T)
  • BRUCE MCWILLIAM: Bruce McWilliam raids SCA again (AdNews)
  • JAMIE FAIRFIELD: Born Creators Group appoints Jamie Fairfield as Country Director for Australia (Mi3)
  • TANYA DENNING-ORMAN: ‘Our Commitment Goes Deeper Than What We Broadcast’: Tanya Denning-Orman On NITV’s Rise & Essential Work (B&T)

Updated: Mon 25 May 2026, 12:56 pm