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Agencies & HoldCos

  • 2045: Bupa goes light with new ‘Everything for Health’ platform, via 2045 Mumbrella
  • CUMMINS & PARTNERS: Road Safety Tasmania Launch ‘Confronting’ Campaign Via Cummins & Partners B&T
  • DEEP MEDIA: Deep Media taps ex-Amazon Ads executive to head retail media push AdNews
  • DEEP MEDIA: Deep Media taps former Amazon Ads exec Kacie Serls mediaweek
  • DENTSU: ‘Strip away the noise’: Dentsu ANZ claims strongest operating position in years as Harvey dismantles complexity, retires brands and resets holdco model Mi3
  • DENTSU: Dentsu Queensland extends partnership with Tourism and Events Queensland to 2028 Mi3
  • FREE.STUDIO: Free.studio expands internationally with London office launch Mi3
  • HAVAS: Havas Red to lead national farm safety campaigns for Farmsafe Australia Mi3
  • MEDIUM RARE: Medium Rare expands CommBank Connect commercial team AdNews
  • MEDIUM RARE: Medium Rare expands Commbank connect team amid growing demand Mi3
  • MEDIUM RARE: Medium Rare expands CommBank Connect team with three hires mediaweek
  • NIGHTJAR: Love Tilly Group consolidates into a single customer platform via Nightjar AdNews
  • OMNICOM: Omnicom’s CEO pay was cut to $1 and a lot of shareholders aren’t impressed AdNews
  • RICHARDS ROSE: In Conversation with Simon Hadfield: Digby Richards at Richards Rose AdNews
  • STINK STUDIOS: ESIM Provider Airalo Unveils Global Campaign ‘Connection Means The World’ Via Stink Studios B&T
  • WPP PRODUCTION: WPP Production promotes Santiago Sánchez-Lozano to CEO, EMEA mediaweek

Companies & Advertisers

  • AIRALO: ESIM Provider Airalo Unveils Global Campaign ‘Connection Means The World’ Via Stink Studios B&T
  • BUPA: Bupa goes light with new ‘Everything for Health’ platform, via 2045 Mumbrella
  • BYD: Boomtown taps BYD and SCA leaders for regional advertising masterclass mediaweek
  • BYD: BYD & SCA Execs Join Boomtown’s Winter Masterclass For Regional Advertising B&T
  • BYD: BYD media chief and SCA insights expert to headline Boomtown masterclass AdNews
  • COCA-COLA: Coca-Cola partners with Football Australia for major campaigns ahead of World Cups Mi3
  • COMMBANK: Medium Rare expands CommBank Connect commercial team AdNews
  • COMMBANK: Medium Rare expands Commbank connect team amid growing demand Mi3
  • COMMBANK: Medium Rare expands CommBank Connect team with three hires mediaweek
  • CULTURE KINGS: Culture Kings & Profit Peak Warn Brands Using Discounts As A ‘Sugar Hit’ Are Training Customers To Wait For Them B&T
  • FARMSAFE AUSTRALIA: Havas Red to lead national farm safety campaigns for Farmsafe Australia Mi3
  • LOVE TILLY GROUP: Love Tilly Group consolidates into a single customer platform via Nightjar AdNews
  • LOVE TILLY GROUP: Love Tilly Group unifies hospitality brands with new digital platform Mi3
  • MYCAR: Mycar out to pitch for second time in three years Mumbrella
  • PAULA’S CHOICE: Paula’s Choice partners with FIFA for World Cup skincare campaign Mi3
  • PROFIT PEAK: Culture Kings & Profit Peak Warn Brands Using Discounts As A ‘Sugar Hit’ Are Training Customers To Wait For Them B&T
  • ROAD SAFETY TASMANIA: Road Safety Tasmania Launch ‘Confronting’ Campaign Via Cummins & Partners B&T
  • SEGAFREDO: Segafredo Launches In Woolies Alongside ‘Take Your Shot’ Campaign Via Kill Boring Dead B&T
  • TOURISM AND EVENTS QUEENSLAND: Dentsu Queensland extends partnership with Tourism and Events Queensland to 2028 Mi3
  • WESTPAC: Westpac ordered to pay $26 million over hardship failures mediaweek
  • WOOLWORTHS: Segafredo Launches In Woolies Alongside ‘Take Your Shot’ Campaign Via Kill Boring Dead B&T

Industry & General Topics

  • ACAM: ACAM and Kantar forge strategic alliance to advance AI in marketing Mi3
  • AGENCIES: Why Outcome-based Agency Remuneration Is Having A Moment & What Marketers Should Know B&T
  • AI: ACAM and Kantar forge strategic alliance to advance AI in marketing Mi3
  • AI: Cat McGinn launches AI advisory AdNews
  • BRANDS: Culture Kings & Profit Peak Warn Brands Using Discounts As A ‘Sugar Hit’ Are Training Customers To Wait For Them B&T
  • CRA: CRA Digital Audio Revenue Grows, Total Radio Revenue Dips B&T
  • CRA: CRA reports digital audio revenue growth amidst decline in total radio revenue Mi3
  • DIGITAL: Commercial radio revenue falls despite digital growth Mumbrella
  • DIGITAL AUDIO: CRA Digital Audio Revenue Grows, Total Radio Revenue Dips B&T
  • DIGITAL AUDIO: CRA reports digital audio revenue growth amidst decline in total radio revenue Mi3
  • DISCOUNTS: Culture Kings & Profit Peak Warn Brands Using Discounts As A ‘Sugar Hit’ Are Training Customers To Wait For Them B&T
  • FEED: Your feed knows what you like, and that’s the whole problem mediaweek
  • KANTAR: ACAM and Kantar forge strategic alliance to advance AI in marketing Mi3
  • LONDON: Free.studio expands internationally with London office launch Mi3
  • MAGAZINES: Roy Morgan report: over 14.4 million Australians engage with magazines Mi3
  • NEWS BARGAINING INCENTIVE: Country Press warns about dilution of the News Bargaining Incentive AdNews
  • RADIO: Commercial radio revenue falls despite digital growth Mumbrella
  • RADIO: CRA Digital Audio Revenue Grows, Total Radio Revenue Dips B&T
  • RADIO: CRA reports digital audio revenue growth amidst decline in total radio revenue Mi3
  • RADIO: Radio revenue takes a hit in a soft advertising market AdNews
  • RETAIL MEDIA: Deep Media taps ex-Amazon Ads executive to head retail media push AdNews
  • TV RATINGS: TV Ratings (26/5/2026): Tipping Point Tops The Night As My Reno Rules Delivers A Million Dollar Moment B&T
  • YOUR FEED: Your feed knows what you like, and that’s the whole problem mediaweek

Media Owners & Content

  • ABC: ‘It almost sent me mad’: Antoinette Lattouf on her fight against the ABC and women who win mediaweek
  • ABC: ARIA Hall of Fame to air as standalone ABC special mediaweek
  • AMAZON: Deep Media taps ex-Amazon Ads executive to head retail media push AdNews
  • AMAZON: Deep Media taps former Amazon Ads exec Kacie Serls mediaweek
  • COUNTRY PRESS: Country Press warns about dilution of the News Bargaining Incentive AdNews
  • OOH!MEDIA: oOh!media: Digital only OOH is leaving ROI on the table AdNews
  • QMS: QMS Lights Up Sydney With 20 Major Brand Partners Across Vivid Sydney 2026 B&T
  • QMS: QMS lights up Vivid Sydney with major brand activations mediaweek
  • QMS: QMS partners with major brands for Vivid Sydney AdNews
  • QMS: QMS partners with over 20 major advertisers for Vivid Sydney 2026 Mi3
  • SCA: Boomtown taps BYD and SCA leaders for regional advertising masterclass mediaweek
  • SCA: BYD & SCA Execs Join Boomtown’s Winter Masterclass For Regional Advertising B&T
  • SCA: BYD media chief and SCA insights expert to headline Boomtown masterclass AdNews
  • SCA: Gina Rinehart emerges as Bruce McWilliam’s backer in Southern Cross Media AdNews
  • SCA: Gina Rinehart funds Bruce McWilliam’s 9pc stake in Southern Cross AFR

People

  • ANTOINETTE LATTOUF: ‘It almost sent me mad’: Antoinette Lattouf on her fight against the ABC and women who win mediaweek
  • BRUCE MCWILLIAM: Gina Rinehart emerges as Bruce McWilliam’s backer in Southern Cross Media AdNews
  • BRUCE MCWILLIAM: Gina Rinehart funds Bruce McWilliam’s 9pc stake in Southern Cross AFR
  • CAT MCGINN: Cat McGinn launches AI advisory AdNews
  • DIGBY RICHARDS: In Conversation with Simon Hadfield: Digby Richards at Richards Rose AdNews
  • GINA RINEHART: Gina Rinehart emerges as Bruce McWilliam’s backer in Southern Cross Media AdNews
  • GINA RINEHART: Gina Rinehart funds Bruce McWilliam’s 9pc stake in Southern Cross AFR
  • KACIE SERLS: Deep Media taps former Amazon Ads exec Kacie Serls mediaweek
  • KARL STEFANOVIC: He’s a machine’: Karl Stefanovic Show co-founder on scaling and making money Mumbrella
  • MYF WARHURST: ARIA Hall of Fame to air as standalone ABC special mediaweek
  • ROB HARVEY: ‘Strip away the noise’: Dentsu ANZ claims strongest operating position in years as Harvey dismantles complexity, retires brands and resets holdco model Mi3
  • SANTIAGO SÁNCHEZ-LOZANO: WPP Production promotes Santiago Sánchez-Lozano to CEO, EMEA mediaweek
  • SIMON HADFIELD: In Conversation with Simon Hadfield: Digby Richards at Richards Rose AdNews
  • THOMAS BARTA: Thomas Barta on how to stop internal resistance killing creative ideas Mumbrella
Updated: Wed 27 May 2026, 1:13 pm