What the media industry in Australia is talking about today

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Agencies & HoldCos

  • ACCENTURE SONG: Accenture Song nabs Australia Post media agency remit mediaweek
  • ACCENTURE SONG: Accenture Song wins Australia Post media account AdNews
  • DROGA5: Canadian Club and Droga5 expose Australia’s beer muscle memory mediaweek
  • DROGA5: Canadian Club Continues ‘Over Beer?’ Platform By Calling Beer Drinkers ‘Liar Liars Pants On Fire’ Via Droga5 B&T
  • VML: ‘We Worked All Night’: VML’s Shilpi Dey & Raj Thakkar Reveal Effort Behind Cairns Hatchlings Audio Win B&T

Companies & Advertisers

  • AFTRS: Peter Weir named inaugural recipient of AFTRS Lifetime Achievement Award mediaweek
  • AUSTRALIA POST: Accenture Song nabs Australia Post media agency remit mediaweek
  • AUSTRALIA POST: Accenture Song wins Australia Post media account AdNews
  • CANADIAN CLUB: Canadian Club and Droga5 expose Australia’s beer muscle memory mediaweek
  • CANADIAN CLUB: Canadian Club Continues ‘Over Beer?’ Platform By Calling Beer Drinkers ‘Liar Liars Pants On Fire’ Via Droga5 B&T
  • IVY BALLROOM: Next of the Best: why the ivy Ballroom is the only place to be on June 11 mediaweek
  • OPERA AUSTRALIA: Opera Australia pitches media account AdNews
  • SAMSUNG: Samsung TV Plus Australia adds major new channels mediaweek
  • ZENDESK: Zendesk Taps Tifenn Dano Kwan For CMO Role B&T

Industry & General Topics

  • ADVERTISING: Jobs Intelligence – The latest ad industry roles, June 1, 2026 AdNews
  • ALCOHOL: The industry sees no need to changes rules as alcohol TV advertising spend drops AdNews
  • BRAND MASCOTS: Cubery: Ronald McDonald tops Australia’s favourite brand mascots AdNews
  • CANNES: Journalist slammed for ‘racially insensitive’ behaviour at Cannes mediaweek
  • EOFY: News Australia launches EOFY campaign with news.com.au Checkout mediaweek
  • FIFA WORLD CUP: SBS confirms FIFA World Cup 2026 broadcast sponsors mediaweek
  • IMAA: IMAA announces a record 24 teams for Pitch-Chella 2026 AdNews
  • IMAA: IMAA reveals biggest Pitch-Chella cohort mediaweek
  • INDUSTRY: The industry sees no need to changes rules as alcohol TV advertising spend drops AdNews
  • JOBS: Jobs Intelligence – The latest ad industry roles, June 1, 2026 AdNews
  • JOURNALISM: Amid the chaos, brand success still starts with trusted journalism mediaweek
  • JOURNALISM: Journalist slammed for ‘racially insensitive’ behaviour at Cannes mediaweek
  • LIVE PERFORMANCE: New Publication The Fourth Wall Launches In Australia, Covering Live Performance B&T
  • NEW PUBLICATION: New Publication The Fourth Wall Launches In Australia, Covering Live Performance B&T
  • NEXT OF THE BEST: Next of the Best: why the ivy Ballroom is the only place to be on June 11 mediaweek
  • READERS & ADVERTISERS: Nine.com.au Relaunches Due To ‘Changing Needs’ Of Readers & Advertisers B&T
  • THE BLAIR WITCH PROJECT: What Can Creatives Learn From The Blair Witch Project? B&T

Media Owners & Content

  • ARN: ARN appoints Melissa Verner Green as Melbourne Sales Director mediaweek
  • NETFLIX: Netflix sends $1bn of its Australian-made revenue overseas mediaweek
  • NEWS CORP: News Australia launches EOFY campaign with news.com.au Checkout mediaweek
  • NINE: Nine overhauls nine.com.au in biggest digital shake-up to date mediaweek
  • NINE: Nine relaunches nine.com.au AdNews
  • NINE: Nine.com.au Relaunches Due To ‘Changing Needs’ Of Readers & Advertisers B&T
  • SBS: SBS confirms FIFA World Cup 2026 broadcast sponsors mediaweek
  • SBS: SBS signs seven major advertisers for FIFA World Cup 2026 AdNews
  • THE FOURTH WALL: New Publication The Fourth Wall Launches In Australia, Covering Live Performance B&T
  • VAST BILLBOARDS: ‘Strengthens Community’: VAST Billboards Support Kiwi Artists During NZ Music Month B&T

People

  • ALEX CULLEN: Alex Cullen exits The Christian O’Connell Show mediaweek
  • CHRISTIAN O’CONNELL: Alex Cullen exits The Christian O’Connell Show mediaweek
  • GUY ASHFORD: Super Radio Network’s Guy Ashford suspended over Australian Audio Awards incident Mumbrella
  • MELISSA VERNER GREEN: ARN appoints Melissa Verner Green as Melbourne Sales Director mediaweek
  • PETER WEIR: Peter Weir named inaugural recipient of AFTRS Lifetime Achievement Award mediaweek
  • RAJ THAKKAR: ‘We Worked All Night’: VML’s Shilpi Dey & Raj Thakkar Reveal Effort Behind Cairns Hatchlings Audio Win B&T
  • RONALD MCDONALD: Cubery: Ronald McDonald tops Australia’s favourite brand mascots AdNews
  • SHILPI DEY: ‘We Worked All Night’: VML’s Shilpi Dey & Raj Thakkar Reveal Effort Behind Cairns Hatchlings Audio Win B&T
  • TIFENN DANO KWAN: Zendesk Taps Tifenn Dano Kwan For CMO Role B&T
Updated: Mon 01 Jun 2026, 1:07 pm