What the media industry in Australia is talking about today
Agencies & HoldCos
- BASTION: Bastion and Social Protect launch brand safety solution (AdNews)
- DANG & DUFFY: Live entertainment veterans launch Dang & Duffy (mediaweek)
- HOWATSON+CO: Howatson+Co wins CommBank (AdNews)
- OMNICOM: Baiada taps Omnicom Oceania in first Australian client partnership (mediaweek)
- OMNICOM: Omnicom wins Baiada poultry pitch (AdNews)
- THINKERBELL: Jetstar Celebrates 22nd Bday With Shannon Noll Lookalike Flight Via Thinkerbell (B&T)
Companies & Advertisers
- ALLIANZ: Allianz shows why care matters when customers need it most (mediaweek)
- ANTHROPIC: Anthropic Plans To List On US Stock Market, Despite Claude Remaining ‘Ad-Free’ (B&T)
- BAIADA: Baiada taps Omnicom Oceania in first Australian client partnership (mediaweek)
- BAIADA: Omnicom wins Baiada poultry pitch (AdNews)
- COMMBANK: Howatson+Co wins CommBank (AdNews)
- HONOR: Mindbox wins HONOR and RBWH Foundation media accounts (AdNews)
- JETSTAR: Jetstar Celebrates 22nd Bday With Shannon Noll Lookalike Flight Via Thinkerbell (B&T)
- MEDIA TONIC: Media Tonic rebrands as Jetstream Media (AdNews)
- MINDBOX: Mindbox wins HONOR and RBWH Foundation media accounts (AdNews)
- RBWH FOUNDATION: Mindbox wins HONOR and RBWH Foundation media accounts (AdNews)
- SOCIAL PROTECT: Bastion and Social Protect launch brand safety solution (AdNews)
- SPECSAVERS: Specsavers Returns To The Bay With New Set Of ‘Mini Soaps’ (B&T)
- TERRYWHITE CHEMMART: Terrywhite Chemmart expands in-pharmacy digital screen network amid strong retail media results (Mi3)
Industry & General Topics
- AI: LinkedIn ranks second among AI’s most cited sources (AdNews)
- BOX OFFICE: Australian cinema box office records biggest May (AdNews)
- BRAND SAFETY: Bastion and Social Protect launch brand safety solution (AdNews)
- CINEMA: Australian box office sets all-time May record (mediaweek)
- CINEMA: Australian cinema box office records biggest May (AdNews)
- DIGITAL: Entry-level digital advertising roles are near extinct (AdNews)
- DIGITAL: Entry-level jobs near extinction in digital advertising (mediaweek)
- DIGITAL AD ROLES: Half Of Digital Ad Roles Looking For 6 Years Experience, IAB Finds (B&T)
- ENTRY-LEVEL DIGITAL ADVERTISING ROLES: Entry-level digital advertising roles are near extinct (AdNews)
- INDUSTRY: A ‘strategy gym’ might be the answer to upskilling the industry (AdNews)
Media Owners & Content
- ARN: Federal Court delays next ARN clash with Kyle and Jackie O (mediaweek)
- GOOGLE: How to survive the Google search apocalypse (AdNews)
- KYLE AND JACKIE O: Federal Court delays next ARN clash with Kyle and Jackie O (mediaweek)
- LINKEDIN: LinkedIn ranks second among AI’s most cited sources (AdNews)
- NINE: Nine completes regional TV sale (AdNews)
- SBS: SBS partners with Yahoo on video advertising inventory access (AdNews)
- THE AUSTRALIAN: The Australian launches submarine documentary ‘The Flood’ (mediaweek)
- THE TRAITORS: This is when The Traitors will hit our screens in 2026 (mediaweek)
- YAHOO: SBS partners with Yahoo on video advertising inventory access (AdNews)
People
- ANDERSON COOPER: Joe Rogan rumoured to join CBS after Anderson Cooper loss (mediaweek)
- JIM JEFFERIES: Jim Jefferies says he declined Logies hosting role before Sam Pang (mediaweek)
- JOE ROGAN: Joe Rogan rumoured to join CBS after Anderson Cooper loss (mediaweek)
- SAM PANG: Jim Jefferies says he declined Logies hosting role before Sam Pang (mediaweek)
- SHANNON NOLL: Jetstar Celebrates 22nd Bday With Shannon Noll Lookalike Flight Via Thinkerbell (B&T)
Updated: Tue 02 Jun 2026, 10:31 am