What the media industry in Australia is talking about today

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Agencies & HoldCos

  • AKCELO: ‘Second To None’: Akcelo’s Peter Collins On The Detail In Award-Winning Cairns Crocodiles Campaign (B&T)
  • ALPHA DIGITAL: Alpha Digital regains independence (AdNews)
  • ALPHA DIGITAL: EXCLUSIVE: Matt Cooper buys back Alpha Digital from XPON for $776 (mediaweek)
  • DENTSU: Tabcorp chooses Dentsu as new media agency, ending long-term OMD partnership (Mi3)
  • DIRT CREATIVE STUDIO: Dirt unveils Bace for Move With Nicole (mediaweek)
  • DIRT CREATIVE STUDIO: Dirt unveils creative framework for global fitness platform, Bace (Mi3)
  • HOWATSON+CO: Howatson, Allianz, Australian Ethical and ANZ join Mumbrella’s Finance Marketing Summit (Mumbrella)
  • OMD: Tabcorp chooses Dentsu as new media agency, ending long-term OMD partnership (Mi3)
  • OUTSIDE IN: Wez Hawes joins OUTSIDE IN as creative partner (mediaweek)
  • PUBLICIS: The days of crap experience briefs are over: Publicis Sapient CX chief pitches upfront problem solving to cope with true cost of design and content wastage in world of AI tokens, plus the new mentality required for CX (Mi3)
  • SOUND STORY: Sound Story acquires Bec Brown’s The Comms Department to deepen crisis expertise (Mumbrella)
  • SOUND STORY: Sound Story acquires The Comms Department (mediaweek)
  • THE COMMS DEPARTMENT: Sound Story acquires Bec Brown’s The Comms Department to deepen crisis expertise (Mumbrella)
  • THE COMMS DEPARTMENT: Sound Story acquires The Comms Department (mediaweek)
  • THE OPEN ARMS: Georgina Martina Inc. rebrands as the Courage Collective via The Open Arms (AdNews)
  • WELD STORIES: Weld Stories expands team (AdNews)
  • WELD STORIES: Weld stories expands team with trio of appointments (Mi3)

Companies & Advertisers

  • ALLIANZ: Howatson, Allianz, Australian Ethical and ANZ join Mumbrella’s Finance Marketing Summit (Mumbrella)
  • AMPOL: ACCC approves Ampol’s purchase of EG Australia with conditions (mediaweek)
  • ANZ: Howatson, Allianz, Australian Ethical and ANZ join Mumbrella’s Finance Marketing Summit (Mumbrella)
  • AUSTRALIAN ETHICAL: Howatson, Allianz, Australian Ethical and ANZ join Mumbrella’s Finance Marketing Summit (Mumbrella)
  • BACE: Dirt unveils Bace for Move With Nicole (mediaweek)
  • BACE: Dirt unveils creative framework for global fitness platform, Bace (Mi3)
  • BUNNINGS: Bunnings tops trust rankings; OpenAI enters most distrusted list as Optus tops it (Mi3)
  • CHATGPT: ChatGPT’s day in court: Florida goes to war with OpenAI (mediaweek)
  • EG AUSTRALIA: ACCC approves Ampol’s purchase of EG Australia with conditions (mediaweek)
  • GEORGINA MARTINA INC.: Georgina Martina Inc. rebrands as the Courage Collective via The Open Arms (AdNews)
  • JETSTAR: Jetstar takes flight with Shannon Noll look-alikes for 22nd anniversary (Mi3)
  • MCDONALD’S: McDonald’s Australia forgoes logo in ‘You Know Where’ OOH campaign (Mi3)
  • MOVE WITH NICOLE: Dirt unveils Bace for Move With Nicole (mediaweek)
  • NESPRESSO AUSTRALIA: Nespresso Australia unveils Vertuo Morning World experience in Sydney (Mi3)
  • OPENAI: ‘Controversial CEO’: OpenAI Enters The Top 20 Most Distrusted Brands (B&T)
  • OPENAI: Bunnings tops trust rankings; OpenAI enters most distrusted list as Optus tops it (Mi3)
  • OPENAI: ChatGPT’s day in court: Florida goes to war with OpenAI (mediaweek)
  • OPTUS: Bunnings tops trust rankings; OpenAI enters most distrusted list as Optus tops it (Mi3)
  • OPTUS: Optus topples Woolworths as Australia’s most distrusted brand (Mumbrella)
  • OUTSIDE CREATIVE: Wez Hawes joins Outside Creative partner strengthening female-founded agency’s unique (Mi3)
  • SPECSAVERS: SpecSavers renews ‘Home and Away’ sponsorship with new Audiology twist (Mi3)
  • TABCORP: Tabcorp chooses Dentsu as new media agency, ending long-term OMD partnership (Mi3)
  • WOOLWORTHS: Optus topples Woolworths as Australia’s most distrusted brand (Mumbrella)

Industry & General Topics

  • AD SLUMP: Agencies urge clients to look past the April ad slump (AdNews)
  • ADIA: ADIA Opens Entries For 2026 ‘Research Got Talent’ Competition (B&T)
  • ADNEWS SYDNEY L!VE: REGISTER NOW: AdNews Sydney L!VE full agenda revealed (AdNews)
  • ADVERTISERS: Aussies Watching World Cup At Work Could Be ‘Huge Win’ For Advertisers (B&T)
  • ADVERTISING: Australian digital advertising faces talent crunch amid AI shift (Mi3)
  • AGENCIES: Agencies urge clients to look past the April ad slump (AdNews)
  • AI: Amazon scraps AI leaderboard after workers caught cheating (mediaweek)
  • AI: Australian digital advertising faces talent crunch amid AI shift (Mi3)
  • AI: The days of crap experience briefs are over: Publicis Sapient CX chief pitches upfront problem solving to cope with true cost of design and content wastage in world of AI tokens, plus the new mentality required for CX (Mi3)
  • BIG TECH: ‘Highly Unprincipled & Coercive’: Big Tech Lashes News Bargaining Incentive (B&T)
  • BRANDS: Brands ‘Pressured’ Into Lifting Retail Media Spend Despite Lack Of ‘Trust’ & ‘Effectiveness’ (B&T)
  • BRANDS: Surprise new name enters ‘most distrusted’ list of brands in Australia (mediaweek)
  • CAIRNS CROCODILES: ‘Second To None’: Akcelo’s Peter Collins On The Detail In Award-Winning Cairns Crocodiles Campaign (B&T)
  • CREATIVITY: Can creativity be sold as an EOFYS? Montoya hopes so (Mumbrella)
  • CREATORS: Kantar launches a content creator measurement framework (AdNews)
  • CX: The days of crap experience briefs are over: Publicis Sapient CX chief pitches upfront problem solving to cope with true cost of design and content wastage in world of AI tokens, plus the new mentality required for CX (Mi3)
  • DIGITAL: Australian digital advertising faces talent crunch amid AI shift (Mi3)
  • JOBS: Australian digital advertising faces talent crunch amid AI shift (Mi3)
  • KANTAR: Kantar launches a content creator measurement framework (AdNews)
  • KANTAR: Kantar Launches Creator Content Effectiveness Framework (B&T)
  • PROGRAMMATIC: Australia’s biggest live audiences are now programmatic, and the opportunity is growing (AdNews)
  • RESEARCH: 2026 Research Got Talent (AdNews)
  • RESEARCH: ADIA Opens Entries For 2026 ‘Research Got Talent’ Competition (B&T)
  • RETAIL MEDIA: Brands ‘Pressured’ Into Lifting Retail Media Spend Despite Lack Of ‘Trust’ & ‘Effectiveness’ (B&T)
  • TALENT: 2026 Research Got Talent (AdNews)
  • TALENT: ADIA Opens Entries For 2026 ‘Research Got Talent’ Competition (B&T)
  • XPON: EXCLUSIVE: Matt Cooper buys back Alpha Digital from XPON for $776 (mediaweek)

Media Owners & Content

  • ADNEWS: REGISTER NOW: AdNews Sydney L!VE full agenda revealed (AdNews)
  • AMAZON: Amazon scraps AI leaderboard after workers caught cheating (mediaweek)
  • HOME AND AWAY: SpecSavers renews ‘Home and Away’ sponsorship with new Audiology twist (Mi3)
  • META: Meta expands Teen Accounts content settings globally (mediaweek)
  • NINE: Nine goes whole hog with ad-supported tier on Stan (Mi3)
  • NINE: Nine Introduces Advertising Supported Tier On Stan (B&T)
  • NINE: Nine launches ad-supported tier on Stan (AdNews)
  • NINE: Nine to launch advertising on Stan with new ad-supported tier (mediaweek)
  • SEVEN: 7plus claims top BVOD spot in May with 39% audience surge (mediaweek)
  • SEVEN: TV Ratings Tuesday 2 June: Seven News leads total TV (mediaweek)
  • SEVEN NEWS: TV Ratings Tuesday 2 June: Seven News leads total TV (mediaweek)
  • STAN: Nine goes whole hog with ad-supported tier on Stan (Mi3)
  • STAN: Nine Introduces Advertising Supported Tier On Stan (B&T)
  • STAN: Nine launches ad-supported tier on Stan (AdNews)
  • STAN: Nine to launch advertising on Stan with new ad-supported tier (mediaweek)
  • TAPT MEDIA: Tapt Media launches Fascinated with Jacqui Felgate podcast (mediaweek)
  • TAPT MEDIA: Tapt Media Launches Long-Form Conversation Podcast ‘Fascinated With Jacqui Felgate’ (B&T)

People

  • BEC BROWN: Sound Story acquires Bec Brown’s The Comms Department to deepen crisis expertise (Mumbrella)
  • CHRISTIAN SEALEY: Sodali’s ousted boss Christian Sealey plots Sue Cato-backed return (AFR)
  • JACQUI FELGATE: Tapt Media launches Fascinated with Jacqui Felgate podcast (mediaweek)
  • JACQUI FELGATE: Tapt Media Launches Long-Form Conversation Podcast ‘Fascinated With Jacqui Felgate’ (B&T)
  • MATT COOPER: EXCLUSIVE: Matt Cooper buys back Alpha Digital from XPON for $776 (mediaweek)
  • MATTHEW COOPER: EXCLUSIVE: Matt Cooper buys back Alpha Digital from XPON for $776 (mediaweek)
  • MONTOYA: Can creativity be sold as an EOFYS? Montoya hopes so (Mumbrella)
  • PETER COLLINS: ‘Second To None’: Akcelo’s Peter Collins On The Detail In Award-Winning Cairns Crocodiles Campaign (B&T)
  • SHANNON NOLL: Jetstar takes flight with Shannon Noll look-alikes for 22nd anniversary (Mi3)
  • SUE CATO: Sodali’s ousted boss Christian Sealey plots Sue Cato-backed return (AFR)
  • WEZ HAWES: Wez Hawes joins outside creative partner strengthening female founded agencys unique (Mi3)
  • WEZ HAWES: Wez Hawes joins OUTSIDE IN as creative partner (mediaweek)
Updated: Wed 03 Jun 2026, 3:02 pm