What the media industry in Australia is talking about today

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Agencies & HoldCos

  • ALPHA DIGITAL: Alpha Digital reclaims independence from XPON Technologies Mi3
  • EMOTIVE: Nespresso Launches An Endless Morning World Via Emotive B&T
  • SOUND STORY: Sound Story acquires The Comms Department to bolster crisis management expertise Mi3
  • STICKI: Account Madness: Bridget Tenison-Woods at Sticki AdNews
  • THE COMMS DEPARTMENT: Sound Story acquires The Comms Department to bolster crisis management expertise Mi3
  • THE OPEN ARMS: Courage Collective Reveals New Name & Visual Identity Via The Open Arms B&T
  • THINKERBELL: ‘Exhausting But Fantastic’: Thinkerbell’s Kathryn Furnari On The Agency’s Double Win At Cairns Crocodiles B&T

Companies & Advertisers

  • 7-ELEVEN: 7-Eleven Launches In-House Agency To Tackle ‘Tiers 2, 3 & 4’ Work B&T
  • AHM: ahm partners with RISING 2026 festival to champion individuality Mi3
  • BINANCE: Binance takes over Auckland’s QMS digital network AdNews
  • BINANCE: QMS NZ and Binance launch live data feed campaign using programmatic DOOH in Auckland Mi3
  • COCA-COLA: Coca-Cola launches global media review AdNews
  • COURAGE COLLECTIVE: Courage Collective Reveals New Name & Visual Identity Via The Open Arms B&T
  • COURAGE COLLECTIVE: Georgina Martina Inc. rebrands as Courage Collective with new identity Mi3
  • ESAFETY: ‘I’m fake’: eSafety campaign lifts the lid on sextortion scams via Icon Mumbrella
  • GEORGINA MARTINA INC.: Georgina Martina Inc. rebrands as Courage Collective with new identity Mi3
  • MCDONALD’S: Beckham, Ronaldinho, Henry, Yamal & Grimace Star In New Macca’s World Cup Campaign B&T
  • NESPRESSO: Nespresso Launches An Endless Morning World Via Emotive B&T
  • SALESFORCE: Salesforce to acquire Contentful, enhancing Headless 360 play with composable content Mi3
  • UNILEVER: Unilever appoints Kirsten Hasler chief marketing officer AdNews
  • WESTFIELD: Westfield and SBS partner for FIFA World Cup 2026 Fan Zones across Australia Mi3
  • WORLD CUP: SBS backs Aussie workers with World Cup Watchers’ Rights Association AdNews

Industry & General Topics

  • AI: IMAA muscles up with 35 deals as indie agencies get AI and live commerce firepower mediaweek
  • CLICK FRENZY: Click Frenzy returns for EOFY with free participation for first 500 retailers Mi3
  • COMMERCE: IMAA muscles up with 35 deals as indie agencies get AI and live commerce firepower mediaweek
  • CONTENT: Salesforce to acquire Contentful, enhancing Headless 360 play with composable content Mi3
  • CONTENTFUL: Salesforce to acquire Contentful, enhancing Headless 360 play with composable content Mi3
  • IMAA: IMAA brokers 35 group deals for members AdNews
  • IMAA: IMAA brokers 35 new group deals, brings on five martech and AI partners Mi3
  • IMAA: IMAA muscles up with 35 deals as indie agencies get AI and live commerce firepower mediaweek
  • OUT OF HOME: QMS NZ and Binance launch live data feed campaign using programmatic DOOH in Auckland Mi3
  • PARENTS: Majority Of Under 16s Still Using Banned Social Media, Parents Under ‘Overwhelming Pressure’ B&T
  • SOCIAL MEDIA: Australia’s social media ban for under-16s faces enforcement challenges as 78% still access platforms, study reveals Mi3
  • SOCIAL MEDIA: Majority Of Under 16s Still Using Banned Social Media, Parents Under ‘Overwhelming Pressure’ B&T
  • SOCIAL MEDIA: Most under 16’s remain online, despite social media ban AdNews
  • SOCIAL MEDIA BAN: Australia’s social media ban for under-16s faces enforcement challenges as 78% still access platforms, study reveals Mi3
  • TELEVISION: Youtube surpasses Netflix for daily viewing as TV consumption climbs Mumbrella
  • TRAVEL MARKETING SUMMIT: Global travel leader Michael Crawford announced for Travel Marketing Summit Mumbrella
  • TV RATINGS: TV Ratings (3/6/2026): Tipping Point & The Chase Hold Firm In Top Five B&T
  • UNDER 16S: Majority Of Under 16s Still Using Banned Social Media, Parents Under ‘Overwhelming Pressure’ B&T
  • UNDER 16S: Most under 16’s remain online, despite social media ban AdNews
  • XPON: Alpha Digital reclaims independence from XPON Technologies Mi3

Media Owners & Content

  • ARN: ARN Scores On The World Cup With The Failed Footballer Vodcast Hosted By Former Pro Olan Tekkers B&T
  • ARN: Newly surfaced ARN document argues Kyle and Jackie O listeners expected sex talk Mumbrella
  • FOXTEL: ‘You Convince Yourself It Won’t Be You’: Foxtel’s Vicki Chen On The Women In Media Award Win She Never Saw Coming B&T
  • GOOGLE: UK publishers win Google AI search opt-out mediaweek
  • GOOGLE: YouTube overtakes Netflix in daily viewing mediaweek
  • GOOGLE: Youtube surpasses Netflix for daily viewing as TV consumption climbs Mumbrella
  • JOLT: JOLT appoints Tim Debenham as national sales director AdNews
  • JOLT: JOLT elevates Tim Debenham to national sales director Mi3
  • JOLT: JOLT promotes Tim Debenham to National Sales Director mediaweek
  • JOLT: JOLT Promotes Tim Debenham To New National Sales Director Role B&T
  • META: ‘Indefensible’: Meta unleashes on Anthony Albanese’s journalism levy AFR
  • META: ‘Not The Role Of Platforms To Pay To Rescue Public-Interest Journalism’: Meta Slams News Bargaining Incentive B&T
  • META: Irrational and discriminatory’: Meta slams News Bargaining Incentive Mumbrella
  • NETFLIX: YouTube overtakes Netflix in daily viewing mediaweek
  • NETFLIX: Youtube surpasses Netflix for daily viewing as TV consumption climbs Mumbrella
  • QMS: Binance takes over Auckland’s QMS digital network AdNews
  • QMS: QMS NZ and Binance launch live data feed campaign using programmatic DOOH in Auckland Mi3
  • SBS: A Ted Lasso star, World Cup Watchers Rights Association and a mission to get more Aussies watching football at work: SBS’s FIFA World Cup 26 campaign debuts Mi3
  • SBS: SBS backs Aussie workers with World Cup Watchers’ Rights Association AdNews
  • SBS: SBS enlists Ted Lasso star Nick Mohammed to champion Australians’ right to watch the World Cup at work mediaweek
  • SBS: Ted Lasso star launches SBS World Cup campaign Mumbrella
  • SBS: Westfield and SBS partner for FIFA World Cup 2026 Fan Zones across Australia Mi3
  • SEVEN: First Dates returns to Seven and 7plus mediaweek
  • TED LASSO: A Ted Lasso star, World Cup Watchers Rights Association and a mission to get more Aussies watching football at work: SBS’s FIFA World Cup 26 campaign debuts Mi3
  • TED LASSO: Ted Lasso star launches SBS World Cup campaign Mumbrella
  • TIKTOK: Horror Movies & Polarising Baked Good – TikTok Trends In May B&T

People

  • ANN MOSSOP: Ann Mossop steps down as Sydney Writers’ Festival Artistic Director mediaweek
  • ANTHONY ALBANESE: ‘Indefensible’: Meta unleashes on Anthony Albanese’s journalism levy AFR
  • BRIDGET TENISON-WOODS: Account Madness: Bridget Tenison-Woods at Sticki AdNews
  • DAVID BECKHAM: Beckham, Ronaldinho, Henry, Yamal & Grimace Star In New Macca’s World Cup Campaign B&T
  • GEORGINA MARTINA: Georgina Martina Inc. rebrands as Courage Collective with new identity Mi3
  • IAN PERRIN: Uncomfortable Growth®. Uncut. Season 5, Episode 3: Ian Perrin mediaweek
  • JACKIE O: Newly surfaced ARN document argues Kyle and Jackie O listeners expected sex talk Mumbrella
  • KATHRYN FURNARI: ‘Exhausting But Fantastic’: Thinkerbell’s Kathryn Furnari On The Agency’s Double Win At Cairns Crocodiles B&T
  • KIRSTEN HASLER: Unilever appoints Kirsten Hasler chief marketing officer AdNews
  • KYLE SANDILANDS: Newly surfaced ARN document argues Kyle and Jackie O listeners expected sex talk Mumbrella
  • LAMINE YAMAL: Beckham, Ronaldinho, Henry, Yamal & Grimace Star In New Macca’s World Cup Campaign B&T
  • MICHAEL CRAWFORD: Global travel leader Michael Crawford announced for Travel Marketing Summit Mumbrella
  • NICK MOHAMMED: SBS enlists Ted Lasso star Nick Mohammed to champion Australians’ right to watch the World Cup at work mediaweek
  • OLAN TEKKERS: ARN Scores On The World Cup With The Failed Footballer Vodcast Hosted By Former Pro Olan Tekkers B&T
  • RONALDINHO: Beckham, Ronaldinho, Henry, Yamal & Grimace Star In New Macca’s World Cup Campaign B&T
  • SCOTT FARQUHAR: ‘Receipt for robbery’: Farquhar’s AI copyright push faces industry backlash mediaweek
  • THIERRY HENRY: Beckham, Ronaldinho, Henry, Yamal & Grimace Star In New Macca’s World Cup Campaign B&T
  • TIM DEBENHAM: JOLT appoints Tim Debenham as national sales director AdNews
  • TIM DEBENHAM: JOLT elevates Tim Debenham to national sales director Mi3
  • TIM DEBENHAM: JOLT promotes Tim Debenham to National Sales Director mediaweek
  • TIM DEBENHAM: JOLT Promotes Tim Debenham To New National Sales Director Role B&T
  • VICKI CHEN: ‘You Convince Yourself It Won’t Be You’: Foxtel’s Vicki Chen On The Women In Media Award Win She Never Saw Coming B&T
Updated: Thu 04 Jun 2026, 3:41 pm