What the media industry in Australia was talking about yesterday

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Agencies & HoldCos

  • ALPHA DIGITAL: Alpha Digital reclaims independence from XPON Technologies (Mi3)
  • ANALYTIC PARTNERS: Industry Profile: Kauri Ballard at Analytic Partners (AdNews)
  • EMOTIVE: Nespresso Launches An Endless Morning World Via Emotive (B&T)
  • ESSENCEMEDIACOM: EssenceMediacom: B&T’s Agency Scorecard 2026 (B&T)
  • ICON: ‘I’m fake’: eSafety campaign lifts the lid on sextortion scams via Icon (Mumbrella)
  • SCOUNDREL: ‘Women Make Things Happen’: Scoundrel Director Selina Miles Opens Sydney Film Festival (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)
  • ENERO: Enero slumps while radio players make gains on the Unmade Index (Mumbrella)
  • EQUIFAX: Equifax & The Trade Desk Join Forces To Give Advertisers ‘Sophisticated’ Audience Insights (B&T)
  • ESAFETY: ‘I’m fake’: eSafety campaign lifts the lid on sextortion scams via Icon (Mumbrella)
  • FIFA WORLD CUP: 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)
  • 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)
  • SYDNEY WRITERS’ FESTIVAL: Ann Mossop steps down as Sydney Writers’ Festival Artistic Director (mediaweek)
  • THE BRAVE: Today The Brave: B&T’s Agency Scorecard 2026 (B&T)
  • 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)
  • WORLD CUP: SBS enlists Ted Lasso star Nick Mohammed to champion Australians’ right to watch the World Cup at work (mediaweek)
  • WORLD CUP WATCHERS’ RIGHTS ASSOCIATION: SBS backs Aussie workers with World Cup Watchers’ Rights Association (AdNews)

Industry & General Topics

  • AGENCY SCORECARD: Today The Brave: B&T’s Agency Scorecard 2026 (B&T)
  • AI: ‘Receipt for robbery’: Farquhar’s AI copyright push faces industry backlash (mediaweek)
  • AI: IMAA muscles up with 35 deals as indie agencies get AI and live commerce firepower (mediaweek)
  • AI: UK publishers win Google AI search opt-out (mediaweek)
  • AUSSIE MEDIA: Aussie media calls for new ATO powers in big tech news war (AFR)
  • AUSTRALIAN JOURNALISM: Meta argues the NBI will leave Australian journalism dependent on its revenue (AdNews)
  • BOOMTOWN: Young Guns: Madeleine Gregorio at Boomtown (AdNews)
  • 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)
  • NEWS BARGAINING INCENTIVE: ‘Not The Role Of Platforms To Pay To Rescue Public-Interest Journalism’: Meta Slams News Bargaining Incentive (B&T)
  • NEWS BARGAINING INCENTIVE: Irrational and discriminatory’: Meta slams News Bargaining Incentive (Mumbrella)
  • NEWS MEDIA BARGAINING INCENTIVE: Meta lashes out at News Media Bargaining Incentive as “grossly unfair”; slams it as a ‘discriminatory digital services tax’ (Mi3)
  • 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)
  • RADIO: Enero slumps while radio players make gains on the Unmade Index (Mumbrella)
  • RISING FESTIVAL: ahm partners with RISING 2026 festival to champion individuality (Mi3)
  • 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)
  • WORLD CUP WATCHERS RIGHTS ASSOCIATION: 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)
  • 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)
  • B&T: Today The Brave: B&T’s Agency Scorecard 2026 (B&T)
  • 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)
  • META: Meta argues the NBI will leave Australian journalism dependent on its revenue (AdNews)
  • META: Meta lashes out at News Media Bargaining Incentive as “grossly unfair”; slams it as a ‘discriminatory digital services tax’ (Mi3)
  • 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)
  • STAN: Stan Sport makes early bid to extend Premier League deal (AFR)
  • 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)
  • THE CHASE: TV Ratings (3/6/2026): Tipping Point & The Chase Hold Firm In Top Five (B&T)
  • THE TRADE DESK: Equifax & The Trade Desk Join Forces To Give Advertisers ‘Sophisticated’ Audience Insights (B&T)
  • TIKTOK: Horror Movies & Polarising Baked Good – TikTok Trends In May (B&T)
  • TIPPING POINT: TV Ratings (3/6/2026): Tipping Point & The Chase Hold Firm In Top Five (B&T)
  • VINYL GROUP: Editorial boss gone in new redundancies at Vinyl (Mumbrella)

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)
  • KAURI BALLARD: Industry Profile: Kauri Ballard at Analytic Partners (AdNews)
  • 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)
  • MADELEINE GREGORIO: Young Guns: Madeleine Gregorio at Boomtown (AdNews)
  • 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)
  • SELINA MILES: ‘Women Make Things Happen’: Scoundrel Director Selina Miles Opens Sydney Film Festival (B&T)
  • 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, 11:14 pm