What the media industry in Australia is talking about today
Agencies & HoldCos
- ADUNION: AdUnion retains three media accounts AdNews
- ADUNION: Adunion secures multi-year contracts with Tangerine, More, and Wild Secrets Mi3
- INITIATIVE: Initiative Australia appoints Melbourne MD AdNews
- MCCANN: McDonald’s NZ and McCann unveil ‘AM to MMMM’ breakfast campaign Mi3
- S4: S4 Capital cuts 11% of workforce AdNews
- SUDDENLY: Suddenly launches retail media division with BWS partnership mediaweek
- SUDDENLY: Suddenly launches retail media division, partners with BWS for in-store screen network Mi3
Companies & Advertisers
- ADORA FERTILITY: Adora Fertility launches ‘Simba Cam’ activation AdNews
- APPLE: Apple unveils new Siri AI at WWDC 2026 mediaweek
- BWS: Suddenly launches retail media division with BWS partnership mediaweek
- BWS: Suddenly launches retail media division, partners with BWS for in-store screen network Mi3
- KLEENHEAT: Kleenheat unveils ‘Too Easy’ brand platform to simplify energy experience in WA Mi3
- MCDONALD’S: McDonald’s NZ and McCann unveil ‘AM to MMMM’ breakfast campaign Mi3
- MORE: Adunion secures multi-year contracts with Tangerine, More, and Wild Secrets Mi3
- PEGA: Shocked by costs’: Pega says firms are paying too much for AI thinking; reveals outcome-based pricing as agent costs explode; Tokenmaxxing is ridiculous, says CEO Alan Trefler Mi3
- TANGERINE: Adunion secures multi-year contracts with Tangerine, More, and Wild Secrets Mi3
- WILD SECRETS: Adunion secures multi-year contracts with Tangerine, More, and Wild Secrets Mi3
Industry & General Topics
- ADVERTISING: Jobs Intelligence – The latest ad industry roles, June 9, 2026 AdNews
- AUSTRALIANS: Australian’s win big at the World Out Of Home Global Congress AdNews
- MEDIA INDUSTRY: King’s Birthday 2026 honours for media industry figures AdNews
- OMA: OMA launches The Big Issue’s 30th anniversary AdNews
- OMA: Outdoor Media Association backs The Big Issue’s 30th anniversary campaign Mi3
- OUT OF HOME: World out of home revenue is up 15% AdNews
Media Owners & Content
- NINE: Vinyl Group to acquire Pedestrian Group from Nine Digital Mi3
- NINE: Vinyl Group to acquire Pedestrian Group from Nine for nominal consideration mediaweek
- PEDESTRIAN: Vinyl acquires Pedestrian Group AdNews
- PEDESTRIAN: Vinyl Group to acquire Pedestrian Group from Nine Digital Mi3
- PEDESTRIAN: Vinyl Group to acquire Pedestrian Group from Nine for nominal consideration mediaweek
- THE WEST AUSTRALIAN: The West Australian launches multi-channel brand campaign Mi3
- VAL MORGAN: VMO claims largest retail outdoor footprint in Australia mediaweek
- VAL MORGAN: VMO expands retail OOH network to 550 locations AdNews
- VINYL GROUP: Vinyl acquires Pedestrian Group AdNews
- VINYL GROUP: Vinyl Group to acquire Pedestrian Group from Nine Digital Mi3
- VINYL GROUP: Vinyl Group to acquire Pedestrian Group from Nine for nominal consideration mediaweek
People
- ALAN TREFLER: Shocked by costs’: Pega says firms are paying too much for AI thinking; reveals outcome-based pricing as agent costs explode; Tokenmaxxing is ridiculous, says CEO Alan Trefler Mi3
- SARAH O’LEARY: Sarah O’Leary returns to Initiative Australia as Melbourne Managing Director Mi3
Updated: Tue 09 Jun 2026, 9:50 am