What the media industry in Australia is talking about today

Bastion: Movers & Shakers; WPP, Bastion, Stan, Southern Cross Media, Anthropic ➡️
Emotive: ‘Creatives become creators’: Emotive’s Simon Joyce on the agency’s new production arm ➡️
Omnicom: Omnicom has already used AI to buy media for a real client ➡️
R/GA: R/GA launches book ➡️
R/GA: R/GA Releases Book Chronicling Its 50 Years Of Creativity, Technology & Brand Innovation ➡️
Tapt Media: Tapt Media launches as Laundy Family Office completes Nine acquisition ➡️
Tapt Media: Tapt Media Officially Launches As Nine Radio Acquisition Completes ➡️
WPP: Movers & Shakers; WPP, Bastion, Stan, Southern Cross Media, Anthropic ➡️

Anthropic: Movers & Shakers; WPP, Bastion, Stan, Southern Cross Media, Anthropic ➡️
Dettol: Reader’s Digest: Dettol tops trusted brands survey ➡️
KK Press: Failed Cosmopolitan Australia publisher KK Press has claims of $1 million ➡️
Laundy Family Office: Tapt Media launches as Laundy Family Office completes Nine acquisition ➡️
Nespresso: VMO brings Nespresso’s ‘Vertuo World’ to life ➡️
Roy Morgan: Volvo tops Roy Morgan ‘Best of the Best’ with 96.5% satisfaction rating ➡️
Specsavers: Specsavers turns Australia’s longest street poster into a vision test ➡️
Under Armour: Under Armour signs Finn Callaghan in AFL first ➡️
VMO: VMO brings Nespresso’s ‘Vertuo World’ to life ➡️
Volvo: Volvo tops Roy Morgan ‘Best of the Best’ with 96.5% satisfaction rating ➡️

AI: Marketing targets more likely to be hit when combining AI with humans ➡️
AI: Omnicom has already used AI to buy media for a real client ➡️
creative testing: The startup bringing speed to creative testing ➡️
CTV: IAS drops a flashlight into the murky waters of CTV ➡️

Meta: Meta’s Average Ad Cost & Profit Surges As Investment In AI Tech Soars ➡️
Nine: Nine completes sale of radio network ➡️
Nine: Tapt Media launches as Laundy Family Office completes Nine acquisition ➡️
Nine Radio: Tapt Media Officially Launches As Nine Radio Acquisition Completes ➡️
Pinterest: Old, New, Borrowed, Blue? Pinterest Reveals Rising Wedding Trends & Stunning Real-Life, Actual Wedding Activation ➡️
Reader’s Digest: Reader’s Digest: Dettol tops trusted brands survey ➡️
Reader’s Digest: Reader’s Digest drops Australia’s Trusted Brands winners for 2026 ➡️
Reddit: Reddit advertising revenue surges 74% ➡️
Reddit: Reddit Q1 revenue climbs to A$921 million ➡️
SCA: Movers & Shakers; WPP, Bastion, Stan, Southern Cross Media, Anthropic ➡️
Stan: Movers & Shakers; WPP, Bastion, Stan, Southern Cross Media, Anthropic ➡️

Finn Callaghan: Under Armour signs Finn Callaghan in AFL first ➡️
Jackie O: Jackie O is one of many women who’s suffered at work until she broke ➡️
Sarah Murdoch: Sarah Murdoch fronts WISH ‘Impact Issue’ ➡️
Sarah Murdoch: Sarah Murdoch Fronts WISH Impact Issue Celebrating 40 Years Of MCRI Breakthroughs ➡️
Simon Joyce: ‘Creatives become creators’: Emotive’s Simon Joyce on the agency’s new production arm ➡️