What the media industry in Australia has been talking about today

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Agencies

  • Carat: Shared perspectives: Carat’s Nisha Rajamani and Harinder Singh ➡️
  • DataSauce: Yumi renews Sticki and DataSauce partnership ➡️
  • DataSauce: Yumi’s extends partnership with Sticki and DataSauce for digital growth ➡️
  • Dentsu: dentsu Australia loss widens to A$76.9 million ➡️
  • Enthral: Enthral Goes Earned-First With Client Wins & Senior Hires ➡️
  • Ogilvy: Ogilvy’s Marie Skanderup appointed client partner at Publicis Production ➡️
  • Omnicom: Omnicom Oceania scales Ritson’s MiniMBA across ANZ ➡️
  • Omnicom: Omnicom Oceania teams up with Ritson’s MiniMBA to find common language, plots 1000+ frontline exec marketing effectiveness skills fest as it moves upstream to reshape client-agency value exchange ➡️
  • Omnicom: Omnicom Oceania to put 1,000-plus staff through MiniMBA ➡️
  • Oysterly Media: Millennials lead AI usage in Australia, Gen Z remains cautious: Oysterly Media report ➡️
  • Publicis: Marie Skanderup joins Publicis Production ANZ as client partner ➡️
  • Publicis: Ogilvy’s Marie Skanderup appointed client partner at Publicis Production ➡️
  • Publicis: Publicis Production ANZ names Marie Skanderup as Client Partner ➡️
  • Ryvalmedia: Kenny Stewart appointed National Managing Director of Ryvalmedia ➡️
  • Ryvalmedia: Ryvalmedia appoints Kenny Stewart as national managing director ➡️
  • Ryvalmedia: Ryvalmedia Appoints WPP Media’s Kenny Stewart As National MD ➡️
  • Ryvalmedia: WPP’s Kenny Stewart jumps to Ryvalmedia ➡️
  • Sticki: Yumi renews Sticki and DataSauce partnership ➡️
  • Sticki: Yumi’s extends partnership with Sticki and DataSauce for digital growth ➡️
  • TBWA: ahm backs the messy reality of wellness with People Things via TBWAAustralia ➡️
  • TBWA: Ahm unveils ‘People Things’ brand platform with TBWAAustralia ➡️
  • TBWA: People aren’t perfect, but that’s why we like you’: TBWA’s first campaign for AHM ➡️
  • Teads: Teads renews partnership with Nine ➡️
  • VML Australia: Chief growth officer and others gone at VML Australia amid strategic review ➡️
  • WPP: Ryvalmedia Appoints WPP Media’s Kenny Stewart As National MD ➡️
  • WPP: WPP’s Kenny Stewart jumps to Ryvalmedia ➡️

Companies

  • Ahm: ahm backs the messy reality of wellness with People Things via TBWAAustralia ➡️
  • Ahm: Ahm unveils ‘People Things’ brand platform with TBWAAustralia ➡️
  • Ahm: People aren’t perfect, but that’s why we like you’: TBWA’s first campaign for AHM ➡️
  • ALDI: ALDI skates into snow season with 2026 Special Buys drip ➡️
  • Coles: Coles 360 Appoints Dave Moline, Michael Savio To Boost Data & Advertising ➡️
  • Coles: Coles 360 recruits Target Roundel, Coupang execs to beef up data and advertising ➡️
  • Coupang: Coles 360 recruits Target Roundel, Coupang execs to beef up data and advertising ➡️
  • Kathmandu: Kathmandu unveils next-gen concept store in Melbourne’s Little Collins Street ➡️
  • MA Financial: MA Financial Launches First Major Brand Campaign Via Houston & Nibble Edge ➡️
  • MiniMBA: Omnicom Oceania scales Ritson’s MiniMBA across ANZ ➡️
  • MiniMBA: Omnicom Oceania teams up with Ritson’s MiniMBA to find common language, plots 1000+ frontline exec marketing effectiveness skills fest as it moves upstream to reshape client-agency value exchange ➡️
  • MiniMBA: Omnicom Oceania to put 1,000-plus staff through MiniMBA ➡️
  • OAIC: Privacy Awareness week 2026: OAIC calls for improved complaint handling ➡️
  • Prada: The Devil delivers: Prada sequel posts biggest opening in a year ➡️
  • Prada: The Devil Wears Prada 2 delivers biggest opening weekend ➡️
  • Target: Coles 360 recruits Target Roundel, Coupang execs to beef up data and advertising ➡️
  • Yumi’s Quality Foods: Yumi renews Sticki and DataSauce partnership ➡️
  • Yumi’s Quality Foods: Yumi’s extends partnership with Sticki and DataSauce for digital growth ➡️

Industry

  • ADIA: ADIA launches independent review of privacy code amidst AI advancements ➡️
  • ADIA: ADIA Launches Independent Review Of Privacy Code As AI Advancements Pose ‘New Risks’ ➡️
  • Agencies: Agencies, it’s time to burn the old playbook ➡️
  • AI: ADIA launches independent review of privacy code amidst AI advancements ➡️
  • AI: ADIA Launches Independent Review Of Privacy Code As AI Advancements Pose ‘New Risks’ ➡️
  • AI: AI is the new front door to commerce. Does your brand have a welcome mat? ➡️
  • Brands: ‘A Powerful Time For Brands’: Devil Wears Prada 2 Delivers $13M Box Office Blitz ➡️
  • Commerce: AI is the new front door to commerce. Does your brand have a welcome mat? ➡️
  • Gen Z: Millennials lead AI usage in Australia, Gen Z remains cautious: Oysterly Media report ➡️
  • Growth Distillery: High-value shoppers wait longer spend bigger and buy on trust not discounts: Growth Distillery ➡️
  • Mad Reality Check: Mad Reality Check: How Much Is That Agency In The Window? ➡️
  • Merch: Where’s the Star Wars merch for Mother’s Day? ➡️
  • MFA: MFA launches mid career management program and expands NGEN mentoring ➡️
  • MFA: MFA launches new NGEN management program for rising media talent ➡️
  • MFA: MFA Launches NGEN Management Training Initiative ➡️
  • Millennials: Millennials lead AI usage in Australia, Gen Z remains cautious: Oysterly Media report ➡️
  • News Bargaining Incentive: Foreign Extortion’, White House takes aim at News Bargaining Incentive ➡️
  • NGEN: MFA launches mid career management program and expands NGEN mentoring ➡️
  • NGEN: MFA launches new NGEN management program for rising media talent ➡️
  • Privacy Awareness Week: Privacy Awareness week 2026: OAIC calls for improved complaint handling ➡️
  • Privacy Awareness Week: The massive privacy risk you’re not aware of in Privacy Awareness Week ➡️
  • Privacy Code: ADIA launches independent review of privacy code amidst AI advancements ➡️
  • Shoppers: Spending power holds as high-value shoppers change how they buy ➡️
  • Social OOH: ‘Social OOH’ Scale Up ON THE HOUSE Raises $1.7M, Expands Network ➡️
  • Spending Power: Spending power holds as high-value shoppers change how they buy ➡️
  • Targeting: You’ve Been Targeting People, When You Should’ve Been Understanding Them ➡️

MediaOwners

  • AAP: ABC and AAP partner on regional emergency news trial ➡️
  • ABC: ABC and AAP partner on regional emergency news trial ➡️
  • Consolidated Press: Former Packer lawyer settles workplace dispute with Consolidated Press ➡️
  • MasterChef: MasterChef’s Season 18 Campaign Helped The Show Increase Launch Viewers By 7% ➡️
  • MasterChef: Network 10 turns MasterChef into a marketing juggernaut as ratings and BVOD spike ➡️
  • Mediaweek: Finalists revealed: Mediaweek Next of the Best Awards 2026 ➡️
  • Network Ten: Network 10 turns MasterChef into a marketing juggernaut as ratings and BVOD spike ➡️
  • Nine: ‘Brands Need Environments That Deliver Attention & Trust’: Nine Renews Partnership With Teads ➡️
  • Nine: Bondi Series FLEX Launches On Nine With ‘Casting Call’ For Brands ➡️
  • Nine: Nine’s strong run hit by advertising market uncertainty ➡️
  • Nine: Teads renews partnership with Nine ➡️
  • Nova: Nova goes Bush Deep with its first video-led series ➡️
  • Nova: Nova launching first-ever video-led series with Nikki Osborne ➡️
  • Nova: NOVA Unleash Its First Ever Video Series With Comedian Nikki Osborne ➡️
  • On The House: ‘Social OOH’ Scale Up ON THE HOUSE Raises $1.7M, Expands Network ➡️
  • On The House: ON THE HOUSE adds 50 locations after $1.7m raise ➡️
  • On The House: On The House expands nationally with $1.7 million seed funding ➡️
  • On The House: On The House secures 50 new locations ➡️
  • oOh!media: Industry Profile: Stephanie Ross at oOh!media ➡️
  • SCA: SCA’s Samuel Ferris appointed Spotify podcast partner manager ➡️
  • SCA: Southern Cross CEO wants a digital focus and more ‘hustle’ for revenue ➡️
  • Seven: 7plus surges to #1 as FAST channels reshape free TV viewing ➡️
  • Snap: PHOTO GALLERY: Snapchat launches 2026 Champions ➡️
  • Solstice Media: Solstice Media appoints Tom Fitzgerald national marketing manager ➡️
  • Solstice Media: Tom Fitzgerald Joins Solstice Media As National Marketing Manager ➡️
  • Spotify: SCA’s Samuel Ferris appointed Spotify podcast partner manager ➡️
  • Spotify: Thought leader or marketing fluff? Spotify’s Jenny Haggard cuts through the noise ➡️
  • Star Wars: Where’s the Star Wars merch for Mother’s Day? ➡️
  • The Devil Wears Prada 2: ‘A Powerful Time For Brands’: Devil Wears Prada 2 Delivers $13M Box Office Blitz ➡️
  • The Devil Wears Prada 2: The Devil Wears Prada 2 delivers biggest opening weekend ➡️

People

  • Dave Moline: Coles 360 Appoints Dave Moline, Michael Savio To Boost Data & Advertising ➡️
  • Harinder Singh: Shared perspectives: Carat’s Nisha Rajamani and Harinder Singh ➡️
  • Jenny Haggard: Thought leader or marketing fluff? Spotify’s Jenny Haggard cuts through the noise ➡️
  • Kenny Stewart: Kenny Stewart appointed National Managing Director of Ryvalmedia ➡️
  • Kenny Stewart: Ryvalmedia appoints Kenny Stewart as national managing director ➡️
  • Kenny Stewart: Ryvalmedia Appoints WPP Media’s Kenny Stewart As National MD ➡️
  • Kenny Stewart: WPP’s Kenny Stewart jumps to Ryvalmedia ➡️
  • Marie Skanderup: Marie Skanderup joins Publicis Production ANZ as client partner ➡️
  • Marie Skanderup: Ogilvy’s Marie Skanderup appointed client partner at Publicis Production ➡️
  • Marie Skanderup: Publicis Production ANZ names Marie Skanderup as Client Partner ➡️
  • Mark Ritson: Omnicom Oceania scales Ritson’s MiniMBA across ANZ ➡️
  • Mark Ritson: Omnicom Oceania teams up with Ritson’s MiniMBA to find common language, plots 1000+ frontline exec marketing effectiveness skills fest as it moves upstream to reshape client-agency value exchange ➡️
  • Michael Savio: Coles 360 Appoints Dave Moline, Michael Savio To Boost Data & Advertising ➡️
  • Nikki Osborne: Nova launching first-ever video-led series with Nikki Osborne ➡️
  • Nikki Osborne: NOVA Unleash Its First Ever Video Series With Comedian Nikki Osborne ➡️
  • Nisha Rajamani: Shared perspectives: Carat’s Nisha Rajamani and Harinder Singh ➡️
  • Sam Pang: Will Sam Pang host the Logies this year? ➡️
  • Samuel Ferris: SCA’s Samuel Ferris appointed Spotify podcast partner manager ➡️
  • Stephanie Ross: Industry Profile: Stephanie Ross at oOh!media ➡️
  • Tom Fitzgerald: Solstice Media appoints Tom Fitzgerald national marketing manager ➡️
  • Tom Fitzgerald: Tom Fitzgerald Joins Solstice Media As National Marketing Manager ➡️

Updated: Tue 05 May 2026, 10:58 pm