What the media industry in Australia has been talking about today
Agencies
- BCM: BCM Group merges strategy and creative roles in agency restructure AdNews
- BCM: BCM Group restructures with new creative strategy lead role and craft team Mi3
- BCM: BCM restructures agency model and launches Craft Team mediaweek
- DENTSU: Dentsu cuts three senior media roles AdNews
- HELLO AGENCY: Hello agency launches the Social Media Swingers Club AdNews
- OMD: OMD Australia elevates Thad King to chief planning officer Mi3
- OMD: OMD promotes Thad King and Richard Garratt in planning leadership changes mediaweek
- OMD: OMD strengthens planning with two senior promotions AdNews
- OMNICOM: Movers & Shakers; SBS, Omnicom Media, Sound Story, SICKDOGWOLFMAN AdNews
- SICKDOGWOLFMAN: Movers & Shakers; SBS, Omnicom Media, Sound Story, SICKDOGWOLFMAN AdNews
- SOUND STORY: Movers & Shakers; SBS, Omnicom Media, Sound Story, SICKDOGWOLFMAN AdNews
- THE SOCIAL CLIQ: Alpha Keri Relaunches With Social-first Campaign & TikTok Debut Via The Social CliQ B&T
- THE SOCIAL CLIQ: Alpha Keri revamps with TikTok debut via The Social CliQ mediaweek
- THE SOCIAL CLIQ: Alpha Keri’s TikTok debut via The Social CliQ AdNews
- UM: Federal government locks in $13.2m fuel security media buy with UM AdNews
Companies
- AFL: Women’s State of Origin draws bigger viewership than AFL and Budget reply Mumbrella
- ALPHA KERI: Alpha Keri Relaunches With Social-first Campaign & TikTok Debut Via The Social CliQ B&T
- ALPHA KERI: Alpha Keri repositions skincare brand with social-first campaign Mi3
- ALPHA KERI: Alpha Keri revamps with TikTok debut via The Social CliQ mediaweek
- ALPHA KERI: Alpha Keri’s TikTok debut via The Social CliQ AdNews
- BOOMI: Boomi Companion leads push into agentic enterprise as Boomi bets governance, not prompts, will define next phase of AI adoption Mi3
- COMMBANK: CommBank climbs global brand rankings as AI drives growth Mi3
- COMMBANK: CommBank Rises To World’s 68th Most Trusted Brand B&T
- FEDERAL GOVERNMENT: Federal government locks in $13.2m fuel security media buy with UM AdNews
- ONE NATION: One Nation policy to scrap SBS funding entirely, push ABC into regional-only role Mumbrella
- SMARTGROUP: Smartgroup recruits Simon Haidar as chief customer officer Mi3
- THE TRAVEL NETWORK: The Travel Network media platform launches in Sydney AdNews
Industry
- ADVERTISING: NZ Auto Ad Spend Surges As EV & Hybrid Demand Accelerates Amid Fuel Pressure B&T
- ADVERTISING: Seizing the World Cup 2026 in APAC: why context and emotion will shape advertising strategies mediaweek
- AI: Boomi Companion leads push into agentic enterprise as Boomi bets governance, not prompts, will define next phase of AI adoption Mi3
- AI: CommBank climbs global brand rankings as AI drives growth Mi3
- AI: Sir Martin Sorrell: AI Transformation Is Only Taking Place When There’s An Existential Threat B&T
- AI: Tiktok launches suite of AI advertising tools Mumbrella
- APAC: Seizing the World Cup 2026 in APAC: why context and emotion will shape advertising strategies mediaweek
- AUTOMOTIVE: NZ Auto Ad Spend Surges As EV & Hybrid Demand Accelerates Amid Fuel Pressure B&T
- BRANDS: Why Chasing Trends Is ‘A Terrible Strategy For Brands’ & More Original Content Is Needed B&T
- BRANDS: Why Curiosity & Determination Are Leading The Biggest Brands Through Change B&T
- CAIRNS CROCODILES: Sambreros & Margaritas To Sign Off Cairns Crocodiles: All The Closing Party Photos B&T
- CONTENT: Why Chasing Trends Is ‘A Terrible Strategy For Brands’ & More Original Content Is Needed B&T
- CURIOSITY: Why Curiosity & Determination Are Leading The Biggest Brands Through Change B&T
- DETERMINATION: Why Curiosity & Determination Are Leading The Biggest Brands Through Change B&T
- EVS: NZ Auto Ad Spend Surges As EV & Hybrid Demand Accelerates Amid Fuel Pressure B&T
- FIFA WORLD CUP: Seizing the World Cup 2026 in APAC: why context and emotion will shape advertising strategies mediaweek
- FUEL PRESSURE: NZ Auto Ad Spend Surges As EV & Hybrid Demand Accelerates Amid Fuel Pressure B&T
- HYBRID: NZ Auto Ad Spend Surges As EV & Hybrid Demand Accelerates Amid Fuel Pressure B&T
- MARKETING: Cairns Crocs Day Three: Is Marketing’s Old Playbook Finally Breaking? B&T
- PODCASTS: The mountain wants you scrolling: Paramount+ eyes podcasts mediaweek
- TRENDS: Why Chasing Trends Is ‘A Terrible Strategy For Brands’ & More Original Content Is Needed B&T
- VIEWERSHIP: Women’s State of Origin draws bigger viewership than AFL and Budget reply Mumbrella
MediaOwners
- ABC: ABC sets public memorial for James Valentine mediaweek
- ABC: One Nation policy to scrap SBS funding entirely, push ABC into regional-only role Mumbrella
- KIIS: Radio veteran tapped as next KIIS FM Breakfast co-host mediaweek
- NEWS CORP: News Australia expands Defending Australia event series mediaweek
- NINE: Channel 9 reveals celebrity cast for SHARK! mediaweek
- OOH!MEDIA: oOh!media backs independent future as bidders line-up mediaweek
- PARAMOUNT+: The mountain wants you scrolling: Paramount+ eyes podcasts mediaweek
- REDDIT: Reddit targets Australian ad budgets with AI tools and a ‘human touch’ pitch AdNews
- SBS: Movers & Shakers; SBS, Omnicom Media, Sound Story, SICKDOGWOLFMAN AdNews
- SBS: One Nation policy to scrap SBS funding entirely, push ABC into regional-only role Mumbrella
- TIKTOK: Alpha Keri Relaunches With Social-first Campaign & TikTok Debut Via The Social CliQ B&T
- TIKTOK: Alpha Keri revamps with TikTok debut via The Social CliQ mediaweek
- TIKTOK: Alpha Keri’s TikTok debut via The Social CliQ AdNews
- TIKTOK: Tiktok launches suite of AI advertising tools Mumbrella
People
- DELTA GOODREM: Delta Goodrem through to Eurovision Grand Final mediaweek
- HUGH VAN CUYLENBURG: ‘Showing Our Scars, Not Our Open Wounds’: Hugh van Cuylenburg On The Right Kind Of Vulnerability Online B&T
- JAMES VALENTINE: ABC sets public memorial for James Valentine mediaweek
- RICHARD GARRATT: OMD promotes Thad King and Richard Garratt in planning leadership changes mediaweek
- SIMON HAIDAR: Smartgroup recruits Simon Haidar as chief customer officer Mi3
- SIR MARTIN SORRELL: Sir Martin Sorrell: AI Transformation Is Only Taking Place When There’s An Existential Threat B&T
- THAD KING: OMD Australia elevates Thad King to chief planning officer Mi3
- THAD KING: OMD promotes Thad King and Richard Garratt in planning leadership changes mediaweek
Updated: Fri 15 May 2026, 6:19 pm