What the media industry in Australia was talking about yesterday

Agencies & HoldCos

• AKQA: AKQA appoints two to client service leadership (AdNews)
• CREATIVITY&COMMERCE: Movember ‘Don’t let an old myth put you in this position’ via CREATIVITY&COMMERCE (AdNews)
• EDGE: EDGE bets on strategy in five-person leadership shake-up (mediaweek)
• HERD MSL: Herd MSL turns NESCAFÉ’s feed into a conversation starter (mediaweek)
• HOWATSON+CO: Howatson+Company names Richard Shaw CCO (mediaweek)
• HOWATSON+CO: Howatson+Company taps Richard Shaw as chief creative officer (Mi3)
• HOWATSON+CO: Richard Shaw promoted to chief creative officer at Howatson+Company (AdNews)
• INVNT: INVNT delivers Xero’s Xerocon events in London and Denver (mediaweek)
• NUNN MEDIA: Nunn Media wins Australian Unity pitch (AdNews)
• OMNICOM: Omnicom Ends Weber Shandwick Affiliate Arrangement, Outgoing Bosses Launch New Agency VOCAL (B&T)
• OMNICOM: Omnicom Media loses finance brands Vanguard and Australian Unity to independents (Mumbrella)
• Q AGENCY: Industry Profile: Michael Noone at Q Agency (AdNews)
• SUPERMASSIVE: Supermassive wins XPENG pitch (AdNews)
• SUPERMASSIVE: XPENG hands Supermassive the keys to ANZ creative (mediaweek)
• SUPERMASSIVE: Xpeng taps Supermassive as strategic and creative agency for ANZ push (Mi3)
• TBWA: Pia Chaudhuri is the new chief creative officer at TBWA (AdNews)
• TBWA: TBWA Snaps Up Pia Chaudhuri As Sydney CCO Following Matt Keon’s Departure (B&T)
• TBWA: TBWAAustralia names Pia Chaudhuri as chief creative officer in Sydney (Mi3)
• VANGUARD: Omnicom Media loses finance brands Vanguard and Australian Unity to independents (Mumbrella)
• VOCAL: Omnicom Ends Weber Shandwick Affiliate Arrangement, Outgoing Bosses Launch New Agency VOCAL (B&T)
• WEBER SHANDWICK: Omnicom Ends Weber Shandwick Affiliate Arrangement, Outgoing Bosses Launch New Agency VOCAL (B&T)

Companies & Advertisers

• AUSTRALIAN UNITY: Nunn Media wins Australian Unity pitch (AdNews)
• AUSTRALIAN UNITY: Omnicom Media loses finance brands Vanguard and Australian Unity to independents (Mumbrella)
• GUZMAN Y GOMEZ: Guzman y Gomez goes ‘All In’ to showcase ‘built from scratch’ food quality (Mi3)
• GUZMAN Y GOMEZ: Guzman y Gomez Serves Up First Campaign ‘All In’ Under New CMO Claire West (B&T)
• MOVEMBER: Movember ‘Don’t let an old myth put you in this position’ via CREATIVITY&COMMERCE (AdNews)
• MOVEMBER: Movember Dispels Finger-Up-Bum Myth In New Prostate Cancer Campaign (B&T)
• NESCAFÉ: Ask Over a Nescafé’ influencer campaign launches (Mi3)
• NESCAFÉ: Herd MSL turns NESCAFÉ’s feed into a conversation starter (mediaweek)
• NESPRESSO: Nespresso Australia pops ‘Cloud World’ activation in Sydney and Auckland (Mi3)
• STELLANTIS: Stellantis Global CMO Olivier François Steps Down After 18 Years In The Role (B&T)
• THE BOTTLE-O: News Australia and The Bottle-O launch ‘Match with Mates’ campaign targets young sports fans (Mi3)
• THE BOTTLE-O: News Australia and The Bottle-O launch Match with Mates campaign (mediaweek)
• XERO: INVNT delivers Xero’s Xerocon events in London and Denver (mediaweek)
• XPENG: Supermassive wins XPENG pitch (AdNews)
• XPENG: XPENG hands Supermassive the keys to ANZ creative (mediaweek)
• XPENG: Xpeng taps Supermassive as strategic and creative agency for ANZ push (Mi3)

Industry & General Topics

• ADVERTISING: ‘You Lose Momentum & Consistency’: Brands That Stop Advertising Over Summer To Risk Longer Recovery (B&T)
• ADVERTISING: Brands risk long recovery by halting summer advertising, oOh!media suggests (Mi3)
• DRUMBEAT: Martech Drumbeat raises seed money (AdNews)
• MEDIA AGENCIES: NSW saved $100 million by using only one media agency instead of five (AdNews)
• NSW: NSW saved $100 million by using only one media agency instead of five (AdNews)
• PRIVACY: “Most significant overhaul of Australian privacy law in more than a decade”: Fair and reasonable test, strengthened consent, direct marketing and data trading arrive in new privacy reform (Mi3)
• RADIO: Commercial radio reaches 12.8 million metro listeners weekly (AdNews)
• RADIO: Radio ratings: Nothing stupid about Sydney’s Smooth-brain (Mumbrella)
• RADIO: Radio Ratings: Smooth Tops Sydney, 3AW Wins Melbourne (B&T)
• SOCIAL MEDIA: ‘Treating A Symptom Rather Than The Disease’: Industry Weighs Pros & Cons Of Proposed Social Media Algorithm Opt-In Law (B&T)
• THE FAIR TREATMENT: The Fair Treatment Puts Advertising’s Director Bias To The Blind Test (B&T)
• THREAD: Martech Platform Thread Launches Across ANZ Region To ‘Give Marketing Activity A Home’ (B&T)
• TRUESCOPE: We’re back’: Media monitoring veteran John Croll brings Truescope to Oz (Mumbrella)
• TV RATINGS: TV Ratings (31/08/2026): The Block’s Building Pressure Boils Over In Ambulance Drama (B&T)
• UNLTD: UnLtd opens Hall of Good 2026 (AdNews)
• UNMADE INDEX: Unmade Index on the up with SEG the standout (Mumbrella)

Media Owners & Content

• 2DAY: Sydney Radio Ratings 2026 Survey 5: 2Day breakfast surges as ARN’s Sydney slide deepens (mediaweek)
• 2DAYFM: Radio Survey 5: 2DayFM surges in Sydney, 3AW and 2GB hold breakfast crowns as Triple M gains and ARN softens (Mi3)
• 2GB: Radio Survey 5: 2DayFM surges in Sydney, 3AW and 2GB hold breakfast crowns as Triple M gains and ARN softens (Mi3)
• 3AW: Fifth Radio Ratings: 3AW rules (AdNews)
• 3AW: Radio Ratings: Smooth Tops Sydney, 3AW Wins Melbourne (B&T)
• 3AW: Radio Survey 5: 2DayFM surges in Sydney, 3AW and 2GB hold breakfast crowns as Triple M gains and ARN softens (Mi3)
• AMAZON: Amazon Ads under fire: FTC accuses Amazon of secretly juicing ad auction prices by $US20bn; Amazon says advertisers paid no more than they bid, got better returns (Mi3)
• AMAZON: Amazon faces lawsuit over accusation it manipulates auctions to force up ad prices (Mumbrella)
• AMAZON: Amazon Hit With Major Lawsuit After Allegedly Misleading Advertisers ‘Into Paying Significantly Higher Prices’ (B&T)
• ARN: ARN ordered to disclose what happened when bosses met with Mad Fucking Witches (Mumbrella)
• ARN: Radio Survey 5: 2DayFM surges in Sydney, 3AW and 2GB hold breakfast crowns as Triple M gains and ARN softens (Mi3)
• ARN: Sydney Radio Ratings 2026 Survey 5: 2Day breakfast surges as ARN’s Sydney slide deepens (mediaweek)
• ATN: Tapt Media and Australian Traffic Network lock strategic deal to boost traffic operations (Mi3)
• ATN: Tapt Media Partners With Atn To Rev Up Traffic & Sponsorship (B&T)
• B&T: See All The Photos From The B&T Women In Media Awards Media Wall! (B&T)
• JCDECAUX: WeThinkMedia appointed Australian sales rep for JCDecaux NZ (AdNews)
• KAYO: 2026 AFL most watched season on Kayo SPORTS (AdNews)
• KAYO: Kayo Sports clocks record AFL season as fans stream 8.4 billion minutes (Mi3)
• NEWS CORP: News Australia and The Bottle-O launch Match with Mates campaign (mediaweek)
• NINE: QMS delivers for Nine (AdNews)
• OOH!MEDIA: Brands risk long recovery by halting summer advertising, oOh!media suggests (Mi3)
• OOH!MEDIA: Brands that go dark over summer take twice as long to recover, oOh!media reveals (mediaweek)
• OOH!MEDIA: oOh!media: Brands that go dark over summer take twice as long to recover (AdNews)
• OOH!MEDIA: SBS Names Suite Of Partnerships Including oOh!media, Guardian Australia & Fabulate (B&T)
• OOH!MEDIA: SBS Upfront: News content partnership inked with oOh!media (AdNews)
• OPENAI: ChatGPT Ads Hits $1.4B In Annualised Revenue, ANZ Brands See Effective Top Of Funnel Engagement (B&T)
• OPENAI: ChatGPT advertising hits $US1 billion in annualised revenue (AdNews)
• OPENAI: ChatGPT hits $1b advertising landmark (Mumbrella)
• OPENAI: OpenAI’s ChatGPT ads reach $US1 billion in annualised revenue run rate (Mi3)
• QMS: QMS delivers for Nine (AdNews)
• REDDIT: Reddit appoints Cassie Gilbert as director of ANZ (Mi3)
• SBS: From couch to community to counter: SBS wants to be more than a broadcaster in 2027 (mediaweek)
• SBS: Grocceries, Cars & Clothes: SBS Study Charts The Everyday Inheritance (B&T)
• SBS: SBS locks down 2030 World Cup in major rights coup (mediaweek)
• SBS: SBS Names Suite Of Partnerships Including oOh!media, Guardian Australia & Fabulate (B&T)
• SBS: SBS teams with Ooh Media and the Guardian to spread some good news (Mumbrella)
• SBS: SBS Upfront: ‘The Booster Economy’ launches (AdNews)
• SBS: SBS Upfront: Census Explorer returns (AdNews)
• SBS: SBS Upfront: FIFA World Cup 2030 exclusive rights secured (AdNews)
• SBS: SBS Upfront: Guardian Australia joins sustainability challenge 2027 (AdNews)
• SBS: SBS Upfront: News content partnership inked with oOh!media (AdNews)
• SBS: SBS Upfront: Outcomes-based measurement revealed for advertisers (AdNews)
• SBS: SBS Upfront: Outdoor, creator economy and retail reach extended (AdNews)
• SPORTS ENTERTAINMENT GROUP: Unmade Index on the up with SEG the standout (Mumbrella)
• TAPT MEDIA: Tapt Media and Australian Traffic Network lock strategic deal to boost traffic operations (Mi3)
• TAPT MEDIA: Tapt Media Partners With Atn To Rev Up Traffic & Sponsorship (B&T)
• THE AUSTRALIAN: Press Council finds The Australian breached standards over report on six-year-old (mediaweek)
• THE GUARDIAN: SBS Names Suite Of Partnerships Including oOh!media, Guardian Australia & Fabulate (B&T)
• THE GUARDIAN: SBS teams with Ooh Media and the Guardian to spread some good news (Mumbrella)
• THE GUARDIAN: SBS Upfront: Guardian Australia joins sustainability challenge 2027 (AdNews)
• TIKTOK: TikTok launches AUNZ Agency Awards honouring creative excellence, business growth (Mi3)
• TRIPLE M: Radio Survey 5: 2DayFM surges in Sydney, 3AW and 2GB hold breakfast crowns as Triple M gains and ARN softens (Mi3)
• WETHINKMEDIA: WeThinkMedia appointed Australian sales rep for JCDecaux NZ (AdNews)

People & Personalities

• ALAN JONES: Ray Hadley expected to be star witness at Alan Jones trial (mediaweek)
• ANNA WINTOUR: Anna Wintour defends ‘antisemite’ John Galliano for withdrawal from Met tribute (mediaweek)
• CASSIE GILBERT: Reddit appoints Cassie Gilbert as director of ANZ (Mi3)
• CLAIRE WEST: Guzman y Gomez Serves Up First Campaign ‘All In’ Under New CMO Claire West (B&T)
• DUANE ‘KEFFE D’ DAVIS: Duane ‘Keffe D’ Davis found guilty of Tupac Shakur murder (mediaweek)
• HADLEY: ‘He broke down and cried’: Hadley tells story of Jones’ alleged victim (AFR)
• JOHN CROLL: We’re back’: Media monitoring veteran John Croll brings Truescope to Oz (Mumbrella)
• JOHN GALLIANO: Anna Wintour defends ‘antisemite’ John Galliano for withdrawal from Met tribute (mediaweek)
• JON EVANS: Jon Evans Goes Backstage To Answer The Questions We Couldn’t Fit In at Cairns Crocs (B&T)
• JONES: ‘He broke down and cried’: Hadley tells story of Jones’ alleged victim (AFR)
• MATT KEON: TBWA Snaps Up Pia Chaudhuri As Sydney CCO Following Matt Keon’s Departure (B&T)
• MICHAEL NOONE: Industry Profile: Michael Noone at Q Agency (AdNews)
• OLIVIER FRANÇOIS: Stellantis Global CMO Olivier François Steps Down After 18 Years In The Role (B&T)
• PIA CHAUDHURI: Pia Chaudhuri is the new chief creative officer at TBWA (AdNews)
• PIA CHAUDHURI: TBWA Snaps Up Pia Chaudhuri As Sydney CCO Following Matt Keon’s Departure (B&T)
• PIA CHAUDHURI: TBWAAustralia names Pia Chaudhuri as chief creative officer in Sydney (Mi3)
• RAY HADLEY: Ray Hadley expected to be star witness at Alan Jones trial (mediaweek)
• RICHARD SHAW: Howatson+Company names Richard Shaw CCO (mediaweek)
• RICHARD SHAW: Howatson+Company taps Richard Shaw as chief creative officer (Mi3)
• RICHARD SHAW: Richard Shaw promoted to chief creative officer at Howatson+Company (AdNews)
• TUPAC SHAKUR: Duane ‘Keffe D’ Davis found guilty of Tupac Shakur murder (mediaweek)
• VANESSA LIELL: Woman of The Year Vanessa Liell Acknowledges Support Of Mothers In Industry But Admits There’s ‘So Much Further To Go’ (B&T)

Updated: Tue 01 Sep 2026, 11:14 pm