What the media industry in Australia has been talking about over the last four days

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Agencies

  • 2045: AI agency 2045 hires from Dentsu, DDB, Sunday Gravy ➡️
  • 72ANDSUNNY: 72andSunny appoints Nic Buckingham executive creative director ➡️
  • 72ANDSUNNY: 72andSunny CCO Wesley Hawes Departs ➡️
  • 72ANDSUNNY: Wesley Hawes leaves 72andSunny Sydney after 17 months ➡️
  • ADUNION: AdUnion celebrates 10-year anniversary ➡️
  • ALT/SHIFT/: Pitch Wrap – Woolworths, Sunday Gravy, Virgin, WPP, RCJ, TAG, alt/shift/, free.studio ➡️
  • ATIME&PLACE: Suzuki ‘Swift Hybrid Mother’s Day’ via ATime&Place ➡️
  • ATIME&PLACE: Suzuki Automotive unveils Mother’s Day campaign with ATime&Place ➡️
  • ATOMIC 212°: Inside Atomic 212°’s Adelaide play ➡️
  • BCGCRAVE: BcgCrave rebrands as Crave ➡️
  • BMF: The ‘great truths’ behind BMF campaigns ➡️
  • BREAD AGENCY: Bread Agency is appointed as MoleMap social media partner ➡️
  • BREAD AGENCY: Bread Agency wins MoleMap AUNZ social account ➡️
  • BREAD AGENCY: Bread Agency Wins MoleMap Social Work ➡️
  • BREAD AGENCY: Molemap selects Bread Agency for social media strategy in ANZ ➡️
  • BULLETPROOF: Dare’s brand refresh via Bulletproof ➡️
  • CARAT: Carat and iProspect brands gone in Australia as Dentsu consolidates media ➡️
  • CARAT: Carat, iProspect brands gone in Australia as Dentsu unifies media business into single local agency model ➡️
  • CARAT: Cash Converters, Carat Perth, and Nova Entertainment launch ‘side quest city’ campaign ➡️
  • CRAVE: BcgCrave rebrands as Crave ➡️
  • CX LAVENDER: Buyers circle CX Lavender as creditors meet ➡️
  • DDB: AI agency 2045 hires from Dentsu, DDB, Sunday Gravy ➡️
  • DENTSU: AI agency 2045 hires from Dentsu, DDB, Sunday Gravy ➡️
  • DENTSU: Carat and iProspect brands gone in Australia as Dentsu consolidates media ➡️
  • DENTSU: Carat, iProspect brands gone in Australia as Dentsu unifies media business into single local agency model ➡️
  • DENTSU: Dentsu consolidates Australian media brands ➡️
  • DENTSU: Dentsu Creative steps aside as the Iconic calls pitch ➡️
  • DENTSU: dentsu unites Australian media brands under one agency model ➡️
  • DENTSU: The Iconic going to pitch and Dentsu is out ➡️
  • DENTSU: The Iconic Pitches Creative, Dentsu Out ➡️
  • DRAKE CONTENT: Wise Taps Drake Content To Manage Its AU/NZ Travel Influencer Remit ➡️
  • ENTHRAL: Enthral celebrates 12th anniversary with fresh faces, ‘earned-first’ playbook and client wins ➡️
  • FREE.STUDIO: Betty’s Burgers grabs free.studio account post competitive pitch ➡️
  • FREE.STUDIO: Betty’s Burgers taps free.studio for brand and campaign leadership ➡️
  • FREE.STUDIO: free.studio wins Betty’s Burgers pitch ➡️
  • FREE.STUDIO: Pitch Wrap – Woolworths, Sunday Gravy, Virgin, WPP, RCJ, TAG, alt/shift/, free.studio ➡️
  • GOOD ONE CREATIVE: Aussies Get Behind Good One Creative’s ‘May8 Day’ Campaign As New Day For Social Unity ➡️
  • GOOD ONE CREATIVE: Good One Creative launches May8 Day ➡️
  • GOOD ONE CREATIVE: Good One Creative pitches May 8th Day as a celebration of mateship ➡️
  • IPROSPECT: Carat and iProspect brands gone in Australia as Dentsu consolidates media ➡️
  • IPROSPECT: Carat, iProspect brands gone in Australia as Dentsu unifies media business into single local agency model ➡️
  • JOY: Aussie-Built Media Platform Rubii Announces JOY, Thinkerbell & More As Partners ➡️
  • LEOPRD: Leoprd marks first year with client wins and senior hires ➡️
  • M+C SAATCHI: M+C Saatchi bows out as Woolworths launches creative pitch ➡️
  • M+C SAATCHI: M+C Saatchi Not Re-Pitching For Woolies Creative Account ➡️
  • M+C SAATCHI: M+C Saatchi’s Ben Greenslade jumps to GYG ➡️
  • M+C SAATCHI: Woolworths pitches lead creative account as M+C Saatchi steps away ➡️
  • PUBLICIS: Movers & Shakers; News Corp, UM, Publicis Production, Spotify, Coles 360 ➡️
  • RCJ: Pitch Wrap – Woolworths, Sunday Gravy, Virgin, WPP, RCJ, TAG, alt/shift/, free.studio ➡️
  • SUNDAY GRAVY: AI agency 2045 hires from Dentsu, DDB, Sunday Gravy ➡️
  • SUNDAY GRAVY: Pitch Wrap – Woolworths, Sunday Gravy, Virgin, WPP, RCJ, TAG, alt/shift/, free.studio ➡️
  • SUNDAY GRAVY: Sunday Gravy joins KFC creative roster ➡️
  • SUNDAY GRAVY: Sunday Gravy lands KFC Australia creative win, drops Nando’s ➡️
  • TAG: Pitch Wrap – Woolworths, Sunday Gravy, Virgin, WPP, RCJ, TAG, alt/shift/, free.studio ➡️
  • THINKERBELL: Aussie-Built Media Platform Rubii Announces JOY, Thinkerbell & More As Partners ➡️
  • THINKERBELL: MC Bin Chicken Fires Diss Track At Snap Send Solve Via Thinkerbell ➡️
  • THINKERBELL: Pop-Up-Agency Thinkerbell Far Far North To Attend Cairns Crocodiles ➡️
  • TRINITYP3: Agencies still flunk pitch process as unpaid work, delays persist: TrinityP3 ➡️
  • UM: Movers & Shakers; News Corp, UM, Publicis Production, Spotify, Coles 360 ➡️
  • UM: UM Appoints Jessica Lauria As Sydney Managing Director ➡️
  • UM: UM appoints Jessica Lauria to reinstated Sydney MD role ➡️
  • UM: UM Australia appoints Jessica Lauria as managing director of UM Sydney ➡️
  • UM: UM Australia taps Jessica Lauria to lead Sydney office ➡️
  • UM: UM has appointed a CMO managing director, Sydney ➡️
  • WIREDCO: Honda Australia appoints WiredCo. as social and content agency ➡️
  • WIREDCO: Honda Australia appoints Wiredco. for social and content strategy amid brand repositioning ➡️
  • WIREDCO: WiredCo. wins Honda social and content account ➡️
  • WONDERFUL: Wonderful wins four golds at international Communicator Awards ➡️
  • WPP: Almost a quarter of WPP billings now based on performance ➡️
  • WPP: Pitch Wrap – Woolworths, Sunday Gravy, Virgin, WPP, RCJ, TAG, alt/shift/, free.studio ➡️
  • YAKUSAN: Yakusan appoints new leadership ➡️

Companies

  • 7-ELEVEN: Foxtel Media launches Kayo Sports stadium on Roblox with 7-eleven as first partner ➡️
  • ACCOR: Accor launches all Creator Academy to train travel content influencers ➡️
  • AFL: Kayo Sports stadium brings AFL, cricket and Supercars into Roblox ➡️
  • ALDI: Aldi debuts 2026 snow gear with ice fashion show featuring Sydney Bears ➡️
  • ALLIANZ: Allianz debuts fully generative AI campaign ➡️
  • BETSTOP: Entain, Betstop breaches ACMA undertaking ➡️
  • BETTY’S BURGERS: Betty’s Burgers taps free.studio for brand and campaign leadership ➡️
  • BETTY’S BURGERS: free.studio wins Betty’s Burgers pitch ➡️
  • BETTY’S BURGERS: Betty’s Burgers grabs free.studio account post competitive pitch ➡️
  • BRAND GOLD COAST: Travel Marketing Summit returns with Brand Gold Coast CEO among first speakers ➡️
  • BRITA: Brita launches global campaign with Millie Bobby Brown as brand ambassador ➡️
  • BUNNINGS: Bunnings Set To Launch Online Store For Customers In Fiji ➡️
  • CANVA: ‘Failure of their legal obligations’: Canva fined $792,000 over late financial filings ➡️
  • CASH CONVERTERS: Cash Converters, Carat Perth, and Nova Entertainment launch ‘side quest city’ campaign ➡️
  • CHATGPT: StackAdapt partners with OpenAI for ChatGPT advertising pilot ➡️
  • CITYFITNESS: Sundance Fitness Media strikes NZ partnership with CityFitness ➡️
  • COLES: Movers & Shakers; News Corp, UM, Publicis Production, Spotify, Coles 360 ➡️
  • DARE: Dare’s brand refresh via Bulletproof ➡️
  • DISNEY: Disney by D’Amaro: Earnings, AI, parks & 88% streaming boom ➡️
  • DOORDASH: DoorDash takes on ‘Mental Load’ in latest Mother’s Day campaign ➡️
  • ECOVACS ROBOTICS: Ecovacs Robotics debuts new brand platform targeting busy Australian families ➡️
  • ELEVENLABS: Slack’s Damian Naughton Joins ElevenLabs As It Lands In Australia ➡️
  • ENTAIN: Entain, Betstop breaches ACMA undertaking ➡️
  • FORTESCUE: Foxtel Business iQ lands largest rollout with Fortescue ➡️
  • FORTESCUE: Foxtel deploys across Fortescue’s 11 remote mining villages ➡️
  • GUZMAN Y GOMEZ: Ben Greenslade Joins GYG As Head Of GTM & Planning ➡️
  • GUZMAN Y GOMEZ: M+C Saatchi’s Ben Greenslade jumps to GYG ➡️
  • HONDA: Honda Australia appoints WiredCo. as social and content agency ➡️
  • HONDA: Honda Australia appoints Wiredco. for social and content strategy amid brand repositioning ➡️
  • HONDA: WiredCo. wins Honda social and content account ➡️
  • KFC: Sunday Gravy joins KFC creative roster ➡️
  • KFC: Sunday Gravy lands KFC Australia creative win, drops Nando’s ➡️
  • LEADING TEAMS: Leading Teams taps former SCA executive Trevor Crook as CEO ➡️
  • LEADING TEAMS: Trevor Crook appointed CEO of Leading Teams ➡️
  • MAY8 DAY: Good One Creative pitches May8 Day as a celebration of mateship ➡️
  • MOLEMAP: Bread Agency is appointed as MoleMap social media partner ➡️
  • MOLEMAP: Bread Agency wins MoleMap AUNZ social account ➡️
  • MOLEMAP: Bread Agency Wins MoleMap Social Work ➡️
  • MOLEMAP: Molemap selects Bread Agency for social media strategy in ANZ ➡️
  • MONASH: Monash study reveals Australians’ misunderstanding of digital privacy ➡️
  • MUSCLE NATION: Protein isn’t just trending – it’s taking over the aisle, and Muscle Nation wants a bigger bite ➡️
  • NANDO’S: Sunday Gravy lands KFC Australia creative win, drops Nando’s ➡️
  • NEVER. ALWAYS: Brad Stevens launches ‘Anti-agency’ model with Never. Always. ➡️
  • NEVER. ALWAYS.: Brad Stevens launches ‘Anti-agency’ model with Never. Always. ➡️
  • NEW YORK MAGAZINE: James Murdoch reportedly bids $415m for New York Magazine’s parent ➡️
  • NEW YORK MAGAZINE: James Murdoch reportedly in late-stage talks to buy New York magazine ➡️
  • NORD VPN: Nord VPN ad booted off Australian TV for motorcyclist phone use ➡️
  • OPENAI: StackAdapt partners with OpenAI for ChatGPT advertising pilot ➡️
  • OUR COW: All-Natural Breasts Take Centre Stage Born’s First Work For Paddock-To-Plate Meat Brand Our Cow ➡️
  • POLY: Webull Australia launches OOH campaign with Poly and oOh!media ➡️
  • POLY: Webull Australia launches sport-framed OOH campaign via oOh!media’s POLY ➡️
  • POLY: Webull Australia Unveils OOH Campaign With POLY ➡️
  • ROLAND AUSTRALIA: Roland Australia and Young Henrys launch ‘Beats & Brews’ drumming event ➡️
  • SLACK: Slack’s Damian Naughton Joins ElevenLabs As It Lands In Australia ➡️
  • SNAP SEND SOLVE: MC Bin Chicken Fires Diss Track At Snap Send Solve Via Thinkerbell ➡️
  • SNAP SEND SOLVE: Snap Send Solve introduces MC Bin Chicken in new campaign ➡️
  • SUPERCARS: Kayo Sports stadium brings AFL, cricket and Supercars into Roblox ➡️
  • SUZUKI: Suzuki ‘Swift Hybrid Mother’s Day’ via ATime&Place ➡️
  • SUZUKI: Suzuki Automotive unveils Mother’s Day campaign with ATime&Place ➡️
  • SUZUKI: Suzuki swaps flowers for fuel in Mother’s Day Swift Hybrid campaign ➡️
  • SWIFT HYBRID: Suzuki swaps flowers for fuel in Mother’s Day Swift Hybrid campaign ➡️
  • SYDNEY BEARS: Aldi debuts 2026 snow gear with ice fashion show featuring Sydney Bears ➡️
  • SYDNEY SEAPLANES: Sydney Seaplanes Takes Brand Activations Sky High ➡️
  • TELCOS: Vodafone goes for the T with new Ali Wong campaign targeting ‘big telco’ pricing ➡️
  • TELSTRA: Ali Wong takes aim at Telstra in new Vodafone commercial ➡️
  • THE ICONIC: Dentsu Creative steps aside as the Iconic calls pitch ➡️
  • THE ICONIC: The Iconic going to pitch and Dentsu is out ➡️
  • THE ICONIC: The Iconic Pitches Creative, Dentsu Out ➡️
  • TWILIO: Twilio unveils new platform capabilities to enhance customer engagement ➡️
  • VERIZON: Verizon cuts more US jobs after major layoff round ➡️
  • VIRGIN: Pitch Wrap – Woolworths, Sunday Gravy, Virgin, WPP, RCJ, TAG, alt/shift/, free.studio ➡️
  • VODAFONE: Ali Wong returns for Vodafone to take aim at big telco pricing ➡️
  • VODAFONE: Ali Wong takes aim at Telstra in new Vodafone commercial ➡️
  • VODAFONE: Vodafone goes for the T with new Ali Wong campaign targeting ‘big telco’ pricing ➡️
  • WATERAID AUSTRALIA: WaterAid Australia launches ‘Time to Deliver’ campaign on maternal health inequality ➡️
  • WEBULL: Webull Australia gets sporty with OOH campaign ➡️
  • WEBULL: Webull Australia launches OOH campaign via oOh!media’s POLY ➡️
  • WEBULL: Webull Australia launches OOH campaign with Poly and oOh!media ➡️
  • WEBULL: Webull Australia launches sport-framed OOH campaign via oOh!media’s POLY ➡️
  • WEBULL: Webull Australia Unveils OOH Campaign With POLY ➡️
  • WESTFIELD: From Sneaky Kisses To First Jobs: Scentre Group Says Westfield Gives Punters The Feels & Drives Better Performance For Brands ➡️
  • WISE: Wise Taps Drake Content To Manage Its AU/NZ Travel Influencer Remit ➡️
  • WOOLWORTHS: M+C Saatchi bows out as Woolworths launches creative pitch ➡️
  • WOOLWORTHS: M+C Saatchi Not Re-Pitching For Woolies Creative Account ➡️
  • WOOLWORTHS: Pitch Wrap – Woolworths, Sunday Gravy, Virgin, WPP, RCJ, TAG, alt/shift/, free.studio ➡️
  • WOOLWORTHS: Woolworths pitches creative ➡️
  • WOOLWORTHS: Woolworths pitches lead creative account as M+C Saatchi steps away ➡️
  • YOUNG HENRYS: Roland Australia and Young Henrys launch ‘Beats & Brews’ drumming event ➡️
  • YUMI’S QUALITY FOODS: Yumi’s renews Sticki and DataSauce partnership after 4m-view campaign ➡️

Industry

  • AD DOLLARS: Ad Dollars ‘Work Harder’ In Regional Areas ➡️
  • AD INVESTMENT: Video Jumps To 29% Of Ad Investment As ‘Cautious’ Economy Forces Faster Planning ➡️
  • AD MARKET: ARN shareholders roundly reject exec remuneration as Stephenson forecasts ongoing flat ad market at AGM ➡️
  • ADIA: ADIA launches independent review of privacy code ➡️
  • ADVERTISING MARKET: ANALYSIS: A ‘nervous’ advertising market feels the war in the Middle East ➡️
  • AGENCIES: Hey agency leaders, babies don’t care about your Gantt charts ➡️
  • AI: Chinese court rules companies can’t fire people if AI takes their job ➡️
  • AI: Disney by D’Amaro: Earnings, AI, parks & 88% streaming boom ➡️
  • AI: Rubii bets on AI infrastructure as indie agencies pile in ➡️
  • AUSTRALIANS: Aussies love kids’ cartoons – just not paying for them ➡️
  • AWARDS: Thank You To Our Cairns Crocodiles Awards & Hatchlings Judges! ➡️
  • BIG TECH: America First, Unless It’s Big Tech: Why Australia’s Policy Hit A Nerve ➡️
  • BOOMTOWN: Boomtown Report Reveals Ad Dollars ‘Work Harder’ In Regional Areas ➡️
  • BRAND REPOSITIONING: Honda Australia appoints Wiredco. for social and content strategy amid brand repositioning ➡️
  • BRAND SECTORS: These brand sectors are running the worst pitches in Australia ➡️
  • CAIRNS CROCODILES: All You Need To Know About The Official Pinterest Welcome Party At Cairns Crocodiles ➡️
  • CAIRNS CROCODILES: An Insider’s Guide To The Best Cairns Crocodiles Sessions ➡️
  • CARTOONS: Aussies love kids’ cartoons – just not paying for them ➡️
  • CMO AWARDS 2026: CMO Awards 2026 winners revealed: Banking CMO tops the list, insurance, FMCG and retail strong showing in this year’s CMOs of the Year, Growth Initiative and Emerging Marketing Leader ➡️
  • CMOS: CMO Awards 2026 winners revealed: Banking CMO tops the list, insurance, FMCG and retail strong showing in this year’s CMOs of the Year, Growth Initiative and Emerging Marketing Leader ➡️
  • DATA: Data is like crack to us’ Australia’s video ad boom is outpacing measurement ➡️
  • DIGITAL: ‘Being seen is not the same as being felt’: BrandSpace Media says digital advertising over-optimised for cheap reach; shopping centres pitched as media’s new emotional advantage ➡️
  • DIGITAL: Tom Malone bets on Tapt Media as radio’s next power play goes national and digital ➡️
  • ECONOMY: Video Jumps To 29% Of Ad Investment As ‘Cautious’ Economy Forces Faster Planning ➡️
  • EMERGING MARKETING LEADER: CMO Awards 2026 winners revealed: Banking CMO tops the list, insurance, FMCG and retail strong showing in this year’s CMOs of the Year, Growth Initiative and Emerging Marketing Leader ➡️
  • EXECUTIVE PAY: Investors deliver epic blow to ARN exec pay amid Kyle & Jackie O war ➡️
  • FMCG: CMO Awards 2026 winners revealed: Banking CMO tops the list, insurance, FMCG and retail strong showing in this year’s CMOs of the Year, Growth Initiative and Emerging Marketing Leader ➡️
  • GROWTH INITIATIVE: CMO Awards 2026 winners revealed: Banking CMO tops the list, insurance, FMCG and retail strong showing in this year’s CMOs of the Year, Growth Initiative and Emerging Marketing Leader ➡️
  • IAB: IAB report finds video ad spend grows despite economic anxiety ➡️
  • IAB: IAB: Video advertising hits 29% market share as economic jitters shorten planning ➡️
  • IAB REPORT: Australian video advertising grows amidst economic concerns, IAB report reveals ➡️
  • IMAA: IMAA opens applications for 2026 Pitch-Chella ➡️
  • IMAA: IMAA opens Pitch-Chella 2026 ➡️
  • INMA: News Australia’s ‘Let Them Be Kids’ campaign secures dual wins at INMA Global Media Awards ➡️
  • INMA: News Australia’s Let Them Be Kids campaign wins top INMA honours ➡️
  • INSURANCE: CMO Awards 2026 winners revealed: Banking CMO tops the list, insurance, FMCG and retail strong showing in this year’s CMOs of the Year, Growth Initiative and Emerging Marketing Leader ➡️
  • MARKETING ACADEMY: Marketing Academy unveils second cohort for 2026 Global Fellowship Program ➡️
  • MEASUREMENT: Data is like crack to us’ Australia’s video ad boom is outpacing measurement ➡️
  • MEDIA PIONEER: CNN Founder & Media Pioneer Ted Turner Passes Away ➡️
  • MIDDLE EAST: ANALYSIS: A ‘nervous’ advertising market feels the war in the Middle East ➡️
  • MOTHER’S DAY: DoorDash takes on ‘Mental Load’ in latest Mother’s Day campaign ➡️
  • OMA: Colin Hindmarsh & Chris Tyquin Inducted Into OMA Hall Of Fame ➡️
  • OMA: OMA awards 2026: QMS, oOh! And JCDecaux take top honours ➡️
  • OMA: OMA Industry Awards 2026 winners revealed ➡️
  • PASSION ECONOMY: The passion economy: How Australians are investing in the lives they actually want ➡️
  • PERFORMANCE: Almost a quarter of WPP billings now based on performance ➡️
  • PITCH: These brand sectors are running the worst pitches in Australia ➡️
  • PRIVACY: Monash study reveals Australians’ misunderstanding of digital privacy ➡️
  • RADIO: Tom Malone bets on Tapt Media as radio’s next power play goes national and digital ➡️
  • REGIONAL AUSTRALIA: Boomtown Report Reveals Ad Dollars ‘Work Harder’ In Regional Areas ➡️
  • RETAIL: CMO Awards 2026 winners revealed: Banking CMO tops the list, insurance, FMCG and retail strong showing in this year’s CMOs of the Year, Growth Initiative and Emerging Marketing Leader ➡️
  • ROI: From Sneaky Kisses To First Jobs: Scentre Group Says Westfield Gives Punters The Feels & Drives Better Performance For Brands ➡️
  • RUBII: Aussie-Built Media Platform Rubii Announces JOY, Thinkerbell & More As Partners ➡️
  • RUBII: Rubii bets on AI infrastructure as indie agencies pile in ➡️
  • SHOPPING CENTRES: ‘Being seen is not the same as being felt’: BrandSpace Media says digital advertising over-optimised for cheap reach; shopping centres pitched as media’s new emotional advantage ➡️
  • SOCIAL AND CONTENT STRATEGY: Honda Australia appoints Wiredco. for social and content strategy amid brand repositioning ➡️
  • SOCIAL MEDIA: Kids outsmart social media age checks by drawing fake moustaches ➡️
  • SOCIAL MEDIA BAN: Early reviews of Australia’s social ban are in – and they aren’t good ➡️
  • STACKADAPT: StackAdapt partners with OpenAI for ChatGPT advertising pilot ➡️
  • STREAMING: Disney by D’Amaro: Earnings, AI, parks & 88% streaming boom ➡️
  • THE ECONOMY: Australian video advertising grows amidst economic concerns, IAB report reveals ➡️
  • THE ECONOMY: IAB: Video advertising hits 29% market share as economic jitters shorten planning ➡️
  • THE MARKETING ACADEMY: The Marketing Academy names second 2026 Global Fellowship cohort ➡️
  • TV RATINGS: TV Ratings (5/5/2026): Nine Edges Ahead In Quiz Show Showdown ➡️
  • UPFRONT: From Sneaky Kisses To First Jobs: Scentre Group Says Westfield Gives Punters The Feels & Drives Better Performance For Brands ➡️
  • VIDEO: Australian video advertising grows amidst economic concerns, IAB report reveals ➡️
  • VIDEO: Data is like crack to us’ Australia’s video ad boom is outpacing measurement ➡️
  • VIDEO: IAB: Video advertising hits 29% market share as economic jitters shorten planning ➡️
  • VIDEO: Video Jumps To 29% Of Ad Investment As ‘Cautious’ Economy Forces Faster Planning ➡️

MediaOwners

  • ABC: ABC pay dispute over as staff accept new deal ➡️
  • ABC: Meet the new cast: ABC revives Race Around the World ➡️
  • ARE MEDIA: Has anyone checked on Are Media? ➡️
  • ARN: ARN admits Kyle and Jackie O crisis cost more than their $20m payday ➡️
  • ARN: ARN blames $26m in lost advertising on anti-Kyle campaign ➡️
  • ARN: ARN ends a bad day down ➡️
  • ARN: ARN makes senior appointments to drive iHeart expansion ➡️
  • ARN: ARN punished by shareholders with executive pay increase denied ➡️
  • ARN: ARN rips 3.2 million shares from Kyle and Jackie O amid contract war ➡️
  • ARN: ARN shareholders roundly reject exec remuneration as Stephenson forecasts ongoing flat ad market at AGM ➡️
  • ARN: ARN taps Shauna Anderson and Elle Bowles for iHeart expansion ➡️
  • ARN: ARN’s ‘relentless” focus on costs with audio ad market flat ➡️
  • ARN: Investors deliver epic blow to ARN exec pay amid Kyle & Jackie O war ➡️
  • ARN: KIIS of death: Remuneration strike looms for ARN Media ➡️
  • ARN: Shareholders punish ARN ➡️
  • AVATAR: James Cameron sued for ‘exploiting’ actor to create ‘Avatar’ character ➡️
  • AVID COLLECTIVE: Avid Collective launches direct media partnerships platform ➡️
  • AVID COLLECTIVE: Avid Collective unveils collab platform to streamline media partnerships ➡️
  • CNN: Ted Turner, the CNN founder who rewrote television news, dies aged 87 ➡️
  • FOXTEL: Foxtel Business iQ lands largest rollout with Fortescue ➡️
  • FOXTEL: Foxtel deploys across Fortescue’s 11 remote mining villages ➡️
  • FOXTEL: Foxtel Media launches Kayo Sports stadium on Roblox with 7-eleven as first partner ➡️
  • IHEART: Shauna Anderson & Elle Bowles Join iHeart’s Sydney Leadership Team ➡️
  • JCDECAUX: OMA awards 2026: QMS, oOh! And JCDecaux take top honours ➡️
  • KAYO SPORTS: Kayo Sports Enters The Video Game Arena Through Roblox ➡️
  • KAYO SPORTS: Kayo SPORTS Stadium brings AFL, cricket and Supercars into Roblox ➡️
  • KAYO SPORTS: Kayo SPORTS Stadium launched on Roblox ➡️
  • KIIS: KIIS FM announces new fill-in Breakfast host ➡️
  • META: Mark Zuckerberg ‘personally authorised’ Meta’s copyright infringement ➡️
  • MIQ: MiQ Announces ‘New-Look’ Commercial Leadership Team With Suite Of Promotions & Hires ➡️
  • MIQ: MIQ reshapes leadership team to propel growth in ANZ ➡️
  • MIQ: MiQ restructures ANZ commercial team ➡️
  • MISFITS MEDIA: Misfits Media Reacts To Rampant Growth With Appointment Of Two Managing Partners ➡️
  • NETFLIX: Netflix Gets Into Short-Form Game With New ‘Clips’ Discovery Feature ➡️
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  • NEWS CORP: Movers & Shakers; News Corp, UM, Publicis Production, Spotify, Coles 360 ➡️
  • NEWS CORP: News Australia’s ‘Let Them Be Kids’ campaign secures dual wins at INMA Global Media Awards ➡️
  • NEWS CORP: News Australia’s Let Them Be Kids campaign wins top INMA honours ➡️
  • NEWS CORP: News Corp holds steady on results day, Index rises ➡️
  • NEWS CORP: News Corp on track for record profit ➡️
  • NEWS CORP: News Corp restructures Australia leadership ➡️
  • NEWS CORP: News Corp’s Mark Reinke Retires, Nicholas Gray Steps Up, Mike Connaghan Becomes Publisher Of The Australian ➡️
  • NEWS CORP: Nicholas Gray moves to head up state and regional at News Corp as Mark Reinke retires ➡️
  • NINE: Nine confirms ‘strategic review’ of Pedestrian ➡️
  • NINE: Nine’s TV Revenue Hit By ‘Confluence Of Uncertainty’ ➡️
  • NINE: Party paused for Ooh as Nine rebounds on Unmade Index ➡️
  • NINE: Reports: Karl Stefanovic forced to withdraw from NRL 360 by Nine ➡️
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  • NOVA: Cash Converters, Carat Perth, and Nova Entertainment launch ‘side quest city’ campaign ➡️
  • OOH!MEDIA: From Sneaky Kisses To First Jobs: Scentre Group Says Westfield Gives Punters The Feels & Drives Better Performance For Brands ➡️
  • OOH!MEDIA: OMA awards 2026: QMS, oOh! And JCDecaux take top honours ➡️
  • OOH!MEDIA: Party paused for Ooh as Nine rebounds on Unmade Index ➡️
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  • OOH!MEDIA: Webull Australia launches OOH campaign with Poly and oOh!media ➡️
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  • PARAMOUNT: Paramount Australia unifies linear and digital tv sales under new leadership ➡️
  • PARAMOUNT: Paramount unifies Australia TV sales under Grant Madigan ➡️
  • PARAMOUNT: Paramount unifies sales operations under Grant Madigan ➡️
  • PARAMOUNT: Paramount Unifies TV Sales Under One Roof As Grant Madigan Takes VP Role ➡️
  • PEDESTRIAN: ‘Unsolicited enquiries from parties’: Pedestrian Group for sale? ➡️
  • PEDESTRIAN: Nine confirms ‘strategic review’ of Pedestrian ➡️
  • PINTEREST: All You Need To Know About The Official Pinterest Welcome Party At Cairns Crocodiles ➡️
  • QMS: OMA awards 2026: QMS, oOh! And JCDecaux take top honours ➡️
  • RACE AROUND THE WORLD: Meet the new cast: ABC revives Race Around the World ➡️
  • ROBLOX: Foxtel Media launches Kayo Sports stadium on Roblox with 7-Eleven as first partner ➡️
  • ROBLOX: Kayo SPORTS Stadium launched on Roblox ➡️
  • SCA: ‘Chaos and crazy’: Southern Cross’s new CEO lost his chair on day two ➡️
  • SCA: Kerry Stokes always had a plan for Southern Cross – he said so himself ➡️
  • SCA: Leading Teams taps former SCA executive Trevor Crook as CEO ➡️
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  • SCENTRE GROUP: ‘Being seen is not the same as being felt’: BrandSpace Media says digital advertising over-optimised for cheap reach; shopping centres pitched as media’s new emotional advantage ➡️
  • SCENTRE GROUP: BrandSpace makes upfront debut ➡️
  • SCENTRE GROUP: From Sneaky Kisses To First Jobs: Scentre Group Says Westfield Gives Punters The Feels & Drives Better Performance For Brands ➡️
  • SPOTIFY: Movers & Shakers; News Corp, UM, Publicis Production, Spotify, Coles 360 ➡️
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People

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  • BRAD STEVENS: Brad Stevens launches AI-powered senior-only creative agency ➡️
  • CHLOE HOOPER: Fleur Marks Joins Chloe Hooper On The Limitless Equation Podcast ➡️
  • CHRIS TYQUIN: Colin Hindmarsh & Chris Tyquin Inducted Into OMA Hall Of Fame ➡️
  • COLIN HINDMARSH: Colin Hindmarsh & Chris Tyquin Inducted Into OMA Hall Of Fame ➡️
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  • DANIEL MACPHERSON: Daniel MacPherson joins Bus Stop Films as Ambassador ➡️
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  • ELLE BOWLES: Shauna Anderson & Elle Bowles Join iHeart’s Sydney Leadership Team ➡️
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  • GRANT MADIGAN: Paramount Australia appoints Grant Madigan as vice president of sales ➡️
  • GRANT MADIGAN: Paramount unifies Australia TV sales under Grant Madigan ➡️
  • GRANT MADIGAN: Paramount unifies sales operations under Grant Madigan ➡️
  • GRANT MADIGAN: Paramount Unifies TV Sales Under One Roof As Grant Madigan Takes VP Role ➡️
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  • JACKIE O: Investors Reject Stepho’s Pay But Back ‘Koala’ McLennan, Kyle & Jackie O Backlash Cost $22M ➡️
  • JACKIE O: Sandilands hits back at Jackie Henderson’s own foul language in new court documents ➡️
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  • KERRY STOKES: Kerry Stokes always had a plan for Southern Cross – he said so himself ➡️
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  • KYLE SANDILANDS: ARN rips 3.2 million shares from Kyle and Jackie O amid contract war ➡️
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  • KYLE SANDILANDS: Investors Reject Stepho’s Pay But Back ‘Koala’ McLennan, Kyle & Jackie O Backlash Cost $22M ➡️
  • KYLE SANDILANDS: Sandilands hits back at Jackie Henderson’s own foul language in new court documents ➡️
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  • NICHOLAS GRAY: News Corp’s Mark Reinke Retires, Nicholas Gray Steps Up, Mike Connaghan Becomes Publisher Of The Australian ➡️
  • NICHOLAS GRAY: Nicholas Gray moves to head up state and regional at News Corp as Mark Reinke retires ➡️
  • SAVANNAH GUTHRIE: Savannah Guthrie returns to ‘Today’ after dramatic mid-show exit ➡️
  • SHAUNA ANDERSON: ARN taps Shauna Anderson and Elle Bowles for iHeart expansion ➡️
  • SHAUNA ANDERSON: Shauna Anderson & Elle Bowles Join iHeart’s Sydney Leadership Team ➡️
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Updated: Sat 09 May 2026, 8:56 am