What the media industry in Australia has been talking about today

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Agencies & HoldCos

  • AKCELO: ‘Second To None’: Akcelo’s Peter Collins On The Detail In Award-Winning Cairns Crocodiles Campaign B&T
  • ALPHA DIGITAL: Alpha Digital regains independence AdNews
  • ALPHA DIGITAL: EXCLUSIVE: Matt Cooper buys back Alpha Digital from XPON for $776 mediaweek
  • DENTSU: Tabcorp chooses Dentsu as new media agency, ending long-term OMD partnership Mi3
  • DIRT CREATIVE STUDIO: Dirt unveils Bace for Move With Nicole mediaweek
  • DIRT CREATIVE STUDIO: Dirt unveils creative framework for global fitness platform, Bace Mi3
  • HOWATSON+CO: Howatson, Allianz, Australian Ethical and ANZ join Mumbrella’s Finance Marketing Summit Mumbrella
  • MONTOYA: Can creativity be sold as an EOFYS? Montoya hopes so Mumbrella
  • OMD: Tabcorp chooses Dentsu as new media agency, ending long-term OMD partnership Mi3
  • OUTSIDE CREATIVE: Wez Hawes joins Outside Creative partner strengthening female-founded agency’s unique Mi3
  • OUTSIDE IN: Wez Hawes joins OUTSIDE IN as creative partner mediaweek
  • OUTSIDE IN: Wez Hawes joins OUTSIDE IN as creative partner Mi3
  • PUBLICIS: Publicis Australia: B&T’s Agency Scorecard 2026 B&T
  • PUBLICIS: The days of crap experience briefs are over: Publicis Sapient CX chief pitches upfront problem solving to cope with true cost of design and content wastage in world of AI tokens, plus the new mentality required for CX Mi3
  • SOUND STORY: Sound Story acquires Bec Brown’s The Comms Department to deepen crisis expertise Mumbrella
  • SOUND STORY: Sound Story acquires The Comms Department mediaweek
  • THE COMMS DEPARTMENT: Sound Story acquires Bec Brown’s The Comms Department to deepen crisis expertise Mumbrella
  • THE COMMS DEPARTMENT: Sound Story acquires The Comms Department mediaweek
  • THE OPEN ARMS: Georgina Martina Inc. rebrands as the Courage Collective via The Open Arms AdNews
  • WELD STORIES: Weld Stories expands team AdNews
  • WELD STORIES: Weld stories expands team with trio of appointments Mi3

Companies & Advertisers

  • ALLIANZ: Howatson, Allianz, Australian Ethical and ANZ join Mumbrella’s Finance Marketing Summit Mumbrella
  • AMPOL: ACCC approves Ampol’s purchase of EG Australia with conditions mediaweek
  • ANZ: Howatson, Allianz, Australian Ethical and ANZ join Mumbrella’s Finance Marketing Summit Mumbrella
  • APPLE: Claire Murphy returns from redundancy to crack Apple’s top ten Podcasts AdNews
  • AUSTRALIAN ETHICAL: Howatson, Allianz, Australian Ethical and ANZ join Mumbrella’s Finance Marketing Summit Mumbrella
  • BACE: Dirt unveils Bace for Move With Nicole mediaweek
  • BACE: Dirt unveils creative framework for global fitness platform, Bace Mi3
  • BUNNINGS: Bunnings tops trust rankings; OpenAI enters most distrusted list as Optus tops it Mi3
  • CHATGPT: ChatGPT’s day in court: Florida goes to war with OpenAI mediaweek
  • COCA-COLA: Aussies Watching World Cup At Work Could Be ‘Huge Win’ For Advertisers, Including Coca-Cola B&T
  • EG AUSTRALIA: ACCC approves Ampol’s purchase of EG Australia with conditions mediaweek
  • GEORGINA MARTINA INC.: Georgina Martina Inc. rebrands as the Courage Collective via The Open Arms AdNews
  • JETSTAR: Jetstar takes flight with Shannon Noll look-alikes for 22nd anniversary Mi3
  • MCDONALD’S: McDonald’s Australia forgoes logo in ‘You Know Where’ OOH campaign Mi3
  • MOVE WITH NICOLE: Dirt unveils Bace for Move With Nicole mediaweek
  • NESPRESSO: Nespresso Australia unveils Vertuo Morning World experience in Sydney Mi3
  • OPENAI: ‘Controversial CEO’: OpenAI Enters The Top 20 Most Distrusted Brands B&T
  • OPENAI: Bunnings tops trust rankings; OpenAI enters most distrusted list as Optus tops it Mi3
  • OPENAI: ChatGPT’s day in court: Florida goes to war with OpenAI mediaweek
  • OPTUS: Bunnings tops trust rankings; OpenAI enters most distrusted list as Optus tops it Mi3
  • OPTUS: Optus topples Woolworths as Australia’s most distrusted brand Mumbrella
  • SODALI: Sodali’s ousted boss Christian Sealey plots Sue Cato-backed return AFR
  • SPECSAVERS: SpecSavers renews ‘Home and Away’ sponsorship with new Audiology twist Mi3
  • TABCORP: Tabcorp chooses Dentsu as new media agency, ending long-term OMD partnership Mi3
  • THE COURAGE COLLECTIVE: Georgina Martina Inc. rebrands as the Courage Collective via The Open Arms AdNews
  • TOYOTA: Woolies, Rinehart & Toyota Back News Australia’s Bush Summit, Albo To Attend B&T
  • UNILEVER: Kirsten Hasler trades flatpack furniture for FMCG, joins Unilever as CMO ANZ Mi3
  • WOOLWORTHS: Optus topples Woolworths as Australia’s most distrusted brand Mumbrella
  • WOOLWORTHS: Woolies, Rinehart & Toyota Back News Australia’s Bush Summit, Albo To Attend B&T

Industry & General Topics

  • AD SLUMP: Agencies urge clients to look past the April ad slump AdNews
  • ADIA: ADIA Opens Entries For 2026 ‘Research Got Talent’ Competition B&T
  • ADVERTISERS: Aussies Watching World Cup At Work Could Be ‘Huge Win’ For Advertisers B&T
  • ADVERTISING: Australian digital advertising faces talent crunch amid AI shift Mi3
  • AGENCIES: Agencies urge clients to look past the April ad slump AdNews
  • AI: Amazon scraps AI leaderboard after workers caught cheating mediaweek
  • AI: Australian digital advertising faces talent crunch amid AI shift Mi3
  • AI: The days of crap experience briefs are over: Publicis Sapient CX chief pitches upfront problem solving to cope with true cost of design and content wastage in world of AI tokens, plus the new mentality required for CX Mi3
  • BIG TECH: ‘Highly Unprincipled & Coercive’: Big Tech Lashes News Bargaining Incentive B&T
  • BRANDS: ‘Missing Out’: Does The Nighttime Economy Provide An Untapped Opportunity For Brands? B&T
  • BRANDS: Brands ‘Pressured’ Into Lifting Retail Media Spend Despite Lack Of ‘Trust’ & ‘Effectiveness’ B&T
  • BRANDS: Surprise new name enters ‘most distrusted’ list of brands in Australia mediaweek
  • CAIRNS CROCODILES: ‘Second To None’: Akcelo’s Peter Collins On The Detail In Award-Winning Cairns Crocodiles Campaign B&T
  • CREATIVITY: Can creativity be sold as an EOFYS? Montoya hopes so Mumbrella
  • CREATORS: Kantar launches a content creator measurement framework AdNews
  • CX: The days of crap experience briefs are over: Publicis Sapient CX chief pitches upfront problem solving to cope with true cost of design and content wastage in world of AI tokens, plus the new mentality required for CX Mi3
  • DIGITAL: Australian digital advertising faces talent crunch amid AI shift Mi3
  • INNOCEAN: Innocean: B&T’s Agency Scorecard 2026 B&T
  • JOBS: Australian digital advertising faces talent crunch amid AI shift Mi3
  • KANTAR: Kantar launches a content creator measurement framework AdNews
  • KANTAR: Kantar Launches Creator Content Effectiveness Framework B&T
  • NRL: NRL Rights War Heats Up As Broadcasters Battle For Control Of The Game B&T
  • PROGRAMMATIC: Australia’s biggest live audiences are now programmatic, and the opportunity is growing AdNews
  • RESEARCH: 2026 Research Got Talent AdNews
  • RESEARCH: ADIA Opens Entries For 2026 ‘Research Got Talent’ Competition B&T
  • RETAIL MEDIA: Brands ‘Pressured’ Into Lifting Retail Media Spend Despite Lack Of ‘Trust’ & ‘Effectiveness’ B&T
  • TALENT: 2026 Research Got Talent AdNews
  • TALENT: ADIA Opens Entries For 2026 ‘Research Got Talent’ Competition B&T
  • XPON: EXCLUSIVE: Matt Cooper buys back Alpha Digital from XPON for $776 mediaweek

Media Owners & Content

  • ADNEWS: Kantar launches a content creator measurement framework AdNews
  • ADNEWS: REGISTER NOW: AdNews Sydney L!VE full agenda revealed AdNews
  • AMAZON: Amazon scraps AI leaderboard after workers caught cheating mediaweek
  • B&T: Innocean: B&T’s Agency Scorecard 2026 B&T
  • HOME AND AWAY: SpecSavers renews ‘Home and Away’ sponsorship with new Audiology twist Mi3
  • JCDECAUX: ‘Missing Out’: Does The Nighttime Economy Provide An Untapped Opportunity For Brands? B&T
  • JCDECAUX: JCDecaux maps Australia’s $188 billion night economy AdNews
  • MEDIAWEEK: Meta expands Teen Accounts content settings globally mediaweek
  • META: Meta expands Teen Accounts content settings globally mediaweek
  • MUMBRELLA: Howatson, Allianz, Australian Ethical and ANZ join Mumbrella’s Finance Marketing Summit Mumbrella
  • MUMBRELLA: Marlborough House sale ends Sydney rite of passage for creatives Mumbrella
  • NEWS CORP: Woolies, Rinehart & Toyota Back News Australia’s Bush Summit, Albo To Attend B&T
  • NINE: Nine goes whole hog with ad-supported tier on Stan Mi3
  • NINE: Nine Introduces Ad-Supported Tier On Stan B&T
  • NINE: Nine launches ad-supported tier on Stan AdNews
  • NINE: Nine to launch advertising on Stan with new ad-supported tier mediaweek
  • SEVEN: 7plus claims top BVOD spot in May with 39% audience surge mediaweek
  • SEVEN: TV Ratings Tuesday 2 June: Seven News leads total TV mediaweek
  • STAN: Nine goes whole hog with ad-supported tier on Stan Mi3
  • STAN: Nine Introduces Ad-Supported Tier On Stan B&T
  • STAN: Nine launches ad-supported tier on Stan AdNews
  • STAN: Nine to launch advertising on Stan with new ad-supported tier mediaweek
  • TAPT MEDIA: Tapt Media launches Fascinated with Jacqui Felgate podcast mediaweek
  • TAPT MEDIA: Tapt Media Launches Long-Form Conversation Podcast ‘Fascinated With Jacqui Felgate’ B&T

People

  • ANTHONY ALBANESE: Woolies, Rinehart & Toyota Back News Australia’s Bush Summit, Albo To Attend B&T
  • BEC BROWN: Sound Story acquires Bec Brown’s The Comms Department to deepen crisis expertise Mumbrella
  • CHRISTIAN SEALEY: Sodali’s ousted boss Christian Sealey plots Sue Cato-backed return AFR
  • CLAIRE MURPHY: Claire Murphy returns from redundancy to crack Apple’s top ten Podcasts AdNews
  • GINA RINEHART: Woolies, Rinehart & Toyota Back News Australia’s Bush Summit, Albo To Attend B&T
  • JACQUI FELGATE: Tapt Media launches Fascinated with Jacqui Felgate podcast mediaweek
  • JACQUI FELGATE: Tapt Media Launches Long-Form Conversation Podcast ‘Fascinated With Jacqui Felgate’ B&T
  • KIRSTEN HASLER: Kirsten Hasler trades flatpack furniture for FMCG, joins Unilever as CMO ANZ Mi3
  • MATTHEW COOPER: EXCLUSIVE: Matt Cooper buys back Alpha Digital from XPON for $776 mediaweek
  • PETER COLLINS: ‘Second To None’: Akcelo’s Peter Collins On The Detail In Award-Winning Cairns Crocodiles Campaign B&T
  • SAM PANG: Sam Pang on his ‘polite’ Logies exit, and who should host next mediaweek
  • SCOTT PELLEY: Scott Pelley axed from 60 Minutes US after clashing with new executive producer mediaweek
  • SHANNON NOLL: Jetstar takes flight with Shannon Noll look-alikes for 22nd anniversary Mi3
  • SUE CATO: Sodali’s ousted boss Christian Sealey plots Sue Cato-backed return AFR
  • WEZ HAWES: Wez Hawes joins outside creative partner strengthening female founded agencys unique Mi3
  • WEZ HAWES: Wez Hawes joins OUTSIDE IN as creative partner mediaweek
Updated: Wed 03 Jun 2026, 6:14 pm