What the media industry in Australia is talking about today

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Agencies

  • ATOMIC 212°: Atomic 212°’s Joe Stevens jumps to Match & Wood ➡️
  • JACK NIMBLE: Jack Nimble bolsters leadership with two appointments ➡️
  • MANIFEST: Manifest raises $2 million for agency workflow platform ➡️
  • MATCH & WOOD: Atomic 212°’s Joe Stevens jumps to Match & Wood ➡️
  • OMNICOM: Omnicom hits growth curve with deep cost cutting on track ➡️
  • SAS: SAS Launches AI Navigator To Help Marketing Teams Govern AI-Driven Campaigns ➡️
  • SNACK DRAWER: Yo-Chi ‘Bottle Battle’ via Snack Drawer ➡️
  • UNDERDOG STUDIO: Ex-VML CEO launches Underdog Studio ➡️
  • VML: Ex-VML CEO launches Underdog Studio ➡️
  • WPP: WPP revenue falls as Elevate28 push continues ➡️

Companies

  • AMAZON AUSTRALIA: Amazon Australia advertising sales surge 60% ➡️
  • ATOMIC 212: Atomic 212’s Joe Stevens Hops To Match & Wood ➡️
  • ATOMIC 212°: Atomic 212°’s Joe Stevens jumps to Match & Wood ➡️
  • CLOUDFLARE: Cloudflare report highlights rising global internet disruptions in q1 2026 ➡️
  • COCA-COLA: Coca-Cola Returns To The NRL ➡️
  • CONTENT CLIQ: The Social CliQ merges Content CliQ as Isabella Biffi steps into GM role ➡️
  • ELEVATE28: WPP revenue falls as Elevate28 push continues ➡️
  • JACK NIMBLE: Jack Nimble bolsters leadership with two appointments ➡️
  • MANIFEST: AI-Based Agency Operations Platform Startup Manifest Raises $2M ➡️
  • MANIFEST: Manifest raises $2 million for agency workflow platform ➡️
  • MATCH & WOOD: Atomic 212’s Joe Stevens Hops To Match & Wood ➡️
  • MATCH & WOOD: Atomic 212°’s Joe Stevens jumps to Match & Wood ➡️
  • MELBOURNE FOOTBALL CLUB: Stan’s Dan Taylor exits to become Melbourne Football Club CEO ➡️
  • MICHAEL JACKSON MOVIE: Michael Jackson movie records second biggest biopic opening ➡️
  • MILWAUKEE TOOL: Roller & Visual Domain Help Milwaukee Tool Nail Its ‘Forever For The Trade’ Campaign ➡️
  • OMNICOM: Omnicom hits growth curve with deep cost cutting on track ➡️
  • OOH!MEDIA: Private equity lobs $750m bid for outdoor advertising giant oOh!media ➡️
  • ROLLER: Roller & Visual Domain Help Milwaukee Tool Nail Its ‘Forever For The Trade’ Campaign ➡️
  • SAS: ‘Don’t Let Your Roots Become Machine Driven’: SAS GenAI Leader Warns Overusing AI Is ‘Stunting Creativity’ ➡️
  • SAS: How SAS AI Navigator Is Putting Marketers In Control Of ‘High Risk’ AI-Driven Campaigns ➡️
  • SAS: SAS Upgrades Data Platform To Strengthen AI Foundations Behind Marketing Systems ➡️
  • THE SOCIAL CLIQ: The Social CliQ merges Content CliQ as Isabella Biffi steps into GM role ➡️
  • UNDERDOG STUDIO: Ex-VML CEO launches Underdog Studio ➡️
  • VISUAL DOMAIN: Roller & Visual Domain Help Milwaukee Tool Nail Its ‘Forever For The Trade’ Campaign ➡️
  • VML: Ex-VML CEO launches Underdog Studio ➡️
  • YO-CHI: Yo-Chi ‘Bottle Battle’ via Snack Drawer ➡️

Industry

  • AGEISM: The Experience Advocacy Taskforce appoints four ambassadors to tackle ageism ➡️
  • AGENCY WORKFLOW PLATFORM: Manifest raises $2 million for agency workflow platform ➡️
  • AI: ‘Don’t Let Your Roots Become Machine Driven’: SAS GenAI Leader Warns Overusing AI Is ‘Stunting Creativity’ ➡️
  • AI: Click and you’ll miss it: AI search squeezes Australian media ➡️
  • AI: How SAS AI Navigator Is Putting Marketers In Control Of ‘High Risk’ AI-Driven Campaigns ➡️
  • AI: SAS Upgrades Data Platform To Strengthen AI Foundations Behind Marketing Systems ➡️
  • AI SEARCH: Click and you’ll miss it: AI search squeezes Australian media ➡️
  • AI-DRIVEN CAMPAIGNS: SAS Launches AI Navigator To Help Marketing Teams Govern AI-Driven Campaigns ➡️
  • AUSTRALIAN MEDIA: Click and you’ll miss it: AI search squeezes Australian media ➡️
  • BIOPIC: Michael Jackson movie records second biggest biopic opening ➡️
  • EXPERIENCE ADVOCACY TASKFORCE: Industry heavyweights join Experience Advocacy Taskforce to tackle ageism ➡️
  • EXPERIENCE ADVOCACY TASKFORCE: The Experience Advocacy Taskforce appoints four ambassadors to tackle ageism ➡️
  • GENAI: ‘Don’t Let Your Roots Become Machine Driven’: SAS GenAI Leader Warns Overusing AI Is ‘Stunting Creativity’ ➡️
  • INDUSTRY HEAVYWEIGHTS: Industry heavyweights join Experience Advocacy Taskforce to tackle ageism ➡️
  • MARKETING SYSTEMS: SAS Upgrades Data Platform To Strengthen AI Foundations Behind Marketing Systems ➡️
  • MARKETING TEAMS: SAS Launches AI Navigator To Help Marketing Teams Govern AI-Driven Campaigns ➡️
  • MEDIA TALENT: How to be good media talent (and why it matters) ➡️
  • OUTDOOR ADVERTISING: Private equity lobs $750m bid for outdoor advertising giant oOh!media ➡️
  • PRIVATE EQUITY: Private equity lobs $750m bid for outdoor advertising giant oOh!media ➡️
  • THE EXPERIENCE ADVOCACY TASKFORCE: The Experience Advocacy Taskforce appoints four ambassadors to tackle ageism ➡️

Media

  • ABC: Hugh Marks: The ABC will trade risk for speed and local IP ➡️
  • OOH!MEDIA: Private equity firm makes $747m play for oOh!media ➡️
  • OOH!MEDIA: Private equity lobs $750m bid for outdoor advertising giant oOh!media ➡️
  • STAN: Stan’s Dan Taylor exits to become Melbourne Football Club CEO ➡️

People

  • AMBASSADORS: The Experience Advocacy Taskforce appoints four ambassadors to tackle ageism ➡️
  • DAN TAYLOR: Stan’s Dan Taylor exits to become Melbourne Football Club CEO ➡️
  • HUGH MARKS: Hugh Marks: The ABC will trade risk for speed and local IP ➡️
  • ISABELLA BIFFI: The Social CliQ merges Content CliQ as Isabella Biffi steps into GM role ➡️
  • JOE STEVENS: Atomic 212’s Joe Stevens Hops To Match & Wood ➡️
  • JOE STEVENS: Atomic 212°’s Joe Stevens jumps to Match & Wood ➡️
  • MICHAEL JACKSON: Michael Jackson movie records second biggest biopic opening ➡️
  • THE EXPERIENCE ADVOCACY TASKFORCE: The Experience Advocacy Taskforce appoints four ambassadors to tackle ageism ➡️

Updated: Wed 29 Apr 2026, 10:55 am