What the media industry in Australia is talking about today

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Agencies & HoldCos

  • CUMMINS & PARTNERS: Road Safety Tasmania Launch ‘Confronting’ Campaign Via Cummins & Partners (B&T)
  • DEEP MEDIA: Deep Media taps ex-Amazon Ads executive to head retail media push (AdNews)
  • DEEP MEDIA: Deep Media taps former Amazon Ads exec Kacie Serls (mediaweek)
  • MEDIUM RARE: Medium Rare expands CommBank Connect commercial team (AdNews)
  • MEDIUM RARE: Medium Rare expands Commbank connect team amid growing demand (Mi3)
  • MEDIUM RARE: Medium Rare expands CommBank Connect team with three hires (mediaweek)
  • NIGHTJAR: Love Tilly Group consolidates into a single customer platform via Nightjar (AdNews)
  • OMNICOM: Omnicom’s CEO pay was cut to $1 and a lot of shareholders aren’t impressed (AdNews)
  • RICHARDS ROSE: In Conversation with Simon Hadfield: Digby Richards at Richards Rose (AdNews)
  • WPP PRODUCTION: WPP Production promotes Santiago Sánchez-Lozano to CEO, EMEA (mediaweek)

Companies & Advertisers

  • AIRALO: ESIM Provider Airalo Unveils Global Campaign ‘Connection Means The World’ Via Stink Studios (B&T)
  • BYD: Boomtown taps BYD and SCA leaders for regional advertising masterclass (mediaweek)
  • BYD: BYD media chief and SCA insights expert to headline Boomtown masterclass (AdNews)
  • COMMBANK: Medium Rare expands Commbank connect team amid growing demand (Mi3)
  • COMMBANK CONNECT: Medium Rare expands CommBank Connect commercial team (AdNews)
  • COMMBANK CONNECT: Medium Rare expands CommBank Connect team with three hires (mediaweek)
  • COUNTRY PRESS: Country Press warns about dilution of the News Bargaining Incentive (AdNews)
  • LOVE TILLY GROUP: Love Tilly Group consolidates into a single customer platform via Nightjar (AdNews)
  • LOVE TILLY GROUP: Love Tilly Group unifies hospitality brands with new digital platform (Mi3)
  • ROAD SAFETY TASMANIA: Road Safety Tasmania Launch ‘Confronting’ Campaign Via Cummins & Partners (B&T)
  • STINK STUDIOS: ESIM Provider Airalo Unveils Global Campaign ‘Connection Means The World’ Via Stink Studios (B&T)
  • WESTPAC: Westpac ordered to pay $26 million over hardship failures (mediaweek)

Industry & General Topics

  • ACAM: ACAM and Kantar forge strategic alliance to advance AI in marketing (Mi3)
  • AI: ACAM and Kantar forge strategic alliance to advance AI in marketing (Mi3)
  • FEED: Your feed knows what you like, and that’s the whole problem (mediaweek)
  • KANTAR: ACAM and Kantar forge strategic alliance to advance AI in marketing (Mi3)
  • NEWS BARGAINING INCENTIVE: Country Press warns about dilution of the News Bargaining Incentive (AdNews)
  • OUTCOME-BASED AGENCY REMUNERATION: Why Outcome-based Agency Remuneration Is Having A Moment & What Marketers Should Know (B&T)
  • RETAIL MEDIA: Deep Media taps ex-Amazon Ads executive to head retail media push (AdNews)

Media Owners & Content

  • ABC: ARIA Hall of Fame to air as standalone ABC special (mediaweek)
  • AMAZON: Deep Media taps ex-Amazon Ads executive to head retail media push (AdNews)
  • AMAZON: Deep Media taps former Amazon Ads exec Kacie Serls (mediaweek)
  • OOH!MEDIA: oOh!media: Digital only OOH is leaving ROI on the table (AdNews)
  • QMS: QMS lights up Vivid Sydney with major brand activations (mediaweek)
  • QMS: QMS partners with major brands for Vivid Sydney (AdNews)
  • QMS: QMS partners with over 20 major advertisers for Vivid Sydney 2026 (Mi3)
  • SCA: Boomtown taps BYD and SCA leaders for regional advertising masterclass (mediaweek)
  • SCA: BYD media chief and SCA insights expert to headline Boomtown masterclass (AdNews)
  • SCA: Gina Rinehart emerges as Bruce McWilliam’s backer in Southern Cross Media (AdNews)

People

  • BRUCE MCWILLIAM: Gina Rinehart emerges as Bruce McWilliam’s backer in Southern Cross Media (AdNews)
  • DIGBY RICHARDS: In Conversation with Simon Hadfield: Digby Richards at Richards Rose (AdNews)
  • GINA RINEHART: Gina Rinehart emerges as Bruce McWilliam’s backer in Southern Cross Media (AdNews)
  • KACIE SERLS: Deep Media taps former Amazon Ads exec Kacie Serls (mediaweek)
  • MYF WARHURST: ARIA Hall of Fame to air as standalone ABC special (mediaweek)
  • SANTIAGO SÁNCHEZ-LOZANO: WPP Production promotes Santiago Sánchez-Lozano to CEO, EMEA (mediaweek)
  • SIMON HADFIELD: In Conversation with Simon Hadfield: Digby Richards at Richards Rose (AdNews)

Updated: Wed 27 May 2026, 10:31 am