What the media industry in Australia is talking about today

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Agencies & HoldCos

  • ADUNION: AdUnion retains three media accounts AdNews
  • ADUNION: Adunion secures multi-year contracts with Tangerine, More, and Wild Secrets Mi3
  • INITIATIVE: Initiative Australia appoints Melbourne MD AdNews
  • MCCANN: McDonald’s NZ and McCann unveil ‘AM to MMMM’ breakfast campaign Mi3
  • S4: S4 Capital cuts 11% of workforce AdNews
  • SUDDENLY: Suddenly launches retail media division with BWS partnership mediaweek
  • SUDDENLY: Suddenly launches retail media division, partners with BWS for in-store screen network Mi3

Companies & Advertisers

  • ADORA FERTILITY: Adora Fertility launches ‘Simba Cam’ activation AdNews
  • APPLE: Apple unveils new Siri AI at WWDC 2026 mediaweek
  • BWS: Suddenly launches retail media division with BWS partnership mediaweek
  • BWS: Suddenly launches retail media division, partners with BWS for in-store screen network Mi3
  • KLEENHEAT: Kleenheat unveils ‘Too Easy’ brand platform to simplify energy experience in WA Mi3
  • MCDONALD’S: McDonald’s NZ and McCann unveil ‘AM to MMMM’ breakfast campaign Mi3
  • MORE: Adunion secures multi-year contracts with Tangerine, More, and Wild Secrets Mi3
  • PEGA: Shocked by costs’: Pega says firms are paying too much for AI thinking; reveals outcome-based pricing as agent costs explode; Tokenmaxxing is ridiculous, says CEO Alan Trefler Mi3
  • TANGERINE: Adunion secures multi-year contracts with Tangerine, More, and Wild Secrets Mi3
  • WILD SECRETS: Adunion secures multi-year contracts with Tangerine, More, and Wild Secrets Mi3

Industry & General Topics

  • ADVERTISING: Jobs Intelligence – The latest ad industry roles, June 9, 2026 AdNews
  • AUSTRALIANS: Australian’s win big at the World Out Of Home Global Congress AdNews
  • MEDIA INDUSTRY: King’s Birthday 2026 honours for media industry figures AdNews
  • OMA: OMA launches The Big Issue’s 30th anniversary AdNews
  • OMA: Outdoor Media Association backs The Big Issue’s 30th anniversary campaign Mi3
  • OUT OF HOME: World out of home revenue is up 15% AdNews

Media Owners & Content

  • NINE: Vinyl Group to acquire Pedestrian Group from Nine Digital Mi3
  • NINE: Vinyl Group to acquire Pedestrian Group from Nine for nominal consideration mediaweek
  • PEDESTRIAN: Vinyl acquires Pedestrian Group AdNews
  • PEDESTRIAN: Vinyl Group to acquire Pedestrian Group from Nine Digital Mi3
  • PEDESTRIAN: Vinyl Group to acquire Pedestrian Group from Nine for nominal consideration mediaweek
  • THE WEST AUSTRALIAN: The West Australian launches multi-channel brand campaign Mi3
  • VAL MORGAN: VMO claims largest retail outdoor footprint in Australia mediaweek
  • VAL MORGAN: VMO expands retail OOH network to 550 locations AdNews
  • VINYL GROUP: Vinyl acquires Pedestrian Group AdNews
  • VINYL GROUP: Vinyl Group to acquire Pedestrian Group from Nine Digital Mi3
  • VINYL GROUP: Vinyl Group to acquire Pedestrian Group from Nine for nominal consideration mediaweek

People

  • ALAN TREFLER: Shocked by costs’: Pega says firms are paying too much for AI thinking; reveals outcome-based pricing as agent costs explode; Tokenmaxxing is ridiculous, says CEO Alan Trefler Mi3
  • SARAH O’LEARY: Sarah O’Leary returns to Initiative Australia as Melbourne Managing Director Mi3

Updated: Tue 09 Jun 2026, 9:50 am