What the media industry in Australia is talking about today

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Agencies

  • ATIME&PLACE: Suzuki ‘Swift Hybrid Mother’s Day’ via ATime&Place ➡️
  • ATIME&PLACE: Suzuki Automotive unveils Mother’s Day campaign with ATime&Place ➡️
  • 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 ➡️
  • CX LAVENDER: Buyers circle CX Lavender as creditors meet ➡️
  • DENTSU: dentsu unites Australian media brands under one agency model ➡️
  • LEOPRD: Leoprd marks first year with client wins and senior hires ➡️
  • 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 ➡️
  • 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 ➡️

Companies

  • AVATAR: James Cameron sued for ‘exploiting’ actor to create ‘Avatar’ character ➡️
  • CANVA: ‘Failure of their legal obligations’: Canva fined $792,000 over late financial filings ➡️
  • ELEVENLABS: Slack’s Damian Naughton Joins ElevenLabs As It Lands In Australia ➡️
  • 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 ➡️
  • 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 ➡️
  • NORD VPN: Nord VPN ad booted off Australian TV for motorcyclist phone use ➡️
  • SLACK: Slack’s Damian Naughton Joins ElevenLabs As It Lands In Australia ➡️
  • SNAP SEND SOLVE: Snap Send Solve introduces MC Bin Chicken in new campaign ➡️
  • SUZUKI: Suzuki ‘Swift Hybrid Mother’s Day’ via ATime&Place ➡️
  • SUZUKI: Suzuki Automotive unveils Mother’s Day campaign with ATime&Place ➡️
  • TWILIO: Twilio unveils new platform capabilities to enhance customer engagement ➡️
  • WOOLWORTHS: Woolworths pitches lead creative account as M+C Saatchi steps away ➡️

Industry

  • AGENCIES: Hey agency leaders, babies don’t care about your Gantt charts ➡️

MediaOwners

  • ABC: Meet the new cast: ABC revives Race Around the World ➡️
  • 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’s ‘relentless” focus on costs with audio ad market flat ➡️
  • CNN: Ted Turner, the CNN founder who rewrote television news, dies aged 87 ➡️
  • IHEART: Shauna Anderson & Elle Bowles Join iHeart’s Sydney Leadership Team ➡️
  • NINE: Nine confirms ‘strategic review’ of Pedestrian ➡️
  • PARAMOUNT: Paramount Australia appoints Grant Madigan as vice president of sales ➡️
  • 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 ➡️
  • PEDESTRIAN: Nine confirms ‘strategic review’ of Pedestrian ➡️

People

  • BEN GREENSLADE: M+C Saatchi’s Ben Greenslade jumps to GYG ➡️
  • DAMIAN NAUGHTON: Slack’s Damian Naughton Joins ElevenLabs As It Lands In Australia ➡️
  • ELLE BOWLES: Shauna Anderson & Elle Bowles Join iHeart’s Sydney Leadership Team ➡️
  • 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 ➡️
  • JACKIE O: ARN admits Kyle and Jackie O crisis cost more than their $20m payday ➡️
  • JAMES CAMERON: James Cameron sued for ‘exploiting’ actor to create ‘Avatar’ character ➡️
  • JESSICA LAURIA: UM Appoints Jessica Lauria As Sydney Managing Director ➡️
  • JESSICA LAURIA: UM appoints Jessica Lauria to reinstated Sydney MD role ➡️
  • JESSICA LAURIA: UM Australia appoints Jessica Lauria as managing director of UM Sydney ➡️
  • JESSICA LAURIA: UM Australia taps Jessica Lauria to lead Sydney office ➡️
  • KYLE SANDILANDS: ARN admits Kyle and Jackie O crisis cost more than their $20m payday ➡️
  • KYLE SANDILANDS: ARN blames $26m in lost advertising on anti-Kyle campaign ➡️
  • MC BIN CHICKEN: Snap Send Solve introduces MC Bin Chicken in new campaign ➡️
  • SHAUNA ANDERSON: Shauna Anderson & Elle Bowles Join iHeart’s Sydney Leadership Team ➡️
  • TED TURNER: CNN founder Ted Turner’s life, in his own words ➡️
  • TED TURNER: Ted Turner, the CNN founder who rewrote television news, dies aged 87 ➡️

Updated: Thu 07 May 2026, 12:56 pm