What the media industry in Australia is talking about today

72ANDSUNNY: 72andSunny appoints Nic Buckingham executive creative director ➡️
72ANDSUNNY: 72andSunny CCO Wesley Hawes Departs ➡️
72ANDSUNNY: Wesley Hawes leaves 72andSunny Sydney after 17 months ➡️
ALT/SHIFT/: Pitch Wrap – Woolworths, Sunday Gravy, Virgin, WPP, RCJ, TAG, alt/shift/, free.studio ➡️
ATOMIC 212°: Inside Atomic 212°’s Adelaide play ➡️
CARAT: Cash Converters, Carat Perth, and Nova Entertainment launch ‘side quest city’ campaign ➡️
DRAKE CONTENT: Wise Taps Drake Content To Manage Its AU/NZ Travel Influencer Remit ➡️
FREE.STUDIO: Pitch Wrap – Woolworths, Sunday Gravy, Virgin, WPP, RCJ, TAG, alt/shift/, free.studio ➡️
PUBLICIS: Movers & Shakers; News Corp, UM, Publicis Production, Spotify, Coles 360 ➡️
RCJ: Pitch Wrap – Woolworths, Sunday Gravy, Virgin, WPP, RCJ, TAG, alt/shift/, free.studio ➡️
SUNDAY GRAVY: Pitch Wrap – Woolworths, Sunday Gravy, Virgin, WPP, RCJ, TAG, alt/shift/, free.studio ➡️
TAG: Pitch Wrap – Woolworths, Sunday Gravy, Virgin, WPP, RCJ, TAG, alt/shift/, free.studio ➡️
UM: Movers & Shakers; News Corp, UM, Publicis Production, Spotify, Coles 360 ➡️
WPP: Almost a quarter of WPP billings now based on performance ➡️
WPP: Pitch Wrap – Woolworths, Sunday Gravy, Virgin, WPP, RCJ, TAG, alt/shift/, free.studio ➡️

7-ELEVEN: Foxtel Media launches Kayo Sports stadium on Roblox with 7-eleven as first partner ➡️
CASH CONVERTERS: Cash Converters, Carat Perth, and Nova Entertainment launch ‘side quest city’ campaign ➡️
COLES: Movers & Shakers; News Corp, UM, Publicis Production, Spotify, Coles 360 ➡️
DISNEY: Disney by D’Amaro: Earnings, AI, parks & 88% streaming boom ➡️
SUZUKI: Suzuki swaps flowers for fuel in Mother’s Day Swift Hybrid campaign ➡️
SWIFT HYBRID: Suzuki swaps flowers for fuel in Mother’s Day Swift Hybrid campaign ➡️
SYDNEY SEAPLANES: Sydney Seaplanes Takes Brand Activations Sky High ➡️
VERIZON: Verizon cuts more US jobs after major layoff round ➡️
VIRGIN: Pitch Wrap – Woolworths, Sunday Gravy, Virgin, WPP, RCJ, TAG, alt/shift/, free.studio ➡️
VODAFONE: Ali Wong returns for Vodafone to take aim at big telco pricing ➡️
WATERAID AUSTRALIA: WaterAid Australia launches ‘Time to Deliver’ campaign on maternal health inequality ➡️
WISE: Wise Taps Drake Content To Manage Its AU/NZ Travel Influencer Remit ➡️
WOOLWORTHS: Pitch Wrap – Woolworths, Sunday Gravy, Virgin, WPP, RCJ, TAG, alt/shift/, free.studio ➡️

BOOMTOWN REPORT: Boomtown Report Reveals Ad Dollars ‘Work Harder’ In Regional Areas ➡️
IMAA: IMAA opens applications for 2026 Pitch-Chella ➡️
IMAA: IMAA opens Pitch-Chella 2026 ➡️

FOXTEL: Foxtel Media launches Kayo Sports stadium on Roblox with 7-eleven as first partner ➡️
KIIS FM: KIIS FM announces new fill-in Sydney Breakfast host ➡️
NEWS CORP: Movers & Shakers; News Corp, UM, Publicis Production, Spotify, Coles 360 ➡️
NEWS CORP: News Corp on track for record profit ➡️
NINE: Reports: Karl Stefanovic forced to withdraw from NRL 360 by Nine ➡️
NOVA: Cash Converters, Carat Perth, and Nova Entertainment launch ‘side quest city’ campaign ➡️
SCA: Leading Teams taps former SCA executive Trevor Crook as CEO ➡️
SCENTRE GROUP: BrandSpace makes upfront debut ➡️
SPOTIFY: Movers & Shakers; News Corp, UM, Publicis Production, Spotify, Coles 360 ➡️
THE TRADE DESK: The Trade Desk revenue rises 12 per cent ➡️
THE TRADE DESK: The Trade Desk revenue surges 12% ‘despite headwinds’ ➡️

ALI WONG: Ali Wong returns for Vodafone to take aim at big telco pricing ➡️
D’AMARO: Disney by D’Amaro: Earnings, AI, parks & 88% streaming boom ➡️
KARL STEFANOVIC: Reports: Karl Stefanovic forced to withdraw from NRL 360 by Nine ➡️
NIC BUCKINGHAM: 72andSunny appoints Nic Buckingham executive creative director ➡️
SAVANNAH GUTHRIE: Savannah Guthrie returns to ‘Today’ after dramatic mid-show exit ➡️
TREVOR CROOK: Leading Teams taps former SCA executive Trevor Crook as CEO ➡️
WESLEY HAWES: 72andSunny CCO Wesley Hawes Departs ➡️
WESLEY HAWES: Wesley Hawes leaves 72andSunny Sydney after 17 months ➡️