What the media industry in Australia is talking about today

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Agencies

  • 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 ➡️
  • BREAD AGENCY: Molemap selects Bread Agency for social media strategy in ANZ ➡️
  • CARAT: Carat, iProspect brands gone in Australia as Dentsu unifies media business into single local agency model ➡️
  • CARAT: Cash Converters, Carat Perth, and Nova Entertainment launch ‘side quest city’ campaign ➡️
  • DENTSU: Carat, iProspect brands gone in Australia as Dentsu unifies media business into single local agency model ➡️
  • DENTSU: The Iconic Pitches Creative, Dentsu Out ➡️
  • DENTSU CREATIVE: Dentsu Creative steps aside as the Iconic calls pitch ➡️
  • DRAKE CONTENT: Wise Taps Drake Content To Manage Its AU/NZ Travel Influencer Remit ➡️
  • ENTHRAL: Enthral celebrates 12th anniversary with fresh faces, ‘earned-first’ playbook and client wins ➡️
  • FREE.STUDIO: Betty’s Burgers taps free.studio for brand and campaign leadership ➡️
  • FREE.STUDIO: Pitch Wrap – Woolworths, Sunday Gravy, Virgin, WPP, RCJ, TAG, alt/shift/, free.studio ➡️
  • IPROSPECT: Carat, iProspect brands gone in Australia as Dentsu unifies media business into single local agency model ➡️
  • 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 ➡️
  • WONDERFUL: Wonderful wins four golds at international Communicator Awards ➡️
  • 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 ➡️

Companies

  • 7-ELEVEN: Foxtel Media launches Kayo Sports stadium on Roblox with 7-eleven as first partner ➡️
  • ACCOR: Accor launches all Creator Academy to train travel content influencers ➡️
  • ALLIANZ: Allianz debuts fully generative AI campaign ➡️
  • BETTY’S BURGERS: Betty’s Burgers taps free.studio for brand and campaign leadership ➡️
  • 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 ➡️
  • DOORDASH: DoorDash takes on ‘Mental Load’ in latest Mother’s Day campaign ➡️
  • ECOVACS ROBOTICS: Ecovacs Robotics debuts new brand platform targeting busy Australian families ➡️
  • LEADING TEAMS: Leading Teams taps former SCA executive Trevor Crook as CEO ➡️
  • LEADING TEAMS: Trevor Crook appointed CEO of Leading Teams ➡️
  • MOLEMAP: Molemap selects Bread Agency for social media strategy in ANZ ➡️
  • MONASH: Monash study reveals Australians’ misunderstanding of digital privacy ➡️
  • ROBLOX: Foxtel Media launches Kayo Sports stadium on Roblox with 7-Eleven as first partner ➡️
  • SCENTRE GROUP: ‘Being seen is not the same as being felt’: BrandSpace Media says digital advertising over-optimised for cheap reach; shopping centres pitched as media’s new emotional advantage ➡️
  • 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 ➡️
  • TELSTRA: Ali Wong takes aim at Telstra in new Vodafone commercial ➡️
  • THE ICONIC: Dentsu Creative steps aside as the Iconic calls pitch ➡️
  • 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 ➡️
  • VODAFONE: Ali Wong takes aim at Telstra in new Vodafone commercial ➡️
  • VODAFONE: Vodafone goes for the T with new Ali Wong campaign targeting ‘big telco’ pricing ➡️
  • WATERAID AUSTRALIA: WaterAid Australia launches ‘Time to Deliver’ campaign on maternal health inequality ➡️
  • WEBULL: Webull Australia gets sporty with OOH campaign ➡️
  • 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 ➡️

Industry

  • AD DOLLARS: Ad Dollars ‘Work Harder’ In Regional Areas ➡️
  • AD MARKET: ARN shareholders roundly reject exec remuneration as Stephenson forecasts ongoing flat ad market at AGM ➡️
  • AI: Disney by D’Amaro: Earnings, AI, parks & 88% streaming boom ➡️
  • AWARDS: Thank You To Our Cairns Crocodiles Awards & Hatchlings Judges! ➡️
  • BOOMTOWN: Boomtown Report Reveals Ad Dollars ‘Work Harder’ In Regional Areas ➡️
  • CAIRNS CROCODILES: An Insider’s Guide To The Best Cairns Crocodiles Sessions ➡️
  • DIGITAL: ‘Being seen is not the same as being felt’: BrandSpace Media says digital advertising over-optimised for cheap reach; shopping centres pitched as media’s new emotional advantage ➡️
  • IMAA: IMAA opens applications for 2026 Pitch-Chella ➡️
  • IMAA: IMAA opens Pitch-Chella 2026 ➡️
  • MARKETING ACADEMY: Marketing Academy unveils second cohort for 2026 Global Fellowship Program ➡️
  • MOTHER’S DAY: DoorDash takes on ‘Mental Load’ in latest Mother’s Day campaign ➡️
  • OMA: Colin Hindmarsh & Chris Tyquin Inducted Into OMA Hall Of Fame ➡️
  • OMA INDUSTRY AWARDS 2026: OMA Industry Awards 2026 winners revealed ➡️
  • PERFORMANCE: Almost a quarter of WPP billings now based on performance ➡️
  • PRIVACY: Monash study reveals Australians’ misunderstanding of digital privacy ➡️
  • REGIONAL AUSTRALIA: Boomtown Report Reveals Ad Dollars ‘Work Harder’ In Regional Areas ➡️
  • SHOPPING CENTRES: ‘Being seen is not the same as being felt’: BrandSpace Media says digital advertising over-optimised for cheap reach; shopping centres pitched as media’s new emotional advantage ➡️
  • STREAMING: Disney by D’Amaro: Earnings, AI, parks & 88% streaming boom ➡️

MediaOwners

  • ARN: ARN punished by shareholders with executive pay increase denied ➡️
  • ARN: ARN shareholders roundly reject exec remuneration as Stephenson forecasts ongoing flat ad market at AGM ➡️
  • FOXTEL: Foxtel Media launches Kayo Sports stadium on Roblox with 7-eleven as first partner ➡️
  • KIIS: KIIS FM announces new fill-in Breakfast host ➡️
  • NEWS CORP: Baleful bad-boy bots’: News Corp news takes a hit as ‘woo or sue’ campaign continues ➡️
  • NEWS CORP: Movers & Shakers; News Corp, UM, Publicis Production, Spotify, Coles 360 ➡️
  • NEWS CORP: News Australia’s ‘Let Them Be Kids’ campaign secures dual wins at INMA Global Media Awards ➡️
  • NEWS CORP: News Corp on track for record profit ➡️
  • NINE: Reports: Karl Stefanovic forced to withdraw from NRL 360 by Nine ➡️
  • NINE: TV Ratings (7/5/2026): Nine’s Tipping Point Edges Out The NRL ➡️
  • 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’ ➡️

People

  • ‘KOALA’ MCLENNAN: Investors Reject Stepho’s Pay But Back ‘Koala’ McLennan, Kyle & Jackie O Backlash Cost $22M ➡️
  • ALI WONG: Ali Wong returns for Vodafone to take aim at big telco pricing ➡️
  • ALI WONG: Ali Wong takes aim at Telstra in new Vodafone commercial ➡️
  • ALI WONG: Vodafone goes for the T with new Ali Wong campaign targeting ‘big telco’ pricing ➡️
  • CHRIS TYQUIN: Colin Hindmarsh & Chris Tyquin Inducted Into OMA Hall Of Fame ➡️
  • COLIN HINDMARSH: Colin Hindmarsh & Chris Tyquin Inducted Into OMA Hall Of Fame ➡️
  • JOSH 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 ➡️
  • KYLE SANDILANDS: Investors Reject Stepho’s Pay But Back ‘Koala’ McLennan, Kyle & Jackie O Backlash Cost $22M ➡️
  • MICHAEL STEPHENSON: ARN shareholders roundly reject exec remuneration as Stephenson forecasts ongoing flat ad market at AGM ➡️
  • NIC BUCKINGHAM: 72andSunny appoints Nic Buckingham executive creative director ➡️
  • SAVANNAH GUTHRIE: Savannah Guthrie returns to ‘Today’ after dramatic mid-show exit ➡️
  • STEPHO’S: Investors Reject Stepho’s Pay But Back ‘Koala’ McLennan, Kyle & Jackie O Backlash Cost $22M ➡️
  • TREVOR CROOK: Leading Teams taps former SCA executive Trevor Crook as CEO ➡️
  • TREVOR CROOK: Trevor Crook appointed CEO of Leading Teams ➡️
  • WESLEY HAWES: 72andSunny CCO Wesley Hawes Departs ➡️
  • WESLEY HAWES: Wesley Hawes leaves 72andSunny Sydney after 17 months ➡️
Updated: Fri 08 May 2026, 2:57 pm