What the media industry in Australia was talking about yesterday

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Agencies

  • CLEMENGER BBDO: Spinach appoints ex-Clemenger BBDO creative Morgan Bloxham (Mi3)
  • CLEMENGER BBDO: Spinach taps ex-Clemenger BBDO creative Morgan Bloxham (mediaweek)
  • FOUNDRY: Former ARN media creatives setup independent agency, Foundry (Mi3)
  • HATCHED: Young Guns: Yasemin Akpinar at Hatched (AdNews)
  • HAVAS: Havas Red Australia secures Smartsheet PR account for ANZ (Mi3)
  • HAVAS: HAVAS Red wins Smartsheet ANZ PR account (mediaweek)
  • IDEALLY: Ideally acquires AI startup Aether (AdNews)
  • IDEALLY: Ideally Acquires AI Startup Aether To Turn Research Into Ready-To-Share Decks (B&T)
  • INITIATIVE: Initiative Australia bolsters leadership with two fresh faces (Mi3)
  • INITIATIVE: Initiative Australia strengthens leadership with two senior hires (mediaweek)
  • INITIATIVE: Initiative bolsters leadership with a managing partner and head of marketing (AdNews)
  • INITIATIVE: Initiative Strengthens Senior Leadership Team With Mikayla Ellis & Samantha Smith (B&T)
  • MONKS: Being ‘Slow Is A Strategic Liability’: Monks Deliver Wake-Up Call At Cairns Crocodiles (B&T)
  • OMNICOM: Geoff Clarke appointed to operational leadership role at Omnicom Media (AdNews)
  • OMNICOM: Omnicom Media Australia creates business transformation team under Geoff Clarke (AdNews)
  • SPINACH: Spinach appoints ex-Clemenger BBDO creative Morgan Bloxham (Mi3)
  • SPINACH: Spinach appoints Morgan Bloxham senior creative, art and content (AdNews)
  • SPINACH: Spinach taps ex-Clemenger BBDO creative Morgan Bloxham (mediaweek)
  • SPYROSOFT ADTECH: Industry Profile: Michael Sweeney at Spyrosoft AdTech (AdNews)
  • WPP: Are Media and WPP Media bring L’Oréal Paris Glass Skin launch to ELLE Australia (AdNews)
  • WPP: Are Media, L’Oréal Paris, and WPP Media debut multi-platform campaign for glass skin range (Mi3)

Companies

  • AETHER: Ideally acquires AI startup Aether (AdNews)
  • AETHER: Ideally Acquires AI Startup Aether To Turn Research Into Ready-To-Share Decks (B&T)
  • BOOMI: Brand is everything in agentic commerce’ says Boomi CEO, as business sees 50% pipeline uplift, 127% brand awareness gain, sales cycles shrink after CMO AI overhaul (Mi3)
  • BYD: From China To Broken Hill: BYD’s Kate Hornstein On Bringing EVs Into The Mainstream (B&T)
  • CISCO: Cisco promotes Cori Moran to lead APAC comms (Mumbrella)
  • COLES: Coles goes ‘Down Down’ over false discounts advertising (AdNews)
  • COLES: Court Finds Coles Misled Customers Over ‘Down, Down’ Discounts (B&T)
  • COLES: Federal Court finds Coles misled consumers with ‘Down Down’ discounts (Mi3)
  • COLES: Federal Court rules Coles misled shoppers with Down Down discounts (mediaweek)
  • CROCS: All About AI As Yacht Parties, Quiz Chaos & Seafood Feasts Take Over Day Two (B&T)
  • DIAGEO: Diageo retail media lead Roger Dunn exits for adtech startup Thrad (Mumbrella)
  • FCK THE CUPCAKES: Fck the cupcakes founders launch podcast (AdNews)
  • KOMO: Rugby Australia taps Komo for fan engagement and loyalty platform (mediaweek)
  • L’ORÉAL: Are Media and WPP Media bring L’Oréal Paris Glass Skin launch to ELLE Australia (AdNews)
  • L’ORÉAL: Are Media, L’Oréal Paris, and WPP Media debut multi-platform campaign for glass skin range (Mi3)
  • L’ORÉAL: ELLE Australia leads L’Oréal Paris Glass Skin launch (mediaweek)
  • NBCUNIVERSAL: NBCUniversal nabs Stephanie Russell-Lam from WBD (mediaweek)
  • PERSICH PERSONAL INJURY: Persich Personal Injury launches ‘Not Our First Time’ brand campaign (Mi3)
  • RUGBY AUSTRALIA: Rugby Australia taps Komo for fan engagement and loyalty platform (mediaweek)
  • SAMSONITE: Samsonite’s ‘Seriously Tough’ campaign showcases durability with wrecking ball (Mi3)
  • SAP: Aussies Switch Off As SAP Research Exposes Critical ‘Relevance Gap’ In Marketing (B&T)
  • SMARTSHEET: Havas Red Australia secures Smartsheet PR account for ANZ (Mi3)
  • SMARTSHEET: HAVAS Red wins Smartsheet ANZ PR account (mediaweek)
  • WBD: NBCUniversal nabs Stephanie Russell-Lam from WBD (mediaweek)

Industry

  • ADVERTISING: Federal Budget reforms arrive, but with ‘sugar hits’ deferred and inflation still to be curbed, advertising and retail industries are planning for continued caution, not immediate upside (Mi3)
  • AI: AI Craft Winners – Cairns Crocodiles Awards 2026 (B&T)
  • AI: AI Innovation Campaign Winners – Cairns Crocodiles Awards 2026 (B&T)
  • AI: All About AI As Yacht Parties, Quiz Chaos & Seafood Feasts Take Over Day Two (B&T)
  • AI: Automotive Campaign Winners – Cairns Crocodiles Awards 2026 (B&T)
  • AI: Ben Crawford on why agencies are investing in AI but not change (mediaweek)
  • AI: Brand is everything in agentic commerce’ says Boomi CEO, as business sees 50% pipeline uplift, 127% brand awareness gain, sales cycles shrink after CMO AI overhaul (Mi3)
  • AI: Ideally acquires AI startup Aether (AdNews)
  • AI: Ideally Acquires AI Startup Aether To Turn Research Into Ready-To-Share Decks (B&T)
  • AI: WARC: Meta’s rapid advertising revenue growth s being fuelled by AI (AdNews)
  • AWARDS: Strategy Winners – Cairns Crocodiles Awards 2026 (B&T)
  • AWARDS: Technology Campaign Winners – Cairns Crocodiles Awards 2026 (B&T)
  • AWARDS: The Cairns Crocodiles Awards 2026 Grand Prix (B&T)
  • CAIRNS CROCODILES: Bringing Back The Feels At Cairns Crocodiles (B&T)
  • CAIRNS CROCODILES: Travel / Leisure Campaign Winner – Cairns Crocodiles Awards 2026 (B&T)
  • DEMAND: Can Marketers Shape Demand Before It Forms? (B&T)
  • DISCOUNTS: YouGov survey: Discounts drive Australians away from healthy grocery choices (Mi3)
  • ENTERTAINMENT CAMPAIGN: Entertainment Campaign Winners – Cairns Crocodiles Awards 2026 (B&T)
  • FEDERAL BUDGET: Federal budget 2026 – Juggling spinning plates in a crisis (AdNews)
  • FEDERAL BUDGET: Federal Budget reforms arrive, but with ‘sugar hits’ deferred and inflation still to be curbed, advertising and retail industries are planning for continued caution, not immediate upside (Mi3)
  • HEALTHY GROCERY CHOICES: YouGov survey: Discounts drive Australians away from healthy grocery choices (Mi3)
  • INDUSTRY PROFILE: Industry Profile: Michael Sweeney at Spyrosoft AdTech (AdNews)
  • MARKETERS: Can Marketers Shape Demand Before It Forms? (B&T)
  • MARKETERS: Jon Evans: ‘The Best Marketers Act Like Founders’, Not Walking Press Releases (B&T)
  • MARKETING: Aussies Switch Off As SAP Research Exposes Critical ‘Relevance Gap’ In Marketing (B&T)
  • RETAIL: Federal Budget reforms arrive, but with ‘sugar hits’ deferred and inflation still to be curbed, advertising and retail industries are planning for continued caution, not immediate upside (Mi3)
  • THRAD: Diageo retail media lead Roger Dunn exits for adtech startup Thrad (Mumbrella)
  • YOUGOV: YouGov survey: Discounts drive Australians away from healthy grocery choices (Mi3)

MediaOwners

  • 10: Sports Tonight returns to 10’s Late News (mediaweek)
  • ABC: ABC pivots to video podcasts in youth audience push (mediaweek)
  • ARE MEDIA: Are Media and WPP Media bring L’Oréal Paris Glass Skin launch to ELLE Australia (AdNews)
  • ARE MEDIA: Are Media, L’Oréal Paris, and WPP Media debut multi-platform campaign for glass skin range (Mi3)
  • ARE MEDIA: Nine, Mamamia and Are Media leaders to discuss industry’s ‘post-platform pivot’ at Publish (Mumbrella)
  • ARN: ‘Probably’: Karl Stefanovic drops another not-so-subtle ARN hint (mediaweek)
  • ARN: Former ARN creatives launch Foundry agency after redundancies (mediaweek)
  • ARN: Former ARN media creatives setup independent agency, Foundry (Mi3)
  • ARN: Making brave creative: Redundant ARN executives launch agency (AdNews)
  • ARN: Making brave work: Redundant ARN creatives launch agency (AdNews)
  • BBC NEWS: BBC News back from the TV wilderness with second new carriage deal (Mumbrella)
  • BBC NEWS: BBC News lands on Binge and Foxtel (mediaweek)
  • BINGE: BBC News lands on Binge and Foxtel (mediaweek)
  • ELLE: Are Media and WPP Media bring L’Oréal Paris Glass Skin launch to ELLE Australia (AdNews)
  • ELLE: ELLE Australia leads L’Oréal Paris Glass Skin launch (mediaweek)
  • FOX SPORTS: Fox Sports Rolls Out The NRL Red Carpet For Ultimate Magic Round Spot (B&T)
  • FOXTEL: BBC News lands on Binge and Foxtel (mediaweek)
  • MAMAMIA: Nine, Mamamia and Are Media leaders to discuss industry’s ‘post-platform pivot’ at Publish (Mumbrella)
  • META: Meta Rolls Out Upgraded AI Voice Experience Across Australia & NZ (B&T)
  • META: WARC: Meta’s rapid advertising revenue growth s being fuelled by AI (AdNews)
  • NETFLIX: Netflix expands programmatic and plans advertising-supported subscriptions in NZ (AdNews)
  • NETFLIX: Netflix goes toe-to-toe with TV giants in aggressive ad pitch (mediaweek)
  • NETWORK TEN: Sports Tonight returns to 10’s Late News (mediaweek)
  • NINE: Nine, Mamamia and Are Media leaders to discuss industry’s ‘post-platform pivot’ at Publish (Mumbrella)
  • OOH!MEDIA: Ooh Media confirms 82 redundancies as it slashes costs (Mumbrella)
  • OOH!MEDIA: oOh! moves at ‘pace’ to negotiate as suitors line-up (AdNews)
  • OOH!MEDIA: oOh!media cuts 9% of staff (AdNews)
  • OOH!MEDIA: oOh!media to cut 82 jobs by end of June as part of $12m bottom-line improvement programs (Mi3)
  • SBS: Jane Palfreyman appointed SBS managing director (Mumbrella)
  • SBS: Melissa Leong breaks silence after SBS pulls Taste of Art (mediaweek)
  • SBS: SBS Installs Jane Palfreyman As MD (B&T)
  • YAHOO: The Cairns Hatchlings Winners 2026, Presented By Yahoo (B&T)

People

  • BEN CRAWFORD: Ben Crawford on why agencies are investing in AI but not change (mediaweek)
  • CORI MORAN: Cisco promotes Cori Moran to lead APAC comms (Mumbrella)
  • GEOFF CLARKE: Geoff Clarke appointed to operational leadership role at Omnicom Media (AdNews)
  • GEOFF CLARKE: Omnicom Media Australia creates business transformation team under Geoff Clarke (AdNews)
  • JANE PALFREYMAN: Jane Palfreyman appointed SBS managing director (Mumbrella)
  • JANE PALFREYMAN: SBS Installs Jane Palfreyman As MD (B&T)
  • JEFF PURSER: Jeff Purser on the hidden patterns behind how people say yes (mediaweek)
  • JOHN CAMERON: WTFN’s Radar appoints John Cameron as digital studios head (mediaweek)
  • JON EVANS: Jon Evans: ‘The Best Marketers Act Like Founders’, Not Walking Press Releases (B&T)
  • KARL STEFANOVIC: ‘Probably’: Karl Stefanovic drops another not-so-subtle ARN hint (mediaweek)
  • KATE HORNSTEIN: From China To Broken Hill: BYD’s Kate Hornstein On Bringing EVs Into The Mainstream (B&T)
  • KYLE SANDILANDS: Did Kyle Sandilands just tease a July launch for a ‘massive’ new project? (mediaweek)
  • LAURA AGRICOLA: Melbourne Confidential: Laura Agricola (B&T)
  • MEGHAN MARKLE: Meghan Markle’s As Ever ad backfires when necklace price discovered (mediaweek)
  • MELISSA LEONG: Melissa Leong breaks silence after SBS pulls Taste of Art (mediaweek)
  • MICHAEL SWEENEY: Industry Profile: Michael Sweeney at Spyrosoft AdTech (AdNews)
  • MIKAYLA ELLIS: Initiative Strengthens Senior Leadership Team With Mikayla Ellis & Samantha Smith (B&T)
  • MORGAN BLOXHAM: Spinach appoints ex-Clemenger BBDO creative Morgan Bloxham (Mi3)
  • MORGAN BLOXHAM: Spinach appoints Morgan Bloxham senior creative, art and content (AdNews)
  • MORGAN BLOXHAM: Spinach taps ex-Clemenger BBDO creative Morgan Bloxham (mediaweek)
  • ROGER DUNN: Diageo retail media lead Roger Dunn exits for adtech startup Thrad (Mumbrella)
  • SAMANTHA SMITH: Initiative Strengthens Senior Leadership Team With Mikayla Ellis & Samantha Smith (B&T)
  • STEPHANIE RUSSELL-LAM: NBCUniversal nabs Stephanie Russell-Lam from WBD (mediaweek)
  • YASEMIN AKPINAR: Young Guns: Yasemin Akpinar at Hatched (AdNews)
Updated: Thu 14 May 2026, 11:02 pm