What the media industry in Australia was talking about yesterday

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Agencies

  • Bastion: Kellanova moves media from Bastion back to Zenith ➡️
  • Bastion: Movers & Shakers; WPP, Bastion, Stan, Southern Cross Media, Anthropic ➡️
  • Emotive: ‘Creatives become creators’: Emotive’s Simon Joyce on the agency’s new production arm ➡️
  • Omnicom: Omnicom has already used AI to buy media for a real client ➡️
  • PQ Media: PQ Media:Global consumer media spending to grow 3.7% in 2026 ➡️
  • R/GA: R/GA celebrates 50 years with new book and AI innovation ➡️
  • R/GA: R/GA charts 50 years of innovation with new book release ➡️
  • R/GA: R/GA launches book ➡️
  • R/GA: R/GA Releases Book Chronicling Its 50 Years Of Creativity, Technology & Brand Innovation ➡️
  • WPP: Movers & Shakers; WPP, Bastion, Stan, Southern Cross Media, Anthropic ➡️
  • Zenith: Kellanova moves media from Bastion back to Zenith ➡️

Companies

  • AFL: TV Ratings (30/4/2026): Women’s State Of Origin Edges AFL In Thursday Night Code Clash ➡️
  • AI Tech: Meta’s Average Ad Cost & Profit Surges As Investment In AI Tech Soars ➡️
  • Alphabet: Alphabet’s blowout quarter hides a split story: core ads and cloud power ahead, but $US37.7bn in unrealised gains reshape the AI earnings narrative ➡️
  • Anthropic: Movers & Shakers; WPP, Bastion, Stan, Southern Cross Media, Anthropic ➡️
  • ATO: Lachlan Murdoch sets aside millions to settle ATO’s Nova Radio probe ➡️
  • CUB: Craig Laundy wants to tap Tabcorp, CUB, Lion to boost new radio empire ➡️
  • Dettol: Reader’s Digest: Dettol tops trusted brands survey ➡️
  • Heineken: Heineken Names Serena Williams As Global Brand Ambassador ➡️
  • Hnry: Thong slap leads to Hnry ad ban ➡️
  • Honda: Honda Australia invites drivers to ‘dream again’ ➡️
  • Kellanova: Kellanova moves media from Bastion back to Zenith ➡️
  • Laundy Family Office: Tapt Media launches as Laundy Family Office completes Nine acquisition ➡️
  • Lion: Craig Laundy wants to tap Tabcorp, CUB, Lion to boost new radio empire ➡️
  • MCRI: Sarah Murdoch Fronts WISH Impact Issue Celebrating 40 Years Of MCRI Breakthroughs ➡️
  • Nespresso: Nespresso unveils ‘Vertuo World’ with immersive campaign at Sydney’s Pitt Street mall ➡️
  • Nespresso: VMO brings Nespresso’s ‘Vertuo World’ to life ➡️
  • Specsavers: Specsavers turns Australia’s longest street poster into a vision test ➡️
  • Specsavers: Specsavers unveils humorous OOH campaign on Australia’s longest street poster site ➡️
  • Tabcorp: Craig Laundy wants to tap Tabcorp, CUB, Lion to boost new radio empire ➡️
  • Under Armour: Under Armour signs Finn Callaghan in AFL first ➡️
  • Volvo: Volvo tops Roy Morgan ‘Best of the Best’ with 96.5% satisfaction rating ➡️

Industry

  • AI: Marketing targets more likely to be hit when combining AI with humans ➡️
  • AI: Meta’s Average Ad Cost & Profit Surges As Investment In AI Tech Soars ➡️
  • AI: Omnicom has already used AI to buy media for a real client ➡️
  • Australia’s ad market: Australia’s ad market faces 5.2% decline in March 2026 bookings ➡️
  • Australian businesses: Social media sales surge: 67% of Australian businesses now selling via platforms ➡️
  • Creative Testing: The startup bringing speed to creative testing ➡️
  • CTV: IAS drops a flashlight into the murky waters of CTV ➡️
  • Global Consumer Media Spending: PQ Media:Global consumer media spending to grow 3.7% in 2026 ➡️
  • Roy Morgan: Volvo tops Roy Morgan ‘Best of the Best’ with 96.5% satisfaction rating ➡️
  • SMI: SMI: March down 5.2% in ‘increasingly nervous’ advertising market ➡️
  • SMI: Social Overtakes Search As Advertising Market Down In March — SMI Figures ➡️
  • SMI Figures: Social Overtakes Search As Advertising Market Down In March — SMI Figures ➡️
  • Social Media: Social media sales surge: 67% of Australian businesses now selling via platforms ➡️
  • stalkerware: Exposed database reveals ‘stalkerware’ targeting European celebrity ➡️
  • Startups: The startup bringing speed to creative testing ➡️

MediaOwners

  • ABC: The ABC dominates SPA Awards ➡️
  • Amazon: Amazon’s advertising revenue in Australia surges by 62% amidst retail expansion ➡️
  • Cosmopolitan: Failed Cosmopolitan Australia publisher KK Press has claims of $1 million ➡️
  • HOYTS: Hoyts and IMAX to nearly double cinemas in ANZ ➡️
  • HOYTS: IMAX & HOYTS Expand Partnership To Rollout New Cinemas Across ANZ ➡️
  • IAS: IAS drops a flashlight into the murky waters of CTV ➡️
  • IMAX: Hoyts and IMAX to nearly double cinemas in ANZ ➡️
  • IMAX: IMAX & HOYTS Expand Partnership To Rollout New Cinemas Across ANZ ➡️
  • KK Press: Failed Cosmopolitan Australia publisher KK Press has claims of $1 million ➡️
  • Meta: Meta’s Average Ad Cost & Profit Surges As Investment In AI Tech Soars ➡️
  • Nine: Nine completes sale of radio network ➡️
  • Nine: Nine Simplifies & Streamlines TV News Operation With 20 Jobs To Go ➡️
  • Nine: Nine slashes newsroom roles: 20 jobs cut as part of ‘Future News’ overhaul ➡️
  • Nine: Tapt Media launches as Laundy Family Office completes Nine acquisition ➡️
  • Nine: Tapt Media Officially Launches As Nine Radio Acquisition Completes ➡️
  • Nova: Lachlan Murdoch sets aside millions to settle ATO’s Nova Radio probe ➡️
  • Pinterest: Old, New, Borrowed, Blue? Pinterest Reveals Rising Wedding Trends & Stunning Real-Life Wedding Activation ➡️
  • Reader’s Digest: Reader’s Digest: Dettol tops trusted brands survey ➡️
  • Reader’s Digest: Reader’s Digest drops Australia’s Trusted Brands winners for 2026 ➡️
  • Readly: New owner of digital subs platform Readly says it has bigger ambitions for Australia ➡️
  • Reddit: Reddit advertising revenue surges 74% ➡️
  • Reddit: Reddit Q1 revenue climbs to A$921 million ➡️
  • SCA: Major Southern Cross Media investor pushes for chairman to be dumped ➡️
  • SCA: Movers & Shakers; WPP, Bastion, Stan, Southern Cross Media, Anthropic ➡️
  • SCA: SCA picks up the slack as Ooh Media’s charge up the ASX eases ➡️
  • Stan: Movers & Shakers; WPP, Bastion, Stan, Southern Cross Media, Anthropic ➡️
  • Tapt Media: Tapt Media launches as independent audio company under Laundy family ownership ➡️
  • Tapt Media: Tapt Media launches as Laundy Family Office completes Nine acquisition ➡️
  • Tapt Media: Tapt Media Officially Launches As Nine Radio Acquisition Completes ➡️
  • TikTok: TikTok Trends: Bieberchella, Horror Films & Air Pods Are So Hot Right Now! ➡️
  • TV Ratings: TV Ratings (30/4/2026): Women’s State Of Origin Edges AFL In Thursday Night Code Clash ➡️
  • Val Morgan: VMO brings Nespresso’s ‘Vertuo World’ to life ➡️
  • WISH: Sarah Murdoch fronts WISH ‘Impact Issue’ ➡️
  • WISH: Sarah Murdoch Fronts WISH Impact Issue Celebrating 40 Years Of MCRI Breakthroughs ➡️

People

  • Craig Laundy: Craig Laundy wants to tap Tabcorp, CUB, Lion to boost new radio empire ➡️
  • European celebrity: Exposed database reveals ‘stalkerware’ targeting European celebrity ➡️
  • Finn Callaghan: Under Armour signs Finn Callaghan in AFL first ➡️
  • Jackie O: Jackie O is one of many who claims bullying until she broke ➡️
  • Lachlan Murdoch: Lachlan Murdoch sets aside millions to settle ATO’s Nova Radio probe ➡️
  • Laundy family: Tapt Media launches as independent audio company under Laundy family ownership ➡️
  • Mel Robbins: ‘Your Brain Will Resist It’: Mel Robbins Challenges Marketers To Overcome Fear Of AI ➡️
  • Opposition Leader: PM, Premier & Opposition Leader To Headline Future Western Sydney Summit ➡️
  • PM: PM, Premier & Opposition Leader To Headline Future Western Sydney Summit ➡️
  • Premier: PM, Premier & Opposition Leader To Headline Future Western Sydney Summit ➡️
  • Sarah Murdoch: Sarah Murdoch fronts WISH ‘Impact Issue’ ➡️
  • Sarah Murdoch: Sarah Murdoch Fronts WISH Impact Issue Celebrating 40 Years Of MCRI Breakthroughs ➡️
  • Serena Williams: Heineken Names Serena Williams As Global Brand Ambassador ➡️
  • Simon Joyce: ‘Creatives become creators’: Emotive’s Simon Joyce on the agency’s new production arm ➡️
Updated: Fri 01 May 2026, 11:46 pm