Aegis agencies dominate in regional awards

Tim Burrowes

December 11, 2009 9:57

Media’s 2009 Agency of the Year Awards saw Carat/Isobar named network of the year, while Phil Talbot, the new ZenithOptimedia Australia and New Zealand chairman, was named regional agency head of the year.

The awards, run by publishing company Haymarket’s Media title for the Asian region, also saw BBH awarded creative agency of the year.

Media agency of the year went to PHD. Fellow Omnicom-owned agency Tribal DDB was named digital agency of the year.

But the biggest winners were Aegis agencies, bagging the highest score aggregated over selected categories.

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Tim Burrowes

Tim Burrowes is the publisher of Mumbrella and Unmade. He co-founded Mumbrella in 2008 and sister title Unmade in 2021. He's worked in the UK, Middle East, Asia & Australia and has specialised in writing about the communications world for the last 25 years. He wrote the book Media Unmade, published in 2021, and became the presenter of MediaLand on ABC Radio National in 2025.