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Carsales waives advertising fees to support dealer advertising

Fetch TV offers users free access to 11 international news channels for three months

Champion becomes the official on-court player apparel partner of the Hungry Jack’s National Basketball League

Kennedy becomes the official timekeeper of the AFL

PodcastOne launches not-for-profit bushfire advice podcast

Shopper Media promotes Laura Wall to head of programmatic

NITV launches second live-action children’s program

SBS announces next foray into slow TV with The Chocolate Factory

MFA EX sticks with October date amid flurry of COVID-19 cancellations, calls for Inspiration X entries

Screen Australia announces $2m in funding for 10 new documentaries

World Out of Home Organisation cancels 2020 Toronto Congress

Think TV launches interview series with Sky News

Sydney Writers’ Festival cancelled for 2020

Podcast for junior creatives, Junior: Celebrating Life at the Bottom, relaunches

Stephanie Gilmore rides the longest wave created by electricity in film for Audi

HCF launches second season of its Navigating Parenthood podcast series

Ten begins the celebrations for Neighbours’ 35th anniversary

Community radio station 89.9 Light FM rebrands

Digital location scouting platform, A Perfect Space, launches

Barefruit Marketing raises almost $10k for Rafiki Mwema on International Women’s Day

Applications open for the 2020 Brian White Scholarship

Applications close soon for 2020 Copy Schools in Sydney and Melbourne

Sydney Writers’ Festival announces 2020 lineup

Rode Microphones becomes the presenting partner for Tim Ross’ Designing A Legacy

Dylan Alcott and Angus O’Loughlin launch podcast series to highlight and change stigmas around disabilities

NRMA launches the Bright Futures tour to commemorate its centenary

Coeliac Australia partners with Woolworths to make gluten free products more affordable

Grill’d signs on as premier partner of Melbourne Storm

AFLW players Chloe Molloy, Darcy Vescio and Monique Conti to wear red mouthguards in round six to highlight grassroots women’s sport

Mindshare’s cricket wicket predictor ranked #1 in WARC Media 100

Daniel Ricciardo extends partnership as Carsales’ global brand ambassador

The winner of Domino’s gold and ruby pizza-shaped engagement ring is revealed

Rugby Australia renews Nielsen partnership amid broadcast deal drama

World Surf League partners with Bonsoy

Publicis Sapient buys consultancy Third Horizon

Ten releases podcast for Neighbours’ 35th birthday: Ramsay Beat

Amazon Prime Video begins promoting 10 stand-up specials featuring Australian comedians

NRL’s 2020 season launches on Fox League

Carlton & United Breweries opens its Club Connect online beverage store to support local sporting clubs

Airbnb profiles female hosts for International Women’s Day

News.com.au launches series examining Australia’s changing climate: Time Is Now 1

iHeartRadio to stream live album launches of Niall Horan and Lauv

Entries open for 32nd Australian Commercial Radio Awards

ARN’s iHeartPodcast Network announces partnership with Neroli Meadows’ podcast, Ordineroli Speaking

Audio agency Eardrum has three campaigns shortlisted for AWARD Awards

Triple M Footy adds Ross Lyon to commentary line-up

Royal Caribbean offers free cruises to the bushfire crisis’ first responders 1

Harvey Norman becomes a partner of the World Surfing League

Finalists for the 41st AWARD Awards announced

Bupa launches In Good Health podcast in partnership with the Sandro Demaio Foundation

10 Speaks adds Starstruck With Angela Bishop to podcast line-up

Verizon Media announces Media Academy Class of 2020

Lisa Wilkinson guest edits IWD edition of Stellar

Shootsta wins five new clients following 100 new accounts in 2019

Indie media agency Audience Group hires head of digital and analytics

Kia introduces Google Assistant action for customers to ask about its new Seltos

Enigma Communication acquires Born and Raised

Click Frenzy Travel to help bushfire-affected businesses with its new ‘Places in Need’ category

Optus Sport secures the rights to the 2020 Copa America tournament

Red Zed signs on as major partner of the Melbourne Storm

New media and marketing company, Source 2 Create, launches

Movember Foundation launches podcast, Dad in Progress

NRMA’s ‘First Nations’ campaign crowned uncontested winner of OMA’s Creative Collection Grand Prix

Whimn.com.au launches ‘Power Women 2020’ series ahead of International Women’s Day

Air Asia and World Surf League extend partnership

Shopper Media increases support for Clean Up Australia with $1m donated media

Frank Digital relaunches the City of Sydney’s ‘What’s On’ platform

Special tourism digital agency Tourism Solved launches

Teads opens Sydney and Melbourne offices 3

MFA launches NGen Plus for young professionals to complement NGen program

RXP Group partners with Alteryx to offer not-for-profits access to data and targeted insights

Natalie Herbstreit to join Josiah Shala on the Goulburn Valley’s Hit 96.9

Four Perth creative studios come together to form new creative hub

Outdoor company Running Boards supports AFL State of Origin

Spotify ramps up podcast offering in Australia 1

Industry body AWARD reveals new brand identity

Anaconda encourages its team members to join Clean Up Australia Day

Uno Home Loans launches partnership with Virgin’s Velocity Frequent Flyer

Luxury Escapes launches ‘Holiday Lab’ to help people find their next holiday

Carsales launches content series Grey Nomads 1

Experience intelligence company InMoment to merge with MaritzCX

Amazon introduces new voice commands to its Echo devices for Mardi Gras

Australian publishers land 12 finalists in INMA 2020 Global Media Awards

Screen Australia reveals new Gender Matters Taskforce members, including Rachel Griffiths

Screen Australia announces funding for 22 new projects

Mindshare fundraiser with industry partners raises almost $10,000 for bushfire relief

OMD tops 2019 new business performance among global media agencies

Whooshkaa partners with streaming service Deezer