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Screen Australia announces funding for 17 projects 1

Macquarie Sports Radio signs exclusive three year deal for Premier League broadcast

OMA partners with Brisbane Council on Amber Alert campaign

Nova launches real-life podcast to raise awareness for National Missing Persons Week 2

KK&O wins PR accounts for Surfing Australia and Nourish’d

OMA continues support of National Missing Persons Week with OOH signs

Phil Gould, Roy and H.G., and Ian Chappell join Macquarie Sports Radio

Monash University and VMLY&R warn of consequences of inaction

AWARD School announces the top students in each state for 2019

Screen Australia announces $3.6m for 18 documentaries

Verizon Media appoints Aaron Macarthur as NSW sales director

Darwin Airport gets the NT’s first large-format digital billboard

Global Story Network launches parenting podcast with Al Del Bene and Vic Lorusso 1

Alt/Shift hires Kate Napoli as junior planner

AACTA announces program for AACTA Shorts + Web Fest

Sky News reports new audience records for 2019 3

New research shows 80% of Australians are aware of catch-up TV 1

OMA launches Instagram competition to support Look Up campaign

SBS Short Film Festival to run exclusively on SBS On Demand in September 1

NRL partners with Mark Hughes Foundation for the Beanie for Brain Cancer Round 7

Live music show The Set returns to ABC for season two in August

Curated marketplace Community welcomes three new media brands

Sarah Harris partners with Kidspot for parenting podcast

Ten appoints Rex Validakis-Betar to group strategy manager role

SBS produces cyber safety resources ahead of The Hunting premiere

Seven expands Twitter show Armchair Experts to broadcast with support from Four ‘N Twenty

Telstra partners with Soprano to launch an update of its Integrated Messaging service

Optus offers customers a 12-month subscription to Apple Music

Mamamia launches second daily podcast, The Spill

New research from Ten reveals the power of brand integration 1

The Australian launches William Tyrrell podcast series

Jon Faine to leave ABC Radio on October 11 2

Neil Bennett becomes AAP’s head of photography

FiftyFive5 and Nine release new study showing marketers need to rethink gender

Ampersand Video Marketing launches its Melbourne office

Hit Network launches Buddha Hits Digital in Canberra

Digital radio to get the official switch on in Canberra

Projects announced for Ten and Screen Australia’s Out Here initiative

Kojo to deliver match-day experiences for international cricket presentations

SBS Arabic24 launches revamped radio service with new program line-up

Cisco reunites Apollo team for 50th anniversary of the moon landing

Mike Osborne retires as AAP editor after 35 years

JC Decaux partners with NRMA for Brisbane City Cycle makeover

Isentia launches voice-to-text media alerts service, Live Alerts 3

Marketing agency Amplify hires creatives Tim Baggot and Gus Magee

Vogue signs three-year deal with American Express for Fashion’s Night Out

Gold Coast station Hit 90.9 appoints Ali Longhurst as content director

Marketing consultancy Ubiquity Lab appoints Shaun Polidano as chief digital officer

Group M chooses Veridooh to measure OOH campaigns

Bauer Media to make second season of WhichCar

The Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts launches fifth annual #SocialShorts competition

Nine news presenter Jo Hall joins Smooth FM as guest news presenter

Sky News expands digital team with new digital editor Jack Houghton 1

Ten reveals Rugby World Cup 2019 commentary team 7

The Torch partners with Hedgehog Agency on awareness campaign to support Indigenous Australians

IHeartRadio partners up with CBAA for community radio initiative

Kidspot.com.au launches Kidspot Kitchen

Mesh Direct announces its green initiative to be carbon neutral by 2020 2

Engagis launch Storya platform with ANZ Bank as first client

Lonely Planet relaunches its online platforms in partnership with Acquia

Screen Australia names Bunya Productions and Aunty Donna among recipients for Enterprise funding

PRIA welcomes Young Guns committee 2

Mamamia launches podcast for Indigenous women

Nova announces Jessica Mauboy as the next act for its Red Room 1

Disney Channel partners with Media Farm on Indigenous language series 4

ABC’s PM celebrates 50 years

Tonic Health Media partners with Wellbeing Science Institute on sleep campaign

Marketing consultancy Venntifact celebrates first year with launch of training and enablement division

The Brand Agency launches new voice offering for clients

ABC celebrates NAIDOC Week 2019 with homepage ‘Blakout’ 2

Sydney Hills and Hawkesbury Living expands under new masthead to become Greater Sydney Living

News Corp partners with CSIRO on anniversary Moon landing magazine

SCA launches men’s health podcast What’s Your Problem?

Sony Network Communications partners with discovery platform Taboola

New research finds strong corporate reputation helps companies weather financial storms

Australian Academy of Media wants journalists to volunteer in Bhutan

Metro Sexual, a mockumentary series for 9Now and 9Go, commences filming

WIN appoints a new CFO

Asher Keddie and Richard Roxburgh to star in SBS drama The Hunting 1

Goa expands into Victoria with appointment of sales director, Paul Menary

Whooshkaa offers podcasters free dynamic ad insertion

Ooh unveils six new digital billboards in Fly network 1

Former KPMG chief digital officer Anthony Stevens launches risk assessment software platform Six Clicks

Verizon Media introduces media to branded content arm with immersive experience

NT the focus for Virgin Australia Magazine’s first issue with Hardie Grant Media

Vogue Australia partners with Estee Lauder on podcast series

Adstream launches mobile app

Round one finalists of the Australian Effie Awards announced