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‘Less bad results’: Netflix loses 1M subscribers and reports total revenue of $11.5bn in Q2 2022

Gretchen Carlson addresses Mumbrella360, endorses Trinity P3 initiative

Netflix to boost its animation capabilities with Animal Logic acquisition

Omnicom Q2 results indicate double-digit revenue growth despite slowed Asia Pacific growth

VMO appoints Sabarish Chirakkal as programmatic director

MiQ promotes Fiona Roberts to ANZ managing director

GroupM launches a global framework for media decarbonisation

Media, marketing execs unite to provide digital audit solution

Pathmatics’ top 10 Australian brands with biggest ad spend budget

Society adds Unilever Australia, Liptember Foundation to client roster

Danny Bass tipped to become new Dentsu Media CEO 5

Moving next door: CHEP finds its new chief strategy officer in Clems’ Lilian Sor

Digital media ad spend wastage slightly down, but still more than $94m wasted: Next&Co

Ten beats Seven in overall network share; Hunted tops entertainment

ubank launches new brand platform in first work from whiteGREY

Abano Healthcare Group appoints OMD Brisbane as its media agency

Wunderman Thompson appoints Damiano Di Pietro as Perth GM

TotallyAwesome unveils gaming platform TotallyPlay, for brands to engage with under-18 gamers

Paper Moose nabs Razorfish’s Brad Bennett as head of digital and experience design

Gaming is second-highest consumer revenue generating sector: PwC

Think HQ knocks on NewsCorp’s door for ECD Michael Knox 1

Havas Media Melbourne toasts its Accolade Wines win

Reddit Australia launches first brand campaign via R/GA and Initiative 1

Snap Inc. to launch call and messaging feature on the web in Australia and NZ

Tourism NT invites Aussies to start summer early via KWP!

Ladbrokes helps punters get a grip via The Monkeys 1

CampaignLab launches Australia’s first streaming cinema in first work for Nebula 1

Hunted launches to 619k metro viewers; Nine takes the week

Monday markets: as reporting season looms, inflation fears take a global backseat

Woolworths’ Cartology to acquire Shopper Media for $150m

SPC, Vegemite celebrate collab with new house track via Thinkerbell

Internet advertising to grow 6.6% to $17.9bn by 2026: PwC

Commercial radio ad revenue growth slows down, yet still up 8.8% for Q2 2022

AAMI, Ogilvy Australia back AFL fans with ‘Fansurance’ in latest campaign

Thinkerbell looks to expand into New Zealand

What brands can capitalise on with Twitter trends: report

Atlantis Dubai appoints Magnum & Co as PR agency for 3 years

Forrester analysis finds OMG, Publicis, and GroupM win on different fronts 2

The Chase Australia tops entertainment; Seven takes Thursday

Host/Havas lifts the bonnet on Avis Budget Group’s new creative for its Apex Car Rentals brand

State of Origin game 2 tackles its way to the top of VOZ

Six commercials up for Emmys 2022: humour, pets, activism and more

Edge launches Brand Practice, appoints Gary Walmsley new creative head of brand identity & design

ACCC will not oppose Telstra’s proposed acquisition of majority stake in Fetch TV

ACA releases Create Space Report & Action Plan; hope to ‘encourage’ agencies for change 1

Mycar goes extra mile for car service in latest work via TBWA\Sydney

MiQ: Aussie shopping habits changed post-pandemic; marketers need to follow suit

State of Origin finishes with 1.792M metro viewers, up from last year

Australian ad market forecast to grow 6.7% YOY: Dentsu

Netflix names Microsoft as partner for new consumer ad-supported subscription plan

Rvyalmedia opens Sydney office with Carat talent to lead; M&A strategy to continue

BCM stakes its claim and wins the juicy Hog’s Breath Café account

NSW Government consolidates media account with OMD 2

Amplified Intelligence hires ex-Deloitte and Xero talent as chief product officer to help drive ‘long-term change’

Investors fear advertising slowdown, but $876bn trend in digital ad spend says otherwise

Hamish & Andy holds top spot; podcast downloads dwarfing 2021 figures

Aldi encourages shoppers to buy something ‘Special’ in latest work via BMF 1

MasterChef grand finale flames entertainment, Nine retains overall share

Five new hires enter The Media Shop

MLA tells Aussies to ‘Say More With Lamb’ in winter campaign

Hootsuite rebrands to embrace the wild side of social media

Mumbrella Publish Awards shortlist is out; Medium Rare Content, Pedestrian Group among top noms 1

Tourism New Zealand reveals undercover agents in Australia via TBWA\Sydney and Eleven

Sling & Stone scores three new APAC-wide tech client wins

Medibank launches new brand position and visual identity in first work from Colenso BBDO

Type + Pixel launches new social division, bolsters senior leadership

Paul Jackson resigns from Nova Entertainment

MasterChef sizzles in entertainment, as Nine wins overall share

GroupM’s Finecast to use header bidding to improve CTV campaign buying in deal with SBS and Xandr

The Wired Agency rebrands to ‘youthful’ WiredCo. to reflect growth in numbers and offering

Archibald Williams delivers new brand campaign for atWork Australia

Bankwest writes love letter to WA in latest brand campaign

Havas Group Australia launches Hava-Listen to support staff passions

Leaders appointed, hiring underway at Google’s first Australian research hub

The Australian Marketing Institute names Bronwyn Powell as new CEO 1

Time for the industry to start doing things differently to recruit and retain staff: IMAA CEO 1

oOh!media makes key agency and direct sales promotions

Shaun Micallef to leave Mad As Hell after 15 seasons

Monday markets: Twitter saga may end in court battle, digital ad spend slowdown poses threats

Wimbledon men’s final serves overall win for Nine

Ampol powers energy evolution in new Saatchi & Saatchi Australia campaign 1

Cancer Council urges Australians to Get2it with bowel cancer testing via Herd MSL 1

CARS24 gears up Aussie presence in new campaign via Milkman

PRIA wants migration reform for skilled workers 3

OMD Sydney boosts client leadership structure with promotions and new hire 1

Icon Agency appoints director of strategic advisory and public affairs

Musk to cancel purchase of Twitter

Brands urged to do more to support LGTBQIA+ staff; almost 50% still face discrimination