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Nielsen to be acquired by private equity firms for $21.6bn

Clemenger Group and OMG agencies move 900 staff back into Melbourne CBD

Meta brings good ideas to life in latest SMB campaign via Now We Collide

Half of the industry’s job candidates are attracted to paid parental leave, says Seek

Frydenberg’s budget speech takes in 420K metro viewers for ABC

Wendy Moore on what advertisers can expect from Foxtel’s local take on The Repair Shop

Thinkerbell and IAG added to Mumbrella CommsCon, full program now available

Rory Heffernan, Atomic 212’s first employee, appointed acting-national MD

Clemenger BBDO Melbourne named as Victoria’s Department of Transport agency of record

Bastion Creative Sydney CEO departs, nabs two from Wunderman Thompson 1

CGU adds to Tall Poppy campaign with Bourke Street Mall’s first 3D billboard

94th Annual Academy Awards: Will Smith and Chris Rock moment aired to 371K metro viewers

St John Ambulance Victoria’s confronting first campaign with Town Square

Yarra Valley Water’s integrated WaterCare campaign via Think HQ

Broadsheet launches first international vertical in New Zealand

SCA partners with AANA for SME marketing education program

Mumbrella CommsCon Awards shortlist announced, Ogilvy PR receives seven nominations

Media industry colleagues mourn passing of Craig Corcoran

MAFS tops Sunday TV as program helps Nine win the week

AAP launches app, offering direct-to-consumer subscription service for the first time

QuickBooks makes wizards of accountants via TBWA\Sydney

CMO Lisa Ronson: What the Coles expansion with Adobe means for marketers

TikTok bolsters anti-misinformation measures ahead of 2022 Federal Election

Are Media partners with Samsung for Into The Night campaign

Seven promotes Rob Maclean to national sport sales director

Wendy Moore on why the Selling Houses format continues to move from strength to strength

Qantas still calls Australia home via The Monkeys

Oh buoy, get excited: CBS and Ten announce new dating show, The Real Love Boat

‘Several parties’ circle to buy Southern Cross Austereo’s regional TV network

Instagram’s ‘favourites’ feature lets users customise feeds; ads to follow

Ten’s Thursday night Socceroos match draws in 309k metro

LUMO Digital Outdoor and Doohly develop independent programmatic solution 1

Cleopatra uses Sportsbet in latest Bet With Mates ads 1

DoubleVerify blocks ‘ViperBot’ fraud scheme targeting $8m per month in ad spend

Stan’s CEO Martin Kugeler talks the success of its pay-per-view product 1

Making Waves: Daniel Isaac swaps Dentsu for GroupM

HMI Capital sells oOh!Media stake as managing partner steps down

445k metro viewers tune in to watch Seven’s Shane Warne special

CEO Martin Kugeler: What the Lionsgate partnership deal means for Stan

Tag partners with Little Rocket, appoints First Nations director

Shein found to be in breach of Ad Standards for sexuality rule

Cupra, Electric Vehicle Council among new clients for Primal Storytelling

This is Flow to handle Carnival Australia as its agency of record

Cameron Williams resigns as sports presenter on Nine News 2

Committee recommends minimum 20% of Govt print ads placed in regional papers

Foxtel Group and Formula 1 seal new long-term rights deal

Bohemia’s Brett Dawson takes M&C Saatchi global role as group seeks to expand in face of takeover bid

Lexigo appoints Tony Lee as head of strategy

MAFS keeps Total TV crown as Nine wins Tuesday

Ooh Media CFO Sheila Lines resigns

‘We’re in the business of growing businesses’: No plans for an exit for Mutiny founders 1

Suncorp Super Netball Series goes prime time with Kayo

Shaun O’Connor joins Vaynermedia as creative director 1

Multi-channel marketing and measurable ROI the focus of Delacon, Tableau union

The Royals appointed to Deliveroo’s creative and strategy account

Vice Media Group appoints APAC sales and brand partnerships lead

ThinkTV launches Media Engine to enable econometric modelling for brands 1

Popsugar Australia launches small business podcast series with Alyce Tran

Free TV’s campaign to ensure regional Australia won’t get left behind in streaming era

89% of Australians are worried about the spread of fake news

Ooh Media’s Cathy O’Connor rewarded with bonus as company bounced back in 2021CY 1

303 Mullenlowe Sydney adds two clients, three staff changes

MAFS keeps entertainment crown and helps Nine win Monday

7-Eleven launches new beauty product via CHEP Network

Independent media publishers go dark for 24 hours in media funding protest 1

Seven’s James Warburton releases new national audience TV report

Think HQ appoints CHEP’s Olivier Laude as head of digital

Nine promotes Sophia Phan to growth content editor for metro mastheads

News media owner loses access to 10 years’ work as hackers ramp up attacks 1

Industry responds to ACMA report on mis/disinformation Code 1

Lizzie Young departs Nine for advertising start-up

Médecins Sans Frontières appoint Saatchi & Saatchi to creative account

Idle Hour Vodka lands 3-year partnership with the Australian Grand Prix Corp

MAFS continues its run at the top of Sunday TV ratings

Long-awaited radio ratings revamp underway

Mini Australia appoints new head of marketing for ANZ from within

New federal laws coming to combat misinformation online

Govt’s latest domestic violence campaign via BMF helps ‘bring up respect’

Suncorp continues to feature sustainability credentials in new ad

Freshly launched It’s Friday adds Colonial First State as client

TV Week Logie Awards settles on a return date and new venue

Chris Laws departs Enigma following sexual misconduct allegations

Fox Footy’s Tom Morris stood down after derogatory audio clips leaked

Melody the key to successful audio branding

Netflix joins Mumbrella Sports and Entertainment Marketing Summit lineup

ACCC takes action on alleged misleading conduct by Meta over crypto ads on Facebook

Majority of top 10 NZ newspapers increased audience in 2021: Roy Morgan

Ten’s Gogglebox tops entertainment for Thursday night