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TV Wrap: Four Corners QAnon investigation takes 722K metro viewers after Seven wins Origin week

RYOT Studio brings toys to life for BIG W’s Toy Mania campaign

Wrigley’s Extra looks to get Melburnians back into venues with ‘Dating Line’ initiative

Andy Lee back to Nine for ‘reverse Gogglebox’ panel show The Hundred

iSentia to be acquired by Access Intelligence creating global offering

Australian Red Cross and Facebook and launch Blood Donation app feature locally

Nova creates branded podcast for Aus Gov domestic violence campaign

Australians priced out of electric vehicles, says Carsales and Volkswagen

Australian Press Council executive director John Pender departs

Thrive PR wins dating platform Tinder as new client

AFL blockbuster delivers dominant Thursday win for Seven

Australian Traveller partners with Tourism Australia for special edition magazine

Visa appoints new marketing lead for AU NZ and South Pacific

Magnum sponsored post breaches Ad Standards influencer marketing code

AI-powered marketing platform Seismic names Heather Cook as its new VP for APAC

KitKat enlists Michael Caton for some wizardry in latest campaign via Wunderman Thompson

Hardhat expands Sydney operations with Kate Walker appointed GM

BWS sends King Arthur out on quest for drinks in latest campaign

VaynerMedia appoints new APAC lead, Australia to continue to report in

Sports Flick expands football stable with CONCACAF Gold Cup

Hurtigruten’s Asia Pacific head of marketing joins iD Collective

Independent agency Match & Wood hires Stuart MacDougall from IPG

First State Of Origin clash recovers metro audience from 2020 low, but down on 2019

Pinterest releases new campaign supporting the LGBTQ+ community for Pride Month

Podcast downloads hit record high of 52.2m as top 4 remains unchanged

Marketech calls traditional brokers dinosaurs via Yell Creative

Kathmandu and Vice release new content series via We Are Social

Aimee Buchanan on OMD’s flexibility focus, and why she won’t walk away from the CEO role lightly

Hannah Sturrock joins the ACA as national head of engagement

Mamamia looks to tap additional beauty spend via tutorials and experiences

Eugenie Kelly appointed editor-in-chief of Harper’s Bazaar Australia

TBWA, Colenso BBDO, DDB & Leo Burnett in first round of State of Originality

DDB NZ and industry veteran Chris Willingham joins R.M. Williams as CMO

Menulog encourages sledging in State of Origin teaser with footy legends

Antony Catalano invests in property data and AI business Propic

Comedians show off Two Good’s low sugar content via Communicado

8/10 women not adequately represented in car marketing, Are Media survey reveals

University of Newcastle champions storytelling in new campaign

Celebrity Apprentice Boardroom tops entertainment but Seven wins Tuesday

Coles partners with marketing professor Mark Ritson to upskill workforce

Kaimera announces multiple new client wins, prompting agency growth

Mars Wrigley’s 5 Gum launches Team Clutch in latest Twitch partnership

Enero consultancy Hotwire announces new global CEO

Online retail site PetCulture launches first campaign

Marketing industry in danger of being out of touch with culture, says Magnum & Co’s Carl Moggridge

Mastercard still #1 audio brand as industry investment in sonic strategy grows

Australian media affected by global internet outage

New client wins see content marketing agency Enthral expand team

AANA appoints Julie Flynn as interim CEO

State Of Origin returns with multiple 9Now streams including player cam

Howatson + White makes 14 hires in Sydney and Melbourne

Paul Wilson appointed MD of TBWA Auckland with more hires to follow

Melbourne’s 4th lockdown: Is the industry handling it differently this time?

ACMA finds Sunrise motorbike collision story breached accuracy rules

Pizza Hut on the hunt for a new CMO as Chet Patel is promoted to a global role

Golden throws a Mad Hatter-esque tea party in new campaign via BMF

Palmolive’s latest campaign encourages Aussies to reconnect with nature via VMLY&R

Have You Been Paying Attention? tops entertainment and wins all key demos

Ogilvy Australia appoints chief data and analytics officer

Zenith targets Spotify listeners with SBS On Demand media campaign

Click Frenzy appoints WPP agencies Mindshare and Wunderman Thompson

S4 Capital reports continued growth, eyes further expansion following AGM

ARN signs on for RCS radio sales CRM system Aquira

ABC’s legal bill for Christian Porter defamation case revealed

Celebrity Apprentice helps Nine take Sunday, but Seven wins another week

Elders Insurance launches new work, building on ‘Our way never gets old’ platform

MLA taps into Olympic sentiment with ‘Feed Your Greatness’ beef campaign

Hearst magazine’s Harpers Bazaar returning to Australia

Sportsbet reveals Bet With Mates via new integrated campaign

Rebel Wilson calls Afterpay ‘if credit cards and cash had a baby’

Nine’s Ninja Warrior returns on 20 June with new co-host Nick Kyrgios

Steve Price to replace Ray Hadley across Triple M regional network

The World Game duo Lucy Zelić and Nick Stoll depart SBS

Think HQ appoints head of first nations engagement and communication

‘Calculated risk’ costs media including Nine and News Corp $1.1m in fines

Seven wins network share but Nine is #1 channel on Thursday

WPP’s research reveals how brands can use visual cues more effectively

MyState bank appoints CHEP as lead media agency

Fintech startup, Superhero launches first major brand TVC

Twitter rolls out $4.49 subscription offering in Australia

Optus Sport lands rights for 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup

Campaign Review: middling campaigns from Four’N Twenty, Jeep, and McCafé

M&C Saatchi wins Gold Siren award for radio industry’s best ad campaign

Ben Nguyen to depart SBS for Stan

DDB moves Priya Patel to NZ, elevates Andrew Little to regional ANZ role

Ben Wilks appointed Cupra Australia brand director, following launch

Laverne Cox is a queer superhero in SodaStream’s Pride Month campaign

Verizon Media DOOH panel explores regulatory barriers behind MOVE 2.0 rollout