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David Sharaz, Brittany Higgins’ husband, joins Third Hemisphere

Neil Ackland moves on after 24-year run with Junkee and Ooh Media

New Mumbrellacast: Roy Morgan’s CEO on retail’s future and media trust; on the ground at our Retail Marketing Summit

The Iconic’s CMO on bringing agencies into ‘the trenches’ 1

MLA and Droga5, Mecca, Publicis Groupe and more supercharge Mumbrella360 agenda

Bread Agency makes major hire with new GM 1

Chris Freel pulls pin on Ooh Media after a year

Meta to crack down on digitally altered election ads 1

Wellness company nabs Montu’s Zoe Phillips and Kelly King

‘Marketing no longer works the same way’: M+C Saatchi global CEO on power and creative glory 4

Journalists abandoning X, anxious about AI: Medianet report

‘This is one of our first big wins’: Jnr lands Muffin Break

‘Memories are built into cars’: Paper Moose launches first work for Rollin’ Insurance

The ABC discovers cause of mass radio outage 1

Clive Palmer spends $570k on Youtube ads 2

Grievance sends media trust to bottom: Edelman

‘No conspiracy here’: CRA responds to radio ratings removal

Nine to sell advertising for Max streaming service

Adrián Flores departs Clemenger BBDO

Dentsu Creative’s first RMIT campaign leverages student ‘freak outs’

Cartology marketer moves to Boomtown 1

Are Media appoints new GM for Australia’s biggest magazine titles

Mystery surrounds ABC radio outage

Del Fordham moves from Nine to Audible

AFL kicks off 2025 season with new campaign from 72andSunny

Hopeful Monsters develops global sleep campaign for Resmed

Kurt Burnette’s new adventures in AI

Media CEOs ranked: How much bang for all the bucks? 2

New addition to Helloworld Travel’s executive management team

Universal Music’s Bring agency announces new Australian co-leads

2Day FM aims younger with major format change 4

WeAre8 ‘spent $60m to get 500k monthly users’

‘It’s really important that we get this right’: Centennial World creates official podcast network, adds new show to stable

Nine confirms Matt Stanton as CEO

Capital Brief nabs former AFR legal journo, continues team expansion

Brad Banducci lands at TEG as new chief executive officer 1

Harper’s Bazaar editor-in-chief steps down

Poem wins social pitch for McCain masterbrand

New Mumbrellacast: Clive Palmer’s Trumpian antics; WeAre8 shuts down Australia; Tim’s chat with News Corp’s Michael Miller

Triple M axes award-winning sound designer after 30 years 3

Clive Palmer’s massive anti-woke ad blitz divides media 11

Employment Hero unveils rabbit mascot with first in-house creative campaign

Uber, Miele, and Starcom confirmed for Mumbrella360

Jack Morton’s Vinny Panchal joins experiential agency Bearded Kitten

ADH denies threat to Seven’s cricket, AFL rights

‘Just build it’: Western Sydney fed up with SBS studio delay

Ogilvy PR, CSIRO, Meltwater, AFR, Porter Novelli and more join CommsCon

Nunn Media makes two key hires

Are Media appoints magazine veteran as director of sales

Another Costello exits Nine amid internal review 1

Weare8 shuts down Australian office 2

SBS scores Major League Soccer rights

Anxious Gen Z still hopeful on creator economy 3

Foxtel found in breach of gambling ad rules

Seven shrugs off missing matches as AFL kicks off

Sportsbet celebrates the go-getters in latest campaign

‘Easy, private, and game-changing’: Leading healthcare organisations unite for national cervical cancer awareness campaign

Vic Government launches female-led sports radio show 2

Sharon Edmondston lands at The General Store after M&C Saatchi redundancy 1

The NRL and AFL bond in new Carsales campaign

Special New Zealand’s group strategy director heads over to TBWA Sydney

Daniel Ricciardo’s Enchanté Rosé to land in Dan Murphé

‘Gday Australia’: Invnt tapped for Chinese EV’s Aussie launch 1

Burgers meet spreadsheets in new Maccas campaign

Epochal Hotels and Example expand creative partnership

Kicker Communications makes several senior appointments

WPP buys into AI with StabilityAI investment

Poppy Reid’s podcast venture bulks up audience with brand switch 6

New Mumbrellacast: Adland’s best and worst payers; the gender pay gap; Triple M’s latest departure

Spinach unveils leadership changes as founders step away

Pressure mounts on B2B marketers, but AI could save them: Linkedin research

Maxibon fresh out of the bakery in new Sickdogwolfman campaign

Howatson and Company’s chief strategist departs

‘Closed door consultation’ over Youtube age exemption drives Meta, Tiktok wild

Live Nation’s creative and experiential agency rebrands

Ghd hands media account to Labelium Group

‘No more speaking for free’: Less Than 10% F*ck That and Clems team up on unpaid work 2

‘You can’t afford to sit this one out’: Retail Marketing Summit adds Unmade, Pernod Ricard, Sonder, Big W and Bread Agency to schedule

Nespresso’s ‘Happy Hour’ events tap into early morning shift

Good data: What everyone gets paid everywhere 1

R/GA returns to independent after 23 years with IPG

Triple M loses another big name 2

Agency gender pay gaps from worst to best 1

From 2GB to Mamamia, the media pay gap laid bare 4

Kia’s ‘Getting a Ute’ platform elevates with the Brisbane Broncos’ mascot and other famous faces, via Innocean

‘Will push the boundaries’: Initiative reveals new national head of strategy, hires and promotions

How to raise a kid in adland and winning the attention war: Mumbrella360

‘It’s easy to dismiss signs your body is giving you’: Organic head shares cancer diagnosis, appoints acting managing partner 1