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Guardian Australia makes new editorial hires

Warner Bros Discovery nabs Binge director to head up Max Australia content

BBC Studios taps CNN for new local VP

Foxtel finally has all four major golf tournaments

Intrepid Travel names new chief marketing officer

Poppy Reid launches ‘innovative’ media company 2

Simon Lee lands at Enigma in newly-created role

Undivided appoints a head of media

‘The way I am translates easily to the podcast format’: Drag queen Art Simone on how to make audio work

ADH explains regional TV move: ‘Everyone watches free-to-air’ 5

ACCC waves through Skydance merger, Paramount devalues Ten licenses 1

Ogilvy Melbourne names Hilary Badger’s replacement

Alex Cullen’s Today replacement announced 6

Michael Hogg lands at TBWA, Elektra O’Malley returns to Aus

‘Our vision is to become the definitive source’: Digital strategy experts launch new competitive intelligence platform for brands

ARN announces $40m in cutbacks amid market concerns over Sandilands 1

‘There’s a better way to earn attention’: Poem teams up with Phronesis to launch B2B comms offering with B2C lens

Former Chep Network and Virgin Australia PR leads launch consultancy 1

Enigma announces major leadership promotions for long-time employees

Ooh Media secures City of Parramatta street furniture network contract

SCA sells regional TV licences to right-wing startup 7

The Hallway’s Simon Lee departs among leadership changes 1

Ogilvy’s Hilary Badger jumps to Leo Australia

SCA appoints new chief financial officer ahead of half-year results

‘The elegance of the execution reinforces the message’: +61 delivers Telstra’s most aesthetically pleasing campaign to date

Marty Sheargold axed from Triple M over women’s football and endometriosis comments 13

New Mumbrellacast: The latest at Nine; results season for media companies; Max’s launch date set; Ita Buttrose’s explosive legal letter

Triple M apologises for Marty Sheargold’s sexist on-air comments 3

Victoria Racing Club hires Nikki Clarkson as CMO 1

‘It’s nothing less than corporate bullying’: CPRA condemns clients increasingly demanding free work 2

De’Longhi brews up global campaign, via Focus Creative

Unltd CEO steps down after less than 12 months

Enero in the red as revenue, profits erode

Nine’s $100m haircut: Union braces for job cuts 2

Buttrose bombshell overshadows Lattouf case 1

Advertisers to amp up podcast spend in 2025: IAB report

Mumbrella360 adds fashion royalty and leaders from Mable, Dear Thrive and Balarinji to 2025 lineup

WBD sets the date: Max streaming platform to launch next month 4

Nova appoints head of podcast partnerships

Bankwest ushers in digital era with app and website refresh 3

Nine continues push for fading news bargaining incentive

Multiconnexions hires new marketing director

Out-of-home revenue climbs in soft advertising market

Nine expecting TV growth as Olympics save drab H1 results 1

Ben Lawless-Jennings joins Aussie toy brand as head of marketing

Beyonce challenges Timothy Olyphant to pool in Levi’s second chapter of global Reiimagine campaign

Former Howatson+Co director joins Mumba Cloud as chief marketing officer

DDB promotes Giles Watson to executive creative director

Emotive nabs TBWA strategy head as Michael Hogg departs 2

‘True effectiveness requires more than just being seen’: JCDecaux repositions via Howatson+Co 2

‘Let the future begin’: Ray-Ban enlists rapper ASAP Rocky as first-ever creative director

Dani Bassil quits as Clemenger Group consolidates agencies 1

Nine to face the market as Domain bid looms 1

Slater and Gordon salaries leak: What went wrong 3

Archival footage of F1 legends Ayrton Senna and Max Verstappen features in new Honda Australia campaign

ABC trumps news.com.au in online news readership 3

‘Investing in top talent is crucial’: GroupM’s commerce team grows by three

Are Media appoints new editor for Woman’s Day

Ooh Media delivers full-year profits after a ‘disappointing first half’

BMF crowned creative agency partner for Westpac

Nine shares soar by 20%, Domain up 40%, after Costar offer 1

TBWA’s chief creative officer to set up a new agency

Western Sydney International Airport announces digital OOH tender

‘He has no right to be humble with his body of work’: Ogilvy nabs senior creative from Special

Cadillac to drive Australian growth with new creative partner 1

US real estate giant mounts takeover bid for Nine’s Domain

‘Perfectly encapsulates the essence of Gage Roads’: WA beer brand rolls out cheery campaign, via VML

Woolworths CMO Andrew Hicks steps down 2

Officeworks widens retail media network with Ooh Media’s Reo

SCA boss John Kelly confirms further redundancies 2

Opus Agency acquires The Company We Keep

Qantas tops latest YouGov Biggest Brand Movers list 1

Enigma names new Sydney managing director

Nespresso to redefine ‘happy hour’ with activation featuring Winston Surfshirt and Cosmo’s Midnight

Australian Venue Co strengthens retail media offering with three new partnerships 1

ANZ’s personal banking head and former CMO joins NAB 4

‘Not even oligarchs can get away with misleading the public’: Rinehart’s ‘clean gas’ claims fall foul of Ad Standards

‘They went beyond the brief’: Bureau of Everything unveils branding for ‘disruptive’ eBike brand 3

Government gives free-to-air TV a $50 million pre-election gift 1

Candid Communications signs Matthew McConaughey’s co-founded Pantalones Tequila as client

‘The footy fan’s ultimate companion’: The AFL set to deliver the goods for fans in 2025

New Mumbrellacast: Luke Girgis suing Vinyl Group; Defending NZ Tourism’s ‘Everyone Must Go’ campaign; The Atlantic’s interview with James Murdoch; Ooh Media’s greenwashing mistakes

Luke Girgis alleges unfair termination, takes Vinyl Group to the Supreme Court 1

Network Ten breaches gambling ad rules 3

ABC, Mamamia, and Shameless dominate a quiet January on the Podcast Ranker

ARN’s executive creative director joins Rode as head of content

‘We’re the best growth partner out there’: Stan Sport gets in the ring 1

Rob Mayhew, neuroscience, AI, and driving brand fame confirmed for Mumbrella360 1