News

CUB kicks off ‘The Pub Reopening Ceremony’ as venues open again 1

LinkedIn launches Stories feature in Australia 5

Impressive hires head of digital Marc Charlery

Nine Radio ends 25-year partnership with Australian Traffic Network as it rolls out new advertising packages 2

Sparro hires Annabelle Page as content and brand lead

Code Black Coffee Roasters and Ca de Vin join A Good Plan Group’s client list

Mil Lel Parmesan replaces travel with food experiences via an integrated campaign 1

Paul Payne – formerly of Thinktruck, Mediacom, OMD, and PHD – joins Hearts & Science as chief strategy officer 7

Walkley Foundation names winners of 2020 Mid-Year Celebration of Journalism

Agency co-founder and CCO Rob Belgiovane steps back from BWM Dentsu

The Amazing Race Australia searching for contestants for scaled-back, local version of the show

ARN launches Living Room Concert Series 1

Bauer Media sold to Mercury Capital 28

The Living Room returns to Ten on 3 July with ‘revamped, re-energised and relocated’ format 2

Industry bodies launch guidelines to restore the reputation of the programmatic supply chain

Bet 365 celebrates the return of AFL with comedian Danny McGinlay and die-hard fans

IAA to host global panel to help brands improve diversity and inclusivity 2

Julia Gillard checks in with Arianna Huffington in last ‘G’Day a Day’ film from Optus

Citi Australia reassures customers in wake of economic uncertainty in digital campaign 2

ANZ’s creative account under review 15

The Voice and Masterchef battle for the top TV spot, while Big Brother struggles 2

ViacomCBS becomes sales representative for Foxtel’s new music brands

Digital News Report shows Australian consumers want independence and impartiality in news and they’re willing to pay for it

KWP makes senior creative and client services hires

Quest Apartments begins marketing push as Australians are ‘on the road again’ 1

Tik Tok opens Australian office with former Google execs at the helm 5

Mumbrella Pro’s Agency Report Card reviews Big Red and BWM Dentsu

ARN’s iHeartPodcast Network tops Australian Podcast Ranker

Ray Hadley’s ‘low-life dog’ comments breached radio’s decency requirements 1

SCA and Veritonic study finds Bunnings and Victoria Bitter have best audio logos

Boomtown to launch regional media insights portal and media agency education program 1

MFA Support launches to help media agency talent impacted by COVID-19 redundancies 2

Former Isentia CEO John Croll launches media intelligence platform, Truescope 8

Former Mediacom exec Rob Moore launches Volcano, a marketing agency for SMEs 14

Taste.com.au wants to keep Australians cooking with Dinner Revolution campaign

‘We can’t do it alone’: ABC stresses importance of regional papers as future of ACM titles remains unclear 4

Nine wins a competitive Sunday night, despite pressure from Masterchef and the AFL

Pets don’t always know what’s good for them, says Optimum in new campaign, but owners do 2

Ogury opens Sydney office led by REA Group’s Chris Manson 4

McCann Sydney appoints Clemenger BBDO’s Ben Coulson as chief creative officer 4

Genuine Parts Company moves ‘significantly under-serviced’ media account from Mediacom to Initiative 19

Queen Victoria Market calls customers back in podcast campaign

‘Insiders does need to do better’: ABC’s Insiders commits to increased diversity 9

News Corp appoints Kerrie McCallum as editorial director of premium food and travel

Seven sports journalist Jim Wilson to host 2GB Drive

Russel Howcroft leaves PwC to join 3AW Breakfast program in Melbourne 10

Entertainment industry welcomes return of live events

Optus launches Tik Tok dance challenge 4

PHD promotes chief planning officer Alex Pacey to chief product officer role 6

Val Morgan plans for cinema network to reopen from July 2

Australian Commercial Radio Awards cancelled for 2020

Seven, HT&E and WPP AUNZ fall off ASX 300 list as value of media companies continues to fall 2

Anytime Fitness inspires Australians to return to the gym in new Mercer Bell campaign

Wunderman Thompson’s Simon Langley to become partner and ECD at indie creative agency Edge 2

Seven, Samantha Armytage and Prue MacSween to be sued over 2018 ‘Stolen Generations 2.0’ panel 3

The return of the 2020 AFL season brings 1m metro viewers to Seven

Seven signs new $730m AFL deal 1

Compare the Market’s meerkats tackle life in lockdown in latest iteration of ‘Simples’ campaign 1

Daily Mail remains top commercial news site 11

Erin Molan engages defamation lawyers over Daily Mail articles 7

Naturalena appoints Murmur as its media agency

Netflix donates $1m to launch COVID-19 film and TV emergency relief fund

Riverina Fresh shares the importance of continuing to support local businesses in COVID-19 campaign

Snapchat launches dynamic product ads locally

‘You haven’t been drinking alone’: The Alcohol and Drug Foundation sends message to parents about alcohol consumption in isolation

McDonald’s unsuccessful in appeal against ad ban 3

Rebel counts down to the return of the AFL on QMS billboards

Rebel appoints The Monkeys to its creative account 1

Seven wins the night as Big Brother pulls 748,000 metro viewers 4

Mumbrella Publish Awards return with free entry for those recently made redundant

Seven promises record-breaking audiences for AFL’s return 4

Emerald Foods appoints TBWA Melbourne and Eleven to creative and PR

Gen Fricker accuses Triple J of letting racism slide: ‘Stop trading off as a progressive brand because it’s not real’

Sarah Humphries Agency wins PR accounts for Anastasia Beverly Hills and Melrose Health

Kate Ceberano leads a choir in Poem’s first campaign for Audika 1

Masterchef elimination beats Big Brother eviction in Tuesday night TV battle 1

Double Jump Communications announces new clients including gaming tech brand RIG

Paper + Spark nabs former Versa global business director, Guy Munro, to head innovation and tech practice

Nick Cummins shows off his isolation hobby in new spot for Tradie 1

ABC facing up to 250 redundancies in response to $41m ‘budget challenge’ 3

More job cuts at News Corp as restructure hits metro operation 2

NOW Australia, Tracey Spicer’s answer to #MeToo, folds

Visit Maldives reappoints Anne Wild & Associates to its PR 1

Bauer Media celebrates launch of Syrup with Gen Z research 1

Broadsheet launches cocktail content series with Diageo, hosted by Alex Dyson 1

ViacomCBS launches new full-service marketing business Effect

‘Kill Hungrythirsty Dead’ returns for Oak as an animated teddy picks up where Sergeant John Henry left off

R/GA hires Interbrand’s Ben Miles as ECD of its Business Transformation practice