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‘Pussy whipped’ Prince Harry Sportsbet ad banned by watchdog 1

One Small Step Collective launches data business Ground Control, led by former DAN data boss Phil Zohrab 2

Courier Mail didn’t breach Press Council rules with Greg Inglis story on Magic Round ‘disappearance’

Shop Back to host digital scavenger hunt to celebrate birthday

Facebook and Google set to be told to pay for news under new legislation 32

Lego Masters returns with 1.2m metro audience

AthletesVoice creates video series featuring sports stars in home isolation

Stevie Jacobs to host breakfast across Nine’s music stations 2UE, 4BH, 6GT and Magic 1

M&C Saatchi’s Siobhan Fitzgerald launches sex-positive publishing platform The Good Bits

Commercial radio ad revenue falls 12.4% in March quarter 1

Medium Rare and Australian Seniors launch the first edition of Dare magazine 4

Agent 99 hires Raymond Toplak as digital marketing specialist

Polkadot Communications opens hotline to offer its services to struggling organisations 1

Jessica Gutierrez named head of marketing for car subscription service Carly

Seven’s Pooch Perfect draws 316,000 metro viewers for its final episode

Automotive brand LDV appoints VCCP as creative agency of record

Digital marketing agency King Kong hires Blake Sterling as digital projects lead

Flybuys appoints Alex Hunt as sales director

Budget Direct takes on Braveheart in campaign to ‘save Australians’ from overspending 2

Have You Been Paying Attention? returns to Ten on 4 May

We cannot ‘hibernate during these events’: Industry responds to government relief package

Perth radio ratings: Mix 94.5 surges to the top as both 96 FM and Nova slip back

Creative agency Red Engine SCC enters administration

GHD appoints Mango Communications as public relations agency of record

Melbourne radio ratings: Gold and Christian O’Connell hold onto top FM spot

Adelaide radio ratings: Five AA climbs 3.4 percentage points in breakfast, 2.4 in drive, and 3.2 overall

Brisbane radio ratings: Triple M slides by 1.9 points in breakfast, loses its overall lead

Masterchef stays above 1m metro viewers for its third episode 1

Sydney radio ratings: Smooth regains FM lead following Robbie Williams marketing campaign 5

Mumbrella reduces staffing due to COVID-19 crisis  1

Broadsheet Media launches insight newsletter for marketers and new editorial hub

Koala hires Netflix’s Peter Sloterdyk as first CMO

The Chaser moves to Nova with new podcast launch

‘All you can read’ magazine app Readly launches in ANZ with Bauer Media and Next Media onboard

High Court rules AFP warrant used in raid on News Corp journalist’s home was ‘invalid’ 2

Government offers urgent relief to media companies, including suspension of content quotas

Dr Andrew Rochford spruiks benefits of ‘secure’ digital health platform in government campaign

MEAA considering taking ‘disrespectful’ ACM to Fair Work Commission over job cuts

Seven West Media completes the integration of Community News into its portfolio 1

Glen 20 uses its platform to help Meals on Wheels meet its increased demand due to COVID-19

ABC digital audience surges 53% in March as Australian hunger for news increases

161,000 viewers tune in to watch Andrew Bolt interview Cardinal George Pell 1

Former Cathay Pacific PR lead, David Bell, dies at 79

TAB urges punters to choose it over its competitors during COVID-19 to keep people employed 6

Digital media company XTD acquires Ooh Media’s health network assets

ACM suspends non-daily titles, closes four press facilities 2

CRA and ARN research points to bigger, and more engaged, radio audiences in response to COVID-19 1

South Australian Tourism Commission launches content hub in a bid to save jobs and inspire future travellers

Former Merkle MD launches Rebecca Tos Consulting

The Daily Telegraph breached suicide reporting guidelines by saying ‘Go for it, boaties’: Press Council

April ad spend likely to decline 25 to 30%: SMI

Sport stars share their video chat calls in Optus’ ‘G’day a Day’ campaign

Old El Paso adds a game to its packaging, inviting families to play around the dinner table

Auto One launches brand platform ‘It’s the one’ in first work from Edge 1

Speed hires Emma Smallwood to lead media activation team

Masterchef: Back To Win launches to 1.268m metro viewers 1

Milk & Honey PR adds Macro Intelligence 2 Partners to its client list

New entry deadlines and judging process for the Mumbrella Awards announced 3

Publicis Groupe to cut costs by €500m to face ‘the coming recession’ 2

Nine wins ratings week as Married At First Sight concludes

419,000 tune in to Melbourne International Comedy Festival Comedy Care Package on ABC

SBS beats Ten on Saturday night as networks do battle with chocolate programming

Breakfast and news programs surge on last year’s Good Friday figures by as much as 98% 2

NSW Arts Minister Don Harwin resigns

Pooch Perfect slips to 259,000 metro viewers 2

‘We’re all in this together’ claims Industry Super Funds in COVID-19 campaign 1

Nine accuses ‘bloated’ NRL of mismanagement as 2020 broadcast discussion comes to blows 1

M&C Saatchi CEO Jaimes Leggett steps down, with Justin Graham taking over 12

Eleven wins big at Mumbrella CommsCon Awards 2020 1

The radio industry appeals for government bailout amid falling revenues 1

WPP AUNZ extends pay cut request to whole team, and introduces pay rise and hiring freeze 1

Commercial Radio Australia hijacks radio ads to share the importance of advertising with the medium 4

Acast talent encourages people to stay home with ‘Staycast’ campaign

HT&E makes ‘opportunistic’ purchase of 11m Ooh Media shares 4

Seven revises completion date for Pacific Magazines sale to Bauer Media 6

Foxtel cuts 200 jobs, stands down 140 team members as it ‘accelerates transformation’ 12

Safcol Australia appoints Our Revolution to its consumer branding account

RACV and TAC join forces to address the use of children’s booster seats

Outdoor magazine postpones next issue due to COVID-19 restrictions 1

PR agency Example offers its services pro-bono to the hospitality, travel and entertainment industries

Healthcare professionals front a NSW Government campaign addressing COVID-19

ABC pulls final episode of Revelation from Iview following George Pell acquittal 3

SWM makes The Sunday Times editor role redundant in response to COVID-19 impacts

Pacific Magazines begins court proceedings against Bauer Media 6

Job cuts at Sky News as ‘falling business confidence’ hits advertising revenue 5

Your Investment Property folds print magazine

WPP AUNZ annual report reveals Jens Monsees’ salary, bonuses and allowable expenses 8

Paul Murray to headline next IMAA webinar for indie media agencies navigating COVID-19