News

Ten CEO Paul Anderson steps down 4

Court rules in favour of Telstra in outdoor advertising dispute 1

Subway reviews its brand strategy and creative account 5

Today slips to a record low of 155,000 metro viewers 3

Sydney radio ratings: ABC’s Wendy Harmer and Robbie Buck overtake Kiis FM’s Kyle and Jackie O 5

Perth radio ratings: 96 FM puts up a good fight, but Nova is back on top 1

Melbourne radio ratings: Christian O’Connell and Gold are back on top in FM breakfast 7

Brisbane radio ratings: Robin Bailey’s return to 97.3 FM breakfast delivers a 10.1% share, while former home Triple M lands on 11.4%

Adelaide radio ratings: Ben and Liam earn 9.9% share in first survey for Nova breakfast 4

Cracker Barrel celebrates the unifying effect of cheese in workplaces with campaign via Havas Melbourne

Intermedia wins The Farmer publishing account

Chief strategy officer Carl Ratcliff departs DDB Sydney

Milk & Honey PR makes its first senior Australian hire in Maggie Gaston

Watchdog kicks off its inquiry into media agencies and the digital ad supply chain 8

Creative agency Mammal to close its doors at the end of March 2

‘I Touch Myself’ Project aims to tackle gender bias across social media and technology

Nine wins fourth ratings week of the year thanks to MAFS, adding to streak

WPP launches new product development company, Big, in first move since Jens Monsees revealed new strategy 17

Strategy appoints Nerida Murphy as Australian creative partner 1

Australian Community Media to promote tourism on the NSW South Coast with vintage posters

Melbourne’s Chapel Street Precinct wants women to feel confident in their life choices in International Women’s Day campaign

The AFL encourages fans to ‘Believe’ in 2020 season launch campaign 3

McCann’s Ben Lilley, WE Communications’ global CEO and first industry-submitted sessions confirmed for Mumbrella360

Innocean Australia CEO Peter Fitzhardinge to depart 3

Suncorp reveals brand platform ‘That’s the Suncorp Spirit’

Aldi loses court battle against union marketing campaign 2

Seven and Group M launch ‘freeze frame’ ad test with Westpac, say it will be available for Olympics partners in April

Seven’s Pooch Perfect commissioned by BBC One

Dan Silkstone becomes PwC Consulting’s director of marketing and communications

SXSW cancelled for first time in 34 years due to coronavirus concerns

Audible targets ‘real-life’ consumers who are too busy to read with campaign featuring Celeste Barber 3

NIB stresses the value of its health insurance in latest campaign

Nerio Communications to merge with Cre8ive, becoming an integrated communications and creative agency

Herald Sun switches off comments on articles about AFLW 5

AAP chair slams union for ‘conspiracy theory nonsense’, and says Guardian contributed to newswire’s closure 6

Carla Vella joins Shopper Media Group, leaving SCA to search for new head of radio sales Sydney 1

JC Decaux and Viacom CBS close offices as precaution against coronavirus spread

iHeartPodcast’s Stuff You Should Know soars to the top of Australia’s Podcast Ranker as international titles join the mix

Uber Eats’ Australian Open campaign catches the attention of industry watchdog after a complaint is lodged over ‘indistinguishable’ advertising 5

Adhesive hired by De’Longhi Group Australia for influencer engagement and social media management

Uber hires new head of communications Peta Fitzgerald

Bauer Media acquires The High Tea Party, moving into ticketed consumer events

Marie Claire reimagines retro ads to ‘right past wrongs’

Lexus moves its lifestyle PR from EVH to Kate & Co PR

Starcom appoints Red Rooster’s Nick Keenan as CEO 8

BBC Studios and ITV announce joint SVOD venture Britbox will launch in Australia 4

ACMA rules Seven News Queensland misled viewers 2

Initiative wins pitch for Pernod Ricard media account 2

Cannings Purple appoints Jenn Morris as national director of strategy

Pringles reveals its new mystery flavour in ‘WTF: What’s the Flavour?’ campaign 2

Walkley Foundation opens up $110,000 grant pool for public interest journalism

Yoghurt brand Danone signs nine Olympic ambassadors including Ash Barty, Kyle Chalmers and Brandon Starc

Young boys capitalise on the tooth fairy’s generosity in campaign from health insurer GMHBA

ANZ advertisement pulled by industry watchdog for depicting a child at risk of SIDS 2

OMD employee cleared of coronavirus as agency returns to ‘business as usual’ 1

Survivor’s Locky Gilbert to be Ten’s next Bachelor

Hot Wheels puts its toy cars on the menu of hatted restaurants in Melbourne to reward well-behaved children 3

The Australian Grand Prix Corporation appoints The Monkeys as lead creative agency 1

Man of Many names Nick Hall as digital editor

Ad spend market starts the year down 8.2%, with retail back 27.9%

Google cancels biggest event of the year, I/O 2020, as coronavirus impacts continue 1

L’Occitane appoints Stark Matthews to its public relations account

CCO Stephen de Wolf to depart Clemenger BBDO Melbourne for BBH London

Nova’s Brisbane GM Jay Walkerden under internal investigation

Cost-cutting and automation paying off: Isentia CEO 1

Free TV uses closure of AAP to call for end to content quotas and advertising restrictions 5

NRL revives its Tina Turner ‘Simply the Best’ campaign with polarising updated rendition 2

Cummins & Partners reappointed to Jeep, Fiat and Alfa Romeo creative accounts 2

Facebook and Twitter cancel SXSW plans as coronavirus crisis rolls on

Australian Associated Press to close in June 25

Orchard wins creative account for The Royal Australian College of General Practitioners

Content quotas should bind streaming platforms, not be abolished for commercial networks, says union 3

SCA acquires two more WA radio stations following Redwave Media acquisition

The Invisible Man opens to $2.527m, toppling Sonic the Hedgehog at the weekend box office

Married At First Sight pulls 1.087m metro viewers, while My Kitchen Rules sits at 451,000

Cinema claims to be bucking the trend, with 6.5% growth in 2020 1

Nick Unger rejoins SCA as Sydney’s head of TV sales after almost a decade with Nine 1

Jim Carroll, SBS director of news and current affairs, announces retirement 2

Polkadot Communications wins four new clients including Trip.com and Nomo

‘Ditch the pitch’ debate and crisis comms trivia join completed Mumbrella CommsCon program 1

Pureprofile posts $5.37m loss in half-year results and notes ‘ongoing challenges’ with ad market 1

Percentage of women in media agency management positions rises to 44% in latest MFA census 3

Clemenger BBDO Sydney wins the creative account for Blue Ribbon Ice Cream

Powerade encourages Aussies to ‘Sweat it Out’ in latest ads, with Dylan Alcott and Sam Kerr fronting the OOH executions

Vic Health’s This Girl Can campaign returns with message about not comparing oneself to #Fitspo images on social media

Nine wins third official ratings week of the year

Sonia Kruger and Kyle Sandilands join Seven’s Australia’s Got Talent judging panel 1

Compare the Market appoints Christopher Catchpoole as CMO, and notes the meerkats aren’t going anywhere 3