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Mediacom settles Rob Moore case ahead of scheduled mediation, saying ’employee wellbeing is essential’ 2

Ikon and Essence’s Myer partnership ends, with entire media account returning to Ikon 4

Best Picture winner Parasite takes $794,000 at the Australian box office in its 34th weekend

3 Phase Marketing wins Essendon Fields Auto media and creative account

Press Council confirms gossip mags are given leeway for ‘factual exaggeration and inaccuracies’ 7

Viacom CBS ends its partnership with Foxtel Media, merges sales teams

PR’s new focus for 2020 and the future of work to be unpacked at Mumbrella CommsCon 2020

Kate & Co announces staff changes and the addition of Melbourne Fashion Week to its roster

History Will Be Kind appoints Corinna Fawls in new role of client partner

Sling & Stone announces the addition of eight new clients including Keep Cup 3

Daily Telegraph cartoon implying asylum seekers are ‘dirty’ ‘predators’ cleared by Press Council 3

ARN extends contracts for Kiis 101.1 breakfast hosts Jase & PJ

Matt Doherty named head of marketing for property developer Nicheliving

Federal Court dismisses ABC’s case, ruling that AFP raid warrant was valid

Mediacom names The Media Store’s Minsun Collier as head of digital 1

The TV WEEK Logie Award for most popular television commercial returns for 2020

ACCC officially begins ad tech inquiry, along with further five year inquiry into digital platforms 4

Mediahub opens Melbourne office with Mark McCraith at the helm 1

TEG’s Fire Fight Australia concert brings over 1m metro viewers to Seven

Nine wins the first week in surveyed TV ratings for 2020 2

Microsoft search evangelist Christi Olson and Rubicon Project CTO Tom Kershaw join Mumbrella360 program

Ogilvy Melbourne hires creatives Lee Phillips and Patrick Trethowan

Hungry plant comes to life in Osmocote’s new campaign from The Core Agency

Former Triple J host Gen Fricker claims the ABC failed to support her after on-air assault

Seven West Media appoints Julia Lefort as director of corporate affairs and publicity

BMX champion Caroline Buchanan is ‘unstoppable’ in new campaign for Nutri-Grain

UnLtd opens WA office with Carol Morris at the helm as Big Clash launches in Perth 1

Industry offers up $4m of donated media for NSW RFS ad campaign

PR group Herd MSL promotes Skye Lambley to group MD

Facebook and Instagram reveal a new range of features to celebrate the 2020 Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras

Seven’s My Kitchen Rules climbs to 517,000 metro viewers without competition from MAFS

Billy Slater, Paul Gallen and Brad Fittler join Nine Radio’s lineup

Intrepid, Klook, Destination NSW and more join the Travel Marketing Summit at crucial time for local tourism

Robbie Williams fronts Smooth FM’s national marketing push 5

Sydney agency Common Ventures wins the creative account for Tarocash

Mediacom brings over NZ MD Matthew Vogts to take on chief growth officer role 3

Rugby Australia CEO still expects Foxtel to bid on broadcast rights, despite fractured relationship 5

IPG posts 7.4% net revenue growth in 2019, but expresses concern for staff and clients amid coronavirus outbreak 1

MAFS’ first dinner party helps it to a new high with 1.178m metro viewers tuning in 2

Omnicom Group’s calendar year revenues down 2.2%, but up 1.3% in fourth quarter

Luke Martin joins 72 and Sunny as head of product after eight months at BMF

Chinese newspaper Sing Tao Daily to close after 38 years

Stellar wins the Australian PR account for perfumery house Maison 21G

Momentum Media acquires B2B publication Australian Aviation

The Australian Financial Review eyes subscription growth with new marketing campaign 1

VMLY&R Melbourne reveals first work for Crown Resorts after adding the Sydney casino to its client roster

Foxtel creates chief customer service officer role, with Lesley Portwain taking the helm 10

Enero CEO Matthew Melhuish’s last financial results see the group post a 6.8% rise in net revenue 1

Omnicom appoints Veridooh for digital out-of-home measurement

ABC surges to the top of Nielsen’s digital ranking with 11.2m unique audience 5

Netflix ANZ appoints Junkee Media to its social media and content account after pitch process 4

MAFS, MKR and Survivor all increase audiences on Tuesday night, but the win still goes to Nine

Zenith Australia promotes Megan Kay to MD of Melbourne 1

Baby formula brand Sanulac appoints Mango as social media agency of record

‘Has your tackle been tested?’: Queensland Department of Health introduces ‘STIcebreakers’ to encourage sexual health discussions

Close Comfort appoints Inside Out PR to its public relations account

Asher Keddie and Kris Smith explore their personalities and style in Myer’s ‘Layers of Me’ campaign 3

Billionaire presidential candidate Mike Bloomberg assigns chunk of advertising budget to influencer platform Tribe 2

Caitlin Ammann becomes planning director at indie agency Edge 1

Parramatta Eels appoints Murmur to digital marketing account

Deliveroo appoints Alt/Shift as public relations agency of record

Another big night for Nine as MAFS soars to 1.140m metro viewers

Thinkerbell wins a consolidated account for Ssang Yong including media and creative 1

21.8% gender pay gap in radio, TV and film reflects danger of ‘predominately male, middle-aged, white workforce’, says new study 6

Compare the Market’s meerkats Aleksandr and Sergei find themselves at a cliff-hanger in latest ad 2

The Brag Media closes The Brag print title

Birds of Prey flies straight to the top of the Australian box office, taking almost $4m in its first weekend

VMO appoints Braden Clarke as programmatic director to lead digital offering

McDonald’s CMO Jenni Dill departs

Crown Resorts promotes Zoe Walsh and Victoria Loughnan to head of public relations in Sydney and Melbourne

Mumbrella CommsCon Awards shortlist revealed, with comedian and TV personality Mark Humphries to host

PR agency Comms House adds DIIDA the Label and Lillian Khallouf to its roster

Tahiti Tourisme appoints Nouvelle Vague as marketing representative for Australia and New Zealand

Cape Mentelle appoints Dialogue PR and Intermarketing Agency

Bonds releases Pride range and ‘Out Now’ campaign to support the LGBTQIA+ community ahead of Mardi Gras

Ten’s Dancing With The Stars premieres to 593,000 metro viewers

Seven’s Mega Mini Golf rebranded to Holey Moley as Greg Norman comes on board 4

MAFS and the Australian Open men’s final deliver the ratings week to Nine

Better Homes and Gardens returns with 502,000 metro viewers on Seven

The Big Bash League final hands Seven a Saturday night win

In Daily publishing team launches new Queensland news site

TV Week Logie Awards to take place on 28 June with a new category and simplified voting method

Tim Tam reveals its latest genie in campaign from Publicis Groupe’s The Neighbourhood 2

‘Now’s the time to love NSW’: Destination NSW launches bushfire recovery domestic tourism push 1

Creative agency 12below rebrands to become The Brand Management Company

AHM ad harking back to cricketer Andrew Symonds decking a streaker banned by watchdog for depicting an act of violence 12

DZ Deathrays front Powerball campaign calling for Aussies to vote for their favourite dance floor ‘Powerballad’ 1

ADZ Collective creates pro-bono campaign for foster care organisation Lighthouse Foundation