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HT&E’s revenue slips slightly as company says ‘difficult decisions’ are paying off

ICC aims to ‘level the playing field for every girl’ in Women’s T20 Cricket World Cup campaign via Publicis Sports & Entertainment

Levi’s celebrates LGBTQIA+ voices with its 2020 Pride collection 3

Magnum & Co appoints Laura Barette as head of earned

QMS launches intelligent data and insights platform for digital out of home

Petbarn and Mars sign on as major sponsors for Pooch Perfect

Think TV and News Media Works merge to form the Premium Content Alliance 19

MAFS carries Nine to a second ratings week win for 2020

NBC orders American remake of True Story with Hamish & Andy

Bupa Dental appoints Edge to its creative account

Tourism Western Australia appoints The Monkeys to lead creative amongst new agency roster 1

Telstra appoints Jeremy Nicholas as its new CMO, less than two years after dropping the role 1

ANZ reveals confronting campaign calling for more #LoveSpeech in support of the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras 8

New Magnum Luxe flavours show that ‘pleasure has more than one layer’ in campaign via PHD 1

Origin Energy takes naming rights for Australia’s national netball team in three-year partnership

Cadbury signs on as official chocolate partner of the Australian Olympic and Paralympic teams

Digitas appoints Ashleigh Bruton as head of social 1

Wunderman Thompson and the NSW Rural Fire Service pay thanks to firefighters with 77-foot billboard in Times Square

Independent Media Agencies of Australia, new industry body for indies, launches with 20 founding members 18

Another drama-filled dinner party brings 1.058m metro viewers to MAFS

SCA revenue drops 8.2% as debt rises 4

Domain suffers revenue decline as print tumbles 35.2%

Mumbrella Travel Marketing Summit significantly revises program in light of tourism industry crisis 2

SKYN celebrates public displays of pride in OOH Mardi Gras campaign

We Are Different appointed to the PR account for Berocca 1

Lifestyles appoints Melbourne indie Yoke as creative, digital and communications agency of record

Morey Media wins PR for car subscription service Carly

Australian Survivor: All Stars finds a season high on Tuesday night with 630,000 metro viewers

James Warburton ‘derisking’ Seven’s programming slate after tough start to the year 2

BPAY appeals to Australians to help pay the bills of drought-affected farmers

Great Northern captures Instagram images of Australia through sound in radio campaign

Realestate.com.au celebrates millions of buyers coming to its platform in autumn campaign

Ancestry moves media account from OMD to Spark Foundry 1

7-Eleven pitches its creative account

SCA to rebrand newly-acquired Redwave stations as Hit and Triple M

Claire Haigh named director of communications for hotel group Accor

Cricket Australia’s Karina Keisler to tackle the ball-tampering scandal at the Mumbrella Sports Marketing Summit

ABC ‘deeply concerned’ by Rosie Waterland’s claims of manipulation and mistreatment during Australian Story filming 2

NRL announces naming rights for State of Origin will be available in 2021

Cancer Council Victoria campaign warns of the perils of consuming sugary drinks

Seven West Media reports $67m loss as group revenue slips 3.2% 9

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