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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

GPJ expands senior leadership team with two new appointments

Aussie moves $12m media account from Ikon and Switched On to Initiative

Industry watchdog clears KFC ad targeted by Collective Shout 5

Ten to stop broadcasting The Loop 3

552,000 metro viewers tune into Big Bash on Seven, as MAFS dips below 1m

News Corp experiences 23% growth in digital subscriptions in Australia, despite ‘listless economy’, but Foxtel continues to suffer 3

Thinkerbell’s Georgie Cavanagh resigns to pursue ‘side hustle’

Net profit falls 13% at REA Group as property listings continue to drop

Twitter to increase headcount by 20% as it cracks US$1bn quarterly revenue

Chatime appoints Soda Communications to its public relations account

Coles announces exclusive five-year partnership with the AFL 2

News Corp Australia appoints Uber’s Michelle Wood as head of executive comms

PHD expands relationship with Bayer, adding digital media account to remit

Group M’s Venessa Hunt promoted to chief digital strategy officer

Sonia Kruger announced as Seven’s Big Brother host

A man tries to track his business’ progress with a fortune teller in Xero’s first TVCs in Australia

McDonald’s consolidates its account with DDB Sydney causing staff changes at VMLY&R 8

Hamish and Andy top Australian Podcast Ranker for third consecutive month 1

Shaun Micallef’s Mad As Hell returns to 592,000 metro viewers 1

Mumbrella Travel Marketing Awards shortlist revealed with CHE Proximity, Condor and Tourism NT starring 1

Transport Accident Commission seeks panel of agencies

Kantar acquires leading research company in first move since WPP spin-off

Australian food, travel and lifestyle site Eat Live Escape launches print mag

Baby boomer publisher Your Life Choices sold to Compare Club 1

Australian artists hijack outdoor advertising in capital cities as part of Bushfire Brandalism political art show 2

TV advertising revenue drops 5.9% amid ‘challenging market conditions’

Disney pulls channels from Foxtel 1

Weekday breakfast TV performs 200% better than average for advertisers, according to new report 4

MAFS soars as MKR plummets to 402,000 metro viewers on Tuesday night

Another marketer out at Foxtel as chief of brand marketing, Arianna Saita, resigns 1

Second major study into the industry’s mental health, Mentally Healthy 2020, launches 3

Mondelez shifts $40m media account from Mindshare to Wavemaker 1

Marketing agencies launch industry ping pong competition Rally Together to raise money for the Wires Emergency Fund

F1 marketing and comms director Ellie Norman returns to the Mumbrella Automotive Marketing Summit lineup

EVH hires Daniel Higgins as strategy director

Phillip Kingston steps down from TGO 8

Nicole Sheffield to lead ABC Advisory Council

Shelley Hammond launches One Roof Agency, with foundation client Almond Breeze 1

‘Because all we do is insurance’: Chubb rolls out global platform and campaign from 72 and Sunny

Michael Hing to replace Veronica Milsom on Triple J drive

IGA takes aim at Coles’ Little Shop Collectables in campaign from The Core Agency

Flourish wins the public relations, content and social account for Avalon Airport

Seven launches AFL season with ‘Home of Footy’ promo

Nine promises ‘juicy’ breakfast TV in Today promo with Allison Langdon and ‘very naughty boy’ Karl Stefanovic 1

Coles strengthens marketing team with two senior appointments, including Tourism Australia’s Geoff Turner 1

Hasbro appoints Mediacom to $6m local account as part of global consolidation

1.154m metro viewers give Married At First Sight its largest ever launch

Clemenger BBDO Sydney hires Wunderman Thompson’s Brona Kilkelly as senior planner 1

Ad spend dragged back 5.3% in 2019 calendar year, ending a seven-year run of growth

Kayo pays tribute to Kobe Bryant with a ‘blank’ page in the Herald Sun 1

Trevor Crook named head of sport and partnerships for SCA 1

Thrive hires Phemmie Wilkinson and Lauren Nowak to business director roles

The Australian Open hands Nine a TV ratings week win

890,000 metro viewers tune in for Sofia Kenin’s first major title

Antony Catalano joins realestateview.com.au board with business partner Alex Waislitz, continues building ‘multi-pronged media group’ 1