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Austereo’s merger green light fails to impress market as Ive Group’s run up Unmade Index continues

Westfield awakens the ‘Creatures of Christmas’ with AKQA

Bruce Gordon’s WIN records $8.6m loss 1

Merlin Entertainments unveils new senior comms manager

QIC pushes Christmas spirit to the limit

Ad Standards says no to Didi and ‘six middies’ 1

From algorithms to autonomy: Wippa wants teens to have their ‘first best summer’ 2

SCA advisor gives Seven merger the go-ahead

Unmade Index: Ive gains on the back of acquisitions and Dominos contract

Myer reworks Jamiroquai classic for festive ad 1

Rebel Sport and The General Store paint a bleak picture of sports-less Australia in new campaign

Dan Murphy’s stares consumers down in first campaign with BMF 1

Seven West CEO Jeff Howard’s $1.25m pay package faces shareholder revolt

ABC to overhaul its digital front end, consolidate web platforms

AFL beats NRL in overall fan numbers: Deloitte report 6

Unmade Index ends the week on an uptick, but loses 5% across October

‘Unacceptable’: WPP’s Cindy Rose outlines changes after poor third quarter

NSW revives ‘shocking’ 13-year-old UK campaign for new anti-tobacco push 2

‘The gov has listened’: $67.6m fund launches for news publishers 1

Tribal’s David Jackson joins Apparent as ECD

Geely puts Australian media account up for pitch

Yahoo tells advertisers to call off the search

Myer nabs former Coles exec Amanda McVay as chief customer officer

Nine stock drops after Sandilands on-stage Stevanovic revelation

Lyndsey Rodrigues appointed editor of Who

Optus’ head of marketing jumps to pet food start-up 1

Rankings recount: OMD pips EssenceMediacom after review

Telstra leans back into ‘wherever we go’ campaign

Murdoch power player Siobhan McKenna retires from News Corp

Meta’s price per ad up 10% in strong quarter marred by big tax bill

Seven West Media recovers despite down day for Unmade Index

Mumbrellacast: ARN delivers the goods at latest upfront, and a News Corp insider opens up

ARN upfront: Sensible meets madcap with a touch of TV

Ooh Media and Cricket Australia partner to connect brands with Ashes fans

Virginia Hyland starts Squad M&A to guide agency exits

Junkee co-founder slams Australian publishing for lack of ambition 1

Clemenger BBDO’s Lindsay Bennett departs, takes global role at Ideally

QUT ends year-long CMO vacancy with ex-ABC exec Leisa Bacon

Amanda Bardas appointed head of Val Morgan Digital

Network 10 brings UFC to free-to-air in 2026

Creative lead behind Australian ecomm brand The Oodie exits

Unmade Index: Seven and SCA total value falls below $400m as Vinyl prepares to issue share options to boss Josh Simons

Two strong hearts: SCA baits ARN with new Heart Network 3

ARN makes key appointments ahead of upfront

Who Gives A Crap moves global marketing team to Australia

Dan Krigstein to leave the Growth Distillery

TrinityP3 sets up subscription model for its 18-year agency database 1

Mid tier media stocks lift the Unmade Index in positive start to the week

Mumbrella announces first Commscon 2026 sessions

Adelaide breakfast show goes as ARN cull continues

‘Almost double’: Advisor wants mutiny over Nine CEO Matt Stanton’s pay

Shania Twain and Tom Cardy front Uber campaign, via Special 1

Albanese rules out AI copyright law exception

WPP hedges bets on AI to make ‘pixel-perfect ads’, no agency needed 1

Triple M launches national on-air talent search 2

Emma Robbins appointed M+C Saatchi CCO as Steve Coll steps down

Vinyl Group ends the week with a 4.4% slump

Clemenger BBDO ramps up media as Omnicom integration takes hold

Political reporter Lachlan Kennedy departs Ten after 15 years

‘Designed to intimidate’: Police investigate targeting of journalist Nick McKenzie’s house

ARN and Seven lead gains on the Unmade Index

Australian Marketing Institute announces new chair and directors

‘It was always about the jeans’: American Eagle CMO opens up about Sydney Sweeney campaign backlash 2

Aussies flock to the BBC during heavy news period

Roblox, Ebquity and Sweathead first headliners announced for Mumbrella360

‘Zoning in on their strengths’: The industry reacts to Seven’s upfront

Mumbrellacast: Seven’s upfront, a new web browser and our new paywall

Seven West Media and Nine have a rough day on the Unmade Index

Seven steers the course at 2026 upfront presentation

OMD wins $1.2m brief for SafeWork NSW’s ‘Irreplaceable’ campaign

Life Uncut’s Laura Byrne and Brittany Hockley sign with SCA 2

Omnicom shells out $196m on severance ahead of IPG Mediabrands acquisition

Warner Bros Discovery officially open to offers

Mediaweek head of content and editor depart, new editorial head appointed 2

Unmade Index: Strong Tuesday for most of the broadcasters

Freshly demerged Webjet unveils major rebrand with ‘Go Somewhere’ campaign

Missing spark: Brand creativity study finds AI models are largely similar

WPP holds top spot in Recma rankings as Publicis overtakes OMG

Tonic Communications promotes Georgia Coleman to managing director

Spotify shakes up APAC creative delivery, moves key role to Sydney

Leading local industry figures to headline Compass 2025

Havas Media ANZ names Mindshare’s Kate O’Ryan-Roeder as CEO

Unmade Index: Seven West Media stock slumps to six-month low

QMS officially becomes biggest out-of-home operator in New Zealand

Fuel thieves left baffled in DDB Sydney’s new Skoda EV ad 1

Instagram introducing skippable ads to Reels

Avis Budget Group begins search for regional marketing boss

UM bags $3.7m deal for new ‘Beforeplay’ STI campaign