News

Jason Laird departs Telstra as executive director of comms to take on NAB corporate affairs role 1

Ten places behind ABC for fourth consecutive week with 9.8% share

‘There are plenty of Bill Cosbys in the Australian media’: Tracey Spicer 5

Ten struggles on Friday night as news and lifestyle programs dominate

Australian Gas wants consumers to rethink their favourite season 2

Children front ‘Jeans for Genes’ campaign asking Aussies to fight for them

Angela Bishop and Denise Scott to join Studio 10 as panellists 4

News, current affairs and MKR help Seven to a Thursday night win

Citi encourages Australians to take holidays made for them 3

Meltwater acquires social analytics company, Sysomos

News Corp open discussions with potential buyers for regional and local mastheads 3

MullenLowe Group wins global creative account for Banana Boat’s parent company, Edgewell Personal Care

TBWA wins $4.95m SA Tourism creative account, with local agencies labelling decision a ‘disgrace’ 17

Twitter posts US$61m profit for Q1, after US$61.5m loss last year

The 6AM Agency wins Go Vita and Australian Organic’s PR accounts

‘Laugh without leaking’, says Continence Foundation in campaign fronted by Bev Killick

Red Flag Consulting acquires fintech agency Bowlah PR

Xero pushes its time-saving credentials in campaign focused on making it to family moments ‘right on time’

Think HQ recruits Red Agency founder Neil Travers as strategic adviser

Facebook advertising revenue soars 50% to US$11bn, as Zuckerberg claims the business had ‘strong start’ to 2018

Seven appoints Ten Big Bash League executive Dave Barham as head of cricket

Ten to premiere Masterchef season 10 on Monday 7 May 2

Leo Burnett Melbourne hires four new creative directors

Ten’s share dips to 7.9% on Wednesday night as MKR and The Voice battle heats up

Mumbrella launches new B2B Marketing Summit with international keynote Nancy Harhut confirmed

3AW host Neil Mitchell hits out at Fairfax’s Michael Leunig Anzac Day cartoon 19

Facebook agency chief: Let’s stop using the term influencer for ‘Z-list celebrities’ 17

Ten places fifth on Tuesday night in absence of Bachelor in Paradise

Fetch TV extends Netflix deal with promise of tighter integration between services

Hyundai features singing and dancing arm hairs in latest i30 campaign

Australians speak about their experience with the flu in prevention campaign 3

Haystac Sydney wins four new clients

Air New Zealand promotes mobile app in ‘Making every journey a little easier’ spot

Ita Buttrose to depart Studio 10

Elders Insurance says ‘our way never gets old’ in latest campaign

WhiteGrey promotes James Keeler to chief strategy and customer experience officer 1

Zoo Group’s founder and CEO Pawl Cubbin passes away 1

Thrive PR opens Gold Coast office

Seven’s The Mentor with Mark Bouris attracts 489,000 for premiere 2

iSelect to shake up marketing after appointing Warren Hebard as CMO 14

Nine to focus on delivering ‘richer’ and ‘more accessible’ season of netball

Adelaide radio ratings: ARN’s Mix 102.3 declines but maintains lead

Brisbane radio ratings: Bianca, Terry and Bob help 97.3FM to overall win

Melbourne radio ratings: Smooth FM only FM station to show improvements in breakfast, but Fox maintains lead 2

Terry Savage joins The Marketing Academy as global chairman

Sydney radio ratings: Kiis FM wins FM battle, as new drive show Will & Woody grabs 11% share 1

Perth radio ratings: SCA’s Mix 94.5 on top as it regains drive-time crown from Nova

Wicked Campers reprimanded yet again for ‘highly sexualised’ language 1

Hyundai reprimanded for breaching Australian road rules in car commercial 2

Amy Schumer’s new film I Feel Pretty tops Australian weekend box office 3

Publisher Lovatts steps in to save Nourish magazine

Vitaco Health advertorial on Studio 10 banned for ‘masquerading as a news story’

Monash University launches ‘Sip Safe’ wristbands to stop drink spiking 5

Origin Energy rebrands to ‘Good Energy’ 6

Buzzfeed’s Tahlia Pritchard named new Punkee editor 4

Ad Standards outlaws Goldfingers Mens Club ad for ‘inappropriate’ and ‘sexualised’ outdoor poster 2

Treasury Wine Estates appoints Michelle Terry as CMO in marketing restructure

Former Fairfax exec Sean Aylmer joins PR firm Res Publica as partner 1

Dick Smith smith creates own newspaper ad ‘overpopulation will destroy Australia’ 13

Fishing and hunting store censured by ad watchdog for inciting ‘hatred’ towards Greens 1

ANZ, Google, Marley Spoon, Facebook and more join Mumbrella360 plus extra masterclasses announced

Nine’s The Voice builds on new season launch audience, can’t beat Seven’s MKR

Medibank launches Medibank at Home promoting in house health care

Neil Shoebridge’s consultancy to handle APN Outdoor communications

CX Lavender Melbourne hires Michael Rummery as business development director

The New York Times appoints WeThinkMedia for Australian advertising representation

WPP put on notice as Ford launches global creative review

Facebook and FreeTV Australia draw battle lines over ACCC digital platforms inquiry 2

Seven’s ratings momentum continues after Commonwealth Games

Expat creative director Tim Wood returns to Australia in new role with R/GA Sydney

Fairfax’s agricultural publishing arm shuts down Canberra bureau

Collectible toy maker Yowie launches video series for Earth Day

Former Nine MD Amanda Laing joins Foxtel as part of Patrick Delany’s rebuilding push 3

Ad watchdog clears ALDI for reposting Pedestrian article of Kath and Kim smoking 1

Nielsen March figures show The Guardian Australia edge towards three million, others fall

PR firm M+C Partners settles legal case with former executive Asher Moses 1

APN Outdoor retains Transport for Brisbane and Transdev Melbourne, Warburton to focus on acquisitions

Omnicom Media Group APAC CEO Cheuk Chiang steps down 3

SOLO releases first campaign in two years with ‘A Thirsty Worthy Effort’

Liam Hale joins Mindshare as director of its Nike account 1

Justin Armsden exits The Bureau of Business after three months, joins Icon Agency as head of media

AustralianSuper creative and media pitch down to three as it seeks single agency approach

Ten’s Show Me The Movie reaches more than 400,000 viewers

UM’s global brand safety officer: ‘Clients still prefer cheaper, risky environments’ 1

Ant Keogh reveals first work for The Monkeys in ‘Holden Colorado, Not to be Outdone’ campaign 17

Australian Volkswagen accounts under review in global roster revamp

Former Pacific Magazines insights and strategy boss Emily Sak moves to Shopper Media

AFL fans to see live player data in stadiums in Telstra Tracker deal