News

SBS adds French Open, five new dramas and renews The Handmaid’s Tale for 2018

ABC to restructure around news, local and specialist content

Youfoodz modified ‘forking’ ad censured by ad watchdog yet again 2

James Perry exits Fandom Australia after 11 month stint

J Walter Thompson scores John West creative account

Viewers turn away from commercial TV for second night in a row 3

Perth radio ratings: Hit92.9 loses traction as Nova dominates drive and breakfast

Brisbane radio ratings: Nova dominates as Osher and Ed Kavalee leave Brisbane 1

Melbourne radio ratings: Gold104.3 becomes most popular Melbourne FM radio station

Adelaide radio ratings: Despite continued slide, Mix102.3 maintains slight lead

Sydney radio ratings: KiisFM asserts dominance over Sydney, wins FM breakfast, drive and overall share 2

Cannes Lions to be ‘streamlined and focused’ in 2018 revamp

Global PR leads for Airbnb and Finder.com among first speakers announced for CommsCon 2018

Royal Caribbean Cruises appoints Frank PR

Doug the stubborn batsman leads Aldi’s Christmas campaign 4

Murder on the Orient Express overtakes Thor: Ragnarok at the weekend box office 1

Acast Australia appoints Guy Scott-Wilson as content director

Sarah Norris joins Broadsheet as Sydney editor

NT News caused distress to family and friends of deceased teenage boys, APC finds

iSelect appoints The Royals as integrated creative agency 1

Initiative Sydney promotes Nick Wokes to general manager 3

‘Nine is a content company’, CEO Hugh Marks tells shareholders

Australian Bankers Association launches advertising blitz 4

Doctor Blake says goodbye to the ABC with rare ratings win 4

Luxury Travel appoints new editorial team for 2018

LinkedIn launches campaign encouraging Aussies to be more open at work 2

Melbourne Cup brings Seven one step closer to winning the year

Rugby League World Cup helps 7Mate to strong Friday showing as news dominates main channels

News Corp ‘failed to act’ on abusive Twitter trolling of rivals, colleague and ex-PM by subeditor on The Australian 5

Australian production company Essential Media and Entertainment expands into branded content

Brisbane agency next Thursday shifts away from ‘yell and sell’ with latest Amart Furniture campaign 2

Yvonne Ball joins Citadel-Magnus as associate director of Perth

Australia’s longest-running motoring magazine launches redesign, claiming ‘print’s not dead’

‘Quit smoking and quit the crap that goes with it’ says NSW and Victoria cancer council campaign 1

Red Agency wins large consultancy of the year at PRIA’s Golden Targets

ABC rejects salary disclosures, claims it would give commercial competitors an ‘unfair advantage’ 1

News Corp reports improvement in global revenues, driven by real estate growth

Court approves Ten sale to CBS as judge rejects dissident shareholders’ claims 3

The Good Doctor continues its winning streak, cracking 1m metro viewers

Wicked Campers ‘motherfucking awesome’ vehicle condemned by ad watchdog 2

Ten content boss Beverley McGarvey tells how the network plans to deliver the numbers in 2018

Jason Smith joins Ikon as agency director 1

Why one Asian brand avoids working with agencies despite the risks 2

“We all need to respect content creators”: PRIA commits to educate the PR industry on copyright 1

72% of Women in Australian film and television have experienced workplace harassment or discrimination, study reveals 3

Hardhat recruits JWT’s former executive planning director, Iain White 4

James Patterson Lexus speeding ad banned again despite changes

Seph McKenna departs Roadshow Films for Screenwest CEO role

Ten reveals ‘Pilot Week’, new comedy Street Smart, game show Blind Date and more CBS shows 4

Boards should be educated on being proactive with reputation, ING’s head of corporate affairs says 2

Technology companies not doing enough to combat fake news, says David Speers

Hobart radio station breached political broadcasting rules, ACMA finds 2

Fairfax to close six western Sydney suburban titles in local newspaper cull 7

The Monkeys takes out top creative prize at Mumbrella Asia Awards, five Australian agencies recognised

Foxtel locks in a further two seasons of Gogglebox 1

Daily Mail locks in deal with Quantium, expands offering for local advertisers 2

Vice and Screen Australia launch Pitch Australiana initiative for early career filmmakers

Seven’s Secret Daughter season premiere falls by 387,000 from last year

WPP’s Wavemaker brand formally launches in Australia

Social media advertising is grossly underpriced, Gary Vee tells Sydneysiders 3

David Jones features a homesick gingerbread man in 2017 Christmas campaign 1

Sling & Stone grows team and secures six new business wins 1

Former Sound Cloud country manager Shaun Alexander joins Starts at 60 1

Facebook and Google have ‘won the battle’ against publishers and are now coming for media agencies 4

Initiative’s Mat Baxter: ‘The media industry needs to stop being lazy and get off the drug of reach’ 7

Digital advertising chain so broken it needs regulation 1

Crownbet recruits Ricky Ponting to star in latest CrownBet ad

‘I’m still in Melbourne’: Commonwealth Bank showcases its local call centres 4

Foxtel Now launches voice-ready streaming box with access to third party apps 1

Clemenger BBDO Sydney’s head of planning Kit Lansdell exits to join The Monkeys 3

Melbourne Cup records lowest ever broadcast TV audience, but streaming audience climbs 3

Pepsi Max channels Echo Beach in latest summer campaign 14

Twitter rolls out 280 character limit for all users 1

Whimn officially launches social video series Doco180

‘The Cleanest Uniform in Australia’ asks schools to switch to Fairtrade uniforms 1

Former Atomic 212 director of innovation, Peter Brennan, launches creative agency Electric And Analog

Fairfax Media takes final steps towards Domain separation 2

Seven says ‘Something big is coming’ with new promo for streaming service 7 Plus

Punters.com.au CEO Luc Pettett departs the News owned site

Monday night TV dominated by news as Seven wins the night

Tennis Australia’s Paul Moore joins Seven as sport digital executive producer

Broadcasters need to reset for the future says Free TV’s incoming boss

Ad watchdog clears Sportsbet’s Ben Johnson Puntmas ad of ‘blasphemy’ 2

Harley Breen quits 2Day FM’s breakfast show, with Em Rusciano to be joined by Ed Kavalee instead 1

News DNA appoints Hannah Stenning as head of video 1

Long form works best on mobile if you grab the audience early, says Google director 2

Bad Moms 2 nears $3m in premiere weekend box office earnings, can’t beat Thor

XXXX Gold Goldie connected cap campaign encourages mates to hang out during cricket season 2