News

CBS’ purchase of Ten ‘inevitable’ says News Corp’s Michael Miller 1

Cutting Ray Hadley shows ‘lack of nerve’ says Seven’s Jason Morrison

Jennifer Byrne leaves the ABC as The Book Club is axed

Lifeline pokes fun of all the different ‘days’ reminding Australians to ‘give a lifeline’

Paypal launches fashion-focused ‘Bae’ chat bot

Tourism Fiji hunts for new creative and PR agency

Clemenger Melbourne releases first work for Telstra’s Belong

Ten wins the night as The Bachelorette tops ratings ladder

Australia Post launches social media advertising service ‘Social Admate’ 4

Radio industry extends GfK ratings contract, looks to hybrid measurement system

Radio Alive kicks off national campaign with new brand identity

Chaser team to present 3pm show on Triple M Sydney

Kim Doherty joins Wentworth Courier as guest editor, Steve Howard shifts to Manly Daily 3

Puma launches #LetUsAllTieTheKnot marriage equality campaign 2

Fujitsu sets out to conquer ‘Hot-Summer-Nightis’ in latest campaign

Australian Doctor narrowly beats Australian Family Physician as most-read among GPs 2

Storyful’s Ebonie Newman promoted to global chief revenue officer 6

Warner Bros acquires True Story with Hamish & Andy format 1

Ten loses The Simpsons as 21st Century Fox pulls rights 8

The Block pulls in 1.213m for a Wednesday night ratings win 1

Ad watchdog clears Berlei ‘time to be kind’ bra ad for TV despite Facebook’s rejection 5

Rolld launches new brand positioning ‘Love the journey’

News relaunches Herald Sun website, promising better advertising visibility

News Corp launches popcorn-scented newspapers

‘Offensive’ Navman radio ad terminated for portraying abuse towards men

Clemenger BBDO Melbourne scores NAB Business Bank digital and creative account 1

Love Island, Talkin’ ‘Bout Your Generation and paywalled female website among Nine’s big moves for 2018 1

UM Australia wins ING’s national media portfolio

Australian radio industry takes first steps towards programmatic trading 1

Australian Survivor finale audience falls 300,000 on previous year 6

Pay by the click and only advertise on reputable sites to beat ad fraud, Outbrain founder tells marketers 16

Isobar promotes Erik Hallander to managing director 1

‘Those who understand teach’ say Kilvington Grammar teachers 1

Deepend’s Kim Verbrugghe joins Orchard as head of strategy

‘Unauthorised’ Ubet pub poster censured for promoting betting every half an hour 1

Youfoodz ad banned over mini Gordon Ramsay’s use of the word ‘forking’ 24

Australian Survivor and Highway Patrol fight for second place behind The Block on Monday night

Ogilvy becomes latest PR agency to appoint creative director with hire of Marcel’s Bridget Jung

Alice Almeida appointed as News Corp head of digital strategy and innovation 2

McCann Melbourne promotes Anita Deutsch-Burley to MD, Roshni Hegerman to strategy director 2

Cricket Australia locks in six year subcontinent media rights deal

Food and drink advertising is media industry’s best hope of avoiding decline, says SMI

Golden targets shortlist revealed with Red Agency and Sefiani Group scoring most nominations

Blade Runner 2049 dominates box office on opening weekend

Patrick Elligett returns to The New Daily as editor

Rebecca Carson appointed Vision Personal Training’s marketing boss

‘That’s how legends are made’ in 2017 Cox Plate promotion

Bauer Media to appeal Rebel Wilson defamation payment

‘Is it you or anxiety talking?’: Beyondblue encourages anxiety sufferers to seek help 11

The Monkeys Melbourne appoints Ant Keogh as chief creative officer 2

Ten’s Supercars Championship wins across the day, but can’t top Nine’s The Block

Creative agency The Hallway secures four new clients

Citi Australia launches bringing on a brand new world campaign

Hughesy & Kate, Carrie & Tommy to replace Hit’s Hamish & Andy in extended drive time show

Kiis axes Matt & Meshel for Kiwi breakfast duo in breakfast, hires Perth’s Will & Woody to replace Hughesy & Kate in drive 32

‘Being bold and doing what’s unexpected’: Domain officially launches The Circle 2

Flinders Island rebrands with focus on exploration

UBank recruits Genero creatives for animated campaign 2

Sunday Telegraph censured over Piers Akerman attack on Q&A audience member for ‘merely asking a question’

Weekly ratings crown returns to Nine thanks to NRL and The Block

Ten’s The Living Room climbs but can’t beat Seven’s Better Homes and Gardens

Whingeing about us isn’t a business model, ABC boss Guthrie tells commercial TV bosses 16

Yates soil brings ‘Benny the Bean’ to life in Dynamic Lifter ad

News Corp’s Shannon Molloy to join Amazon as content editor

‘They offered me some more money’: Osher Günsberg to leave Brisbane’s Hit105 breakfast

#SendYesHome: Popsugar informs Australians overseas how to vote for SSM

Elton John asks Australians to ‘vote for freedom’ in YesFest concert ad

Gogglebox premiere attracts 824,000 but is beaten by The Block’s first Thursday outing

MKTG launches ‘Awkward’ OOH ad for McGuigan Wine 8

Human Rights Commission highlights everyday racism in latest campaign 26

Kingsman holds top spot at weekend box office, but The Emoji Movie climbs back to second

Tourism Australia launches news channel in campaign to target youth market 1

Almond Breeze creates ‘Breeze the Day’ OOH campaign

New Zealand’s Rainbow Youth tackles homophobic slurs in pro-bono Y&R ad 2

Vodafone boosts PR team with three new staff members 1

Triumph and former Australian Miss World create influencer campaign with Yahoo7 Storytellers

Vodafone rebrands, asks if customers are ready for an exciting future 12

Good Beer Co launch beer in support of marriage equality, Love²

Charity foundation UnLtd reports record ad industry donations

ABC axes Lateline and The Link 4

Samsung, Westpac and Coles win 2017 Shonky Award prizes

1 Kent Street ECD Simon Collins departs

Perth radio ratings: Hit92.9 struggles as Nova eases clear in drive time slot 4

Nine wins Wednesday night as The Block dominates

Music publisher Seventh Street Media continues growth with senior hire

Adelaide radio ratings: Mix102.3 maintains overall lead but ABC closes gap

Brisbane radio ratings: Nova 106.9’s Ash, Kip and Luttsy narrowly miss top breakfast slot

Melbourne radio ratings: Smooth FM overtakes Fox FM as most popular FM drive radio station 7