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Matt Holmes lands at MBCS

IAB appoints new policy director

Former Today presenter Alex Cullen signs on at Seven

Nine’s former trade marketing director starts consultancy

Netflix CFO credits ongoing success to building assets, not buying them

Shift from traditional search drives Yango Creator

Apparent creative director departs for ‘social impact future’

Publicis Groupe stock dives despite sunny forecast

ACCC approves Omnicom-IPG merger

Activist investor buys up more SCA shares

Agency gender pay gap: Career lost earnings over $1m for average woman

Louise Rathbone joins Football Australia

Campaign Review: Auto brands go wheel-to-wheel 1

Mumbrellacast: SCA’s content head departs, Telstra leans into the hate, and Linkby co-founder on today’s publishing industry

Flight Centre’s global PR head moves to City of Gold Coast

SiriusXM leaves Australian Podcast Ranker 4

ING Australia appoints new chief marketer after Danielle Hamilton exit

6,000 downloads enough for ABC News to top Podcast Ranker

Retail media outgrows its shell: ‘Structure and collaboration are essential’

Telstra’s ‘Wherever We Go’ voted most unforgettable ad – and most hated 11

Connecting Plots launches digital and media offering, cementing full-service status

Havas’ James Wright formally expands remit in wake of Virginia Hyland exit

Linkby bets big on generative engine optimisation with US$15m funding boost

Social media ban ‘a defining issue for Gen Alpha’ 1

Out-of-home revenue up 20% for June quarter

Aussies love insurance ads but can’t name the brands: TRA research

LINA secures eleventh-hour funding extension

Vinyl declines to confirm print future of Rolling Stone Australia 1

QMS takes Auckland Transport from Ooh Media

Australian Super appoints head of brand and growth marketing

Hook Creative Studio welcomes new hire

Dave Cameron departs SCA 1

Ogilvy PR wins Tourism New Zealand pitch in Australia

‘Unlike anything they’ve done before’: It’s Friday launches first work for Greater Bank 1

Finder’s ‘uninterested dad’ commercial pinged by Ad Standards 3

News Corp refreshes news app for the Tiktok era

New body care brand taps The Sphere Agency for launch

Ten to sell ads for Sky News Regional in multi-year content deal 1

Steven Bartlett to do local ad reads as Diary of a CEO joins Nova

Engine ‘invests in leadership’, appoints new general manager 1

Mumbrellacast: Healthcare to receive the Mat Baxter treatment 1

The Media Store appoints new head of strategy

ACM and News Corp journos strike pay deals, ABC offer rejected 1

Leading post-production company Cutting Edge enters voluntary liquidation

QMS unveils partnership package price for Winter Olympics 1

Cannes Lions tightens rules with new ‘integrity standards’

WPP names new chief executive officer

State of Origin III draws 5.7m to score highest ratings of 2025

REmade agenda expands with Amazon keynote on retail media to build brands

Who’s winning the mushroom murder TV ratings war this week?

Macca’s immortalises brekkie heartbreak in new spot from W+K Sydney 1

TrinityP3 puts pressure on marketers to improve pitching process with new framework 2

AI and emotional intelligence take centre stage at Mumbrella Travel Marketing Summit

Are Media looking for buyer 1

Nine Audio announces new commercial team

Isuzu ‘redefines reliability’ in launch campaign for new truck range

Max rebrands to HBO Max in Australia today 1

Shout Digital appoints first chief customer officer

‘The realest little things on the market’: How Thinkerbell tackled Mattel product launch

Murder recipe: Recipe Tin Eats founder begs media to be left alone

Virginia Hyland departs Havas Media, alleges workplace rights breach 1

7 weeks until departure: Mumbrella announces 2025 Travel Marketing Awards shortlist

Mumbrellacast: Commbank goes big with new campaign, media mushroom sins, and Mat Baxter’s take on agencyland

Tell him he’s dreaming: The Kerrigan family reunite for Uber Green campaign, via Poem

WPP Media’s national head of digital investment departs

Bring’s Adam Ireland lands at Always Human as first MD

Ogilvy ANZ CEO Sally Kissane steps down

Donald Trump launches global TV streaming service 1

‘One of the biggest music investments in Australian advertising’: Mitsubishi’s AC/DC splurge

Mushroom murder trial spawns multiple TV specials

Jodie Koning departs Cartology 1

Bolster Group strengthens media portfolio with new client wins

Michael Christian sues SCA over redundancy and royal prank call

Seamus Higgins departs R/GA, national creative leads appointed 1

Fever-Tree finds new media agency following Bohemia brand exit

Media outlets ‘tripped over a lot of rules’ in frenzy of mushroom murder trial 1

New Commbank campaign features first-ever BVOD roadblock 14

Bonds hands over the reins to influencers in new campaign

SBS farewells chair George Savvides

PHD loses Tennis Australia media account to Atomic 212

Antoinette Lattouf announces new book, Women Who Win

Phoebe Sloane joins Bullfrog

Naming rights available for renamed Sydney Entertainment Centre

We Are Social wins KFC Australia social account pitch 1

Indie agency Lionize calls in the liquidators

REA Group makes redundancies as overseas competitor looms 2

The Project refuses to die as posts continue 2

Stan Sport prices increase following EPL and FA Cup acquisition 4