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Magic picks up popular chicken chain and Aussie jeweller

Trump claims $30m in free advertising from Paramount settlement

Mumbrellacast: Omnicom’s Oceania restructure, FM trumps AM in Melbourne, and Nine’s upcoming payday

Vodafone pitch concludes, Howatson+Co takes the win 1

Press Council slaps Daily Telegraph for misleading Hamas headline

M+C Saatchi’s Amanda Quested departs amid tough time for agency

Nine News claims early 2025 ratings win 2

Private Media buys out ‘frenemy’ Pinstripe Media in consolidation of SME publishing sector 1

IPG posts revenue decline, share price jumps

ARN’s plan to take Christian O’Connell national

Paul Bradbury quits in wake of Omnicom changes 1

Nine Radio loses Sydney and Melbourne as listeners switch to FM

Warner Bros Discovery out of FTA TV in NZ as it sells to Sky

The case of the smoking bullet point: Qantas admits to ChatGPT use ‘for formatting’ 2

Seven rounds out content team with senior promotions

Why are readers fleeing from Australia’s top news sites? 5

Omnicom confirms Nick Garrett to lead new Oceania structure

Alt Shift establishes ‘practice heads’, makes senior promotions

‘Everyone’s got their inner Nudgy’: Didi does ‘unhinged’ in new brand platform 1

Kate Ritchie returns to Nova after six-month break

‘Where teens come to learn’: Youtube mounts its case with full-page ad campaign

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