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oOh! renews VicTrack agreement and launches 5 new large format digital sites across Victoria

Mumbrella CommsCon conference and awards return: Foxtel, Howatson+Co, Edelman, Pure PR and Chris Savage to speak

Mediacom’s Mike Worden to lead Endeavour in-house media team; PHD’s Stephanie Douglas–Neal in as replacement

The Second Test: Australia vs West Indies cricket match delivers for Seven

CX Lavender CEO says industry is too focused on ‘extraction of customer value’

Junkee co-owner Piers Grove settles financial dispute with RACAT Group

Charlie Pickering joins ABC Radio Melbourne Breakfast team

Mumbrella announces new editorial roles

Lucinda Gemmell joins Seven West Media as chief people and culture officer

Justine Sywak exits dentsu Creative

Bastion’s research reveals Australians’ optimism has surged

Thrive bolsters Sport and Digital Content divisions with new appointments

Snapchat rolls out monetisation pilot program for AR Lens creators in ANZ

Katie Dally to depart Thinkerbell for Endeavour Group marketing role

The Chase tops entertainment 3 nights in a row; as Nine takes overall network share

Disney+ raises subscription price in Australia; ad-supported tier launches in US

Initiative wins media account for parent company of Fitness First and Barry’s

Campaign Review: Dom Hickey and Dee Madigan rate supermarkets’ takes on Christmas

What’s next for for Ten as it pulls breakfast news 1

Prestige Brands light up Sydney sky via Spark Foundry, ATN and EVH

Hisense ANZ appoints new head of marketing, Gideon Lui

Michael ‘Dooglas’ encourages Publicis family to protect themselves from HPV-related cancer

‘Not afraid to have a point of view’: New Howatson+Co work highlights Guardian Australia’s progressive role in media landscape

The Chase retains entertainment crown; Nine takes Tuesday

72andSunny handed global creative remit for Who Gives A Crap 1

Lightspeed appoints former Dropbox executive as its new CMO

DM Podcasts leaves Nova; taps LiSTNR for sales and distribution deal

Dan Murphy’s celebrates founder’s Christmas spirit via Thinkerbell

The Royals’ Stu Turner joins Edge as partner and ECD

Industry heavyweights Brent Hill, Hugh Marks and Carl Fennessy to speak at Mumbrella360 2023

The AFR names Fiona Buffini as its new editor 1

Rates decision: ‘People want to remain confident, but every bit of news does erode that slightly going into next year’ 2

Free TV calls to keep sport free and available for all Australians

JCDecaux proposes upgrade of 38 Telstra payphones on Sydney footpaths 1

The Chase takes the entertainment crown; Nine wins Monday

Revlon ANZ appoints Stark Matthews as PR agency of record

Bullfrog adds two ECDs

The IMAA appoints new chair and board

GroupM forecasts 2022 may be the last year of growth for linear TV spend

Australian digital ad spend booms while linear TV staggers into 2023: Magna forecast 1

MFA boss Sophie Madden responds to report on sexual harassment

PZ Cussons appoints Clemenger BBDO as creative agency of record

TV Wrap: Australia vs Argentina tops Sunday programming as Nine celebrates overall share for the first week of summer

Hatched taps Havas talents for Sydney managing partner roles

Domino’s apologises for bombarding customers with deals via It’s Friday 1

Clems Sydney CEO exits after less than a year

Seven unveils line-up of exclusive content coming to 7plus

Accenture acquires Fiftyfive5 to boost data insights and performance marketing

The Royals makes cuts after Deliveroo exits Australia; Stu Turner also resigns

Updated: Jag Sanger removed as MD from The Market Herald, placed on leave 3

Australian consumers squeezed by rising cost of living this Christmas: Toluna

Toyota reminisces on electric history via Saatchi & Saatchi

News Bargaining Code is for ‘fair remuneration’, not for redistribution of resources: Treasury review

The First Test Australia vs West Indies cricket match delivers for Seven; Nine wins Thursday

10 Play launches new Free Ad-Supported Streaming TV channels

Did Nine really win the year? And how Ten could turn it around

Cinema ad spend grows 233% YoY in October: SMI

BMF joins Turo Australia’s agency roster

Pedestrian Group appoints first chief commercial officer

ABC’s Fisk takes entertainment crown; Nine wins Wednesday

Supercheap Auto gives Santa its Christmas list via The Monkeys

The Age’s first female editor Gay Alcorn to step down

ACA boss Tony Hale warns of 360-day payment terms: ‘agencies are not banks’ 4

Spotify unveils Australia’s top podcasts and launches 2022 Wrapped Experience

Australian digital advertising growth softens in September quarter: IAB and PwC

The Chase Australia wins entertainment crown; Nine takes Tuesday

Hamish and Andy sign early long-term contract with SCA’s LiSTNR

‘Black Friday? Rubbish’: brand sends different message this sales period

The Iconic, MECCA, Catch, Connecting Plots and The Lumery join the Mumbrella Retail Marketing Summit 2023

Cricket Australia builds anticipation for KFC BBL in new campaign from Apparent

Crust launches first TVC in three years via Poem 1

Are you taking a ‘real term’ pay cut? Survey finds inflation bites into salary increase

First Look: Seven’s 7Bravo channel coming in 2023

PR agency Coote Connex rebrands to add a digital marketing offering and talent management arm

Ben Shepherd back in agencyland at dentsu 1

Ben Welsh resurfaces at dentsu 1

Yahoo to take 25% stake in Taboola in 30-year exclusive commercial agreement

Tourism Tasmania reinvigorates ‘Come Down for Air’ for summer via BMF

Australian Story tops entertainment; Seven takes Monday

More than half of Australians look to spend more on Christmas gifts, survey finds

Ex-Havas talent launch specialist social commerce shop, Bread Agency 1

TV Wrap: SBS scores fourth in weekly share, Bricksmas gifts Nine overall share for Sunday evening

Redundancies at Cummins&Partners as it looks ahead to 2023

Initiative, Mediabrands Content Studio and Thinkerbell debut new Cricket Australia and NRMA partnership

Facebook’s ANZ agency sales boss Ellie Rogers exits

Sarah Abo the new co-host of Today as Ally Langdon joins A Current Affair

Punkee appoints Tara Watson as its new editor, as Tahlia Pritchard exits

Study: Media and marketing staff reported their stress as being ‘overwhelming’, ‘severe’ and ‘extreme’