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The Chase tops entertainment, while Nine wins Thursday

Metro radio lineup changes in 2023? Here’s what you need to know

PHD Australia names Pia Coyle as its new Sydney MD

Asahi Beverages and AFL sign four-year deal in new partnership

Harvey Norman, Cheer and Channel Seven amongst most effective ads according to neuroscience 1

Hamish & Andy reclaims November podcast ranker crown; Mamamia debuts in top three

Hard Quiz a win for ABC, Seven takes Wednesday, 2022 FIFA semi-final game tops demos

Risking ‘significant reputational damage’: Ad Standards pulls up Honey Birdette for 7th time this year

Seven’s Nicole Bence rejoins Nova as chief commercial officer

SCA promotes within for Melbourne head of sales

Ad Standards reveals the most complained-about ads in 2022

Dentsu’s Merkle snaps up Aware Services to boost its data and analytics practices

Optus CMO Melissa Hopkins joins Seven West Media

Ad Standards rules Hungry Jack’s ad targeted children

Seven launches inaugural RAP after report criticises on-screen diversity

The Chase tops entertainment, while Nine and Seven tie on overall network share

303 Mullenlowe to handle integrated comms for Tetley Tea

Deloitte Digital to take on EnergyAustralia creative account, citing ‘clean energy transformation’

How to build trust and loyalty through purpose-driven marketing

Google Australia launches newsroom experiments with Bastion Transform

Optus Sport gets new head of business from Foxtel

Updated: Sky News and 2GB cut ties with Chris Smith following Christmas party behaviour

Major coup for Thinkerbell as it lands renowned creative Jerker Fagerström to head Sydney office

Border Security The Front Line repeat on Seven beats Nine’s Snackmasters in metro views

Brisbane Radio Ratings: Hit Network leads overall as Nova’s Kate, Tim and Joel dominate drive despite lineup changes

Melbourne radio ratings: Will & Woody storm home in drive time; 3AW takes the year

Adelaide radio ratings: Mix 102.3 retains overall crown, ABC caps off the year with soft finish

Sydney radio ratings: Nine’s Fordham swipes breakfast off Kyle & Jackie O, while ABC Sydney loses overall share 3

Media agencies positive about 2023 depsite economic uncertainties: IMAA

Initiative promotes Chris Colter to chief strategy & product officer 3

Comms industry must move beyond tokenistic diversity: Industry leaders weigh in on Think HQ’s FAIR report

KFC, Cricket Australia partnership stretches into the third decade

Toyota Australia raises funds for grassroots cricket via Gemba

Sydney to become home of A-Leagues grand finals in Destination NSW bid to inject $26m in visitor expenditure

Federal Court dismisses ACCC case alleging Google misled consumers about data-collection on non-Google sites

Socceroos top second week of summer, while the 2022 FIFA World Cup take key demos

Sam McLeod to leave Coles

Sky News and 2GB host Chris Smith suspended in Christmas party fallout

NITV celebrates 10-year anniversary with a special live broadcast event at Uluru 6

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