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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’

Woolworths, Aust Post, Bunnings and more perform strongly in Nielsen Brand Sustainability Rankings

Mick Molloy makes triumphant return to Triple M to helm breakfast show with MG

The Block’s finale winner announcement tops VOZ Week 46

Redundancies at AJF as changes take shape under new leadership 2

Urban List takes the notorious ‘Sealed Section’ digital, with Lovehoney 1

The 2022 FIFA World Cup SUI vs CMR game takes demos; Seven’s The Chase tops entertainment

ECU ends 20-year relationship with 303 MullenLowe Perth, appoints new roster

HT&E CEO Ciaran Davis named the new chair of CRA

Triple M Sydney breakfast show dumped after one year

‘Anyone who talks about this job 24/7 can’t ever be very good at it’

Nielsen: Intended retail and consumer participation in Black Friday & Cyber Monday up more than 20%

No objections as Fisk wins Wednesday entertainment; Seven takes the night

Tuvalu enters the Metaverse: The Monkey’s Ford on stretching creative thinking beyond the traditional scope of advertising

Campaign Review: TK Maxx, Myer, Big W and Target get festive

Comms Declare campaigns against Chevron partnership with Australia Day

Australian adtech firm iion launches ‘immersiion’ to reach audience segments across gaming sector

The results are in: The minimum expectation for displaying past agency work 2

Visa takes Aussie and Kiwi travellers to the ‘ends of the earth’ via Saatchi & Saatchi

Walkley retracts award given to Nine journalists over Andrew Laming story

The Roast of Paul Hogan tops entertainment; 2022 FIFA World Cup ARG vs KSA takes demos

Spotify rounds out product trinity with audiobooks; ‘ubiquity strategy’ to stay in 2023

PwC and IAB Australia: Digital advertising contributes $94bn to Australia’s GDP

M&C Saatchi continues restructure with new AUNZ CEO 1

Ten reveals Carrie Bickmore’s replacement on The Project, after Peter Helliar exits

First report card into TV news’ cultural diversity journey reveals a mixed bag, with a long road ahead

We Are Different wins PR duties for Brown-Forman

Studiospace adds suite of new clients following October launch

Canadian Club asks ‘Who Made Beer King of the Campsite?’ in new work from The Monkeys

Hackers infiltrate digital billboard to display pornography in Brisbane

Australian Story tops entertainment; Seven takes Monday

shEqual launches video series unpacking harmful gender stereotypes in advertising

Roy Morgan enhances its digital audience measurement and cross platform data

ARIA to hand out award for best Australian music in ads

Bastion Insights appoints Kantar talent as managing director

Are Media ceases publication of Real Living

Domestic tourism ad spend booms in 2022, almost tripling pre-pandemic levels

SVOD companies dish out big money on Australian content, ACMA reveals

Kath & Kim tops entertainment programming; Seven wins night and TV ratings week

The Core Agency delivers brand identity for the Field

97% of Australians continue to consume news: ThinkNewsBrands, Roy Morgan 1

Subway delivers a heartfelt ‘Cookiemas’ story via Publicis TeamFresh

Fiona Johnston joins dentsu with plans to bring back the ‘fun and lightness’ of creative comms industry

CFS motivates customers to invest like a pro via It’s Friday

Funlab launches identity refresh via FutureBrand

Lisa Wilkinson steps down from The Project after ‘relentless, targeted toxicity’

Football Australia calls on Australians to join their local football club via Blood Utd

Bond University launches new brand platform via VMLY&R and Wavemaker

UnLtd rallies industry to bring joy to children in hospital

Home and Away takes another win for Seven