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Facebook News to discontinue editorial curation by humans

Subscription TV licensees and channel providers spent $18.72m on Australian drama shows in 21/22 1

The Chase tops entertainment programming as Seven takes Thursday

Amazon Music gets access to Acast library; marks more benefits for Prime subscribers 1

Brands are using virtual Influencers as they venture into the metaverse to attract younger generations

HubSpot, LinkedIn reveal top issues facing Australian marketing teams

The AFR’s longest-serving editor Paul Bailey to step down

Scenic Group taps dentsu X to handle digital media globally 1

ITV Studios buys majority stake in Australian drama label, Lingo Pictures

Cashrewards hands PR duties to Poem, launches latest iteration of ‘YAY’ campaign

Hard Quiz tops entertainment; Seven wins Wednesday

Hulsbosch revitalises packaging and brand design for Kleenex tissues

The Foxtel Group and NBCUniversal ink a new multi-year partnership

Customer experience company MoEngage expands into ANZ; secures MyDeal and Nova on client list

Dentsu appoints ANZ CEO, Patricio De Matteis

Simone Gupta steps down as CEO of Havas PR Australia

Australian Ethical says it’s okay to love money (for good purpose) via Paper Moose

Ads placed alongside pro-sustainability contexts increase brand uplift

SBS Upfront: Automated TV trading platform launches; brand partnerships division retooled as SBS CulturalConnect

SBS Upfront: Biggest ever local content offering; investment in digital for audiences and advertisers

SBS Upfront: Radio rebrands to SBS Audio, reflecting live streaming and podcasting options

SBS Upfront: Brands boost investment in First Nations media via NITV with sales of Beyond 3%

Coles gets the extended family together for a very Aussie Christmas via DDB

dentsu Solutions taps Thinkerbell’s Dominic Counahan

Big W delivers Christmas magic across Australia via M&C Saatchi

The Melbourne Cup: 10 Play’s biggest live stream audience of 2022

‘What are you prepared to lose today?’: online wager platform ads get new messaging

Woolworths is Australia’s most loved supermarket despite Coles’ million dollar ad spend

Ogilvy launches Sustainability Practice in Australia

Salesforce appoints Icon Agency to handle Australian comms

Fintech Wise launches first local brand campaign

Audi champions future-focused activists in integrated work from We Are Social

Outdoor ad spend stands strong in September; cuts into TV and Digital shares: SMI 1

Ford does U-turn, handing creative back to WPP after four-year stint with Clemenger BBDO 2

Le Tan, Oporto, Cashrewards and Spotify partner with Love Island Australia

The Block’s nail-biting finale week, winning entertainment as Nine tops overall share

Pre-cup day coup: Atomic 212 lands double-Ladbrokes and Neds account

VCCP closes Sydney office a decade after entering Australian market

Paramount ANZ’s national sales director says, ‘It’s the best inventory sales on the Melbourne Cup I’ve ever seen’

Visit Victoria steps in with $15M Netball Australia sponsorship deal after Hancock Prospecting withdrawal

TV Wrap: The Block bring homes ratings week and Sunday night in win for Nine

Zenith names new head of people and culture

New Amplified Intelligence attention study finds radio advertising increases brand choice by 20%

Mutiny rebrands to Mutinex; senior hires and leadership reshuffle follows

Australian Press Council: SMH piece caused ‘substantial offence and distress’ for Rebel Wilson

‘Until then we’ll be here’, a distinctive build on NRMA Insurance’s iconic ‘Help’ positioning 1

Cricket Australia gears up for a Summer of Cricket via Apparent

Zara Curtis appointed acting-chief marketing officer at IAG

Mumbrella360 2023 open for submissions, super early bird tickets on sale

ACRAs: Radio awards crown Kyle & Jackie O ‘Best On-Air Team’; Neil Mitchell wins Best Talk & Current Affairs

Radio360: new look surveys to launch in Q1 2023

Mumbrella reveals senior leadership structure

Tourism Australia’s Dougan on giving international audiences a story that ‘moves their journey on the understanding of Australia’

New pro-bono campaign to raise awareness of coercive control

Gogglebox continues to deliver for Ten; Seven takes Thursday

Nova Adelaide’s Ben & Liam take over Melbourne breakfast; add Belle Jackson as co-host

Musk posts letter to Twitter advertisers as takeover deadline looms

Tourism Tasmania’s Emma Terry joins CMO to C-Suite pipeline, appointed SATC CEO 1

Top 10 biggest digital ad spenders in Australia this year: Pathmatics

CarExpert launches first above the line campaign via Claxon

Unilever ANZ, PHD and Seven deliver Australia’s first converged TV campaign

Are DMOs still relevant in the age of digital?

303 MullenLowe Perth and Digitas Australia win big with Aussie content at Mumbrella Travel Awards

oOh!Media Outfront 2023: Move into retailer media market, cements 3D Anamorphic dominance, expands programmatic

OOH creative effectiveness revealed with Polygraph launch

oOh!media serves up Australian Open; Broadsheet joins Office network; Delivers the news with News Corp Australia

The Block hammers home another win for Nine

Meta’s revenue decline continues in Q3; dials back on Reality Labs investment

Chrissie Swan to host her own national show on Nova in 2023

Kaimera secures media duties across Big Red Group experience brands

Annual Young Rich List sees a combined loss of $11bn in 2022

Coles 360 officially hits the market with rebrand and fresh retail media proposition 1

Victoria Police drive recruitment in first work from Wunderman Thompson

WPP revenues rise 10% in third quarter; GroupM, Hogarth Ogilvy and AKQA saw strong growth

Campaign Review: Will Ruby and Louie reboot Australian tourism? 1

The Block built to last; another win for Nine

GroupM’s chief investment officer on decarbonising advertising: ‘There’s a real danger ahead’

Mediabrands looks to global network to fill Reprise CEO role

Innocean Australia uses performance data to activate Hyundai and Surfing Australia partnership

Budget 2022: ABC regains Coalition’s funding cut; SBS misses the round

Next&Co takes on media duties for Bevilles jewellery

Ad sales at Google slowing as Q3 profits fall at parent company Alphabet Inc

UnLtd appoints Adam Furness and Rebecca Darley as co-chairs of board

QMS and Amplified Intelligence to roll out OOH attention study nationally

Seven’s 2023 commercial offerings: CODE 7+ to launch next year; Investment in media gaming tech, Aura

Seven inks deal with NBCUniversal to create new FTA channel, 7Bravo 2

Seven’s 2023 content slate: Farmer Wants a Wife, SAS Australia, FIFA Women’s World Cup, Million Dollar Island

ABC names Judith Whelan as editorial director