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The Chase ushers in Tuesday entertainment win for Seven, the network takes the night

Australian Marine Conservation Society partners with Innocean Australia

Paid digital subscribers hits the million for News Corp Australia

Feature Communications picks up PR for Clean Up Australia

Instagram introduces in-app scheduling tool for Reels and Posts

New record as commercial radio boosted by travellers, digital stations, weekend and younger listeners

WiredCo. launches digital PR offering 1

TK Maxx delivers new brand platform in festive first work from Howatson+Co

News Corp Q1 results for fiscal 2023: revenue dips 1%

Nova Entertainment dials in The Hallway for brand strategy, creative projects 1

Mumbrella Retail Marketing Summit launches, with The Works, UTS, Decision Design among first confirmed speakers

Meta introduces VR parental safety tools and metaverse youth safety report in Australia

Perth radio ratings: Nova 93.7 on top, Mix 94.5 reclaims second place

Australian Story the star in entertainment as Seven takes overall share

Media industry donates $3m in ad space for Kindness Factory’s first ever national brand campaign

AFR launches new brand platform via BMF

Brisbane radio ratings: Nova loses breakfast as Hit Network grows overall lead

Adelaide radio ratings: FIVEaa sits pretty in breakfast, Mix 102.3 wins overall

Marquee’s Aussie-first advertising instruction platform for radio campaigns

Melbourne radio ratings: Melbourne market holds steady as 3AW builds share unlike Sydney sister station

Sydney radio ratings: Kyle & Jackie O pushes Nine’s Fordham off his perch as talkback flattens  3

Australians make do with less spending as cost of living continues to hike: Nature

Nielsen’s Brand Sustainability Report reveals Australian consumer perceptions of the sustainability efforts of leading brands 1

Urban List Fam launches – a new, parent-friendly vertical

Helping anxious and pessimistic women find their news: The Squiz

Brands overestimate AR filter’s fun score among consumers, Snap and Ipsos research reveals

Musk’s cull sees local cuts, while media agency say they are pulling back from ‘unsafe environment’

Uber’s Journey Ads opens for business locally

World Vision Australia and The Wiggles call on Aussies to donate this Christmas via M&C Saatchi Melbourne 2

Nine’s The Block tops VOZ report every week since launch

Sharon Strzelecki stars in new Google Pixel campaign from 72andSunny, PHD and EssenceMediacom

DocuSign’s ‘That Time I Screwed Up’ goes global with new local and international work from Hardhat

The Block finale drew in 1.384m metro views; Nine wins ratings week

Australia Post takes Santa to the sky in 2022 Christmas campaign from The Monkeys 1

Woolies serves up mango for Christmas via M&C Saatchi

SBS unveils its major sponsors for the FIFA World Cup 2022

Myer invites Aussies to ‘Let the Season be the Reason’ via Clemenger BBDO

Westfield celebrates the weird and wonderful of the festive season in first work from whiteGREY

CareFlight launches first TVC via Momentum

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