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Catalano’s View Media Group closes deal on proptech company, The Today Business

SEEK and ye shall find – UM Australia given media account after 8 years with Starcom

OMA reveals OOH industry grows by 50% YoY in Q3

NBN stresses importance of digital connection for seniors via Dentsu Creative

Farmer Wants a Wife reunion draws in 532k metro views; Nine takes Tuesday

More than $74m wasted on digital media ad spend in Q3 2022: Next&Co 1

Consumer Confidence drops 2.3pts to 85.5 – down 19.1pts on same time last year: ANZ-Roy Morgan

Optus halts all marketing ad spend amidst ongoing cyber attack 2

Ex-Leo Burnett’s Alvarez-Jarratt joins Dentsu Creative ANZ as strategy partner

McDonald’s Australia launches recruitment campaign via Akcelo

ASIC launches legal action against Harvey Norman, Latitude for misleading advertising

Archibald Williams launches insights work via white paper backed by Neilsen: Beyond the Algorithm

Kayo’s cautionary tale for fans in latest T20 Cricket World Cup work via Special

SMI: outdoor media ad spend at record August level, underpinning the Australian market

PRCA expands to Australia, building a network across the country

Bank of Queensland scares off posh home buyers in latest campaign

NRL Grand Final draws in largest audience on 9Now; overall views drop after COVID lockdowns spike

Dentsu’s ‘Reading the Room’ survey to help marketers, brands gain insights around RBA decision days

Shopping trolley goes rogue in latest Budget Direct work via 303 MullenLowe

Oaks Hotels houses happy folks of all kinds in new brand platform via MASH

Nova partners with Amazon Alexa to spotlight voice access to audio content

Nick Falloon steps down at Nine, marking the end of the Fairfax era

Cricket Australia inks 4-year platinum partnership with NRMA

Creepy smiles greet unsuspecting Sydneysiders in Paramount’s campaign via Hello Social

The Block builds its audience and retains top spot on VOZ

Gogglebox eats up entertainment; Seven takes Thursday

SBS’s The Cultural Atlas expands to include religion

Clemenger BBDO adds Tristan Graham as executive creative director

Working with clients that do damage, or aspire to do better. Should agencies have to choose? 5

Colony promotes Simon Buutveld to executive creative director

2022 FutureBrand Index: B2B brands pushing for a sustainable future take top spots

The Block hammers home another win for Nine

SBS unveils broadcast team for FIFA World Cup 2022

Charmaine Moldrich to step down as OMA CEO after more than a decade in role

Campaign Review: AAMI and Toyota take the AFL grand final

OOH providers line up as Sydney Metro City and Southwest contract goes to tender

ENGIE launches first local brand campaign via AJF Partnership

Total Blockout; tentpole shows struggle against Nine’s juggernaut

Telco company Superloop awards full-service account to B2B agency Green Hat

Hungry breakfast listeners help commercial radio set record high 12.1m weekly listeners

IMAA adds three new leadership team members

Wynstan with a Y launches summer campaign via Paper Moose

Darrell Lea hands creative account to SLIK

Compare Club launches first brand campaign via Archetype

Suzuki Australia launches new S-CROSS via Deloitte Digital

Paul Courtney to leave Colenso BBDO to start up production studio

ARN makes all regional general manager roles redundant

The Amazing Race Australia struggles to pull viewers while The Block remains #1

Brisbane radio ratings: Hit Network ends Nova’s reign, but Nova retains key timeslots

Perth radio ratings: 96FM flying, but Nova maintains breakfast and drive lead

Adelaide radio ratings: FIVEaa steals ABC’s breakfast, Nova tops overall and drive 2

Sydney radio ratings: Kyle & Jackie O retains #1FM, Fordham overall leader as smoothFM leads drive 3

Melbourne radio ratings: Russ & Ross buck trend; Triple M surges while a new leader emerges in Drive 3

The A-Leagues pluck Mango Communications for its PR account

Edge expands content offering, appoints Robyn Foyster

Attention metrics valuable, ‘but not a silver bullet’, says IAB Australia 3

Qantas promotes marketing leader Stephanie Tully to Jetstar CEO 1

Special adds new managing director to Melbourne office

‘History is Calling’ on Australia in campaign for Indigenous Voice referendum via The Monkeys

Toyota Australia launches campaign during AFL grand final via Saatchi & Saatchi

Private Media to launch SmartCo Media; Ex-Buzzfeed Australia founding editor leads local Inc. title

Nine’s The Block retains #1 position on VOZ

AAMI saves AFL grand final from ultimate clanger in game day stunt via OMD

AFL Grand Final lowest metro audience since 2001; Nine steals the week

Subway Australia aims to bring fans’ dreams to life with ‘SubDog’ launch via Publicis TeamFresh

Kathmandu launches quirky new summer campaign via Special New Zealand

Enigma appoints ex-Beforepay CMO as executive director of digital

Livewire raises over $4.7M in Series A funding; expands reach to global advertisers in gaming sector

Mindshare bolsters executive leadership team with new appointments

Life Savers dispatches sweet rescues in first work via TBWA\Sydney

The Block drills ahead in entertainment while Seven takes Thursday

Crikey to uphold new public interest defence in Murdoch defamation trial

JOY’s Chandler on how MG is reaching the next generation of car owners on Tik Tok

SCA lands Australian-first podcast deal with AFL; renews audio broadcast rights

Forbes Australia CEO on what the brand offers advertisers since its launch 2

Subway sandwiches itself between Football Australia and the Socceroos

S4 Capital posts significant operating loss, but sees $638.8m profit in FY2022 results 1

Colgate-Palmolive launches latest iteration of Smile Strong platform via VMLY&R and WPP

Sport spend on the rise: Nielsen 2022 Sponsorship Outlook

EnergyAustralia and Cummins & Partners part ways; agency search underway

Markets wrap: Omnicom outperforms competition, ASX vulnerable to volatility in coming months

Bill to ban fossil fuel advertising in NSW introduced into Parliament

Creating an ‘outstanding’ customer experience is a ‘waste of time’: Monheit on biases in the auto sector 4

WE Communications appoints its first creative director in Australia

The Block rocks on in entertainment pole position; Nine takes Tuesday

SVOD subs reaches 22.1m in Australia: Netflix retains pole position

Australia’s e-commerce market to grow by 8.4%, while global retail ad revenue to reach $101b: GroupM

Hotwire Australia secures new client wins after expansion and recent global acquisitions