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Host/Havas boosts Alyce Gillis to head of strategy

Amazon Prime Video Upfront: SVOD platform competes to give Aussies what they want via local content push

Consumer Confidence fell 0.9pts to 84.6 – down 21pts on same time last year: ANZ-Roy Morgan

Agencies jockey for position as Entain Group pitches combined mega Ladbrokes and Neds account

The Real Love Boat ‘didn’t pop like we would have hoped’, but give it time, says Paramount’s head of content following poor launch ratings

We Are Different lands hipages Group’s PR account

More sports free to watch on Australian TV as anti-siphoning scheme begins

Twitter’s ad portal traffic dips while TikTok’s soars; Twitter Blue interest staggers: Similarweb

The Block rolls on with another win; Nine tops Monday

Retail marketers are advised that hybrid shopping is here to stay: InMobi

Ex-Nine Network icon John Westacott, identified as man who died in Sydney Harbour

SBS’s Mind Your Health multilingual portal aims to boost health, wellbeing for multicultural and First Nations Australians

Noisy Beast wins Cobram Estate’s media and social account

Full-service independent agency Lionize files for insolvency; administrators appointed

Disney Studios Australia officially renames from Fox Studios; Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes production begins

Cost of living pressures overtake COVID-19 worries as the main cause of stress, Beyond Blue survey shows

TV Wrap: Bathurst 1000 wins entertainment but Nine wins week

Snapchat launches initiatives to boost mental health and fight bullying for World Mental Health Day

Ladbrokes dances for Spring Racing Carnival via The Monkeys

Todd Sampson’s warning: ‘These companies will do anything to get advertising in front of us’

DDB’s Creative Index values creativity at $580bn for Australia’s top ASX200 companies

CommBank shows off flexible home loans via M&C Saatchi and Essence

New social audience reporting tools via Streem Social

The Growth Agenda’s eight-part podcast features creatives, brandside marketers

Kath and Kim returns to TV in two-part special on Seven and 7plus

Woolworths’ Cartology completes $150m deal to acquire Shopper

Wondery podcasts added to LiSTNR app

Industry execs ‘vigorously’ deny wrongdoing as Campbell case reaches court

Epson marks its sustainability imprint with Orchard and Kaimera, launches B2B campaign

NGV unveils The Rigg Design Prize exhibition; showcases agency works

Hi-vis The Block seals the win for Nine

QT Hotels wants you to pay for your stay with strange items, via Thinkerbell 1

Paramount ANZ execs on what Pluto TV will offer advertisers

Toyota launches new GR86 sports car via Saatchi & Saatchi and Publicis

Porter Novelli Australia bolsters full-service capability with new senior hires

Paramount ANZ’s Beverley McGarvey confident new 2023 formats will perform

Paramount ANZ inks new e-commerce deal with Twitter and partners with adtech firm, Innovid

‘We closely monitor people’s sentiment’: Instagram on new explore and profile ad surfaces

Michael McConville on avoiding short-termism in the C&P rebuild and using the ‘resource’ that is Sean Cummins

The Block tackles all competition in a win for Nine

IKEA releases meat and plant ball-scented reward card via CHEP

Seven West Media’s chief of people and culture to exit company

DoubleVerify launches new attention measurement lab for advertisers

Urban List partners with Pet Circle to launch Urban List Pets

Audible features local audio talents in latest campaign via Emotive

Nick Garrett handed expanded global role at Deloitte Digital

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