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Nailed it! The Block takes entertainment crown; Seven takes Monday

Kraft Heinz selects TBWA\Sydney to handle creative for Golden Circle

CX Lavender rounds out executive team with new CEO

Sling & Stone expands national footprint, opens Melbourne office

News Corp reports record revenue spike, up 11% to $14.9bn

Edge picks up Charles Darwin University creative account

Suncorp, Telstra and Coles among first brands to partner with ethical social media platform, WeAre8 1

Streem releases state of the media survey summarising media industry trends

Foxtel’s streaming subscriber base up 31% in Group Q4 and full-year fiscal 2022 results

Pinterest: How brands can up their game this festive season

Kathryn Weatherlake and Lizzy O’Connor move up at PHD Melbourne

Stan inks multi-year strategic content partnership with Sony Pictures Television

SafetyCulture heroes quiet achievers in new spot via Powered

Alex Carr and Jon Kelly launch new brand consultancy, Queen Charles 2

Dentsu appoints Michael Bass as chief trading officer, APAC

Monday markets: TikTok begins to usurp Facebook

Hunted takes entertainment crown on VOZ week 30 report

Hammer time: The Block premiere beats My Kitchen Rules and The Masked Singer’s launch figures

Bear Meets Eagle on Fire launch mini content series for IAG’s ROLLiN’

Total TV advertising market records $4.3bn, up 11%

Michael Hill Jeweller tells original love story via CHEP Brisbane 3

WPP’s 2022 interim results: Broad-based growth, sustained demand from clients

Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games brings in over 10M viewers for Seven in first week

Howcroft staying at 3AW for four more years 1

CarExpert on the hunt for a CMO

Retail and grocery dominate influencer marketing: HypeAuditor

Seven takes overall network share win of 38%; The Chase tops entertainment

Mumbrella Awards 2022: Hatched scores Media Agency of the Year as Thinkerbell wins Full Service second year in a row 1

‘A modern day world doesn’t feel accurate without brands’: Livewire pitches the new marketing battlefield

VMLY&R nabs Merkle talent for first chief growth officer ANZ

AANA responds to OPC’s claims new ad code ‘fails to protect children from unhealthy food marketing’

Howatson+Company wins TK Maxx account in competitive pitch

Beauty and the Geek’s finale on Nine aired to 478K metro viewers

CHEP banks AMP creative account

Lampoon Group rebrands to Always Human after 20 years

oOh!media expands digital network in Melbourne and Geelong

IPG’s Kinesso/Matterkind sets up new leadership team; expands client offering

Campaign Review: AAMI takes on Ladbrokes

Ivory Coat launches bespoke pet magazine via The Royals

Pedestrian Group’s Vanessa Lawrence links up with Linkby for chief content officer role based in NYC

AAMI extends partnership with Roundhouse Entertainment for additional 2 years

Mindshare gets tick of approval, retaining Nike locally amid global shift 5

LUMO partners with Quividi to launch latest in audience impression measurement

The Hunted finale on Ten airs to 549K metro viewers; wins all 3 key demos

Convenience, value for money key to brands weathering imminent economic downturn: IAB, Pureprofile study

One-third of Australians workers willing to get paid less for better work experience: LinkedIn

Edelman Global Advisory appoints Peter Fraser to head up Australian unit

Wavemaker promotes James Boardman to APAC growth strategy partner

Tag expands end-to-end social media services with acquisition of L&A Social

Andy Fergusson elevated to national ECD for Leo Burnett as Publicis Groupe also lifts Jason Williams

Bastion merges with US PR and digital marketing firm IMW Agency

Mutiny appoints John Sintras to lead US expansion; more hires bolster local offering

Telstra officially owns a majority stake in Fetch TV

More integration at Clemenger BBDO as it names strategy lead across Melbourne and Sydney

ABC appoints ACMA’s Fiona Cameron as its first ombudsman

Tourism Australia invites UK Neighbours fan to experience Australia for themselves

Markets wrap: ASX falls, News Corp signs exclusive OOH deal, positive Q2 inflation data

Cartology gets Googler to lead commercial division

Seven top of the podium as 2022 Commonwealth Games Day 4 Night airs to 645K metro viewers

Some global firms ‘won’t survive in Australia’, says Simon Ryan; locals to thrive in new economy

ARN lures Venessa Hunt for its commercial strategy and growth director role

Nine and Seven among top Australian streaming apps as Netflix loses gas: Sensor Tower

Emotive expands with six new hires including brand experience head

Dentsu QLD bolsters local team with three new appointments

Aussie adtech firm Veridooh launches in the UK

Foxtel signs agreement for Disney+ app integration on set top boxes

Anthony Freedman to step down as Havas chairman and CEO; no replacement to come

Uber explains new membership program in star-studded spot via Special

Ad Standards pings Mitsubishi spot for unsafe driving practices 1

Australian ad spend reaches record levels for month of June 2022: SMI

Andy Segal and Chris Hince become ECDs at Hardhat 1

ARN streamlines agency sales structure across metro, regional and digital

Danny Bass confirmed as Dentsu Media boss 4

Thinkerbell launches first work for Farmers Union with new brand platform

Harley-Davidson ANZ appoints Thrive as PR & social media partner

IBG launches new non-alcoholic spirits range ‘Drummerboy’ via Common Ventures

Seven’s ratings gold as 2022 Commonwealth Games Day 3 Evening tops entertainment

WPP’s Rose Herceg on Aussies’ truthfulness, marketing to singles, and being over partisan politics 1

oOh!media inks multi-year partnership with News Corp 2

MPAN creates therapeutic language tool for National Missing Persons Week via whiteGREY

New ad code fails to protect children from unhealthy food marketing

Belong launches refurbished smartphone initiative via Howatson+Company

FutureBrand Australia appoints Jill Hale as strategy director

Opportunity for national brands to advertise directly to regional communities: ACM study

Automotive editorial brand Drive.com.au adds industry journalists to team

Ed Harrison departs Isentia less than a year after Access Intelligence merger

Neighbours finale tops programming while Nine takes overall share

Amazon reports Q2 earnings, beating Wall Street expectations but shrinking staff headcount