Paramount and Network Ten this week announced the departure of national sales director Lisa Squillace, who leaves after more than four years with the media group, leading the national sales all screens team, overseeing all advertising revenue across Network Ten, 10 Play and Paramount+. With further changes to its sales division expected in the coming weeks, the team looks at what is to come for the network, and where Squillace might be headed to next.
Earlier this week Dentsu chief investment officer, Ben Shepherd, made a call for advertisers to consider their role in funding certain sections of the media. In a LinkedIn post, he questioned the ethics of enabling and funding certain sections of the media, after coverage of Brittany Higgins in recent days, which he described as bullying. Following the article’s overwhelming response from the industry, the team discusses the longstanding issue of misplaced advertising, and why the issue might have gotten Mumbrella readers so riled up.
Then over to Havas Group, where Dentsu Creative’s Gayle While has been brought in as the successor to Host/Havas CEO Laura Aldington, and James Wright’s rumoured return to Australian shores to head up the group locally has been confirmed. The team discusses what the new leadership lineup might mean for the hold co after a turbulent few months of change.
On top of all of that, HT&E’s Ciaran Davis joins the podcast to talk earnings and potential consolidation, and MFA’s Sophie Madden chats the tough market conditions in 2023 and opportunity from the tech sector.
Episode breakdown
- Lisa Squillace leaves Ten/Paramount (1:59)
- Ben Shepherd’s call to advertisers (6:22)
- The new leadership structure at Havas Group (13:11)
- HT&E’s Ciaran Davis (18:35)
- MFA’s Sophie Madden (28:17)