Live blog: Wednesday, August 27
Welcome to Mumbrella’s live blog, our daily roundup of what’s happening in media and marketing.
Top Stories:
- Fairfax joins Nine’s StreamCo play with a $50m investment
- Seven CEO admits company is in talks over video streaming play
- Coles ditches Status Quo for its latest ad campaign
- Seven West Media announces profit growth despite drop in earnings as mags and digital drag
- TV ratings: Bringing Sexy Back stabilises for Seven but Under the Dome drops again
- The Works picks up Domain creative account
- Dr Mumbo: Tactical food packaging?
4:17pm – Walkley Award entries close on Sunday, so The Guardian’s Jessica Reed still has a chance to get this piece on Melbourne’s cat cafe in.
3:46pm – And if you enjoyed the Netflix ad below, you’ll probably enjoy the outtakes as well…
Loving that 90s clip from Benefit. Never heard of the comedian who stars, but definitely felt like I’d jumped back over a decade!