Neil Ackland moves on after 24-year run with Junkee and Ooh Media

Tim Burrowes

March 20, 2025 9:31

Ooh Media’s Neil Ackland is departing, the outdoor company has announced, as part of a new structure which sees Mark Fairhurst confirmed as chief revenue officer, and Andrew Every expanding his responsibilities to chief strategy and retail media officer.

From left: Every, Fairhurst and O’Connor are saying goodbye to Ackland

Ackland was CEO and co-owner of youth publisher Junkee Media, which Ooh Media bought in 2016. Junkee Media was originally known as Sound Alliance, which Ackland joined in 2001.

Having bought Junkee Media on a $13m valuation, Ooh Media later sold it to Racat Group for $1.9m in 2021 although it retained the branded content and production arm, rebranding it as Poly.

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Tim Burrowes

Tim Burrowes is the publisher of Mumbrella and Unmade. He co-founded Mumbrella in 2008 and sister title Unmade in 2021. He's worked in the UK, Middle East, Asia & Australia and has specialised in writing about the communications world for the last 25 years. He wrote the book Media Unmade, published in 2021, and became the presenter of MediaLand on ABC Radio National in 2025.