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Luke McGregor joins The Weekly with Charlie Pickering

The Latch partners with Go Daddy to support small businesses

Nourish magazine announces Nourish Vegan Awards

Reuters announces free COVID-19 tracker for government bodies

Dua Lipa announced as next star for Nova’s Red Room live stream

Dentsu accelerates purchase of Merkle, becoming complete owner

122 finalists announced for APAC Effies

Nine unveils major commercial partners for new season of Lego Masters

SBS to air ZeroZeroZero with Gabriel Byrne and Andrea Riseborough

ABC to air 2020 Anzac Day services 

Seven kicks off Autumn Carnival racing

ABC launches first Instagram Live show

Shootsta names Lauren Stephenson global VP of marketing

News Corp Australia launches The COVID Files insights service for marketers

Business Australia launches inspirational new podcast

Ooh Media joins in on the ‘National Bear Hunt’ with teddies appearing on 474 street panels

Trip Advisor and The Fork introduce initiatives to help people support local restaurants

Applications open for $100,000 in funding to implement ideas from ABC’s Heywire summit

JC Decaux printing plant marks 50th anniversary

Hootsuite launches resources to help the public sector connect with communities during COVID-19

Dating app Hinge launches new podcast, Dating Sucks

Film Victoria and SBS announce Pitch to Pilot projects

Isobar launches Caremonger app to stop COVID-19 scaremongering

Ten to air global One World: Together At Home concert

2GB’s The Garden Clinic celebrates its 40th anniversary

Escape to refocus its content during COVID-19 pandemic

AFTRS launches new initiatives to make its courses more widely available during the COVID-19 crisis

Masterfoods help Australians get inspired with pantry staples with professional chefs online

Avid Collective expands commercial team

The Economist Group appoints Deep Bagchee as chief product officer

PodcastOne and Em Rusciano launch new isolation podcast series

Adobe appoints Salesforce’s Simon Tate as APAC boss

JC Decaux offers Mark Ritson masterclass for agency and ad partners

Revolution 360 repurposes experience offering eLive360

Fetch TV expands partnership with Discovery, adding Animal Planet to its lineup

Screen Australia and SBS announce winners of 2019 Digital Originals initiative

ARN offers Audio Academy program online for those at home

Vogue Australia launches 48-hour online shopping event Vogue Fashion Relief

Screen Australia increases funding for Story Development: Premium fund

Facebook launches Messenger desktop app

60% of women concerned about their income due to COVID-19, Bauer study reveals

Optus waives mobile fees for healthcare workers fighting COVID-19

Kate Lillian Muir’s new agency A Good Plan Group adds The Hellenic Museum to its client roster

Dare Iced Coffee hosts Twitch livestream of St Kilda Saints players and Loser Fruit playing Fortnite

Studio Messa adds content creation to its remit with American Express account

Digital agency G Squared launches COVID-19 social monitoring service

Fan+ partners with Benchvote on fan engagement opportunities

Business Chicks launches virtual event featuring Mark Manson and Dr Jane Goodall

Verizon Media launches virtual masterclass series

Ooh Media partners with The Kindness Pandemic on good will campaign

WHIMN launches two new podcast series

Red Rooster launches #donateadinner initiative

2020 Emerging Writers’ Festival to go ahead in digital form

Bluey wins International Emmy Kids Award 1

Silverbullet to create a pro bono marketing campaign for Save the Children

Grill’d launches direct delivery service

Hotwire launches online hub for communications professionals to navigate COVID-19

Taboola collaborates with Moat to provide guaranteed viewability

News Corp launches news site aimed at kids to support homeschooling families

News Corp Australia announces $1m bushfire recovery fund

Sydney Opera House announces free digital program of exclusive content

ACE Radio offers support services for regional businesses

ARN’s iHeartPodcast Network releases COVID-19-focused episode of Math & Magic

Nova to stream Conan Gray’s Red Room performance

CRA reports a jump in radio consumption via smartphones and speakers

Carlton & United Breweries donate 20,000L of hand sanitiser to medical staff 2

SmallBizHelp.io launches, offering marketing support to SMEs struggling due to COVID-19

Broadsheet Media experiences highest traffic in ten years 1

BBC offers advertising support for public health bodies on a global scale

Documentary streaming platform Iwonder announces first original title

Foxtel boosts local music content in coronavirus initiative

Google launches resource to help local businesses manage the COVID-19 pandemic

Foxtel launches pop up channel celebrating Australia’s greatest sporting wins

Guardian Australia records highest-ever traffic during COVID-19 pandemic

Sydney-based media agency, Awaken, among AFR Fast Starters

Acast reports record podcast numbers

SBS launches multilingual COVID-19 news portal

Gumtree Cars announces initiatives to support Australian car dealers

Triple M Footy to continue broadcasting despite sporting postponements

Nine partners with Grabyo to support its online video content

Toys ‘R’ Us keeps kids at home entertained with 10 Days of Play initiative

MFA puts on masterclass teaching members how to reduce stress in face of COVID-19

Avid Collective makes two senior hires

72 and Sunny releases second season of the 72 Voices podcast 1

Nazeem Hussain launches coronavirus podcast on ARN’s IHeartPodcast

Bauer Media signs sales and marketing partnership with Crossmark Australia

SCA releases two new digital audio initiatives

Carsales waives advertising fees to support dealer advertising