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Mumbrella Sports and Entertainment Marketing Summit launches with DDB, OMD and The Brand Builders to speak

Sling & Stone introduces new parental leave and pregnancy loss policies 1

BMF awarded $1.5m contract for Phase 4 of ‘Stop It At The Start’

Dymocks launches first TVC in 8 years for Christmas

Acast expands into Melbourne with Bryce Crosswell hired as group sales lead

Yahoo talent joins TikTok to spearhead business marketing

SMH maintains top spot as most read news brand 2

Lego Masters Brickmas Special wins entertainment as Nine wins the week

Uber Eats adds new brand platform in latest campaign from Special

iProspect handed global media duties for Gucci owner Kering

Travel advertising set to rebound but Australia still lags behind

News Corp takes iSentia to court over Sky News copyright

Urban List reveals new brand strategy to celebrate 10th anniversary

ARN partners with UK company for in-game audio ads

‘Boys Do Cry’ in new mental health campaign via The Hallway

Seven drops first look at the 2022 Dancing With The Stars: All Stars

Andrew Jaspan-led information content platform 360info to launch for publishers in 2022

QLD Government releases campaign to promote tourism jobs

Special to open second Kiwi office in the country’s capital

Hootsuite tells marketers to use TikTok if marketing on TikTok

More than 50% of advertisers concerned about the removal of cookies, finds Kantar 3

Sarah Trombetta returns to Grey Group for multi-regional role based in Aus 1

The Block tops VOZ 2 weeks in a row

Seven and Home and Away top Thursday night

NRMA Insurance re-visits ‘Black Summer’ via film and book initiative

Publicis Groupe wins Swimming Australia account

Optus Sport extends lucrative EPL rights until 2028

Edelman confirms sustainability client review applies to Australia

The Sun Herald appoints Melissa Stevens as editor

QMS reveals new City of Sydney furniture network

Outbrain adds new senior sales lead for ANZ region

Facebook and Google overcharging advertisers, Rupert Murdoch says in withering attack on tech giants 1

Google aligns global media account with GroupM’s Essence ahead of local merger

Gruen wins entertainment and all 3 key advertising demos

Mercerbell’s Julie Dormand resurfaces at The Works

Spotify adds podcast subscriptions in Australia

GroupM adds Initiative’s Scott Laird as chief people officer

Samsung Ads gears up for regional growth with trio of senior hires

Freeview appoints Dean Dezius as its general manager

Initiative names new chief people officer ‘to retain best talent in the company’

Zenith unveils ‘Zen Academy’ for junior talent

Tourism WA launches ‘Give the Gift of Travel’ campaign

Ex-Clemenger BBDO COO launches creative operations advisory

Omni-channel communication SaaS provider Infobip launches in Aus

NSW Government warns of ‘casually’ speeding dangers in latest ad

Criteo launches contextual targeting based on $900bn commerce data set

Cricket Australia welcomes T20 World Cup plan as legal dispute with Seven drags on

LiSTNR and Schwartz Media agree ‘strategic’ partnership for current and future podcast titles

Parental Guidance finale draws in 478K metro viewers

Ogilvy Australia shakes up Melbourne office with promotions and new hires

Brands looking for more than clicks when it comes to metrics, says GroupM’s John Miskelly

We Are Social launches We Are Social Gaming

UM adds MD role in Sydney, poaching MediaCom’s Ben McCallum

Nunn Media wins regional media account for Silversea Cruises

Snap launches multi-format ad delivery

Aus Gov releases ‘Positive Energy’ campaign via The Monkeys

Clemenger Group appoints new head of people and culture

BMF bolsters its creative department adding 2 new teams

Foxtel DOOH campaign secured 2m plus impressions in just one hour

TikTok’s global campaign launches Australian iterations

Dig plays tag on TikTok for Post-it campaign

Have You Been Paying Attention? wins entertainment while Nine takes Monday

Cancer support group urges youngsters to ‘take off your brave face’ in campaign from Havas

McDonald’s headlines A-Leagues broadcast partners for launch on Ten ViacomCBS

Ladbible Australia launches global social campaign for The Wheel of Time

Commercial radio ad revenue up 6.1% in October

Creative and design festival launches agency, SP Brand Studio

Smirnoff Seltzer launches $1m ad placement initiative to showcase local artists

OMD names Laura Nice and Sian Whitnall co-CEOs

News Corp Australia in talks to acquire small-cap ASX shares website, Stockhead

ACA launches industry-wide anonymous survey on diversity and inclusion

The Iconic CMO Alexander Meyer to depart this week

Dentsu reports 20% growth in Aus and lifts FY guidance after ‘exceptional’ quarter

TV Wrap: Celebrity MasterChef wins entertainment as Nine takes the week

Man pleasures himself in latest Prunelax ad via Five by Five Global

Aldi parties to ‘Sandstorm’ in 2021 Christmas ad via BMF

Connoisseur campaign from Publicis agencies sees 150K ice creams given away

Sugar glider fronts Optus Christmas ad set to ‘Everything I Own’

Updated: Lawrence Mooney to leave Triple M, calls in lawyers

News Corp searches for new audiences with launch of subscription sports platform

Bastion acquires NZ agency Shine, in bid to create ‘new world agency’

Shane Geffen joins Hero as Melbourne ECD

AANA flags consultation of Environmental Claims Code

Banks spent circa $50m on online ads in 12 months

Aus Gov drops $100m in JobKeeper payments for ASX-listed media and marketing companies

Stockland launches ‘Enjoy the Christmas Cheer’ campaign via Host/Havas

ARN’s parent company acquires Grant Broadcasters

The Block dominates VOZ in Week 44 report