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Stan secures ‘landmark deal’ with NBC Universal

BankVic, VERSA and Yell Creative join lineup for Mumbrella’s Finance Marketing Virtual Summit

Google claims ‘unfair’ payment code encourages news businesses to make ‘unreasonable and exorbitant financial demands’ 5

James Warburton says Seven has still seen a ‘massive transformation’ despite its content being the ‘hardest hit’ by COVID-19 5

‘Sunshine in a glass’: Golden Circle releases first work from 72 and Sunny

IVE Group delivers $36.7m profit following Coles’ decision to cease catalogue delivery

Pedestrian’s managing editor Melissa Mason joins Broadsheet Media as content director

BMW Group pitches media, but incumbent Dentsu says it won’t be taking part 6

A dad takes charring to the extreme in Barbeques Galore Father’s Day spot

Simon Ryan’s Ryvalmedia wins pitch for partnership with marketing company AKA 1

Craveable Brands, owner of Red Rooster and Oporto, pitches media account

Boomtown and MFA partner to launch regional media masterclasses

Coopers names The Royals as masterbrand strategy and creative agency

News Corp names Luke Manderson as chief product officer

Ooh Media’s Brendon Cook: ‘We made a commitment to our teams to ensure the least number of jobs were impacted’ 1

Earnings fall 54% at Seven as the FTA market drops 14.1% 1

Stan expands original local content slate with nine new productions 3

‘Read my frustration’: Undetected dyslexia in classrooms the target of new campaign 2

The Australian Council of Trade Unions pays tribute to all workers in new ad

Menulog appoints Connecting Plots as social agency of record

Bastion Brands hires seven in response to demand for healthcare comms services 1

Kate & Co appoints Virgin Australia alum Kieran Debney

Ultimate Edge Communications finds its ‘senior executive assistant / office manager / professional governess’ 12

Tiktok nabs Triple J’s Ollie Wards as its first local director of music

Didi, Hyundai, Orchard, Principals and The Navigators to speak at the Mumbrella Automotive Marketing Virtual Summit

Bonds names Special Group as creative agency of record 4

OMG’s Resolution Digital launches Google Marketing Platform division Resolution Kinetic

The Masked Singer shut down after positive COVID-19 test

Online advertising market reports $9.1bn in spend for FY20 as Q2 declines 12%

Ooh Media reports net profit loss of $27.5m, says OOH was ‘impacted disproportionately by the COVID-19 restrictions’ 5

Magda Szubanski’s Sharon Strzelecki appears in controversial COVID-19 campaign from Victorian Government

Toby Hemming’s Bold Media closes after eight years 1

SCA launches station dedicated to new music discovery with Soundcloud 2

Melissa Doyle leaves Seven after 25 years 1

Joel Creasey to replace Marty Sheargold on Nova’s national drive show

Margie Reid named CEO of Thinkerbell in management restructure 5

Ashley Earnshaw departs DAN as it rolls Vizeum into iProspect 26

Domain reports net loss of $227.7m as earnings and revenue fall 10% 3

Eclipse advises Victorians to fight ‘mask breath’ with its mints 6

WPP team restored to full pay and capacity, marking the end of its voluntary pay cut program

IAA partners with United Nations for World Humanitarian Day campaign

RMIT Online launches brand experience course with Thinkerbell

One-day pitch sees Bayer appoint 303 Mullen Lowe to consumer health portfolio 1

Seafood Industry Australia hires Clemenger BBDO Sydney for $4m campaign 1

WPP’s Sunita Gloster joins Accenture Australia as a senior advisor 1

Broadsheet appoints national editor, expands video and audio ambitions

SCA’s Hit Network cuts 19 regional breakfast shows 2

RXP Group experiences 10% full year revenue decline in face of COVID-19

ARN parent company HT&E reports a 82% fall in net profit and a $59m loss

Isentia hires head of government business to support Canberra clients 1

Seven talent feature in new campaign to say: ‘Stay Strong Victoria’ 5

Former Leo Burnett chief strategy officer, Emily Taylor, joins M&C Saatchi 1

Coles hires Lisa Hudson as editor of catalogue replacement Coles&co 5

WPP’s profit before tax drops 68.5% in first half, ‘better than anticipated’ net sales down 14.3%

Revenue falls 18% at SCA, but cost cutting measures and equity raising result in improved balance sheet 1

ABC defends Fact Check report, maintains Paul Fletcher’s budget claims are ‘misleading’ 2

38 redundancies as Mount Gambier’s local newspaper, The Border Watch, closes after 159 years 2

Mumbrella launches Sports Marketing Virtual Summit with initial speakers including Tennis Australia

Customer experience agency MercerBell wins two new clients

Hyundai offers small businesses $52k advertising packages in Take a Load Off competition

Communications Council becomes Advertising Council Australia with WPP joining 4

New AAMI campaign from Ogilvy Melbourne focuses on what it does and others don’t 1

Freightliner launches new truck in campaign creating empathy for the trucking community 1

Nine names Maria Phillips as CFO following Paul Koppelman’s recent exit

ABC appoints head of content, curation and distribution

The Masked Singer sloth reveal pulls 916,000 metro viewers on Tuesday night

Creative agency Mammal reverses closure, launches Transport for NSW campaign

Woolies’ Cartology creates agency team, with two hires made ahead of October launch

22 redundancies at Ooh Media in response to COVID-19

Catch.com.au makes everyday Australians famous with wordplay in first campaign from AJF GrowthOps 2

Mumbrella’s Abigail Dawson joins Special Group as brand director 7

The Masked Singer holds strong for Ten, delivering 929,000 metro viewers on Monday night

Drag artist Leasa Mann fronts BPAY’s campaign to help people in need

All of Australia’s national news directors are white men, with lack of TV diversity starting at the top 18

SMI to now publish product category spend for media owners

Zenith promotes Elizabeth Baker to national head of investment, filling void left by Anthony Ellis 3

Amaysim names 72 and Sunny as creative agency

Natarsha Belling thanks Ten for 22 years of memories following cuts across the network

Hack EP Laura McAuliffe steps up as content boss of Triple J as Ollie Wards departs after ten years 1

330,000 metro viewers tune in for Family Feud on Sunday night 1

Comms agency Romano Beck launches PR course after university graduates fall short 22

EY appoints Sefiani on a two-year communications retainer

NRMA Insurance implores homeowners to do their bit to prevent bushfires in new brand platform 1

WPP extends $420m debt facilities ahead of half year financial results

Australians watch twice as many ads as they think they do: Google and Kantar research 1

Google warns consumers ACCC code will create a ‘dramatically worse Google Search and Youtube’ 26

Tiktok explicitly bans deepfakes, updates policy in attempt to combat misinformation

Kevin Rudd and industry leaders speak up against The Oz’s ‘racist’ Kamala Harris cartoon 33