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Ray Hadley’s ‘low-life dog’ comments breached radio’s decency requirements 1

SCA and Veritonic study finds Bunnings and Victoria Bitter have best audio logos

Boomtown to launch regional media insights portal and media agency education program 1

MFA Support launches to help media agency talent impacted by COVID-19 redundancies 2

Former Isentia CEO John Croll launches media intelligence platform, Truescope 8

Former Mediacom exec Rob Moore launches Volcano, a marketing agency for SMEs 14

Taste.com.au wants to keep Australians cooking with Dinner Revolution campaign

‘We can’t do it alone’: ABC stresses importance of regional papers as future of ACM titles remains unclear 4

Nine wins a competitive Sunday night, despite pressure from Masterchef and the AFL

Pets don’t always know what’s good for them, says Optimum in new campaign, but owners do 2

Ogury opens Sydney office led by REA Group’s Chris Manson 4

McCann Sydney appoints Clemenger BBDO’s Ben Coulson as chief creative officer 4

Genuine Parts Company moves ‘significantly under-serviced’ media account from Mediacom to Initiative 19

Queen Victoria Market calls customers back in podcast campaign

‘Insiders does need to do better’: ABC’s Insiders commits to increased diversity 9

News Corp appoints Kerrie McCallum as editorial director of premium food and travel

Seven sports journalist Jim Wilson to host 2GB Drive

Russel Howcroft leaves PwC to join 3AW Breakfast program in Melbourne 10

Entertainment industry welcomes return of live events

Optus launches Tik Tok dance challenge 4

PHD promotes chief planning officer Alex Pacey to chief product officer role 6

Val Morgan plans for cinema network to reopen from July 2

Australian Commercial Radio Awards cancelled for 2020

Seven, HT&E and WPP AUNZ fall off ASX 300 list as value of media companies continues to fall 2

Anytime Fitness inspires Australians to return to the gym in new Mercer Bell campaign

Wunderman Thompson’s Simon Langley to become partner and ECD at indie creative agency Edge 2

Seven, Samantha Armytage and Prue MacSween to be sued over 2018 ‘Stolen Generations 2.0’ panel 3

The return of the 2020 AFL season brings 1m metro viewers to Seven

Seven signs new $730m AFL deal 1

Compare the Market’s meerkats tackle life in lockdown in latest iteration of ‘Simples’ campaign 1

Daily Mail remains top commercial news site 11

Erin Molan engages defamation lawyers over Daily Mail articles 7

Naturalena appoints Murmur as its media agency

Netflix donates $1m to launch COVID-19 film and TV emergency relief fund

Riverina Fresh shares the importance of continuing to support local businesses in COVID-19 campaign

Snapchat launches dynamic product ads locally

‘You haven’t been drinking alone’: The Alcohol and Drug Foundation sends message to parents about alcohol consumption in isolation

McDonald’s unsuccessful in appeal against ad ban 3

Rebel counts down to the return of the AFL on QMS billboards

Rebel appoints The Monkeys to its creative account 1

Seven wins the night as Big Brother pulls 748,000 metro viewers 4

Mumbrella Publish Awards return with free entry for those recently made redundant

Seven promises record-breaking audiences for AFL’s return 4

Emerald Foods appoints TBWA Melbourne and Eleven to creative and PR

Gen Fricker accuses Triple J of letting racism slide: ‘Stop trading off as a progressive brand because it’s not real’

Sarah Humphries Agency wins PR accounts for Anastasia Beverly Hills and Melrose Health

Kate Ceberano leads a choir in Poem’s first campaign for Audika 1

Masterchef elimination beats Big Brother eviction in Tuesday night TV battle 1

Double Jump Communications announces new clients including gaming tech brand RIG

Paper + Spark nabs former Versa global business director, Guy Munro, to head innovation and tech practice

Nick Cummins shows off his isolation hobby in new spot for Tradie 1

ABC facing up to 250 redundancies in response to $41m ‘budget challenge’ 3

More job cuts at News Corp as restructure hits metro operation 2

NOW Australia, Tracey Spicer’s answer to #MeToo, folds

Visit Maldives reappoints Anne Wild & Associates to its PR 1

Bauer Media celebrates launch of Syrup with Gen Z research 1

Broadsheet launches cocktail content series with Diageo, hosted by Alex Dyson 1

ViacomCBS launches new full-service marketing business Effect

‘Kill Hungrythirsty Dead’ returns for Oak as an animated teddy picks up where Sergeant John Henry left off

R/GA hires Interbrand’s Ben Miles as ECD of its Business Transformation practice

Indigenous NRL greats share tips for physical and mental wellbeing in NSW Government campaign

M&C Saatchi and TBWA Sydney added to the Mumbrella Pro Agency Report Card series

Campos Coffee appoints Richards Rose to its brand and creative account

Two Palms Media appointed to the marketing of Danone’s So Delicious Dairy Free and Alpro brands

Erin Molan threatened for ‘racist’ on air comments 17

930,000 metro viewers tune in for Big Brother’s first eviction

CRA, Free TV and MEAA give thoughts on mandatory payment code for tech giants 2

AAP enters final stages of sale, will continue to operate but says some jobs will be lost 4

SEN plans expansion into Sydney

US police who attacked Sunrise journalists placed on administrative duties 1

NRL slips to 386,000 metro viewers as Brisbane Broncos take a thrashing from Sydney Roosters 1

Foxtel Media reveals which brands have come on board for AFL’s return to TV

Carlton Draught releases an ‘Ode to the Pub’ ahead of venues reopening

Lion appoints 72 and Sunny to Tooheys Extra Dry account without pitch

ET Collective launches pro bono initiative to help women-led businesses every year for 10 years 2

Seven News breached ACMA privacy and impartiality rules in Queensland construction reporting

Jonesy and Amanda show goes national on ARN’s Pure Gold Network

Dan Murphy’s pushes delivery credentials in lockdown campaign 1

Foxtel’s Binge is ‘for the bingers’ in first national TVC 1

Ooh Media reports ‘significant downturn in revenue’, but says 85% of April/May cancellations have deferred spend till H2

Nine wins Wednesday night, but it’s all about Ten in the advertising demographics

Jeep revives its ‘I bought a Jeep’ ads and openly addresses customer experience problems 7

Government’s Women in STEM Ambassador Program names PHD as media agency

OMD wins inaugural UnLtd Big Game trophy, with tournament raising $56,000 for young people at risk

Bulldog Skincare appoints We Are Different to its PR account

Val Morgan Outdoor’s gym network will be operating again by 15 June

Andrew Bolt’s takedown of Greta Thunberg breached Press Council Standards 43

Anniversary of AFP raids a reminder to reform laws that ‘criminalise journalism’: union