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Sydney Swans and Qatar Airways part ways after 10 years

Cartology loses GM of revenue operations

Empty shelves on a Monday: Magazine retreat continues 2

Vinyl Group falls after revealing Val Morgan Digital deal

Guideline SMI: Advertising spend still in a slump

NRL’s Vegas opener pips the Tillies in TV ratings 1

Allianz ups the emotional ante with Matildas star Amy Sayer

The banner years are over: The fall of online display advertising

Telstra revives the ‘telstrut’ with new campaign from +61 and Bear Meets Eagle On Fire 5

Vinyl Group to buy Val Morgan Digital

News Corp a lonely winner after a week to forget on the Unmade Index

Paramount wins Warner Bros deal as Netflix walks away

CPA Australia to shift creative account from Ogilvy to Leo

VB goes mid with new William McInnes-voiced campaign 1

‘We are no longer a holding company’: WPP unveils A$949m global restructure as profits plunge

Cathy O’Connor and Rohan Lund join SCA board

Unmade Index improves as Pureprofile shares good news, Motio launches a taxi-top media network and GTN goes backwards

Global Traffic Network: $40m loss and choppers for sale

Bastion out as Microsoft shifts social media to APAC HQ

Ex-Seven CMO Mel Hopkins joins Californian tech startup

Brutal earnings season drags media stocks ever lower

KFC Australia taps Special Group to inject ‘fresh energy’ into creative output 2

Politico launching in Australia

Qantas splits strategy from execution in Loyalty marketing shake-up

ARN puts 2025 in the rearview as revenue and profits fall 4

Emotive boss Simon Joyce bought agency from ARN Media for one dollar, accounts reveal

The individual is the key to change: Thomas Barta to lead Mumbrella360 keynote

Harrowing day for Southern Cross as Nine escapes downturn

Nine’s new world: Less ads, more subs and plenty of AI 1

SCA’s audio gains wiped out by Seven’s performance 2

M+C Saatchi taps Clemenger once again for leadership hire 1

We Are Different appoints ex-Fleishman Hillard MD Jenna Orme to ops leadership

First fruits of ABC’s $50m funding injection announced

‘Worse than death threats’: The NZ startup taking on the comments section

Southern Cross Austereo CEO Jeff Howard in sudden exit 2

Ooh Media doing it tough as SEG breaks $100m barrier

Daily Mail Australia loses 2.5m readers in a year 1

Puppy joins Dulux dog as brand marks 50 years in Australia

Will Australia accept a new Survivor host? 1

Red Rooster pens ‘love letter to Australia’s heartlands’ in new Leo campaign

Michael Rowland leaves the ABC after four decades 1

Market provides a tepid goodbye as Kerry Stokes steps away from Seven-SCA

‘Everyone in this building has mentioned it’: Kyle berates Jackie on air for being unprofessional 9

Ex-adlander Charlie Gearside set for windfall after $1.6 billion Eucalyptus sale

Seb Costello bails on Daily Mail, joins the Herald Sun

Radio ad with Chinese accent ruled to be ‘mocking caricature’

Post-IPG deal, Omnicom splashes US$1.1b on restructuring

National manager of digital and TV sales departs SBS

Mumbrellacast: Is the Podcast Ranker still fit for purpose?

Unmade Index: Motio investors cheer while Enero shareholders hold back

Airbnb ANZ comms lead Sophie Onikul departs

2026 CommsCon Awards shortlist revealed

New Zealand Rugby appoints Chris Brown as chief commercial officer

Australian Podcast Ranker ‘doesn’t capture the full story’: Spotify 3

Radio industry promises unified audio exchange, presses the case for bigger spend 1

Kiwi finance news site NBR suing its own customers

Clemenger BBDO Melbourne seeks new CCO after Psembi Kinstan departs

Havas makes gains in APAC and globally in ‘transformative’ year

Andrew ‘Billy’ Baxter takes 24hr Business Plan to London

Mamamia takes top spot in podcast ranker for first time 1

Paramount given seven-day window to beat Netflix’s WBD offer

Ooh continues to suffer as Index hits new low

Netflix looks into the future at mystic upfront event

Big 4 sends Aussies on year-long roadtrip in ‘boldest campaign’ yet, via Pangea

Kinatico Compliance enlists working dog ‘KC’ in first campaign with Apparent 1

Movember global creative lead Josh Mann moves on

Listnr signs the Inspired Unemployed podcast

Apple bringing video podcasts to platform

CRA appoints head of commercial strategy

Ooh Media drops below $600m market cap despite strong numbers

Remedy Drinks gets people ‘hooked on the good stuff’ with beach activation

‘It’s Not For Everyone’: AFR leans into ambition with new TV campaign 3

Right-wing politicians lifting Stefanovic’s podcast numbers 2

WA Tourism launches latest chapter of ‘Walking On A Dream’

NZ indie agency Multiplied enters Australia

Record revenue, EBITDA and trouble in retail: Ooh Media posts accounts

Fresh hell for media stocks on Friday 13th

Dentsu CEO axed amid A$2.85 billion write-down

Hardie Grant appoints new board members

KFC Australia pitches creative brief

FTC targets Apple News for ‘promoting left-leaning stories’

SBS spent over $500k on 2026 upfronts 3

Southern Cross Austereo’s ASX surge proves to be one day wonder 1

Ad Standards sniffs at Toyota’s ‘Pied Piper’ Hilux ad 2

Petal and Pup delivers fresh campaign by women for women

Oztam report finds TVs still dominate video at home

Pushing booze to kids: Instagram study finds celebrity posts skirting bans

The election promise that gutted Destination NSW’s advertising spend 1