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Publishers’ grim expectations exposed in global study as search tanks

Ex-TBWA boss Paul Bradbury takes over VML leadership

Paramount sues to reveal Warner Bros Discovery’s Netflix calculations

Nielsen poaches Tiktok executive for APAC regional sales leader role

Unmade Index on a roll despite SEG dip 2

NAB’s customers take centre stage in new campaign with TBWA and Mindshare

Coles taps McKinsey exec for retail media leadership

REA Group inks multi-year sponsorship deal with Australian Open

Fires take out radio and TV transmission in regional Victoria 4

Matt White returns to Seven

Google joins the AI shopping race with exclusive discounts

Meta reveals number of teens blocked on Instagram, Facebook

Nine apologises for publishing ‘deeply hurtful’ cartoon 6

Good day as big SCA debuts on Unmade Index

Australian distributor Escapade Media faces UK creditor action

Skincare influencer caught out by Ad Standards over undeclared promotion

‘More risk’: Warner Bros rejects revised Paramount takeover offer

Say goodbye to Seven on the Unmade Index

Porter Novelli leaders exit as brand disappears in Australia

Seven CFO gone as SCA merger takes effect

BBC Studios appoints local director of brands and marketing

Born Bred Talent founder Clare Winterbourn steps down

The 2026 Australian Lamb ad proves Aussies are happy, via Droga5 ANZ

Cricket Australia blocks ABC player interviews after on-air sledge

AI isn’t the real crisis facing advertising 2

Seven West Media bows out of the ASX after 14 years of profit decline

Jo Dick steps into NSW Government role after leaving CRA 1

Sabra Lane leaves AM after nine years

ARN Media’s share slump hits 47% for the year

Southern Highlands Express owner folded with $700k debt

Qantas exes go head-to-head in ‘Sunrise’ pitch

Should clients take complaints seriously or just roll with them?

Criticism ‘unfounded’: ABC boss Hugh Marks defends Tingle and Ferguson’s Bondi comments 1

SWM shares fall again after shareholders vote for SCA merger

Seven shareholders approve SCA merger 1

IVE Group to buy Sydney indy Daily Press for up to $35m

Herd MSL says goodbye to founding creative lead Tom Sanders

Foxtel taps AFL executive for new corporate comms role

Unmade Index closes the week with green wave

Bytedance set to hand US Tiktok to American business giants

Digital dominates as TV loses ground in government media spend 1

IAB issues best practice guide for MMM

Seven West Media hits five-year price low as SCA merger looms

Google to compete with REA and Domain on real estate listings

Hello appoints Thinkerbell’s Josh Manning as head of strategy 1

The Sydney Royal Easter Show appoints comms partner

Freeview to take free-to-air channel flicking into the digital age

Global Traffic Network sinks 10% after earlier surge

Mamamia Out Loud within striking distance of Hamish and Andy

Is Telstra the poster child of doing ‘more with less’? 1

Canines betray their owners in Toyota’s latest Hilux campaign, via Saatchi and Saatchi 2

Ocean Blue heads north for frosty campaign with Sickdogwolfman

Meta aids journalist in running scam crypto ads on its platforms

GTN share price jumps as Nine Radio hangs in balance and ARN hits another low

ARN backflips on Lowie for Brisbane breakfast 1

20% of local newsrooms earn less than $50,000

Scary zombies and gross kids: The most-complained about ads for 2025 3

ARN Media hits new low on bad day for Unmade Index audio stocks

Election year drives $171m in federal spend with UM

Bondi massacre: The front pages 2

Optus’ Jack Lonergan reunites with Clive Dickens at Meliora

Dave Cameron and Kerri Elstub join ARN

Copyright Tribunal rules over radio royalty rates

Seven West Media shares fall as email leak exposes board dramas

Reddit files High Court challenge against u16s social media ban

Disney inks US$1bn OpenAI deal, bringing its characters into Sora

SCA and Seven merger to close within weeks

D-day for Nine Radio bids 5

Nuclear Media acquires K-Zone and Total Girl magazines

ABC Perth stations moving to FM 2

Havas Media wins two-year suppression order in Virginia Hyland employment claim 2

Adam Lang named CEO of Claude Group

Unmade Index: ARN Media and Vinyl Group lift from the bottom

Vale Nine’s Matt Granger 4

BoQ marketing restructure sees GM Melody Townsend exit

Ooh Media announces Australian Open brand lineup

Droga5’s Belinda Drew joins ABC as head of marketing 1

Radio National cuts back on breakfast in 2026

Noisy motorsport is the quiet achiever on Australian TV

Kings Cross Coke sign gets a new look

Peter Tonagh’s GTN sees biggest fall on the Unmade Index, while Peter Tonagh’s Nine improves

Haier serves Taboo experiential agency duties, kicks off with Australian Open 2026

‘Burn the brief’: New female-owned creative agency opens

The winner of Big Brother is Ten

Campaign Review: ‘Tis the season for memorable music and avoiding cliches

SCA and SWM twin on price as merger nears

‘Things change’: Espresso Communications scales back, drops key client 1

Relevance under pressure: culture, credibility and the new rules of PR revealed at CommsCon 2026