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Koala offers Prince Harry a royal discount code in response to ‘IKEA’ shame 2

Meta urges tech peers to benchmark youth safety efforts; TikTok says it ‘welcomes the opportunity’

Former Audi CMO Nikki Warburton joins CarExpert board following personal investment 2

The Market Herald makes changes to the board following management stoush

Buyers ‘cautious, but optimistic’ as consumer confidence sees New Year boost

The Chase wins Tuesday entertainment as The Bachelors fails to stick

72andSunny wins branding duties for Rockwear without pitch

ABC urges ACMA to continuously drive participation in the misinformation code

AFL stars recite ‘road trip rules’ in new Macca’s campaign

Kia and Australian Open partnership extended until 2028

CHEP launches first major campaign for Officeworks

Carsales’s Priya Kanniappan joins Melbourne fintech as head of marketing

Howatson+Company taps The Works for new managing partner

New look Bachelor draws in lowest ever launch ratings, but tops 16-39s demo

SCA lays off CX staffers as LiSTNR project comes to fruition

TV Wrap: A wining week for Seven while test cricket leads Sunday entertainment

New format Bachelor looks to bring ‘bigger more diverse audience’ to brands locked out of sport

How an idle asset led to NRMA’s Test naming rights deal with Cricket Australia

Sky News Australia names Sharri Markson as new prime time host

Weber Shandwick global creative chief to keynote Mumbrella Audioland

Michelle Gunn appointed editor-in-chief of The Australian after Christopher Dore exit

Twitter, Meta, Apple in the spotlight over ad practices, plus more: What you missed globally over the holiday

Australia Post CMO Amber Collins departs 5

New MLA campaign has ‘Un-Australian’ Aussies unite over lamb BBQ 3

WeAre8 calls on Australians to ‘get involved’ in latest campaign 2

Howatson+Company CCO Levi Slavin departs agency to join startup

HT&E plus oOh! sell, Seven and Foxtel catch cricket, Nine rumoured to have Olympics: What you missed over the break

EssenceMediacom retains media duties for PlayStation

Fiona Connolly steps down from Are Media

Ocean Blue launches first brand campaign via SICKDOGWOLFMAN

The Front Bar to serve up Furphy in 2023

ABC’s Four Corners breaches ACMA’s Code of Practice

Changes continue at AJF as co-founder Andrew Foote departs

November results end 20-month growth streak for metro radio

VMLY&R Brisbane to deliver 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Emblems

Vogue Australia magazine appoints Christine Centenera as its editor-in-chief

Urban List, Nature and The Lab release The New Wellness for brands

Zitcha and PwC Australia ink collaborative partnership

First Nations Media taps Think HQ leader for CEO role

KWPX retains Tourism NT creative account

Streem insights reveal the biggest news stories of 2022

Kia Australia becomes the naming rights partner for Thursday night NRL

Nine extends contract with AAP for a further two years

303 MullenLowe raids Richards Rose for new chief strategy officer

The Chase tops entertainment, while Nine wins Thursday

Metro radio lineup changes in 2023? Here’s what you need to know

PHD Australia names Pia Coyle as its new Sydney MD

Asahi Beverages and AFL sign four-year deal in new partnership

Harvey Norman, Cheer and Channel Seven amongst most effective ads according to neuroscience 1

Hamish & Andy reclaims November podcast ranker crown; Mamamia debuts in top three

Hard Quiz a win for ABC, Seven takes Wednesday, 2022 FIFA semi-final game tops demos

Risking ‘significant reputational damage’: Ad Standards pulls up Honey Birdette for 7th time this year

Seven’s Nicole Bence rejoins Nova as chief commercial officer

SCA promotes within for Melbourne head of sales

Ad Standards reveals the most complained-about ads in 2022

Dentsu’s Merkle snaps up Aware Services to boost its data and analytics practices

Optus CMO Melissa Hopkins joins Seven West Media

Ad Standards rules Hungry Jack’s ad targeted children

Seven launches inaugural RAP after report criticises on-screen diversity

The Chase tops entertainment, while Nine and Seven tie on overall network share

303 Mullenlowe to handle integrated comms for Tetley Tea

Deloitte Digital to take on EnergyAustralia creative account, citing ‘clean energy transformation’

How to build trust and loyalty through purpose-driven marketing

Google Australia launches newsroom experiments with Bastion Transform

Optus Sport gets new head of business from Foxtel

Updated: Sky News and 2GB cut ties with Chris Smith following Christmas party behaviour

Major coup for Thinkerbell as it lands renowned creative Jerker Fagerström to head Sydney office

Border Security The Front Line repeat on Seven beats Nine’s Snackmasters in metro views

Brisbane Radio Ratings: Hit Network leads overall as Nova’s Kate, Tim and Joel dominate drive despite lineup changes

Melbourne radio ratings: Will & Woody storm home in drive time; 3AW takes the year

Adelaide radio ratings: Mix 102.3 retains overall crown, ABC caps off the year with soft finish

Sydney radio ratings: Nine’s Fordham swipes breakfast off Kyle & Jackie O, while ABC Sydney loses overall share 3

Media agencies positive about 2023 depsite economic uncertainties: IMAA

Initiative promotes Chris Colter to chief strategy & product officer 3

Comms industry must move beyond tokenistic diversity: Industry leaders weigh in on Think HQ’s FAIR report

KFC, Cricket Australia partnership stretches into the third decade

Toyota Australia raises funds for grassroots cricket via Gemba

Sydney to become home of A-Leagues grand finals in Destination NSW bid to inject $26m in visitor expenditure

Federal Court dismisses ACCC case alleging Google misled consumers about data-collection on non-Google sites

Socceroos top second week of summer, while the 2022 FIFA World Cup take key demos

Sam McLeod to leave Coles

Sky News and 2GB host Chris Smith suspended in Christmas party fallout

NITV celebrates 10-year anniversary with a special live broadcast event at Uluru 6

oOh! renews VicTrack agreement and launches 5 new large format digital sites across Victoria

Mumbrella CommsCon conference and awards return: Foxtel, Howatson+Co, Edelman, Pure PR and Chris Savage to speak

Mediacom’s Mike Worden to lead Endeavour in-house media team; PHD’s Stephanie Douglas–Neal in as replacement

The Second Test: Australia vs West Indies cricket match delivers for Seven

CX Lavender CEO says industry is too focused on ‘extraction of customer value’