Live blog: Tuesday, August 26
Welcome to Mumbrella’s live blog, our daily roundup of what’s happening in media and marketing.
Top Stories:
- Airbnb looking for marketing and comms manager as Quickflix’s Sam McDonagh named country head
- Sex discrimination comissioner calls on media to have 30% female voices in coverage by 2015
- Radio ratings Kyle & Jackie O reclaim top FM breakfast slot in Sydney; FoxFM most popular FM Melbourne station; Mix102.3 slips again in Adelaide but retains top spot; Mix remains top in Perth as Triple J reclaims audience, Brisbane ABC’s Spencer Howson takes Breakfast
- TV ratings: The Block ‘cheating’ controversy fails to boost ratings
- Songl music streaming app closed
- The Inbetweeners 2 in at number one as Dr Who screenings top $600k at the cinema
- Dr Mumbo: Media Watch, a sign of the times and Cleo’s mahn of the year
3:50pm – Bundaberg Brewed Drinks has paid homage to the Old School Dads in this new spot from BCM: