Live blog: Wednesday July 2

Tim Burrowes

July 2, 2014 4:51

Welcome to Mumbrella’s live blog, our daily roundup of what’s happening in media and marketing.

Top Stories:

PR firm apologises after Rolf Harris blunder
Bauer Media to launch new Homes+ title for budget-conscious
Program for marketing science and behaviour change conference MSiX revealed
Rising star Kyrgios could see sponsorship bonanza
Guy Kawasaki: Facebook’s not a charity
Cricket Australia appoints new head of marketing

4.50pm – Ogilvy has announced that its chief creative officer, Steve Back is leaving the company after just 18 months. They have no plans to replace him.

4.27pm – Inside Film is reporting Netflix executives are due to spend time in Sydney next week, with the reps meeting Australian-based distributors. The article reports that the monthly fee for the streaming service expected to launch in Australia in the first or second quarter of next year is to be around $10, the same price that Nine Entertainment is set to charge for its subscription video-on-demand service known as StreamCo.

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Tim Burrowes

I write about the world's media and marketing industry from an Australian perspective Australian lens. I've worked in the UK, Middle East, Asia & Australia. I founded Mumbrella, which we sold in 2017.