StW: AGMs, Upfronts, and the first podcast election

Welcome to Start the Week, our Monday scene-setter for the week ahead.

In today’s audio-led edition, we ask whether Donald Trump’s podcast strategy will signal an advertising shift; we look back at the Seven and Nine AGMs, and forward to the ABC, Seven and Are Media upfronts.

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