What the media industry in Australia has been talking about over the last few days

Agencies & HoldCos

• 303 MEDIAHUB: 303 Mediahub expands team amidst business growth and new client wins (Mi3)
• 303 MEDIAHUB: Carat’s Emily Whyte and Vicki Crimmins jump to 303 Mediahub (AdNews)
• AUDIENCE GROUP: Audience Group expands ownership to strengthen independence and growth (Mi3)
• AVENUE C: Pitch Wrap – Droga5, Howatson, Momentum, EssenceMediacom, UM, Avenue C, Thinkerbell (AdNews)
• BCM: BCM acquires SEO and GEO agency Neural Digital (AdNews)
• BCM: BCM Group expands Searchworks with Neural Digital acquisition (Mi3)
• CARAT: Carat’s Emily Whyte and Vicki Crimmins jump to 303 Mediahub (AdNews)
• DENTSU: Dentsu secures media partnership for South Australia’s anti-smoking campaign (Mi3)
• DENTSU: Dentsu Wins Preventive Health SA Media Account From Wavemaker (B&T)
• DROGA5: Pitch Wrap – Droga5, Howatson, Momentum, EssenceMediacom, UM, Avenue C, Thinkerbell (AdNews)
• EDGE: Movers & Shakers: Are Media, Principals, Edge, WPP (AdNews)
• ESSENCEMEDIACOM: Pitch Wrap – Droga5, Howatson, Momentum, EssenceMediacom, UM, Avenue C, Thinkerbell (AdNews)
• HOWATSON+CO: Pitch Wrap – Droga5, Howatson, Momentum, EssenceMediacom, UM, Avenue C, Thinkerbell (AdNews)
• LEO: AANA Reset 2026: Rory Sutherland “abandons rationality”, Raja Rajamannar urges marketers to define, not just defend marketing, and Suncorp and Leo Australia put behaviour platforms first (Mi3)
• MOMENTUM: Pitch Wrap – Droga5, Howatson, Momentum, EssenceMediacom, UM, Avenue C, Thinkerbell (AdNews)
• NEURAL DIGITAL: BCM acquires SEO and GEO agency Neural Digital (AdNews)
• NEURAL DIGITAL: BCM Group expands Searchworks with Neural Digital acquisition (Mi3)
• OK COOL: OK COOL Hires Yash Murthy To ‘Fly The Flag’ As ANZ MD (B&T)
• OMNICOM: Omnicom Media Hires Ricky Chanana To Senior Commercial Role (B&T)
• POEM: Glow Lab Opens ‘Café Creamy’ In Bondi Through New Campaign Via Poem (B&T)
• PRINCIPALS: Movers & Shakers: Are Media, Principals, Edge, WPP (AdNews)
• RYANCAP: RyanCap CEO Simon Ryan on why the best leaders never stop learning (mediaweek)
• SEARCHWORKS: BCM Group expands Searchworks with Neural Digital acquisition (Mi3)
• THINKERBELL: Pitch Wrap – Droga5, Howatson, Momentum, EssenceMediacom, UM, Avenue C, Thinkerbell (AdNews)
• TOWN SQUARE: HoMie launches AFL-inspired fashion range with Town Square campaign (mediaweek)
• TOWN SQUARE: Town Square and Homie launch ‘AFL Anywhere’ campaign with heritage knitwear collection (Mi3)
• TRACTION STUDIO: MNR Constructions rebrands as Traction Studio, shifts focus to creative builds (Mi3)
• UM: Pitch Wrap – Droga5, Howatson, Momentum, EssenceMediacom, UM, Avenue C, Thinkerbell (AdNews)
• WAVEMAKER: Dentsu Wins Preventive Health SA Media Account From Wavemaker (B&T)
• WPP: Movers & Shakers: Are Media, Principals, Edge, WPP (AdNews)
• WPP: WPP Plots Return To Growth Despite 4.4% Revenue Drop (B&T)
• WPP: WPP’s £4.7bn stabilisation act: Q2 decline eases to 2.8%, costs fall faster than revenue; Cindy Rose remakes holding company around AI as 2027 growth test looms (Mi3)
• WPP: WPP’s Australian slide sharpens Cindy Rose’s turnaround test (mediaweek)

Companies & Advertisers

• AAMI: NAB, Toyota, Medibank, Harvey Norman & AAMI LAce Up For Another AFLW Season (B&T)
• COLES: Coles Plans On Offshoring ‘A Very Small Portion’ Of Its Corporate & Marketing Functions Overseas (B&T)
• GLOW LAB: Glow Lab Opens ‘Café Creamy’ In Bondi Through New Campaign Via Poem (B&T)
• HARVEY NORMAN: NAB, Toyota, Medibank, Harvey Norman & AAMI LAce Up For Another AFLW Season (B&T)
• HOMIE: HoMie launches AFL-inspired fashion range with Town Square campaign (mediaweek)
• HOMIE: HoMie Reimagines AFL Merch With Heritage Knitwear Collection (B&T)
• HOMIE: Town Square and Homie launch ‘AFL Anywhere’ campaign with heritage knitwear collection (Mi3)
• LIONESS: Lioness Ecommerce overhaul doubles sales in 6 weeks, puts Australian agencies on Shopify’s world stage (Mi3)
• LIONESS ECOMMERCE: Lioness Ecommerce overhaul doubles sales in 6 weeks, puts Australian agencies on Shopify’s world stage (Mi3)
• MEDIBANK: NAB, Toyota, Medibank, Harvey Norman & AAMI LAce Up For Another AFLW Season (B&T)
• MNR CONSTRUCTIONS: MNR Constructions rebrands as Traction Studio, shifts focus to creative builds (Mi3)
• NAB: NAB, Toyota, Medibank, Harvey Norman & AAMI LAce Up For Another AFLW Season (B&T)
• PREVENTIVE HEALTH SA: Dentsu Wins Preventive Health SA Media Account From Wavemaker (B&T)
• SHOPIFY: Lioness Ecommerce overhaul doubles sales in 6 weeks, puts Australian agencies on Shopify’s world stage (Mi3)
• SOUTHERN DOWNS REGIONAL COUNCIL: Southern Downs Regional Council pitches media account (AdNews)
• SUNCORP: AANA Reset 2026: Rory Sutherland “abandons rationality”, Raja Rajamannar urges marketers to define, not just defend marketing, and Suncorp and Leo Australia put behaviour platforms first (Mi3)
• TENNIS AUSTRALIA: Tennis Australia event marketing chief Britt Wickes exits after six years (Mumbrella)
• TOYOTA: NAB, Toyota, Medibank, Harvey Norman & AAMI LAce Up For Another AFLW Season (B&T)

Industry & General Topics

• ASX: ASX tide floats the bigger ships on the Unmade Index (Mumbrella)
• BRANDS: ‘Don’t Alienate Yourself To Just One Voice’: Brands Warned Against Going All-In On A Single Creator (B&T)
• CREATOR: ‘Don’t Alienate Yourself To Just One Voice’: Brands Warned Against Going All-In On A Single Creator (B&T)
• HUNT FOR THE WILDERPEOPLE: Hunt for the Wilderpeople turns 10 (mediaweek)
• INDUSTRY: ‘Talk Shit Until You Get Lucky’: Rory Sutherland Champions ‘Being Different’ & Takes Aim At Industry’s ‘Subordination To Finance & Procurement’ (B&T)
• OUT OF HOME: One billion monthly ad events to feed merged StreetIQ, Thorndyke DOOH platform (Mi3)
• SOCIAL: Why brands are putting more budget into social (AdNews)
• SPORTS RIGHTS: The lesson from WBD’s nasty numbers: Sports rights are vital (Mumbrella)
• STREETIQ: DOOH Platforms StreetIQ & Thorndyke Merge (B&T)
• STREETIQ: One billion monthly ad events to feed merged StreetIQ, Thorndyke DOOH platform (Mi3)
• STREETIQ: StreetIQ and thorndyke merge (AdNews)
• THORNDYKE: DOOH Platforms StreetIQ & Thorndyke Merge (B&T)
• THORNDYKE: One billion monthly ad events to feed merged StreetIQ, Thorndyke DOOH platform (Mi3)
• THORNDYKE: StreetIQ and thorndyke merge (AdNews)

Media Owners & Content

• 3AW: Laundy keeping close eye on star performer 3AW (Mumbrella)
• ABC: Is the ABC ok? Hugh Marks apologises, investigations head resigns (mediaweek)
• ARE MEDIA: Movers & Shakers: Are Media, Principals, Edge, WPP (AdNews)
• ARN: Brooklyn Ross Leaves ARN to Join ‘Kyle Sandilands Live’ (mediaweek)
• B&T: Lights, Camera, Action! It’s B&T’s Best Of The Best Directors (B&T)
• DISNEY: Disney and TikTok forge global content-sharing partnership (Mi3)
• DISNEY: Media Analyst Evan Shapiro Says Disney & TikTok Deal Is Really About Selling Ads (B&T)
• FOX: Hydration breaks and Tubi drive Fox ad revenue surge (Mumbrella)
• FOXTEL: Foxtel Media secures major sponsors for 2026 AFLW season coverage (Mi3)
• IMAX SYDNEY: IMAX Sydney releases 30,000 more tickets for The Odyssey (mediaweek)
• KICK: Kick’s marketer challenge: Turning an ‘anti-ads’ audience into a brand opportunity (Mumbrella)
• META: Through the looking glasses: Privacy Commissioner warns wearable surveillance could fundamentally alter public and private life; Meta in the frame (Mi3)
• NEWS CORP: Around 50 jobs to go as News Corp offshores customer service operation (Mumbrella)
• SEVEN: TV Ratings (6/8/2026): Seven Kicks Its Way To Victory With The AFL (B&T)
• THE TRADE DESK: The Trade Desk disappointed in its performance (AdNews)
• THE TRADE DESK: The Trade Desk reports mixed Q2 2026 results amid new partnerships and executive appointments (Mi3)
• TIKTOK: Disney and TikTok forge global content-sharing partnership (Mi3)
• TIKTOK: Media Analyst Evan Shapiro Says Disney & TikTok Deal Is Really About Selling Ads (B&T)
• TUBI: Hydration breaks and Tubi drive Fox ad revenue surge (Mumbrella)
• WARNER BROS.: The lesson from WBD’s nasty numbers: Sports rights are vital (Mumbrella)

People & Personalities

• BRITT WICKES: Tennis Australia event marketing chief Britt Wickes exits after six years (Mumbrella)
• BROOKLYN ROSS: Brooklyn Ross Leaves ARN to Join ‘Kyle Sandilands Live’ (mediaweek)
• CINDY ROSE: WPP’s £4.7bn stabilisation act: Q2 decline eases to 2.8%, costs fall faster than revenue; Cindy Rose remakes holding company around AI as 2027 growth test looms (Mi3)
• CINDY ROSE: WPP’s Australian slide sharpens Cindy Rose’s turnaround test (mediaweek)
• EMILY WHYTE: Carat’s Emily Whyte and Vicki Crimmins jump to 303 Mediahub (AdNews)
• EVAN SHAPIRO: Media Analyst Evan Shapiro Says Disney & TikTok Deal Is Really About Selling Ads (B&T)
• FRANK SUFFERINI: Vale Frank Sufferini, gentleman investor relations pioneer (AFR)
• HUGH MARKS: Is the ABC ok? Hugh Marks apologises, investigations head resigns (mediaweek)
• KYLE SANDILANDS: Brooklyn Ross Leaves ARN to Join ‘Kyle Sandilands Live’ (mediaweek)
• LAUNDY: Laundy keeping close eye on star performer 3AW (Mumbrella)
• RAJA RAJAMANNAR: AANA Reset 2026: Rory Sutherland “abandons rationality”, Raja Rajamannar urges marketers to define, not just defend marketing, and Suncorp and Leo Australia put behaviour platforms first (Mi3)
• RICKY CHANANA: Omnicom Media Hires Ricky Chanana To Senior Commercial Role (B&T)
• RORY SUTHERLAND: ‘Talk Shit Until You Get Lucky’: Rory Sutherland Champions ‘Being Different’ & Takes Aim At Industry’s ‘Subordination To Finance & Procurement’ (B&T)
• RORY SUTHERLAND: AANA Reset 2026: Rory Sutherland “abandons rationality”, Raja Rajamannar urges marketers to define, not just defend marketing, and Suncorp and Leo Australia put behaviour platforms first (Mi3)
• SIMON RYAN: RyanCap CEO Simon Ryan on why the best leaders never stop learning (mediaweek)
• VICKI CRIMMINS: Carat’s Emily Whyte and Vicki Crimmins jump to 303 Mediahub (AdNews)
• YASH MURTHY: OK COOL Hires Yash Murthy To ‘Fly The Flag’ As ANZ MD (B&T)

Updated: Sun 09 Aug 2026, 9:00 am