Thumping onto subscribers' desks from Monday, the new B&T clocks in at 114 pages of beautiful awesomeness… well, we think so anyway. Here's a glimpse of the brand's imminent reincarnation. B&T is dead. Long live B&T.
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No Women in Media series would be complete without the irrepressible Aimee Buchanan. Read all her pressibles here.
SBS and Optus have “mutually agreed” that SBS will broadcast the remainder of the World Cup group stage up until Friday 29 June. Optus had paid subscriber rights to many of the group stage games, yet technical faults have plagued its streaming service, infuriating viewers and forcing even the prime minister himself to intervene. SBS CEO, Michael Ebeid, said: “The FIFA World Cup is the absolute […]
GroupM has updated its 2018 ad investment forecasts and released its initial 2019 outlook. GroupM predicts $24B in net new advertising investment this year, the best annual increment since the bounce back from the global recession in 2010 when $26B was added to investment. GroupM estimates total advertising investment will grow by 4.5 per cent this year […]
Aboriginal Victoria’s campaign in support of Australia’s first-ever treaty legislation, Deadly Questions, has been deemed too controversial to run by one of Australia’s leading outdoor media providers, APN Media. Online platform Deadly Questions provides a safe space for people to ask questions and have them answered by Aboriginal Victorians, to learn more about their cultures, […]
The wait is over! Starting today, YouTube Music is available to everyone in Australia, New Zealand, the U.S, Mexico and South Korea in addition to 12 new countries including Austria, Canada, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Norway, Russia, Spain, Sweden, and the United Kingdom. Now fans around the world can find more of the music […]
Rising property prices and tales of disappointment have led to a significant shift in how Australians – particularly millennials – now view “the Australian dream” and the goal and attainability of owning property, new research has found.
In this guest post, Haystac’s national general manager, Jason Carnew (pictured below), says with all this talk of Cannes at this time of year, it’s a kindly reminder that the PR business needs to get its act together in terms of awards, work and judging… All eyes on are Cannes as some of the best […]
Two-times cancer survivor, Frankie Good Stuff Award Winner, ex-DDBer and founder of Bravery Co. Emily Somers has collaborated with a range of top-notch illustrators to produce Australia’s first range of designer headscarves for young cancer warriors. She is now crowdfunding $40,000 to produce the scarves and donate one to all the young women in their 20’s […]
Wondering what those extra crunchy bits in your KFC were? Silicon chips apparently if this is to be believed.
It's often said "the cheque is in the mail", but today Nicole Sheffield is in the mail without actually being in it.
Robbie Williams has explained why he gave one billion TV viewers 'the bird' and it even sounds remotely plausible.
There's no need to fake being in Cannes by taking photos at a Michel's Patisserie when you can fake it for real here.
We thought we'd seen it all on La Croisette, but Donald Trump bringing home a Grand Prix for Comedy Central: amazing.
This ad features a superhero called Super Hotdogger & a Weinermobile. You can only begin to imagine B&T's unbridled joy.
Cannes always throws-up a surprise or curveball, doesn't it? However, Arty rocking-up this year definitely isn't it.
B&T still places plenty of trust in a newspaper. As in, we trust some bastard to nick out of the letterbox each morning.
Following its massive success in Europe, Asia and the UAE, the Polishoe concept, which brings a high-demand shoe polish service and HD digital advertising platform together, has landed in Australia.
Yep, B&T's dusted-off the tediously dull "handshake" stock image for this one. It was between that & a cactus plant.
It's B&T's second Perth story in days! We'll be drinking some Perth beer & listening to some Perth band next, you watch.
B&T's awarded this Optus fiasco our "disaster of the week". That & the staffer who made scones for today's morning tea.
SBS appears to be going against its own official charter after people actually tuned-in and watched its programs.
On the surface this Macca's ad's quite witty. A little below that it's a wonderfully devilish roasting of social norms.
One thing's for sure you would NOT want to get on the wrong side of Michelle Guthrie. And, we hear, her pet Chihuahua.
The Wilderness Society sound like decent folk, hence why B&T's running this. Not that we're wilderness-types ourselves.
PubMatic has launched PubMatic Cloud for publishers and tech companies looking to implement and control their own programmatic technology. By accessing PubMatic’s technology, global infrastructure and demand connections on a platform-as-a-service (PaaS) basis, clients are able to achieve full transparency and achieve greater control over their programmatic monetization. As programmatic trading becomes mainstream, innovations such as […]
B&T is a renowned supporter of the independents, despite running this very close to the bottom of the newsletter.
The Women in Media Awards are back for 2018! To celebrate this wonderful fact, and to recognise some of the killer women in our industry, we’ve created a women in media series – and have profiled some pretty inspiring women so far. This week, we chat with Bauer Media head of trade marketing Claudine Hall. […]
Workers on construction sites receive five to 10 times more UV exposure every year compared to indoor workers. Target Tradies and Cancer Council have announced the launch of a partnership to help educate Australian construction workers about the importance of being SunSmart at work. With evidence showing that outdoor workers receive five to 10 times […]
History never your strong point? Well, it might need a couple of Google searches to get you safely to the end of this.
Cahill still appears a drawcard for agencies; however, he's not so with coach Bert van Marwijk who won't give him a run.
ACCC forces Apple to pay $9 million fine. Company CEO Tim Cook set to pay it from loose change from the glove box.
Not content with rival P&G getting all the Cannes spotlight, Unilever's decided to try some rabble rousing of itself.
Been sheltering under a rock while tsunami Amazon breaks over our shores? Salve your fears with this wave-free read.
B&T staff are arriving with with dark rings under the eyes and hangovers and we didn't even know the World Cup was on.
Opr may sound like an English second-division soccer team but it is, in fact, the folk formerly known as Ogilvy PR.
B&T's journos are reporting live from Cannes. Although, as you'll read here, not necessarily about Cannes itself.
There was a bit of a changing of the guard on TV last night, although not in a horses, calvary, manure sort of a way.
B&T guesses if The Doctor Blake Mysteries doesn't need a Doctor Blake, Roseanne doesn't really need a Roseanne either.
When not selling dandruff shampoo, you'd have to say P&G does wonders for gender equality in the advertising industry.
ADMA's Global Forum is set to be the hottest ticket in town come August. Even hotter if you buy them from a solarium.
CHE Proximity's CFO announces cost-cutting measures in expectation of excess baggage charges realising worst fears.
Sure, the Siren Awards are terrific; however, the police turning-up would certainly give it extra gravitas and effect.
There's no denying ARN's Anthony Xydis is one of the industry's "nice guys", and that's despite B&T's fondness for evil.
This industry salary survey includes a spot of good news and the bad. So get set to smile and rage in equal parts.
B&T loves when an agency turns its hands to good, like this initiative. Although bad does tend to get us far more reads.
AppNexus, the world’s leading independent advertising technology company, has announced a partnership with the cybersecurity company White Ops to shut down the flow of advertising dollars to cybercriminals.
This Cannes news is so fresh you can almost smell the baguettes. Yes, B&T decided to replace cocaine with baguette.
Study suggest it's "milk & honey" for adland at present, but change it to "bread & dripping" if it involves print.
Need a feel good pick-me-up today? Well, you could verbally insult a colleague's hair or watch this inspiring spot.
If you think B&T only runs Kyle Sandilands articles to re-run this photo of his boobs, your opinion holds some sway.
It appears Australia's diabetes epidemic may have finally killed of Mars' famed "work, rest and play" catchphrase.
Arq Group has launched a new identity created by award-winning agency Hulsbosch, with the business rebranding from Melbourne IT to Arq. Previously known as Melbourne IT, the company was founded in 1996 as one of Melbourne University’s commercial ventures with the sole rights to manage .au domains in the early days of the Internet. Melbourne IT […]
ANZ, in partnership with PHD and Adshel, have taken to the streets with a total take-over of the entire Adshel Live network. For one hour, between 8am and 9am on Tuesday 19 June, ANZ is inviting commuters to download the new ANZ app by showing six different ways the app can help them manage their […]
B&T was lucky to attend Nine's Big Ideas pop-up store yesterday, although we thought we were getting a pie at 7-Eleven.
Acclaimed director Gillian Armstrong unloads on adland, although that's not to infer vulgar language was ever used.
IPG’s Initiative and Dentsu’s Carat have both been awarded a slice of the West Australian government’s $65 million spend. The government account is broken into two entities – campaign and non-campaign – each with its own agency roster. Carat has retained its long-standing position on the agency panel for all campaign work, which accounts for […]
Does anyone else think we just haven't quite nailed watching sport on our phones just yet? Confirm your suspicions here.
Eurydice Dixon's murder shocked the nation and it's Aussie media figures that are now leading a renewed safety charge.
It appears the weekend's Liberal Party conference had the usual suspects - unions, gays, refugees & some ABC bashing.
Want to know who's who in Australia's radio landscape? B&T's providing the official map, if you provide the Blu-Tack.
In case you missed it last week, a very lucky phone number – 1800 80 80 80 – is up for sale. And it could be yours!
It was just a weekend of sport, sport & even more sport, wasn't it? Not that Australia appeared to have won any of it.
AppNexus, the world’s leading independent advertising technology company, today announced the launch of Guaranteed Views, a marketplace product that changes the way advertising is bought and sold on the open internet. Guaranteed Views enables marketers and agencies to pay only for ads that are measured as viewable and is the first programmatic product that enables 100% viewable buying at scale outside of Facebook and Google.
If there's one thing for sure, these Zenith reports are very rarely wrong. Well, bar the odd typo by B&T staff, that is.
Is relentless KFC ads & Bill Lawry banging on about pigeons the soundtrack to your summer? Time for a new soundtrack.
Former Y&R CEO Phil McDonald has resurfaced. As in he's joined a new agency and not trapped in a submersible vehicle.
With a couple of extra mill in the kitty after last week's Rebel win, Bauer's already putting the cash to good use.
B&T's journo's been in Cannes a mere 24-hours & already filed a first story. Yep, we're in as much shock as anyone.
Have you been phoning Ten's comms department today with little success? That's because they've all buggered-off here.
Bereft of any Monday motivation? Let today's Women in Media profile be like low-current electric waves to the brain.
Sadly, B&T has had to pull today's article on imminent alien invasion in favour of this "fake news" piece instead.
We may have been last to qualify, but the we're going to be first out if the Socceroos don't beat the Danes on Thursday.
M&C Saatchi merge Sport And Entertainment with Hidden Characters which, arguably, makes it more hidden than usual.
Haystac has a new head of social who, admittedly, doesn't look anything like Scarecrow from The Wizard Of Oz.
The ink's barely dry on this new cricket rights deal. Well, it was signed on Friday, so it is probably dry by now.
Zenith and Saatchi & Saatchi Melbourne have won mobile ride-share company DiDi as it prepares to launch in the Australian market, following a competitive pitch.
• Ad spend in Australia forecast to grow by 2.8% in 2018 , with main drivers of growth in Government, Retail, Finance and Gambling sectors. • Global advertising spend to grow by 3.9%, revised up from 3.6% in January 2018. • Digital to overtake TV for the first time, to reach 38.4% of global share (TV 35.5%). In 21 out of the 59 markets tracked, digital will be the leading advertising channel in 2018. • One quarter (25.2%) of global ad spend will be delivered through mobile devices for the first time.
Seven West Media’s Pacific Magazines has announced the appointment of Emma Baston as client strategy director for Victoria. Baston has worked in senior digital media buying and planning roles at various agencies including UM Australia, Cummins&Partners and MindShare, with exposure across the strategy, communications and creative process. She has also worked at Facebook in a […]
SBS has launched the Short-Form Content Initiative, a commitment to providing increased opportunities for Australian creatives from diverse communities through the commissioning and production of content for SBS On Demand. SBS has partnered with five of Australia’s screen agencies, including Film Victoria, Create NSW, Screen Queensland, Screenwest and South Australian Film Corporation. The initiative aims […]
BIG W, the home for families, fun and entertainment, has today launched its annual toy sale campaign – Toy Mania. Running until 11 July, the campaign showcases the frenzy and hysteria that comes with the BIG W toy sale. It also highlights that buying toys can be just as fun as playing with them and […]
Datorama, a global technology company, today announced the launch of Data Canvas, a suite of new data visualisation capabilities within its Marketing Intelligence platform. Datorama Data Canvas leverages the power of artificial intelligence (AI) in a brand new way — to help marketers create expert-designed dashboards to tell compelling, data-driven stories. Datorama’s previous AI releases have […]
Maxmedialab has snared Škoda And Volkswagen's social media accounts amid reports the Czech is in the mail.
Everyone's favourite recalcitrant professor is back doing what he does best: a dollop of derision & a splash of scorn.
News' Michael Miller has stopped short of calling Bruce Gordon a prick, although possibly did it in hushed tones.
We'd definitely listen to the cricket on the old wireless, even more so if Boy George was commentating.
It was one of the media stories of 2017. It's still going in 2018 and will probably be still be hanging around by 2022.
"Teflon" Alan is looking all the more "baked-on stain" after his own barrister gave him a serve in his defamation case.
B&T won't be commenting on this unsavouriness, suffice to say thank goodness the kiddies were all tucked up in bed.
Do you only read B&T for potential stock market tips? Well, trust us on this one - you shouldn't.
B&T's own World Cup tipping is up and running with the lucky winner set to take home the $1.36 booty in cash prizes.
Another day, another development out of Google's evil genius lab set to control our lives & make us pay more.
Today's Women in Media is a real treat, indeed. Even more so if you read it while eating cake with inch-thick icing.
“Change is always hard” says Edelman's CEO. Although, it must be said, "Sorry always seems to be the hardest word".
Proof B&T's not all Robbie Williams' tawdry hijinks today comes this very important campaign.
In what could only be described as delicious irony, The Saturday Paper has used a Friday to announce its new editor.
B&T prides itself on being first with the news out of the west. Well, perhaps not first, but definitely in the top 10.
