After a tight race between Gogglebox and Home and Away last week, this Thursday, Gogglebox again took the crown. It scored 596,000 viewers, growing a modest 19,000 from last week, while Home and Away‘s numbers dropped by 25,000 to reach 541,000 viewers. Also on Seven was Seven News with 931,000 viewers, Home and Away – Late with 523,000, The Chase with 481,000. […]

It’s been a big news week for Wiggles fans (40 and 4-year-olds alike) with the announcement that the four originals will be reuniting for a reunion tour. That’s right: Greg Page (Yellow), Murray Cook (Red), Jeff Fatt (Purple) and Anthony Field (Blue, fan favourite of mums worldwide) have lined up seven adults-only shows next year. […]

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A news channel in Washington State has been forced to apologise and call in the police after viewers were subjected to 13-seconds of pornography instead of the evening weather report. Local station KREM accidentally broadcast the explicit clip during a weather report that aired at 6.30pm last Sunday evening. News co-anchor Cody Proctor was discussing […]

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Following the successful launch of entertainment streaming service BINGE, independent full-service agency The Hallway has further extended its partnership with Streamotion, developing the name and brand identity for Foxtel’s Group’s news streaming service, Flash. Flash is a first of its kind dedicated live news streaming service, featuring more than 20 local and global live news […]

B&T's editor is a huge Sportsgirl fan. Which is rather strange, because he's not particularly sporty.

Good Weekend's '52 Weekends Away' allows you to spend the same on two-nights that'd get you flights and a week in Bali.

Independent creative agency Edge has launched Nevro’s first local campaign, “I am not my pain”. Nevro is a medical technology company offering innovative solutions to chronic pain. Their HFX therapy has been available in Australia since 2011 and is a form of spinal cord stimulation (SCS), where an electrical device is implanted surgically near the […]

B&T has gone right to the coalface to get the lowdown on 10's Upfronts here. So expect a big of the 'black lung' too.

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In 2020, Jessica Brown took a risk – a risk made even bigger by the impending COVID-19 pandemic – when she quit her job and founded The Warrior Woman foundation. Now, more than a year since Brown started, The Warrior Woman Foundation is looking to grow – and the service it does is essential. The […]

Tara Carlon now left with few excuses in the office footy tipping comp after being named Seven's EP of digital/sport.

Coinciding with the launch of its new season, the Sydney Symphony Orchestra has appointed Apparent as their media agency of record. The full service independent will manage all media strategy, planning and buying for the Sydney Symphony following an agency review. The appointment comes as Simone Young makes her debut as the Sydney Symphony’s new […]

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Burberry once again chasing the Millennials in spunky new work. Begrudgingly holding on to that whole beige/check thing.

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Pinterest has introduced a new suite of creator and Pinner products and experiences globally, as the platform continues to evolve to become home for the next generation of creators. At its second annual Pinterest Creators Festival, featuring Megan Thee Stallion and Storm Reid.  Pinterest creators Kerin Rose Gold, Wendy’s World, Henri Purnell, Carolina Gelen and […]

Agency Digitas ANZ has developed its own unique brew of beer, galvanizing the team to channel its expertise in data, technology, digital media and creative. The brainchild of senior creative at Digitas, Nick Duron – Digitas’ ‘Unicorn Punch’ comes in alcoholic and non-alcoholic varieties and was created as a means of making Australian and New […]

Afterpay the latest brand to unveil post-lockdown research. Here's hoping we don't get another vax virulent mutation.

New data from Hootsuite and We Are Social reveals that as of June, social media user numbers have jumped by 13 per cent since the same time last year, with the latest data showing an increase of more than half a billion users in just 12 months. The Digital 2021: July Global Statshot report revealed key findings […]

Producers Rodney Rigby and Junkyard Dog Productions have announced that the worldwide smash hit, Tony and Olivier award-winning musical COME FROM AWAY, has reopened at the Capitol Theatre in Sydney. The pandemic led to all theatre shows closing curtains in Sydney, however, with vaccinations rates soaring and restrictions easing, the theatre is back and Sydney […]

Former PMs, high-ranking politicians and climate experts blow the whistle on how Australia became an international climate change pariah in the new Guardian Australia podcast series, Australia v the climate. Guardian Australia will release a special investigative podcast series ahead of the Cop26 global climate summit, scrutinising Australia’s role in the climate crisis over more […]

The new online interactive video course uses ‘never before seen in Australia’ technology to empower and break taboos for Gen Z women, who wish conversations about thrush were more acceptable.

Do you explode into interpretative dance when opening the fridge? This LG-Sydney Dance Company promo is just the ticket.

Digital-first brand agency Type + Pixel has appointed Eddie Coghlan to the role of Art Director.

Delicious celebrates two decades as it contemplates a very dangerous sixth tier to December's vanilla sponge cover.

Zuckerberg set to unveil big changes to his little baby. Also confirms he'd rather be stinking rich than go into space.

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