SPORTS Entertainment Network (SEN) has strengthened its position as the home of football by securing the Australian audio broadcast rights to the English Premier League (EPL). The EPL broadcast adds to SEN’s existing football coverage. The current stable of football content includes broadcasting the upcoming 2022 FIFA World Cup, 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup, the […]

Pop sensation BTS and Samsung Electronics have continued their collaboration, releasing a campaign for the new Flip4 phone as part of the biannual Galaxy Unpacked event. As part of its global activation, Samsung launched an hour-long takeover of the world’s iconic screens in popular districts including 15 digital billboards across New York’s Times Square, one […]

Yesterday, B&T bought you news of misogynistic paint. Today it's news of woke blocks of chocolate causing the outrage.

Global digital merchandising technology company Coates Group has been named a global partner to quick service restaurant, McDonald’s. The relationship between Coates and McDonald’s, which currently spans 50 years, is set to continue thanks to the recent announcement which is the largest global agreement between the two companies to date. Coates was recently named McDonald’s […]

Reddit has today announced a new Developer Platform a unified space for developers to create and launch programs and apps to run specifically on the platform that will make it simpler and more engaging for users. The Reddit Developer Platform will focus on improving support, flexibility and performance for Reddit’s third party developers, and will […]

A list of the best places to work is in and, as expected, it's all bad news for salt mines, knackeries & sewerage works.

Peter Vogel's Christmas bonus still nicely on track after his agency, Wavemaker, retain some big brands today.

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Michael Cassel Group today announced the appointment of journalist Nathanael Cooper as director, publicity to spearhead the company’s Australian and global communication campaigns and strategy. Cooper was previously the executive producer, audio at The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age, responsible for the audio strategy and distribution at both publications. He also hosted the daily […]

HT&E the latest media company to post impressive numbers. That's despite sifting through said numbers being rather dull.

In bad news for friends trying to sell you scented candles or secondhand clothes, side hustles now on the rise.

You could argue a Rocky remake reeks of a 40-something male ECD's midlife crisis. Feel the old back creak watching it.

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Programmatic marketing group Crimtan today announced the appointment of Jeff Purser (pictured) as its new ANZ sales director. In his new role, Purser will be responsible for driving revenue and results for Crimtan’s broad customer base across Australia and New Zealand. He will be working closely with JAPAC commercial director, Joshua Wilson, to build on […]

Idris Elba proves he's everyone's favourite actor in Booking.com ad. B&T means no disrespect to Toadie in that comment.

Edge has been appointed by DGtek to provide brand, creative, and media services for its retail brand Pineapple Net. DGtek has rapidly expanded its full-fibre optic broadband network in Melbourne and in other major cities in Australia with network covering over 35k premises. Pineapple Net, as DGtek’s retail brand, was awarded the prestigious CommsDay Eddison […]

TV numbers show MKR continuing to struggle. Not that anyone's phoning Pete Evans just yet.

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Perth based audience engagement SaaS platform Komo has announced Niel Isdale (pictured, right) will be stepping into the role of chief revenue officer, accompanying the news it has opened a Sydney office to service and expand its growing portfolio of clients. Isdale brings 11 years’ experience in leadership roles, including two years at LinkedIn where […]

Officeworks' mag features such articles as "What your highlighter says about you" & "A survivor's guide to paper cuts".

Radio revenues on the rise, as radio ad sales people trade-up from gaberdine to polyester.

Australian advertising agencies are continuing to embrace programmatic digital out of home advertising (pDOOH), with 83 per cent of agencies having used pDOOH and 48 per cent at least regularly considering it according to the Attitudes to DOOH 2022 Report which was released today by IAB Australia at AdTECH:OOH. The Report is based on a […]

The founder of Scroll Media, Jane Ormsby, has kindly shared with B&T a lovely letter dedicated to the women she’s learnt from: I was recently asked to be a Judge for the B&T Women in Media Awards, which was an absolute privilege. As a female founder of Scroll Media, I was given the Entrepreneurs Category […]

Just in time for the kickoff to the NRLW Premiership season, Bundaberg Rum and Leo Burnett Australia have partnered with the NRL to create the world’s first official mixed gender fantasy league: the Bundy Mixer. This first-of-its-kind program has been developed to allow fans to build their team by selecting players from both the men’s […]

Advertising to Gen Z is proving to be a complicated task for many companies as they try and grapple with changing interests and mediums. Recently, B&T was lucky enough to catch up with Kate Rourke (pictured), head of creative insights at Getty Images APAC, to discuss the rise of apps like BeReal and TikTok and […]

Optus has announced world-champion tennis player Ash Barty as its chief of inspiration, Barty’s first new partnership since her retirement from professional tennis in March.   The partnership will see Barty feature in a mix of content initiatives, employee engagement programs and community-focused campaigns to connect Australians and inspire them to say “yes” to their dreams, […]

Lisa Ronson can finally do the weekly shop at ALDI after the CMO exits Coles after three years.

Tourism New Zealand has unveiled its first global campaign in two years, IF YOU SEEK – the country’s invitation to international visitors. Launched today in core visitor markets such as Australia and the United States, IF YOU SEEK explores perspectives unfamiliar to the travel category; enticing audiences to explore Aotearoa New Zealand via glimpses of […]

Following a competitive pitch, retail group Godfreys has announced the appointment of independent creative agency Hardhat. Following two years of growth, with the business now sitting at more than 150 stores and 3 million customers, Godfreys has set about transforming its retail stores to more accurately reflect the business’ category leadership and expertise. At the […]

iHeart announces top ad spenders in podcasts. No word on how many listeners skip through every ad they encounter.

Feeling bad about your expensive coffee habit? This read should put your woes in perspective.

Defamation laws may finally relax in Aus! Hence, why we are revealing our editor is addicted to gaviscons.

Rural and regional women who have excelled in making their communities better places to live and work are set to be celebrated with the launch of the Shine Awards, a six-year partnership between rural and regional newspaper, The Weekly Times, and Harvey Norman. Readers are being asked to share their stories and nominate the unsung […]

Seven no longer calling it just TV, but "total TV". Preferring you also scream it while doing jazz hands.

The salaries for Seven's top earning execs are in & make for interesting reading. And completely depressing reading too.

If you think seed funding has to do with feeding birds, this article is not for you.

Do you get jealous of high achievers that are younger and have perfect blood pressure? Get ready for your blood to boil.

B&T staff once again bucking the national trend as latest study reveals Aussies boozing less post-COVID.

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