A new survey conducted by magazine and newspaper subscription service Readly found that celebrity gossip mags are a popular guilty pleasure with more than a third of Australians (37 per cent) indulging in the habit. Perhaps unsurprisingly the biggest cohort of gossip and entertainment magazine readers were women (41 per cent) aged 30-39 followed by […]

Market leading Australian content marketing platform Fabulate has named Marie Galinsky (pictured) to oversee its rapidly expanding national sales operation in the role of national sales director. Galinsky’s promotion will see her lead Fabulate’s growing sales team and comes just six months after she joined the content marketing startup to lead its Melbourne sales operation. […]

A new partnership between adidas and Indigenous Football Australia, which oversees the strategy and expansion of Australia’s most successful and longest-running Indigenous football initiative, John Moriarty Football, will ensure more Indigenous children in remote and regional communities benefit from the power of football. The partnership will see adidas and Indigenous Football Australia (IFA) work together […]

The Advertising Council releases some tough talk on bullying & harassment. Nothing on whether the beard's had its day.

The one & only Clementine Ford drops by B&T for an insightful chat. Office beer bong competition rescheduled to Friday.

Start Beyond, Australia’s leading producer and distributor of VR and AR immersive learning solutions, today announces the internal promotion of Angus Stevens (pictured) to CEO. Stevens, who joined the business in 2016 as one of the founding members, is moving on from his current position of managing director effective immediately. In his new role, Stevens […]

Another day & it's yet another apology coming out of Nine's head office. Karl just thankful it wasn't him for a change.

PR agency Forward announces exciting new win. Local BWS soon wiped out of Stoli and Moët piccolos.

Hardhat riddled with first day nerves & possible loose bowel or two as agency announces a string of new recruits.

It has to be said that Ninja Warrior is off to a slow start. And who can ever tire of watching perfect specimens fail?

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Triple M has recorded the largest commercial AFL and NRL metro footy audience, delivering almost double the listeners of any other commercial competitor, according to today’s Survey 4 radio ratings results. Triple M’s AFL coverage across Melbourne, Adelaide and Perth reported a cumulative audience of 679,000, while Triple M’s NRL coverage has an audience of […]

Independent Australian-owned media company VMG has announced the appointment of Brendan Harper (pictured) as general manager and group business director to lead media planning & buying agency, Frontier Media in Queensland. His appointment follows the departure of Queensland director Alexandra Paton, who has been with Frontier Media for more than 15 years. Harper holds extensive […]

Havas Australia has appointed OIS, leaders in out-of-home (OOH) verification, as its independent, third-party verification partner across digital, programmatic, and classic out-of-home client campaigns following a competitive review. Australia is among the top 10 global out-of-home markets by size and one of the most advanced, highlighted by leading adoption rates of digital and more recently, […]

Vice's Virtue appoints Fiona Knight as head of account management. A role, you'd say, would need a proficiency in Excel.

BetterBriefs will today unveil a new best practice guide, The best way for a client to brief an agency, co-authored by Mark Ritson and in partnership with the IPA, at the IPA Business Growth Conference. After shocking the world of advertising last October with the painful and alarming truths about the enormous misalignment between marketers […]

Adland continuing to see rise of the chief experience officer. Yet no correlation in the rise of anyone wearing linen.

Macca's says it's the winter food of choice in new work from DDB. Arguably also the destroyer of the summer bikini body.

Australia's outdoor industry continues its post-COVID purple patch. Camping, however, remains as shitful as ever.

oOh!media likes what it sees in Queensland shopping centres. Still can't find a decent park, however.

KPMG unveils new customer-centric offering, KPMG Customer. Confirms shoplifters and wonky trolleys not its remit.

TABOO announces the launch of TABOO Labs. Which kinda sounds like tabouli just without the bulgur wheat.

Uber announces creation of its in-house ad division. No news of its drivers overdoing it with the air freshener.

Red Havas unveils new health team recruits. All of which achieved 90% or above in Operation during interview process.

Naked Wines' Paul Connell quits for new role. Also thankful he no longer has to explain what herbaceous means at BBQs.

If there was ever a bank that could pull off the muumuu or the Hawaiian shirt it has to be the Bank Of Queensland.

This columnist argues that elections shine a light on the zeitgeist of a nation. And insane billionaire candidates.

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In uncertain times, trusted sources become even more significant in the world of media. Elise Bennett (pictured), head of account management (APAC) at Outbrain, reveals what advertisers need to know about the new trust exchange. Instability breeds uncertainty. From bushfires to the pandemic and war, there’s been plenty of both to go around in recent […]

MasterChef continues to prove it's like a proverbial Thai red curry left in the fridge overnight - it just gets tastier.

Sure, B&T's radio ratings aren't always first or aren't particularly thorough, but we guarantee a Media Watch-free read.

GfK Survey 4 of 2022 reveals that Nine’s talk stations achieved a cumulative audience of 1.873 million – up 9.1 per cent on Survey 4 of 2021. It’s the highest ever Survey 4 audience for the network, and comes off the back of record audiences in Surveys 1, 2 and 3. Sydney’s 2GB is a […]

There is nothing more divisive than tennis ace Nick Kyrgios. Save for hot or cold custard or Nicole in 'Eyes Wide Shut'.

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