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• SBS Nabs Nine’s Nikki Rooke For Chief Commercial Officer

  29-07-2026 06:59 via bandt.com.au
  
  SBS has appointed Nikki Rooke as chief commercial officer and Uma Oldham as director of marketing and audiences. Rooke joins SBS from Nine, where she is currently director of sales – total television, leading the national sales team across metropolitan and regional television and BVOD. One of Australia’s most experienced and highly regarded commercial media […]
  
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• Meet Adland’s Largest Rolodex Holders With B&T’s Best Of The Best Recruiters!

  29-07-2026 05:02 via bandt.com.au
  
  Of course, there's a great deal more to recruitment than a Rolodex alone. Though it does help.
  
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• ‘These Brands Are Severely Damaged’: ABC’s Food Fraud Expose Likely To Spark Consumer Backlash & Trust Crisis

  29-07-2026 04:58 via bandt.com.au
  
  Brands are under fire for producing Italian paste with Chinese parts, Europe's automotive industry goes silent.
  
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• ‘These Brands Are Severely Damaged’: ABC’s Food Fraud Expose Likely To Spark A Consumer Backlash & Trust Crisis

  29-07-2026 04:58 via bandt.com.au
  
  Brands are under fire for producing Italian paste with Chinese parts, Europe's automotive industry goes silent.
  
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• ‘You Wouldn’t Change A Logo, So Don’t Change Your Sound’: Brand Music Founder Warns Marketers Against Ditching Jingles

  29-07-2026 04:56 via bandt.com.au
  
  There are few things better than a good jingle we think. And we reject all accusations of leading sheltered lives.
  
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• ‘Just Check It’: NACCHO Launches Bowel Cancer Awareness Campaign Via Carbon Creative

  29-07-2026 04:56 via bandt.com.au
  
  Fantastic work here on a very important topic indeed.
  
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• CMOs To Watch, Presented By Zenith: Why Budgy Smuggler’s Phil Chester Wants A Rooftop Pool Before The Next Global Push

  29-07-2026 04:55 via bandt.com.au
  We hate to disappoint here at B&T, but alas we've no shots of Chester in his Budgys.
  
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• Cummins&Partners Appoints WPP’s Tom Willson As Head Of Media

  29-07-2026 04:50 via bandt.com.au
  
  Independent creative agency Cummins&Partners has continued its expansion with the appointment of Tom Willson as Head of Media, further strengthening the agency’s integrated offering and investment in strategic media capability. Willson joins Cummins&Partners from WPP, where he built extensive experience delivering media strategy and planning for leading national and international brands. He brings deep expertise […]
  
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• Limitless Equation: Coles’ Kate Bailey On Hustle, Asking For Help & Marking Your Own Homework

  29-07-2026 04:46 via bandt.com.au
  
  The Limitless Equation Podcast, hosted by Chloe Hooper, has released a new episode featuring Kate Bailey, GM brand, digital and media at Coles Group. In a candid and energising conversation, Bailey unpacks the superpower that shaped her career, why asking for help is a strength rather than a weakness, and how to build self-belief one […]
  
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• TV Ratings (28/7/2026): Aussies Get a Peek Behind the Scenes of Rock ‘N’ Roll Legends With Nine’s Live Aid Retrospective

  29-07-2026 04:43 via bandt.com.au
  
  All the stars were here including Geldof, Sting and, sadly, Bono.
  
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• TV Ratings (28/7/2026): Aussies Get a Peek Behind the Scenes of Rock ‘N’ Roll Legends With Nine’s Live Aid

  29-07-2026 04:43 via bandt.com.au
  
  Nine’s documentary Live Aid: When Rock ‘N’ Roll Took On The World engaged a big chunk of Australia’s audience on Tuesday night, as music fans tuned in to revisit one of the industry’s most iconic moments. The documentary reached 1.439 million viewers nationally, making it the highest-rating non-sport entertainment program of the evening. Airing at […]
  
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• OMD Lands Qantas & Jetstar Media Duties Across Asia

  29-07-2026 03:22 via bandt.com.au
  
  Qantas Group has booked OMD to handle media buying and planning for Qantas and Jetstar across the Asian region, following a competitive pitch. OMD will now lead media strategy, planning and buying for the group across Singapore, Thailand, Indonesia, the Philippines, Hong Kong, Taiwan and Japan, as well as regional campaigns. Previously, OMD handled media […]
  
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• RECMA: Publicis On Track To Top New Business Activity, Omnicom Media Accounts For 45% Of Aussie Market

  29-07-2026 02:09 via bandt.com.au
  
  Australia’s holding company media agency market grew by 5.7 per cent in 2025 driven by a diversification of services, according to RECMA’s Overall Activity report, which assess account moves. Major holdcos account for 60 per cent of billings of the Australian media market, which RECMA estimates at $9.9 billion in 2025. Non-traditional activities, including digital […]
  
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• Nine & Seven Win UnLtd’s Version Of World Cup

  29-07-2026 00:55 via bandt.com.au
  
  Nine (Melbourne) and Seven (Sydney) have taken out the annual UnLtd Cup. The football tournament, sponsored by Paramount, featured 36 teams with more than 300 adlanders across Melbourne and Sydney kicking goals for good. After some highly competitive and fast-paced games in Melbourne, Nine secured the trophy with oOh!media in second place. In Sydney, it was […]
  
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• Two Doting Dads Joins Nova Podcasts

  29-07-2026 00:44 via bandt.com.au
  
  Two Dopey Dads pod still looking for representation and sponsorship, however. And new wives.
  
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• Nine & Seven Victorious At UnLtd Cup

  29-07-2026 00:39 via bandt.com.au
  
  Seven wins at UnLtd Cup football tourny. Though eyebrows were raised over presence of SCA ringers.
  
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• Mutti Launches New OOH Campaign Via WiredCo.

  29-07-2026 00:34 via bandt.com.au
  
  Fresh from clearing itself of Chinese tomato allegations, Mutti launches this campaign.
  
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• Endemol Shine Australia Names Canva’s Jessie Hughes As SVP Innovation & Launches ESA Innovation Lab

  29-07-2026 00:25 via bandt.com.au
  Endemol Shine Australia (ESA) has appointed Jessie Hughes as senior vice president of innovation and has launched the ‘ESA Innovation Lab’, a new division focused on accelerating the company’s capabilities across emerging technologies, and next-generation content formats. Hughes joins ESA from Canva and its generative image and video platform Leonardo.Ai, where she played a key […]
  
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• Bench Media’s Jessica Torstensson Launches New Industry Women’s Community

  29-07-2026 00:21 via bandt.com.au
  
  A great initiative, we reckon.
  
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• Ex-Dentsu Creative Chief Ben Coulson Joins Colony Group

  29-07-2026 00:16 via bandt.com.au
  
  Colony Group plants its flag in the terra nova of Sydney.
  
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