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• Mamamia’s Promotes Luca Lavigne To CEO

  20-07-2026 04:10 via bandt.com.au
  
  Mamamia has promoted its chief operating and product officer Luca Lavigne to chief executive. He will succeed Natalia Harvey, who is joining Southern Cross Media Group as its new chief revenue officer. Lavigne, the 28 year old son of co-founders Mia Freedman and Jase Lavigne, has worked at Mamamia for more than a decade, rising […]
  
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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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• UM Wins Mark Anthony Brands Global Media Account

  28-07-2026 09:21 via bandt.com.au
  
  White Claw parent company Mark Anthony Brands International has appointed Omnicom Media agency UM as its global media agency of record following a competitive global agency review. Under the new partnership, UM will be responsible for global media strategy, planning and buying, analytics and measurement, growth frameworks, cross-market governance and global-to-local coordination across the company’s […]
  
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• Endeavour Group Hands Creative To Thinkerbell

  28-07-2026 06:48 via bandt.com.au
  
  Endeavour Group has appointed Thinkerbell as its lead brand strategy and creative partner, following a recent review of its creative agency model. The account had previously been held by BMF, which parted company with the the parent of BWS and Dan Murphy’s in May. Thinkerbell will take the reins on creative work Endeavour Group’s retail […]
  
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• Seven Harnesses Soccer Fandom In Rugby League World Cup Ad

  28-07-2026 05:02 via bandt.com.au
  
  Here's hoping Tony Popovic isn't put in charge of the Kangaroos' substitutions.
  
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• Special NZ Wins V Energy Creative Account

  28-07-2026 04:52 via bandt.com.au
  
  We must confess that we've never had or needed a V Energy. We're just high on life here at B&T.
  
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• TV Ratings (27/7/2026): Australia’s Commonwealth Games Dominance Continues, Food Fraud-Focused Four Corners Cracks 1M

  28-07-2026 04:50 via bandt.com.au
  
  We haven't been this het up tomatoes since one slipped out of our burger and landed on our white trousers during a client lunch.
  
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• ‘The Nude Scene Has Slightly Scarred Me’ – Colin From Accounts’ Cast Reflect On Show’s Success At Final Season Launch

  28-07-2026 04:33 via bandt.com.au
  
  The Castle. Priscilla, Queen of the Desert. Muriel’s Wedding. These are three iconic comedies that made the world stand up and notice Aussie culture and its sense of humour. Today, surely, that mantle now sits on the shoulders of the hilarious Binge Original global hit, Colin From Accounts, which launched its third and final season […]
  
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• ‘We’re Surprisingly Ageist’: Brands Continuing To Neglect Older ‘Super Consumer’

  28-07-2026 04:31 via bandt.com.au
  
  Find yourself talking ad nauseum about Gen Z? You've been doing it all wrong, apparently.
  
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• Val Morgan Cinema Appoints Ben Thomas Acting NSW Sales Director

  28-07-2026 04:16 via bandt.com.au
  
  Val Morgan gets an interim NSW sales boss who strenuously denies suggestions he's ever stepped foot in Victoria.
  
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• Quantcast Appoints Tom Weaving As Managing Director For Southeast Asia

  28-07-2026 04:15 via bandt.com.au
  
  Quantcast finds his new SE Asia MD. And, fortunately, he's a big fan of mi goreng.
  
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