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ACCC approves Nine Fairfax mega merger 6 years ago

ACCC approves Nine Fairfax mega merger

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has approved the mega merger between Nine and Fairfax.

My first upfronts: the new TV battleground and American overlords 6 years ago

My first upfronts: the new TV battleground and American overlords

Consistency, reality TV, a return to Australian drama and new and improved buying capabilities. This...

Behind the battle for the New Zealand media market 6 years ago

Behind the battle for the New Zealand media market

To survive in media in New Zealand you must be a jack of all trades. In a landscape considered to be...

Dan Sinfield on his move to Facebook: 'I'd lost touch with media' 6 years ago

Dan Sinfield on his move to Facebook: 'I'd lost touch with media'

Since joining the social media juggernaut earlier this year, Facebook head of CPG Dan Sinfield said he...

Bohemia's seven-year itch: 'The best is yet to come' 6 years ago

Bohemia's seven-year itch: 'The best is yet to come'

18 months after the acquisition by M&C Saatchi, media agency Bohemia is on track to record its best...

SBS to focus on local content following food channel rebrand 6 years ago

SBS to focus on local content following food channel rebrand

SBS has revealed plans to focus on developing a local content-heavy strategy ahead of the relaunch of...

No concerns of viewer cannibalisation as Ten launches All Access 6 years ago

No concerns of viewer cannibalisation as Ten launches All Access

Network 10 has no concerns that the launch of its new streaming service All Access will "cannibalise"...

Simon Ryan backs SME strategy: 'Other groups don't get the model' 6 years ago

Simon Ryan backs SME strategy: 'Other groups don't get the model'

Outgoing Dentsu Aegis Network CEO ANZ Simon Ryan has defended the decision to launch a direct media...

Ten ad revenue boosts CBS Q3 6 years ago

Ten ad revenue boosts CBS Q3

Ad revenue from the recently acquired Network 10, as well as increased US political advertising, have...

Carsales appoints Simon Ryan as commercial MD 6 years ago

Carsales appoints Simon Ryan as commercial MD

Outgoing Dentsu Aegis Network (DAN) ANZ CEO Simon Ryan is set to join carsales as its managing director...

OMD managing director Yvette Mayer departs 6 years ago

OMD managing director Yvette Mayer departs

OMD Sydney managing director Yvette Mayer will depart the agency and the ad industry to pursue her...

Upfronts: Media bosses weigh in on 'sleeping giant' Ten, call for 'Pilot Month' 6 years ago

Upfronts: Media bosses weigh in on 'sleeping giant' Ten, call for 'Pilot Month'

Ten woos buyers with data efforts, enhanced streaming options and CBS flavour, but has it got enough...

Havas Media appointed to Sydney Water account 6 years ago

Havas Media appointed to Sydney Water account

Havas Media has been appointed to the Sydney Water media account as part on the NSW Government’s...

DB Breweries on the challenges of alcohol marketing in NZ 6 years ago

DB Breweries on the challenges of alcohol marketing in NZ

One of NZ's largest alcohol brands DB Breweries marketing director, Sean O'Donnell, reveals the...

'Back, different and ready to go', Ten ushers in new era of ad sales 6 years ago

'Back, different and ready to go', Ten ushers in new era of ad sales

Ten chief sales officer Rod Prosser has ushered in a new era of ad sales at Ten, stating at its recent...