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‘Callous and punitive’: Rosie Waterland launches own podcast network after battle with SCA
Award-winning podcaster Rosie Waterland has launched her own podcast network and will re-record old episodes after an ongoing ...
Spotify posts loss, blames poor advertising execution
Spotify is adding subscribers but losing money, with COO Daniel Ek blaming an advertising drop on poor execution. The Swedish ...
On the road again: Compass event series dates announced
Mumbrella Media has confirmed dates for this year’s Compass event series, which will take place across six Australian ...
Is Youtube social media? Just Google it
As Dr Mumbo’s readers would be aware, the rapidly disintegrating relationship between Youtube and the government has reached a new nadir with the tech giant threatening legal action over plans to ...
Clock ticking for loss-making Aspermont
Loss-making resources B2B publisher Aspermont is burning cash at a steady rate, with its latest quarterly accounts showing just over a year of funding left unless it lifts revenue, reins in costs, or ...
Mumbrellacast: Google’s legal threats, Solstice Media’s latest acquisition, and the media industry’s season of change
Join Hal Crawford, Tim Burrowes and Abe Udy for a look at everything under Australia’s media and marketing umbrella.Over the weekend, Google ramped up the under-16s social media ban fight by sending ...
Havas reports positive Q2 despite APAC’s poor performance
Havas has reported “another quarter of growth acceleration”, with 2.6% organic growth in Q2 2025.The French holdco’s net revenue reached AU$1.24 billion (€697 million) in the second quarter. Broken ...
Shoof International appoints Tonic Communications for ANZ brand strategy
Shoof International has appointed Tonic Communications to lead its PR, social media, and brand communications across Australia and New Zealand.The announcement:Shoof International, a market leader in ...
Special hires new group creative directors
Special has strengthened its creative output with two group creative director appointments, Zoë Hawkins and Russel Fox.The pair will work across the full spectrum of Special clients, charged with ...
Mahlab releases AI-powered Campaign Scaler to streamline content from data
Mahlab has launched Campaign Scaler, an AI-assisted workflow that transforms large volumes of raw data into relevant content.The announcement:Strategic communications and marketing agency Mahlab has ...
Michelle Whelan appointed global chief business officer at Komerz
WPP agency CEO Michelle Whelan as global chief business officer.The announcement:Komerz, the fast-growing global commerce and distribution platform, today announced the appointment of Michelle Whelan ...
SCA appoints WA commercial strategy leader
SCA has appointed Matt Dickson to lead commercial strategy in Western Australia.The announcement:SCA today announced the appointment of Matt Dickson as WA commercial strategy leader, further ...