New Zealand Rugby appoints Chris Brown as chief commercial officer

McDonald’s Australia CMO Chris Brown as its new chief commercial officer.Brown spent four-and-a-half years as the chief ...

Ritson on the great Coles swindle: Forget reputation, it’s the legislative response that matters

For 296 days, a can of Nature’s Gift dog food sat on the shelves of Coles with a price tag of $4. Then, one day in early 2023 ...

Australian Podcast Ranker ‘doesn’t capture the full story’: Spotify

Australian podcasters who have added video to their offering are increasingly “torn” over whether to leave the audio-only Australian Podcast Ranker, a Spotify executive has told Mumbrella.Spotify ANZ ...

Radio industry promises unified audio exchange, presses the case for bigger spend

The commercial radio industry presented a united front to advertisers and media at its annual Heard conference in Sydney on Tuesday afternoon, announcing a “unified audio exchange” to be launched next ...

Kiwi finance news site NBR suing its own customers

New Zealand premium finance masthead NBR is taking some of its biggest customers to court, alleging they are cheating on subscriptions.The extraordinary move has already netted the publication ...

Nova Podcasts welcomes Relatables podcast to stable

Nova has signed Australian podcast Relatables, hosted by Jake Craig and Ottie Clarke, to Nova Podcasts.The announcement:NOVA Entertainment has announced the addition of chart‑topping Australian ...

Shopfully boosts agency team amid retail media surge

Shopfully has appointed Jonny Mackay as its industry manager of media agencies for Victoria.The announcement:Shopfully, the ...

Airbnb ANZ comms lead Sophie Onikul departs

Airbnb ANZ communications lead Sophie Onikul has exited the short-stay accommodation provider after almost three years.Onikul joined the company from eBay in June 2023 as regional head of ...

2026 CommsCon Awards shortlist revealed

The 2025 Mumbrella CommsCon Awards shortlist has been revealed.The CommsCon Awards shine a spotlight on the industry’s best, offering entrants the opportunity to showcase their achievements across ...

Welcome to the jungle

To Sydney’s ICC, and a catchup with a few hundred audio-adjacent folk at the annual Heard event.The shindig, organised by Commercial Radio and Audio, featured a foliage-heavy stage, with Gold host ...

Alpha Digital bolsters senior team with two new hires

Alpha Digital has hired two senior team leaders.The announcement:Alpha Digital, an award-winning marketing agency, today announces the appointment of two senior team leaders: Tim Harper-Russell as ...

The pigeonhole that’s trapping PR in the past

If you want to find a PR agency in 2026, you might need to stop looking under the “P” section of the directory.According to our recent TrinityP3 2025 New Business Report, we are witnessing a ...