News Corp Australasia executive chairman Michael Miller today announced the integration of the company’s Network Sales team and the NewsLifeMedia sales team.
The new expanded Network Sales team will launch on May 30, and will be led by News Corp Australia’s chief commercial officer, Network Sales Sharb Farjami.
Paul Blackburn, currently NewsLifeMedia’s director of sales & strategy, will take on the new title of commercial director, Lifestyle, and will report to Mr Farjami.
Australia’s biggest and most comprehensive rural news service, The Weekly Times, will this week launch a campaign that will transform theweeklytimes.com.au into the national voice of rural and regional Australia.
First published in 1869, The Weekly Times is a brand that boasts strong emotional links to the agricultural community.
The Weekly Times is Australia’s oldest, most influential and largest circulating rural newspaper with 156,000* readers each week and 187,000^ website visitors each month.
News Corp Australia, the Official Representative of the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity in Australia, today announced the industry leaders selected to the Australian Cannes Lions jury panel.
The 2016 Australian Cannes Lions jurors are:
Film - Justin Drape, The Monkeys
Outdoor - Nancy Hartley, Rumble Creative & Media
Vogue Australia editor-in-chief Edwina McCann today announced an exclusive partnership with American Express to be the naming rights partner for Australia’s biggest annual retail event, Vogue Fashion’s Night Out 2016.
NewsLifeMedia CEO Nicole Sheffield today announced that Melissa Overman has been appointed executive editor of the company’s female driven content network of digital brands consisting of Australia’s number one parenting website Kidspot.com.au; leading health and wellbeing brand Bodyandsoul.com.au; and the go-to online destination for beauty Primped.com.au.
The Courier-Mail and The Sunday Mail this week announced the launch of ‘GO QLD’, a campaign that not only looks at what can be improved in the state, but develops a plan to get Queensland moving again.
The Courier-Mail editor Lachlan Heywood said the campaign will take a forensic look at Queensland’s key pillars of infrastructure and construction, tourism, mining and resources, education, agriculture and innovation. The campaign will examine both the challenges and the opportunities that will contribute to the development of a plan for Queensland’s future.
News Corp Australasia executive chairman Michael Miller, Westpac Group chief executive consumer bank George Frazis, Victoria Cross recipient Ben Roberts-Smith and Legacy Australia chairman Tony Ralph today hosted an event at Victoria Barracks in Sydney to mark the launch of a fundraising appeal for Legacy Australia.
The Herald Sun has launched a campaign highlighting the paper’s greatest asset; its people.
Victoria’s Headlines features young journalists, their headlines and the date they ran and was rolled out over the long weekend via digital billboards, street furniture, Facebook, rock posters in the city, and Melbourne Cricket Ground LED signage – in addition to owned print and digital assets. The campaign aims to reinforce the value of the masthead’s journalists and its journalism as the most trusted voices of the state.
RendezView, News Corp Australia’s opinion website isn’t pulling any punches on its first anniversary, showcasing some of the less flattering feedback it has received in the past 12 months in a series of pictures featuring editor Sarrah Le Marquand and some key female contributors.
News Corp Australia’s executive general manager - NSW Simon Anderson today announced two senior sales appointments:
Nancy Veart has been appointed general manager sales NSW
Theo Zafiropoulos assumes the role of deputy general manager sales NSW
Ms Veart succeeds Emma Fawcett who was promoted to the role of general manager, NewsXtend last year. Ms Veart starts in her role on Monday May 2. Mr Zafiropoulos steps into the newly created role of deputy general manager sales NSW, effective immediately.
The Cairns Post has documented all aspects of Cairns life for over 134 years, and this weekend reaffirms its commitment to delivering the region’s best and most comprehensive news service with a rejuvenated newspaper across its Monday to Saturday editions.
The head-to-toe overhaul of the Cairns Post and Weekend Post includes the launch of new content and products alongside a fresh, modern design.
On International Women’s Day NewsLifeMedia releases Kidspot.com.au study results revealing that Australian mums are frustrated, exhausted, guilty and proud when it comes to balancing work with childcare.
Australia’s number one parenting and lifestyle site Kidspot.com.au asked 800 mothers from around the country about their work-life balance and what they needed from childcare and employment to make things work better.
The Australian chief executive Nicholas Gray, today announced the appointment of Vaughan Cottier to the role of general manager sales.
Mr Cottier will replace Rachel Savio, who has been promoted to the role of general manager local sales strategy – metro and regional publishing, reporting to Damian Eales, managing director – metro and regional publishing.