Marketforce has extended its master media advertising contract for the Western Australian Local Government Association (WALGA), making it the agency responsible for WA local government advertising.
The publisher of The West Australian has increased its dominance of WA’s media sector by purchasing News Corp’s 50.1 per cent stake in Community Newspaper Group.
Seven West Media has flagged a fall in full-year earnings of up to $25.6 million, which the Kerry Stokes-owned company blamed on a weak advertising market.
Communications firm Swift Media has announced that chief executive and managing director Xavier Kris will step down in June, following the recent departure of non-executive chairman Carl Clump.
The replacement of the logo at the top of Perth’s second tallest skyscraper has commenced, after BHP Group changed its name from BHP Billiton in November.
Seven West Media says its half-year net profit has fallen by 13.8 per cent as stringent cost-saving measures failed to offset a fall in advertising revenue, with the group flagging further changes including at its WA operations.
Optus has been ordered to pay a $10 million fine, one of the highest penalties to be imposed by the Federal Court, for misleading its customers over digital content.
APN Outdoor has renewed its licensing rights to use specific Public Transport Authority assets for advertising purposes, in a revenue sharing arrangement for up to 10 years.
The editor of The West Australian, Brett McCarthy, has resigned with immediate effect, after nearly a decade at the helm of the state’s only major newspaper.
Former Marketforce executives John Driscoll and Angela Nutton have jointly established a new media buying and consulting group, adding to changes in Perth’s advertising market.