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The Telegraph, Financial Times, Hearst headline Digiday Media Awards Europe finalists

Digiday 21 May 2020 01:49 PM May 21, 2020 by Digiday Awards A digital-native brand, a TV trailblazer and an age-old print stalwart broke onto the 2020 shortlist for Digiday Media Awards Europe. The honorees all shared a commitment to embracing new platforms and formats — often with a social-media and video-first mindset. These media brands also explored vital issues, from elections to equality in sports, while engaging with younger audiences attuned to narratives of social and political awareness. In their pursuit of bran

Turn your analog camera digital with this device — Future Blink

Mashable 13 May 2020 08:11 PM [unable to retrieve full-text content]I'm Back 35 attaches to the back of your camera and adds a digital sensor that allows your analog camera to take digital photos. Read more...More about Tech, Mashable Video, Camera, Future Blink, and Vintage Photos

Australia wins AI 'Eurovision Song Contest'

BBC Technology 12 May 2020 07:16 PM By Jane Wakefield Technology reporter Image copyright Uncanny Valley An Australian team has won a competition to write a hit Eurovision song using artificial intelligence.An editor for Dutch broadcaster VPRO had the idea, after the Netherlands won last year's Eurovision Song Contest.And it grew into an international effort after this year's contest was cancelled because of the coronavirus pandemic.The winning song, Beautiful the World, was inspired by nature's recovery from the bushfires earlie

Coronavirus: What is the sound of music during a pandemic?

BBC Technology 24 Apr 2020 11:15 PM By Jane Wakefield Technology reporter Image copyright Rotterdam Philharmonic orchestra Lockdown has seen opera singers belt out arias from their balconies and families recreate entire musicals in their living rooms.Pop stars like Chris Martin and Gary Barlow have set up intimate jamming sessions while Radiohead is streaming one of its concerts for free every week until lockdown ends.The music has not stopped but it is a little bit harder to make it.The rest of the population may be turning to v

Can Australia save local journalism by forcing Google and Facebook to share out ad revenue?

The Drum 22 Apr 2020 10:59 PM Australia levels playing field between newspapers, Facebook and Google / prima91 - stock.adobe.com The Sunraysia Daily is a tabloid newspaper that’s been published in the north-western Sunraysia region of Victoria, Australia since 1920. Staff there had been looking forward to celebrating the title’s centenary later this year, but on 24 March they were called into a meeting and told the 28 March issue would be its last. Until further notice at least. Directors and senior management informed staf

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Camera tech catches motorists using their mobiles

BBC Technology 22 Apr 2020 06:38 AM Cameras which can spot motorists using their phones while driving have been officially rolled in New South Wales, Australia.The company behind the technology says the system is capable of working in day or night, in all weather conditions and automatically filters out the majority of people who are driving correctly.Those caught face fines of up to A$457 ($290, £230) and up to 10 demerit points on their licence.BBC Click’s Nick Kwek finds out more.See more at Click's website and @BBCClick

Coronavirus: EU and Australian tracing apps 'ready in weeks'

BBC Technology 17 Apr 2020 02:00 PM Image copyright Getty Images Coronavirus contact-tracing apps will be rolled out in Europe and Australia in the next two to four weeks, officials say.Germany's health minister Jens Spahn said his country's app would be ready to download in three to four weeks.Meanwhile, Australia and Denmark plan to push out apps within two weeks.Australian prime minister Scott Morrison said using the app would be voluntary to begin with - but he did not rule out making it compulsory.Contact-tracing apps are be

How traditional Australian brands can change business model during coronavirus

The Drum 15 Apr 2020 05:37 AM Brands need to employ a nimble test and learn approach to marketing and innovation in product development. Traditional Australian brands should focus on four key areas, according to the IAB, to adapt to the direct brand model to address the rapidly changing market condition during the coronavirus pandemic (Covid-19).Brands need to understand the opportunity of direct-to-consumer, including the value of using new channels and routes to market that offer first-party data relationships, return to

Chip Shop Chat: Ian Mann from 1000Heads talks 'Lego Australia' entry

The Drum 09 Apr 2020 06:06 AM [embedded content] The Chip Shop Awards is the only creative celebration of advertising with no rules in the world and open to all levels of experience when it comes to creative practitioners.The annual ceremony will once again feature categories such as Best Stunt or Experience, Best Ad Which Really Should Run, Best Shop Window Post Card and even Best Use of Bad Taste.With nominations now being accepted for this year, we're discussing the creative ideas behind 2020's potential nominees in a se

Audi launches meditative ‘slow TV’ four-hour film for social media

The Drum 08 Apr 2020 04:04 AM Audi launches meditative ‘slow TV’ four-hour film for social media Audi has created a film that it hopes will help people stuck indoors to get a sense of a trip out on the open road.The four-hour-long film is designed to have a relaxing effect by taking Australians currently at home on lockdown, due to coronavirus, out to the New South Wales Central Tablelands. Nikki Warburton, chief customer and marketing officer at Audi Australia, said: “During this difficult time for many of us, Audi wanted

Coronavirus threatens the next generation of smartphones

BBC Technology 02 Apr 2020 11:06 PM By Sooraj Shah Technology of Business reporter Image copyright Mazen Kourouche Every Autumn, Mazen Kourouche heads to the biggest Apple Store in Sydney, Australia, and queues up for hours to be one of the first people in the world to get his hands on the latest iPhone."Since the iPhone 7 came out I've been lining up for the new Apple devices for a few reasons: firstly the hype associated with them, secondly because of the resale value, and thirdly because Australia is the first country to get a

JCDecaux launches support messages for Covid-19 frontline workers & mental health awareness

The Drum 01 Apr 2020 05:40 AM JCDecaux commits space to support messages for Covid-19 frontline workers and mental health awareness JCDecaux in Australia has launched a campaign across its network to thank essential workers who are supporting Covid-19, as well as campaigns supporting local business and building awareness of mental health issues.The out-of-home (OOH) media specialist used its own in-house creative team to launch a series of ads that thank the key workers, such as doctors, nurses, pharmacists, teachers, aged

How ‘Scotty From Marketing’ is failing to market his response to Covid-19

The Drum 30 Mar 2020 03:42 AM It was vital that Scotty From Marketing got his marketing communication strategy right this time. For Australia, 2020 is shaping up to be an apocalypse of biblical proportions. First, there were bushfires, then floods and now a plague has descended on the country and the world. At a time when leadership is required, Australia has #ScottyFromMarketing. As I have written before, the Australian prime minister’s hashtag is actually a significant insult to professional marketers everywhere.It was re

Four Seasons Condoms campaign wants Australian millennials to have more sex

The Drum 23 Jan 2020 08:25 AM Each pack contains three sizes of condoms from the Four Seasons Naked range, lubricant, female pleasure gel and a vibrating toy. Four Seasons Condoms wants millennials in Australia to start having safe and healthy sex again with the introduction of an in-pack education kit. According to the condoms brand, there is a “millennial sex recession” as statistics reveal that young adults are having 50% less sex than their parents’ generation.It wants to change this through a campaign called “Generatio

Australia bushfire crisis: why #ScottyFromMarketing is an insult to all marketers

The Drum 13 Jan 2020 04:41 AM The prime minister’s own chosen nickname, ScoMo, quickly morphed into SmoKo, NoShow, and worse. The fires this summer in Australia – many still burning – are tragic. The loss of life, property and native flora and fauna is immense. Words such as ‘unprecedented’ and ‘catastrophic’ somehow do not do justice to the disaster that continues to unfold.As we all struggle to come to grips with what has happened – and is still happening – one of the issues that have been playing out in the media and onl

Kylie Minogue stars in musical epic for Tourism Australia

Campaign 24 Dec 2019 12:56 PM Tourism Australia has recruited Kylie Minogue to promote a new brand platform with a musical extravaganza that the body said was about "one nation reaching out to another in friendship when it’s needed most". Three-minute musical film "Matesong", created by M&C Saatchi, debuted on ITV on Christmas Day following the afternoon episode of Coronation Street and immediately before the Queen’s speech – the annual address to the UK by the ruling head of state of Australia. [embedded content] Along

Going back for the future - England reveal choice of balls for Ashes

BBC Cricket 08 May 2019 12:32 PM One cricket ball is the same as the next one, right? Yes, they can come in different colours - red, white, pink - but two of the same shade will surely be the same? Not quite. And it is for that reason that the England and Wales Cricket Board has asked manufacturer Dukes to revert to an old model for this summer's Ashes series. The idea is that the older ball - the one used in 2017 and 2018 - will continue to produce entertaining Tests. Confused? Let's try to explain. LIVE: England v Pakistan -

Israel Folau loses Asics sponsorship deal after breaching code of conduct

BBC Rugby 08 May 2019 09:44 AM Israel Folau has lost his sponsorship deal with sportswear brand Asics.Folau was found guilty of breaching Rugby Australia's (RA) player code of conduct after he said "hell awaits" gay people in a social media post.The Waratahs full-back, 30, had his four-year RA contract terminated in April but requested a hearing. "We champion inclusivity and diversity," said a statement from Asics, which is also a leading Wallabies sponsor."While Israel Folau is entitled to his personal views, some of those

Israel Folau's legal bill may be mounting by the day

ESPN Scrum 08 May 2019 09:46 AM Cassandra Hannagan/Getty Images 4:51 AM BST Israel Folau says he's at peace as he weighs up the potentially crippling cost of his bitter legal battle with Rugby Australia (RA). Folau is awaiting sanctioning after being found guilty of a "high level" breach of his contract and could have his four-year, $4 million deal terminated for his controversial social media posts. Should the three-person independent panel choose the most severe level of punishment in their power, it's expected the Wallabie

London Irish: All Blacks World Cup winner Waisake Naholo signs

BBC Rugby 08 May 2019 10:05 AM London Irish have signed World Cup-winning All Blacks winger Waisake Naholo ahead of their return to the Premiership next season.The 28-year-old, capped 26 times, has also won a Super Rugby title with the Highlanders in New Zealand.Exiles director of rugby Declan Kidney said Naholo is a "top-class player who will bring great experience with him". Naholo hopes to be selected for the 2019 World Cup in Japan and is expected to join Irish later in the year.Kidney told the club website: "We are deli

Global stocks slip, bonds rally as U.S.-China trade fears grow

Reuters Business 08 May 2019 12:38 AM TOKYO (Reuters) - Asian equities tracked Wall Street’s slide on Wednesday as the latest developments in the U.S.-China trade conflict fanned fresh fears about global growth, driving support for safe-haven government bonds. FILE PHOTO: A man walks in front of a screen showing today's movements of Nikkei share average outside a brokerage in Tokyo, Japan, June 2, 2016. REUTERS/Issei Kato/File PhotoMSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan fell 0.3 percent, stooping to its lowest le

Israel Folau found guilty of high-level breach of Code of Conduct

ESPN Scrum 07 May 2019 02:48 PM 'Feel for anyone in a difficult patch' (0:36) Quade Cooper says he feels for Israel Folau as the superstar's future hangs by a thread, but isn't sure whether his NSW teammates would welcome him back. (0:36) May 7, 2019 Israel Folau's epic hearing is finally over, with the three-person independent panel finding him guilty of a high-level breach of the Code of Conduct. Folau's lawyers debated for almost 22 hours over three days with the governing body's legal team, after Rugby Australia issued th

Folau found guilty of breaking code of conduct over anti-gay post

BBC Rugby 07 May 2019 08:49 AM Israel Folau has been found guilty of a "high level breach" of Rugby Australia's player code of conduct after he said "hell awaits" gay people in a social media post.A three-person panel who presided over his hearing will now consider what punishment the 30-year-old will face.His RA contract was terminated in April but he requested a hearing. The Waratahs full-back, contracted with RA until 2022, escaped punishment for similar comments last year.The panel will take written submissions from both

Purplebricks shares slide as founder Michael Bruce quits

BBC Business 07 May 2019 10:42 AM By Ian Westbrook BBC Business reporter Image copyright Purplebricks Shares in online estate agent Purplebricks have dropped more than 5%, after founder and chief executive Michael Bruce left the company.Vic Darvey, who had been the firm's chief operating officer, will succeed Mr Bruce as chief executive.Purplebricks also said it was pulling out of Australia and placing its US business under review.Chairman Paul Pindar apologised to shareholders for its recent "disappointing" performance. "With

77-cap England flanker Haskell to retire at end of season

BBC Rugby 07 May 2019 08:20 AM England back row James Haskell is to retire at the end of the season.The 34-year-old, who has won 77 caps and played in the past two World Cups, has struggled with ankle and toe problems with Northampton this season.He joined Wasps in 2002 and spent seven years with the club before moving to Stade Francais, the Ricoh Black Rams in Japan and Super Rugby's Highlanders. Haskell returned to Wasps in 2013 and moved to Saints last summer, but has only played four times this season."I have loved every

Smith & Warner return to Australia colours after ball-tampering bans

BBC Cricket 06 May 2019 10:10 AM David Warner impressed with the bat and Steve Smith took a fine catch on their first outings in Australia colours since a ball-tampering scandal.Former captain Smith, 29, and vice-captain Warner, 32, were given 12-month bans and fined for their roles in the ball tampering incident in March 2018.They returned in a World Cup warm-up against a New Zealand XI on Monday. Warner scored 39 off 43 balls while Smith took a one-handed diving catch as the Australia XI won by one wicket.The match was an un

Formula 1 race calendar 2019: When is the Spanish Grand Prix? Valtteri Bottas leads Lewis Hamilton in F1 Standings

Talksport F1 05 May 2019 02:25 PM Mercedes stars Lewis Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas have won a race each to kick off the new Formula 1 season.Hamilton stormed to the F1 crown last season, beating Ferrari’s Sebsatian Vettel by 88 points to win his fifth Championship. Formula One race calendar 2019 The British superstar won 11 races, including six out of seven between race weekends 11 and 17 in a stunning year for the 34-year-old. Hamilton and team-mate Bottas have started Mercedes’ title charge in fine form yet again this season

Olympics: Raelene Boyle calls for reassessment of dope-tainted golds

Guardian Olympics News 04 May 2019 07:11 AM Olympian Raelene Boyle speaks during the Australian Olympic Committee agm in Sydney. Photograph: Hanna Lassen/Getty Images Australian Sports Hall of Fame sprinter Raelene Boyle called on Saturday for a reassessment of Olympic medals won by East German athletes in the decades when the country was operating a systematic state-sponsored doping program. Boyle won three silver medals behind Eastern Bloc athletes over two Olympics, the last two coming in the 100 and 200 metres at the 1972 Munich Game

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