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Afterpay to rename Qudos Bank Arena in five-year deal
The partnership will see the venue integrate Afterpay and Square payment technology across ticketing and in-venue transactions.
By Natasha Lee – May 19, 2026
Today's Media Snapshot
- Uncomfortable Growth® Uncut. Season 5, episode 1 – Cheuk Chiang
- Eurovision 2026 pulls millions of Australian viewers for Delta Goodrem performance
- Female-led creative studio Dirt steps out after stealth year
- Afterpay to rename Qudos Bank Arena in five-year deal
- Snapchat turns foot traffic into media strategy with new Place Loyalty data
- eBay recruits The Veronicas as it scraps seller fees in Australia
- The most expensive 12 weeks your business never planned for
Top stories
Snapchat turns foot traffic into media strategy with new Place Loyalty data
It will reveal where Australians repeatedly spend time - and why brands should care.
by Natasha Lee – May 19, 2026
eBay recruits The Veronicas as it scraps seller fees in Australia
The move comes as new research suggests we could be sitting on as much as $32 billion worth of unused items.
by Natasha Lee – May 18, 2026
Eurovision 2026 pulls millions of Australian viewers for Delta Goodrem performance
More than 3.27 million viewers tuned in for Eurovision 2026, with audience reach up 45.2%.
by Natasha Lee – May 18, 2026
Uncomfortable Growth® Uncut. Season 5, episode 1 – Cheuk Chiang
What happens when success changes who you are before you even realise it?
by Duane Hatherly – May 18, 2026
Latest Stories
Snapchat turns foot traffic into media strategy with new Place Loyalty data
It will reveal where Australians repeatedly spend time - and why brands should care.
by Natasha Lee – May 19, 2026
eBay recruits The Veronicas as it scraps seller fees in Australia
The move comes as new research suggests we could be sitting on as much as $32 billion worth of unused items.
by Natasha Lee – May 18, 2026
The most expensive 12 weeks your business never planned for
Why waiting is the costliest decision in a supply crisis.
by Duane Hatherly – May 18, 2026
ABC board shake-up lands with two new appointments
A regional QLD leader steps into the deputy chair role and Australia’s first Indigenous Head of Mission joins the board.
by Natasha Lee – May 18, 2026
OMA launches OUT There series focused on OOH campaigns
The series features marketers discussing Out of Home campaign strategy and creative.
by Natasha Lee – May 18, 2026
ARN taps Lucy Formosa Morgan to lead new sales enablement role
She was most recently Managing Director of MAGNA Global.
by Vihan Mathur – May 18, 2026
MasterFoods sends Barbecue Sauce down the Fashion Week ramp
And there it was, sitting front row and mogging every fashion model walking the ramp.
by Vihan Mathur – May 18, 2026
Asana appoints Jo Gaines as GM APAC
Gaines was previously Head of Channel APJ at the company.
by Natasha Lee – May 18, 2026
Why Spotify’s app icon changed to a green disco ball
One user on X wrote: “Whoever designed this needs to be fired immediately.”
by Vihan Mathur – May 18, 2026
A hyperlink is not a shield: the Ross Barkan plagiarism scandal
There’s an escalating plagiarism scandal at New York Magazine with columnist Ross Barkan at its centre.
by Duane Hatherly – May 18, 2026