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smh.com.au - Chris Barrett - NRL, AFL brace for impact of gambling advertising reforms
NRL, AFL brace for impact of gambling advertising reforms
The Sydney Morning Herald

The NRL, AFL and their clubs face the potential of heavy financial fallout from new restrictions on gambling advertising unveiled by Prime Minister Anthony Albanese. The government will cap the number of TV advertisements for betting companies at…

afr.com - Ronald Mizen - Celebrities and sports players banned from gambling advertising
Celebrities and sports players banned from gambling advertising
Australian Financial Review

Celebrities and sports players will be banned from appearing in gambling advertising and odds-style promotions targeting sports fans, under new rules announced by Prime Minister Anthony Albanese on Thursday. The move comes after months of pressure…

socialmediatoday.com - Andrew Hutchinson - YouTube's BrandCast 2026 advertiser event scheduled for May
YouTube's BrandCast 2026 advertiser event scheduled for May
Social Media Today

This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. YouTube announced the date of its annual BrandCast event, where it will preview its latest updates and feature additions. YouTube's BrandCast 2026 will be held May 13 at Lincoln…

wdef.com - WDEF Staff - Advertising Sales Executive
Advertising Sales Executive
WDEF

REPORTS TO: General Sales Manager EDUCATION: Formal education equivalent to an Associates Degree in Marketing, Business, Advertising or related field preferred. EXPERIENCE: Outside sales experience or completion of a college internship in a…

straitstimes.com - Australia cracks down on gambling advertising, bans celebrity promotions
Australia cracks down on gambling advertising, bans celebrity promotions
The Straits Times

Sign up now: Get insights on Asia's fast-moving developments Published Apr 02, 2026, 11:03 AM – Australia is introducing a raft of measures to curb gambling advertising, including banning promotions by celebrities and sports stars…

nationalpost.com - Kenn Oliver - Advertisers can no longer turn blind eye to social media harms, prof says
Advertisers can no longer turn blind eye to social media harms, prof says
National Post

When American sociologist and economist Herbert A. Simon first introduced the idea of the attention economy in 1971, the model was based on the “information-rich” mediums of the day — television, radio and print. Boiled down…

indianexpress.com - Entertainment Desk - Viral four-year-old Dettol advertisement kid is a big fan of Shah Rukh Khan, learnt acting from watching Veer Zaara
Viral four-year-old Dettol advertisement kid is a big fan of Shah Rukh Khan, learnt acting from watching Veer Zaara
The Indian Express

3 min read Mumbai Make us preferred source on Google In the past few days, social media has been buzzing over a new Dettol advertisement featuring four-year-old Avyaan Sapra from Delhi. The young actor's emotional performance has drawn widespread…

theguardian.com - Lucy Campbell - US government sues Illinois, alleging unlawful efforts to regulate prediction markets
US government sues Illinois, alleging unlawful efforts to regulate prediction markets
The Guardian

The US government sued Illinois on Thursday to stop what it described as the state's unlawful efforts to regulate prediction markets. The booming industry of online prediction markets – which allow users to bet on virtually anything from…

wsj.com - Dylan Tokar - U.S. Regulator Sues States Over Predictions Markets' Right to Operate
U.S. Regulator Sues States Over Predictions Markets' Right to Operate
Wall Street Journal

The Trump administration ratcheted up its defense of prediction markets Thursday, with a federal regulator suing Illinois and Connecticut over their attempts to ban sports and elections-related betting on Kalshi and other platforms. The move is the…

myfrenchlife.org - Jenn Bragg - Chromo-cartes: clever advertising in 19th century France
Chromo-cartes: clever advertising in 19th century France
MyFrenchLife™ - MaVieFrançaise®

The 19th century saw many changes in Paris. Perhaps the biggest change was the massive modernization push under Baron Haussmann that lasted nearly 20 years. This is the Paris we know today. During that century, the middle class grew, and many…

bloomberg.com - Yash Roy - 'Death Markets' and Attack Ads: Prediction Rivalry Turns Nasty
'Death Markets' and Attack Ads: Prediction Rivalry Turns Nasty
Bloomberg

Kalshi Inc. and Polymarket are slinging weighty accusations at each other as the prediction market rivalry heats up and the nascent industry comes under intense scrutiny in Washington. While the platforms have sparred frequently in the past, the…

scmp.com - Lisa Cam - 'Like a TikTok trend': how micro dramas leave big studios in their dust
'Like a TikTok trend': how micro dramas leave big studios in their dust
South China Morning Post

Like video games, micro dramas can be super addictive. And Timothy Oh, general manager of the Chinese digital content company COL Group, knows exactly how to get viewers hooked. Also called vertical dramas, micro dramas are a rapidly growing…

scmp.com - Zoey Zhang - China youth flock to TCM bars for 'prescription cocktails' amid 'punk wellness' trend
China youth flock to TCM bars for 'prescription cocktails' amid 'punk wellness' trend
South China Morning Post

By night, some young Chinese are swapping traditional cocktails for so-called traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) bars, where herbal-infused spirits promise everything from heartbreak cures to wellness boosts. In these dimly lit venues, R&B or rock…

redstate.com - Nick Arama - Dems in Disarray: Latest Numbers for Them Are Bad...Even Among Dem Voters
Dems in Disarray: Latest Numbers for Them Are Bad...Even Among Dem Voters
redstate.com

Historically, the midterms tend to run against the party in power. So that gives the likely edge to the Democrats. We also have Operation Epic Fury still going on, so markets and opinion may be a bit unsettled until that resolves. But even with…

smh.com.au - Megan Backhouse - Messy gardens are trending. Make yours shine
Messy gardens are trending. Make yours shine
The Sydney Morning Herald

It was easy to pick Jac Semmler's garden at the Melbourne International Flower and Garden Show (MIFGS). Hers was the one with the coral pink deck and the joyous sea of plants. It was both electrifying and understated at the same time. Semmler, who…

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