Everyone wants to make ‘Ryan Reynolds money’

Everyone wants to make ‘Ryan Reynolds money’

Endorsing a big brand in return for cash is so last year. Now celebrities are clamouring for equity in the companies they’re promoting,in the hope of a bigger payday.

  • byChris Bryant

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News Corp boss says activist athletes are a liability to their sports

News Corp boss says activist athletes are a liability to their sports

While NFL commissioner Roger Goodell was keynote speaker at the SportNXT conference,News Corp boss Michael Miller raised eyebrows by raising his concerns about activism by athletes and also had a worrying assessment of the AFL’s expansion teams.

  • byJon Pierik
Cut-off time:Support for banning gambling ads before 10.30pm

Cut-off time:Support for banning gambling ads before 10.30pm

A new survey has found most people are concerned betting advertising has become too widespread and is normalising gambling among children.

  • byNatassia Chrysanthos
Elon Musk’s Twitter is on the road to nowhere

Elon Musk’s Twitter is on the road to nowhere

Elon Musk might have saved Twitter from a bankruptcy by slashing almost three-quarters of its workforce but,without some dramatic changes,that might turn out to be temporary.

  • byStephen Bartholomeusz
Japan accuses ad giant Dentsu of rigging bids for Tokyo Olympics

Japan accuses ad giant Dentsu of rigging bids for Tokyo Olympics

The accusations came as part of a widening investigation into corruption surrounding the 2020 Olympics.

  • byBen Dooley andHisako Ueno
NRL,AFL on collision course with governments over betting ads

NRL,AFL on collision course with governments over betting ads

The sporting bodies say bookmakers’ ad spending – which tripled in 10 years – boosts the value of TV rights deals that help fund grassroots sport.

  • byPaul Sakkal
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The drama of a new soap
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The drama of a new soap

That takes the cake.

‘We do how’:Gobbledygook slogans make me an unhappy little Vegemite
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‘We do how’:Gobbledygook slogans make me an unhappy little Vegemite

I reckon if it’s complete and meaningful,the simple sentence is the key to great slogans and taglines.

  • byJo Stubbings
A Melbourne train safety jingle became a global hit. Now it’s going viral again

A Melbourne train safety jingle became a global hit. Now it’s going viral again

Dumb Ways to Die is going viral again – this time on TikTok. The original creators reflect on the wild evolution of their “weird little song”.

  • byMeg Watson
Netflix is offering local advertisers their money back

Netflix is offering local advertisers their money back

The US streaming giant is struggling to meet audience expectations in the three months since it launched its ad-backed subscription plan.

  • byZoe Samios
Rain harbinger silences the amphibious menace
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Rain harbinger silences the amphibious menace

Cumulative dietary consequences of grandmas.