Kastner appoints creative director
SYDNEY: Kastner & Partners has appointed JWT associate creative director Ben O'Brien as creative director, two months after announcing the departure of creative partner Darryn Devlin. Prior to JWT, O'Brien was a creative group head at DDB Sydney.
MTV scraps VH1, launches MTV Classic
SYDNEY: MTV is replacing its VH1 brand with MTV Classic, a channel targeted at the key 25 to 40 demographic, from May. MTV has also replaced its flagship event, the MTV Australia Awards, with a major live music event that will celebrate classic Aussie and international artists that appeal to the 25 to 40-year-olds.
Epsilon makes senior appointment
SYDNEY: Multichannel marketing services firm Epsilon International has promoted client services director Michael Kustreba to vice president. Kustreba has been with Epsilon for almost nine years, and in his new role will report to senior vice president Asia Pacific Dominic Powers.
Radar Recruitment launches iPhone app
SYDNEY: Radar Recruitment has launched an iPhone application that sends alerts to candidates' handsets when it posts new jobs on its site. Users can receive "All" jobs or customise the alerts for particular types of roles.
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