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Melissa Verner Green to Lead Facebook Melbourne 1

History Will Be Kind appoints new senior account manager

NSW Fire and Rescue service looks for corporate sponsors for community schemes

HM Communications Group makes new hires and announces four new business wins

Inception Digital acquires digital and print sales for fashion and pop culture magazine doingbird

Daymark expands with launch of Brisbane office and two new associate directors 2

DEC PR picks up two new clients and hires two more staff

‘City of Colour’ named as the theme for Sydney’s New Year’s Eve 2015 celebration

APN Outdoor’s digitised billboard on the Military Rd overpass goes live

IAB: online advertising surges with 33 percent year-on-year growth in September quarter

Didi Dayal appointed sales manager – News Corp Australia real estate 1

Yahoo7 makes two new sales appointments

Bec Brown Communications signs national PR and corporate communications contract with Australian Radio Network 1

Mobile Embrace secures deal with Asian telco Axiata

Unscripted ad by Matt Dickson wins Sirens round four 1

Presto launches on PlayStation 3 and 4

PPR repositions itself as PPR – The Change Agency

The White Agency appoints new technology lead

Sunshine, stars and sport align in 2UE’s summer line up

Guardian Australia appoints Stan Grant as Indigenous affairs editor

G Squared opens Brisbane office

Ex-Western Bulldogs CEO Simon Garlick joins Bastion EBA

International Advertising Association launches scholarship with Adobe

Paul Hogan mini-series gets green light

Emma integrates out-of-home MOVE audience data in metrics amalgamation

Cate Blanchett to receive Longford Lyell Award at AACTAs

AppNexus expands global technology partnership with Microsoft

Southern Cross Austereo appoints general manager of regional sales

Local content shines on YouTube Kids app

November double-digit growth underscores migration of adspend to Out-of-Home

Dentsu Mitchell launches in Perth

Match Media hires Olia Krivtchoun for new head of innovation position

Restaurant group MorSol appoints Magnum & Co to handle PR and influencer activity

ScreenWest appoints two new board members

King Content presents free The Modern Marketer’s Guide to Brand Building in the Digital World event

Emotive hires Ensemble’s Hayley-Ritz Pelling in new creative role 1

Mad Max and Peter Allen telemovie among top awards at AACTA Screen Craft Excellence dinner

Presto starts streaming Big Bang Theory

UnLtd names Danny Bass, Harry Lowes and John Dawson among new board directors

Radio 2GB announces summer lineup 4

Luke Littlefield named media executive of the year, Jason Dooris gets runner up for CEO of the year 1

Anthony Lehmann and Jo Stanley to host breakfast show on ARN’s Gold104.3

Slingshot hires former Carat digital expert Chris Johnston in newly created role

Xaxis expands operations to New Zealand

Agent99 PR signs online marketplace SubscriptionBox

Hog’s Breath appoints first PR firm in 25-year history to handle ‘year of change’ 1

ZOO group wins University of New England brand and advertising account

Nickelodeon launches app in bid to create interactive experience for kids

Blackmores taps Brand New Solutions to handle PR during Australian Open

Willie Pang appointed chief digital officer of Mediacom

SCA hires John Kelly as COO

Two Good Co appoints PR agency Access

AFTRS launches talent and training survey

TenPlay launches on Telstra TV

Geelong Advertiser celebrates 175th birthday

Sport/entertainment agency Gemba expands reach into Asia 2

60 Minutes secures exclusive interviews with Aussie Paris attacks survivor 3

Match Media takes over media buying on NRMA business

NewsLocal urges Sydneysiders to get out and take a picture of the city in second #SnapSydney campaign 1

M&C Saatchi Melbourne comes up with new towel for Australian Weaving

Louder launches Screen6 technology in Australia

Australian Press Council to celebrate 40th anniversary with conference

Sam Geer named 2015 Planning Idol 3

Rocket Fuel hires Kiran Dosanjh from Amobee

Inese Kingsmill steps down as AANA chair, replaced by Matt Tapper 1

Nine puts Graeme Hill into Perth role 2

AFL names Adam Richardson as head of commercial

Presto announces airdate for Home and Away: An Eye for an Eye 11

Salmat hires Adrian Epstein as head of search 1

Bauer Media partners with Chicane Marketing to launch sample box The Edit for fashion mags

Mnet promotes Timo Kugler and Chris Daley

Michael Selden appointed to Fairfax’s national trading director 2

Cadbury gives sponsorship support for the Paralympic team

Ooh launches new airport screens at luggage carousels

News.com.au launches native offering after appointing commercial editor

Jenny Pham promoted to MD of MEC Melbourne

Asia Pacific Effie Awards announce Positive Change category from next year

Ad-Roller wraps first escalator handrail for K-Mart 3

Wrigley tidies rosters with Clems getting gum, and DDB mints and confections 1

Leo Burnett Sydney hires five senior creatives 44

Banjo picks up Creativity International Print & Packaging Awards after Gruen win

Added Value announces new MD

Ikon Group Sydney appoints Head of Digital

Essence is added to the GroupM fold

James Pike joins Bohemia Group

Core picks up Fred Hollows Foundation work

SmoothFM launches new Parenties event as parent’s answer to Schoolies

Dropbox signs as sponsor for Doctor Who festival