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4BC announces summer cricket line up 1

Mr and Mrs Smith appoint Wanderlust Union to handle PR

Former The Block contestants strike promo deal with Highgrove Bathrooms

Fairfax Media partners with Startup Week Australia

The Royals hires Paige Kilburn as senior account director

TEN successfully completes institutional entitlement offer

International model Chanel Iman launches summer range for Sunglass Hunt

Justin Cox joins Whybin\TBWA Sydney as head of account management 2

AACTA Awards announces feature film, television, visual effects, animation and documentary nominations

WiTH Collective adds Hetherington and Fowler to team

Brightcove introduces Brightcove Lift to defeat ad blockers 1

XTD announces major expansion with launch of mobile business Contact Light

PENSO hires former Seek marketer Kate Sterling to be its first managing director

Dentsu Aegis Network rolls out performance agency Columbus in Asia

Tonic PR expands client roster

Big Bash ads Zooper Dooper to sponsor lineup 1

Former Autumn01 partner Guy Munro joins Imagination to head Melbourne division 1

Nova gets Taylor Swift for next Red Room gig

SBS to screen Kebab Kings documentary series 1

MTV uses virtual reality for EMAs

Elle uses surfer Mick Fanning for its first male cover star

Four awards celebrated at South Australia’s PR finals

George Patterson Y&R wins round three of Sirens for PTV fast talking ad

Urban List appoints John Buchan as group commercial manager

Foodbank recognises its food industry partners

Ooh Media and Qantas supports Paralympian effort

Twitter introduces new polling function

Mediahub wins Fox International Channels

Imagination hires Carrie Arnold as business director

Walkley Business Journalism Award finalists announced

Twenty3 picks up promitional duties for upcoming UFC bout in Melbourne

Reborn wins Revlon work

m2m hires Graeme Wood as head of strategy from Carat Global

F4WARD Agency wins Thermos PR account

Seven releases new study of consumer video viewing habits

SMI figures show ad market down 2.8 per cent in September

Stan Original Series Wolf Creek cast announced 1

Andrew Brain to head digital and technology sales for Adshel

ESPN unveils basketball schedule

OMD hires Dentsu Aegis’ Michael Pilz as head of strategy for Telstra account

Former IAB boss Paul Fisher reemerges as boss of Cartelux

D&AD Awards are open for entries

Jerry Schwartz aims to revive Sydney 2000 spirit with partnership of Australian Volleyball.

Cartelux appoints Paul Fisher as commercial director

SBS names Hyundai A-League TV partners

Flourish opens doors in Sydney after winning Samsung CRM business

GroupM Asia Pacific and Happy Finish helps brands immerse consumers in virtual and augmented reality

New branding for PMA Marketing wins new businesses

MCN to handle local digital ad sales for CNN

OMD appoints business director from Carat

Nils Leonard and D&AD to host President’s Lectures in Australia

Red Agency named Consultancy of the Year at PRIA GTA NSW State Finals

Rexona partners with Australian Men’s Health

Photographers handed grants from Getty Images

ABC seeking 30 more staff to bolster its digital network

Asia-Pacific Banking & Finance Magazine acquired by RFi Group

History Will Be Kind makes three new hires

Loud & Clear picks up more project work

Ticketek signs up with Krux for new data management platform

Facebook expands Verified Pages program to Australian businesses

APD hires two in Sydney office

Canva raises a further $15m to expand its platform with Owen Wilson and Woody Harrelson among new investors 1

ZenithOptimedia acquires FirstClick Consulting in Australia

Initiative Melbourne appoints Lyndelle O’Keefe as strategy director 1

AMPR expands client roster with eight wins

Directors offered $50,000 fellowship by Sydney Film Festival and Lexus

Macquarie Radio Network to continue syndicating Hadley and Jones live in Brisbane despite time shift

QMS to represent GOA Outdoor assets in the Melbourne market

Account wins for PEPR Publicity and Stellar

Vivaki announces two new appointments

Atomic 212 hosts soccer tournament for cancer research

Kate Vale joins board of Undertow Media

Damien Woolnough appointed editor-in-chief of L’Officiel Australia

OMA says 20 companies have expressed interest in building new programmatic platform

WPP’s global Government & Public Sector Practice launches a hub in Sydney

Mobile Embrace acquires UK-based Marketing Punch

Applications open for Comms Council 2016 Graduate Program

Hill + Knowlton win goCatch account

Andras Vigh named CEO of Blue 449

Perth’s 96FM joins national Kiis network and gets ‘Keeping it real’ positioning 4

Stephen Curry to host ACRAs

Lavender hires Helge Gruttke from Grey Germany as Telstra business director

WA PR agencies recognised at PRIA’s State Awards for Excellence

Tomorrowland Group wins Barbeques Galore

Mumbrella to host a panel session explaining the ins and outs of programmatic at National Radio Conference

Bauer Xcel Media appoints Media Tonic to represent digital products in WA and SA

Access wins account for HomeWorld

History Will Be Kind grows travel portfolio