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Antony Catalano and Bruce Gordon attempt to block Seven’s Prime Media takeover 9

The Sydney Jewish Museum launches the ‘Be A Mensch’ campaign to encourage kindness on Human Rights Day 1

Frozen 2 adds $5.4m to its Australian box office total in second week 2

341,000 metro viewers tune in to Tony Jones’ final episode of Q&A 3

Concerns are rising around ad fraud and non-human traffic for both marketers and agencies, says 2019 AMAA Media Trust Report 2

‘That’s not O-Kayo’: Sports streaming service Kayo promotes the cricket moments consumers can’t miss

Audioland returns in 2020 with former creative director of commercial audio at Bauer Media UK, Sam Crowther

Chris Keely named Create NSW executive director 3

‘Don’t leave young people in the dark’, urges Pill Testing Australia in campaign targeting parents 5

Leigh McClusky named as the new national president for PRIA 2

Drink Wise appoints The Monkeys as creative agency of record 12

Head of scripted Sue Masters leaves SBS while Amanda Duthie steps in as acting head of drama

Day four of the Australian Open Golf tournament brings 229,000 metro viewers to Seven 2

Ten’s share slips to 7.7% on Saturday night

Death in Paradise tops Friday night TV with 404,000 metro viewers 3

Michael Hogg moves from The Monkeys to Emotive as managing partner and head of strategy 2

Keno introduces a new brand face in Ken the Keno Kraken 3

James Boardman returns to Wavemaker as national strategy partner 1

Zenith predicts local ad spend will grow 2.1% this year, and 1.1% in 2020

Principals create a brand identity for the Bondi to Manly walk

Seven’s Tokyo 2020 coverage will be available in 4K Ultra HD for Optus 5G Home customers 4

Pacific CEO Gereurd Roberts named Seven’s chief digital officer 9

3AW’s Denis Walter leaves afternoon show after 11 years to host Nights 9

Ten and Channel Five co-fund new series, Breathless, post Viacom and CBS merger

Ed Kavalee permanently replaces Kate Langbroek, transforming Hughesy & Kate into Hughesy & Ed

Advertise or die: Media owners unite to target c-suite with industry campaign 27

Wil Anderson leaves Melbourne’s Triple M Hot Breakfast 5

Seven Communications wins competitive pitch for Tomra’s account

Zumbo’s Just Desserts wraps to 299,000 metro viewers 4

JC Decaux partners with Movember on activation that rewards ‘Mo Bros’ with pash rash cream

PwC expands CMO Advisory with Spotify’s Dan Robins and TBWA’s Nicky Bryson 4

Media and Capital Partners spins out its media arm to launch PR agency Mojo Media

R/GA hires Ciaran Park as executive technical director

Bowls Australia launches marketing push to get more people involved in the sport 1

Hyland wins Deliveroo’s creative account 1

XXXX Gold explains how backyard cricket’s ‘one hand, one bounce’ rule was invented with summer campaign 2

3AW’s John Burns announces his retirement in 2020 9

ABC steps away from messy The Checkout negotiations 5

Amazon reboots Packed to the Rafters as its first original Australian drama 4

Scott Morrison abolishes Department of Communications and Arts as part of public service restructure 18

Brisbane’s 97.3 FM revamps breakfast show for 2020, with Bianca Dye and Mike Van Acker departing 24

SCA’s Hit Network music head Irene Hulme dropped as redundancies continue 1

ABC announces 2020 lineup including replacements for Chris Bath and Myf Warhurst 13

269,000 metro viewers tune in for the 2019 AACTA Awards on Seven

Hardhat wins the creative account for Victoria University 1

M&C Saatchi UK to restructure following accounting scandal 2

Volkswagen, Principals and a live Campaign Review added to Automotive Marketing Summit – Melbourne

PHD boosts global leadership team with appointment of CMO and CCO 2

King Kong hires Mindshare’s Adrian Epstein as head of digital account management 2

Surfstitch launches quarterly publication in partnership with Stab

Instagram and the Butterfly Foundation begin body positivity push with #TheWholeMe campaign

The Victorian Department of Education launches marketing push to drive teacher recruitment

The Grace Tales announces bi-annual print title

The Amazing Race Australia’s final moments bring 739,000 metro viewers to Ten

Hisense appoints Carat to its media account 2

Glasshouse Fragrances appoints Sarah Humphries Agency to its national PR account

The Core Agency takes on Just Better Care as a client 1

Inclusive Australia launches Australia’s ‘most diverse’ Instagram account 1

Hyundai enlists designer Emma Mulholland and Elle Magazine to create a jacket that emanates its Veloster

Crust taunts traditional pizza lovers with ‘adventurous’ campaign 6

Omnicom’s Hearts & Science expands to Perth through partnership with Rare 2

Programming axed at Triple M as SCA cuts continue 6

Ooh Media upgrades earnings forecast as bookings improve for Q4

Ben Butcher joins Isentia as senior account director

Google reinstates Viagogo advertising 3

Tracey Spicer’s Silent No More delivers 372,000 metro viewers for second episode 7

Frozen 2 debuts at the top of the box office, just shy of $10m

David Bell announces his departure from MercerBell 1

SCA makes mass redundancies to help combat ‘challenging and difficult market’ 25

‘Dad where do babies come from?’: Ford Everest will make you ready to handle any situation 14

Publicis Groupe brokers a sponsorship between Pantene and the Matildas, launching the second ‘Ribbon of Strength’ campaign

Vinnies displays its range of domestic violence, family and homelessness services in ‘Good Works’ campaign

Ad spend back 8.5%, remains ‘unexpectedly weak’ in October 4

Matt Tilley departs Melbourne’s Nova 100 7

Guardian UK comms boss and Golin Singapore ECD join Mumbrella CommsCon lineup 1

Former DAN CEO Simon Ryan leaves Carsales 10

Seqwater reminds residents of south east Queensland they can’t rely on the rain in campaign from GrowthOps

OPR announces senior staff changes including the addition of Melissa Cullen and promotion of Dan Young

CRA launches a campaign to celebrate DAB+ digital radio

Anna Bateson becomes interim CEO of Guardian Media Group as hunt for permanent chief executive continues

Natalie Gruzlewski to return as host of Farmer Wants A Wife 1

ABC Kids’ Giggle and Hoot to finish up in early 2020 after its 11th season 3

McDonald’s celebrates its brand with a long journey home 1

NRMA reminds drivers to ‘protect what’s precious’ this Christmas with pavlova-filled campaign 7

Kayo fined by ACCC for subscription promotion

9Galaxy chosen as tech solution for industry-wide media buying platform 3

Nine wins Sunday night despite a strong showing from Seven’s cricket

Nine ends Seven’s 12-year run to win the year in TV ratings 5