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News and cricket lead a Wednesday summer’s night TV ratings

Kittens Car Wash’s controversial billboard ad banned for sexualising and exploiting women 3

Aurora Expeditions revamps marketing team, appointing Victoria Primrose as CMO

Pacific Magazines expands That’s Life product with monthly edition 3

Department of Fire and Emergency Services seeks full-service agency in WA

Expedia Group, Carnival Cruises and News Corp to speak at the Mumbrella Travel Marketing Summit

Former Today EP Mark Calvert joins Sky News to lead programming and special events

Nine integrates 9Now into 9Galaxy tool, offers dynamic ad insertion ahead of Australian Open 4

MYOB appoints Vizeum to media strategy, planning and buying account 9

72andSunny hires Ross Berthinussen as executive strategy director in Sydney 2

Robbie Patterson becomes Manly Daily editor

Barilla appoints new digital agency, Online Circle

Tim Gilbert confirms departure from Today Show 32

Big Red CEO Bridget Cleary departs 14

Coles and Medium Rare launch health and beauty magazine 3

Ten Bold secures highest multi-channel share of Tuesday night

Four agencies in the running to rebrand Australia 7

News Corp aligns digital and print assets under Damian Eales’ leadership 6

Kieran Simpson named digital content director for ARN’s Pure Gold and Conversant Media’s The Roar

The Athlete’s Foot shows it ‘gives a fit’ about school shoes in new campaign 3

Seven claims Cricket Test series a success despite loss for Australian cricket team

KFC promotes latest chicken deals at a wedding and cricket match 1

Dentsu X shuffles leadership again with Sam Hegg appointed national managing director 5

Mumbrella launches Audioland, a new conference which goes beyond marketing 3

Tourism Australia CMO Lisa Ronson resigns to join Coles 7

Seven’s Big Bash pulls bigger audience than Nine’s Fast4Tennis clash with Nick Kyrgios and Rafael Nadal 1

Ten sales veteran Trish Ramsay passes away 6

Ad spend continued to slump in November, says SMI 1

Alex Parsons returns to Nine to manage sale of events business 2

Rolling Stone to return to Australia 1

Michael Rebelo appointed CEO of Publicis Groupe ANZ 4

Publicis Media ANZ boss Matt James departs for Zenith global role 2

How To Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World blows Aquaman off top weekend box office spot

Gemma Jones appointed deputy editor of The Daily Telegraph 1

Former Bring creative Cameron Farrelly named CCO for Vice’s Virtue North America 1

Southern Cross Austereo’s creative boss Guy Dobson exits 1

Budget Direct’s ‘Sarge’ demands answers from Australians who pay too much for their insurance 6

SBS’ latest foray into ‘slow TV’ averages 294,333 metro viewers 2

Nine’s papers refresh Traveller section for 2019 2

ABC’s New Year’s Eve coverage tops first ratings week of 2019

Deborah Knight replaces Karl Stefanovic as Today Show co-host on Nine 14

Second day of final test sees Seven top Friday’s TV ratings

Initiative Melbourne MD Shaun Briggs takes Specsavers’ media planning role 4

Digital sports platform 20Four goes into liquidation

Foxtel’s Amanda Laing joins Sport Australia’s board

Fourth Test between Australia and India kicks off with 492,666 metro viewer average 1

Australian adman Matt Eastwood appointed global CCO at McCann Health 1

Marley Spoon goes to war with ‘spag bol’ in new year advertising push 7

Kleenheat charged $25,000 fine for false advertising 2

Girls Make Your Move influencer campaign under Auditor General scrutiny in government ad spend review 2

Federal government announces $10m in funding for Viewer Access Satellite Television Service

Ultra Tune begins promotional push for Charlie Sheen campaign 30

US band Twisted Sister threatens Clive Palmer over advertising 4

Google advertising ban bites local IT businesses 7

ABC’s Doctor Who special ‘Resolution’ secures 394,000 viewers

Defence tops soaring federal government ad spend in 2018 financial year 1

ASIC launches proceedings against Port Phillip Publishing, proposes business be shut down 25

Aquaman pulls $11m in earnings on first weekend at box office 1

NSW government minister Victor Dominello launches defamation proceedings against 2GB 1

Telstra loses appeal over misleading marketing fight with Optus 1

ABC’s New Year’s Eve coverage sheds 249,000 viewers 3

Seven wins final ratings week of the year thanks to cricket test

Vegemite and Cheese Shapes launch with ad featuring Shane Jacobson, Cathy Freeman and Glenn McGrath 6

The Sydney Morning Herald apologises for using incorrect image of alleged nail-gun shooter

Married at First Sight kicks off on Nine on 28 January 2

Nova notifies listeners of data breach 4

Michelle Guthrie goes after ABC, launches lawsuit

Officeworks kicks off back to school push early with ‘They grow so fast’ campaign 1

9Go secures 6.6% of Sunday night TV viewing audience

Today Show shake-up continues with Brooke Boney in and Sylvia Jeffreys out 15

Seven’s cricket coverage helps it win ratings week 4

Carols in the Domain on Seven pulls 612,000 viewers

Employsure taken to court over ‘misleading’ Google Ads campaigns 1

Ten’s share slips to just 8.3% on Friday night as it struggles without Big Bash cricket 1

GP advertising group, Medical Media acquired by Swift Networks

‘I’ve certainly had some difficult days’: Vodafone features Steve Smith’s life after ball tampering scandal 5

Saturday Paper the big winner as most publishers fail to win government innovation funding 11

Today pulls 239,000 viewers following announcement of Karl Stefanovic’s departure

WPP design agency, Cornwell loses CEO and ECD 3

Lawrence Mooney to lead Triple M Sydney breakfast comedy show in 2019 10

Myer’s Christmas bauble campaign crowned Mumbrella’s Ad of the Year 11

News launches augmented reality app as part of Big Bash League push 2

Duo Magazine goes bi-monthly, expands across Northern Queensland

Australian Space Agency unveils indigenous themed branding 2

Martech veteran Stuart Edwards joins consulting firm, Divide by Zero

Seven’s Big Bash League debut draws in 649,000 viewers 2

Melbourne keeps crown as Australia’s biggest radio market in CRA report

PHD promotes Lucy Formosa Morgan to chief investment and commercial officer 4