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Ride-sharing service Ola unveils first Australian ad and brand positioning ‘fair’s fair’

Fox’s The Predator fails to knock Crazy Rich Asians off perch despite earning $2.38m at weekend box office

The Block’s Shelley Craft features in Canstar’s latest TVC

Telcos ‘on notice’ about false and misleading advertising, with harsher penalties to be enforced

NAB restructures CCO roles with Andrew Hagger out and Mike Baird now looking after reputation 5

Stress and horror of dentist’s chair used to promote P&O Cruises’ ‘short break’ holidays 1

‘Prescription medicines kill more Victorians than the road toll’, Safe Script campaign says 2

DrinkWise encourages parents to be better role models in outdoor campaign

Ten sales team takes shape as network appoints Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide and Perth directors 3

Medium Rare to publish Acuity magazine

Rise of sports apps to impact pay TV subscriptions, research suggests

Elle’s editor in chief Justine Cullen to depart

Ten delivers dismal Sunday night ratings 18

Ray White launches first major brand campaign in its 116 year history, pushing the ‘Great Australian Dream’ 1

‘This is the only way a bank can work ethically’: P&N ad takes aim at Royal Commission findings

Media Super to create $20m innovation fund for publishers 5

Media union calls on ACCC to reject Nine and Fairfax merger 2

The Block helps Nine edge ahead of Seven in weekly ratings battle 1

Multi-channel 7mate has higher audience share than Ten on Saturday night 2

BHP attempts to pull at the heartstrings with ‘We’re helping Australia grow’ messaging 7

Ten settles dispute with former Studio 10 EP Rob McKnight out of court 2

The Weekend Australian wins news brand of the year at News Media Awards, as NT News wins regional prize

Mazda launches 1940s mystery-inspired commercial 7

McCann Melbourne’s managing director Anita Deutsch-Burley resigns 3

Next stage of City of Sydney outdoor advertising tender to kick off as shortlist is decided 2

News Corp axes more editorial roles as it continues to cut costs 3

Ten shares main channel win with Seven thanks to Bachelor Australia and Gogglebox

Jean Perkins joins Cannings Purple as associate director of corporate affairs

Honner MD launches podcast dedicated to public relations

Destination NSW asks Australians ‘when was the last time?’ in Hunter Valley campaign 2

CHE Proximity officially AGL Energy’s creative agency of record 3

Alt/Shift launches content arm and expands into Sydney 1

Kids rap about sport in Cricket Australia’s ‘Join the Fun’ campaign 2

Media industry has highest prevalence of sexual harassment, finds Australian Human Rights Commission 7

The Weekly With Charlie Pickering finale pulls 651,000 viewers as Kitty Flanagan departs show

The Bachelorette launches musical-inspired promo featuring Ali Oetjen

Domain launches in-house data and insights unit

13cabs calls on Drake, Taylor Swift and Eminem in a bid to ‘modernise’ the brand 16

Digital marketing platform Impact acquires marketing automation platform Mediarails

Allure Media’s Alison Rice launches podcast to have ‘honest’ conversations with influencers

Has journalism become a profession for the rich? – Chance to come to Publish

HuffPost Australia brings journalist David Barden on board as editor

Social Soup launches content arm, Creator, and hires two industry leaders 2

Nike issues rallying cry to women featuring Serena Williams 5

National Heart Foundation appoints Host/Havas and One Green Bean to creative and PR accounts

2GB and Alan Jones considering appeal against ‘disappointing’ defamation verdict 2

Repeat episode of Nine’s True Story has bigger overnight audience than Seven’s prime-time offering, Take Me Out

Alan Jones, 2GB and 4BC ordered to pay $3.4m in damages as defamation case concludes 23

Former Starcom trading boss Andrew Taylor joins NZME

Subaru goes down the sentimental path in ad encouraging families to appreciate ‘moments hiding in plain sight’ 1

Macquarie Sports Radio launches major marketing push following dismal ratings performance 2

BCM keeps Queensland University of Technology account after tender process

Jalna pushes its ‘purity’ credentials in campaign by Spinach 2

Doug Anthony Allstars to return to ABC for documentary series 1

News Corp launches travel series with Imagine Cruising

Twitter claims it has no streaming ambitions as it announces a raft of new content deals

Slater and Gordon campaign chases customers who were ripped off by the banks and retail super funds 2

‘Don’t go viral’, urges Centre For Rural Sexual Health during STI Testing Week

White King claims sales spike from Coles mini collectables frenzy 2

Admatic promotes Matthew Crook to national CEO

Price Attack launches marketing campaign to support rebrand 2

Hair-care brand suing Ikon for ‘failed’ campaign believed it was going to be a ‘smash’, court told 12

News Corp boss defends controversial Serena Williams cartoon, citing ‘political correctness’ 66

MullenLowe Profero snares Deepends’ Hamilton Jones as managing director after Chris Henderson exits 1

David Halter becomes CHE Proximity’s national chief strategy officer 3

First Monday episode for Seven’s Little Big Shots pulls 605,000 as show nears finale

Bankwest taps into anti-bank sentiment with ‘Bank Less’ campaign 2

Creatives After Dark launches platform for frustrated adlanders 2

Ovo Mobile locks in Badminton broadcasting rights deal

Ten commissions second season of Bachelor in Paradise

Most marketers have had negative experiences in their digital marketing, AMAA survey suggests

Test case opens in Supreme Court with Ikon accused of overseeing a ‘failed campaign’ 28

‘Be a man of more words’, urges Movember on World Suicide Prevention Day

Bored store mannequin goes to Europe with Contiki 4

The Nun delivers highest opening weekend of Conjuring Universe 2

Fujifilm creates its own influencer island off Fiji 5

Agent99 adds three clients to portfolio

Foxtel brings back Foxtel Go app 22

Former News Corp executive Tony Prentice joins Mamamia as sales boss

Cosmo Bride missing from newsstands as Bauer declines to say whether title has been axed 3

Sorbent pays homage to its original advertising in Thinkerbell’s ‘Our Favourite Down Under’ campaign 1

Specsavers offers people $200m for their eyes to prove value of eyesight 19

AADL CEO Stephen Porges engaged in ‘misleading and deceptive’ conduct, ordered to pay $1 million 6

Multix turns to Indiana Jones and the temple of foil 8

ABC to launch new comedy show Tomorrow Tonight with Annabel Crabb and Charlie Pickering 15

Mars helps deal with overly-affectionate in-laws in new Clems ad

Comedian Jean Kittson tells Australians ‘the way it should be’ in Squeaky Gate Olive Oil ad 3

Russell Coight’s All Aussie Adventures ends short series with half a million viewers