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Ten wins Thursday TV battle with help from The Bachelor and Gogglebox

Sky News set to debut on free-to-air TV this Sunday 34

QMS sees revenue and profit jump on strong digital growth

Uber appoints Michelle Wood as director of communications 2

Lifestyle boss Hannah Barnes to leave Foxtel 3

iFly appoints GHO as creative agency of record 3

CHE Proximity crowned Effective Agency of the Year and wins six other Effies at the 2018 Awards

Netflix is good for us, says Foxtel CMO 35

QMS to acquire sports media company TGI

Shepparton Show Me seeks creative, production and media agencies 2

Police warn drivers ‘We’re watching you’ in WA Road Safety Commission campaign

PR agency Tailor Maid Communications opens lifestyle division 1

Cancer Council tells smokers ‘You quit. You win’ in public education campaign 1

Avis Budget Group appoints Vanessa Wolczak to lead Pacific region marketing

The Royals loses iSelect’s creative account after less than 12 months 12

The Bachelor pulls 871,000 metro viewers, beating out The Block

Concrete Playground launches chatbot and Perth website 1

NT News in trouble over ‘final solution’ comment 3

Petbarn appoints With Collective as creative agency of record 7

News Media Works appoints Simon Davies as marketing director 1

News Local launches digital platform, St George Shire Standard 2

Facebook starts roll out of Watch on-demand video platform and Ad Breaks program in Australia 1

Brisbane City Council announces $50,000 short film fund for local filmmakers

Regulator tightens restrictions on gambling advertising during live sports streaming

Commonwealth Bank promises to help small businesses ‘keep their beat’

J Walter Thompson appoint Kyle Abshoff as group account director 1

The Australian Marketing Institute selects Icon Agency as PR partner

Telstra showcases support for Australian Ballet in ‘Thrive on’ TV ads

Nine achieves Tuesday night win with help of The Block and True Story with Hamish & Andy

FlexCareers appoints Michael Tan to head of growth and marketing

Rebellion, creativity, spirit: Ballarat shows people what it’s ‘made of’ in tourism campaign 2

Australian women encouraged to get ‘back in the game’ in Samsung campaign

Prime Media posts $12.28m loss after decline in TV advertising revenue 1

LinkedIn, Microsoft and DocuSign to speak at the Mumbrella B2B Marketing Summit next week

Ten appoints IPG Mediabrands’ Michael Bass as negotiation manager 3

Henry Tajer joins Amazon Media Group as managing director 2

Town Square lures The Core Agency’s MD and Clemenger BBDO Melbourne’s planning director 1

‘I would never advertise on radio again’: Sam Wood 30

First major study into the mental health of Australia’s creative industry launched 4

Marketing services company Salmat records $5.2m loss after strategic review 4

Dodo ditches 17-year-old bird in new campaign via consultancy Deloitte 5

ADMA’s Mandy Eyles resurfaces at data management company, Tealium 2

Fairfax Media’s events business attracts interest from US buyer: reports

Fairfax Media’s CMO Michael Laxton to exit 4

Foxtel launches streaming video on demand service, Foxflicks 12

Adelaide radio ratings: Hit 107 jumps after breakfast show axing announcement 1

Dance Boss bows out with 264,000 metro viewers 8

Melbourne radio ratings: Smooth overtakes Gold to take FM ratings win 3

Brisbane radio ratings: Triple M sees growth across the board as Nova loses breakfast crown

Perth radio ratings: Nova narrowly hangs onto ratings crown

Aldi and Bunnings revealed as Australia’s most trusted brands, according to study 1

Sydney radio ratings: Kiis FM breakfast stars Kyle & Jackie O lose FM ratings crown 14

Yahoo Finance appoints Sarah O’Carroll as first editor-in-chief

Red Agency wins Sydney Zoo’s PR account

City of Melbourne appoints Leo Burnett to creative account

DDB launches AI tool on Instagram to help find rescue dogs a home 8

Crazy Rich Asians earns $1.8m at weekend box office, beating new Jane Fonda film Book Club 1

The Block achieves biggest audience for series to date, with 1.293m tuning in

‘You would never do an incomplete job’, says Indeed in campaign encouraging people to finish their job searches

OPR wins Melbourne Fashion Week account

Blue 449 CEO John Preston becomes chairman of Publicis Media Australia 5

Kathmandu appoints Columbus to handle digital media account

Seven West Media joins IAB board

Ten manages 11.5% Pilot Week share as Rove McManus concludes week 4

New Triple M drive show Kennedy Molloy named among 2018 ACRA finalists

Domain’s Toby Johnstone promoted to content and data director

Heinz fined $2.25m for misleading health claims 1

Scott Cam drives through Mitre 10’s history in latest campaign

Suncorp’s APIA account up for grabs after DDB Melbourne loses creative account

ESPN ends advertising sales relationship with Seven

Warburton: JC Decaux takeover of APN Outdoor is a better outcome than purchasing Adshel

Kyle Sandilands’ return to television pulls 385,000 viewers 1

Fairfax’s digital assets are future profit boosters, says Nine’s Marks 1

PZ Cussons appoints Blue 449 to $5m media account 1

Internet domain registration spat continues as former auDA director makes public apology 2

WPP AUNZ reports modest revenue growth in half year results 3

Hit 107 axes breakfast show with Amos, Cat & Angus, citing shifting target audiences 6

ADMA appoints new managing director Andrea Martens, as chief member officer Mandy Eyles departs 10

Stop focusing on retirement homes and cruises when marketing to older Australians, health expert says

Former Bauer exec Jayne Ferguson joins agency Edit’d

SCA boss Grant Blackley: It’s not necessary to build scale through acquisition

Trimantium GrowthOps announces $13.6m statutory loss and $7.1m pro-forma net profit

Village Roadshow claims its troubles are ‘a nightmare from the past’ 1

Being brave doesn’t mean being risky, says Wellmark’s associate creative director

Alan Jones ‘regrets’ using ‘n-word’ on air 37

ACCC takes Trivago to court over misleading TV ads 9

NZME to introduce freemium model as profits fall 53% 1

APN Outdoor grows profit by 13% as take-over by JC Decaux is approved