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ABC sports broadcaster Gerard Whateley to join SEN 4

Charlie Pickering apologises for ABC New Year countdown ‘kill a police officer’ autocue blunder 25

Bad year for investors with most ASX media investments declining in 2017 1

M&C Saatchi wins Jack Daniel’s creative account 2

Young and affluent Australian consumers are more likely to boycott brands, finds report 1

Dumb Ways to Die to return in 2018 with third mobile game 1

It’s okay to use Santa to promote guns, rules ad watchdog 1

Pedestrian launches podcast network, with Chris Wirasinha to host ‘Founders University’

Facebook drops ‘disputed’ flag and commits to speeding up ‘fake news’ response 2

Angry florists lose their battle to ban Red Rooster ‘rip off’ ad

Digital agency AFK wins $300,000 government jobs funding 4

Triple M stands by Australia Day ‘Ozzest 100’ despite growing backlash 22

Initiative retains Jemena media account after review 1

Google to block autoplay video ads in just 57 days time 15

Store’s breast-grabbing Santa office party ad slammed by Ad Standards Board 12

Bauer Media closes Men’s Style magazine 14

Visa launches brand campaign ‘The Future We’re Working On’

Audible Australia’s head of content Jesse Cox passes away 2

TorchMedia retains portion of Metro Trains Melbourne contract

TPG Internet ordered to repay 8,000 customers over misleading NBN advertising

M&C Saatchi Sports & Entertainment’s general manager Jack Lamacraft departs

Ten’s Big Bash League returns to air scoring 783,000 viewers for its first session

Adshel’s Charlotte Valente joins APN Outdoor as new GM of marketing

Dentsu Aegis Network acquires digital media and marketing agency DWA

Daily Telegraph’s infographic targeting homosexual teens was a ‘risk to public health and safety’ 3

CBA to review CommInsure advertising practices following ASIC investigation

Sling & Stone picks up Uber’s public relations account 2

Ooh Media creates interactive Christmas ‘wish list’ smartscreen for Swarovski crystal

Australian Secret Intelligence Service creates interactive online job application as part of recruitment campaign 7

Annette Ellis promoted to CEO of WPP’s Cannings Purple

Australia beats England in The Ashes as 1.041m watch on

Foxtel merger with Fox Sports in jeopardy as owners News Corp and Telstra clash over Sky News fees 3

Myer launches experiential train experience ‘Santaland Express’ 1

Nine’s Tim Cleary to join Crocmedia as content boss

Adelaide radio ratings: Mix 102.3 finishes year with slight lead over Nova 91.9

Saatchi & Saatchi Melbourne wins Victorian Electoral Commission creative account 1

Brisbane radio ratings: Nova dominates as AM stations see largest growth 1

Perth radio ratings: Nova 93.7 wins breakfast for sixth survey in a row

Melbourne radio ratings: Nova moves to first place in FM breakfast battle for last survey of 2017

Sydney radio ratings: Breakfast battle tightens as KiisFM’s Kyle & Jackie O edge towards Alan Jones 1

Former Guvera CEO Darren Herft reveals plans to launch Dragonfly Music as he is grilled in court over company’s collapse

Hobart’s Hit 100.9 announce new breakfast team, Jimmy & Nath

Fairfax Media and NZME merger will not go ahead, High Court rules 1

One Green Bean’s managing partner Louise Pogmore exits

Ultra Tune once again tops list of Australia’s most complained about ads in 2017 3

Ugly wins first pitch, taking Uno Home Loans’ creative account 1

Open Colleges promotes School of Health by asking ‘What’s your Calling’?

Star Wars: The Last Jedi delivers Australia’s second-biggest opening weekend of all time

Press watchdog warns publications against using phrase ‘fake refugee’, clears Courier-Mail

Sexual harassment allegations prompt collaboration between major state theatre companies and MEAA

Former Guvera boss Darren Herft quizzed in court over streaming service’s collapse 2

Hotwire launches global energy, environment and sustainability practice

Dan Johns launches consultancy Ippon with Bench growth push among first projects

Speed and tragedy of drowning focus of latest NSW Government safety campaign

Seven’s Carols in the Domain pulls more than 750,000, but can’t beat Nine’s Ashes

Bastion Reputation Management hires Scott Thompson as principal

Nine wins ratings week thanks to The Ashes

Leo Burnett Sydney wins Emirates creative account

BBC StoryWorks launches new measurement tool for branded and sponsored content

Marc Edward Agency launches communications division

ACCC takes Optus to court for ‘misleading’ customers on NBN switchover 1

Stop shouting at shop staff, union urges Australians 8

‘Stop it or Cop it’, NSW Government tells drivers 1

Sky News presenter Caroline Marcus apologises to Nine for Ben McCormack claims

RhythmOne MD Adam Furness departs

‘Very graphic’ Movie World ad ‘not justifiable’, according to ad watchdog 1

Disney to acquire 21st Century Fox assets

Atomic 212 wins at Campaign Asia awards despite furore, as New York Festivals refutes Agency of the Year claim 38

Kieran Moore becomes Ogilvy PR Australia chair, Richard Brett promoted to CEO 2

Seven teams with Optus for video streaming deal 1

Chisholm encourages Australians to ‘Chase Your Calling’ in ad campaign

Ten’s chief commercial and strategy officer Sunita Gloster set to depart 2

IPG Mediabrands’ Perth MD Clive Bingwa exits for Nine

Hamish & Andy to join Southern Cross Austereo’s PodcastOne network

Star Wars and tech top Amazon’s first week of Australian trading

Clemenger BBDO Melbourne CEO Nick Garrett adds Sydney to remit 1

Former Saatchi & Saatchi Melbourne GCD Leon Wilson joins and rebrands brand agency Red Robyn to Robyn&Leon

Air New Zealand, Tourism Australia, Melbourne Airport and more join the Mumbrella Travel Marketing Summit

XXXX GOLD reinvents Christmas with a cricket theme 3

Winc appoints former James Hardie marketing director as CMO

Alistair Bruyns departs Ogilvy to join APT Travel Group

Content director Charlie Fox and veteran broadcaster Ron E Sparks depart ARN

Australia Post uses family footage of Christmas Day and staff opera singing to promote delivery services

Annabelle Herd promoted to chief operating officer of Ten

Mahlab expands editorial team with three new editors

Shannon Molloy launches journalism scholarship in honour of late friend, Clare Atkinson

Influencer platform Hypetap appoints Chris Morfis as general manager 2

Fairfax Media, News Corp and Nine to explore shared user IDs 5