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Michael Pooley promoted to PPR CEO

Joe Heath joins Saatchi & Saatchi Melbourne as planning director

Facebook and Google are no longer the enemy, but publishers still need to tread carefully say marketers

Strip club promotion ‘suggests sexual harassment’, rules ad watchdog

Aussie entertainment veteran urges music promoters to stop being stupid 2

Agency executive goes to court claiming he was wrongly ousted from business he built 2

Streaming is no longer an edge case, and ‘bingeing is real’ says Nielsen 1

Seven’s Instant Hotel best commercial performer in lacklustre TV night 1

Fairfax dominates at Walkley Awards as Kate Geraghty picks up three gongs

Claire Isaac joins 9Honey as deputy editor

US’s best known breakfast TV host fired for sexual misconduct

Santa struggles with the Kiwi accent in latest Air New Zealand Christmas piece 7

Fake news is a ‘magic button’ for politicians seeking to erode trust

Nine extends employee assistance program as Don Burke stories continue 2

HuffPost and Fairfax joint venture ends 8

Junkee’s Meg Watson to take editor’s role at Crikey

Bankwest appoints WPP AUNZ as marketing and comms agency 4

Southern Cross Austereo launches Google Home news service

ARIAs down on last year’s anniversary special as the awards return to Nine

Fairfax’s SEO and digital channel insights manager Annemarie Hunter joins Keep Left

NSW government teams with Ray Hadley in latest ‘Get Your Hand Off It’ campaign extension 2

Women in Film and Television launches ‘Safer Workplace Strategies’ forum

Lee Robson joins 303 MullenLowe as managing partner of communications

Mahlab expands to Europe with new London office

The Monkeys’ ‘Celebrate Australia’ wins communication category at multicultural marketing awards

Westfield’s ute riding newlyweds incur ad watchdog’s ban 5

Deepend unveils ‘Day by Day’ app to help early childhood education

Stockland asks Australians to ‘Share Some Unexpected Joy’ over Christmas

HT&E names Dominic Remond CEO of esports business 2

The Age’s Caroline Wilson steps down as chief football writer 2

1.2m viewers tune in for ABC’s Don Burke investigation

Parents group accuses brands, Salvation Army and Carols in the Domain of promoting unhealthy eating 1

The Sphere Agency appointed to launch Tealive in Australia

Telstra pitches consumer PR account 5

JC Decaux unveils new look Telstra digital panel kiosks

IMG latest to launch platform connecting paid influencers with brands 1

Justice League leads Australia’s box office for second week

Tourism Fiji pitches social media account

Agencies merge to form new content marketing and public relations offering Attention + Influence

Don Burke to be quizzed over harassment claims in A Current Affair interview with Tracy Grimshaw 4

Triple J to move Hottest 100 away from Australia Day after ‘Invasion Day’ concerns 12

Publishing reader’s email on newspaper letters page was breach of privacy, rules press watchdog 2

NT seeks agency to build unifying brand for visiting, living and investing in the Territory

KPMG to launch CMO advisory team led by former Saatchis staffer Carmen Bekker 6

Seven revamps 7Travel website 2

UnLtd launches expanded Big Clash Cricket event

Investor Mark Carnegie sells his stake in ad agency Banjo

TV presenter Don Burke accused of sexual harassment spanning decades 9

Cricket dominates Sunday ratings as Australia closes on first test victory 1

History Will Be Kind hires new staffers Rachael Gadgil, Hayley Coope-Dempster and Brooke Davie 1

Hughesy & Kate show axed early after swipe at program director 6

Seven closes on victory for TV ratings year while Nine leads in key advertiser demographics 2

B&T axes print edition’s circulation audit 1

Rugby semi final and The Ashes dominate Friday’s television viewing 3

JC Decaux to focus on winning City of Sydney before making acquisitions

Former SBS marketing boss Amanda McGregor joins News Corp

The Ashes’ audience not enough to help Nine beat Seven on Thursday 1

Honda asks Australians ‘Are You Type R?’ in adrenaline driven digital campaign

KFC creates ‘hole in my bucket’ anthem to rival the British ‘Barmy Army’ 14

Walkley Foundation boss Jacqueline Park exits

Third industry body opens consultation on gambling advertising during live sport

Bel Australia tells customers cream cheese is the ‘spread worth savouring’ 3

‘Men have changed’: Mens Collective hopes to smash stereotypes with new ad 1

Rae Johnston named Gizmodo Australia’s new editor 2

Yahoo7 falls back and Mashable surges in latest Nielsen digital news rankings

Ad watchdog bans MLA’s religious lamb ad after ‘substantial flaw’ found in its initial decision 2

Mim Haysom exits M&C Saatchi as general manager 5

Imogen Hewitt promoted to group GM of Havas Media 2

Ooh Media and Uni Junkee’s integrated campaign for Contiki increases bookings by 300%

News dominates Wednesday TV, Seven wins the night

Mark Geyer departs Triple M’s The Grill Team after eight years 2

Global speakers from Expedia and Travelport to headline Mumbrella’s Travel Marketing Summit

AAMI cops $43,200 fine for ‘misleading’ claims on ads

HuffPost and Fairfax Media joint venture in doubt 8

New performing arts magazine Audrey Journal launches

Georgie Gardner replaces Lisa Wilkinson as Today Show co-host 1

Nike’s Brant Hirst to leave Australia in marketing shake up

Em Rusciano to take a break from radio to deal with miscarriage 4

Spotify’s Dan Robins and Suncorp’s Kathy Damatopoulos headline free Demystifying Programmatic masterclass 2

Forward Agency wins Cornerstone OnDemand’s PR account

Head of Bauer Xcel Christian Fricke exits Bauer Media 5

South Australian Tourism Commission opens tender for $4.95m creative account

Graeme Yardy replaces Andrew Howie in top MLA marketing role

Asahi pitches creative and PR account 10

Bauer Media axes five more mags including custom publications, Yours, Recipes+ and Homes+ 45

Kit Harington, Liv Tyler and Dawn French to hit Australian screens as BBC programming prepares for tough 2018 1

Pedestrian Home launches with Domain as key partner

The Good Doctor climbs back above 1m metro viewers, helping Seven to a win