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APN Outdoor retains Adelaide metro contract

ABC confirms Gruen will return to TV

Amber Harrison blogger, Shane Dowling, jailed over contempt of court 9

The Monkeys Melbourne land Crownbet as second client

Outdoor Media Association paid $5,000 to cyber hacker to retrieve lost data

Nine wins Wednesday with help of The Block and news

Domino’s free pizza giveaway crashes, sparking outrage 2

Unibet takes on Game of Thrones in ‘The Expert Edge’ campaign 1

Heide Museum of Modern Art uses social media to critique art in campaign

Robot marketer will save clients time, with humans only needed for last 20% of strategy, says machine-learning startup 10

Twitter to launch ‘Every Character Matters’ global relay from the Sydney Harbour Bridge 2

FX Australia’s Mr Inbetween commences production

Ex-ABC producer Courtney Carthy launches Australian podcast network Nearly

Morry Schwartz launches foreign affairs journal, Jonathan Pearlman joins as editor

Sydney Symphony Orchestra asks Sydneysiders to follow them to the Opera House

Brisbane-based customer loyalty app Norbit secures $400,000 investment

M&C Saatchi Mobile appointed to launch new taxi app ihail 1

Domino’s to give away 10,001 premium pizzas on Facebook 14

Carsales revenue and profits climb in ‘record performance’ under new CEO

Foxtel pirate convicted of criminal offences, with subscription TV operator ‘welcoming’ decision 8

The Monkeys wins Holden SUV creative account as brand admits it has gotten ‘lost in the mix’ of its competitors 7

Kylee Daniel appointed as Visit Sunshine Coast’s head of marketing

The Block and Hell’s Kitchen defeat Shark Tank as it moves to 7:30pm

Macquarie Media profits up 21% thanks to licence fee waiver 1

The Core Agency launches a customer experience offering with CMO hire

Alex Roper leaves M&C Saatchi to join With Collective as group planning director 3

Made In Katana launches audio arm appointing Daren Lake to head of audio 2

KFC launches Zinger Mozzarella Burger with 1989 inspired ad 3

NIB shows Australians ‘how it should be’

Mumbrella360 shortlisted for 2017 Australian conference of the year award 1

WaggaWagga.tv receives NSW government grant to explore regional streaming 1

Kojo wins BMW’s experiential account 2

Havas Sports & Entertainment partners with TEG Analytics

Sam Kekovich talks about iguanas in Telstra Phonewords ad

Viewers cool on Hell’s Kitchen as The Block and Survivor win Monday prime time 3

ICON International Communications merges with chris+geoff to create new agency

Yoghurt company Chobani appoints Edelman to PR account

Avant Card rescued and to be rebranded as ‘Drawcard’ by buyer Mr Moto

Dunkirk regains top spot at weekend box office over War For The Planet Of the Apes

Cricket Australia signs Magellan Financial to fill Commonwealth Bank test match void 3

Staples rebrands as Winc after private equity takes local control 3

Reality TV shows most popular with kids but childrens’ television dominates time, ACMA finds

RealestateVIEW.com.au undergoes a brand refresh 1

Almost half of Screen Australia’s successful productions are led by females, says CEO Fiona Cameron 1

Fairfax Media recruits senior journalists in email focused campaign 6

Birds Eye shows customer the preparation process in Deli Chips ad

The Block burns Hell’s Kitchen 5

HT&E launches Australian events business, creates esports league 2

The Chaser’s Craig Reucassel and Dentsu Mitchell’s head of strategy among latest sessions announced for MSIX 4

IAB launches quiz and guides to improve the ad industry’s digital literacy 1

Eighties-style Darren Lockyer stars in Sniip’s outdoor campaign

Launch of This Time Next Year and The Block help Nine to a weekly ratings win

ARN launches personalised audio advertising 1

Cosmo editor Keshnee Kemp to shift focus back to ‘bold’ conversations 5

Rocco Braeuniger selected as Amazon Australia’s retail country manager

Southern Cross Austereo’s RNB Fridays Live returns for a second year

Better Homes and Gardens secures Seven’s Friday night win

“It helps them if they exaggerate things”: Michelle Grattan on Alan Jones, Ray Hadley and Andrew Bolt 14

Tech startup Oovvuu uses AI to integrate news and video 1

Media company allegedly underpaid young journalists more than $300,000 4

Reality TV streaming app Hayu launches on Fetch TV

Rookie female screenwriters win chance to work with Offspring co-creator Imogen Banks 1

ABC head of arts Mandy Chang quits for BBC

Nine tweaks 9Now logo ahead of marketing push 1

‘You are all you ever need to be’ – Serena Williams stars in another Berlei ad

QMS locks in Canberra Airport contract in its first ACT, and airport, tender win

Seven’s Home and Away continues to edge up in the ratings

Overworked creatives not getting enough time to develop skills, Adobe survey suggests

VMO expands petrol and convenience network, integrates content offering

Media Arts organisation dLux to restructure as funding dries up

Bleached coral goes outdoor in campaign for An Inconvenient Sequel

ACE Radio Broadcasters acquires EdgeFM, 3NE and 2QN 2

Incubator reveals marketing and media startups Snooper, Flobox and StartVR

News Corp relaunches Mosman Daily and North Shore Times as lifestyle-focused magazines

Prime7 launches 7Flix across regional NSW, ACT, Victoria and Gold Coast 47

Foxtel axes Lifestyle You and cuts Foxtel Arts channel to six hours a day 20

‘To pinch an election slogan, it’s time’: Laurie Oakes retires

Digital agency Holler loses 23 staff and its largest account: ‘We have every reason to be terrified’ 10

The Bachelor dominates ad demographics despite ratings fall on last week

Newspaper prints letter to the editor – two years after its writer died 1

Australian CMOs struggle with branding in an uncertain world, says report

McCann’s AJ Coyne switches to Clemenger BBDO as group business director

SMI expands coverage of product categories

Aunty retreats to Bunker Ultimo with closure of headquarters to the public 2

Women’s Health launches first global issue, with Sofia Vergara cover across 15 countries 1

PwC sizes up creative agency Thinkerbell for acquisition just two months after launch 14

WIN Network appoints David Clarke as Wide Bay manager

Aldi locks in supermarket sponsorship as Seven reveals Hell’s Kitchen partners