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Blockchain-powered film and video rights startup launches fundraising campaign

With Collective creates first enrolment ad for same-sex marriage postal vote 1

Dick Smith channels 1980s Grim Reaper AIDS ads with warning growth will destroy Australia 9

The Monkeys appoints JWT’s Jay Morgan as innovation director 3

Hell’s Kitchen continues to struggle, with more viewers tuning into Home & Away and The Chase Australia 2

Ooh Media reveals plans for coming year: ‘We’re rebuilding the way an out-of home company operates’

M&C Saatchi’s Jonny Berger joins Clemenger Melbourne as CUB GM

Narelle Craig joins Liquid Ideas as its first CEO as Stuart Gregor turns focus to his gin brand 9

Air New Zealand targets Kiwis living abroad with health message from Shortland Street doctor 1

Annabelle: Creation takes top spot from Dunkirk at weekend box office

Isentia CEO John Croll insists company didn’t overpay for King Content, as he looks to more-secure long-term contracts 3

Complaint against The Northern Star upheld after political candidate claims it ruined his election chances

‘Authentic stories’: How VicHealth will localise the This Girl Can campaign 1

AKA has winning run across media and creative with Australian Ballet and National Gallery of Victoria

Lovatts Media launches magazine for puzzling with paid advertising

Young girl learns the difference between financial ‘wants’ and ‘needs’ as CommBank pushes its education credentials

Samsung Australia shows how growing up with technology is ‘the new normal’

Landor Melbourne appoints Tony Lee as strategy director

Ongoing Publicis Media restructure sees Starcom SA and WA GM Mark Clemow leave

TV’s influence remains despite declines, Deloitte reports 1

Jane Austen thanks busy readers for ‘finally listening’ in audio book campaign for Audible

The Block dominates Sunday night television with 1.285m viewers

Ooh Media’s digital assets contribute 52% to half-yearly revenue 1

Nine squeezes out Seven in tight weekly TV ratings race

How Facebook plans to help publishers, journalists and advertisers 4

Seven News, ABC and sport win Saturday night 1

Nine reporter wins top prize at Kennedy journalism awards

The complex task of measuring successful innovation programs

Women’s Weekly and Pink Hope launch Know Your Risk breast cancer campaign

ARN and Adshel promote Kyle and Jackie O competition with live digital billboards

Create culture and ditch the excuses IAG CMO Brent Smart tells the finance marketing industry 5

Jodie Couzens becomes chief operations officer of One Green Bean and Host 1

You’re probably doing mobile ads all wrong, warns top Facebook exec

The Guardian Australia reaches 33,000 paying members

Suncorp asks Australians what they do with their pay

Brands’ social stances affect half of Australians’ buying decisions, survey finds 3

Canstar boss calls out the ‘paupers’ in online conversions

‘It’s not about what your grandma likes’: Why brands don’t understand Baby Boomers 4

Trust issues facing Australia’s banks can’t be solved by ‘comms’, says Anna Bligh 3

Cricket Australia assigns Greenpoint Media to PR account

News Corp’s annual revenue falls as the company looks to digital subscriptions 2

How Westpac celebrated its 200th birthday

The Bachelor wins Thursday night TV in key demographics 2

Nestle uses live influencer posts to launch Nestle Gold Organic coffee 2

Jaywing wins SugarCRM account

REA Group’s Australian revenue up 14% year on year 2

Members of ad industry pledge not to work on anti-same sex marriage campaign and ‘Say No to No’ 111

Funny home videos of dogs used in Assistance Dogs Australia push

‘They don’t mind their data being collected and scanned’: Google’s Colin Barnard 2

Social media encourages people to distrust companies who ‘don’t fuck up’ 1

‘It’s getting worse – financial marketers are expected to do even more’ reveals damning new survey

Jenny Willits steps down from JWT, with Paul Everson taking on MD role

‘Nobody wants to be friends with a dickhead’: PayPal boss warns businesses to focus more on their ethics 3

ABC urges staff to remain impartial on marriage equality across social media 3

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