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Volkswagen as Lazarus – a brand back from crisis, but TV may not be a big part of its future

Morning Update: how to market marijuana; clothing brand makes fake movie trailer; this year’s digital innovations

Foxtel signs record A-League deal with FFA and free-to-air deal also on its way 3

Ikea Australia appoints Mindshare, ending 13 years with Match Media

Ad Wrap: Coca-Cola’s influencer campaign; AMF spruiks ‘bowl-off’; Optus’ Anytime cricket; FitBit gets flexed underwater

Melbourne commuters play catch with digital dog in outdoor campaign by GPY&R

Former boss of collapsed agency appears before Supreme Court as fraud probe continues

‘Dan and Maz’ leave Hit Network after four years

Home and Away and Love Actually give Seven the win

Matt Preston turns swimming safety ambassador as brands push for a safe summer 1

WPP agencies added to US antitrust investigations over production costs

Pitch Watch: Afterpay names creative and media; Petbarn appoints media agency; Red Agency scoops four new clients

Morning Update: 50 most creative people of 2016; McConaughey returns for Lincoln; McDonald’s and the boy who loved to study

P&O turns its liners into islands in first campaign from Bashful 3

Glenn Wheatley’s EON Broadcasting adds 2CH to network after forced Macquarie Media sale 1

Rogue One: A Star Wars Story ninth biggest box office opening weekend in history

Seven West Media says Tim Worner will stay as boss as shares fall $100m over scandal 3

Seven boss Tim Worner’s affair with staffer exposed as legal battle rages over payments 3

Property investment magazine closes despite soaring market 3

Magazine audits suffer another massive blow as publishers aim to turn narrative to readership 4

IAB forms taskforce to address crackdown on pop-ups, big ads and autoplay 2

Australia’s cricket test gives Nine the win, Woolworths’ Carols in the Domain slips

Five of Australia’s six media agency groups condemn plan to charge fees to facilitate client relationships 14

Spotify moves into programmatic audio with Rubicon Project 2

Morning Update: marketing’s winners & sinners of 2016; Omnicom and Publicis subpoenaed

Fox Sports closes on A League extension as free-to-air negotiations take longer 2

Nine wins TV ratings week thanks to weekend cricket boost

Australia’s agency bosses are male, white and mainly employ under-40s, survey confirms 18

Viewers stay tuned for Pakistan battering

Court triples Nurofen fine to $6m over misleading packaging claims

AKQA San Francisco lands award-winning Gavin McLeod as executive creative director

Red Balloon to throw Santa out of plane in world record bid 1

Victorian Government urges families not to make excuses for bad dads 1

Nine wins the night as the Aussies give Pakistan cricket lesson

John Dawson joins Initiative after short stint with sister agency Ensemble 1

Facebook to flag potential fake news stories as ‘disputed’ 3

Morning Update: News UK doubles podcast output; Unruly’s 10 most viral Christmas ads; Dove mannequin challenge

Priceline launches Girls, Girls, Girls campaign based on female-focused stats

Match Media to rebrand as part of Publicis’s Blue 449 media network 2

Andrew Livingston to return to Australia to head up 303 MullenLowe’s media division 7

Federal Court backs blocking of piracy websites 1

Bupa promotes Jane Power as new CMO to replace John Moore

Australian micropayment service Inkl set to open up to smaller publishers 1

Bauer Media pulls out of audit body AMAA, leaving market without circulation data 13

With Collective branches into content production with new division 2

Ikon builds full service offer with new head of content

Prime time TV viewing habits are changing, audiences fragmenting 3

The Yearly with Charlie Pickering gains viewers in 2016 special 1

Ooh Media APN merger may face ACCC hurdle, taking more than 50% of out-of-home market 3

Twitter integrates Periscope into app to launch live video

Amazon launches Amazon Prime Video globally with Australians to pay $8 per month 3

Morning Update: Burger King launches #Whopper Exchange; legacy publishers ‘are in denial’; how to market in Asia

Guardian launches ‘Hosted by’ platform to allow brands to showcase their own content 1

McDonald’s taps into social space with ‘Snapchatable’ cup

Daily Mail apologises for Sam Armytage ‘granny panties’ headline 3

Exiting R/GA boss Holloway claims agency was ‘floundering’ and ‘all over the place’ 28

Air New Zealand launches ‘Summer of Safety’ promoting Northland region

Pitch Watch: DDB out of Devondale; BUPA names creative and media partnership; Chobani chooses new creative 1

Ad Wrap: Chemist Warehouse spruiks app; find yourself on Princess Cruises; Compare the Market hunts the butter bandit 1

Viewers can’t watch Kevin Can Wait 4

Marketing science, supercharging sponsorships and VR & AR the latest topics revealed at the Retail Marketing Summit

Virginia Hyland launches new agency Programmatic Media with aim of delivering transparency to clients 4

APN Outdoor Group and Ooh Media to merge 10

Greg Graham to lead marketing of WPP in Australia and NZ 1

Morning Update: the best OOH ads of 2016; Instagram serving up X-rated content; Coke bottle caps play recorded messages

WPP launches retail practice The Store

ARN ‘can’t see fit’ for ‘dumped’ Robin Bailey at Triple M; Triple M sets focus on Merrick Watts’ Sydney drive show 2

Is a pop-up shop right for your brand?

Sydney to be brought to life by paper engineer as Imagination unveils SydNYE

Community TV channels get final broadcast lifeline 2

IAB moves on viewability with ‘world first’ benchmarks 4

Pitch Watch: Bupa shortlist revealed; Museum Victoria names creative agency; The Right.Fit partners with agency

Ultra Tune’s ‘We’re into rubber’ second most complained about ad of all time 3

ABC’s Back Roads most watched non-news program but Seven wins the night

Radio ratings: Syd – 2GB posts lowest share; Melb – FoxFM takes crown from ARN; Bris – 97.3FM regains breakfast lead 10

Clemenger Group acquires Propeller PR, appoints Nichola Patterson as MD of PR Edge

Twenty3 Group join forces with AMPR in bid to integrate services

Morning Update: How Droga5 made its ad of the year; Nike rips into modern life; ‘save a turkey, roast a creative’

Office Christmas Party debuts at number three at weekend box office

With Collective grabs award-winning creative team from Havas London

Fairfax: ‘News Corp dress up their bile as news’ 21

Russel Howcroft resigns from Network Ten to join PwC 6

Queensland transport contrasts holiday memories with fatal accidents in road safety campaign

HotelsCombined partners with Richard Marx in nostalgia-driven customer campaign 4

Joanna Lumley’s Japan on ABC grabs biggest Sunday night audience as Seven wins the night

UK agency Project Octo opens Melbourne office

Kin Community Australia appoints new MD and integrated marketing manager 1

APEX partners with Qantas’ Red Planet to offer data segments to advertisers