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Officeworks inspires gifts for ‘imagineers’ in animated Christmas campaign

Millennials encouraged to consider a life cut short in skin cancer awareness campaign

Meriton blocked negative Trip Advisor reviews with email dodge, consumer watchdog alleges 2

The New York Times uses NYT Australia branding in database growth plan

Cloudy Bay and Mediacom partner for live music event to break brand to younger market 1

ECD Bob Mackintosh to depart Host after 11 years

Twitter to focus on live experience and working more closely with clients, says new MD 2

Pitch Watch: South Africa Tourism and Vault Intelligence announce PR win; Havas Village wins two clients

FFA gives TV networks just over two weeks to tender interest for A-League TV rights

First Dates steals the night from ARIA Awards despite 30th anniversary ratings boost

IAB endorses US Podcast Ad Metrics Guidelines with aim to standardise audience figures

News Corp Australia canvasses staff on voluntary redundancies 5

Junkee refreshes website to highlight video and other Junkee Media channels

UN Women director calls on brands to do more to challenge gender stereotypes in advertising 2

Morning Update: Best Xmas ads (so far); what’s the point in PR agencies?; NBC spruiks musical on Snapchat

Major moves in NZ as GPY&R management reshuffled in wake of True move

Every shopper can feel Gift’d in new Saatchi campaign for Ebay 1

Food and tech intersect at Foodora drone delivery event

Blue Jeans adds Personal and Studio platforms to Facebook Live

‘Mistakes cost us dearly’ Isentia boss admits, but business on the right track 8

Communications Minister Mitch Fifield concedes media reform bill won’t be voted on until next year 3

Mumbrella Asia unveils judging line-up of 113 media and marketing executives for revamped awards

Coles to change the way it counts unsold magazines in move set to impact circulation figures 3

Ex-Telstra marketer Inese Kingsmill joins Virgin Australia Group 2

Lion and BMF sever ties, ending an iconic 19-year partnership 8

Seven’s First Dates trumps Nine’s new Kevin Can’t Wait 3

Tabcorp to appeal ad watchdog decision to pull fishing trip ad for glamorising gambling 4

OzTAM to introduce new demographic to TV ratings 1

Entries now open for 2017 CommsCon Awards

Hotwire appoints new country manager as Alexis Wilson departs 2

Morning Update: Snapchat’s Specs hit the market; Heathrow’s cute bears go viral; should clients pay agencies to pitch?

Triple J names new breakfast team for 2017 7

BauerWorks announces two senior appointments in insights and digital 1

Clemenger Sydney hunting new creative leadership after Paul Nagy resigns

Smartwatch trend will contribute to growth in mobile e-commerce purchases suggests research 1

From near-miss to fatality, Victorian drivers warned to ‘Rethink Speed’ in new TAC campaign

Fairfax Media’s Omri Godijn and Simon Smith depart publisher 4

Pitch Watch: Legoland PR; Spotify and Table of Plenty hire creative; Silversea assigns media

The Australian ordered to pay $100k to former journalist over Media Diary claims he was ‘habitual’ drunk 1

News DNA boss hopes original content will help its new women’s network to beat competitors 3

X Factor grand final drops nearly 500,000 viewers 1

Hurley launches online video coaching platform with free pro lessons 1

Kyle and Jackie O executive producer departs after two years

Morning Update: Apple’s call to the lonely at Christmas; Google vs Facebook in fake news; Mumbrella Asia Awards judges revealed

JK Rowling’s Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them dominates weekend box office

Ikea brings household objects to life in first campaign under new brand platform 2

Ella Baché debuts active-wear collaboration in new campaign for Great Bronze Tan

Mark Latham, Rowan Dean and Ross Cameron land Sunday morning ‘Outsiders’ show on Sky News 40

X Factor enjoys audience bump for first part of final 2

Sainsbury’s head of CX design announced as keynote at Retail Marketing Summit

Facebook must guarantee independent measurement or face global marketer action warns AANA 2

IAB study claims 27% of Australians use adblocking technology 2

National Disability Insurance Scheme puts those in need at heart of new campaign

Triple J breakfast hosts Matt Okine and Alex Dyson announce departure

News Corp shifts its property coverage to Realestate.com.au website

Morning Update: insiders reveal why Facebook’s news feed failed; Airbnb launches new magazine; seeking truth in Trump tweets

Harry Potter beats Peter Parker to give Nine the weekly win

Mark Zuckerberg outlines Facebook’s plans to tackle fake news 2

Cannes Lions slashes juror numbers and introduces pre-shortlisting in bid to improve process

Scentre Group expands outdoor network to non-Westfield malls in new network push

Harry Potter and Spiderman to decide winner of TV ratings week

TripleM axes Saturday morning Dead Set Legends show after 19 years 4

Fairfax Media axes Smart Investor magazine 1

Independent report clears way for new owners to take over Quickflix without paying out shareholders 1

Australian Gourmet Traveller editor-in-chief Anthea Loucas Bosha to depart 3

Atomic 212 wins top gong at B&T Awards 2016 3

Amazon: we haven’t launched Prime, just opened access to our shows 6

Doubleclick exec says ‘people feel overwhelmed by data’, calls for more education 1

Special Group creates Festival of Nonna to celebrate family for Sandhurst Fine Foods

SapientNitro and Razorfish Australia lead the way as Publicis merges agencies globally 2

Goldoc advertises new marketing role for Commonwealth Games

Westfield to push earned media with PR specialist Amanda Galmes taking control at Sibling

Latest Facebook reporting errors will make industry pause for thought, say execs 3

Seven’s Australia’s Cheapest Weddings gains viewers for finale double episode

Amazon soft launches Prime video streaming service in Australia 6

Salvation Army brings stories of real Australians to life in Christmas donation campaign 2

Morning Update: New Balance turns to damage control; Omnicom unveils ‘McDonald’s only’ agency; NYT subs up 41% after Trump 1

CJZ named production company of the year while Gruen is best light entertainment

Isentia shares smashed as content division reports revenue drop for first half 3

Pitch Watch: Foxtel and Fox Sports merges creative account; Toyota moves digital

lastminute.com.au and Eleven partner in experiential holiday campaign

News Corp launches Taste.com.au in beta mode, offers advertisers native video platform

Doctor Doctor beats Wrong Girl in local drama season finale battle

MLA to push on with Australia Day ad despite Aboriginal unease after leak of ‘early draft’ of script 4

Facebook admits more measurement errors in organic reach, video, Instant Articles and referrals 3

Woolworths’ Rewards woes may have impacted consumer faith in other loyalty programs

Yahoo7 partners with WorldSmart to offer advertisers shopper targeting 5

‘Sausage Party’ activation has snags on the run in Sydney and Melbourne 4