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Nine partners with Data Republic to provide grocery and loyalty data to advertisers 4

Morning Update: best Xmas ads so far; Clinton and Trump’s two final TVCs; how brands can close the marketing skills gap

Hacksaw Ridge beats The Accountant but can’t match Doctor Strange at the box office

Captain Risky’s home tour ends in disaster in latest Budget Direct spot

Aldi’s Americans try to take over Christmas in new work by BMF 20

Seven West Media’s acquisition of News Corp’s Sunday Times and PerthNow to be completed early next week

Bonds reveals the A to Z of an iconic Aussie summer in new campaign

X Factor begins to climb as cricket domination continues

HuffPost Australia to establish dedicated commercial team

Local Agent Finder uses comedy to introduce new brand direction

Freeview targets commuters with launch of streaming app Freeview FV 5

Nine unites verticals under 9Honey network umbrella as Helen McCabe seeks better TV and digital integration 1

Finch wins big as Australia ties for fourth at LIA awards

Nine wins the week as The Block counts down and X Factor struggles

Myer’s pensive elf returns in Christmas teaser 1

Better Homes occupies the crease as cricket collapse shrinks evening audience

Nine streaming strategy vindicated as WIN TV loses appeal against former affiliate partner

Lego wants Aussies to save Santa’s sleigh 1

Seven West Media deal opens crowd-sourced content pipeline 1

Former Bring creative Cameron Farrelly joins Vice Media in New York

GE launches original six-part Australian podcast, Decoding Genius

Emotive looks globally as Mark Harris named ECD out of London

Return of test cricket dominates ratings as Aussies dominate South Africa

Mumbrella appoints Vivienne Kelly as editor, promotes Miranda Ward to deputy editor

XXXX Gold launches first campaign with Host, encourages Aussies to enjoy ‘the little things’ 4

Entropico showcases the ‘complexity of cancer’ in new work for Centenary Institute 1

IPG Mediabrands names Melissa Fein as head of Initiative

Dan Murphy comes to life for first time in major marketing shift 10

Morning Update: ‘Ask for Angela’ to escape dodgy dates; McDonald’s to downsize Big Mac; Uber and Airbnb suffer ‘growing pains

New digital platform and return of Russell Coight in Ten’s upfront showing 3

Aussie pro athletes embrace the outdoors in new campaign by Now Screen

Ex-Fairfax journalists criticise redundancies and cost-cuttings at AGM 5

ESPN claims biggest ever month with return of US sports

Nannas lead Westfield’s Christmas while DJ’s asks how Aussies ‘do’ the festive season

Bauer Media cuts costs at Empire with redundancies and more repurposed UK content 1

Sportsbet’s production team departs to launch new agency

Pitch Watch: Toyota pitches PR; Mitsubishi names digital partner; Taylors Wines appoints online

ACCC fines Dulux for misleading consumers about room-cooling paint 1

Nine’s Doctor Doctor gains 108,000 viewers, The Wrong Girl loses 100,000

Ex-Leo Burnett Sydney boss Tim Castree named global CEO of MEC

Consumers prefer messaging to ask queries, but brands slow to respond

Nine sports presenter Ken Sutcliffe announces retirement 2

Morning Update: Slack welcomes Microsoft challenge; Uber streamlines app for users; WSJ to cut staff; Gawker suit settled 1

Ad Wrap: KFC ‘sorry, not sorry’; Red Rooster starts home delivery; Maccas all day brekkie 2

Ex-Mars global marketing head Bruce McColl made professor at Ehrenberg-Bass Institute

Grey Melbourne steps up female leaders to replace departing Michael Knox 1

Designworks unites social outreach projects under single brand

Melbourne Cup delivers lowest broadcast TV audience to date 2

Gruen missing as ABC reveals 2017 programming slate and doubling of iView content 7

Fairfax Media launches bi-annual Spectrum Magazine to bolster event

Morning Update: Vice’s new gaming site launches live ads; Instagram unveils retail shopping; Reuters cuts 2,000 jobs

CSU students’ big NRL idea wins International Advertising Association contest 5

Aldi parts ways with Maxus 8

SBS draws ire for ‘form guide’ asking which Melbourne Cup horses will die 5

Prime Media announces surprise revenue boost but says it can’t be sustained

X Factor audience hits new low, dragging Secret Daughter audience with it 1

WPP posts 3.2% growth as client questions grow on viewability and measurement

Morning Update: best Halloween ads of 2016; Bud Light marketing shake-up begins; Dentsu to repay $2.3m

Billboard owners block race horse rescue charity’s efforts to place ads 3

Doctor Strange posts bumper opening weekend

Andy Lark departs accounting software firm Xero 3

Oxford professor challenges Ritson’s ‘tsunami of bullshit’ claim but concedes social marketing has ‘vanity metrics’ 4

Fairfax Media sells tender notification service provider Tenderlink

Coke aims for ‘lapsed’ drinkers with new Ginger flavour for Aussie summer campaign 6

The Block dominates as X Factor sinks to lowest audience ever

Morning Update: Bud Light axes Schumer/Rogen ads; Fox Sports begins native ads; what I hate about your whisky; Havas hires CEO for China

OPSM ‘4 eyes’ ad cleared of promoting discrimination

ABC dominates Saturday despite decent Derby Day audience for Seven 2

Optus recruits influencers Jackson O’Doherty and Shammi for first foray into Facebook Live

The Music Network launches new cross-platform music chart and hit predictor

Ready for Takeoff builds audience as Seven wins another Friday

‘Equal digital life’ the new mantra to drive ABC content says managing director 1

ABC hires Stan Grant and axes Friday edition of 730

Telstra wants customers to Thrive On Christmas in tech-celebrating festive ad 1

Octagon takes a creative turn as agency expands into new space 1

JCDecaux appoints Max Eburne to newly-created role of chief commercial officer

Melbourne Cup Ad Wrap: Ubet begs the Queen; Sportsbet’s undies check; William Hill doubles down; TAB launches quaddie cash-out

Twitter Australia MD Karen Stocks departs after three years 5

Respected creative Neil Lawrence inducted into ADMA Hall of Fame 1

Sky News host Kristina Keneally: Australia is too small for a Fox News 2

Qantas redesign more than a superficial makeover, insists airline and design agency 7

The Bachelorette finale draws 972,000 to watch Georgia declare her love for Lee

Hobart radio announcer suspended over Dreamworld death joke 3

Snapchat still works because marketers haven’t ‘wrecked’ it yet, say millennial entrepreneurs

Nine drops ‘Australia’s number one breakfast show’ claim amid out of court settlement with Seven 3

Fitness influencer Kayla Itsines debuts on BRW Young Rich list as technology sector dominates

Foundation promotes Liz Wigmore to general manager 1

Morning Update: Twitter to close Vine, reduce staff; Burger King ghosts McDonald’s; Hugo Boss to abandon luxury; Google’s growth