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Tradies build giant stone vehicle in first work from 10 Feet Tall for Chinese car manufacturer

Yoshi campaign has ‘done wonders’ for football as A-League TV rights talks continue 1

Hungry Jack’s pranks customers in new Halloween campaign

Weight Watchers scraps WW Black campaign promotion after fall-out from light bulb fiasco 11

Ogilvy Melbourne appoints new head of digital

YOLO unveils social experiment in new SBS series ‘For the Love of Meat’ 1

Ten aims for consistency at 7.30 and more digital dollars in 2017

News.com.au utilises Tapit technology in new campaign

Spectrum Group announces rebrand and multiple new hires

Foxtel pumps up US sports choice with new campaign

Network Ten returns to profit 2

Southern Cross Austereo bullish after TV revenue jumps 31% in first quarter

Seven’s Beach Cops season premiere down on last year, The Block dominates

Terminal patients provide perspective on home mortgages in UBank campaign 6

AMI splits marketing program of the year award, Holly Kramer honoured for achievements

Cadreon taps RadiumOne’s Patrick Darcy for managing director role

Netflix orders Australian-produced series starring Mythbusters cast 1

The Remarkables ceases influencer representation, pivots to working directly with brands 4

Quickflix founder Stephen Langsford steps down after sale to US-based tech firm 1

Morning Update: when Trump tweets Clinton gets paid; Hearst UK CEO quits to start funding platform; Miller Lite brings back John Madden

Ten apologises for Have You Been Paying Attention? segment on death of Thailand’s King 25

Nine.com.au managing editor Emma Chamberlain resigns

Marie Claire launches fashion influencer network The Style Set

Capilano launches ‘healthy’ honey brand aimed at prebiotic market

Air Asia amps up Aussie presence landing Guy Sebastian as new ambassador

Bauer Media braces for more massive shake ups with company to restructure under five pillars 7

MEC appoints programmatic and social director as Carat names head of innovation

Mentally Friendly sleep-tracking smart phone app makes mattresses interactive

Todd Sampson’s Body Hack climbs back above 500,000

News DNA launches e-commerce platform Biggest Online Shopping Night

SBS reveals programming slate for SBS Viceland 2

Alternate Meat Company punks late night kebab buyers

Morning Update: Duracell taps Star Wars; FHM is back; write an essay to own a newspaper; why open plan offices are a bad idea

Aussie and Kiwi agencies invited to enter Mumbrella APAC regional agency of the year awards

Toyota relationship leads to Gemba’s first agency acquisition 1

Currency challenges and Brexit keep Enero outlook cautious

Netflix programming spend twice as high as entire Australian production market, claims report 3

Ad Wrap: ‘Follow the magic’ of ANZ Apple Pay; Jeep celebrates 75 years; Virgin Mobile recruits ‘how to’ dad 1

Weight Watchers admits ‘mistakes’ after sending female journalists night light to improve sex lives 17

Pitch Watch: Foxtel kicks off review; Fletcher Building appoints media agency; Dec PR wins three pitches

MFA launches digital training program to set benchmark for basic digital media proficiency

Liquidators appointed to wind-up Brandscreen as directors run out of time 4

Fox Sports shuts ‘loss making’ The Crowd forum with plans to refocus on citizen journalism

SMI: Market braced for softer end to 2016 as major events take their toll on September

Pacific Magazines restructures commercial team in effort to ‘future-proof’ the company

X Factor slips below 800,000 viewers as The Block dominates

Riderless bike leads the way for Steve Waugh’s Captain’s Ride

Morning Update: how Sainsbury’s ads reinvented UK food culture; Trump’s damaged brand by the numbers; the second age of social

Inferno debuts in second while Masterminds fails to break box office top five

Fairfax axes 16 journalists as part of The Weekly Review restructure 4

Digital marketing needs to ‘wipe the slate clean’ on metrics, says former Wunderman CEO

Dropping the kids off at the pool and laying a cable among visual gags in Who Gives a Crap campaign 4

Mamamia restructures as Kate de Brito exits for News.com.au editor-in-chief position 2

ThinkTV taps noted digital video academic to lead new research ‘laboratory’

Mortgage app Uno launches with campaign showing off the ‘semi-open house’ 1

The Block builds as X Factor and Survivor slip 2

Yahoo7 appoints Lucy Chesterton to lead lifestyle and entertainment offering, Be 2

Morning Update: Ford gets cinematic with Mads Mikkelsen; how newspapers brought down Trump; Spotify unveils vertical ads

Aimee Buchanan named new CEO of OMD 2

IAB reappoints Gai Le Roy as research director 2

Australia’s rugby league victory over Kiwis takes Nine to weekly ratings win

Waleed Aly: Journalism isn’t really a profession and clickbait is costing us our authority 13

Michael Usher’s first Seven News bulletin delivers big win over Nine in Sydney 1

HBF echoes slogan from its past in new campaign by Marketforce 1

ACMA objections to potential buyers of Macquarie Media’s 2CH blows out deadline

New FOI documents reveal comms meltdown on night of #CensusFail 2

Havas Creative Group names new APAC CEO 2

Lucky Lotteries gives cats a voice with translator device giveaway calling for cat memes 4

News Corp’s Damian Eales says retail offers have helped slow newspaper circulation decline

IAB says marketers need more support adopting fraud detection and viewability technologies

Salmat kicks off $15m fundraising drive to close Microsourcing acquisition

News Corp reveals multimillion dollar drop in newspaper revenues 5

The Big Bang Theory season premiere wins the night

Pandora unveils new brand with lofty goal to ‘enhance listeners’ music experience’ 1

Cartelux pivots to focus on helping start-ups raise revenue

Foxtel signs distribution deal with Sky Vision

UM wins MFA Grand Prix, Anne Parsons first female to enter Hall of Fame

Roy Morgan launches new measurement tools as pressure grows on marketers over digital spend 1

Morning Update: DDB chief designs for Clinton; when brands blow up; Facebook’s ‘fake news’; Google reveals Fact Check

Asian market lacks business opportunities for independent agencies, says agency boss

CarAdvice pulls out of AMAA web audit

Sydney Morning Herald editor Judith Whelan heads to ABC for new role

L.A Tourism launches inaugural Australia-wide campaign

Rebecca Carrasco departs creative director role at Facebook

Recruiters urge agencies to look beyond adland for fresh talent 6

SIDS and Kids re-brands as Red Nose, pledges to reduce child deaths in new campaign

ASTRA slams Twitter Melbourne Cup deal warning of paywall for future streamed sports events 3

Marketers are no longer getting the training they need, bemoans former CMO 5