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Nine’s Married at First Sight finale cracks 1m to win the night

Inskin Media launches new mobile ad format aimed at improving viewability

Former Danoz Direct MD aims to become the ‘Netflix of health’

Online fashion retailer Net-A-Porter turns to ex-journalist and marketer to head global business

Morning Update: Jeff Bridges serenades sleeping Tom Brady for Ugg; publishers warned against using Facebook photos of minors

CarAdvice to use Nine TV and digital assets to offer more options for marketers

Hottest 100 to air on Australia Day next year despite mounting pressure to switch date 11

Customisable, targeted video the only future for marketers, says specialist

Matt Scotton latest Australian to take senior IPG Mediabrands international role 1

‘With great power comes great responsibility’: Press Council chair censures Facebook on censorship

Johnson & Johnson regional strategist admits company struggling to process cross-platform metrics

Health fund calls on Aussies to dump their partners for better health

Triple J considering moving Hottest 100 countdown from Australia Day 2

The Block tops ratings as Zumbo arrests audience slide

Influencer tech platform Tribe eyes international expansion entry after $5m capital raising 3

Seven West Media joins the fantasy fray with Draftstars investment 1

Morning Update: Media plan of the year; Can Samsung recover?; Facebook to woo publishers; Lemonade not Ice T

The Secret Life of Pets too strong for Sully and Bridget Jones’s Baby at box office

Van Heusen seeks digital campaign, gets broad-based ambassador series

Simple raises $13m, continues US expansion with CFO appointment

Bauer Xcel boss slashes senior jobs admitting company has not met its targets 14

Steve Waugh says pronouncing the names of rare diseases is the easy part

News Corp’s Sunday Times censured over abuse allegations story 3

GWS Giants celebrate first finals series with content play 2

Jimmy Barnes asks Australians to buy air guitars in PlayAir new campaign

Weet-Bix brings back iconic ‘Aussie Kids’ jingle in new campaign

New Google boss calls for collaboration on cross-screen measurement as attacks on digital arise 12

Sunday Night’s exclusive interview on Nine’s Beirut fiasco lifts ratings

Vice appoints Australia-New Zealand editor of female-focused site Broadly

News Corp to axe 300 jobs in ARM acquisition, suggests report 2

Morning Update: Store closes ‘indefinitely’ after 9/11 ad; TV doctors unite for campaign; McConaughey directs first ad for Wild Turkey

Elle teams up with Twitter in activation at Australian HQ

Huge audience for GWS’ defeat of Swans gives Seven Saturday night and weekly win 3

‘You’re not seriously buying this are you?’ Skoda deconstructs car ad cliches 3

Barbie Australia embraces global brand revamp telling kids they can be what they want to

Seven set to make Shane Warne telemovie claim reports

Michelle Bridges and Commando out as revamped Biggest Loser to return in 2017 1

AFL thriller beats NRL for viewers as finals season swings into action

IAB to bring in podcast advertising standards following US guidelines

You can’t hide real love is message in new campaign from Lost Dogs’ Home 1

Wind up toys illustrate how White Pages can help customers in new campaign for relaunched brand

Election and Olympics spend cause Carat to double Aussie ad spend outlook for 2016

RSVP celebrates giant spiders, foot rubs and yoga in new ‘hallelujah’ moments ads

Isentia’s John Chalmers joins UTS as director of marketing and communications 1

ACCC takes action against Joystick as tests reveal toxic chemicals in e-cigarette 1

Macca’s jumps on Pokemon Go bandwagon, delivers Monopoly in augmented reality 3

Radio 2UE confirms plan to replace News Talk with lifestyle and branded content 111

The Bachelor’s meet the parents episode wins the night 3

Australian Women’s Weekly ends subscription of web audit while Mumbrella tops media and marketing trade press

Mark Ritson to present at National Radio Conference 1

Ad Wrap: Mazda promotes 2016 range; CommBank and iSelect spruik apps; Woolies pushes mobile plans

Morning Update: KFC launches NFL team; Macca’s closes Youtube channel; Is iPhone the New Coke?

The Monkeys scoop the pool at the Effies as no long-term effectiveness gongs are handed out 2

Aussie Olympian launches lifestyle website QueenHood 1

Original series and 75% conversion rate driving Stan to be cash positive in 2018, says CEO

N2N and Fuel Communications launch digital marketing agency Touch Creative 2

Volley’s ‘Grass Roots’ campaign designed to claw back share from overseas brands 22

Arnott’s insists Shapes flavour retreat is not a marketing stunt 9

Apple’s new iMessage app store development heralded as ‘opportunity’ for marketers

Universal Pictures, BBC Worldwide, Opera Australia, Pandora and Twitter latest speakers to join Entertainment Marketing Summit

Paralympic ad wrap: Optus, Woolies, Swisse and Visa tell athlete stories

Pedestrian pulls out of AMAA web audit citing lack of market participation 2

Offspring flails as Married At First Sight pulls biggest audience of season

Richards Rose debuts Mitsubishi work showcasing SUV range

Maurice Blackburn highlights fight for social justice in first campaign from One Green Bean

Morning Update: Jim Beam’s ‘Apple watch’; journalists jacked off over iPhone7; Ted Baker and Google claim fashion first 1

Publicis Media consolidates trade PR with new agency

First work by Marcel for OPSM focuses on style with substance 7

Suicide and depression campaigns launch ahead of R U OK? Day and World Suicide Prevention Day

Audi pushes track record of innovation in new Australian brand campaign

Havas takes Australian PR agency brand Red to Singapore

NZME to pay NZ$55m for majority of Fairfax NZ assets under merger plans

Media reform must be rushed through while regional media is ‘viable’ says Senate committee chair 2

Australian Turf Club launches theraces.com.au to connect with ‘anonymous’ customers 2

Press Council rules News.com.au Lottoland article was misleading 1

Nine’s Married at First Sight swells to above 900,000 as ABC’s 7.30 out-rates Ten’s Australian Survivor

Pitch Watch: Diageo finalises media; Chatime taps independent for global brief; Cerebral Palsy Alliance books event comms

Fox Sports fears Seven’s Olympics subscription deal will destroy sports broadcasting in Australia 5

Morning Update: Pernod Ricard set to disrupt; Instagram shop used by third of users; Deliveroo’s rebrand; trash talk with Andy Murray 1

Health insurer HBF moves into content marketing with focus on ‘the other parent’ 1

Sacked 60 Minutes producer reaches settlement with Nine after bungled Beirut kidnap drama 1

Fox Sports 501 wins ASTRA channel of the year

Tonagh promises big marketing push as new Foxtel team takes control 2

Optus and Emotive push entertainment package with journey through endless loop 10

Foxtel admits SVOD remains a challenge as it unveils new offering 4

Foxtel to remake Peter Weir’s Picnic at Hanging Rock as six-part series 6

Google branded ‘relentless machine that will not stop until you are dead’ 5

The Block wins for Nine as Seven’s reality shows struggle to make impact 3