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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

Press Council declines to rule on Bill Leak cartoon complaints 6

Em Rusciano quits News Corp column after ‘unkind clickbait’ left her ‘crying under desk’ 7

UK tourism kicks off Australian marketing investment after years of savage cuts

Bec Brown Communications rebrands to The Comms Department 1

Hungry Jack’s takes a reality check with Survivor Whopper challenge 8

Fairfax trials paywalls on local news sites, insists online content ‘should carry a price’ 5

Morning Update: FDA bans anti-bac soap ingredients; the irrational fear of automation; marketing’s four M’s

Retail engagement specialists Sprooki lure ex-Westpac CIO as chairman ahead of float

Beyondblue goes to bat for dads in fatherhood web series

Women in pay TV advance at faster rates than national average, ASTRA study reveals

Deakin challenges people to ‘Think Young’ in new campaign from The Royals 2

Chieftain Comms founder Steve Fontanot joins Red Agency to head up Red Guerilla 4

Seven’s The Big Music Quiz dips on second outing as The Block wins the night 3

Pitch Watch: FFA appoints digital; ING looks to engagement; Quiip gains government deal; Rust-Oleum gets full service partner

Closing weekday metro titles is just responding to consumer habits, says Fairfax CEO 13

Mamamia rebrands US website Flo + Frank as it shifts content strategy 3

Aussie enters new stage of life with the return of ‘We’ll Save You’

Morning Update: Sonos turns up the laughs in mini ads; Heineken debuts F1 ad; ‘biggest pay TV threat is piracy’; how to Know No

Fox Sports ratings record as 486,000 tune in for Storm minor premiership victory 4

Courier Mail invaded boy’s privacy in murder case, rules press watchdog

Nine takes photo finish weekly ratings victory despite Seven winning Saturday

Journalist Buzz Rothfield back from ‘sin bin’ after revelation of financial links with gambler

Glue Society’s Gary Freedman behind epic new Jackie Stewart spot for Heineken

EJ Whitten game takes Seven to massive ratings win in Melbourne

Kevin Roberts exits with swipe at ‘cold and timid souls’ who attacked him for sexist stance 15

The Australian wins newspaper of the year while Fairfax says audience applauded more loudly for its digital victories

New Budget Direct campaign balances Risky with service

Father’s Day ad-wrap: Home Hardware’s brekkie tools; Chemist Warehouse is on the scent; ABC wishes dad ‘Happy Hismus’

Wearables an ‘untapped source for marketers’, says Nielsen report

Nine looks to acquire CarAdvice with offer to shareholders

Holden looks overseas for rebrand reboot 4

Dow Jones boss slams digital players for serving up ‘junk food masquerading as journalism’ 6

ASTRA not ‘tweaking’ media reform legislation but will pursue later changes

Hamish Blake helps Ten wins the demos with guest spot on The Bachelor

Village Roadshow, Prime Media and NZME fall off the ASX200 and ASX300 lists after poor performance

New Australian education magazine School News distributed free this week

Morning Update: Youtube stars want to get paid; Leo’s talks life after Macca’s; Birds Eye axes 10-year strategy

Lamb brings people together in new MLA campaign by The Monkeys 7

MSIX to feature marketing lessons of behaviour change, game design and reality TV

Woolshed Co reveals it created ‘hawk drops snake’ video for AFL team 5

Media firms frustrated as reform bill faces another 10-week inquiry amid Labor and Green concern 1

The Big Smoke acquires satire site Friday Mash

Youtube star shares ’embarrassing’ period stories in Cottons campaign 1

Consumer watchdog tackles Volkswagen in court over emissions claims

Ultra Tune’s rubber-clad models get the celebrity treatment with Hollywood action man 4

Nine’s Married At First Sight slips on third outing as ABC’s Gruen tops the night 2

Cirrus Media prepares to sell Franchise Business as break-up of B2B publisher continues

ESPN to launch dedicated women’s sport platform ESPNW 2

Facebook to punish slow advertisers in bid to boost mobile experience 2

Morning Update: Women – ‘like men only cheaper’; Instagram launches zoom; Roger Ailes vs The Daily Beast

Holden starts its journey to the future with rebrand and Flume inspired soundtrack 11

Media reform bill reintroduced but uncertainty hangs over progress through the Senate 1

Wonder White aim to convince parents to ‘give white bread back to the kids’ with content series

Pepsico fills marketing void with Wrigley executive Tami Cunningham

Trinity Experiment takes Meat & Livestock Australia into controversial waters

GroupM begins trial with verification firm Moat in move to analyse viewability of online ads 14

UM goes MIA in Best Place to Work awards as Fairfax sponsorship ends 13

The Block falls away for Nine while 800 Words tumbles to lowest ever metro audience for Seven

Pitch Watch: Mantra names new creative partner; Edge growth strategy paying off

Cancer charity uses scent and sound of sizzling snags in out of home campaign with JCDecaux

Lebara Mobile poster ad breaches road safety rules says Ad Standards Board

Hoozu wants influencers to ask R U OK and generate life-saving data

Morning Update: Candy brands mourn Gene Wilder; ‘Facebook is definitely not a media company’

Digital agency Longtail takes aim at in-house programmatic market