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Morning Update: Cannabis in a bottle, the TVC; things PRs hate about journos; BBC war plans left wives in the cold

The Economist uses man-made meat tacos to drive subscription sign-up

Aussie-founded sports agency Repucom rebadges as Nielsen Sports after buy-out 1

Seven News top show as channel sweeps another ratings week

David Jones launches new brand line ‘One name: endless possibilities’ in Spring Summer 16 campaign 2

Michelle Rowland named Shadow Communications Minister

Dominant Friday puts Seven on brink of another weekly win

J&B Whisky launches graphic 360 video series of its origin stories

Embattled Darren Herft quits as CEO of music streaming firm Guvera 5

Adcorp invests $1m in video production company Shootsta 2

Pizza Capers channels Crocodile Dundee to return focus to food

BWM Dentsu pitches 2016 Census as social media event in new Bureau of Stats campaign

Ten’s Thursday night win leaves it tied with Seven for ratings week share

Samsung melds uplifting lines from national anthems for Olympics campaign via Leo Burnett

The Australian censured for failure to ensure accuracy in ‘Nukes never free’ story

Pitch Watch: Nikon appoints new creative; ANZ Stadium contracts digital; Yates Gardening appoints PR; Acre signs PR

Vodafone NZ enlists drift driver to prove the reliability of its coverage

Morning Update: Fox News CEO resigns; Facebook Live doubles stream time; Slate: ‘native ads are half our revenue’

Telstra’s ‘ambush’ Olympics campaign a key part of brand relaunch, court hears

Queensland Government eyes offensive slogan ban in crackdown on Wicked Campers 7

Junkee Media promotes Meg Watson to editor of Junkee

TAC shows what a human would have to look like to survive a road accident 11

Optus expands VR retail activation into national campaign with Troye Sivan 1

Offspring swells to above 800,000 as Masterchef wins the night

Entertainment media agency M moves into the creative world 4

Publish Awards finalists revealed; NewsLifeMedia leads pack with 20 short-listed entries

News Corp launches AnzacLive Facebook chatbot to give readers an experience of the frontlines 4

US luxury-lifestyle magazine Robb Report is to launch in Australia 1

Rhys Darby and Anna Faris add Hollywood sizzle for Air New Zealand’s latest safety video

Morning Update: Pokemon Go partners with McDonald’s; Twitter signs deal with NBA; ESPN to launch digital only network

Madison Avenue Manslaughter author to open SAGE – Secrets of Agency Excellence conference, as program is revealed

White Pages refreshes brand and relaunches platform to push digital relevance 1

Mnet rebrand as Ansible with CEO claiming it will help ‘re-engage with clients’ 1

‘It does not sit right’: Auditor fires back at Sorrell’s ‘conflict of interest’ claims over ANA transparency report

Bauer Media names former Bauer Xcel Germany boss Christian Fricke its new digital MD

New Zealand’s Southern Alps tell stories of ‘snow addiction’ in bid to lure Aussie skiers

Pensioners Make You Laugh down on last week’s Toddlers Make You Laugh; Masterchef wins the night 1

Delimiter editor Renai LeMay quits, calls for expressions of interest in brand

OzTAM increases number of TV panel homes by 50% as Nielsen’s contract is extended 1

Morning Update: Selena Gomez tweets worth $550K; Ford’s cactus car parts; Fox News – life after Ailes; JWT to recruit “blind”

Bauer Media’s Beauty Directory launches influencer network

Deloitte Australia marketing head David Redhill promoted to global role

Marketer body AANA will ‘share findings’ of US media agency transparency report with members

Ad Standards Board challenged by companies ignoring its authority

Lee Leggett departs as CEO of Initiative 2

Adstream moves on Dubsat with goal of bringing scale to sector 2

Netflix global subscriber growth disappoints; share price falls 15%

Clemenger Melbourne heavyweight Lee Simpson new managing partner at M&C Saatchi

Brands need ‘chief media officers’ to ensure media agency transparency says part two of ANA report

Masterchef and Have You Been Paying Attention? win for Ten

Rexona creates mockumentary about Barry Ogden, a man unaware of his BO problem 1

Ex-Red Agency GM Aaron Crowther joins Magnum & Co., as GM

Fifield retains Communications portfolio as pressure builds to act on media reform

Morning Update: it’s E-cup day for men; Yahoo video growth slows; Tesco busted for ‘fake farm brands’

Mashable Australia appoints SBS’ Jerico Mandybur as country editor

David Green moves back to Big Mobile CEO role as Graham Christie departs

Ad Wrap: Optus supports Olympics team; Bonds recruits Hamish Blake; Dumb Ways to Die gets ready for Halloween

Female-led Ghostbusters reboot grabs top spot at the box office

Speakers from Holden, Adelaide Utd, ARU, FFA, Mediabrands and Hawthorn announced for Sports Marketing Summit

Arnott’s launches legal action against Streets over Mint Slice ice-cream

Seven named as broadcaster for 2017 Rugby League World Cup

NewsLifeMedia and Pacific Magazines CEOs set to land News Corp roles according to reports

Return of Great Australian Spelling Bee draws less than 500,000

Allure Media partners with women’s lifestyle publisher Kin Community to launch local offering 1

IPG Mediabrands poaches local Omnicom boss Leigh Terry for APAC role 1

Morning Update: Start-up opens VR store in space; Burger King disses its own fries; car-wrap counts public ad views

State of Origin and The Voice give Nine honours for the week

Telstra promises the world through the Magic of Technology in new brand push 24

Seven News dominates ratings as world’s attention turns to Nice terror attack

Communications Minister cool on suggestions portfolio will go to the National Party 1

Olympic Committee launches Federal Court action against Telstra ambush 1

NRL’s ‘Instabilia’ auction of Origin memorabilia still waiting for final bid surge 3

SMI: Ten lifts its revenue share to 24% as agency spend closes financial year at $7.1bn

Lindeman’s launches global campaign focused on ‘smile stories’ 2

News Corp creates executive role to increase wagering advertising ad revenue 2

AAMI pulls ‘insufferable’ recorder ad after social media backlash 14

Masterchef Beverly Hills elimination dominates Thursday night 1

Pacific Magazines hires former NewsLifeMedia executive Prue Cox to be commercial director

Yahoo7 names Gina Liano as fourth influencer personality for lifestyle site, Be

Morning Update: IPA tips UK ad market slide; Twitter to charge for less viewable ads; Amazon trials personalised video ads

Bauer Media digital boss Carl Hammerschmidt departs

Seven appoints Hamish Thomson as executive producer

The Remarkables spins off ‘Aussie first’ pet influencer agency 7

Dead rubber State of Origin Finale draws fewest viewers since 2010 for Nine

CSIRO discovery tech will show marketers where websites are losing customers 2

APN Outdoor spends $32m acquiring Queensland and Victorian competitors

Morning Update: Youtube’s most watched ads in June; Coke’s new Olympics ads; Dentsu Aegis opens LBGT+ network

News Corp to sell 3m Marvel comics as publisher predicts circulation decline will halve this financial year 6