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Mumbrella’s Nic Christensen lands Nine digital comms role 2

Pitch Watch: Vodafone moves media; Oporto/Red Rooster in play; Hipages appoints creative 1

Seven ponders future of Yahoo7 partnership after Verizon buys-out Yahoo 2

Seven West Media signs deal with Twitter to share Olympics content

McCann Australia adds PR expertise to integrated offering, aligning with Red Republic

Masterchef achieves 1.441m ahead of tonight’s conclusion

Bauer Media appoints Woman’s Day’s Emma Vidgen as editor of Real Living

Morning Update: the rise of selfie journalism; China bans news reporting; Usain Bolt origin story; Guardian losses escalate

ESPN launches Snapchat Discover with curated local and US content

Holden’s top marketer departs to return to iSelect role 3

Star Trek Beyond debuts with $4m in box office sales

Former Warner Music digital marketer Chris Phillips joins Youtube Music

News Corp head of corporate affairs departs after 10 years with publisher 1

TAL chooses life over death in new insurance campaign from BMF 4

Ikon embroiled in lawsuit with client which claims media agency engaged in ‘misleading and dishonest conduct’ 2

McDonald’s celebrates everyday Aussie legends in new Olympics campaign 2

Verizon moves in for Yahoo leaving questions for local Seven affiliation 2

Press watchdog criticises SMH for failing to do ‘basic fact-checking’ over Paul Sheehan rape column 2

Masterchef helps Ten win the night as it approaches grand final

Todd Sampson signs with Ten for new series, BodyHack 1

Fairfax Media signs audience and consumer data deal with TEG Analytics

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