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Kiis FM launches TV campaign starring Hughesy and Kate to deepen push in Melbourne 1

60 Minutes producer exits as internal review finds major faults with Lebanon story

Yahoo7 news websites jumps to fourth place from seventh in Nielsen news rankings

News Corp Australia to stop people using ad blockers from accessing sites 30

Pitch Watch: Ikea media briefs out; Uber start-up Splend names agency; AccorHotels awards creative 2

Nigella Lawson and Gogglebox hand Ten rare nightly win 2

Seven West Media confirms intention to buy News Corp’s The Sunday Times 2

Daily Mail sees Australian revenues drop 15%

TV moguls see fortunes shrink as Bruce Gordon exits billionaires club and Stokes falls below $2bn 4

Google 166% bigger than world’s second largest media company claims report 2

Morning Update: ‘Jaw-droppingly racist’ Chinese detergent ad; Kia’s Deliverance hamsters; Politico Media drops paywall 5

Chris Bath fronts crowd funding campaign for women’s refuge Mary’s House 2

Airline lures Aussies on to Kiwi slopes with new ‘Meanwhile in New Zealand’ campaign 1

Seven wins the night as Ten’s Masterchef and Shark Tank perform well across the demos

Ubet pushes back the borders in State of Origin campaign

Mashable Australia hunts for new editor as Jen Ryall moves to New York 1

Nine apologises to Cameron Smith over Alex McKinnon 60 Minutes interview 1

Netflix and Spotify helping to alter consumer mindset of paid content, says News Corp 5

Reports suggest sale of News Corp’s Sunday Times to Seven West Media is nearing completion 1

Morning Update: Letting employees write the ads; Facebook shutters desktop ad exchange; Vice News lays off staff

Ad-blockers ‘must face consequences’ from publishers, insists UK media executive 8

Mobile advertising in Australia passes $500m mark, out-stripping US and UK

David Jones sweeps marketing department, with Robinson and Doidge departing

Snickers turns anti-celebrity ad directive into an interactive world first Hungerithm 8

LinkedIn launches search for Agency Influencer of the Year  3

David Pocock partners with Dove to tackle out-dated perceptions of masculinity 4

STW enters the history books as WPP merger flies through and final links to Singo cut

‘People like to pick on Fairfax’: News boss insists newsroom is on board with changes 25

Ex-Pandora marketing director Nicole McInnes joins eHarmony 2

Kiss Bang Love premiere draws 513,000, well down on Seven Year Switch 2

Ogilvy PR CEO Kieran Moore promoted to group role as WPP AUNZ finalises exec team 1

RSPCA and Engine want Queensland pet owners to ‘desexify’ their furry friends

Morning Update: Havas wins Post-it war; Twitter axes @; Esquire’s new editor; RedBull invests in GoPro

Twitter sticks to 140 character limit but tweaks messages in latest updates

Women’s Fitness partners with national gym chain in content share deal

Brisbane Times promotes deputy editor Danielle Cronin to newly-created editor role

‘Growing audiences but diminishing returns’: publishers grapple with mobile

State government flu campaign ads rolled out on escalator handrails

John Batistich sets sights on charities, start-ups and ‘the book’ following Westfield departure 2

JC Decaux showcases new outdoor screens with a ‘day in the life’ campaign

Nine’s The Voice wins the night despite posting lowest audience to date

WIN reviewing ad sales structure after new affiliate deal with Ten 1

People moves: Nova hires M&A specialist; Emma-Jane Owens lands at Big Mobile; Blue Hive ECD departs 1

Morning Update: Mashable: ‘branded content feels shitty’; McDonald’s demands ‘unheard of’; why your dog knows too much

Former IAB head Paul Fisher named new CEO of industry foundation UnLtd 2

The Australian’s media editor lashes ‘parasite’ bloggers after professional identity theft 11

X-Men: Apocalypse number one at weekend box office, Captain America slides to third

ACCC claims Nurofen fine an ‘inadequate deterrent’, appeals decision

Australian Rugby Foundation campaign showcases values of sport in communities

Channelzero wins Weet-Bix creative, reveals new Blends campaign 1

Ten confirms program deal with WIN with increased affiliate fee

House Rules and Masterchef gain ground on faltering The Voice 1

Ex-BMF CEO Jeremy Nicholas returns to Australia to join Telstra 3

Morning Update: worst ads of 2016; Funny or Die parodies Newfronts; Heineken wants second media agency; Upfronts hysteria

Nine to bring back 20 to One with Fitzy & Wippa from May 31 1

Seven returns to winning ways after Nine’s fortnight of TV ratings dominance comes to end

Series of 28 industry roundtables added to Mumbrella360 program

Stan commissions first movie with Queensland thriller The Second

Y&R NZ wins Best in Show at New York Festivals for McWhopper; Aussie agencies take trophies

Lenore Taylor named as third local Guardian editor as Wilson returns to UK

Ad Wrap: ANZ’s latest for Apple Pay; A panda sells AGL power and a meerkat drinks coffee

Journo union attacks police raids over NBN leaks as ‘heavy handed’

Hungry Jack’s and Universal Pictures launch vertical videos on Snapchat

Y&R NZ’s McWhopper takes home most metal on slow night for Aussies at D&AD Awards

Pitch Watch: Malaysia Airlines and MYOB decide media; Sydney Aquarium selects PR agency for launch of new penguin exhibit 1

Ten’s Masterchef and Gogglebox dominates demographics while Seven wins night overall 2

Kate Vale to lead Spotify’s Australian operation from Los Angeles 2

Nine signs deal to take netball to prime-time and share sponsorship revenues 1

Australian Federal Police raid Labor offices over NBN leaks to media 1

Morning Update: Getty makes famous faces; GroupM wins Malaysia Airlines; youth hostels as MTV Cribs; influencer confessions

Westfield’s marketing leader John Batistich leaving after nine years 1

Court gives Quickflix six months in stay of execution

60 Minutes incident affected consumer trust in journalism for a third of people, finds poll 4

Mark Carnegie-backed sales house Inception Digital liquidated 10

McCann Sydney replaces ECD Dejan Rasic with Jerker Fagerstrom 11

Masterchef pulls in 965,000 as Seven wins the night

Australian Women’s Weekly names Juliet Rieden as editor

NSW journalism awards to celebrate Coca-Cola Kennedy Journalist of the Year

Target follows Coles by moving media buying to OMD 6

Morning Update: CBS reboots MacGyver; Android wear 2.0; Snapchat readies algorithm; Robin Wright fights for equal pay

Electoral Commission launches Power of Paper campaign to educate voters 1

‘Marketers must help agencies, not dilute them’ says industry author 1

Fashion and digital brands to premiere first ever VR live-streaming event for Fashion Week 1

Pandora’s Nicole McInnes resigns weeks after signing brand’s biggest ever sponsorship deal

Pitch Watch: Village Roadshow decides media; Hipages seeks creative; Blackmores and CCA go below the line

Brand New Media assets and trade marks for sale by administrators 4

Ensemble appoints Ten creative director Michael Stanford as MD 1

Seven Year Switch finale draws 903,000, out-rating launch of Nine’s Britain’s Got Talent