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‘Perfect storm’ of problems forces Brand New Media into administration and out of TV4ME 16

NRMA provides drivers ways to Wave Goodbye to Road Rage in new animated effort 3

ANZ’s first-to-market launch of Apple Pay step one in new brand marketing direction

Pitch Watch: Simplot seeks new agency; Tabcorp looks to consolidate agencies 2

Seven’s House Rules sheds 112,000 metro viewers on second outing as Nine wins night 1

Survey finds 90% of APAC web users would consider using ad blockers, ad tech firm suggests ‘polite advertising’ as a solution 6

Morning Update: The Sun to face trial over hacking; Pepsi launches emojis in 100 5-second ads; Twitter now a news site; KL logo ‘a hoax’

Outdoor body calls on governments to ditch regulation and embrace ‘vision’ for city planning 1

Frucor drafts X-Men star Evan Peters for latest ad in ‘massive hit’ campaign for V 1

Movember Foundation and Grill’d encourage men to catch up with a mate on May 8 18

WIN loses bid to get 9Now live streaming service banned from its broadcast area 6

Peter Meakin steps into ‘consultancy’ role with John Choueifate promoted to head of news 1

SBS confirms season two of Struggle Street 2

Focus on people and diversity unveiled for Mumbrella360 conference program 3

Kiis admits its Sydney FM breakfast show Kyle and Jackie O pay for celebrity interviews 3

SaleCycle launches Australian push with appointment of chief revenue officer 1

Radio industry boss: ‘Streaming will never replace radio but the future must be hybrid’ 16

Married at First Sight finale cracks 1m metro viewers as House Rules launches with 718,000 1

ANZ first to offer Apple Pay to Australians as bank marketing war moves to payment 4

Broadsheet completes expansion to Adelaide, Brisbane and Perth with editor appointments 3

Morning Update: W+K unsweetens Mother’s Day; Pandora’s plan for reinvention; What’s hot at NewFronts; Netflix Asia progress ‘limited’

Mumbrella360 video: Post-hype – understanding the technology trends

Clemenger and GPY&R announce two senior management appointments in Brisbane 7

Myer stitches up its Mother’s Day campaign with a personalised message 3

Australian Rugby Union dives into data in new deal with sports marketing group Perform 5

Nick Behr managing director of Vizeum departs 8

Daily Mail Australia claims fourth place in Nielsen top 10 news sites for March 7

Dentsu Aegis merges ApolloNation and Team Epic into new ‘brand and lifestyle’ agency MKTG 3

Tourism Australia’s push into virtual reality pays real life dividends with 64% higher engagement 2

My Kitchen Rules finale draws 1.969m for winner announcement, down on last year 5

Pitch Watch: McDonald’s reviews PR; Coca-Cola pitches experiential; Uber searches for PR agency; Ikea appoints new PR agency; Banjo wins big

Morning Update: YouTube reveals Bumper Ads; APAC consumers want ‘generous’ brands; what does Bloomberg’s creative ad director do?

Bauer Media names Cosmopolitan deputy editor Claire Askew as new editor 7

Schweppes hunts for new head marketer as McKinna departs for new horizons

Bauer Media seeking new owner for Auto Action 2

Ardmona continues drive to connect farmers with consumers in new ‘buy local’ campaign 7

Quickflix appoints administrators after negotiations with Stan fail to reach agreement 9

Mark Buckman returns to Australia as MD of customer and retail to drive Foxtel 17

Sports Marketing Summit topics unveiled including Big Bash, E-sports, gambling, athletes panel, and when to ditch a sponsorship

You’re Back in The Room finishes with 565,000 viewers, well down on initial debut

Cha Time goes global with ad mocking slightly familiar Asian dictator 4

REA buys Flatmates.com.au for $25m and signals an international expansion 1

Morning Update: Digital media caught in a ‘crap trap’; Facebook filters the news; would you buy a gay turtle?; the influential women of media 2

Watchdog bans Sir Walter’s sausage, arguing it ‘endorses bullying and aggressive behaviour’ 2

Sky News announces it will launch dedicated election channel for 2016 Federal Election 2

60 Minutes admits ‘we made mistakes’, with 746,000 tuning in to watch tearful reunions 7

Grand mufti sues Daily Telegraph over depiction of him as the three ‘unwise’ monkeys 9

Apple, Chevron and JP Morgan targeted in new Get Up! TV campaign on tax avoidance 7

Whitepages ‘Flappy Man’ tells businesses ‘you don’t need gimmicks to get found’ 3

Hawthorn v Adelaide sees 608,000 tune in, while Broncos v Rabbitohs draws 476,000

Turnbull ‘may know more than he is saying’ about illegal 60 Minutes child snatch in 1980s

2DayFM’s Rove and Sam get national highlights program across the Hit Network 5

Ad Wrap: Seven gears up for Olympics; Allianz wants to poach rival insurer’s customers 2

ASB unimpressed with pizza theft in McCain ad 4

BWM Dentsu hires DDB Melbourne’s Simon Bagnasco as executive creative director

VB scraps Droga5’s ANZAC Day ‘Raise a Glass’ fundraising campaign after seven years 4

Bauer exec reveals battles with incoming new boss previous time they worked together

Ten’s Gogglebox dips again but performs well across the demos as Seven wins the night 3

Omo creates smart clothes peg in an effort to make washing less of a chore 17

Morning Update: Snapchat adds ‘purple rain’ filter to honour Prince; Video – JTW ex-CEO makes rape joke; Time’s 100 influential people

Uber wins against Taxi Council over misleading ads, claiming ride-share service ‘unsafe’ 3

OMD hires chief strategy officer Lee Ramsay

Banjo charts the journey to becoming a White Lady in funeral home’s first work in 12 years 5

Ninemsn launches travel website Elsewhere in partnership with Flight Centre 1

Fairfax Media saves 20 jobs, to cut 100 jobs and offer redundancies to news, business staff 1

D&AD delivering for Australian agencies as Leo Burnett and M&C win for multiple clients 1

Australian Government launches campaign aimed at reducing domestic violence 4

Ogilvy PR signs affiliate deals with New Zealand PR firms to create Trans-Tasman network

Network Ten posts half-yearly profit of $13.5m 1

My Kitchen Rules and Criminal Minds push Seven to dominate all demos last night 1

Journalists rank job future prospects as most unstable in national study of job security

Nine’s review into 60 Minutes’ case to be led by former A Current Affair and 60 Minutes bosses 18

MCN announces shake-up in senior ranks, promotes Nick Young to national sales director 4

PacMags’ CEO Peter Zavecz rules out creating digital arm to house digital assets

Morning Update: Coke’s ‘one brand’ confusion; Google faces EU charge over Android ‘abuse of dominance’; YouTube: ‘better returns than TV’ 1

Twitter rolls out top-of-feed video advertising product First View in APAC

Reports a deal has been reached in 60 Minutes Lebanon child recovery operation

Publicis growth up 8.9% after restructure, with Australia contributing just under 5%

Mumbrella360 video: Growing brands in a post-growth era

Optus signs 10-year deal to support Australian Paralympic Team, furthering sports focus

RM Williams’ new global push kicks off in regional Australia and cinemas with new ad 2

Mumbrella360 Masterclass program revealed: Influencer strategies, brand safety, attribution modelling and search marketing among topics

Leading Australians read WWI letters from the frontlines in Legacy Anzac Day campaign

Seven’s My Kitchen Rules and Seven Year Switch continue to perform across all demos

Dan Johns promoted to IPG Mediabrands’ COO; CFO Reg Davidson moves to regional role 4

Animals Australia trades horror for humour in new anti-cage eggs campaign 1

Morning Update: MullenLowe and PETA want hunters to use rubbers; Is Sorrell worth £70m?; why brands should ‘skip ads and tell stories’

Prime profits set to drop by nearly a third 1