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Half of female journos have been harassed in workplace, suggests Women In Media report 3

Nine and Fox Sports sign last minute deal to air live coverage of World T20 cricket tournament 2

Sorrell: Adland’s economic outlook is tepid 1

Telstra marketing team restructured with Kingsmill and Bateman’s roles abolished 3

Domino’s shares plummet after company drops injunction against publication of critical GPS tracker film

SMH columnist Paul Sheehan suspended following review into Arabic gang-rape column 5

Ad wrap: Target puts celebs in jeans; Holden loads up Storm Troopers; ANZ’s #equalfutures

Pitch Watch: Coles media pitch formalised; AFL media moves from Mediacom to Vizeum 5

Home and Away draws 708,000 as Ten’s I’m a Celebrity wins the key demographics 1

Fairfax Media to close BRW website with team joining new Leadership section at AFR 7

Media union argues recommended changes to invasion of privacy law are ‘unnecessary’

The Monkeys take AdNews’ Agency of the Year honours as Sean Cummins enters Hall of Fame 3

Google head of communications Annie Baxter departs to join marketing team in London

Morning Update: Bret Easton Ellis for Opera Paris; TBWA on rape culture; Oprah makes bank for Weight Watchers; celebs on Twitter

Former ABC tech editor Nick Ross appointed editor of IDG’s PC World and Good Gear Guide 3

Mumbrella360 video: Brand anthropology – Sydney Water & Japanese design philosophy

Lion looks to push the ‘0.2 Advantage’ in new campaign for low-alcohol Hahn Ultra offering 7

A Current Affair calls for stories of ‘cheap’ Asian tradies but claims segment will be ‘positive’ 26

ADMA cancels AMY Awards night and promises to replace with ‘party’ 2

Pacific Magazines appoints K-Zone editor as editor-in-chief of youth portfolio

Clemenger Sydney MD Andrew Holt leaving after 18 months following agency reshuffle 7

Mediamath local boss Stuart Bartram departs the business after 18 months in the role

R/GA London’s Remi Abayomi joins R/GA Sydney as client services director

Newsagent Mark Fletcher wants mag publishers to stop giving supermarkets ‘better price deals’

My Kitchen Rules and First Dates wins in the demographics, helping Seven win the night

Morning Update: Weirdest finance ads; top 10 Wieden + Kennedy car ads; Sorrell on zero-based budgeting; Omnicon joins with Tencent

Bauer Media appoints Claudine Hall its new head of multi-platform trade marketing

Hardie Grant relaunches Jetstar magazine 5

Tubemogul cracks down on bots in effort to ‘pass pain back up the supply chain’ 1

Press Council rolls out guidelines on reporting of domestic and family violence

Vice Sports launches with focus on filling ‘void’ of original storytelling in sports media

Vodafone commits to new course for 2016, reveals partnerships to win customers’ trust 3

News Corp promotes head of innovation Mark Drasutis to chief product officer for digital 9

Digital marketing most reliant on foreign talent while women’s salaries still lag study finds 5

IAB seeks new CEO with Alice Manners set to depart after three years in the role 5

Here Come the Habibs falls to 800,000 as Wanted audiences lifts to 962,000 viewers

One Green Bean poaches strategist Sarah May from Ogilvy and promotes new creative lead

Ad platform GumGum launches in Australia with Bauer Xcel signed as publisher partner 2

Morning Update: Reebok gives away shoes; LinkedIn debuts targeting; Facebook tracks nearby shoppers; GroupM’s most powerful man

Twitter rolls out new curated content feature Moments with sponsored version still to come

Seven lashes media reform as ‘great for deal junkies’ as rest of media welcomes changes 2

Domino’s documentary maker avoids contempt of court charge after refusing to hand over film 2

Government confirms media reforms including abolition of reach rule and two-thirds rule 2

Google Australia boss Maile Carnegie to depart for new role as ANZ head of digital 18

Saatchi & Saatchi’s OPSM Penny the Pirate campaign named most effective in the world 8

Pitch Watch: Creative agency named for Census campaign; Carsguide picks new content agency

Macquarie Media rejects suggestions it will seek extension as deadline looms to sell 2CH

QBE Insurance channels the ’80s with Blondie in new campaign from Core 2

Nine’s Academy Awards broadcast burgeons but 7Flix sees dramatic audience drop 6

The Hallway creates long-form film content for three-screen Barco Escape cinema in US

Morning Update: Samsung’s Galaxy VR Oscars ad; Burger King strikes back at McDonald’s; Spotlight editor speaks out; New Day launches

Freeview claims HbbTV is connected in 580,000 homes but refuses to provide usage figures 5

Best Picture Oscar winner Spotlight stays in top 10 but Deadpool dominates box office

Pitch Watch: Westpac leaving Mediacom; Seafolly’s new creative; Braintree gets media 6

Regional and Foxtel viewers annoyed at lack of access to Network Seven’s new 7Flix channel 40

SMH ‘unreservedly apologises’ for publishing Paul Sheehan Middle Eastern gang rape column 11

Later timeslot and big drop in audience for My Kitchen Rules helps Australia’s Got Talent build 1

Successful Sydney Sevens event signals new opportunities for rugby union marketing 7

NewsLocal rebrands and introduces specialist sections in attempt to retain readers

NBCUniversal plays down the competitive risk to Foxtel from new SVOD service Hayu

Morning Update: LinkedIn reveals Oscars ad; Ogilvy CEO departs; Mobile World Congress key issues; NBC replaces ads with branded content

Victoria shifts focus to regional areas with new tourism push three years in the making 3

Dr Karl reveals how helium nearly killed him live on television, as Hamish & Andy are criticised for doing same thing in radio prank call 3

Tropfest signs deal with EY as founder pledges to keep film festival a free community event

Domino’s wins temporary injunction against documentary about its pizza tracker technology 1

Outbrain to offer marketers ability to retarget with content rather than just display advertising 4

Weber Shandwick opens public affairs agency Powell Tate in Sydney 1

GroupM digital boss: ‘Publishers grading their own report cards will always do well’ 4

Nuffnang drives revenue for Netccentric, with sponsored post sales contributing 38%

Woolworths names former liquor boss Brad Banducci as CEO; reports first half loss $972m 8

Home and Away most-watched non-news show as Ten’s I’m a Celebrity wins in the demos

Private Media sells Women’s Agenda to launch editor and publisher Angela Priestley 4

Morning Update: McDonald’s sends customers to Burger King; Havas UK posts record profit; Google’s Project Tango; More closes

Journalists’ union condemns proposed sale of APN’s Australian Regional Media 2

More than 350 Dick Smith stores in Australia and NZ to close, with 3000 staff to go 2

‘We had no control over Daily Mail costs’ and it was unprofitable says Nine CEO on exit from JV 8

NRL dumps celebrity for social in 2016 season launch as campaign refocuses on sport 8

Pureprofile buys Effective Measure’s local contracts and consumer behavioural data

Real impact of adblocking in Australia is being overstated warn media agency execs 15

Dentsu Aegis launching new business to business agency Interprise in Sydney 3

First Dates drops quarter of its audience but Seven remains dominant thanks to MKR

Former treasurer Peter Costello to chair Nine board, as half yearly profit falls 5.1% 7

SMH columnist: I should not have written Middle Eastern rape column without fact checks 17

APN News & Media set to sell off Australian Regional Media as revenues continue to slide 5

Morning Update: Netflix doesn’t care about ratings; Anomaly gets Top Gear UK; Facebook rolls out new Likes; Instagram has 200K brands 1

Uber moves from kittens to puppies launching #uberpuppies to bring dogs to people’s desks 2

Scott urges ABC and SBS merger in Press Club address as public funding squeeze continues 6

Hal Crawford set to depart Ninemsn to take on chief news officer role with MediaWorks NZ 6