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Social media agency Society names Simone Blakers as MD eight months after last boss left 3

Morning Update: Uber gets new logo; Google to delete 1.3m pages; T-Mobile’s new Super Bowl ad; Priceline ads show ‘road not taken’

Dentsu Aegis poaches Mindshare’s head of digital Erica Kokiw for new role with Amplifi 4

Toyota’s flood-fording 4WD breaches standards and undermines government messages: ASB 6

Qantas hunts for new influencer talent in partnership with The Remarkables Group 6

Pitch Watch: Sony Pictures; Village Roadshow; Energy Australia; Frucor; Taubmans

News Corp hires Fairfax’s Vicki Aristidopoulos and promotes sales director Sharb Farjami 8

Woolworths no longer Australia’s most valuable brand as Telstra surges to take #1 spot 5

My Kitchen Rules tops ratings on return as I’m a Celebrity beats Australia’s Got Talent

Hit Network drops Scoopla and extends Hamish & Andy show in evening programming reshuffle 7

Tamara Howe, Kellogg’s new CMO aims to lift share of snack food and extended breakfast 5

Morning Update: How CMO’s feel when their Super Bowl ad airs; Car firms considers renaming Zica car; Netflix’s weird new comedy

The Australian editor Clive Mathieson resigns to join Mike Baird’s office as strategic advisor 4

Robert De Niro film Dirty Grandpa tops box office as Star Wars clears $90m takings hurdle 1

Newsmodo to provide content support to the National Basketball League for season 2015/16 2

Vodafone targets travellers with Qantas Frequent Flyers deal and free NZ roaming 3

Number of Australians not watching commercial TV doubles in seven years to 14.9 per cent 11

Parker & Partners names Vincent Sheehy as director of government relations

Woolworths drops Leo Burnett Sydney for M&C Saatchi to handle supermarket creative 34

APN Outdoor signs on as first official outdoor media partner of Australian Olympic Committee

Bauer has ‘no plans’ to close Shop Til You Drop magazine despite axing its website presence

TV Industry looks to launch trade marketing body for both commercial and pay-TV 4

I’m a Celebrity draws 1.324m for 2016 season debut but is beaten by the men’s Australian Open final 6

News Corp aims to improve children’s literacy levels with national Dr. Seuss promotion 5

Morning Update: Subaru tests on dogs; Nikon photo comp winner ‘Photoshopped’; Vice ‘remaking’ TV ad model

Cricketer Shane Warne is among contestants revealed by Ten for I’m a Celebrity 2016 lineup 9

SCA denies it is building a ‘war chest’ to bring back Kyle and Jackie O to 2DayFM 6

Tropfest founders start $100,000 crowd-funding campaign to find ‘sustainable business model’ 4

Mumbrella360 video: Behind the Scenes of Creative Campaigns

Kellogg’s moves Special K into motivational space as the woman in the red dress steps back

Troubled streaming player Quickflix left with $659,000 in cash after $600,000 tax break 5

News Corp launch regional publishing division with plans for digital subscription offer 5

Bauer Media names Josephine Rozenberg-Clarke editor of new bi-monthly Dolly 2

Local podcast platform Whooshkaa launches aiming to help users monetise their content 3

Clemenger BBDO Melbourne digital lead Roger Box takes Google head of Melbourne agency role 2

US success sees Lynx fast track Australian release of ad celebrating individuality

‘Six days is not too long to wait’: Ten programming chief defends X-Files delay 30

More than 1.2m tune in to Australian Open to witness Federer defeated by Djokovic

KFC continues its advertising reinvention with the tale of a tradie and his dog 12

Ten only climber as Seven and Nine’s ad revenues plummet for second half of 2015 1

Morning Update: Coke meme generator gets trolled; Telco calls BS on millennial montage ads; Are The Guardian’s finances out of control? 2

Aldi moves into booze with lighthearted jab at overpriced beer and wine snobs 8

Watchdog rules against lingerie brand Honey Birdette showing bondage Santa in ads 5

Qantas signals thawing of relations with Tourism Australia with new ‘tourist’ safety video 7

MCN digital group sales director Matthew Bartlett joins Newsmodo 3

Fanta teams up with Pandora for new ‘Be More Fanta’ campaign aimed at teens and mums 1

Stan announces exclusive Showtime deal 6

711,000 viewers watched Milos Raonic win his way through to the Australian Open semi-final

Beyond Productions and Ensemble join forces in new VR long-form content partnership 1

Morning Updates: Instagram duped by fake Apple ad; Oprah tweet sees Weight Watchers stock jump 23%; Buzzfeed sued for $11m 1

Design guru Mike Monteiro claims schools to blame for greedy, under-skilled generation 6

Yahoo7 audience boss: ‘Marketers should not dismiss mobile apps, they need better user data’ 3

Nine begins roll-out of catch-up and streaming service 9Now and registration system My9 21

Maximus faces growing public outrage over new ‘insensitive’ Australia Day campaign 23

OzTAM sets February 7 launch date for its delayed online TV ratings service 6

FleishmanHillard promotes Jenna Orme to general manager following account wins 5

Influencers to get dedicated stream at Mumbrella’s CommsCon conference 1

Y&R Group names Phil McDonald new group CEO of ANZ as Jason Buckley departs 2

Aussie start-up Unlockd launches bill-reducing mobile ad platform with Boost Mobile in US

GroupM goes around the IAB to forge 9 separate publisher agreements on viewability 8

Twenty/20 delivers easy win for Nine as Australia Day broadcast underperforms for Ten 7

Morning Update: New video tells ad industry to stop objectifying women; Is Twitter doomed?; Droga5 wins AdAge agency of the year

Tourism Australia pushes ‘how it feels’ to visit using virtual reality for global marketing push 10

Ad man David Mattingly among Australia Day honours with Lisa Wilkinson and Mel Doyle 9

Seven West Media CEO Tim Worner says media reform is possible if reduced TV licence fees are also negotiable 6

David Jones enlists Sydney Dance Company performers for next instalment of #itsinyou 4

Australia shows love for The Hateful Eight, propelling Tarantino film to top of the box office

PR Edge to tackle issues of gender inequality with launch of new ‘Rosie’ division 3

Fifield describes TV/radio licence fees as a ‘super profits tax’, indicates potential reform

Returned veterans get support from outdoor with Million Dollar Pitch through Ooh Media

Bonds opens pop-up store in Myer as part of new campaign for its sports fashion launch

Former Telstra marketer Amanda Johnston-Pell returns to Australia with IBM role 11

Media agency execs flag concerns after major trading platform BCC AdSystems sells to rival 7

Ten nearly doubles audience for Big Bash final as sport dominates the weekend 2

303 Lowe adopts global branding of Mullen with new octopus logo and flags expansion into PR 3

Dick Smith among ex-Australians of the Year celebrating the Fred Hollows Foundation

Morning Update: Twitter tests skippable ads; New iPhone leak?; Will Bunnings’ UK launch work?; TV diversity questioned

M&C Saatchi apologises for birthday party burlesque performance 108

Optus teams up with Uber to deliver umpires for backyard cricket matches on Australia Day 2

Former radio execs launch new talent agency Connected Management 3

KFC brings Plucka Duck back to life as ‘the Surfin’ Bird’ in first ever branding campaign 67

Hewitt’s exit from the Australian Open beats the Big Bash semi-final drawing 949,000 viewers 1

Morning Update: Domino’s goes Dough to Door; Facebook to launch live sports feed; Harry Potter author bankrolls press regulator

TripleM gives ‘divisive’ former politician Mark Latham podcast and radio show ‘Lathamland’ 14

William Hill demands Herald Sun retract front-page statement over in-play betting service 11

Miranda Devine pulls plug on Sunday night’s Radio 2GB ‘The Miranda Devine Show’ 11

Ten digital boss Rebekah Horne departs for role as chief digital officer of the NRL 10

Australia’s tight cricket win draws over 1m on Nine as Kyrgios match gets 690,000 on Seven