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ACCC launches court action against Woolworths for ‘unconscionable conduct’ against suppliers 9

Red Jelly’s Tasmania road safety speeding awarness campaign shows its shattering impact 3

Dannii Minogue is latest celebrity face to appear for Target as its focus turns to summer 2

Qantas opts for two independent agencies on three-strong creative agency roster 11

Mad Max: Fury Road named Best Film while Peter Allen miniseries takes home five AACTAs 2

Viewers bemoan amount of ads on catch up TV services but like fact they are free, finds study 18

Tabcorp strikes agreement with News Corp to set up new punting venture in the UK 1

The Biggest Loser gains pulling in more than 1m metro viewers for winner announcement 2

Marketing and media chiefs from Mondelez, Ebay, Big W and Reckitt Benckiser added to the Mumbrella Retail Marketing Summit program 1

Fairfax Media teams up with Facebook as first local publisher on Instant Articles platform 2

Morning Update: Twitter plays with timelines; The Trump Star Wars mashup is here; Facebook peddles VR to buyers 1

Guardian Australia rejects The Australian’s claims it has two years to prove commercial viability 12

Rebellious Christmas elves create Harley-Davidson tricycle in social push for bike brand

Weet-Bix eyes more social media competitions after surprise success of Messy Kids search 1

Pitch Watch: Foxtel’s new roster; Compare the Market; Menulog; Procter & Gamble 2

Outdoor buying platform Site Tour relocates to UK leading to shake up in local operation 1

Cummins & Partners steps in to lead CGU’s Tropfest rescue mission 6

HIV charity makes the battle to end the spread of the disease personal in latest campaign 5

Women urged to eat more beef in new Meat & Livestock Australia content campaign 3

Ten ‘extremely disappointed’ with Nielsen after ‘telco issues’ delay Biggest Loser finale numbers 1

Morning Update: World Surf League plays on unpredictability in first ad; Nike signs LeBron James lifetime deal; Coke marketing shakeup

How collaboration saved our bacon (and your invitation to be part of the next Mumbrella360)

Ad wrap: Compare the Market does Christmas; plus ING Direct, Nimble, Bulla and Woolworths

Mediacom’s affiliate office in Adelaide rebrands under the banner of rivals Carat 5

Biggest Loser trainer calls for content re-think but insists passion for the show remains intact 27

The Biggest Loser pulls 726,000 ahead of finale but can’t beat ABC’s new Back Roads show

Madeleine McCann family spokesman Clarence Mitchell to headline fourth CommsCon

New Edelman boss wants to make agency one of Australia’s best places to work 1

Morning Update: Backlash after IBM asks women to hack a hairdryer; Cindy Gallop has her say on Publicis restructure 1

Fairfax Media restructures Hunter community titles, appoints one editor for three newspapers

Performance and programmatic companies aim for lead agency role with creative push 1

Ron Howard’s epic whale tale In the Heart of the Sea becalmed at the box office

Coles closes free Baby & Toddler magazine 1

Urban List accused of misleading advertisers with press release about audience size 12

News Corp acquires 25 per cent stake in tradespeople classifieds website hipages 1

Stevie Wonder and Andra Day star in tech-lite Christmas ad for Apple 1

Christmas with the Australian Women’s Weekly down on last year and beaten by The Force 1

Tourism Victoria turns to guided Periscope tours for latest Melbourne-based push 3

Malcolm Turnbull to spend more than $1bn on new scheme to promote Australian innovation 7

Morning Update: Sad grandpa transformed in Pornhub Xmas ad; Youtube star: buying clicks ‘lying to yourself’; Bad boy of pharma hits back 1

M&C Saatchi win top prize at B&T Awards for second year as Carat takes media agency gong 10

Tropfest saved as new sponsor steps in 8

PayPal Australia marketer Liz Lord promoted to Asia Pacific digital marketing role 3

Wendy Harmer and Christine Anu in amid ABC radio personnel changes 17

Surf Life Saving Australia lawyers review ‘un-Australian’ lifeguards ad for refugee charity 4

McDonald’s lets fans help a hot chip detective solve crimes in new major Loaded Fries push 10

Fiat Chrysler global CMO says brand purpose not scale key to success in crowded market 1

Seven’s brand funded show Air Rescue returns strongly helping the channel win the night 1

The Conscience Organisation returns to management ownership as STW sells out 3

Australia trading more ad inventory through programmatic than US says new data provider 1

Morning Update: Volvo Trucks lets a 4-year-old drive; Uber raises more billions; Coke CMO flits to Subway; Star Wars goes VR 2

Greyhound expose wins top honour at Walkleys 1

‘Not their finest hour’: Union reacts as Fairfax execs brief newsrooms on Drive.com.au plans 8

Nine names Laing as new MD after successfully leading NRL negotiations 3

James Greet joins full service agency Cummins & Partners to lead major media push 11

Credit ratings companies go to court in case which could change search marketing 4

Pitch Watch: Qantas starts creative search; Kinetic Super; Gold Coast Commonwealth Games seeks partners; NRL moves creative 4

People moves: JWT’s new ECD; Mediacom loses Littlewood; Urban reboots; Stan’s new marketer 8

Virgin Mobile ‘auditions’ Entourage star Kevin Dillion to promote tie-up with Presto 5

Cindy Gallop to speak at Mumbrella360 while PwC’s 2016 Entertainment and Media Outlook will be launched as closing keynote 1

Nine shifts Qantas funded Ready for Takeoff to Wednesday and sees audience soar

Bauer Media set to wind up distribution business Network Services early next year 1

Morning Update: BBC creates Sprout Boy; Yahoo eyes Mayer’s future; Thai printer leaves out derogatory NY Times story

Marketer’s group rejects report claiming advertising self-regulation getting lax on kids 2

GPY&R and Ideaworks deny creative merger: ‘They’re sitting and working together’ 8

Mark Zuckerberg pledges 99% of his Facebook shares to family charity after birth of daughter 8

Paul Whittaker named as new editor-in-chief of The Australian as Chris Mitchell retires 10

Pitch Watch: Daimler/Mercedes-Benz settles media; Whybins favourite for Virgin Mobile?; Magnum wins MorSol 5

Home and Away most-watched non-news show as The Biggest Loser wins across demos

Dumb Ways to Die only Aussie ad among 20 most popular of 21st Century so far 5

Morning Update: Guardian reveal’s media’s most powerful; Has Pirelli calendar shifted the brand?; Sponsors muscle up to FIFA

Ad wrap: Victoria Bitter launches its new cricket campaign; Lego and Woolworths celebrate Christmas; plus Ford and Nimble 1

Reborn moves in female-oriented agency Sister in bid to make ads relevant to women 19

Amanda Gome departing ANZ after two years 2

Daily Telegraph issues correction over wrong drug death pic other publishers refused to run 4

David Gerrie takes on chief operating officer role to unite Ikon’s disparate offices 11

Junk food ad regulation a ‘charade’ says Obesity Policy Coalition report calling for action 4

Early finish to cricket leads to quiet evening dominated by news as non-ratings period bites

Impact of EPL loss is overstated within industry due to number of ex-pats says MCN sales boss 28

‘Millennials think news is free and ads are annoying, they need to understand that journalists need to get paid,’ says Xaxis boss 9

Morning Update: Coke’s Brazilian Christmas; Where are the power elite now; Amazon times new drone ad for Thanksgiving

The Daily Telegraph used picture of wrong woman as drug overdose victim on front page 19

Hunger Games holds onto top position as Hotel Transylvannia sequel debuts at third place

Telstra appoints Optus’ Michelle Gara as executive director of Telstra Media 10

Barry O’Brien backs new ‘hybrid’ telco startup Ovo to be as disruptive as Netflix 6

Digital industry association AIMIA seeks to be wound up after going into administration 14

KFC brings back ‘accidentally authentic’ Home Cricket Ground cricket campaign 10

MFA CEO says ‘market forces will be the policeman’ on transparency code of conduct 3