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First day-night test proves hit for Nine with Australia victory dominating the weekend’s TV 1

Cummins & Partners hires RGA’s Rebecca Bezzina as managing director for Sydney office 21

Pitch Watch: Tourism Australia opens media pitch; plus PVH Brands; Michael Cassel Group and Monash University 3

Morning Update: ISIS rips off anti-smoking ad; Clarkson’s new Amazon ad; Viewmaster goes VR 8

AAMI proud of its not very ‘insurancey’ business 18

AOC and News Corp sign five year partnership to bring the games and advertisers to Aussies 1

MFA launches ‘transparency framework’ on rebates, value banks and agency trading desks 2

Solar panel firm under scrutiny for allegedly posting fake customer reviews 6

Nine relaunches Wide World of Sport website with live scores and more video content 3

Peace breaks out as News Corp seals deal with NRL over pay TV broadcast rights

Buff bogan elves the story of a SuperCheap Christmas as heavy duty toys rule 1

ARIAs fail to sing to everyone, but in tune with Ten’s teenagers 11

Maritime Museum tests power of virtual reality as new medium poised to swamp market

Morning Update: Old Spice truce; Adele’s 25 album to be streamed eventually?; Slack’s first outdoor campaign; Aldi John Lewis spoof

Nine begins roll out of new-look channels amid increasing need to ‘fight for recognition’ 5

NRL set to announce Fox Sports deal with dedicated new 24/7 channel 3

Masters marketing GM departs after just 13 months as Woolies JV continues to bleed cash 4

Jessica Mauboy says ‘yay to Christmas’ in new festive ad from Target and AJF Partnership 7

Fox Sports NRL deal imminent as Nine confirms talks over sharing of rights 4

Nestlé, GSK, Westfield, Pernod Ricard and Blackmores among brands announced for Mumbrella’s Retail Marketing Summit 2

Audience for The Block finale declines again as renovation climax attracts 1.8m viewers 2

Morning Update: Go cold turkey on your phone; Daily Mail warns of tough market; Mashable’s native ad; Publishers irked at Twitter 1

John Edwards to depart Endemol Shine but retains consultancy role on Offspring 1

Krispy Kreme get creative with new ecommerce push from Digital Arts Network Sydney 6

New native rules demand ‘prominent cues’ as IAB and AANA move on commercial content 3

Marketers ‘need to cut out middle men and ask tough questions to clean up programmatic’ 3

ABC coy on Gruen’s return as broadcaster unveils its 2016 programming slate 7

LinkedIn sees the scale of personalisation grow as focus narrows on B2B support 1

X Factor audience drops as 1.204m tune in for Grand Final winner announcement on Seven 3

Morning Update: More overseas expansion for Huffington Post; Customers star in Burberry ad; Amazon Nazi symbols ‘a bad idea’

The Australian closes Climate Spectator just days before landmark Paris climate summit 4

Talking resuscitation puppet Resus Andy fronts new content series for Take Heart Australia 2

‘Mummy blogs are almost over’: Mamamia scraps network approach and launches Instagram-style app and consultancy business 38

Dedicated pay-TV awards scrapped, as ASTRA joins rest of industry in the AACTA Awards scheme 1

M&C Saatchi flies in Michael Canning as new executive creative director for Sydney office 1

Red Balloon turns around new TV campaign in a week as marketers get increasingly nimble 11

Former Mi9 executive Marc Barnett joins Bohemia in new chief operating officer role 3

Adland needs to start recruitment in year seven to help bolster diversity says I-Manifest founder 1

Final room reveals on The Block trump X Factor final performances but Seven wins the night

Entries open for CommsCon Awards 2016 with new categories for influencers and collaboration

Morning Update: New Game of Thrones poster a spoiler?; Google tests your light and dark side; Carlsberg offers best job in world

SBS ‘acutely aware of the sensitivities’ around parody mocking redundant News Corp journos 55

Final Hunger Games film topples Bond’s SPECTRE but fails to match previous openings

Reborn yet to offer rebirth for Droga5 staff after controversial call to redundant workers 18

Southern Cross Austereo shuffles Dave Cameron to head of national content role 2

News Corp axing 55 journos from newspapers 13

Cirrus Media sells all but health and wealth titles as it pursues leaner publishing strategy 8

Sportal.com.au to rebrand as Sporting News and become part of new ‘global network’ 1

Vivaki country chair Kevin Malloy to depart

60 Minutes Paris survivor interview watched by 1.15m as emotional Doctor Who farewell drops 5

High-risk heist appears to be focus of new Lexus wingsuit ad from M&C Saatchi 4

Morning Update: The weirdest Star Wars merch; the ad you can’t watch for a century; Old Navy kidnaps Snoop for Christmas 1

Help shape the future of Mumbrella in our reader survey, with a chance to win $1,000 3

Disadvantaged youngsters create #MMAD4U campaign with backing from UnLtd

Realview apologises for ‘Mobile explodes killing publisher’ marketing email in wake of terror attacks 4

Foxtel’s chief marketer Ed Smith to depart 9

Pitch Watch: iiNet moves media; 21st Century Fox pitch shortlist; Will Optus drag into new year?; Ikea pitches public relations 1

CMOs warn agencies be careful what you wish for when small shops chase big business 2

Unskilled managers contributing to the lack of diversity in the ad industry argues Paul Fishlock 7

Gogglebox continues to rise on slow Thursday 6

Agencies need to stop ignoring procurement as its influence continues to grow in marketing 17

Morning Update: South Park takes on ad blocking; Spotify to give 6 months parental leave; Subway’s Jared jailed for 15 years

Ten unveils plans for new Australian version of Survivor amid fuller 2016 programming slate 3

Aussie startup scores a knockout after betting entire budget on UFC fighter Holly Holm 16

Ad industry has lost sense of purpose and focus on creativity says AMV founder Peter Mead 14

Mediavest poaches Peter Butler from IPG Mediabrands to lead new Melbourne push

Paris terror raids help news top night while 638,000 tune for Celebrity Apprentice finale

ABC to live stream main channel while TV boss takes aim at actors’ union over broadcast rights 9

NAB reveals the hidden wonders of credit cards with a little help from a random mouse 7

Fennessys on decision to stay: ‘We decided to jump off but then had fresh conversation’ 2

Morning Update: Bill Murray’s Netflix Christmas; Water brand tells millennials to live life; Facebook launches crowdfunding platform

Appletiser bubbles up with new campaign offering itself as a Christmas alternative 3

Media Watch’s critique of new TV rules lacked appropriate ‘context’ claims media watchdog 3

John Edwards: ‘The Australian production sector has run itself into a stagnant billabong’ 13

Ten CEO declares ‘we’re running our own race’ as he teases six new shows to go to air in 2016 5

Future of big films relies on global co-operation argues Hollywood producer Paula Wagner

The Biggest Loser swells with largest audience of the season for second makeover episode

US parenting site Mumtastic launches into ‘saturated’ Australian parenting market 4

Morning Update: Amazon’s adorable miniature horse; Guardian to stem ad blocking; The end of the lads’ mag era in the UK 3

Screen Australia boss points to ad-funded streaming models as future for industry 9

Optus pulls Arabic advertising poster from shopping mall in the wake of threats to staff 26

Streaming service Stan’s content boss admits ‘we underestimated the brand power of Netflix’ 9

SBS to sell first programatic slots with unnamed free-to-air network in next fortnight 1

Osher Gunsberg joins Hit105 Brisbane team and ABC Sydney’s Linda Mottram signs off 3

Rdio set to shut up shop after Pandora buys struggling music service’s global operation 1

Leo Burnett Sydney CEO: staffer’s Facebook threat to freelancer was ’emotional response’ 31

The Biggest Loser makeovers boosts audience as primetime cricket trumps the X Factor

Media Watch slams changes to TV code favouring advertisers, dubs ACMA a ‘watchpuss’ 7