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SBS in ‘early stages’ of development for second season of documentary Struggle Street 5

Westpac and Airbnb unveil ‘partnership’ flagged in carefully-scripted Twitter conversation 5

Patties Party Pies channels 2001: A Space Odyssey with claim to be ‘Best Snack Ever’ 2

Russel Howcroft outrates Sam Frost as Gruen gets a bigger audience than The Bachelorette 6

PacMags to run Girlfriend and Total Girl under one editor following merger of editorial teams

Google launches Accelerated Mobile Pages in move to drive faster content 2

Morning Update: Bob Dylan goes on the couch with IBM; Lorry immigrant ad censured; Paid v earned media – who’s winning the battle? 2

Cinema business AHL hires News Corp executive Joe Pullos as director of sales 4

Video network firm clears path for brands to license viral content for marketing campaigns

WPP ups stake in STW Communications 6

Ooh Media boss challenges marketers to move away from outdoor stunts and embrace digital 3

Delayed first mobile audience data shows Viber more popular than Snapchat and WhatsApp 3

Bonds gets ballsy with new underwear marketing campaign featuring talking testicles 13

800 words and X Factor still rule for Seven despite audience declines for both shows 5

Renovation rumble: Paint brands go to war with some colourful marketing efforts 1

Job site Indeed continues ad push by showing how robots, rock n roll and soccer are made 1

Morning Update: Fox News anchor slams Australia’s lack of freedom on guns; Apple green lights app ad blocker; Maccas’ all day brekky push

‘The strategy’s changed’: Rove addition to 2DayFM signals new direction says Guy Dobson 10

News Corp’s director of digital strategy and sales Neil Robinson joins ROKT for NY role 6

Dan & Maz dumped from 2DayFM breakfast as Southern Cross Austereo turns to Rove 4

Griffith University blames Google and media agency Ikon after ads appear on piracy sites 17

Cadbury targets singles market signing up its ‘deliciously ugly’ Picnic bar to Tinder 2

FX channel brings out the dead – and ice cream – in marketing stunt at Sydney Opera House 1

Australia Post urges small businesses to ‘take on the world’ in new GPY&R campaign 5

Volkswagen continues ‘You’ll want to tell everyone’ campaign amid emissions scandal 7

Yellow Tail wine aims to ‘cut through the beige’ with first TV campaign from Ikon Group Sydney 3

Online security firm hires NFL star Jarryd Hayne as ambassador to help tackle cyberbullying

Australian Story the most watched non-news program as X Factor draws 948,000

Meshel Laurie replacing Jane Hall on Kiis 101.1 with Chrissie Swan moving to her Nova seat 1

Morning Update: Aniston’s Emirates nightmare; Emap brand axed; Bud Light creates e-fridge

Rove to return to Australian airwaves? 6

Entrepreneurs admit they are difficult clients as they expect more from agencies for less

Blockbuster NRL grand final peaks at 4.2m and grabs a bigger national audience than AFL 16

AFL grand final becomes most watched show of the year so far but down on 2014 numbers 3

How much does it cost to get an NRL and AFL grand final TV advertising spot?

Brett Clegg handed News Corp community papers as John Webster returns to run Tassie 1

‘How did I get here?’ asks a gay club raving granny in new Fitness First campaign 8

Fairfax Media extends its events reach by buying Australian Openair Cinemas

Sponsors gear up for bumper weekend of sport with real time marketing holding key to success

Pitch Watch: Optus/Virgin Mobile; PVH Brands; RMIT; Australian Pork; Mediapalooza

SBS reporter sacked over Anzac Day tweets given permission to sue broadcaster 5

Rhyming voiceover returns to Victoria Bitter TV ads following controversial axing 11 years ago 6

William Hill pushes on with In Play promotions with new ad for AFL and NRL finals blitz

Nine’s Footy Show grand final spectaculars dominate night as The Bachelorette drops off 2

ARN starts to shake up its Melbourne Kiis station dumping breakfast presenter Jane Hall 10

Morning Update: Amazon bans Chromecast sales; The Martian potato stunt; Facebook intros phone buying; Human chew toys 2

News.com.au appoints commercial content editor from UBank to drive native strategy 3

A sinister black swan menaces people into choosing its dip in new campaign 14

Momentum Energy is ‘like wombat droppings’ claims company in first campaign from RAPP 10

Tourism Australia begins shoot for $40m aquatic and coastal marketing campaign 4

Facebook now requiring $50,000 monthly spend on ecommerce sites wanting local support 7

Publish Awards finalists revealed with NewsLifeMedia leading the pack

Branded content platform Outbrain appoints Sigrid Kirk as head of Engage product 2

Bauer Media dives into music streaming space with Cleo branded channel on Guvera platform 2

Today beats Sunrise despite Bieber Island broadcast while The Bachelorette gains again 7

Timber oil firm kicks off ‘decking season’ with spots at MCG during AFL Grand Final

Final speaker lineup revealed for Mumbrella’s branded entertainment conference BEfest 1

‘Die young, as late as possible’: Movember unveils colourful awareness campaign

Morning Update: Facebook u-turns on blind ad; Sorrell on Mediapalooza; How VW squandered its legacy; KMart’s ridiculous Xmas ad

Domain branded entertainment series pokes fun at residents of well-to-do Sydney suburb 10

Bloggers turning to sponsored content despite only 12 per cent viewing their blog as work

Mystery surrounds decision to freeze popular finalists out of X Factor TV broadcasts 4

Slingshot picks up former senior PHD executive Angela Feruglio to run Melbourne office

SBS launching food channel to capture younger female demographic and generate profits 6

ACMA finds Ten breached privacy rules by identifying man who refused a DNA test

Business Insider Australia to remain unchanged despite sale to German publisher Axel Springer

Toyota channels Top Gear challenge as it puts new Hilux on trial in AFL grand final campaign

Junkee Media offloads LGBTI community hub SameSame to Evo Media for undisclosed sum 1

800 Words and X Factor hold strong for Seven

Morning Update: Facebook bans sight loss ad; Twitter to go beyond 140; Heineken 007 tie-up

Media stocks take a dive with Ten, Prime and Seven West Media the worst punished shares

Private Media CEO departs as Crikey publisher moves to ‘leaner and more agile’ structure 4

University of Melbourne builds online content platform led by former Herald Sun journalist

British advertising legend Peter Mead to open SAGE – Secrets of Agency Excellence conference, as program is revealed

Underchunders and Hills hoists: US pants given Aussie slang briefing in Best & Less launch 2

Perth radio ratings: Mix94.5 loses breakfast crown as 96FM struggles ahead of Kiis rebrand

Brisbane radio ratings: Howson tops breakfast as HitFM builds strongly on back of drive

Melbourne radio ratings: Kiis posts big drop as FoxFM pulls clear at top of FM market 2

Adelaide radio ratings: Hit107 edges closer to Mix as Hamish and Andy grow drive audience

Brownlow Medal broadcast proves a winner for Seven with more than a million tuning in 1

Sydney radio ratings: Hamish and Andy post minimal drive time boost as 2DayFM slips back 10

Morning Update: The arrogance of iPhone; WWE tops YouTube; This ad is what’s wrong with advertising; Hip Hop dominates streaming

Jules Lund hopes to create micro-endorsement marketing model with influencer app Tribe 9

Pan grabs $2m on opening weekend but Everest still towers over the box office

Nine to broadcast NRL grand final in HD 4

Laurie Oakes – Complacent media needs to fight harder against threats to press freedom

Elizabeth Minogue ends 12 years at MCN taking new role as executive general manager of REA 2

Melbourne Racing Club ditches fizz and fashion to put the horse at the centre of new campaign 4