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Citroën returns media to Vizeum after Audi appoints 303Lowe for creative

Morning Update: Delta packs latest safety video full of memes; Unilever calls Pears review 1

Audi ditches Rapp picking 303Lowe for creative duties after competitive pitch 3

Network Ten general manager Russel Howcroft appointed to the board of Enero 5

Streaming service Quickflix raises $775,000 for ‘working capital’ in latest investment round 7

Daily Mail pulls Foxtel ads after ‘comedy’ priests appeared on Catholic sex abuse articles 8

APN News & Media pushes integrated offering to media buyers in Upfronts style event 1

KiisFM boss warns returning Hamish and Andy are ‘no silver bullet’ for rival Hit Network 3

Marketers failing on social media as customers want offers not conversation claims study 23

The fight for PR turf, secrets of successful campaigns, free speech and ad bans to be discussed at Mumbrella360 2

NSW Blues fans provide ammunition for rousing team-talk in second ‘Fuel the Fire’ campaign 2

Max Uechtritz to depart as Seven closes investigation unit amid newsroom cuts 2

Fairfax to axe journos from AFR, The Age and Sydney Morning Herald according to reports 26

UK ‘poverty porn’ less appealing to viewers than Struggle Street as Wonderland boosts on finale 1

Pizza Hut predicts online sales bonanza as TV push kicks off to promote Visa Checkout deal 1

Morning update: Pizza Hut goes after selfies; Spotify expands; New crowdfunded newspaper

Publishers’ obsession with CPM is diluting ad effectiveness claims Pandora digital ad guru 2

Seven in consultation with staff amid new redundancy round within its newsroom 2

Yahoo7 poaches Daily Mail Australia assistant editor Simon Wheeler as head of editorial 5

Tax Office launches ‘is this fair?’ social campaign in bid to unmask tax dodging firms 10

Val Morgan Outdoor and Energizer batteries team up for interactive table tennis activation

Marketers missing out on movie mania as brands stick to tried and tested sport formula 8

Former Commbank CMO Andy Lark rekindles relationship with M&C Saatchi at Xero 6

APN announces it will launch paywalls for its regional newspapers 1

NGO urges Australians to take action with ‘refugees are scum’ social experiment 34

Love Child grabs biggest audience of series as Masterchef stays dominant

21st Century Fox pitches media globally, confirming $30m local spend included in pitch

Rugby star Nick ‘Honey Badger’ Cummins learns survival skills in content campaign for MLA 8

Morning Update: KFC resurrects Colonel Sanders; Gluten Free duck; YouTube holds ad contest 2

AGL pushes its expertise in solar products in new campaign from CHE Proximity 10

20th Century Fox sounds out media agencies ahead of possible $30m media pitch 3

We Are Social Sydney hunts for new managing director after founder Julian Ward exits

Cash Converters takes aim at online competitors in new campaigns from 303Lowe Perth

Truffle hunting pig used to represent inquisitive Skoda buyers in first ad from DDB Sydney 15

M&C Saatchi names Ogilvy global executive David Dahan as Melbourne managing director 6

Alphabet Media goes into administration five months after shutting Australian office

Quickflix calls trading halt as troubled streaming player seeks new capital raising 6

60-strong panel of experts kicks off four days of Mumbrella Awards judging 1

Married at First Sight cracks 1m viewers on debut for Nine as NRL beats Game of Thrones 6

Morning update: Mad Men finale round-up; Miserable duck smiles again in Cadbury TV ad

Sky News shakes up line up with Peter Van Onselen moving to daytime show 5

Mad Max: Fury Road tops weekend box office 30 years after last instalment 5

Korean newspaper boss: Publishers should look at untapped potential of chat apps

Fashion blogger Nadia Fairfax stars in OGX campaign from Foundation

Foxtel launches no contract option while its streaming service Presto hunts for new CEO 15

Former SBS reporter Scott McIntyre lodges legal action over Anzac Day tweet sacking 20

OMA warns Sydney council plans for outdoor ads will hurt economy and are ‘unlawful’ 5

Captain Risky undettered by ASB ruling, new ad sees daredevil jetpack jousting

NSW fans more vocal on social than Victorians for A League grand final claims study

Sponsors come on board with SBS as Australia goes for glory in Eurovision Song Content

Greenpeace posts warning of Reef devastation in new global advertising campaign 2

SMI: Seven regains top spot in market share as paid advertising continues to rise 1

Banned: Graphic anti-Halal pamphlet, a gun-toting Winnie the Pooh and sex shop billboard 4

DDB Melbourne targets people who avoid getting health insurance in campaign for Ahm

Seven’s Catching Milat watched by 1.387m as 315,000 watch A-League grand final on SBS 9

Morning Update: Jean-Claude Van Damme in ad for Coors Light; P&G to review media planning and buying across North America

How to win awards, get PR, improve your LinkedIn profile, pick the right programmatic model and stay the right side of the law among this year’s Mumbrella360 masterclasses

Southern Cross Austereo ex-Nova head of ideas Wade Kingsley for similar role 2

Woolworths announces abrupt departure of chief marketing officer Tony Phillips 26

Vale Channel Nine Perth group business manager Helen Filov 2

MEC retains SA Government campaign account and wrestles ‘functional’ element from Starcom

Tourism New Zealand sticks with 100% Pure marketing in launch of new global campaign 4

News Corp marketing boss: Fragmentation of TV is an ‘outstanding opportunity’ for publishers 3

Downton Abbey grabs huge time shifted audience as Masterchef holds strong for Ten

Dan Murphy’s puts focus on ‘local heroes’ in month-long campaign from Red Jelly 1

APN CEO Michael Miller: Some publishers are ‘giving up too early’ on paywalls 1

Morning update: Brand asks people to literally watch paint dry; Sexist beer ads need rethink

ABCs: Education sales drop sees Fairfax digital subs down on last quarter as print slides again 11

ABCs: Zoo Weekly withdrawn from audit as women’s weeklies take brunt of declines 3

Southern Cross Austereo Perth creative wins top gong at Siren Awards for Allpest campaign 4

Hangout with CEO of news subscription aggregator Inkl on the state of the news media 2

Ikon Sydney goes full service with STW closing Moon Communications after 20 years 15

Video bosses to talk state of streaming at Mumbrella360 1

SBS blames government budget cuts as it walks away from industry body Freeview 3

Fairfax content marketing boss: Ad revenue yet to follow consumer over to mobile platforms 2

Porn star Eva Lovia lends support to cancer cause in M&C Saatchi awareness campaign 6

Shortlist revealed for Mumbrella Awards 2015 7

Online business site Quartz warns publishers to ‘hold strong’ on mobile yields

New York Times: Apple Watch attracting more mobile readers and driving newsroom changes 1

Air New Zealand turns to world’s top surfers in airline’s latest inflight safety video

Quickflix inks Presto content deal which appears to bypass warrant held by rival Stan 6

Leo Burnett lands Big W account from Saatchi & Saatchi with task of ‘repositioning’ brand 4

Struggle Street falls away for SBS but still outshines House Rules and Reno Rumble 3

Australian media executive Robert Whitehead receives INMA lifetime achievement award 2

Morning update: Heidi Klum designs underwear website; Milk brand creates quirky hero

Washington Post says publishers can have mass audience and paywall, but content needs to be discoverable

Kate McClymont: ‘New media doesn’t yet have the capacity to hold the powerful to account’ 5

Facebook launches Instant Articles with Buzzfeed and The Guardian among first partners 5