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Incoming Fairfax chairman Nick Falloon cleared to join board after radio licence mix up 2

Magazines set for royal baby bonanza with Bauer Media predicts $1m circulation boost 3

Porter Novelli appoints Tourism Australia global PR head as Sydney managing director 2

Avengers continues to dominate box office as Unfriended gets a strong start

SBS to air documentary Struggle Street despite calls from participants not to show it 42

News Corp and Daily Mail reopen hostilities over story ‘theft’ with legal letters 13

Nissan turns to Instagram video platform in campaign to promote ‘vibrancy’ of Juke 1

Don’t waste unused roof space, says Origin Energy in new campaign 3

Investigative journalist, indigenous Australians, top marketers and creative technologists join Mumbrella360 conference lineup

NBN unveils first TV ad as BWM Dentsu creative aims to shed ‘boring’ image of network 4

Dove follows up ‘Real Strength’ campaign with new ads showing the strength of masculinity

Kia collaborates with Marquee Studios to produce social media food series, Foraged 8

Magazine body disputes claim distribution changes will leave newsagents uncompetitive 7

Sunshine Coast launches next phase of migration campaign with $500,000 TV push 2

Pioneers front ANZ campaign as bank encourages customers to follow their dreams 7

News Corp quietly launches viral video website Internet Action Force as challenger to Buzzfeed 14

Logies see audience rise as Seven’s Sunday Night Nepal report tops a million viewers 1

Carrie Bickmore wins Gold Logie at fourth time of asking as Nine Network wins most gongs 2

Morning update: Samsung teams up with Avengers, brands salute defeated Pacquiao

Magna Global boss: TV networks globally must get on board with trading TV programmatically

US cable companies put on united front to showcase their digital credentials

Vice touts global expansion in news saying it can do ‘whatever the fuck we want to do’ 5

AOL agency sales boss: TV and digital video shouldn’t see each other as a threat

Sunrise host refuses to perform interview about Sunday Night Nepal segment labelling it ‘bloody disgrace’ 7

Macquarie Radio to cut 10% of staff with Fairfax execs Parker, Frangi and Forbes going 7

Suncorp Insurance ties up with US tech firm Trov to promote ‘stuffies, not selfies’

Publicis media agencies merge programmatic capabilities amid claims rivals aren’t transparent 1

Magazine distribution changes on hold as ACCC investigates whether they are uncompetitive 2

Amanda Keller, Ben Fordham, Wippa and Merrick Watts announced for Mumbrella360 1

Australia and New Zealand is WPP’s fifth largest market as Sorrell pockets $83m 2

Vevo promises better brand engagement and launches demographic report

Magna Global boss: Audience measurement players must ‘up their game’ on TV and video 1

Vevo boss claims music video streaming services are better placed to pay artists well

Elite Daily boss: ‘If Buzzfeed and Vice had a lovechild it would be us’

Seven’s Downton Abbey sinks to all-time low as ABC’s The Checkout grows audience 3

YouTube says it now has bigger 18-49 audience on mobile alone than US cable TV networks

Stan puts first original series into production with Jungleboys comedy series No Activity

Ubet focuses on the thrill of having a bet in first campaign from The Monkeys 6

Air New Zealand celebrates 75 years of flying with themed flight and themed ferry commute

Morning Update: Dick’s Sporting Goods unveils first campaign aimed at women

Reports incoming Fairfax chairman Nick Falloon facing investigation over Macquarie merger 4

Freeview names new marketing chief and closes in on creative agency appointment 3

Ten to bid for AFL and NRL rights admitting it ‘suffered’ from lack of winter sports 10

HuffPo founder: Journalism has to get away from ‘if it bleeds it leads’ mentality 3

Volvo wants to ‘make parenting look easy’ with new positioning in campaign from Grey Sydney

First Mentor Matchmaking sees 18 charities harness expertise of adland representatives 4

Special Group unveils first work for RM Williams with campaign celebrating signature boot 2

303Lowe Perth picks up WA’s P&N Bank from The Brand Agency and Meerkats

News Corp’s Tory Maguire named HuffPost Australia editor-in-chief 9

Ten reports $264m loss but claims ‘best start to ratings year since 2012’ 6

The Block: Triple Threat winner announcement down on last year but still breaks 2m viewers 1

Hulu says 2015 will be a ‘break out year’ in the US as streaming platform challenges television 4

Morning Update: Three blind women say what beauty means to them in new Dove ad

Sunday Night crew travels with Hugh Sheridan to help rescue brother in Nepal earthquake 3

New ads: Kit Kat, Booking.com, McCain, Coles for Coca-Cola Life, Kmart and Bankwest

Fiat Chrysler names Zac Loo as marketing chief following exit of Mark McCraith to Maxus 1

CUB unites beer brands for six-month loyalty push to collect more detailed customer data 10

Paul Swann: Shift from retainers to project work sees everyone ‘pedal fast to keep up’ 1

Bonds picks rapper Iggy Azalea as new ambassador ahead of major marketing push 11

Soothers pushes message it will ‘sooth any number of sore throats’ in new campaign 1

Price-driven marketing pays off for Coles and Bunnings, but Target hit by sales decline

Westfield overhauls digital ad screens and focuses on mobile tech to drive sales 3

Tatts Lotteries showcase what you could get if you won the Powerball in outdoor campaign

Video hangout: Adam Ferrier on demise of church and state, VR and global expansion 1

Maker content boss warns brands time is running out for celebrity endorsements 1

Seven West Media looks to raise up to $600m from shareholders ahead of potential reforms

We Are Social managing partner David Fairfull moves to Society as MD

The Block boosts slightly ahead of tonight’s final while Ramsay boosts audience for Seven 1

Keynote Mumbrella360 Question Time panel revealed as Robert Morgan, Mia Freedman, Darren Woolley and John Sintras

Morning Update: Song about severed fingers is actually an ad about gun violence

Bachelor winner Sam Frost to return to Ten as The Bachelorette 11

Yahoo aims for TV ad dollars with Marissa Mayer announcing slate of new shows 1

Michael Bloomberg: Modern advertising is often ‘too clever by half’ but doesn’t sell product 1

Buzzfeed founder: ‘Publishers shouldn’t care where people watch their content’ 4

New York Times focuses on premium video content and dabbles with virtual reality

#MumboReview: Paul Swann and Richard Bradley on Ford, Optus, Telstra and Anzac Day ads

Optus names customer head Vicki Brady as managing director of marketing and product

Fiat Chrysler chief marketer Mark McCraith makes surprise return to Maxus Australia 5

Naked Communications chief creative operations office Paul Ward to depart 4

Mango Sydney appoints Edelman’s Fern Canning as MD to replace Claire Salvetti 5

Leo Burnett’s Andy DiLallo joins M&C Saatchi as chief creative officer 14

Kram records special track for anti-drinking campaign from Hello Sunday Morning 5

Defence Housing Australia creates giant pin wall installation through Octagon 4

Catch-up figures show fans watch Game of Thrones on-the-day as third outing dips 2

Ten confirms Masterchef will go up against new Seven and Nine shows on May 5 4

Morning Update: Ads play on humanity of Apple Watch; Writers withdraw from gala in Charlie Hebdo protest

Avengers 2 gets third biggest opening weekend of all time to topple Fast and Furious 7

Jeep marketer Mark McCraith: Television beats social media at generating car sales 51