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Nick Falloon to replace Roger Corbett as Fairfax chairman 2

iiNet promotes ‘quota free’ Netflix deal with its brand spokesman getting square eyes 2

The West Australian looks at paywall options, revealing it now has 8,000 digital subscribers

Stayz builds house out of 6,000 hot cross buns in Circular Quay 11

Commonwealth Bank launches ‘silly selfie’ campaign to raise funds for the Clown Doctors

Ad spend growth in Australia set to lag behind global average, Dentsu study claims

New Zealand targets Australian tech talent with campaign to entice them to work in Wellington 2

Audi strikes sponsored content deal with Fairfax Media to launch new car in Australia 5

KFC launch new campaign featuring customers who ‘Chase the Taste’ of its chicken 1

APAC head of Discovery Networks leaves after ‘divergence’ on plans for the region

Ten’s share dips below double digits despite fiery Cate Blanchett interview on The Project 2

BBC ‘working through implications’ for Top Gear Festival after sacking of Jeremy Clarkson 16

Morning Update: Here’s what happens when stoners try coffee 3

Guardian Australia boss McClelland: We’ll be paying our full share of Australian taxes 6

Fairfax and Macquarie radio merger to complete by end of month as shareholders vote in favour 2

TripAdvisor: Negative anonymous reviews by rival brands are policed by our community 1

Nestle China marketer: Awards shows should scrap digital and social categories, keep mobile 3

Defence Force Recruiting tells women ‘Do what you love’ in first major Havas Worldwide work 23

Cruise line insists primetime brand funded Channel 7 show is ‘authentic and genuine’

Australian online video consumption surges 27 per cent year on year

Netflix says it can’t do anything about Aussies accessing US site, while being coy on GST issue 19

Fox Sports confirms resignation of Fox Footy boss Rod Law just days before AFL kick off

McCann’s Lachlan James: Creativity has become completely commoditised 4

Program released for Mumbrella Travel Marketing Summit, earlybird offer closes Friday

ASB dismisses a complaint against ‘homophobic’ Brokescrap Mountain billboard 7

Financial Review Sunday show scrapped as ‘advertising support was not sufficient’ 1

McDonald’s Australia kicks off 24-hour McCafe global activation with giant coffee cup ball pit 1

News Corp sales boss Fiorella Di Santo departs with CMO Damian Eales taking ‘temporary’ charge 16

Seven becomes first commercial broadcaster to bag Paralympic rights 1

World Cup Cricket thriller boosts Gem and Fox Sports but can’t touch My Kitchen Rules

McCann Melbourne’s Danish Chan joins Grey Group as national planning director 2

Morning Update: Facebook may host new sites’ content; McDonald’s launches the Big Mac lifestyle collection

L’Oréal launches Makeup Genius app allowing people to trial products on their phone 3

Fairfax claims crowds grew for Spectrum Playground after adding more acts 7

#MumboReview looks at latest creative today with Christian Finucane and Lachlan James 1

Hamilton Island axes award-winning PR team 2

Programmatic on the rise at Kelloggs but executive warns of risk to creativity

Fetch TV boss predicts tens of millions will be spent on marketing in streaming war 7

SMI and Mumbrella’s economic snapshot event returns to Sydney and expands to Melbourne

Data marketing confidence on the wane, ADMA chief warns 3

Optus recruits Ricky Gervais for Netflix push as company tells people ‘Get watching’ 17

Ten’s Odd Couple debuts with 709,000, while MKR tops the night with 1.713m 1

Foxtel launches Game of Thrones special offer with $30 price point 11

Morning Update: Agency kickbacks heat up in US; Ugly unicorn triumphs; Google says APAC marketers ‘don’t get mobile’

Insurgent beats Home to top box office while Chappie slides badly

REA Group and Domain lead Apple Watch charge with property apps 10

Qantas urges frequent flyer members to set points goal in new loyalty scheme push 16

VCCP picks up Fitness First creative 4

The Hoopla closes citing competitive market as News Corp launches women-centric challenger 24

Tourism New Zealand turns to Instagram to drive Australian travellers

Nando’s uses couples boring each other over dinner to spruik its new platter option 4

Australian Financial Review lashes Press Council for ‘poor practice’ after tugboat worker ruling 3

Ten shares drop amid reports US giant Discovery has walked away from purchase 4

I’m a Celebrity absence sees Ten’s share tumble as ABC news special on Malcolm Fraser draws 548,000 2

Netflix catalogue leaked on Reddit as company undercuts rivals and US offering with pricing 27

Foxtel launches IQ3 claiming launch is about market penetration and playing down Netflix threat 3

Morning Update: Uber PR claims rejected; Clarkson says BBC rant was joke; Oreos eclipse The Sun

Adland turns out for cerebral palsy fundraiser CBD Golf Escape, raising a record $1.95m

Three Wise Men target illegal rhino horn trade in Vietnam with print campaign

Ex-Guardian Australia editor promoted to editor-in-chief, replacing Alan Rusbridger 6

Mediacom head of strategy Mat Maroni joins Clemenger BBDO Sydney 4

Virgin Mobile’s Rex the director hunts for unused data in three new ads

Fashion website claims it was ‘banned’ from using Lenovo tablets at Melbourne Fashion Festival 17

Beteasy rebrands as Crownbet with new campaign by GPY&R 5

Dan Wieden: creative need to ‘rethink’ advertising business

Hahn unveils first work from Ogilvy 35

Home Timber & Hardware put the ‘hard’ back into hardware in ad from Cummins & Partners 10

2SM faces backlash after John Laws tells child sex abuse victim to go ‘have a beer’ 16

The Footy Show audience climbs as Gogglebox struggles 3

Morning Update: Air France brings its ‘France is in the air’ position to its safety demonstration video

Clemenger BBDO NZ picks up AWARD Awards Chairman’s Choice for ‘Mistakes’ campaign

BPAY promote Scheduler with outdoor ads playing on the struggle to time events perfectly 1

AANA picks up international award for raising profile of marketing through TV interviews

SBS downplays reports it will scale back football coverage 4

News Corp to acquire 14.9 per cent of APN News and Media 7

Senior agency staff ‘earning themselves out of a job’, claims PRIA consultancy group chair 8

Mediacom restaffs in the wake of misreporting, hiring ZO investment director Ben McCallum 3

Fairfax bolsters music line-up in bid to entice public to Spectrum Playground 17

Wild Turkey Bourbon asks viewers ‘what are you bringing to the table’ in new TVC 17

Daily Mail appoints Andrea Magrath as ‘Femail’ editor 2

Myer has ‘lost relevance’ and been left behind by rivals, admits new CEO 12

DDB Sydney group MD Kieren Cooney takes on Interbrand CEO role

Designworks taps Brad Doble as new CEO

Three trophies for Edelman at CommsCon Awards 3

Burson-Marsteller boss: Clients must be encouraged to move away from equivalency as a PR measure 6

Copyright Agency pings 22 agencies for breaches, ‘fines’ totalling more than $200,000 5

Forever boosts audience but Nine’s share slips as Nine News ratings drop 2

Morning Update: A boy discovers the world’s greatest superpower in French ad 3