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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

Clever Buoy picks up Internet of Things awards at SXSW Innovation 1

Guardian Australia to represent new programmatic Pangaea alliance down under

Shipley: It’s great that media agencies are endorsing the power of earned media 1

Businesses who ignore corporate responsibility do so at their own peril 2

Razorfish’s Jonny Stark promoted to senior vice president APAC 3

RAC WA pledge to do the right thing by its customers

CareerOne CEO Karen Lawson steps down after business transition

TrinityP3: Incumbent agency has the ‘strongest hand in the pack’ during pitch 10

Social media ‘influencing’ comms relationship with senior executives

MX ditches banner ads on relaunched app in favour of native content 2

Rob Cooper: Twitter is dangerous but celebs and those in the public eye need it 7

SXSW day 5 wrap hangout

Nine grabs higher share as audience improves for The Block Triple Threat 3

IAG becomes second big client to switch from Mediacom to Mindshare after audit findings 8

Morning Update: Matthew McConaughey and Jimmy Kimmel made ads for Austin video store

Dan Rather warns news media needs to find a new business model or risk losing objectivity 1

Al Jazeera sponsors film on web tracking as it looks to spread footprint

Google’s mistake with Glass was letting people think it was finished article says project boss 4

AFP confirms 13 referrals to investigate leaks from Commonwealth officials in 18 months

Tourism Australia marketing boss Lisa Ronson outlines strategy in first public address 16

National Geographics Kids to launch locally in June

SMI: Nine has 40.1 per cent share in Feb on the back of cricket, Hancock and Gallipoli 1

AFL celebrate the people behind the game in campaign from Cummins & Partners 9

Bonds celebrates 100th birthday with content series

Tourism NT showcases the Red Centre on Instagram as part of ‘Hypermeet’ social media campaign

Uber gets political as latest PR drive hits back at calls for firm to be shut down 30

SXSW day 4 wrap up hangout

Lyft boss accuses rival Uber of ‘crossing lines’ and flags Asian expansion 2

Neighbours 30th: The Stars Reunite special only pulls 429,000 metro viewers

To become a global media brand you need to be more than a website says Buzzfeed founder 1

Morning Update: Liam Neeson narrates tourism ad for Ireland; Martin Sorrell in line for £36m bonus

Tourism Australia in content marketing push as David Attenborough returns to Reef

Digital salespeople need to be more like marketers says Mashable executive

Bitcoin needs to find creative uses to get traction say pioneers 1

Focus bumps The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel from top spot at the box office 1

McDonald’s appoints Y&R Group to handle digital and social media 2

Blackmores encourages consumers to ask them for help on health questions 4

New Zealand’s TV3 sacks judges for humiliating contestant 15

OMD WA retains iiNet following $20m media pitch 1

Four agencies face-off over $26m Disney media account

Shift Communication’s general manager Kate Meyer departs 2

GPY&R Melbourne lose Heinz account as brand appoints Channel T 1

Public snub SMH’s Spectrum Playground as ANZ sponsor admits ‘smaller than hoped’ crowd 101

PR Institute CEO resigns amid rumours of dispute with board 8

Medium Rare appoints lifestyle journalist Kirsten Galliott to head up Qantas publications

Fairfax’s 2UE shuffles evenings program after just one survey, following dip in ratings 8

Ad Standards Board rules against ad for depiction of woman texting and driving 2