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Former Tourism Australia marketer Nick Baker appointed CEO of RedBalloon 1

Seven’s Winter audience stabilises as Nine’s Forever continues to slip

Reports: Discovery and Foxtel lower their bid for Network Ten 1

Morning Update: Audi the best car for escaping swarm of killer drones; 72andSunny picks up global Adidas Sports account 1

NAB digital head admits transitioning culture of bank has been ‘really hard’

Status Quo are back for Coles in new ‘Down, Down’ spot 9

Qantas barred from advertising in the Financial Review, after Virgin named ‘preferred airline’ 15

AustralianSuper encourages retirees to turn their super into retirement income in new ad 1

Fairfax Media announces ‘proposal’ for 80 redundancies in regional Victoria 9

Zoo Weekly relaunches ‘retired’ website as extension of Viewa content

Qantas marketing boss: Marketers too focused on math at the expense of great ideas 31

ASB rules against Subaru Outback ad for misuse of word ‘corroboree’ 3

News.com.au retains lead at top of online ratings in February as smh.com.au closes gap 2

Foxtel to air season five of Game of Thrones in Australia at same time as US premiere 3

HuffPo global boss: native advertising ‘adds value for everybody’ 5

Facebook is a ‘broadcast platform’ and marketing faces ‘train wreck’ moment warns content strategist

Former senior Bauer Media executive Deborah Thomas made CEO of Ardent Leisure 3

William Hill launch inaugural campaign following rebrand of Sportingbet.com.au 4

Optus to offer free six month subscriptions to Netflix as streaming war heats up 2

How to Get Away with Murder continues to rally but out-rated by The Big Bang Theory 1

Roles like chief data officer are ‘short term fix’ says Forrester group director

Ad watchdog says it will not rule on controversial anti-marriage equality ad 6

Morning Update: Zoolander stars crash Valentino runway to announce sequel

Moneyball author warns tech companies are ‘in another bubble’

Companies urged to use example of Uber and make marketing the product

Clients and procurement are exploiting the passion ad agencies have to create work for less than it is worth, says ECD 19

Dan Murphy’s highlights ‘lowest liquor price guarantee’ in TV ad from Red Jelly 10

Mumbrella Creative Review Hangout: M&C’s Ross Berthinussen and 303Lowe’s Richard Morgan 5

‘We’re at the bottom of the cycle’ says HitFM boss, as rebrand fails to deliver ratings lift 10

Cookies ‘fundamentally flawed’, says Facebook as it rolls out Atlas ad serving platform 5

Earth Hour campaign focuses on the impact of global warming on Australia farms 4

Havas Worldwide’s Nicole Hetherington and Simon Fowler join BMF 2

WPP reports record profit growth despite ‘strong currency headwinds’ 1

Perth radio ratings: Australian Radio Network’s 96FM leapfrogs rivals but Mix94.5 retains top spot

Brisbane radio ratings: ARN’s 97.3FM defeats Nova in breakfast, drive and total share 4

Adelaide radio ratings: Hit107 falls again as Nova closes gap on Mix102.3 2

Gallipoli continues to shed viewers as The Block improves with room reveal 2

Melbourne radio ratings: Hit101.9 FoxFM manages to hold onto overall ratings crown 1

Sydney radio ratings: Dan and Maz bottom of breakfast ladder at 3 per cent, despite marketing blitz 26

Morning Update: Apple Watch ad borrows from the past; A marketer’s guide to the 10 best events at SXSW

Mediacom audit: We weren’t asleep at the wheel but we could have done more, concedes benchmarker Faulkner 3

Focus claims second spot in weekend box office as The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel reigns supreme

Kraft promotes nut spreads in first TV campaign in five years 3

Bondi Hipster Christian Van Vuuren directs film noir themed campaign for Virgin Mobile

Asia’s young blood to share what they want to change about media in video hangout

Mediacom audit: Media Federation says there are no wider industry problems and no need for tighter regulation 17

News Corp drops media agency UM for Mediacom 15

Wicked Campers falls foul of ad watchdog for two more slogans 7

Pernod Ricard Winemakers appoints PPR and names Chirs Maloney as global eCRM and eCommerce manager

Fairfax appoints long-serving Foxtel executive as chief information officer 1

World Cup delivers Nine winning share as Ten’s Empire slides on second outing 5

Morning Update: Former Mediacom CEO alleges widespread US agency ‘kickbacks’; GroupM responds to rebate allegations

Mediacom staff forged campaign reports to clients and sold discounted TV ads given to them by media owners, audit reveals 58

Mediacom audit: Audience misreporting may have been because staff wanted good client reviews, says CEO 2

Mediacom audit: Media agency ‘value banks’ move into the spotlight 6

Mediacom audit: Marketers seek compensation as IAG ‘reviews options’ on account 2

Mediacom audit: GroupM tightens up procedures on campaign reporting to clients

Ten launches first look at Masterchef 2015 – ‘Ordinary people, extraordinary food’ 3

Ashley Madison ad degrading to wives, rules Ad Standards Board 2

TBWA set for regional restructure to move away from ‘traditional models’ 6

New Press Council chair wants to ‘reset relationship’ with News Corp 3

ACMA chair refuses to rule out suspending 2DayFM’s licence over royal prank call 1

Toyota focus on customers reactions to The Toyota Buyers’ Advantage in new campaign 4

Outdoor measurement system MOVE updated as industry signals it is close to automation

NRL season opener audience drops as Seven’s State of Affairs also slides 4

Tajer made global CEO of IPG Mediabrands 8

Leo Burnett Sydney named AdNews’ Agency of the Year

Morning Update: Are clowns awesome or scary?; Marketers not thrilled to see ads running before ISIS YouTube videos

Screen Australia and Fremantle Media establish fund to develop content aimed at Netflix 5

Insiders share their SXSW tips in a hangout #SXSWsurvival 3

DDB Melbourne buys indie agency Lifelounge with MD Lorenzo Bresciani to depart 6

Media watchdog mulls taking 2DayFM off air as law experts say ruling gives ACMA teeth 4

Telstra adds Clemenger BBDO Sydney to agency roster 11

Blackmores unveil first campaign from The Monkeys featuring Michelle Bridges 7

Nine’s primary channel share slips but Gem boosted by Australia’s Cricket World Cup clash

SmoothFM uses 80s crooners Spandau Ballet in latest marketing push 9

ACCC targets Reckitt Benckiser alleging false and misleading packaging claims on Nurofen 4

Four Seasons Condoms asks people to fake orgasm as it moves to ‘always on’ approach 6

Radio boss: We provide condoms to stop staff having babies (and work-life balance is bullshit) 80

Morning Update: Nivea slammed for stigmatising Singaporean women with dark arm pits in video for skin whitening deodorant

Thirsty Camel launches blokey beer campaign looking for ‘Minister for Thirst’

Woolworths teams up with Disney Pixar for latest Collectibles Domino Stars campaign 16

TV and radio industry calls for curbs to ACMA’s powers following nurse prank call ruling 7

David Jones celebrates denim with new youth-focused fashion campaign 6

Mnet Mobile picks up top prize at Mobile World Congress for its Kia Game On app 2

Aussie Apples unveils first campaign from newly appointed creative agency The Works 3

Yellow Brick Road Wealth Management focuses on local branches in new campaign

BMF win project work for Sportsbet as Ralphsmith Communications remains on roster 1