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Telstra opens new Sydney Customer Insights Centre as it looks to cement tech credentials

Woolworths Australia’s most valuable brand while Lego tops global index according to study 1

Seven West Media records $1 billion loss after writing down value of TV ‘good will’ 3

How to Get Away with Murder drops to 800,000 on second outing as MKR holds strong

Morning Update: Heineken launches global Champions League campaign

Bankwest economist and new OMD boss join Mumbrella Perth program

Vijay Solanki to replace Clive Dickens as SCA digital boss 1

Facebook launches Cricket World Cup themed video series starting with Shane Warne 1

AFR in scathing attack on board member Todd Sampson and his agency’s tobacco links 43

House of Hancock case has implications for real life based drama producers, say academics 8

Salt and Shein names 50 most influential corporate affairs leaders 8

Seek announces record profit, up by 64 per cent in 2014 second half 4

SBS’ Feast magazine to close with four job losses 17

Yahoo!7 hires Stu Stevens to be head of commercial partnerships 1

Gallipoli falls to 580,000 on second outing while ABC performs well on Monday night 5

Compare the Market creates first local meerkat campaign with ‘Mission Impawsible’ 1

Morning update: John Oliver takes on big tobacco with Jeff the diseased lung mascot 2

SMI: Ten lifts its revenue share to 24.7 per cent on the back of Big Bash 1

Fifty Shades of Grey dominates weekend box office taking in over $10m

Campbell Arnott’s pitches creative for entire business with four agencies in contention 4

Global IAA boss: no one cares about church and state when it comes to native advertising 6

Enero Group posts nine per cent decrease in net revenue 1

Report claims owned and earned media will grow 3.5 times faster than paid media 3

MTV targets Mardi Gras audience with pop up channel MTV Pride 2

The Daily Telegraph’s publication of journalist beheading image vindicated by Press Council 3

LG taps David Warner for ICC Cricket World Cup campaign

Rinehart tipped to sue Nine over House of Hancock despite earlier settlement 7

Fetch TV still open to Stan tie-up after signing deal to carry Netflix locally

Dentsu Aegis Network acquires Soap Creative as Ash Hopper departs for Lowe Profero 10

BMF CEO Dominic Stinton departs agency after 18-months 1

House of Hancock stays flat despite publicity caused by Gina Rinehart court action

Morning Update: Singapore Police Force draws scorn for ‘Shop theft is a crime’ musical video

Nine and Rinehart reach confidential settlement over House of Hancock 1

Rinehart gets access to Nine’s drama about her life as she battles to stop Sunday’s broadcast

Dave McCaughan leaves McCann after 28 years 1

Holden uses a messy child in latest kid-fronted ad from AJF Partnership 1

Half of Formula One races to only be available live via pay TV following new Fox Sports deal 37

Tourism Tasmania tenders $3.6m media account 2

Thirsty Camel upsets ad watchdog for unsafe behaviour around power points 2

Ben & Jerry’s to unveil #EqualityCalling phone box at Mardi Gras’ Fair Day 3

Qantas unveils new ‘Feels Like Home’ ad as it partners with Spotify to create playlist 3

Branded content lets sick farmer say ‘I love you’ to wife for first time in 15 years

Australian Turf Club prepares for Autumn Racing program 2

Publicis Groupe posts revenue lift in Q4 after Sapient purchase

Isobar’s Alistair Ward and Cummins & Partner’s Scott Heron join to form Sonar Group 7

Greste collagues Mohamed and Fahmy released on bail

Rinehart in Supreme Court seeking access to House of Hancock 28

Nine’s Open House ties with Ten’s I’m a Celebrity Get Me Out of Here 5

Morning Update: Gatorade digital remasters ‘Be Like Mike’ after 23 years

ABCs: Frankie falls for the first time as teen titles bleed more readers

ABCs: Herald Sun is first title to see drop in digital subscribers 8

ABCs: Readers turn away from celebrity mags as Zoo Weekly continues to lead circ slide 4

Garnier Australia unveils campaign featuring The Project’s Carrie Bickmore

Skills shortage means adtech companies paying over the odds for ‘average talent’ 3

OMA boss ‘disappointed’ with growth of outdoor citing government regulation as an issue 2

Avengers star Chris Hemsworth promotes Foxtel movies 3

Australian Red Cross Blood Service hands creative account to Cummins & Partners 1

APN media reveals 27 per cent underlying profit increase with ARN revenues up 18 per cent 1

Foxtel shares first subscriber numbers since dropping prices last year 2

Nutri-Grain aims to inspire teenagers to overcome adversity in new content-led campaign 3

Gogglebox starts strongly on Foxtel while My Kitchen Rules and Winter help Seven win night 11

ANZ creates ‘Only GAYTM in the Village’ as it rekindles Sydney Mardi Gras sponsorship 3

Josh Grace leaves Leo Burnett network after more than a decade 6

ACMA report suggests online video growth not harming live broadcast

Morning Update: Oreos introduce Red Velvet Oreos for Valentine’s Day

Federal Tyres Cairns TV ad falls foul of ad watchdog for burnout 1

Quickflix shares slump 25 per cent after private equity firm sells out 11

Fairfax creates new Domain real estate business entity 8

News Corp Australia buys stake in One Big Switch as company plots global expansion

Regulatory affairs bosses change after IAB poaches ADMA legal chief

Commonwealth Bank promotes app in new ad from M&C Saatchi 1

Laminex repositions as a stylish and innovative product with first campaign from Ogilvy 11

IAB chief Alice Manners says ad fraud is not as prevalent in Australia as is being made out 6

Mumbrella launches weekly PR newsletter CommsCon

News site audiences dive but News.com.au increases lead at the top of online ratings in January

Ashley Earnshaw joins Carat as head of investment 5

JWT Melbourne wins Jenny Craig work

Seven wins night as How to Get Away with Murder debuts to 1.086m metro viewers 3

Former News Corp marketer Josanne Ryan named as new head of audit bureau

Morning Update: Katy Perry’s sharks are back to work in new ESPN commercial

Virgin and Tourism Australia target US visitors during Oscars broadcast with new campaign 7

iiNet $20m media pitch down to two 12

Kmart appoints Michele Teague as general manager of marketing

Better Call Saul sparks price war with downloading service EzyFlix.tv undercutting Stan 7

Sportsbet creates Fifty Shades of Greyhound for new campaign 2

Devil’s Playground and Wentworth dominate 2015 ASTRA Awards nominations 7

David Jones unveils Autumn/Winter campaign in new ad from Whybin\TBWA Sydney 4

Naked Communications Sydney MD Karla Pritchard departs