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Seven launches HBBTV and mobile tennis coverage for 2015 Australian Open 6

Commbank CMO: ‘the expectations of brands are really increasing’ 1

Seven Network continues management shakeup with new director of TV role

Jacob’s Creek releases full Novak Djokovic ‘Made by’ film as Australian Open gets underway 1

Australian Women’s Weekly launches spin off food title 2

One day cricket gives Nine massive win as Ten slumps without Big Bash

Bingle relaunches brand with new campaign from The Monkeys with skydiving chimp 5

Morning update: Tinder tests sex appeal of beards; BA pitches global digital account 1

Sydney Morning Herald reprimanded for ‘gratuitous’ Jewish link in Gaza cartoon 12

Red Bull Focus series two to premiere on January 30

Tourism Australia calls PR pitch for several overseas markets

Fairfax-Macquarie Radio merger on hold as ACCC steps in 4

Westfield creates ‘bespoke’ agency setup using STW group assets 6

HotHouse Interactive closes doors after 20 years in business as STW’s Catalyst also closes 7

Melbourne trust applies for trademark for ‘Charlie Hebdo’ and ‘je suis Charlie’ in Australia 32

Channel Nine’s 60 Minutes confirms story on Sydney Siege 4

Cheil Worldwide hires former Saatchi ECD Malcolm Poynton as global chief creative officer

Consumer confidence drops to lowest point since financial crisis 3

Royal prank call DJ joins 2DayFM’s breakfast team as anchor 8

Seven wins quiet night with Highway Patrol as Nine and Ten tie 2

Ten’s ad revenues dropped nearly 11% in 2014 as metro TV market dips for year 1

Morning Update: Famous gay dads from Instagram star in Nikon commercial 1

Slow December sees advertising market finish flat for 2014 as papers lose another $127m 5

Daily Mail launches first Australian consumer TV ad, targets more exclusive content 7

McDonald’s promote iced beverage range available drive through 1

Doritos Crash the Super Bowl finalist signed by Photoplay as PepsiCo responds to attack ad

Industry heavyweights announced for Mumbrella Perth

Tony Iffland departs SBS after three years as director of television 15

James Packer spends big on star-studded ads promoting his Crown Casinos 8

Presto launches with pricing beginning at $9.99 a month 4

Facebook tests Facebook at Work platform 1

Nine’s Fast4 Tennis audience crumbles as Seven wins night 3

Airbnb signs as major partner for Sydney Mardi Gras and changes logo 2

Morning Update: Thai Life Insurance ad follows boy garbage collector

Pitch doctor Darren Woolley elected chair of Australian Marketing Institute 3

Ex-PRIA president Terri-Helen Gaynor made Burson-Marsteller APAC CEO

Clinique celebrates positive beginnings in new social media campaign 4

Anti-palm oil ad targets Doritos Crash the Super Bowl campaign 7

Woolworths unveils ad promoting sponsorship of tennis ballkids 6

Ad watchdog rules AMI ad too sexual for radio 5

Speculation WPP is eyeing takeover of STW Communications after increasing stake

Tennis star Serena Williams controls ‘what bounces around here’ in new Berlei ad 2

Shelly Horton to lead Mamamia TV which will launch in quarter one 2

Cricket Australia launches Apple TV channel and eyes possible subscription model 4

Lynx tells men to ‘make the most of your hair’ as it repositions as ‘total grooming suite’

AAMI creates social newsroom to promote #DriverDuels competition 7

Bringing Sexy Back drops for Seven on second outing 1

Morning Update: Newcastle asks other brands to chip in for Super Bowl ad

Clarks uses ‘if you’re happy and you know it’ tune to promote 2015 school shoes range 1

Financial security top concern for Australian creative agencies claims study 1

Target appoints Coles’ Mat Medcalf as head of digital marketing 1

IPG Mediabrands ramping up offering in Perth with appointment of Clive Bingwa 8

CommsCon 2015 program outline unveiled

Aussie Home Loans appoints CommSec’s Richard Burns as general manager of customer 6

Herald Sun cleared of standards breach in AFL drugs coverage despite ‘intruding on privacy’

Herald Sun leapfrogs The Age in December news rankings 3

Lynx promotes antiperspirants with Ponce Buenos Aires ad 3

Nine’s Fast4 Tennis watched by 713,000 as rain delayed Ten’s Big Bash

Charlie Hebdo uses crying Prophet Mohammed on first cover since attack 2

Alan Jones to broadcast on Fairfax’s Brisbane radio station for state elections 3

Morning Update: Ad seeks encourage women to get active; Dumb Ways to Die makes Ad Age’s top ad campaigns of the 21st Century

Taken 3 storms box office in opening weekend as nine films break million-dollar mark

Publishers hit due to global Brightcove video outage 2

Seek looks to fire ‘restlessness’ with new master campaign uniting brands 14

ANZ Bank takes on Ice Bucket Challenge with ‘Australian Open Rally for Good’ campaign 3

Foxtel kicks off ad campaign for iQ3 with ‘making entertainment sexier’ line 12

Nimble pulls ad over concerns it exploited people in financial hardship 10

iSelect urges consumers to check if they’re on the right plan in new ad from AJF Partnership 2

Bonds launches print campaign promoting denim chambray shirt

Cummins & Partners bolsters strategy team in Melbourne and Sydney 2

The White Agency wins U by Kotex following pitch

Fairfax Media acquires final 50 per cent of Metro Media 9

Sunday Style apologises for Instagram intern ad featuring lingerie model on all fours 15

Sport dominates weekend TV as 1.3m viewers watch final session of test match

Foxtel unveils first Gogglebox teaser as Ten teases I’m a Celebrity contestants 8

Morning Update: McDonald’s launches next step in brand refresh; Justin Bieber claims untouched Calvin Klein photo is fake

Stan unveils first Rebel Wilson ads, but no mention of launch date 13

Former Google Australia spinner takes up top PR job with Twitter in Germany 4

Subaru Australia launches Outback SUV with ad paying homage to comedy hit Australiana 15

Fairfax Radio announces first change since Macquarie merger 3

Video hangout with Edelman’s Matt Gain from CES in Las Vegas

Nabo partners with Seven to run MKR Australia Day BBQ competition

Sophie Price rejoins UM after seven years working in creative agencies 7

Todd Sampson appointed to Qantas board 28

News and test cricket help Nine win the night as Ten edges Seven for total network share

MLA’s Australia Day campaign moves away from Kekovich rant to a Richie Benaud BBQ 42

Morning Update: Shirts fly in Ikea ad; Google search share falls to lowest level since 2008

Documentary of BMF’s ‘passion project’ As You Dreamt It airs on ABC tonight 1