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ARN announces Katie ‘Monty’ Dimond and Zoe Marshall as new 3PM Pick Up hosts 17

Angry tennis star John McEnroe replaces John Cleese in Bankwest ads 7

Fairfax appoints new sales head for programmatic and data 2

Sport dominates long weekend as networks shape up for a competitive Tuesday

Morning Update: BMW’s Super Bowl ad takes viewers back to a time when nobody ‘got’ the Internet 1

Clemenger co-founder Peter Clemenger and Jessica Rowe among Australia Day honours 3

Triple J disqualifies Taylor Swift from Hottest 100 because Buzzfeed tried to ‘troll the poll’ 8

Malaysia Airlines website hacked and replaced with ‘Plane not found’ message

Wrigley’s Extra kicks off global campaign fronted by Ashton Kutcher 1

Allianz moves away from direct ads with new life insurance spot 3

Video hangout with PRIA deputy president Allison Lee

Maxus Melbourne MD Nick Keenan departs for client role 10

Saatchi & Saatchi wins Bank of Melbourne from Ogilvy 2

QT Hotels appoints Edelman following competitive pitch

Seven and Nine release siege survivor promos, while downplaying risk to coronial inquest 7

Pizza Hut channels challenger brand mentality and pledges more marketing creativity 7

News Corp promotes Kathryn Carter to NSW sales director 7

QLD Premier Campbell Newman sues Alan Jones and radio station 4BC 5

Hewitt’s battling loss helps Seven to win on night of sporting drama 3

Morning update: Terry Crews marries himself for Old Spice; Buzzfeed creates first ad – with cats; Weight Watchers crashes the Super Bowl 1

Video streaming service Stan to launch on Australia Day 4

Video hangout with AMI chief Lee Tonitto 4

Quickflix founder increases stake in struggling company, says capital raising is ongoing 3

Vevo launches new radio show on Today’s Hit Network to expand the brand

Art Gallery of NSW promote pop art exhibition with outdoor selfie campaign 4

Big W tweaks ‘This is the house that Jack built’ rhyme for Back to School campaign

Fairfax partners with journalism schools to encourage digital innovation 3

Comms Council boss Tony Hale says payment for pitches adds discipline to the process 1

WWF-Australia use Nemo for Queensland to highlight policies needed to protect barrier reef

A night of sport divides audiences as Nine’s Customs most watched non-news show 1

Screen producer’s body calls for ‘sensible approach’ over foreign actors’ work visas 11

Bayer promotes agricultural pesticides with print campaign from Redhanded

Morning Update: Carl’s Jr.’s Super Bowl ad stars an almost-naked woman 1

Vizeum wins World Vision $7m media account

Presto kicks off campaign focusing on content library and pricing 8

Online retailers and media companies among least trusted with personal information

Southern Cross TV breached privacy by filming through window for Today Tonight report

Leo Burnett Sydney only Australian agency to rank in Big Won top 20 creative agencies 2

Scott Barnes joins Ensemble as head of partnerships 4

Lleyton Hewitt boosts Australian Open audience on Seven 2

Brand New Media managing director Simon Joyce departs after just six months 2

One Green Bean opens London office as it sets sights on micro-network 13

Morning Update: Dove’s Super Bowl ad is a tearjerker aimed at dads

Former JWT CEO Noel Magnus returns to industry as managing director of Reborn 3

KFC Facebook post may have disqualified Taylor Swift campaign from Triple J Hottest 100 list 21

William Hill appoints Clemenger BBDO Sydney following pitch 5

SA Government $21m media pitch tipped to be a two horse race between MEC and Starcom

SCA’s Lisa Curtis joins AMPR as general manager 2

KiisFM launches kissing campaign with Jackie O snogging a dog 5

NRMA Insurance highlight how its customers are covered for anyone to drive their car 1

End of Sportingbet and Tom Waterhouse brands as William Hill launches locally 2

McGrath Foundation gamifies giving with online cricket tournament

Great Southern Rail promotes train holidays with ad from shut Clemenger Adelaide

Aussie encourages second opinion on home loans in campaign extension 4

Bruce Gordon set to block Discovery/Foxtel Ten bid in favour of own proposal

Chrissie Swan joins Show + Tell podcast after radio exit 1

7Two’s Australian Open late broadcast out-rates main channel as viewers fragment 2

OMD hires ING Direct media manager to lead Tourism Australia and Helloworld 8

Morning Update: YouTube plans Super Bowl halftime show 1

Paper Planes and Unbroken open strongly as Taken 3 continues dominates box office

Stan sends out free advanced passes but users quick to point out glitches 7

Helen Lecopoulos departs Woolworths media role 8

Mindshare’s Foxtel win opens door for ZenithOptimedia in $20m iiNet media pitch

Mamamia plots international growth after picking up Marc Barnett as chief operating officer 5

Initiative wins $4.5m ME Bank media account from from Huckleberry 3

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