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2014 Annual: the year that was – September

2014 Annual: Our 2015 Predictions 3

2014 Annual: the year that was – August

2014 Annual: the year that was – July

2014 Annual: the year that was – June

2014 Annual: the year at the box office 1

2014 Annual: the year that was – May

2014 Annual: Ten best Mumbos of 2014

2014 Annual: the year that was – April 2

Australia Post caught out over use of paid Instagrammer endorsements 21

Seven loses second appeal over Amazonian tribe infanticide allegations 2

Mural of Peter Greste adorns MEAA building as first year anniversary looms for jailed journalist

Nine takes the night as Seven’s Air Rescue sees audience decline

2014 Annual: the year that was – March

Uber apologises over Sydney Siege price surge

Qantas captures homecomings for Christmas 2

Fairfax Media apologises for live streaming funeral of Sydney siege victim Katrina Dawson 17

Solar D rolls out launch campaign featuring Australian Miss Universe 2012 2

Bondi Hipsters add barista to their list of skills in new campaign for Vittoria Coffee 12

Nielsen reveals Nine and SBS as the affected stations on TV time code discrepancies

Patrol shows bolster Seven on quiet night for TV audiences

2014 Annual: The 10 most read opinion pieces

2014 Annual: Top 10 creative account wins/retentions

2014 Annual: the year that was – February 1

Life Education rolls out new logo as part of brand refresh 1

School holidays helps Paddington claim top place in the box office

Morning Update: Singing sloth tries to save Americans from too much work; Tetley’s medieval ad

KFC gives out prizes through drive though as part of its ‘Home Cricket Ground’ campaign

Job losses ‘inevitable’, admits MRN boss, as network prepares to put 2CH on the market 8

Qantas appoints OMD for a three year contract 1

2014 Annual: The year that was – January

Media watchdog finds no breach against Media Watch over reporting on The Australian’s losses 10

Job losses expected as Fairfax begins operational radio review following MRN deal 5

2014 Annual: The 10 most read stories

2014 Annual: Top 10 media account wins/retentions 3

MEAA wins right to negotiate a collective agreement on behalf of AFL Media journalists

Allianz moves away from ‘Ahh Ahhh-llianz’ positioning in new ad 2

Seven wins the night with Border Patrol as Ten’s Big Bash does well in the demos

ARN acquires Fairfax Perth channel 96FM to complete five capital city offering

Fairfax and Macquarie Radio Network strike merger deal 11

Morning Update: The pickle speaks in McDonald’s ad; Nike’s World Cup ad was the most watched of the year 1

ABC hires The Australian’s Patricia Karvelas as RN Drive host replacing Waleed Aly 10

OMD tipped to win $20m Qantas media pitch

Ad watchdog deems flyer with the word fuck in ‘not appropriate’ 4

Courier Mail assistant editor tweeted London bus bomb picture with #illridewithyou hashtag 19

Dan Ilic to head satirical comedy project for Al Jazeera in US to woo younger audience 1

ACCC investigates Woolworths over commercial threat allegations to suppliers 3

Playback TV viewing on the rise as live TV hours drop in third quarter 3

Ikon wins Flight Centre Travel Group from Carat 7

Fairfax close to Macquarie Radio deal as parties move on from bitter war of words 1

ABC creates in-house creative agency led by ABC TV marketing boss 2

Quickflix capital raising falls $5m short as CEO asks customers to buy shares 7

Res Publica shuffles management with PRC chair Melissa Cullen as managing director

Big Bash helps Ten beat Seven but Steve Smith’s first test innings as captain hands Nine the win 1

Seven hires ABC’s Steve Taylor to replace Mark Lewellyn as Sunday Night EP

Starcom takes Vitasoy from UM without a pitch

Morning Update: Johnnie Walker appoints Anomaly; Christmas ads from Freshpet and Hootsuite 1

Main part of Qantas media account tipped to be down to two agencies 8

SMH rebuked for failing to contact Schapelle Corby’s mum over bidding war story 7

Yahoo!7 flags native ads, digital mags and news digest as growth areas for 2015 1

PayPal urges consumers to ditch funny cat videos and shop for Christmas presents instead 3

Camel Tanks ruled against for ad featuring domestic violence against a man 8

Metro Trains releases new Christmas themed Dumb Ways to Die charity single 1

Nunn picks up $4m Carpet Court media account

R/GA executive producer Ben Kidney returns to Australia for role with Ogilvy 7

Audiences slightly down for second cricket test as Australia struggle against India

Morning Update: Mother London signs Jesus Christ as client; Funny or Die parodies final episode of Serial

‘At risk’ ABC staff being notified as political reporter Lyndal Curtis quits 17

Southern Cross Austereo’s Today Network rebrands as Today’s Hit Network 5

Ten boss cautious on takeover bids, admits Wake Up cancellation came after Boland exit 4

Diageo relaunches campaign for Christmas with partygoers warned to moderate their drinking 4

OMD retains $14m Dulux Group media account 1

The Royals named lead creative agency for Sensis White Pages 6

Tight privacy laws may hamper much needed development of Australian loyalty programs 4

Ad watchdog rules against Wicked Campers for 15th time this year 5

Decision to close Clemenger Adelaide down to shrinking market says Robert Morgan

Aldi promotes wine and whiskys with musical ads 4

ABC names Steve Bibb as head of factual 3

Marketers becoming more digitally savvy, survey claims 2

Viewers tune into morning TV for updates on Sydney siege outcome 1

Stan signs deal with Viacom to round out content library with kids’ shows 3

Mars shifts global media planning from Starcom to Mediacom 4

Morning Update: Johnnie Walker’s New Year’s Eve ad filmed on a moving stage 1

2GB host Ray Hadley knew he had personal connection to hostage during marathon nine-hour siege shift 16

Sydney siege sees surge in demand for live video coverage 2

ABC told to continue consultation over redundancies 2

Ad market reports best November revenue for four years as outdoor and digital keep rising 1

Ad Standards Board rules against Advanced Medical Institute for second time