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Three Australians make semi-finals of Doritos’ Crash the Super Bowl competition 1

Seven wins the night but Nine wins the demos with repeat of The Big Bang Theory

Morning Update: Christmas spots from Mr & Mrs Smith and Kmart; AdWeek’s 10 best ads of 2014

Volkswagen fourth major client to query Mediacom account 6

The Hunger Games continues to dominate as Jennifer Lawrence’s Serena debuts at 10th place

IAG joins Foxtel and KFC in questions over whether Mediacom overcharged advertisers 12

Australia Post shifts media account from UM Melbourne 4

SBS to shift 58 jobs as broadcaster outsources playout operations to Deluxe Australia

Wotif prepares for next phase of ‘brave’ Wotifia campaign 2

The Dirt n Dust Festival recruit Bondi Rescue lifeguards for TV show promoting the event

Seven wins overall ratings for eighth time as Nine again wins in the demos 3

Novak Djokovic teams up with Jacob’s Creek in next phase of ‘Made By’ global push 1

Announcing Mumbrella Kickstart 2015. Day 1: The Source paywall is down

Nine’s Christmas with the Australian Women’s Weekly drops on last year but still tops night

Bruce Gordon’s representative Paul Mallam quits Network Ten board 1

Morning Update: Durex release app that lets users interact with TV ad 1

Twelve staff depart Mediacom over misreporting of TV audience numbers on clients Foxtel and KFC 25

Ooh Media lodges prospectus ahead of $289m float in December 1

iiNet media pitch down to shortlist of three

Fairfax ordered to pay $350,000 to teacher wrongly identified as having sex with students 14

Former Optus executive heads up marketing for new New York-based Virgin venture 4

ABC defends axing rugby despite receiving financial help for broadcast costs 6

Paul Franklin returns to Shine Australia after working for Shine in the US

Music streaming business model is set for ‘massive change’ warns Vevo boss 3

RSAC use puppets to urge road users to ‘Say thank you not f*** you’ 2

Crikey etches Victorian election promises in stone 9

City of Sydney rolls out Christmas branding

Seven wins night as Beauty and the Geek final watched by less than 600,000 3

Online store oo.com.au showcase products in first TV ad

Agencies who retain ‘toxic’ staff lose right to claim they are value-driven, trainer says 22

Morning Update: Sainsbury’s Christmas ad escapes investigation; Barbie pitches creative

ANZ Bank use Simon Baker to highlight number of ATMs across Asia Pacific 2

Viral anti-duck hunting video created in-house by rights group with no marketing team 11

Real Insurance splits media buying giving some elements to Nunn Media

BMW promote from within after three month search for GM of marketing

Bloke wins McGuigan Wines following pitch 1

OgilvyOne general manager Nick Muncaster joins JWT Melbourne 2

Tatts Group unveils new betting brand ahead of multi-channel marketing campaign 3

Marketers split on role of procurement amid UM CEO’s call to ‘put them back in their box’ 3

Guardian overhauls Australian site 7

Big Brother final sheds 1.2m viewers as Aria Awards fail to hit high note for Ten 9

Morning Update: Santa subs polar bears in Coke’s holiday ad; Miranda Kerr in Swarovski Christmas ad

Unions pass motion condemning ABC cuts and urging redundancies be open to all 2

Agencies urged to add value after being branded ‘factories’ churning out ‘crap’ 17

The Monkeys win Blackmores creative account following pitch 1

Maximus asks consumers which Social Athlete they are to launch limited edition drink 1

Ogilvy boss: Performance bonuses should not risk all profit 7

Adult shop posters falls foul of ad watchdog 2

Agencies must sell certainty, not hope, as marketer calls for greater accountability 8

Cummins & Partners announce Sydney office, hiring Kimberly Bartkowski as digital creative director 3

Dancing with the Stars grand finale watched by 1.063m as Seven wins night

DrinkWise target school leavers in new phase of How to Drink Properly campaign 3

eBay partners with Spotify to bring Christmas carols to online shoppers 7

MTV Australia launch MTV Style site following increase in audience wanting style and celebrity stories 2

Morning Update: Potty-mouth princesses are back to fight domestic violence 2

Native ad research ‘looks too good’ admits Sound Alliance MD 4

Cheil Worldwide invests in Iris giving Sydney office access to Asia

Virgin Mobile CEO David Scribner takes shot at Telstra over CMO 12

Announcing Mumbrella Perth – our new conference for Western Australia 1

Airbnb roll out global campaign locally as it aims to build local customer base 4

Logan City comms boss criticises ‘ignorant’ journalists who perpetuate ‘lazy stereotypes’ 4

PRIA looks at merger and rebranding options 1

Opposition leader Shorten accuses ‘government of savages’ of ‘censorship’ with ABC cuts 3

Marketing campaign underway for Cricket World Cup as ads showcase international appeal 1

General Pants Co donate to charities in ‘General Peace Co’ Christmas push

Lego rolls out first local Christmas campaign from Ensemble 3

Solaris Paper launches luxury toilet paper brand Emporia with campaign from McCann 3

The Big Adventure comes fourth in timeslot as ABC beats Seven on primary station share 5

Vale former MLA marketer David Thomason 12

Morning Update: Fathers respond to Old Spice ‘Momsong’ with ‘Dadsong’; Dick’s Sporting Goods Christmas ad 2

Red Agency wins PR Consultancy of the Year at Golden Target Awards 1

Union vows to fight ABC job cuts and brands government “liars” over office closures 13

The Hunger Games rakes in almost $12m in highest opening weekend of the year 1

ABC News to bear brunt of job cuts as division refocusses on digital delivery 19

Jacob’s Creek plays emotion card with its winemakers at the heart of new brand push 3

Etihad Airways appoints former Ansett and Qantas marketer to head global marketing 4

Hutton: The lines have blurred and PR should challenge creative 8

News Corp marketer admits future revenues must broaden beyond subscriptions and ads 2

NewsLifeMedia to launch lifestyle brand Buro 24/7 next year 1

ABC axes regional radio and TV outposts and sheds 400 jobs as budget cuts hit home 21

Media agencies invited to bid for print advertising in new online marketplace 3

Cricket helps Nine win the night as 919,000 tune in for finale of Countdown anniversary special

Ex-Radio National boss says sections of ABC ‘wasteful and unaccountable’ as Ultimo HQ put ‘in lockdown’ ahead of cuts announcement 39

Morning Update: PooPourri are back for Christmas; Andy Coulson leaves prison

Renegade Collective founder Lisa Messenger: ‘I hate putting celebrities on the cover’ as she eyes US expansion 2

University of Western Australia promote founding of Perth International Arts Festival

Sunday Night EP Mark Llewellyn dismissed from show after probe into bust-up 2

Santa stars in latest Jeep spot 15