News

Mumbrella live blog: Monday, May 12

Bad Neighbours takes $4.7m in second weekend as Amazing Spiderman 2 plummets

The One Centre create brand content campaign for luxury superyacht Murcielago

WorkSafe Victoria retains Grey among a panel of agencies

Fairfax weighs future of AAP news wire subscriptions

One Green Bean hires Host’s head of digital 1

TAC confirms Geraldine James as new marketing boss

Complaint American Beauty bacon disrespect slaughtered pigs dismissed 2

Ad watchdog rules against Tyreright ad for mocking Asian man 4

Westpac celebrates Professor Adele Green in Bicentennial Foundation ad

Catalyst program on heart disease breached ABC standards 3

Global creative leader Amir Kassaei to argue that brands should focus on influence, not ads, in Mumbrella360 speech

News Corp names 61 finalists for Cannes Young Lions

Seven launches A Place to Call Home to 865,000 as Nine wins with 1.89m for The Voice 1

Morning Update: Cops pull over drivers in Wall’s Ice Cream stunt; WPP’s Martin Sorrell on Publicom collapse

Annick Perrin joins Starcom as Sydney MD 7

Fairfax begins consultations with staff 14

MediaCom and Eardrum recognised at The One Show

Mumbrella live blog: Friday, May 9

Gyngell and Packer given infringement notices for ‘offensive behaviour’ 4

Initiative takes Industry Super Australia from Mitchells

Tributes paid to journalist Harry Potter

Bauer Media looks to trademark the word ‘Glossy’ 5

Chris Walton to head up Sydney office after buying in to Nunn Media 7

Australian Rugby Union reveals new campaign ahead of international season 5

Jason Stephens leaves FremantleMedia after ten years

News Corp Australian newspaper revenues drop 21 per cent

New Matilda’s Marni Cordell to take reins at Crikey 3

Publicis Omnicom merger called off

Masterchef gets over 1m in absence of House Rules and The Voice 3

DDB Sydney duo take out three gongs at Siren Awards for Volkswagen spot

Fairfax appoints Tom Armstrong as commercial director 2

Morning Update: How to ‘end the awkward’ around disabilities; Snapchat settles charges over kept messages; Russell Brand wins ‘substantial damages’ for Sun on Sunday article

Mumbrella live blog: Thursday, May 8

Fairfax staff return to work

Jack White returns to Clemenger BBDO as Peter Chapman joins Engima 1

Music streaming audience measurement ‘by end of year’ as iHeart Radio releases first local data

Foxtel quiet on future of The Face while Ten bullish on Offspring and 24 streams 4

Ticket holders frustrated as World Movies forced to cancel Secret Cinema event

14 more media industry bosses revealed for Mumbrella360 conference lineup

Honda creates bottled water brand to promote hydrogen powered car 2

BMF keeps place on MLA roster joined by The Monkeys

Mondelez global media boss says marketers need to ‘hack’ their businesses

Solo brings updates Solo Man with new tag line ‘Go hard, go solo’ 4

Fairfax strikers say it is ‘up in the air’ whether staff return to work at 3pm 5

Victoria Bitter celebrate NSW State of Origin sponsorship 3

Puberty Blues final takes 578,000 for Ten

Morning Update: Google strategist allegedly storms out of conference ‘because audience is too small’; Celebrities back dementia awareness campaign

Bedshed focuses on listening to customers in new campaign

Mumbrella live blog: Wednesday, May 7

Fairfax staff strike over redundancies 8

Police contact Gyngell and Packer over Sunday’s fight

Media journo Sally Jackson leaves The Australian for ABC media role 3

Honda highlights Space Invaders in ad for new City model

Woolworths promotes online shopping in ad from Droga5 4

Jetstar celebrates tenth anniversary with #jetstargeneration campaign 7

Fairfax announces 70-80 redundancies across production, lifestyle and photographic 25

BBC Worldwide promotes Fiona Lang to COO, amid a series of changes

Labor half way to funding its new ‘Crikey-style’ news service 4

Ten holds onto 847,000 for Masterchef as Nine wins the night with 1.896m for The Voice

Tourism Australia focuses on culinary credentials in first Clemenger BBDO campaign 16

Morning Update: Models recruited for ‘sexy’ ad; Top Gear investigated over ‘slope’ comment; Artist turns street into waterslide

Vodafone corporate affairs boss follows ex-CEO to NBN Co 5

Mumbrella live blog: Tuesday, May 6 1

SBS returns to cinema in film distribution deal with Madman Entertainment

IAB launches Video Advertising Council to push awareness

M&C Saatchi appoints Whybin’s ANZ lead to head CommBank 7

ABC to review procedures following Q&A protest 13

Change of guard for senior marketers at Schweppes 1

Police open investigation into Packer and Gyngell brawl 4

Nando’s forced to pull tactical Packer-Gyngell fight social media post over copyright 3

Office Choice introduce Joan the office manager in new campaign

New Republique restructures and lets go ECD Becky McOwen-Banks 2

Ten wins 874,000 for Masterchef launch as Nine dominates with The Voice 6

Morning Update: Water is Life’s newest ad features girl who cannot cry; Brands out in force for Star Wars Day

Zac Efron, Seth Rogen and Rose Byrne comedy Bad Neigbours tops weekend box office

Qantas launches The Voice sponsorship content 1

Mumbrella live blog: Monday, May 5 2

AAMI sets new course for life insurance products

Witchery asks for review after ad watchdog rules picture ‘sexualised’ children 11

Government set to look at new piracy legislation with emphasis on ISPs 1

News site New Matilda facing second closure next week 2

Ads from the weekend: Huggies; Bendigo Bank; Devondale; CUA; HostPlus; Simmonds

Ex-SMH executive editor Tom Burton named publisher of The Mandarin

Announcing Mumbrella PR School

Mondelēz launch Mobile Futures in Australia to harness startup talent 2

Qantas encourages customers to get creative in new social media campaign

Telstra recruit Jimmy Barnes to promote network coverage 3