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Earth Hour co-founder and CEO steps down after eight years Miranda Ward

The co-founder of environmental campaign Earth Hour, Andy Ridley, is stepping down as CEO after eight years with the group, Mumbrella Asia has revealed. Ridley, who launched Earth Hour in 2007 in collaboration with creative agency Leo Burnett Sydney and media agency Starcom for the Wo...

Earth Hour co-founder and CEO steps down after eight years

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ABC concedes signing on China deal was moved back, fires back at The Australian’s coverage

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Big W launches Mothers Day campaign

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Online marketplace Etsy appoints Helen Souness as Australian MD

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ANZ talk home loans in campaign featuring Simon Baker

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Newsreader Ian ‘Roscoe’ Ross passes away after battle with pancreatic cancer

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MKR winner announcement drops half a million, but final episode up

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Michelle Bridges appoints The Works for strategic brand review

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Mumbrella live blog: Tuesday, April 29

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Cricket Australia to get new creative agency as GPY&R Melbourne declines pitch

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Concerns News Corp is ‘massaging’ digital numbers as Supercoach users added to tally

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The Hoopla launch brand ad celebrating ‘the smarter woman’

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4 Pines creates beer war with new campaign

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Quickflix seeks to challenge Foxtel’s Presto by undercutting price with $9.99 offering

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Red Bull launches next installment of World of Red Bull campaign

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Adshel hires ex-Eye Corp boss Mike Tyquin as CCO

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Westpac encourages graduate recruitment with point of view video

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Futurebrand continues senior management push hiring Susie Hunt as Asia Pac chair

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Morning Update: BuzzFeed confronts Weibo about fake account; Burger King names David as lead global agency

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Mumbrella live blog: Monday, April 28

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Agencies to pitch live on stage at Mumbrella360

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Priceline marketing director Amanda Connors to depart

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Naked Communications appoints new creative directors for Sydney and Melbourne

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Vodafone ditches ‘kidults’ in favour of population coverage-centred campaign

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SMI launches state by state analysis and digital medium breakdowns

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ABC director of radio Kate Dundas resigns

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Ad Standards board rules BMW ad depicts unsafe driving

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Ben Ulm joins ITV Studios Australia as head of content

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ABC International forges new content deal with Indonesia

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The Australian launches iPad app campaign featuring paper’s contributors

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Mary Ann Azer to head Magazine Publishers of Australia

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Karen Halligan moves from Slingshot to Bohemia as head of investment

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The Logies audience declines for fifth year as Modern Family’s Aussie trip breaks a million for Ten

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Morning Update: Miami Ad School’s Dumb Ways to Die spoof; Samsung Galaxy S5 take on iPhone in new ad

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Mumbrella live blog: Tasty Video Bits

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Cadbury launches new flavours as brand evolves Joyville campaign

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AFR editor apologises to WA readers for ‘World is Fukt’ front page

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Mumbrella live blog: Thursday, April 24

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Traditional media focuses on royal visit while social media preoccupied with O’Farrell resignation

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Big W moves on from ‘cha-ching’ and Modern Family’s Eric Stonestreet

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Marketing consultancy TrinityP3 launches new online benchmarking service

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PRIA hunt for new CEO after departure of Catriona Barry in February

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Ed Harrison starts as CEO of Yahoo!7

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ABC Innovation appoints Fairfax journalist Matt Buchanan to edit tablet app ‘The Brief’

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APAC chiefs to debate future of electronic media trading at Mumbrella360

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Radio Ratings: Mix94.5 reigns supreme in Perth

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Radio Ratings: Mix102.3FM holds onto No 1 ranking in Adelaide as it pulls ahead of rival Nova

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Radio Ratings: ARN’s 97.3FM holds onto ratings crown in Brisbane

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Radio Ratings: ARN’s Gold Melbourne’s No 1 in FM, while Triple M’s breakfast holds onto ratings crown

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MKR and US-pilot episode of Intelligence deliver ratings win for Seven

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Radio ratings: Kyle & Jackie O top Sydney’s FM breakfast ratings as Rosso takes drivetime

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Cummins & Partners to re-brand Adelaide’s Rundle Mall

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Morning Update: Apple introduces new tagline in iPhone 5S ad; Top Gear regrets ‘offensive’ remark; Homeless hidden camera stunt

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Russel Howcroft to replace David Nobay on Recipe to Riches

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Mumbrella live blog: Wednesday, April 23

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Endota Spa encourages the public to tell their mums how they feel this Mother’s Day

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Court rules in favour of Chinese staff dismissed by defunct Australian agency Activate Shanghai

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TV Networks set dates for post Easter franchises, amid increasingly intense race for revenue

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Subway promote breakfast with animated ad

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Lexus dealers pitch media account, TMS on alert

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NSW/ACT Newsagents Association removes its CEO Chiang Lim

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Damon Stapleton to join DDB New Zealand

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Nine makes key appointments ahead of video-on-demand service launch

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The Saturday Paper to expand distribution into Adelaide and Brisbane

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TEDxSydney’s Tasty Video Bits promises ‘varied and eclectic’ creative mix

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Seven wins the night with over two million tuning in for MKR

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Mumbrella live blog: Tuesday, April 22

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Hallmark Cards makes teenagers send Mother’s Day cards in return for entry to concert

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Red Rooster reveals customers’ favourite food to return to menu

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Leo Burnett Tokyo’s Christopher Lyons joins IdeaWorks as Sydney office managing director

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