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The Lego Movie powers through to make more than $5m for second weekend 5

Digital out of home will lift creative standards says Adshel boss

Buzzfeed international commercial chief to open Mumbrella360 4

Woolworths media pitch down to ‘big three’

Ikon Perth closes its office

ABC’s Mark Scott apologises to commentator Chris Kenny 12

Newspaper Works boss admits EMMA takeup is a ‘mixed bag’ 2

Paul Sigaloff starts as commercial director at Yahoo!7 1

TV networks invited to pitch for Qantas in-flight ad service

The Brand Agency launches ‘hard hitting’ first aid ad for St John Ambulance 4

Cuts to ABC funding would brand Abbott a liar, say Friends of the ABC

Kylie Rogers quits Ten, replaced by Melissa Fein as head of Generate 9

Head of comms at Change.org Australia to depart

Host of female artists re-record Divinyls’ I Touch Myself to encourage women to check for breast cancer 9

Ten wins 949,000 for The Biggest Loser winner announcement 4

Morning Update: What happens when a bank runs a bar?; Mad Men the Blaxploitation movie; Was Samsung selfie worth $1bn?

Mi9 boss takes aim at rivals over online catch-up strategy 5

Mumbrella live blog: Friday, April 11

World Movies Secret Cinema postponed at last minute ‘due to unforeseen circumstances’

Adshel’s group sales director Matt Newcomb departs 2

Melbourne Symphony Orchestra appoints director of marketing and director of development

NAB to ‘fansplant’ sports fans from around the world to Australia to be ‘Footified’ 3

Piracy: Study shows 99 per cent of online ads on pirate sites are ‘high-risk’ 6

Piracy: Networks should open schedules to local producers 1

Celebrity vet Dr Katrina Warren launches YouTube pet channel

Ad round up: Smith’s ‘MAXX chips’; NRMA and BankWest

Bauer publisher Peter Holder to depart

Valvoline celebrates man’s primal love of cars and speed 3

Razor picks up CSR Monier Roofing, admits SBS loss ‘disappointing’ 1

Woolmark focuses on tough nature of wool in new global campaign from Host

News wins for Seven and Nine as The Checkout posts biggest audience yet

Ikon loses $8m SPC Ardmona media account to Slingshot 9

Morning Update: Alison Brie and Adam Scott host a socially awkward party with Smirnoff; Red Lobster reviews creative; Game of Thrones theme screamed by goats

Hubspot to open Australia office and grow ‘inbound’ marketing 2

Mumbrella live blog: Thursday, April 10

eBay puts local creative tender on hold as it pitches account globally

Innovation lead Nic Hodges to depart MediaCom 4

Privacy commissioner: New privacy laws can help marketers build trust 1

Health.com.au pokes fun at rivals in new ‘Uncomplexicate’ brand campaign 1

Big W utilises 3D stop-motion animation for its Easter specials ad

Andrew Lamb to depart TMS 1

AIMIA boss admits awards ‘didn’t cut it’ as most attendees missed winner announcements 12

SBS appoints Naked Communications as full service agency 4

Ten posts $7.9m loss for first half with McLennan admitting programming needs to improve 13

The Block winner announcement drops on previous years 3

Ten elevates Paul Anderson to COO to share leadership role with Hamish McLennan 3

Morning Update: Veet pulls controversial ad; Apple poised to add four digital agencies; Dove’s ‘Beauty Patch’ experiment; One Direction’s 7-minute perfume ad

Clemenger BBDO Melbourne tap into the science of sleep in first campaign for TAC 2

Mumbrella live blog: April 9

Piracy: Australian brands duped by the ad fraudsters driving global piracy 8

Piracy: IAB moves to launch Brand Safety Council to tackle ad fraud

Ad watchdog rules against another ‘obscene’ Wicked Campers slogan 8

7-Eleven introduces ‘Xpandinator’ which exploits ‘prime real estate above the cup’

UM wins agency of the year at Festival of Media

Pedestrian.TV tops AMAA web survey with 37 per cent increase on last year 5

Mumbrella Awards call for entries goes live 2

Red Rooster asks customers to nominate favourite food that has disappeared from its menu

‘Tinder Takeover’ campaign for Amnesty International wins latest Creative Showcase round

ABC Radio to launch Double J with presenter Myf Warhurst 12

‘It’s a Famers Union Iced Coffee or it’s nothing’ even if it is the end of the world 1

MercerBell to handle Foxtel CRM and customer and business digital business following pitch 3

Jamie Oliver’s new food show struggles for Ten as Resurrection drops again for Seven 1

Mondelez shifts Cadbury biscuit brands from Droga5 to Saatchi & Saatchi Sydney 4

Morning Update: GoldieBlox spoofs ‘This is Your Brain on Drugs’; Thailand gives life to insurance ads

Philadelphia Cream Cheese encourages home cooks to use it in all meals

SodaStream launches new campaign for world recognition of new continent

Mumbrella live blog: Tuesday, April 8 2

Piracy: Networks turn to Aussie content and streaming to stem tide 2

Mamamia faces contempt of court probe over Robert Hughes case reporting 8

Tigerair launches ‘Infrequent Flyers’ loyalty program 7

Piracy: Call for reform to help Aussie rights holders protect their product 13

Oporto falls foul of Advertising Standards Board for ‘Carne Cartel’ ad 1

Piracy: Australians lead the world for illegal downloads of Game of Thrones 60

Qantas continue with Aquire campaign with ad featuring Bundaberg Brewed Drinks CEO

Annick Perrin to depart as Initiative Sydney MD 4

Ten’s paid prison cell ‘interview’ with Renae Lawrence delivers ratings bump 5

Nova Entertainment creates new role of group sales manager, appoints Simon Joyce 2

Morning Update: Ad warns against texting and driving; Game of Thrones settles into hit status for HBO; Taco Bell take aim at McDonald’s again; AT&T channel True Detective

OMD retains $10m SCA Group media account 1

Mumbrella live blog: Monday, April 7

Schapelle family slams Ten for airing ex-cellmate’s allegations ‘for the sake of ratings and money’ 2

PHD wins Priceline

Captain America sequel makes over $6m while Lego Movie pulled $5.7m 1

Razorfish Australia co-founder Iain McDonald departs 7

Ten confirms it paid for interview with former Schapelle cellmate Renae Lawrence 26

SBS Comedy launches Game of Thrones parodies

Wicked Campers falls foul of ad watchdog again for ‘fat girls are harder to kidnap’ slogan

Daily Telegraph and NewsLocal launch ‘biggest ever’ campaign for Western Sydney 4