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Nova puts Claire Marshall in new role of Music Marketing Director 2

Broadsheet Media appoints editorial director Tim Fisher 2

Carlton Draught celebrates its ‘Amber Jubilee’ with year-long campaign 2

The Block posts more gains as The Checkout wins strongest audience yet this series

Havas ECD Steve Coll to join Droga5 Sydney 1

Morning Update: Ronald McDonald launches Taco Bell breakfast; PETA protests against Air France ‘monkey cruelty’

McCann Melbourne wins Agency of the Year at AWARD awards 1

LinkedIn launches content marketing analytics tool 2

Mumbrella hangout with Screen Australia CEO Graeme Mason 17

Mumbrella live blog: Thursday, March 27 2

Alcohol industry launches TV ad highlighting people’s rights to complain about its commericals 4

AOL announces One platform programmatic play to push more cash to publishers 1

BBC’s Australia boss urges clampdown on piracy ahead of new channel launch 8

Mumbrella360 to introduce industry’s first speed networking afternoon

Kimberly-Clark APAC CMO: Clients should cut out agencies and talk to media owners 12

Adidas boss: China is ripping up the rule book of marketing

Sir John Hegarty: ‘Marketing is letting us down’ 7

The Block and MKR build as Ten’s audience falls for Puberty Blues 5

Morning Update: Keira Knightly in Chanel ad; How Lachlan Murdoch’s promotion was reported; Snickers ad ‘kind of misogynistic’ 1

Lachlan Murdoch named co-chair of News and 21st Century Fox, steps down as chair of Ten 9

Mumbrella live blog: Wednesday, March 26

Google marketing director says Glass security concerns his greatest challenge as a CMO 1

PETA urges Samsung to re-shoot commercial without buffaloes after animals escape 22

Advertising Standards Board rules against plastic surgery clinic billboard for the second time

Bupa creative pitch down to a shortlist 3

Roxy Jacenko halves Sweaty Betty client base to focus on blogging 3

Diageo’s luxury goods boss: The ‘new Silk Road’ runs from west to east

Seven may seeks damage from AFP as court quashes Schapelle search warrants

Ikon out as UM wins Coca Cola media pitch 12

The IGA Easter bunny hops into stores to promote specials 1

KFC says men don’t have awkward silences in Mighty Burger ad 3

Pernod Ricard CMO: Every brand could have their ‘Wikileaks moment’

Wicked Campers falls foul of ASB again for ‘get out ya tits’ slogan 12

Construction workers prove ‘you’re not you when you’re hungry’ in new online film for Snickers 21

Resurrection launches to 1.9m to help Seven dominate the TV night 2

Korean agency Cheil apologises for losing control of two water buffaloes in Sydney 3

Morning Update: Ad says Pigs are friends not food; Gary Oldman in new ad for HTC; Spider-Man’s Spider-Baby

Telstra to reveal how it has revolutionised its digital marketing through programmatic buying 1

Mumbrella live blog: Tuesday, March 25

Mindshare’s Sharb Farjami moves to News Corp as national sales director 1

Complaint against Goodtime Burgers’ apology for previous banned ad dismissed by ASB 7

MediaCom hires UM’s Helen Black as national head of strategy 1

IAB chair Mark Britt tells Nielsen critics to get involved in online measurement review

Water buffaloes which escaped in Sydney were part of Samsung ad shoot 6

Courier-Mail fined for identifying family involved in custody battle for ‘commercial gain’ 1

ACMA’s head of communications Tom Burton departs watchdog 2

News Corp launches new free print publication in Adelaide 1

Ten says programming chief Beverley McGarvey will stay in role 4

MLC extends ‘Let’s Save Retirement’ campaign with TV ad

Telstra promotes AFL Live Pass with ad from The Monkeys 2

Secrets and Lies drops to 278,000, Adam Boland’s story gets 755,000 5

OneShift sets for marketing push pitching media and handing creative to Whybin\TBWA Sydney

Singaporean media agency The Media Shop to open in Australia 1

Morning Update: Banksy’s ‘Balloon Girl’ in campaign for Syria’s Children; BuzzFeed mulls Singapore launch

Mumbrella live blog: Monday, March 24

The Monuments Men dominates weekend box office again 1

Woolworths appoints new CMO and adds Leo Burnett to creative roster 10

Telegraph inaccurately reported on ‘Green Lunacy’ issues, press watchdog rules 7

ZenithOptimedia will not contest Lion media review as rivals line up for pitch 1

Google promotes digital content store with new ad campaign 2

Facebook rolls out autoplay on user video content

Ten announces shake up for Wake Up, denies it is losing its differentiation 7

Chris Savage: Agency competition has become ‘a knife fight in a telephone box’ 9

Animation explains why the economy needs creative industries

Nielsen launches TV Twitter ratings in Australia

Jason Ross departs CumminsRoss with agency to rebrand

Durex uses Earth Hour for global campaign encouraging couples to #turnofftoturnon 15

EnergyAustralia creates game show experience using outdoor panels 1

Ten’s audience share sinks to lowest ever Sunday share of 6.2 per cent 14

Net-a-porter.com launch spring/summer print augmented reality campaign 1

Morning Update: Pepsi pranks commuters; Walmart ad confuses haters; Coke celebrates International Happiness Day

Nilfisk use family of ‘vacuum heads’ to position brand as the ‘clean way to clean’ 1

Seven denies talks with Fairfax, as court document suggests Ten tie-up with News Corp 9

Mumbrella live blog: Friday, March 21

Jeep celebrate history and pride of the Dragons 6

Fairfax loses head of strategic initiatives to CBA 1

Chris Savage tells PRC boss Stuart Gregor to back off PRIA and co-operate 4

Elle partners with H&M to promote the opening of the first Australian store 2

Seven cleared of breaking tobacco laws by airing product shots in news segment 1

Paul Plowman departs as CEO of Hill+Knowlton after less than a year 2

Showcase wins ASTRA Award Channel of the Year for US dramas 1

MediaCom Global CEO says agency pulled plug on Pac Brands because it was ‘unprofitable’ 11

VisitCanberra calls for social media ‘savvy’ locals to take part in phase two of Human Brochure campaign

Officeworks loves growing businesses according to latest ad from AJF Partnership 1

ZenithOptimedia picks up $10m Rabobank from Initiative 7

So You Think You Can Dance less watched than The Man With The Biggest Testicle 8

Red Agency wins CommsCon Awards Grand Prix for ‘Most Powerful Arm Ever Invented’ campaign

Morning Update: New Samsung ad burns Kindle, Surface and iPad; Stephen Hawking lends voice to children of Syria