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Mark Buckman promoted to executive role at Telstra as Rick Ellis departs 2

Puberty Blues drops as The Blacklist and Inside Story gain 6

Morning Update: Duracell heats bus shelter; CBS signs up ‘Big Bang’ for three more years

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Charlie Pickering to leave The Project next month 13

Presto launches with Shaun James at the helm 3

Mumbrella live blog: Wednesday, March 12

Clemenger BBDO Melbourne and VML pick up awards at SXSW Interactive Awards

PR at the cutting edge of technology and social media to be showcased at CommsCon

ABC cleared of asylum seekers bias despite report with ‘sole purpose’ to get sympathy for people smugglers 6

BBC Worldwide commissions first series for new channel with ‘epic and ambitious’ series Banished

CHE Proximity creates ‘Alert Shirt’ for Foxtel which allows AFL fans to experience the physical world of the game 8

AMAA cracks autorefresh transparency problem in bid to get big publishers into web audit 2

Announcing the Programmatic Trading Mumbrella Masterclass

DDI promotes Private Media’s Crikey

Cronulla Sharks feed opposition’s jerseys to Great Whites 5

Mr and Mrs Cheese elimination wins 1.7m for Seven as The Block grows Tuesday night audience to 1.158m

Optus continue to target Telstra despite court ruling 3

M&C Saatchi takes The Monkeys head of digital Ben Cooper as group innovation director 4

Ten shifts So You think You Can Dance to Thursday night 30

Morning Update: Miss Piggy launches lifestyle brand; First branded parody of viral ‘First Kiss’ ad

Toyota reveals new ad by OddfellowsDentsu 4

Mumbrella live blog: Tuesday, March 11

BMF and 303Lowe among agencies to agree to not use apes in adverts 3

Ladbrokes Australia promotes new eftpos card with campaign from The Really Quite Good Ideas Company 2

New government relations Liberal landscape to be explored at CommsCon

Changes to Privacy laws explained in hangout with ADMA CEO Jodie Sangster 3

Commercial Radio Australia tells music streaming industry to fend for itself on measurement 1

A ‘fairytale ending’, unexpected drop and new world order for radio bosses in Sydney 2

Agency FCB drops the Draft from its name seven years after the merger 1

DDB Sydney launches print campaign for Volkswagen Genuine Accessories 5

Telstra fined after breaching privacy of 15,000 customers 2

Perth radio ratings: Mix94.5 remains number one with little movement in market 2

Brisbane radio ratings: 97.3FM regains top spot from Nova 106.9 3

Adelaide radio ratings: Mix102.3’s Fun Breakfast maintains breakfast crown 1

Melbourne radio ratings: Status quo reins despite widespread team changes 1

My Kitchen Rules trumps The Block while Secret & Lies drops viewers 1

Radio Ratings: GfK time for a change

Sydney radio ratings: Kyle and Jackie O in at number one in FM for Kiis as 2DayFM audience halves 30

Morning Update: Celebrities join campaign to stop calling girls ‘bossy’; UK mobile advertising set to overtake newspaper ad revenue

Agency bosses to share thinking on the new shape of their teams at CommsCon

300: Rise of an Empire knocks Non Stop from box office top spot

Mumbrella live blog: Monday, March 10

AWARD gives future copywriters taste of what to expect from anonymous commenters 4

Horgan appointed new chairman of MFA

Initiative wins $10m TAL media account

Barry O’Brien’s Department 212 wins Dick Smith Electronics $20m media account from Carat 11

Ten hands out 30,000 DVDs of Secrets and Lies to boost viewers 13

Seven West Media drives Big Data with key hire

Teachers Mutual Bank praises the work of real-life teachers

RadiumOne formally launches in Australia, signs NineMSN 1

Emotional plea from children with disabilities leads ‘All We Ask’ campaign for Steve Waugh Foundation

The Block tops My Kitchen Rules as The Vikings doco rates same as Ten’s dance show

Two of ANZ’s GAYTMs vandalised last night 16

Morning Update: Chevy’s heart-rending dying dog spot; Julian Assange’s message to SXSW; Meet the cutest Paralympian ever in Samsung’s new ad 1

CommsCon delegates to learn about navigating ICAC, managing health testing and TV switchover communications

Internet giants oppose government plans for more cyber bullying laws and regulations 1

Content boss admits 2DayFM breakfast not expected to top ratings but is ‘a big step forward’ 9

Mumbrella live blog: Friday, March 7 1

Press Council rules against News.com.au ‘how to pick a paedophile’ article

The Checkout targets Swisse again despite open lawsuit 4

Red Bull capitalises on Pharrell Williams popularity with new World of Red Bull ad 2

Fight looms over MEAA union ‘corporatisation’ push to put in CEO 7

Google warns publishers: ‘You’ve got one shot on your mobile website’

Amnesty International partners with dating app Tinder to promote gender equality 5

Gumtree appoints DDB Group Sydney following pitch

Aldi promotes ‘award-winning products’ with motivational speaker ads 12

Frost* campaign focuses on how easy it is for people to know their HIV status

Ten hires veteran programmer John Stephens 9

Footy season kicks off ratings win for Nine 1

CommsCon Awards shortlist revealed 4

Morning Update: Amy Poehler in ad for Old Navy; LG promotes G Flex with bizarre ad

Katharine Viner to edit US Guardian, Emily Wilson to take reins of Oz operation 5

Mumbrella live blog: Thursday, March 6 6

Ikea Australia cancels creative review mid-pitch as stakeholders too busy 10

Foxtel restructure results in redundancies of two senior executives 1

Media watchdog: Accuracy and fairness rules could be simplified, but not classifications

Dick Smith says OzEmite name to remain despite IP Australia decision 8

Tiphereth Gloria departs as M&C Saatchi’s social media strategy director 10

Dejan Rasic emerges at McCann Sydney as ECD 2

Puberty Blues 2 premieres to 544,000, SBS One share behind six digital channels 2

Morning Update: Ad imagines what would happen if Syria happened in London; BBC apologise after playing screams over Oscar Pistorius report 1

OMD retains Tourism Australia

News Corp puts incumbents on notice pitching creative account

Video hangout with Agnello Dias 2

Mumbrella live blog: Wednesday, March 5

Woolworths pitch sees four agencies face off 4

Puberty Blues director admits audience concerns ahead of its return on Ten 4