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News Corp COO Peter Tonagh appointed interim CEO for REA Group

Morning Update: Ellen ditched personal iPhone for Oscars selfie; Google Play celebrates movies in Oscars spot

Mumbrella live blog: Monday, March 3

Non-stop claims Australian box office top spot

CumminsRoss reveals first work for Betfair after winning pitch 3

Ads from the weekend: Lynx, Pepsi Max, Lee Cooper for Big W, Holden, RAC WA, Volvo

The Australian editor Mitchell fires back at Minister Turnbull after News Corp jibes 11

Telstra promotes NRL Digital Pass with ‘glam rock music video’ 7

Arnold Furnace to flypost music posters to promote Jack Daniel’s

MEC hires Jane Sullivan to head ‘different and optimistic’ Brisbane office 4

Oporto parodies drug cartels in new steak roll ad 5

Eleven to air branded web series Plonk

Schapelle Corby report halves Sunday Night audience, Ten’s dance show rises slightly 8

Major TV networks combine for Freeview Plus HbbTV push 3

Morning Update: Tina Fey to introduce new credit card; Snickers explains Godzilla’s anger; Samsung celebrates Paralympians

Turnbull: Ad-libbed ‘demented plutocrat’ jibe not aimed at Rupert Murdoch 12

V Energy the key to fighting zombies according to integrated campaign for FX 3

Ten to screen just six V8 races live from 2015 17

Electoral Commission of SA recruit Black Sheep to encourage voting in March election

Mumbrella live blog: Friday, February 28 2

Get Up! forced to take down ‘Protect our ABC’ billboards after copyright dispute with ABC 9

Roxy Jacenko charging $200 for brand promotion on daughter’s Instagram feed 15

Melbourne Food and Wine Festival utilise Bluetooth technology to encourage people to use ‘Explorer’ app 4

Rural radio show breached ACMA codes with broadcast of ‘I’m a wanker’ song 4

Football bodies unite with charity for A-League ‘Erase Racism Round’

Yahoo!7 hires head of trading platforms as it looks to build programatic buying offer

Former Fairfax publisher Amanda Gome to lead ANZ’s content push 4

Viewers choose legal drama over Anh Does Scandinavia as The Block helps Nine win the night 2

CumminsRoss takes agency of the year for 2013 AdNews awards 8

Morning Update: Jeff Gordon and PepsiMAX set out to prove ‘test drive’ was real; Journalists protest over Al-Jazeera staff held in Egypt

Cardboard City created for new stop-motion Heart for the Homeless campaign 3

Seven to screen unseen footage of Schapelle release on Sunday Night 1

WPP posts $3.1bn profit with Australia amongst growth drivers 4

Mumbrella live blog: Thursday, February 27

Paul Ramsay sells stake in Seven affiliate Prime Media 1

ARN promotes Mix stations with campaign reminiscent of rival 2DayFM’s 1

Kiis FM reaches confidential agreement with Melbourne music station Kiss 1

PR and celebrity to be explored at CommsCon in session featuring Jane Fonda, Dynamo and Poh case studies 1

Fairfax moves $12m media buying account for Domain from Carat to Vizeum 1

Health advocate labels new campaign from DrinkWise as ‘outrageous and harmful’ 25

Nine chasing 40 per cent share as Gyngell takes aim at Ten 8

The Daily Telegraph rebrands Saturday edition in time for rival launches 2

iSelect launches April Fools’ warning campaign 4

Qantas ‘working through’ impact of job cuts on marketing 7

The Australian editor reveals ‘$30m loss’ last year as ABC stoush rumbles on 7

World Movies Secret Cinema returns to Sydney bigger and better 2

The Works hires Andy Pilkington as creative strategy director 4

Telegraph lashes Press Council and journo after ruling it breached code with Slipper coverage 8

Inside Story wins over 1m for Nine as The Biggest Loser sheds viewers again 3

Nine posts improved profits despite Mi9 slipping

Acon encourages testing as part of Ending HIV initiative

Morning Update: ‘Sexual’ e-cigarette ad banned before 11pm; Krispy Kernals back with hilarious Zen ad; McDonald’s experiments with Snapchat 1

Environment groups band together in #trashyselfie campaign to call for a cash for containers scheme 3

Mumbrella live blog: Wednesday, February 26 2

DMG Radio rebrands as Nova Entertainment, denies move related to Daily Mail’s arrival 3

CommsCom Question Time panel to include bosses of PRIA and PRC along with Frank’s global CEO and One Green Bean founder

Mumbrella hangout with Iris founders

Industry Super Australia to pitch $40m media account, Mitchells to compete with Carat 5

FutureBrand appoints Richard Curtis as Australia CEO, Graham Purnell as ECD 4

MediaCom and GroupM out of Pacific Brands pitch saying businesses ‘no longer aligned’ 4

IP Australia rules in AussieMite’s favour, Dick Smith must withdraw OzEmite 37

Celebrity deaths most shareable content according to news tracking engine 1

Publicis Mojo’s Kellie Lennon departs after more than 17 years to join JWT Melbourne 6

Four agencies win out in Mondelez below-the-line pitch

Seven West Media takes AFP to court over Schapelle raids 1

DrinkWise Australia encourages ‘classy drinking’ in new animated online campaign 7

Ten takes 328,000 for The Biggest Loser as My Kitchen Rules wins over 2.1m 2

Coles drops prices further with ‘Deeper Down Down’ campaign 9

New version of Industry SuperFunds ‘Compare the Pair’ campaign launched 2

Morning Update: Covergirl campaign rallying cry for female empowerment; Jennifer Lawrence’s Dior ad: photoshopped mess?

Crime Stoppers warns about dodgy security providers in new ad

Pizza Hut eyes McDonald’s in new product launch 5

Mumbrella live blog: Tuesday, February 25 5

MailOnline, BuzzFeed, New Daily and Junkee journos to share pitching tips with PRs

John Singleton calls Greg Hywood ‘an idiot’ following Fairfax report of merger collapse 7

US retargeting giant AdRoll readies Australia launch, hires Allure Media founder Ben Sharp as MD 4

ANPHA says alcohol advertising is reaching and influencing children 8

John Laws cleared of code breach after asking child sex abuse victim if it was her ‘fault’ 4

Wolf Creek 2 installation shows people the reality of becoming a victim of Mick Taylor 3

Best&Less tackles perceptions around discount fashion with hidden camera stunt 10

Eardrum enlist geneticist to create new branding for ABC Classic FM 5

BMF to create brand identity for new anti-violence organisation

Ten wins just 6.8 per cent audience share as MKR smashes 2m mark 9

Morning Update: Sony Mobile shows how the details make the difference; Ghostbusters star Harold Ramis dies aged 69 2

No plans to fold Host Singapore into Havas says boss Dan Gibson

Authenticity vital to multi-platform content says head of US ABC

Mumbrella live blog: Monday, February 24

Australian horror film Wolf Creek 2 enjoys big first weekend in the box office 1