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Tribal Worldwide appoints former London accounts director as GM of Melbourne office

Marketers urged to ask tough questions about their corporate hospitality budgets

Morning Update: Super Bowl spots for Toyota, Cheerios, Kia and Budweiser; Sarah Silverman bonds with Jesus in new video

BWM Melbourne creative duo join DDB Melbourne 1

Seven’s advertising revenue just ahead of Nine’s in second half of 2013

Former News CEO Kim Williams wins $95,000 in Fairfax libel action 3

AACTA winner calls on “more famous” nominees to back his pledge to save the ABC

The Saturday Paper vows to launch with 100,000 copies, but some media buyers are sceptical 2

Chinese beer brand Tsingtao celebrates ‘Tsingtaoism’ in Chinese New Year outdoor campaign 4

iSentia numbers demonstrate media fascination with “alcohol-fuelled violence” 4

My Kitchen Rules had strongest engagement in battle of reality TV shows on Twitter 1

David Jones marketer Sacha Laing resigns after 13 years with company 1

New investment director for Initiative 1

McDonald’s pulls out the singing and dancing for its ‘that’s Amore’ month 7

Pandora allows consumers to preview how new collection will look in new mobile campaign 2

ME Bank appoints new CMO Rebecca James 2

Cerebral Palsy League challenges the public to face their fears during ‘FebruDAREy’ 2

My Kitchen Rules wins 1.6m for night two as The Block retains 1.1m 1

Morning Update: Super Bowl teasers for Coca-Cola and Budweiser; Facebook campaign simulates Alzheimer’s 1

Redesign My Brain wins best TV documentary as The Great Gatsby cleans up at the AACTAs 1

The Wolf of Wall Street enjoys a big first weekend in the box office

Mumbrella360 video recap: Adventures in community management

The Saturday Paper to launch on March 1 16

Fetch TV prepares multi-million dollar ad push 8

AMAA releases first set of data for new website auditing service 1

Breakfast brand goes for poetry with ‘Raised on Weet-Bix’ 5

Mike Munro returns to present Ten Eyewitness News weekend bulletin 3

Coke launches $7m ‘Just Add Zero’ campaign 1

REA Group raises ‘Home Truths’ in digital campaign to drive traffic to realestate.com.au 1

My Kitchen Rules wins 1.67m for Seven as Nine’s The Block averages 1.14m 2

Whybin\TBWA previews first work for David Jones on Facebook 3

New Bauer mag for women over 50 called Yours, with digital strategy focused on Facebook 11

Morning Update: Arby’s slayed the Grammys with tweet about Pharrell Williams’ hat; Squarespace’s first super bowl ad; Jude Law surprised at phone hacking trial

Noah Regan quits Host Singapore

Chris Bath steps back from Seven News to concentrate on Sunday Night role 20

FremantleMedia makes two key creative appointments

Fairfax to ditch weekend broadsheet papers for SMH and The Age 9

Mumbrella360 video recap: managing the risks of innovation

Order of Australia Medal for Barry O’Brien and Paul Bongiorno 13

Admark brings to life Bosisto’s parrot in new ads

Strongbow reveals new tagline ‘hand-picked by hand’ 6

Fiveaa Adelaide appoints Jeremy Cordeaux as evening host 11

GPY&R reward environmentally friendly beach-goers with live music 1

The Checkout returns to ABC1 for bigger second season 5

Today Tonight blocked from airing segment by court injunction 6

Samsung launches Australian Sochi Winter Olympics ad campaign 5

CommsCon Awards now open for entry 1

Sydney agency behind Sherlock companion app which has hit number one in 26 countries 5

MTV capture crowd atmosphere at Big Day Out with their ‘Social Balls’ 4

News Corp promotes Kylie McBride to director of digital marketing solutions 2

Coles launches radio station with DMG hitting 14 million customers 9

Telstra launches new connected future brand campaign ‘Count me in’ 9

Henry Tajer appointed global COO of IPG Mediabrands 1

Uncle Tobys Muesli Bars reveal campaign featuring sweeping shots of Victorian oat farms

Young and Well CRC launch ‘Appreciate a Mate’ iPhone app 1

LiveLighter says ‘Bottoms Up’ to encourage adults to get active over the long weekend

Men’s Australian Open semi-final wins 926,000 for Seven

Morning Update: Super Bowl teasers: Newcastle Brown Ale, M&M’s and Wonderful Pistachios 3

Adam Boland: ‘There’s nothing more I want to do in television’ 8

Online job platform OneShift hires marketing director

Chris Uhlmann to present AM after Virginia Trioli decides to stay on ABC Breakfast 9

Adam Boland leaves Ten, replaced by Steve Wood as Wakeup EP 9

Pamela Williams to depart the Australian Financial Review 1

Ten signs HG Nelson and Roy Slaven to present their Russian Revolution 14

Mumbrella360 video recap: Is decision science adland’s ‘Get out of la-la land’ card? 1

Rabodirect appoints Carmen Kalinowski as new head of marketing 2

Mamamia founder Mia Freedman receives death threats after response from Sunrise’s David Koch over ‘Strippergate’ article 39

The Jaden Group partners with Bonsey Design to launch digital agency Bonsey Jaden

Chris’ Dips kicks off Australia Day campaign with anthem-styled jingle 3

Seven wins 1.279m for Roger Federer’s defeat of Andy Murray at Australian Open

Announcing the return of CommsCon

Cannes Lions splits Cyber category into three parts

Morning Update: Schwarzenegger goes undercover; GoDaddy’s new Super Bowl ad

ANZ uses Simon Baker and tiny art for latest brand campaign 3

News Corp Australia editor Andrew Holman moves from The Mercury to The Sunday Mail

Symbio challenges women to feel good during February

Wendy Hogan to depart CBS Interactive amid shakeup 2

Digital industry takes a stand against proposed government ‘e-safety’ regulator 2

Optus updates ad targeting Telstra after it limits excess fees 5

Peters Ice Cream celebrates 50 summers of the Drumstick in Australia 3

2DayFM tells Facebook fans to move over if they want Kyle and Jackie 4

Security guards protect outdoor ads filled with cash for The Wolf of Wall Street promotion 10

Techtronic Industries Australia appoints Fenton Stephens as creative agency

Mumbrella Digital School returns for 2014

David Fox named as successor to Andrew Baxter as Ogilvy CEO 2

Mumbrella360 video recap: How working with startups could save corporations from extinction 3

896,000 watch as Wawrinka knocks out Djokovic in Australian Open quarter-final 1

Interpublic buys digital network Profero and integrates with Lowe 2