News

Fox FM refuses to put out last Matt & Jo show podcast featuring attack on management 15

Fairfax Media acquires property data group as investment in Domain 2

Soap opera pioneer Alan Coleman dies at 76 3

Gerard Henderson moves column from The Sydney Morning Herald to The Australian 27

Engagement up in increasing competitive online news market 2

Homebuyers Centre launches ‘ultimate fails’ online campaign targeting first home buyers 6

Meet the Marketers returns in 2014 and expands to Brisbane

2c Artist Management unveils brand campaign from Holt 2

Clemenger BBDO’s ‘Melbourne Remote Control Tourist’ wins Creative Showcase 8.3 3

Southern Star Entertainment rebrands to Endemol Australia

Stephen Fry’s Keys to the City wins for ABC1 while Super Fun Night falls for Nine

Morning Update: AdWeek’s 10 best ads of 2013; The Liverpool Post to be closed

Soap Creative creates Pretty Shady to promote skin cancer awareness 2

Multi Channel Network takes Viacom sales from Ignite 5

Nielsen slams new AMAA website auditing service: ‘we’re the online currency’ 10

Radio ratings marks last survey from Nielsen

Nando’s marketing director Kim Russell exits 5

Media buyers welcome KiisFM rebranding but want clarity over target audience

Radio Ratings: Perth – Mix 94.5 holds onto number one FM station title

Breville unveils first work from new lead agency Onepartners

DDB Sydney unveil campaign for Volkswagen’s new Golf GTI

Radio Ratings: Sydney – 2UE and MixFM slip further, 2GB and 2DayFM on top 14

Radio Ratings: Adelaide – Mix 102.3 climbs again to dominate top spot as other stations fall

Radio Ratings: Melbourne – FoxFM takes back ratings crown from Nova100 2

Radio Ratings: Brisbane – 97.3FM loses top spot to Nova 106.9FM 1

Search, Rescue and Fire win for Seven but Nine holds 25-54s with The Big Bang Theory 5

Strongbow relaunches with new branding from The Collective 3

Morning Update: BBC defends Mandela coverage; Grey named global agency of 2013

Australia’s ex-Vogue executive fashion editor launches online magazine 7

Matt Tilley and Joe Hildebrand confirmed for Triple M Drive 11

Badjar Ogilvy still in running to retain Myer creative account 9

ArdentDigital transfers Adobe practice to Razorfish as parent company moves out of administration

Twitter Australia appoints Tony Broderick head of TV partnerships 4

Ad spend in radio drops off in November but remains positive for financial year

Dave Hughes departs The Project as Peter Helliar steps up 5

Qantas launches first major new brand campaign with Droga5 focussing on new uniform 27

Award-winning duo team up for new web-based series about wine 4

Santa reads heartbreaking Christmas wish list in new commercial for Youth Projects 1

SodaStream’s Christmas campaign sees Santa slim down to wear his green suit 1

Southern Cross Austero teams up with Shazam to promote Universal Music artists

Sydney Opera House kicks off fundraising campaign as part of 40th anniversary year

GPY&R Melbourne takes ‘vacancy’ ad in AFR after losing Defence Force 18

Sami and Yumi gone and The Love Doctor moves stations as ARN overhauls schedule 10

Forty Winks dedicated to helping the ‘great unrested’ get some sleep in new campaign 3

Dominant Australian display in The Ashes helps Nine to winning weekend

News Corp offers $250,000 free media in best integrated campaign competition 2

Morning Update: ‘Poopy Cat Dolls’ spruik litter box; The Sun attracts 117,000 subscribers

ABC commissions Henry and Aaron Christmas Special

ARN confirms Sydney station change from Mix 106.5 to Kiis 1065 14

AMAA launches new website auditing service

Australian Creative magazine to close

Sandi Logan departs Immigration comms role for ‘sabbatical’ 2

ASTRA to add time-shifted viewers to weekly ratings in 2014 1

Business Insider expands with lifestyle offer with ex-Fairfax restaurant critic Simon Thomsen

A good day of batting for Australia wins 837,000 cricket fans for Nine 2

Vale Nelson Mandela: the world mourns – the newspaper front pages 8

Fairfax Radio Network rolls out summer campaign to launch innaugural cricket broadcast 2

Nova team’s web series picked up by Will Ferrell’s Funny or Die 5

Morning Update: Wayne Rooney v Rory McIlroy; India spruiks stem cell freezing

Defence Force moves to Havas from George Patterson Y&R 12

Saatchi&Saatchi promote Toyota’s new look Prado as ‘great place to raise a family’ 1

Screen Australia invests $11m in new feature films and TV dramas 5

Matua relaunches with new positioning ‘Made With Real New Zealand’ 3

Big W ditches ‘kaching’ tagline to promote its summer fashion 7

Latest Take 5 claims murdered girl’s British mother is from Brisbane and Auckland 4

UM win William Hill $40m media account, Clems Sydney takes creative

Intel and The Monkeys chase power in hidden camera stunt 2

David Ormston leaves KWP for CumminsRoss SA creative director role 2

Qantas cuts could impact marketing 3

Jayne Andrews appointed marketing director of Carnival Cruise Lines 6

Facebook launches new site for businesses and Australian user data 1

Nicole Turley set for Havas role after just nine months at Starcom 6

NSW promote the importance of creative industries with series of interactive videos

Choice runs ad aimed at informing public about the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade agreement 1

Isobar partner with Save the Children to promote Do Nothing campaign

Drug and alcohol testing on roads beats Donald Trump’s mighty planes

Southern Cross Austereo denies Hamish & Andy’s ‘psychic dream’ Wet ‘n’ Wild broadcast breached broadcast code 1

Nigel Marsh’s Sydney Skinny returns, aim to make it next City to Surf

Morning Update: Turkish Airlines’ dueling selfies; Official match ball of 2014 World Cup unveiled 3

Royal prank call DJ departs Southern Cross Austereo as royal prank call dispute ‘amicably resolved’

Nine to float this Friday, sets market value under $2bn 5

Sydney Trains contract finally settled with APN and Adshel securing main duties

Screen Australia hires new head of production and head of legal services 4

Environment Protection Authority encourages Victorians to clean up their butts 1

Major shake-up for Brisbane radio as 4BC announces new presenters in key time slots 32

Baz Luhrman’s The Great Gatsby and Jane Campion’s Top of the Lake top AACTA shortlist

Former Optus marketer Michael Smith given global advertising remit with SingTel 3

The Blacklist wins again for Seven as final of Keating holds audience 6