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Morning Update: Kmart puts a Christmas twist on ‘Ship My Pants’; Thank-You Batkid billboard 1

Mail Online appoints general manager for Australia and New Zealand 11

FlickerFest launches Blues Brothers themed FlickerFest promo 3

5Gum launch app which allows users to listen to their Facebook feed 6

Embers of Empathy project to raise money for Red Cross

ADT Security ads remind audiences signs of burglars aren’t ‘always your imagination’ 2

Devondale request independent review on banned flavoured milk ad 10

News Corp to sponsor digital tech start-up community Fishburners

Uber celebrates Christmas with carols and holiday treats from Adriano Zumbo

Strategy shake-up sees M&C Saatchi take Justin Graham, with Droga5 landing Jon Bradshaw 11

Bohemia takes $22.5m Vodafone buying business from Ikon 3

Better Homes and Gardens Summer wins Seven 652,000

Merrick Watts, Jules Lund, Sophie Monk and Mel B to host 2DayFM breakfast show 23

Morning Update: Grumpy cat stars in Friskies ad; House of Cards leads Golden Globe TV nominations

Budgie smuggler clad walkers to Strut the Streets for Indigenous education 1

SBS draws on national anthem to promote new documentary series 6

Jacob’s Creek launches eCard generator to help customers celebrate the holidays 1

David Gaines takes US role with Maxus Global 5

Al Jazeera Sports ‘in talks’ to buy Setanta Australia for local push 4

PANPA drop circulation categories in favour of emma audience data 2

RBT wins 764,000 for Nine but viewers tune out for Hostages

Kojo produces computer-generated automotive ‘first’ for Mazda 5

Carlton Dry shows audiences what it means to say #HelloBeer in new ads 9

Paul Sigaloff to follow Ed Harrison to Yahoo!7 as commercial director 5

Morning Update: Beastie Boys countersue GoldieBlox; Murdoch greeting cards available 2

2UE tipped to put John Stanley in breakfast instead of Dicko and Sarah 15

BMF introduce ‘Hipster Santa’ to promote shopping centre during Christmas 23

DDB Melbourne’s new Open Universities campaign features childlike dreams 6

Fairfax’s Ed Harrison appointed CEO of Yahoo!7 16

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