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Ad agency works on confidential Mix FM rebrand to Kiis in public view 44

Carlton Cold hide $50,000 in giant ice cube as follow up to ad campaign

424,000 Whovians watch early morning simulcast of 50th anniversary Doctor Who 4

Mumbrella gamification video hangout with PHD’s global strategy chief Mark Holden on Monday

Heston Blumenthal stars again in new Christmas ad for Coles 3

Morning Update: Dogs sing for a cure; Katie Couric close to deal to create Yahoo news; Sean Bean stars in Make-A-Wish ad

AdNews sister title Australian Creative resigns from CAB audit

Matt James to head expanded Nine creative division Powered 1

Ten kicks off advertising blitz for Sochi Winter Games 8

Match and Clemenger BBDO top 2013/14 Agency Review 5

SCA registers domain names for Sophie Monk and Jules Lund 3

Parker: Australian agencies not built for project based work 2

SMH journalists to question management about UTS paid liftout 15

Carlton launch new product with 8-part Cold Hotel ad series 14

Return of the Bachelor rejects wins time slot for Ten

Morning Update: Air NZ flights full of Hobbits; Facebook plays favourites with Autoplay video feature; The most shared ads of 2013

Fairfax Media makes Simon Smith MD of new Fairfax Content Marketing 5

Body of Work Festival with Harvey Weinstein postponed as producer cancels trip

Mediacom retains CUB account 1

UM’s Mat Baxter says industry should stop apologising for long hours 108

Sean Cummins: I tried to buy Naked 15

ABC 702 names Robbie Buck as new breakfast presenter 6

Pitch consultancy The Agency Register rebrands as Pitch Perfect Advisors 1

Australian Rolling Stone magazine moves from Bauer stable to independent publisher Paper Riot 10

Campaign targets Cricket Australia demanding healthier advertising 3

ASICS joins Ashes advertising onslaught with ad promoting replica playing shirts

The Australian recruits new general manager, marketing and new deputy general manger, sales 1

Billboard suggestive of a peep show banned by ad watchdog 4

Toyota’s Legendary Moments relives memorable Steve Waugh century 6

Ignite Media Brands enter employee consultation process ahead of redundancies

The Bachelor’s final choice draws 1.1m

Morning Update: Channing Tatum does his own epic split; The trouble with Ten; Mike Tyson returns Holyfield’s ear in new Foot Locker ad

Ad watchdog: ‘BOOBS’ is not an inappropriate word when selling bras 8

NRL gets players involved in membership drive 2

ABC boss Mark Scott apologises for release of staff salary information 38

Ignite Media Brands “exploring options” following loss of Fox International Channels

Ten focuses on sport, dancing and the return of “event TV” formats to lift ratings 10

Media buyers positive about Ten in 2014 but want consistency 1

New restaurant buying site aimed at protecting restaurant brands 14

Sea Shepherd creates digital campaign that captures life ‘protecting’ the ocean 79

Natasha Exelby dumped from Wake Up 59

Dancing with the Stars wins for Seven as Keating draws viewers for ABC1 2

New app targets consumers with discounts for nearby shops

Morning Update: Parody of Gravity trailer set in Ikea; Coca-Cola focuses on Typhoon Haiyan relief effort; Bloomberg lays off staff

Mumbrella to run gamification masterclass

Fiesta campaign focuses on “awkward situations” 9

Analyst: Ten should under promise and over deliver in 2014 19

Host’s Paul Ward to join Naked Communications as group production officer 1

Victoria Bitter celebrates the Ashes with scoreboards big and small 21

The Guardian re-enters the top 10 Australian news websites 7

Fairfax makes Antony Catalano CEO of real estate website Domain 6

Nando’s Australia teams up with RedFoo to promote loyalty program 9

Red Agency’s ‘Most Powerful Arm’ wins PR campaign of the year at Golden Targets

Seven and Nine fight for near equal audience share 1

Morning Update: Kmart hunks play ‘Jingle Bells’ with their junk; 10 brands that changed the world; ‘Unselfie’ Typhoon Haiyan relief effort 3

Jackass’ Bad Grandpa tops the Aussie box office

Ten drops Hopman Cup tennis coverage 3

The Carousel set to focus on women’s lifestyle branded content 1

Politifact on skeleton staff while seeking new funding 3

Taubmans rejects claims 2013 campaign inspired by freelance artist’s work 1

October sees ad market grow, with government spending still strong

Yellow Pages solves ‘hairy’ problems in new ad from Ogilvy

Kate Richie to join Nova’s national drive show 2

Real Living wins overall Excellence Award from Publishers Australia 1

Westfield targets online shoppers with ‘Searchable Mall’ 3

Marketer study warns of skills shortages in digital marketing in Australia

Devondale wants its fans to become ‘cheesy movers’

Attenborough vs Attenborough, nature lovers switch from Ten to Nine

Morning Update: Baileys updates The Nutcracker in Christmas ad; Forbes Media up for sale; Design agency trolls Ikea

Helen Lecopoulos moves from McDonald’s to Woolworths media role 4

Lucy Cousins appointed editor of Dolly and Cleo 1

Video hangout: MPA and Bauer boss Matt Stanton 1

Financial Review to see departure of Nabila Ahmed and other senior editors 1

Staff angry as troubled ArdentDigital closes China spin-off

Fairfax news boss Garry Linnell tipped to fill-in on 2UE into 2014 15

Schwartz to launch a new weekend newspaper The Saturday Paper 1

eBay kicks off Christmas campaign 1

MCM Media to bring Lady Gaga to Australia in special event

Stuart Sayers to depart Yahoo!7

The Monkeys ECD Michah Walker resigns to move to US 3

Beauty and the Geek makeovers watched by 846,000

CJZ acquires New Zealand’s indie production company Greenstone TV

Co-founder of Naked Communications Jon Wilkins resigns 4

Morning Update: Kmart pushes layaway; Jean-Claude Van Damme’s epic split for Volvo; Newsreader abused for not wearing poppy

Tim McColl Jones to lead Qantas marketing team after restructure 7

News Corp launches first native advertising on news.com.au with theme parks campaign 14

Yahoo!7 charging $100 closing fee to withdraw funds from defunct search ad service 3

Virgin Mobile invites public to do battle in Game Of Phones promotion 9