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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

News.com.au editor Luke McIlveen to defect to the Mail Online 13

Morning Update: Santa delivers chilling message; Japanese tire ad will make you jump

The Glue Society directs biblical themed ad to promote French TV network Canal+

Burger King markets deals to young males with a series of pre-roll YouTube ads 8

The Conversation continues discussions with US and India following hire of Jakarta editor

OMD hires ex-Naked strategist Nick Kavanagh and telco expert Vanessa Nichol 14

Qantas release teaser for its Australian film series ahead of Tropfest 2

Commercial Radio Australia team up with Sony to push digital radio 1

Visit California recruits Hollywood stars to promote the ‘Golden State’ to Aussie tourists 2

ABC CEO Mark Scott hits out at concentrated attack from News Corp 21

Dick Smith says OzEmite-AussieMite trademark battle a case of IP Australia “being manipulated” 8

The Blacklist breaks 1m for Seven 2

Campaign aims to convince consumers to buy Australian olive oil 2

Matt Okine to replace Tom Ballard on breakfast as Triple J confirms 2014 lineup

Morning Update: New York Magazine cuts back; Ron Burgundy hosts local Bismarck news 1

Former Today Tonight EP John Choueifate made Ten’s director of news

DDB Melbourne create new brand campaign for Lindeman’s 2

More ‘errors’ stirs Bauer to action on international articles labeled as Australian 9

SBS plans app as centrepiece for multi-channel World Cup 5

E-cigarette company kicks off launch campaign to raise awareness amongst Australian smokers 19

Foxtel and MCN encourage viewers to live in the present with new summer campaign 1

Rowan Dean lined up for 2UE gig 3

Nine rejects reports of Matt James defection to Yahoo!7 2

Air New Zealand unveils Peter Jackson’s dragon ‘Smaug’ from the next instalment of The Hobbit 3

Summer schedules see Seven and Nine fight for near equal share 2

Morning Update: Brand: ‘The Sun on Sunday lied about me’; Crayola push toys in new ad

Chinese staff take legal action against Ardent Digital over unpaid salary claim

Tilley, Hildebrand and Ferrier tested for Triple M drive show 11

Bauer blames typo for Take 5 story claiming philandering police official committed crimes in NSW instead of UK 20

Haymarket sells major publications to Nextmedia 4