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Comvita uses long-lived Sardinians for new Olive Leaf Extract campaign 4

Morning Update: Gavin McInnes fights a baby; The life and death of Brian; Magneto killed JFK 2

Coca-Cola to review media account 4

MEC to launch Brisbane office with Dominos as foundation client 9

Facebook ramps up creative offering with rebranded Creative Shop 3

Coles called-out for One Direction campaign by advocacy group 3

Crowd-sourcing sites blamed for tougher freelancer conditions 4

Naked’s Dominic McCarthy joins The Leading Edge 6

Trademark battle continues between the two Guns For Hire despite IP Australia ruling 1

Kopparberg Cider celebrates the uniqueness of its origins 9

Press Council upholds complaint against SMH over Jonathan Marshall story

Fairfax uses David Droga for newspaper magazine trade push 1

Stayz.com.au aims to inspire Australians to go on holiday in new summer campaign

Tom Ballard to leave Triple J breakfast 17

Leo Burnett Melbourne appointed SPC Ardmona’s new creative agency 2

Mumbrella360 video recap: Sorry seems to be the hardest word

Seven to air Hopman Cup on 7mate 4

Highway Patrol wins 1.1m for Seven as Big Bang Theory repeats take 25-54s

Morning Update: Depressed about shaving that Movember ‘Stache?; UK ad spend hits £14bn; Anchorman 2 changes movie marketing 1

Just Car Insurance looks to consumers for commercial inspiration 3

Hunger Games lights Aussie box office on fire

TAC commemorates lives lost on Vic roads in installation 1

The Monkeys, Whybin and UM winners at B&T Awards

New Havas offers full service as Aegis rebadges agency Huckleberry 7

IGA celebrates multicultural Christmas with Anh Do 1

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