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Graham Wright to chair AMI after Lee Tonitto steps down

PayPal claims first Aussie Buzzfeed campaign comparing delivery drivers to Santa 5

Simon Reeve to replace Grant Denyer on Million Dollar Minute 1

Beauty and the Geek Australia final just cuts above 800,000

Newcastle Herald’s Joanne McCarthy wins Gold Walkley

NSW Transport recruit comedian Shane Jacobson to promote boat safety 1

ARN confirms Kyle and Jackie O for ‘new station’ 26

Hoodlum’s Secrets and Lies acquired in the UK before Ten broadcast 2

Brand Canberra wants Australia to embrace “new way of thinking” about the city 19

Morning Update: Family excited about Thanksgiving meat; Ben & Jerry’s Instagram ad

Colenso BBDO to handle Michael Hill’s new global brand strategy 2

Peter Zavecz made director of Pacific Magazines in Seven West Media restructure 4

99designs refutes claim crowd-sourcing is contributing to tough conditions for freelancers 15

Redundancies at Yahoo!7 after relocation of Totaltravel

Neil Breen departs Nine’s Today show 5

GIO understands insurance needs of NSW families aren’t average 2

Clarke: News Corp’s election front pages would make British papers ‘blush’ 5

Ten’s director of development Lisa Fitzpatrick departs 3

Magnum and Lipton Iced Tea products to be promoted on above-average hot days 1

Home and Away final wins over 1.1m for Seven 1

Morning Update: Twerking Turkey will give you nightmares; Beastie Boys song pulled from ad

David Penberthy leaves Sunday Mail for Fiveaa breakfast gig 4

Kia gamifies app to target “marketing suspicious” men 6

Channel Nine aims to keep key demos in 2014 two-horse race with Seven 7

RedBalloon launches MarketPlace with integrated campaign

Australian Mail Online unlikely to be “a game-changer” 13

Comms Council & AANA: Clients and agencies need to be clear on confidentiality

ABC’s Stephen McDonell criticised over Walkley nominated piece 13

ABC announces plans to commercialise archives on iView as it reveals 2014 slate 7

Mail Online coming to Australia in joint venture with Mi9 15

Australians want to travel, love and laugh according to new ING Direct digital campaign

Citibank dines out on branded content 5

Dancing with the Stars final gives Seven commanding share 6

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