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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

Sarah Stephens tempts viewers for World Movies Summer of Sin 1

Guardian’s global CEO labels Fairfax and News metered paywall model ‘worst in the world’ 10

The Bachelor wins strongest ratings yet with 870,000 metro viewers for Ten 4

Best&Less use real customers in Christmas campaign 2

Morning Update: Nov 14 – Singing cows in DDB’s debut for Vinamilk; Sainsbury’s launch Christmas campaign; Betty White talks gadgets

Era ends for Nova Brisbane as station manager Sean Ryan moves to lead News Corp Queensland 3

Coles kicks off Curtis Stone Christmas push 11

Block Allstars deal with domestic drama in air conditioner ad 2

Bookworld transforms bus shelters into pop-up bookshelves for Christmas 2

Bonds Intimates enlist model Sarah Stephens for new campaign 4

David Jones celebrates Christmas with ‘Gifts that Wow’ 17

Sport Entertainment Network loses last original breakfast show host Tim Watson 4

Online news sees new challenger with arrival of The New Daily 22

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Recipe to Riches final brings 504,000 to Channel Ten 18

Morning Update: Nov 13 – Boots gets in the holiday spirit; Twitter introduces custom timelines; Ad tells girls ‘you’re not a princess’

Shares fall close to record low as Network Ten urges approval of $200m loan 17

Myer celebrates giving in Christmas campaign 5

Grey Melbourne loses TAC in ‘huge surprise’ 16

Jamie Oliver puts on a London Christmas feast in first appearance as face of Woolworths 19

Samantha Allen launches her own PR agency Purpose 6

Rapper, aristocrat and artist push Aldi coffee capsules 13

Wake Up ratings lowest yet as Ten hits one year anniversary of axing Breakfast 35

Officeworks introduces new range with branded content series featuring Gracie Otto 6

News Corp’s Australian newspapers sees 22 per cent revenue drop 35

Morning Update: Nov 12 – Finland targets smoking mothers; Kellogg’s Twitter storm; How Dumb Ways to Die won the internet

Mumbrella360 video recap: Social media tips from the dark side

DJ Sampology breaks down the legal matter in Creationistas campaign for copyright reform 2

Thor continues its box office reign as The Counselor opens 14

David McNeil appointed to Campbell Arnott’s top marketing role