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Walkley Awards finalists revealed

Morning Update: Oct 18 – Verizon celebrates Halloween; Twitter’s Google hire; Why mobile ads don’t work

Medical journals refuse to publish tobacco-funded research 3

TV networks throw out schedules to cover NSW bushfire emergency. 2

‘Can you fit me?’ lingerie ad banned by ad watchdog 10

Foxtel upfront focuses on delivering content on any platform 1

Announcing SAGE – agency wisdom from adland’s most experienced warriors 4

Coles’ Simon McDowell named AMI marketer of the year

UM appoints Matt Scotten as strategy director 10

Joy unveils new campaign for Helga’s: ‘It’s not just bread’ 1

Network Ten reports $285m loss and calls for $200m loan to rebuild 8

Advertising champs beat Seven’s superheroes

Potatoes rebranded as healthy, easy choice in new marketing camapign 11

Morning Update: Oct 17 – Ray Ban’s optical-illusions; Five marketing fails; Banksy targets McDonald’s; Google tools for journos

News Corp: Our email subscriber data may have been accessible to outsiders

BMF ECDs to depart

iiNet goes for station domination 2

Australian Marketing Institute rebrands and restructures

Golfer Adam Scott urges ordinary Aussies to give the game a go 2

Guide Dogs grab motorists attention with Beatles inspired campaign

Droga5 evolves Lynx story in new ‘Boys and Men’ campaign 11

Dancing with the Stars holds up for Seven as Recipe to Riches falls again for Ten

Coles launches Christmas campaign with Heston Blumenthal 16

Morning Update: Oct 16 – Playstation 4 promotions begin; Google+ users protest new ads; Is Alison Gold the new Rebecca Black?

tenplay launch helps Ten to strong catchup numbers 6

Run out of milk? Catch a plane to London using your Qantas Cash travel card 5

Walkley business finalists revealed

Adult Swim launches local online channel in Australia 2

Tourism Australia’s Andrew McEvoy to lead Fairfax Media’s events push 10

New Mumbrella Social Media Academy course now on sale 7

Kermit provides the soundtrack for Nissan’s underdog tale 9

Miranda Devine to launch 2GB talkback show 22

The X Factor grows as Ten’s shows vanish from the top 15 1

Ten’s Wake Up to launch on November 4 13

Morning Update: Oct 15 – USA Today promotes columnists; Amount of fake traffic mind blowing; LG ads mock competitor phones 4

Gravity continues its box office dominance

Toyota ad warns of dodgy previous owners 1

Advertising watchdog dismisses complaints against Ella Baché’s naked models

Nine to buy out Microsoft from nineMSN joint venture 9

V8 Supercars rev up Seven’s audience and The X Factor wins 1.8m 3

Nissan celebrates small packages in Juke launch ad

New anti sports betting campaign highlights ‘absurdity’ of putting young children and gambling together 10

Morning Update: Oct 14 – Snoop Dogg loves Hot Pockets; Popcorn makes people immune to cinema ads; Brands feud on Twitter 5

Adam Ferrier to join CumminsRoss as chief strategy officer 16

The Voice’s Steve Clisby sings Three Little Letters in next stage of CommBank’s ‘Can’ campaign 25

Shine director Scott Hicks: I had to fight to make the film with Geoffrey Rush 4

Kyle & Jackie O Show gets top prize at commercial radio awards 9

First look at the Wake Up set 4

Devondale glowgirl ad banned by watchdog as ‘misleading’ 6

Tracks marks the end of a film-making era 2

ARN CEO: Radio has ‘lost that sex and sizzle’ and needs to sell itself 2

Commercial Radio sector takes aim at regulator ACMA and Media Watch 3

Nova announces a new Breakfast show with Tommy Little and Meshel Laurie 2

BRW to close weekly print edition 20

MTV’s Australian broadcasting operations shift to London 3

Bonds take ‘BOOBS’ to the next level with outdoor promotion 33

Mumbrella360 Recap: Why Australia fell in love with Rhonda and Ketut (and how Rhonda was nearly Ron) 2

Berlei unveil “sexy” shapewear in new campaign

Adelaide Film Festival’s HIVE Fund commissions two new films

Alex Hayes joins Mumbrella team 6

Todd Sampson’s Redesign My Brain draws 865,000 viewers 10

Morning Update: Oct 11 – Betty White stars in Air NZ ad; The Slowskys are back; The origin of Twitter 1

Full Encore editions now available for non-app readers too 1

Kristian Barnes leaves Australia to lead Vizeum APAC

Enero announces Nigel Marsh as new boss for The Leading Edge 2

Screen Australia launches fund aimed at creating next Breaking Bad or Game Of Thrones 25

Brands unite for Katy Perry’s visit to Sydney to mark new album release 2

PHD appoints content director Angela Rapley to lead branded content 1

Marvel’s Agents of SHIELD audience drop costs Seven the night 4

TLE boss Andy Bateman joins Telstra in senior marketing role 1

Adland invited to think beyond the Sydney media bubble at free Mumbrella lunch 4

Morning Update: Oct 10 – TV boss wanted three more Breaking Bad episodes; YouTube’s top ten; Has traditional media given up on young people? 1

Pedestrian.tv names video blogger Troye Sivan as its blogger of the year 1

Triple M to axe The Highway Patrol 4

Motorcyclists targeted with safety messages 4

Unhappy rapper Krazy K brings road safety message to Adelaide 3

Cancer foundation says, other than the title, Bonds’ BOOBS campaign will respect the whole woman 13

Allianz burns down house in new ad 5

MCM boss Simon Joyce departs 7

Today Tonight presenter Helen Kapalos appears in Caravan company’s refugee spoof 22

Dancing with the Stars wins for Seven but Big Brother is favourite for 25-54s

Morning Update: Oct 9 – Visa makes NFL dreams come true; Downtown Abbey rape scene defended; Twitter TV ratings measured

Cummins Ross campaign encourages audiences to ‘Get Court Up’ in the Australian Open 1

303Lowe reveals Fujitsu summer campaign 2

Gravity tops Aussie box office on opening weekend 6

Don’t make your car wear a daggy yellow plate new myPlates campaign suggests

Bonds tease audiences with cryptic ‘BOOBS’ logo 37

NAB builds on ‘More Give, Less Take’ slogan in new Clemenger BBDO Melbourne campaign 16