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MCN boss Fitzgerald open to merging sales operation with any free to air network 3

Carnegie’s Den finalists revealed 5

Grown-ups unveils new Jalna Greek Yoghourt campaign 7

The Monkeys reveal new work for Ice Break – The Dust 2

OBM launch new ad for home builder Devine

APN sells remaining half of outdoor business 1

Fox Sports loses Italian football, after double dealing by Serie A rights owner 6

Mumbrella360 video recap: Andy Lark on the importance of being bold and transparent 1

The X Factor and The Blacklist gain strength as Ten’s share falls to 8.6 per cent 8

John Hegarty adds AWARD awards to his duties for March visit

Morning Update: Oct 22 – Holiday TV push starts, roadblocks of native advertising; Wikipedia editors delete accounts

Tim Tam lovers vote on Chocolicious Bites in new TV ad 1

Rapper’s EminemX wrapper 4

Gravity continues its box office reign while About Time enters the fray 1

Ad of the month: Australia loves ANZ’s battling families

ZERO author Joseph Jaffe – Should brands stop buying advertising? 1

Australia’s best strategists to share their secrets at SAGE

MCN launches creative and strategic division Multiply

The road to hell looks fun in new Hyundai ad 1

Ex Qantas marketer Lewis Pullen to join NRL as head of marketing 3

Paula Abdul and Carrie Bickmore to front revived So You Think You Can Dance 3

Audit body chooses comScore as new web traffic measurement 4

The Australian’s online traffic grows on the back of election coverage and metered move 3

Selleys launches new campaign for Liquid Nails 2

The X Factor wins 1.7m while AGT semi-final draws 850,000

Jason Clare appointed shadow communications minister

Screen Australia announces $5.4m slate 5

Morning Update: Oct 21 – Tide Vine campaign, Deep links could change mobile ads, NBC new winter Olympics campaign 1

BBC First to be brand for new Foxtel channel

Trafalgar unveils next phase of its ‘see the world from the inside’ campaign

Oporto repositions as streetfood of the world 1

BWM unveils new positioning for Sanitarium’s female-focused Up&Go Vive

ABC to move into tablet publishing with new weekly title 31

Mentos looked offshore for creative in latest campaign 4

BrandsExclusive positions itself as ‘smarter’ shopping option in new campaign

Secrets of developing agency culture to be shared at SAGE

NSW bushfires dominate Thursday’s TV viewing

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