News

Election coverage sees uplift in online news traffic, The Guardian posts strongest result yet 4

Facebook appoints Antonia Christie as Australian head of communications 1

Encore now available on iPhone

303 Lowe ‘Ups the game’ for TAB in WA 1

Bauer counts down to Elle launch 15

Channel Nine’s reality show Big Brother breaks Seven’s magic spell

Debate on why branded content matters to kick off BE Festival

Morning Update Sept 20 – iPhone with Lego?; Facebook apologies for ad; BBC axes jobs

Branded content and entertainment awards shortlist revealed

2DayFM claims ACMA ‘royal prank’ report is prejudicial 3

Mark Watkin to lead BWM Melbourne after departure of Carl Ratcliff 2

Hotels.com launches brand campaign 2

Slight ratings improvement for The Bachelor in new Wednesday night timeslot 5

Meakin to become Ten news boss in February

Morning Update: Sept 19 – BBC Newsreader gaffe; NZ branded beer prank; Twitter’s fake users to be revealed 2

Marketer David Elsworth to take on board role with branded content agency Wonder

The Works wins NRMA Group’s lead creative account 4

Best of the world’s branded entertainment to be screened at BE Festival

British Paints campaign focuses on avoiding time wasters

Jetstar launches new brand campaign 2

PR agency Haystac appoints Google’s Henning Dorstewitz to run Sydney operation 2

BPAY personifies the mailbox – and makes him redundant

Seven West Media COO Rohan Lund to depart 2

Recipe to Riches slips again but Sleepy Hollow brings Ten’s ratings back from the dead 1

Morning Update: Sept 18 – Mad Men Season 7 to screen over two years; new Time mag editor, Gap’s new Twitter campaign

Dumb Ways dominates Spikes as McCann wins network of the year 3

The Coffee Club brings ‘Ricky Martin’ to Brisbane 8

EFTPOS shows the naughty how to be nice in Giveback campaign 4

Zombie apocalypse to come to BE Festival

Frost to become The Frost Group with acquisition of The Nest 8

Group M launches sports division Sponsorcom, with Football Federation as foundational client 5

Bayer Advantage campaign says to love your pet is to protect it

The Guardian launches first Australian advertising campaign 7

Million Dollar Minute wins for Seven 1

Mumbrella360 video recap: Meet the marketers

Morning Update: Sept 17 – NZ road safety campaign; Reddit bans search for ‘Navy Yard shooters’; Twitter learns lessons from Facebook 1

Australian miniseries Top of The Lake wins Emmy Award

The Smurfs 2 takes more than $2m on its opening weekend at the local box office

The Australian refreshes website and introduces metering of free content 3

Ten dumps The Bachelor from Sunday and Monday nights 11

AFL to sell Premiership Cup ingot in online auction 3

Meat and Livestock launches campaign for ‘lovers’ 1

The Works announces new appointments, with Cate Mathers appointed strategy director

Jonathan Kneebone to present BE Festival keynote

Australia dominates film and branded content shortlists at Spikes

Tourism Australia launches ‘Restaurant Australia’ focus to lure international foodies

Ten’s star reporter Hamish MacDonald quits network 9

IKEA launches ‘make time for living’ campaign 1

Edelman promotes Matthew Gain to Sydney GM 5

Sophie Monk to co-host Weekend Breakfast with Dave Thornton 2

McCann boss: our other work has been overshadowed by Dumb Ways to Die 17

Love fades for Ten’s The Bachelor 8

Morning Update: Sept 16 – Guardian’s new weekend campaign, Rebel Wilson speaks out, Twitter IPO who will profit? 1

Vodafone turns to ‘kidults’ to relaunch its brand 17

BuzzFeed appoints Simon Crerar as its Australian editor 8

Hahn Super Dry releases first campaign work by Whybin\TBWA 11

Qantas partners with music streaming service Spotify 1

Taxi advertising returns to Victoria 7

Jungleboys start production on The Moodys

Tourism Fiji appoints Neo@Ogilvy as its media agency

Jessica Rowe returns to Ten as panelist on Studio 10 9

Seven’s David Koch wins for Nine on The Footy Show 1

ACMA finds A Current Affair in breach over ‘All-Asian Mall’ story 9

Morning Update: Sept 13 – Dwarf clowns in advertising; Twitter confirms IPO; Facebook and autoplay; Zuckerberg on NSA

Melbourne’s Metro Trains wins advertiser of the year at Spikes Asia 3

ABC2 gives free rein for branded entertainment 5

Switch from Doyle to Armytage helps deliver Sunrise ratings win for first month 5

Melbourne’s Lord Mayor to fill in for 3AW Drive 1

Quickflix boss defends $5.5m share capital raising and signals shift in marketing strategy 1

Entries down for Spikes

Politifact mulls New Zealand expansion and diversification

Last chance for marketers to apply for free places at BE Festival networking

Gruen Planet gives ABC1 top entertainment show as Ten’s Wonderland declines

Morning Update: Sept 12 – AT&T’s insensitive 9/11 tweet; is online video overrated, new global Pandora boss

Facebook removes ABC’s ‘cheeky’ image 7

Mates celebrate success in first TAB campaign by Whybin\TBWA 7

Innocean reveals digital hires as it emphasises ‘newsroom approach’ 1

How YouTube built Jimmy Kimmel’s TV audience: insights to be shared at BE Festival

Mi9 boss Mark Britt: Political agendas don’t work in online news 12

Major restructure for Nando’s marketing team 12

AAMI asks: Who’s right for Rhonda? 34

Recipe to Riches stabilises for Ten as Seven dominates Tuesday night 2

Ten to launch home shopping channel Spree 17

Morning Update – Sept 10: Apple’s new iPhones; Twitter buys mobile ad exchange; Why cards matter more than links 1

Karl Fleet departs as Clems Adelaide ECD as Matt O’Grady steps up 1

STW buys into research firm Colmar Brunton 2

Qantas head of brand and advertising Kent Heffernan departs 1

McDonald’s in Smurfs tie-in 1