News

Grant Denyer leaves Sunrise again 10

Carolyn McMahon appointed Honda Australia chief marketer 1

Margaret Gee’s to take on AAP with digital press release delivery

Mastercard targets parents with PayPass commercial 1

RSPCA says ‘we’re all the same’ in new campaign 10

Viacom’s Colin Blake is the new boss of Rdio 2

Bob Geldof: Nobody outside Australia has heard of Earth Hour 67

Mr & Mrs Murder sees 40 per cent ratings lift 4

Checkout to focus on supermarket copycats 5

Profero bosses Hangout with Mumbrella as agency shifts HQ to Asia 2

Ikea: One Green Bean didn’t decline to re-pitch – we rejected them 40

M&C Saatchi Melbourne creative director Doogie Chapman resigns

The Marketing Zoo absorbs Digital Stampede and rebrands to Zoo Republic

ABC voted Australia’s most attractive employer 3

Soup launches in the UK and rebrands as Social Soup 1

Australia ninth biggest cinema market 6

Matilda Bay shows that it’s no ‘one-trick-yak’ 2

Social Diary goes daily 1

Nine News tops Tuesday viewing

Dentsu completes Aegis acquisition 1

The Encore Interview – Making The Checkout

Naked closes New Zealand operation 1

Core behind launch of ABC kids portal Splash 3

Mojo digital creative director Tim Buesing emerges at Reactive 1

Havas boss David Jones’ Google Hangout with Mumbrella 4

Newspaper circulations rise after Fairfax compact relaunch but News Limited wins bragging rights 15

JetStar launches Flight of the Comedians 11

Be Natural invites Australians to make environmental pledge on ‘Day of change’ 11

Design industry association unveils new logo 27

Victorian foundation tackles gambling addiction with online support service 2

Sentia Media rebrands as iSentia 7

Editor of Parramatta Eels fan site told to apologise for offending directors 10

Enero hatches data division

ABC and CAB merge into new industry body

Tourism Tasmania takes visitors behind the scenery 10

Biggest Loser tops 1m for Ten 2

A good weekend for Die Hard

Smartphone app project for seniors Silverline is coming to Australia

Mall makes walk-in-wardrobe out of chocolate 5

Gyngell and Steedman to talk media at Mumbrella360 as event focus turns to technology, creativity and gamification

Colgo leaves News Limited to be launch editor of Business Insider 1

Sea Shepherd seeks agency 48

Freedman moves to publisher role as Mamamia gets new editor 10

PacMags launches The Iconic Men’s Magazine 2

Jeep ad hints at AFL drugs scandal, ‘It’s time for the good news stories to be written’ 10

Biggest Loser tops key ad demographics for Ten 1

Media Alliance to launch membership category for freelancers 5

Val Morgan opens strategy unit in Melbourne

Pat Rafter strips one last time for Bonds 8

Bohemia: We’re not going to merge with Ikon 1

Kmart gets dancey with ‘irresistible’ campaign 25

Music streaming service Songl relaunches to target absolutely everybody 9

16 redundancies at M&C Saatchi 3

Carlton Draught AFL app offers prize of a year’s supply of beer 3

In The Mix in US launch 10

Ikon media chairman Simon White moves to reassure market, describing things as ‘business as usual’ 16

TV morning battle remains deadlocked while leadership contest draws news audiences 2

Giant pink handbag for Martin Place 7

DDB Sydney transforms two suits into creatives 6

Twitter charts spike in traffic from #spill 2

Ikon bloodshed continues: Ellie Rogers and Leonie Kerley gone

Aussie PR agency PPR goes global 5

Dan Johns leaves Ikon as Simon White takes chairman role 3

Bodyline story among documentaries funded by Screen Australia 1

Adriatic Furniture gets tactical around Labor leadership debacle 10

Reed Collins resurfaces at Ogilvy Hong Kong

World’s largest esky built by Jim Beam 12

Communications Council looks to launch social media body 2

Saatchi & Saatchi introduces the wild man of Capi 5

Andrew Denton steps back from his production company

Agency Fostered launches, targeting individuals rather than brands 1

Pre-roll video CPMs experience surge in price, says ad platform 4

Elevencom releases debut work for Ray’s Outdoors 1

Adspend in Australia to grow by 1.4 per cent next year, says Carat

Management reshuffle at DDB Melbourne as boss Nick Condon steps down

The Projects to launch influencers scheme for Samsung 2

Nielsen to reissue news rankings after mistake sees Ninemsn fall to third 2

AJF Partnership wins IG Group

2m watch Block winners revealed 1

TAC targets youth with confronting social media campaign Roadtrip Forever 5

Liberals bring back Kevin O’Lemon to capitalise on leadership speculation 9

Sentia Media confirms new round of redundancies

Pure Blonde blocks ‘offensive’ comments beneath River of Blonde ad on YouTube 26

Kraft MD Amanda Banfield leaves Australia for global role

Lindt Australia builds two-metre chocolate Sydney Tower in Easter stunt 3

Coke is planning ‘something big’ 17

Seven and Nine almost dead level in battle for morning viewers 1

Wolfman David Williams and blogger Candice Lake front Gracie Otto Westfield film 4