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MasterChef reveals final sponsors list 1

Mad Mex plants Dictator lookalike in Sydney restaurant 47

DMG Radio rebrand sees launch of smoothfm in Sydney and Melbourne 29

Crawlspace to premiere at Cannes; Arclight and XYZ on board as sales agents

Talcott to lead Mumbrella360 debate on the broken relationship between marketers, agencies and media 3

See-Saw Films moves into TV with hire of Jamie Laurenson from BBC

Matt Moran is the face of LG Electronics kitchen range 7

The Loved Ones added to US film curation platform 2

Saatchi & Saatchi Sydney wins Carnival Cruise Lines from Arnold Furnace 1

Austar corporate development director Deanne Weir to depart after 10 years

Red Bull to turn tweets into beats for Melbourne event 2

Outgoing Austar boss and Photon chairman John Porter: “Photon is undervalued”

Radio industry body ad cleared for repeatedly using the word shit 2

Strong debut for Denton’s Randling while Sacha Baron Cohen helps Today to breakfast win 4

Bob Goodge exits Starcom after 13 years of service 4

GetUp! seeks to crowd fund airtime for supermarkets pokies attack ad 25

A real estate agent checking out a woman’s bottom is not degrading, rules ad watchdog 8

Jason Davis to moderate at Mumbrella360 1

Baidu International launches Australian office led by Dean Capobianco and Paul Christy 15

University students’ web series win at LA screen festival 4

‘Agencies failing clients in their attitude to digital’ 2

Liquid Ideas hires first agency director Samantha Allen, the ‘best credentialed PR in Australia’ 6

Magnum Infinity launches ‘Australia’s first’ facial recognition billboard 4

Tim Tam orchard replaces Lego forest at Martin Place 12

Packed to the Rafters gets lowest ratings in show’s history 7

Sydney aerial advertising firm Branding By Air launches in California 5

Apple protest video blogger Blunty admits he was in on BlackBerry ‘Wake Up’ stunt 34

Antony J Bowman begins production on Almost Broadway in LA

Aussie consumer confidence falls to pre-GFC levels, 1/3 of Aussies think we’re in recession 3

Mamamia hunts for community manager who knows what zeitgeist means 24

Y&R’s comms director Lynda Gray departs after 10 years 13

Convergence Review: Dramatic changes on the table for Australian media 1

Convergence Review: Protection remains for free TV sport despite ‘competitive advantage’

Convergence Review: New rules for the ‘content service enterprises’ big boys

Convergence Review: Drive to promote Australian screen content production 1

The Voice rates 2.6m for Nine, Ten gets less than 10% share 20

Garry Linnell promoted to editorial director at Fairfax 4

Real estate agent pelted by hail in new Allianz ad 3

The Sapphires in Official Selection for Cannes Film Festival 2

Apple is Australia’s most reputable brand – study 14

TV station C31 rebrands with ‘We are Melbourne and Geelong’ slogan 4

Wish You Were Here opens with a strong $7,356 screen average 1

BlackBerry confirms it is behind ‘Wake up’ campaign 70

RACQ: the largest club in Queensland 3

Candid Projects officially opens for business 1

CPA scores Neil Armstrong interview for branded show The Bottom Line

It’s okay for suitcases to flatten wolves, says ad watchdog 6

Fairfax shares slump to all time low of 69c

Samsung denies ‘Wake up’ campaign is theirs 7

The Mystery of a Hansom Cab tele-movie begins production

Arnott’s to launch ‘Truly, Madly Tim Tam’ campaign 2

Vodafone poised to launch music streaming service 9

Woman ditches her man to make a cup of tea in new Tetley ad 18

XYZ’s Bruce Mann and Nikki Warburton depart after Foxtel-Austar merger

ABC makes full apology to Ita Buttrose’s ex-husband over claims he was “selfish” 7

Google launches self-serve AdWords for video with $50m ad giveaway 1

Photon to change name to Enero 12

The Avengers takes massive $13m on opening weekend 3

NRMA Insurance reveals concept car made out of other car parts 3

Nicole Kidman joins director Jonathan Teplitzky in Scotland for The Railway Man

Canadian club is behind sweaty fairy teaser, Aussie beer drinkers labelled ‘vulgarians’ 1

RaboDirect hires Commbank’s Renee Amor to head up marketing 4

Optus: we think broadband is important 9

Special K launches designer handbag with snack bar pocket 13

Mumbrella360 earlybird deadline looms

A Voice-less Sunday gives The Block top spot 1

AAMI Bali massage ad is not racist, rules watchdog 31

The Slap gets Bafta nomination

Tourism Queensland recruits international bloggers

Aussie producer streams premiere of Occupy Wall Street doco 3

Gold Coast radio ratings: Gold FM is number one

Rozz Switzer backs Aussie launch of non-dairy milk drink Almond Breeze 6

Bonds rolls out phase 2 of Birthday Project 2

Google Australia joins movie on-demand market

Study: Victorians value Herald Sun, New South Welshman like Nine, South Australians prefer Adelaide Advertiser 6

Adshel brews a beer in a billboard 6

International and local experts to share insights on how to create entertaining branded content 4

Telstra removes porn from BigPond 26

The Block wins in key advertising demos 1

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MP accuses Fairfax and News Limited over NBN advertorials 3

Metricon uses Facebook and inflatables to woo footy fans 3

Lachlan Brahe moves from Carat to MCM Media

Kellogg’s Crunchy Nut discards TV for path-to-purchase 12

Michael Hill reviews $7m Aussie media business 4

The Avengers takes second biggest opening day in Australian box office history 10

Victoria Treole and Matthew Dabner leave Screen Australia as Tristram Miall returns as assessor 3

TAC campaign urges bikers to slow down 156