News

Network Ten becomes the first network to appoint a CMO 5

BBC Worldwide appoints Tim Christlieb as programming and production head

Deadbeat Dads wins Optus One80 Project 10

Ikea stunt puts ‘sleepers’ on public transport 21

Durex asks consumers to cover their box(es) 4

Ten looks to sell Eye 1

DMG joins group buying race with getinquick 4

Industry warns against ‘self-appointed activist ad review board with zero authority’ 6

M&C Saatchi hires ex-News marketer Jodie Collins as planning director 2

Josh Thomas sitcom Please Like Me begins shooting for ABC

Eftpos crowns customers kings of financial destiny 3

Starcom UK MD Matt James moves into Mi9 Media MD role 1

Aussie Grand Prix beaten to pole by My Kitchen Rules 3

ABC telemovie Dangerous Remedy begins production

Google doodles for Sydney Harbour Bridge 80th birthday 1

Jacqui Mooney joins Prevention magazine as editor 3

Jim Beam goes primeval in $5m ad blitz 37

Clems triumphs at TADAs

2012 Logies nominees revealed 5

Sun-Herald to relaunch with Annabel Crabb column and ‘Sunday states of mind’ slogan 8

Ten confirms ‘dramality’ TV show The Shire after leak; predicts it will be ‘breakout hit’ 27

Seven dominates ratings week on main channel and digital 2

Whybins wins top honours for Pedigree at 2012 AIMIA Awards 2

Bondi Rescue executive producer hits back at Daily Telegraph over ‘rip-off’ claims 1

Heather Jacobs to lead Clemenger BBDO Sydney PR 2

Subway pulls Sarah Wilson ads after complaint from TV presenter 16

Mumbrella and Digital Chameleon to host mobile marketing masterclass

Stephanie Gilmore stars in all-Australian ‘I AM’ ad for Nikon 4

Australian Defence Force launches ‘Impossible airfield’ recruitment drive 9

Mumbrellacast: James Hier | The Australian’s subs stats | Fast food scoopons | Bondi Hipsters ‘flips media on its head’ | ‘Super-indie’ demands elbow room at the TV table

Big Brother announces call for entries, reveals new ‘eye’ logo 8

Atheist Foundation returns to advertising with Woody Allen quote: ‘If God exists, I hope he has a good excuse’ 26

Sarah Wilson calls for Subway to drop ad using her name to promote ‘sugar packed’ meal 17

Catalyst returns with 0.57m for ABC, Loser goes well for Ten 2

Seven staff’s ‘A little bit behind’ short to feature at Cannes Film Festival 3

February’s Ad of the Month shortlist revealed 1

Intel buries computers in the sand at Bondi Beach 5

ACP to close FHM 25

Aussie hippies and townsfolk win at SXSW Interactive Awards

‘Definitive’ Murdoch documentary to screen on SBS and UK’s ITV with Screen Australia funding

Spotify to launch next week as Radinck van Vollenhoven joins to drive sales 5

AdNews names Rochelle Burbury as consulting editor 1

iSelect promises Gold Coast Titans free ticket if they don’t win 8

Advertisers urged to pay agencies to pitch – and don’t make it an ‘insulting’ amount 7

M&C Saatchi launches Freedom Furniture winter campaign 3

AFL uses ACDC anthem in ‘Australia’s game’ campaign 28

Urban deer in Jägermeister’s first Australian TV ad 11

More Sunshine Coast newspapers close as News Limited follows APN cull 3

Tom Donald joins Droga5 as planning director 3

XXXX leases Great Barrier Reef island for fans to live the ‘good life’ 8

CommBank data chief Chris Carr joins Mediabrands

Sunrise hammers Today, Ten fails to register a show over 1m 1

SBS commissions cooking show Destination Flavour

Energy Australia ad powers Aussie swim team sponsorship 7

‘Flying Objects’ to deter the safest Kiwi drivers from speeding 4

Dulux: the power to protect in every can 2

Hungry Jack’s Scoopon deal smashes records with almost half a million sales (and counting) 29

LinkedIn announces 3m members, opens Perth office 3

Grown Ups launches first TV ad – for Youth Projects 8

Simon Hopkins leaves ACP for Brandtology 6

ARN’s Mix launches anti-bullying week 1

Myer Miss Shop blogger project launches 1

Match is Australia’s top online advertiser while Facebook publishes 23% of all display ads says ComScore 4

Former News International boss and husband arrested on suspicion of attempting to pervert course of justice 3

Ten has best Tuesday ratings of 2012, but Seven still dominates 2

The Australian says it has 30,000 paying digital subscribers 8

Australian Party declines to name agency behind ‘homophobic’ attack ad 8

Bondi Hipsters seek sponsorship for Olympics show 37

John Safran blogs for Vice.com

SBS sells ‘Go Back’ to US, deal helps ‘balance Australia’s cultural terms of trade’

Sensis boss Bruce Akhurst ousted after seven years at the helm 1

Fertility company targets gay men as sperm donors 3

Hungry Jack’s deal with Scoopon – a group buying first for fast food 21

Rory Callaghan moves from ‘the number one’ to ‘the most dynamic’ TV producer in Australia 1

The One Centre creates digital ‘stream of consciousness’ for GE 2

Monday misery for Ten as Seven dominates again 3

Martian sci-fi film John Carter opens strongly at the box office 1

Mark Dapin parts ways with SMH’s Good Weekend 24

Naked founder John Harlow joins The Brand Agency as director of comms planning 1

Barry O’Brien exits PHD 15

Director Nicholas Reynolds returns to Plaza Films

CommBank: even riding a tractor we’re faster than other banks at settling card sales 6

We Are Social expands to NYC

Tourism Australia launches Pinterest profile 4

Coles reworks disco classic ‘Instant Replay’ for credit card launch 6

The Tunnel’s Julian Harvey directs adventure doco The Crossing 2

Daily Telegraph redesigns with ‘We’re For Sydney’ positioning 5

Graffiti artists spray Kings Cross billboard for STUDIO’s Work of art series 4