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Umm PR rebadges as Umm Communications 2

Tourism Australia replaces Carat with OMD as global media partner 2

Mumbrellacast: Buckman, Steedman, Pollard and Freedman at Mumbrella360 Question Time 3

IBM and The Australian launch ‘Shaping our future’ in digital first for Fremantle Media 1

FSM show off Rusty, with animated 3D skills

Casting Call: The Jerk Off 3

The Straits begins shooting today

Mystery cube benefactor revealed 8

Vodafone: kill your credit demons 9

Telechoice targets absent minded phone users 22

Industry brass sleeps out for the homeless

ex-Clems Brisbane digital head Chris-Rhyss Edwards joins fundraising group 4

Masterchef soars as Rescue Special Ops flops

Julian Peterson leaves Time Out to open Dianomi Sydney office 2

MSD reaches out to country doctors

ACMA tries outdoor to reach teens on cyberbullying

Free TV’s wish list: Reduce our fees; Let us do less for kids; Include our digital channels in the content quota; Don’t restrict when we can show stuff; Ease up on the advertising regulations 7

Tribeca distributes Shup Up Little Man!

Adam Elliott appointed sales director for Seven West 3

BMF’s media director Paddy Douneen departs

Brand Meets Blog event exposes new brands to bloggers 10

Arclight Films partners with Singapore’s IFS Capital

Kim Duthie interview takes 7PM Project to 923,000 13

Mediacom’s Stef Burford becomes chief strategy officer of UM as Johnson and Isaac move into Mediabrands roles 4

Walkley Foundation launch documentary award

Sydney Film Festival launches; NSW invests $4.2mil for 20 new projects 3

Three Drunk Monkeys hires ex-Happy Soldiers planner Sophie Price 6

Encore’s Power 50, 2011 8

The Tunnel, available for iPad

RTA cyclist safety ad: helmets are used for ‘cool stuff’ 24

Telstra’s Kristen Boschma to head Haystac’s new social media unit 2

Offspring announces third series

Jan Sardi, new President of Australian Writers’ Guild 1

Gen Z: the conservative, ‘ethical’ generation 13

Masterchef and Glee perform for Ten 9

Call for entries: May ad of the month 1

BMF tops Mumbrella creative agency study 16

Victoria University: ‘ability to employability’ 3

Today eclipses Sunrise again in Monday ratings 5

Peugeot picks on unscrupulous ‘down the road’ mechanics 1

The Australian to introduce pay wall by October 23

Happy Feet 2 taps into gaming industry

Fisherman’s Friend swaps TV for sampling 4

Denton launches ‘disfellowship’ 10

Fremantle join forces with Mark Burnett

Ben Couzens and Jim Ingram quit Patts to join Clems Melbourne 1

VW goes ‘environ-normal’ for Golf BlueMotion launch 2

BWM confirmed as lead agency for Kmart 3

NAB’s breakup mastermind Sandra de Castro promoted to CMO 4

RSPCA pressures Julia Gillard to ban live exports 52

Downton Abbey another winner for Seven 2

The Apprentice set to return as Fremantle strikes deal with Mark Burnett 4

Supre ad banned for sexualising tweens 29

Sean Cummins: Hate comment on industry blogs made me think about topping myself 48

Film Victoria’s ‘open letter to our Practitioners’ 45

Keynote-only passes for Mumbrella360 go on sale after tickets for full program sell out

Departing SMH property editor Jonathan Chancellor launches rival website 2

Ticket sales to end early as Mumbrella360 moves towards sellout (Update: Closing at 4pm EST)

Singapore Sunset in 3D launches at ScreenSingapore 1

Leo Burnett Sydney fires Subaru 59

Mumbrellacast: Hans Hulsbosch; Adshel’s poster nightmare; tobacco branding; The Twitter PR pitch 1

Publicis Mojo reveals first work for ‘super’ Hahn beer 21

Dentsu secures Australian foothold through Steak acquisition

Brands unite for Lady Gaga’s visit to Sydney 9

Creepy bank manager ad for RaboDirect wins TV ad of the month 7

Masterchef rules evenings as Today pulls in second morning win over Sunrise 1

Luke Littlefield steps up as Aegis CEO

Hungry Beast talks beginnings, going viral and a fourth series 1

JCDecaux discounts billboards for safe gay sex campaign following Adshel furore

Felicity Loughrey replaces Damien Woolnough as online editor of Vogue 2

Air New Zealand welcomes start of ski season

Herald sales director Guy Johnson leaves after 17 years with Fairfax

NineMSN launches Wide World of Sports mobile app 2

‘Positively radiant’ school boy in new laundry brand ad 5

Safe4U: To pee or not to pee, this is the answer 7

Sasha Firth joins GPY&R as group account director 3

Game of Thrones

NRMA Insurance stages ‘Never without a car’ live Facebook stunt 8

Mike & Molly’s return offers slim pickings for Nine in Wednesday ratings

Ogilvy Sydney’s James Crawley wins Cannes Lions YouTube competition 11

Meat & Livestock Australia pits beef Vs salad 10

Herald Sun reports Film Victoria Exec’s $45k farewell party 6

Adshel reinstates safe gay sex campaign after homophobia backlash 57

Say Yes Australia mulls what to do next, “no second thoughts” about Cate Blanchett 4

Jetstar to search for David May replacement 2

Tourism NSW recruits cultured celebrities for Sydney winter campaign 7

7pm Project’s Bickmore and Pickering to host Nova’s The Breakfast Project during ratings break 1