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South by Southwest calls for Australian film submissions

Junior Masterchef opens with 2.2m 18

Sunrise joins the app rush 3

Dancing elephants herald the Optus Open Network 12

Euthanasia ad banned 14

TV viewing rises in 2010 1

Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps 3

Panasonic AC campaign warns of perils of summer 4

Spring Valley ad sees first use of Elvis Presley in an Australian commercial 15

Euthanasia ad goes to air this weekend 18

Mumbrellacast: Faggotgate; Monkeygate; Knobgate and Logiegate

Red Cross toilet seat stunt ad wins Outdoor Awards 13

McDonald’s reveals Playland – its biggest ad yet 39

2UE brings in Sean Pickwell to boost sales strategy 2

Cops LAC: Losing Audience Continually 7

Kevin Ferry moves from Bullseye as Zuni’s new CD 6

Australian films could be cheaper: Stuart Simpson 6

PBL Media launches Powered to promote Nine/ ACP/ NineMSN cross media sell 10

Landcare asks public to do more than put donations in a tin 4

MEC creates digital strategy team 8

Big ratings night for Gruen Transfer, big morning for Sunrise 8

Australian short to screen in London

Beneath Hill 60 4

The Reluctant Infidel

The Disappearance of Alice Creed

Post-production: The colour of Tomorrow…

Co-production guidelines launched at MIPCOM

How it took TV viewers 90 seconds to fall in love with Junior Masterchef 9

Political drama gives news sites a boost 1

New producer for Kyle & Jackie O Show 4

ACCC hits Optus with legal proceedings over Supersonic deer ad 21

Gruen challenges agencies to sell soccer as the football code to rule them all 51

TV audience finds Beat The Star’s bread-turning-to-toast a turn-off 7

Election drives radio revenues to 17% increase

Anneliese Douglass to head strategy at Initiative 1

Andrew Denton: Logies are living in the past 20

Stephanie Rice loses Jaguar endorsement over ‘faggots’ tweet 25

South Australia exploring Indian connection

X Factor on the up for Seven

Nine censured over Sam Newman’s ‘monkey’ Footy Show jibe 4

Mediacom’s Nic Hodges: Forget snake oil – social media should be about insight 6

Tomorrow, highest debut ever for all-Australian film 6

Fairfax launches TV campaign to promote Weekly titles 9

Crikey bosses launch entrepreneurial website StartupSmart as first in series of niche launches 6

Midsomer Murders beats The X Factor in Sunday’s ratings 9

Chaser’s Craig Reucassel to front Balls Of Steel Australia 2

Rally set to be Australia’s next social media offering

Sunrise pulls away for Seven – with a little help from The Wiggles

Seven digital media programs axed in Victoria 6

Strong opening for Tomorrow, When the War Began 6

Photon Group relegated from the ASX 300 as Ten Network enters ASX 100 2

Brisbane revamps film festivals

Will The Loved Ones ever find the perfect date? 1

Media agencies consider staff super fund

Auditor: 3D World made misleading claims about its new editions 1

Media agencies to lead drive to bring media buying onto electronic platform

Mumbrellacast: MFA president Henry Tajer on his new agenda, print accountability, online transparency and hiring Mat Baxter

Despite audio glitch and Twitter hate, Cops LAC still rates for Nine 21

Agency ‘bullshit’ over who leads social media 19

Now VB is the ‘real’ beer – for men who don’t use handcream 76

Hopscotch to distribute Say Nothing

$1.4m for Victorian projects

Tony Clemenger joins LCubed 1

‘What’s for dinner?’, asks Lenard’s 11

Frank Vizeum’s Andrew Mudgway to run Initiative Melbourne 2

Chapman, Pearlman join ACMI board

Big Wednesday for Sunrise in TV ratings 3

A Heartbeat Away gets release date 1

Tonight’s Gruen challenge: So you think you can be a parent 19

Watchdog tells Seven and Nine: You can do the grand finals in 3D, but no more 1

Media agencies accuse magazine industry of “lack of interest” in improving transparency

Henry Tajer takes helm of Media Federation

X Factor ratings improve for second night 1

PHD wins PepsiCo’s $30m media account 5

AJF’s Dare Iced Coffee ads win radio battle

ACP kicks off 30 Days 1

Bashful creates ad to showcase Van Heusen’s suit that can take a pounding 16

SPAA Fringe speakers announced

BMF takes lamb to the catwalk 15

The Digital Playing Fields

Practically Speaking 1

The Burning Plain 1

Love the Beast – limited edition tin

MUFF rewards Joseph Sim's Bad Behaviour

MUFF rewards Joseph Sim’s Bad Behaviour

X Factor beaten in ratings by ACA’s interview with Bert and Patti Newton 7

Jack crosses half-million mark, Mao makes U$1m 1

Ad Board: Skank’s okay to use if you’re campaigning against it 3