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NCIS franchise continues to grow audience for Ten Network

Lion Nathan launches first TV ad for James Boag’s Pure 36

LinkedIn opens Australian office headed by Cliff Rosenberg 3

Stephanie Rice’s dumping of agent ‘could be an expensive mistake’ 4

Host’s Freedman to chair Communications Council 2

Seven to relaunch Sunrise in January 8

Mumbrella Podcast: Cheerio Rove; Virgin Blue’s PR woes; The Apprentice flop; Has the Aussie newspaper decline begun? Smug Jacob’s Creek 11

CHE appoints DDB’s McKeown as creative chief

NCIS finale gives Ten ratings boost 2

ABC to relaunch opinion site Unleashed 12

Former Marketing Zoo directors set up own agency 1

AFR.com unveils new site and divides opinion 12

AFA and AWARD vote for creation of new industry body 3

Evian’s Rollerbabies becomes most watched online video ad of all time 9

Optus and MTV launch push to find budding TV makers

Two And A Half Men takes Nine to win but Apprentice fizzling out 5

Grazia pushes up cover price 5

Frost to rebrand Woolworths South Africa 2

Experiential agency closes doors in face of challenging market

Commercial Radio pitches digital radio as ideal Christmas gift 13

Tourism Australia partners with Seven in new TV show

Westfield shifts to Draft FCB in NZ

Seven and Nine digital channels continue momentum 1

Come and see In The Loop with us 3

Rove calls end to TV show in a year of weak ratings 45

AFR circulation falls while Famous enjoys 35% boost 6

Foxtel channel upgrades come at a price 11

Agency boss: expect mass social unrest

Virgin Blue’s gold class Velocity email blunder 80

WPP’s Sorrell says agency bosses are too change-resistant

Pay TV channel signs up Woolworths, RSVP and Domain.com.au for launch 3

Cosmos named magazine of the year at Bell Awards 2

Outdoor ad goes ‘on fire’ to promote movie 2012 13

Seven back on top in Thursday ratings 2

Iris hits up hip-hop star Snob Scrilla in Toyota social media pitch 41

Mumbrella Readers Choice Awards to go out live 14

Peer Group appoints MD and creates new strategy role

Jacob’s Creek looks to ‘true character’ for its new global ad 9

Australian research reveals high consumer recall for online ads 9

Best Job campaign and Publicis Mojo the big winners at AWARD Awards 2

Warner trials social media for Hangover release 5

Mumbrella Podcast enters iTunes top 5 3

Bad review ‘a staff conspiracy’

Corbis unveils winners of photography competition 3

Business titles lead the pack in readership 3

Underwear brand turns to dark story telling 4

Optus appoints marketing directors to consumer and mobile operations 1

Publicis Mojo drafts Goodby Silverstein creative to Melbourne office

ABC has strong night while Nine’s new show fails to impress 1

OPSM ad campaign focuses on safe driving 5

SMH defies ‘repressive’ law and risks $55,000 fine

Sydney publisher to launch first global lesbian magazine 7

Seven leads, but ratings fall after Melbourne Cup high 1

ACP appoints Dolly editor

Mumbrella Podcast: Meet the boss of new kids channel KidsCo; Makeup lessons for schoolgirls; The sucky Microsoft ad; Goodbye Merrick & Ross (and Kate Ritchie); Did Murdoch mean it? 4

Mitchells signs exclusive ad deal with new LifeStyle channel 8

Seven cashes in on MasterChef popularity 8

Agency Tongue pays out over spam texts for Coca Cola 12

Seven’s new digital channel catches up to Nine

End of the line for Nova’s Merrick & Rosso and Kate Ritchie radio show 12

Ads and editorial move closer at News Ltd 16

Ten takes ratings dip, while Seven stays on top 2

Murdoch: We’ll probably remove our sites from Google’s index 169

Lion Nathan looks for new Aussie music talent for TV ad 3

New digital agency Nucleus: We don’t buy the social media bullshit 34

Schoolgirls to be given make up lessons by cosmetics brand 27

McGuire to lead coverage of Winter Olympics 1

Online display and classifieds ad spend down 1

WPP’s war over the George Patterson sale ends with apology from Heraghty and McGrath 5

Nando’s goes for quick radio ad focused on Britney’s miming 12

Ex Sunday Telegraph editor Jeni O’Dowd joins the Telegraph 1

7PM Project’s bad ratings night 35

The Yaris social media chase – One Green Bean and The Population take early lead with Hothouse catching fast; Saatchi & Saatchi in neutral, Iris non-starter 67

Murdoch admits there may be a paywall delay 2

Digital agency wins Triple M radio show competition 2

Media Heads looks to broaden expertise with new appointment

Amnesia founder Terry Carney departs 1

Ten buoyed by Aussie telemovie and Celebrity Masterchef 6

BMF makes first creative hires for Melb office 1

Flip flashmob: the director’s cut 14

Mumbrella Podcast: Flashmobs; Dodgy bloggers; WPP’s woes; Eddie’s slow start; Shonky PR 1

Radio stars beat TV rivals in BRW rich list 2

Now Telstra’s talking again with Exchange 1

Ex Emap MD Carrie Barker joins The Projects 9

Wrigley’s TV ad angers banana industry 16

Seven ratings break Melbourne Cup record 3

Beck’s celebrates Berlin Wall anniversary 5

Y&R wins ad of the month with Burger King knock out 1