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Content-light radio broadcasters use birdsong loop

Ogilvy & Mather unveils KFC ad 15

Expedia appoints BMF and Mitchells and launches flight fees campaign 3

Ten announces first group of stars for Celebrity Masterchef 18

BMF hires Paddy Douneen as media director 6

Nine wins Thursday again but Ten fails to Rush ahead of Seven 2

Fairfax to partner with Mozo on money comparison sites 3

Introducing the Mumbrella events board 7

Kastner unveils Prevention ad

PacMags launches Prevention 12

Eddie McGuire to host Triple M’s Melbourne breakfast show 4

Money For Jam delivers for Nine 7

Peter Berner to leave Triple M tomorrow 1

Carpet Choice appoints Next Digital

Wilkinson PR appoints Shirley to lifestyle role 2

Seven hosts a raft of winners for Tuesday 2

Ferrero shifts account to PHD 8

St George bank appoints O&M

UK content micropayment system to see 2010 trial

GPY&R loses Career One to Clemenger BBDO 4

Not much love for Nine’s farmers

Aussie viewers continue slow switch to digital 7

Magic salad plate is MADC favourite 3

BMF launch ‘Lambstock’ TVC for Meat and Livestock Australia 4

‘Australians don’t get new things unless they succeed overseas first’ 24

Telstra expands Twitter presence 6

ABC beats Ten for second Sunday running 3

PR agency aims to make the most of health promotion days 2

Agency boss: We’re targeting blogs with fake personas but it’s not spam 199

Australia’s most iconic ads?

Nine takes Thursday night while Ten sneaks into second 3

Jenner steps up as Parsons moves to chairman role at Mediacom 23

Media commission system ‘absolutely ridiculous’ 6

Clemenger BBDO leads the Effies 3

New Qantas ad campaign praised by media and marketing experts 19

Everyone’s a winner in new Nielsen online numbers 7

OMD boss Coad: ‘Don’t waste a good recession’ 5

Australia’s Perfect Couple final gives Nine one of its worst 8pm audiences of the year 15

OzDoc stretches its lead over Medical Observer 1

Mitchells beat the downturn 7

Government calls creative tender for new $20m Building Brand Australia project 15

Stop making wagon wheels – start making cars, journos are told 2

Brand Agency’s RAC ad wins latest round of Siren Awards

One Green Bean to carry out Dan Brown PR stunt as Sefiani wins airline 10

ACP launches 30 Days of Fashion 1

Seven dominates TV ratings as Idol misfires 1

Mumbrella launches free listings service for freelancers 5

Outdoor company asks pedestrians to plug in as Nokia livestreams for shoppers 6

Costello: ABC employee hissed at me 15

Online publishers told not to collude on pricing

Murder trumps love for Monday night 1

AdPartners launch Legacy Week TVC 7

Ooh Media bucks industry trend and records revenue growth 2

Fairfax Media posts $380 million loss

Free TV campaign backed by retail and finance giants 6

ABC soars above Ten as Rove flops again 10

Ex mag editor Mia Freedman to publish bio 25

Safe satellite launch set to boost Foxtel offering

Nine Perth set to join online news battle; Perth Now not profitable; The West’s online offering held back by ‘cultural issues’ 4

mX ‘on firm ground’ despite closure of News Ltd’s London free title 3

US title Entertainment Weekly trials in-mag video

Qantas reveals new I Still Call Australia Home ad 34

Wedding video was real, viral push wasn’t

Mags get on board with readership shake-up 9

Eddie scores a trifecta 4

Journos debate the future 6

SA Government media account up for grabs

Kyle & Jackie O axed from Melb radio 1

Eddie locks it in for two nights in a row and takes Nine to a Wednesday win

2GB to launch media news show Media Matters 12

Rob Pyne swaps media agency OMD for News Ltd 5

Nine MSN hires content supremo Todd Forest 6

2GB shakes up offpeak lineup 2

PR agency wins four Foster’s beer brands 3

ABC on the PS3 2

Ten breaches rules on privacy and sensitivity

SMS dating spammers hit by injunctions 1

Eddie McGuire’s Hot Seat finally beats Deal Or No Deal 3

‘Political pressure for Rudd to be seen to be doing something’ 6

Watchdog opens new investigation into Kyle & Jackie O 5

Ten suffers another Monday ratings loss

Thinking global costs STW 4

NSW churches prepare for biggest ever marketing push 68

Ballroom beats Blitz as Dancing With the Stars wins its Sunday ratings battle 1

Undercover Adam focuses on the Scientologists 51

Harold Mitchell bio published next month 6

Freedom Furniture: ‘Mum reckons he’s gay’ 19

Stokes is most powerful media man says new ranking 4