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Optus offers eligible customers additional data for April in response to coronavirus

Nine News’ promotion of firearm story breached broadcast rules, says ACMA

Starcom names Columbus’ Mark Duffy as national head of digital 6

Four Pillars hires its first director of marketing Jemma Blanch

M&C Saatchi introduces flexible working policy for women, ‘WFH. Period.’ 8

Seven reveals Olympics broadcast team, confirms event will go ahead despite coronavirus fears 3

Government finally releases COVID-19 education campaign across print, radio and video 5

Vivid, Walkleys Mid-Year Dinner and Melbourne International Comedy Festival among the events to fall over due to coronavirus

Nine runs away with the ratings week once again

Seven wins Saturday night as people switch on the news

TV networks prepare for tentpole programs to go ahead without live audiences

433,000 metro viewers tune into Friday night’s NRL match as sporting codes ready for empty stadiums and postponed matches

Mumbrella postpones the Automotive Marketing Summit Melbourne

Buzzfeed’s VP of business partnerships, Andrea Ingham, to depart

Spotify on the hunt for an MD as Karen Lawson departs

Pooch Perfect slips to 388,000 metro viewers for episode three

The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age expand podcast library with three new titles and a relaunch

Roy and H.G. return to ABC for footy season 1

Cars destroyed by baseball bat in WA Road Safety Commission’s safety push

Fox Sports announces its partners for the upcoming AFL and NRL seasons

Brown Brothers aims to change the meaning of the colour brown in latest campaign

Maddie Riewoldt’s Vision appoints Town Square to its creative account

Tourism NT and G Adventures win big at Mumbrella’s Travel Marketing Awards 1

IBM Singapore CMO Jodie Sangster to take up the role in Australia

The Australian Government’s $30m coronavirus education campaign to launch on Friday 13

The Amazing Race Australia won’t travel internationally in 2020 amid coronavirus fears 1

Nine orders Today Extra staff to self-isolate after guest Rita Wilson tests positive for coronavirus

Samsung launches hunt for ‘Microcodes’ in smartphone competition from CHE Proximity

Married At First Sight hands Nine another win

ANZ appoints Kjetil Undhjem as head of marketing and brand strategy 3

AFL legend Kevin Bartlett returns to radio with 3AW

Clemenger BBDO Melbourne hires new ECDs Jim Curtis and Ryan Fitzgerald from Droga 5

McCann hires client services director Simon Gawn 2

Spotify a ‘frenemy’ to podcast publishers 1

Fox FM forced to cancel listener party in wake of coronavirus 2

Bendigo Bank reveals refreshed branding, designed to appeal to a younger customer base 11

Publicis Media CEO Toby Barbour to depart

Canva hires ex-journo Jonathan Harley as lead for media and newsrooms

Digital publisher Where To Media rebrands to Avid Collective

WPP announces state leaders under new campus model, and appoints head of corporate strategy 5

Nine nabs another ratings win despite a slip from MAFS

Tony Paykel steps down as managing director of Paykel Media, becomes head of agency partnerships

Australian Beef signs on six Olympic ambassadors and launches a contents series following their journeys to the Games

Hulsbosch launches Coles’ new skincare brand Koi, pushing its natural ingredient credentials 1

PR agency Cole Lawson acquires marketing and branding group Ruby 6

Nature’s Own reveals its new ‘Body Smart’ brand positioning and signs three ambassadors

Facebook faces $1bn fine for breach of Australian privacy law over Cambridge Analytica scandal 2

Torch Media renews contract with Sydney Ferries

Free TV lashes out at ACMA for ‘flawed research’ over broadcast news commercial influence paper

GQ Australia names Jake Millar as editor, Christopher Riley as deputy editor 2

Mamamia’s head of podcasts Rachel Corbett resigns, with role filled by Bridget Northeast

Ten CEO Paul Anderson steps down 4

Court rules in favour of Telstra in outdoor advertising dispute 1

Subway reviews its brand strategy and creative account 5

Today slips to a record low of 155,000 metro viewers 3

Sydney radio ratings: ABC’s Wendy Harmer and Robbie Buck overtake Kiis FM’s Kyle and Jackie O 5

Perth radio ratings: 96 FM puts up a good fight, but Nova is back on top 1

Melbourne radio ratings: Christian O’Connell and Gold are back on top in FM breakfast 7

Brisbane radio ratings: Robin Bailey’s return to 97.3 FM breakfast delivers a 10.1% share, while former home Triple M lands on 11.4%

Adelaide radio ratings: Ben and Liam earn 9.9% share in first survey for Nova breakfast 4

Cracker Barrel celebrates the unifying effect of cheese in workplaces with campaign via Havas Melbourne

Intermedia wins The Farmer publishing account

Chief strategy officer Carl Ratcliff departs DDB Sydney

Milk & Honey PR makes its first senior Australian hire in Maggie Gaston

Watchdog kicks off its inquiry into media agencies and the digital ad supply chain 8

Creative agency Mammal to close its doors at the end of March 2

‘I Touch Myself’ Project aims to tackle gender bias across social media and technology

Nine wins fourth ratings week of the year thanks to MAFS, adding to streak

WPP launches new product development company, Big, in first move since Jens Monsees revealed new strategy 17

Strategy appoints Nerida Murphy as Australian creative partner 1

Australian Community Media to promote tourism on the NSW South Coast with vintage posters

Melbourne’s Chapel Street Precinct wants women to feel confident in their life choices in International Women’s Day campaign

The AFL encourages fans to ‘Believe’ in 2020 season launch campaign 3

McCann’s Ben Lilley, WE Communications’ global CEO and first industry-submitted sessions confirmed for Mumbrella360

Innocean Australia CEO Peter Fitzhardinge to depart 3

Suncorp reveals brand platform ‘That’s the Suncorp Spirit’

Aldi loses court battle against union marketing campaign 2

Seven and Group M launch ‘freeze frame’ ad test with Westpac, say it will be available for Olympics partners in April

Seven’s Pooch Perfect commissioned by BBC One

Dan Silkstone becomes PwC Consulting’s director of marketing and communications

SXSW cancelled for first time in 34 years due to coronavirus concerns

Audible targets ‘real-life’ consumers who are too busy to read with campaign featuring Celeste Barber 3

NIB stresses the value of its health insurance in latest campaign

Nerio Communications to merge with Cre8ive, becoming an integrated communications and creative agency

Herald Sun switches off comments on articles about AFLW 5

AAP chair slams union for ‘conspiracy theory nonsense’, and says Guardian contributed to newswire’s closure 6

Carla Vella joins Shopper Media Group, leaving SCA to search for new head of radio sales Sydney 1

JC Decaux and Viacom CBS close offices as precaution against coronavirus spread