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Stellar wins the communications account for hair and beauty brand True Me

Kellogg’s appoints Zenith to media account 16

The Block and The Ashes help Nine Network to a commanding 39.2% audience share on Sunday night

Nine wins third ratings week in a row

An incredibly tight Friday night sees Nine and Seven tie for most-watched network

WPP AUNZ set to pocket $150 million from Kantar sale

Andrew Denton’s Interview gets the ‘axe’ after two seasons 3

Older lady gets small moment of joy from dating app in Vodafone campaign via Team Red 1

Alan Jones’ Jacinda Ardern comment sparks mass exodus of advertisers 96

Ooh Media’s share price slumps as it revises profit expectations to $125-135m 3

Kate Ritchie, Erin Molan, Dylan Alcott and Ben Fordham among finalists for 2019 ACRAs

Alan Jones’ contract to be terminated if he missteps again: Macquarie Media 19

HT&E ramps up focus on audio as it preps to take on Spotify

RYVL – formerly The Marketing Group – goes into administration with ‘no future’ or hope of rescue

Sky News launches digital newsletter of ‘engaging commentary’ 3

Gogglebox kicks off its 10th season to 704,000 metro viewers

Lion adds 72 and Sunny and Thinkerbell to its creative roster 11

Enero posts 25% increase in net revenue, while Australia jumps 24.5% due to Orchard Marketing acquisition 3

Domain’s first full-year results with Jason Pellegrino at the helm reveal a $137m loss 1

Tim Worner steps down as Seven West Media CEO, with James Warburton taking his place 13

RXP Group reports 26.2% growth in FY19, but will close underperforming Hong Kong operation

Luminary hires Greg Baxter as CX director

ACM, Nine and West Australian papers ditch public AMAA auditing

2Day FM cancels Sydney breakfast show 28

783,000 metro viewers tune in for The Bachelor drama, but Nine takes the crown on Wednesday night

Ten extends content partnership with Facebook

The Monkeys and Pizza Hut part ways, as brand brings back ‘Dougie’ 23

QMS appoints Nick Errey as head of comms 2

Content agency Lush launches branded entertainment arm Dear Storyteller

Taurus brings on Ian Dose as senior consultant

Visit Victoria moves its creative account from Clemenger BBDO to Saatchi & Saatchi

Fifty Acres appoints former Greens comms director Andrew Blyberg as head of engagement

Nine’s CFO Greg Barnes to exit

Pureprofile posts $0.7m loss as it explores what to do with its debt 6

Publicis Groupe acquires MBM, New Zealand’s largest indie media agency 1

Ooh Media’s Trish McMahon joins Shopper Media Group

DDB Sydney creative duo Jade Manning and Vince Osmond move to Special Group

Pinterest opens first Australian office, led by new country manager Carin Lee-Skelton

TBWA Sydney’s Doug Hamilton becomes creative director at Koala 4

Seachange dips to 533,000 metro viewers for second outing, fails to bring Nine a Tuesday night win 2

Quiip launches industry-first resilience training in response to overwork and burnout

HT&E to close Gfinity Esports as it posts a 4% revenue drop due to softening radio market 2

It’s okay to do blockies in Lonnie but don’t lean out of the window, says ad watchdog 1

Emma Joyce joins Concrete Playground as branded content editor

TBWA’s Paul Arena joins BWM Dentsu as executive strategy director 5

Rideshare firm Ola announces Wallabies partnership 2

Val Morgan moves into publishing with Pedestrian’s Brian Florido 15

Fired WPP exec sues, alleging ‘boys club’ culture, lack of support and misleading conduct 72

BWM Dentsu MD Alex Carr and CMO Jess Tarpey both exit agency 8

Claire Manning departs WhiteGrey after 22 years 18

Koala’s Matthew Rossi joins Canva as head of creative

Ford promotes Matt Moran to AUNZ communications director, as Martin Gunsberg relocates to Michigan

CRA ask brands to rethink radio in new campaign

Karl Stefanovic’s TV return delivers 686,000 metro viewers 2

SCA announces new workday hosts for Hit Regional Network

Disney’s The Lion King returns to top of Australian box office

Liam Hemsworth keeps it less than humble in new OPSM campaign 7

7News climbs 10% for second appearance in Nielsen numbers 5

Infomercial for safety device actually promoted dangerous driving, rules ad watchdog

Sportsbet harks back to Todd Carney ‘bubbler’ incident in ad for new app 32

ACM brings in former News Corp and ARN sales boss Tony Kendall for commercial review 2

Warwick Heathwood latest senior exec to leave WhiteGrey, after just five months as strategy director 5

NAB’s Mini Legends come back for breakfast 3

Lane Sainty takes the helm as editor of BuzzFeed Australia

7-Eleven offers free coffee for reusable cup customers 2

The Block helps Nine to narrow Sunday night ratings win

Ant Hearne joins Kayo Sports as chief commercial officer

NRMA rescues another koala 11

Nine launches takeover bid for 2GB and 3AW owner Macquarie Media 10

WPP profits fall again, but fall appears to be slowing

Government tells police to lay off journalists in investigating leaks 1

The Block and The Ashes take Nine to tight weekly ratings win 1

John Stanley to host Nights across 2GB, 3AW and 4BC 2

Nine tops Kennedy Awards winners with Hendo recognised for lifetime achievement 1

Job losses at SCA as it outsources television and radio broadcast transmissions

Liz Deegan departs News Corp after 31 years for top comms job at NRL 1

QMS Sport to acquire TLA Australia for $32.7m

The Bachelor delivers Ten a demographic win, but Seven takes Thursday night

News Corp reporting shows Foxtel profits dropped 19% in FY18/19 9

Walkley Foundation gets $1m bequest from founder’s sister-in-law

Wavemaker commissions Palmolive and Vogue Living partnership

Deliveroo names Eventbrite’s Laura Huddle as Australia’s head of commercial

Guardian Media Group reports $16.6m in Australian revenue after backing mixed-revenue model 4

Essence promotes APAC CEO Kyoko Matsushita to lead agency globally

Audible boosts membership perks, adds Tom Ballard to podcast lineup

Grant Titmus departs Red Havas after 13 years to launch consultancy

Food Works appoints Ottico Lab to its advertising and content production 3

Optus announces 2019 programming slate for Premier League 5