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Brand Metrics launches quarterly local magazine, North Shore Local

Australian Business Traveller relaunches after Executive Traveller rebrand 1

Buzzfeed reaches settlement with former federal MP Emma Husar

The Press Council gives The Courier-Mail a slap on the wrist for ‘greenies’ story 1

James Carr promoted at Ten to digital commercial director

Business bank Tyro reveals new brand identity created by Hulsbosch 11

SBS and ESPN to air NBL as Nine walks away from deal 1

Former Mediacom GM Rob Moore takes agency to court, alleging Willie Pang made him redundant because of mental illness 69

764,000 metro viewers tune in to Seven to see The All New Monty take it off

The Dylan Alcott Foundation seeks to remove the barrier of unconscious bias towards people with disabilities seeking work

Lotterywest pulls at the heartstrings to attract new players 1

First National Real Estate ad showcases the relationships its agents build with clients

Jack Morton hires Nastassia Kuznetsova and promotes Jackson Holst

James Warburton invests in Shopper Media Group

Announcing Mumbrella Pro 24

Victoria Bitter launches limited edition VB Tea for cricket fans staying up late for The Ashes 4

Chris James appointed ECD of experiential agency Imagination 2

Impact makes two senior appointments, including new APAC marketing director Ayaan Mohamud

Think TV lays out ‘the facts’ around video consumption as industry awaits re-release of PwC’s My Screen Report 29

WE Buchan announces appointments of Remy Le Fevre and Jye Smith

BMF appoints former Facebook Oculus ECD Luke Martin as group creative director 3

Industry’s ‘complacency’ left it unprepared for ACCC Digital Platforms Report: AMAA research

1.34m metro viewers tune in to see Australian Ninja Warrior crown its 2019 champion

The Lion King tops another weekend at Australian box office as it nears US$1bn globally

NT News becomes the first of News Corp’s papers to change to a smaller format, chopping 55mm off its size 1

Australian Eggs appoints Hausmann, Health Haus and Ground to its communications accounts

UnLtd campaign asks people to ‘invest’ in at risk youth by donating to Whitelion

Industry responds to ACCC digital platform recommendations

Sling & Stone wins communications account for Google Cloud

Interbrand and C Space partner to launch CX offering Interbrand X 1

BWS appoints Frank as public relations agency of record

Liquid Ideas announces list of new hospitality and beverage clients

The Heart Foundation appoints Luminary as its digital agency

Sarah Wilson denies claims she was fired as Masterchef host following renewed public interest 1

Neil Frankland announced as editor for The New Daily

Nielsen weighs in on PwC’s My Screen report as questions over data usage mount 17

Australia’s Got Talent launches to 814,000, but is unable to topple Australian Ninja Warrior 1

Strength in the second half of the week helps Seven to a ratings week win

Ausfilm CEO Debra Richards leaves for Netflix 2

AFL helps Seven to an easy win on Friday night

Marvel to film Thor: Love and Thunder in Sydney, creating 2,500 jobs 4

Marketforce named master media agency for WA Local Government Association

‘This ad is for white people only’: Ad Standards campaign targets racism and sexism 14

ACCC recommends mass reforms as a result of digital platform inquiry with Google and Facebook in the crosshairs 1

Inquiry into ‘opaque’ media agency pricing recommended in ACCC Digital Platforms Report 19

‘You don’t need to be a prick to make a profit’: Wisr’s James Goodwin 1

Finance marketers told ‘get your head out of your arse’ as extent of perception gap with consumers is revealed

Carat MD Simon Williams leaves agency as part of ongoing DAN restructure 11

Lexus tells people to ‘take control’ with ad featuring woman leaving her husband 2

Gumtree appoints Clemenger BBDO to creative account 1

Australian Survivor draws 712,000 metro viewers for second episode, tops key demographics

VMLY&R’s Paul Nagy on why consumers don’t care about emotional banking ads 14

Perth-based creative agency Anarchy SCD launches

Prime Creative Media acquires logistics publications from Intermedia

Hardhat promotes Issy Bonin from client services director to general manager 1

Australian Survivor premieres to 807,000 metro viewers, a 13% increase on 2018

Menswear brand YP Threads appoints The PR Team to its public relations account

Facebook reaches privacy agreement with Federal Trade Commission after US$5bn fine

‘Tram Coach’ returns to teach Victorian visitors about travelling safely 1

‘How good are sickies?’: Koala campaign celebrates taking a day off 7

Zenith wins City of Melbourne’s media account

Facebook and PwC pull video streaming report after questions over methodology 17

Foxtel to ‘revolutionise’ TV with Netflix integration, increased on-demand offering and simplified interface 20

Edge wins the creative account for Moccona coffee

Former Seven executive John Fitzgerald arrested for alleged $8m fraud 2

Overshadowed by controversy, Masterchef grand final drops 24% from last year 1

TBWA Sydney launches design and branding agency Fabric 6

Publicis Sport and Entertainment launches in Australia with Dare Iced Coffee partnership 3

CHE Proximity creative leader and Heart On My Sleeve Movement founder complete Mumbrella’s Health Marketing Summit line-up

CX agency GHO appoints CHE Proximity’s Hamish Stewart as experience strategy director

Seven promises to deliver 40 live streams, eight channels and 20m viewers for Tokyo 2020 3

Woolworths’ media business Cartology officially launches with in-store digital screen network 6

Christian Juhl becomes Group M’s global CEO following Kelly Clark’s departure

Facebook hires former Havas, Droga5 and With Collective CCO Steve Coll to lead its Creative Shop 6

Ten drops Matt Preston, Gary Mehigan and George Calombaris as negotiations break down 24

SEN announces Bob Murphy and Andy Maher for new drive show 1

Pacific adds another eight titles to podcast suite, partners with Acast 2

Sheridan announces sustainability initiatives with campaign that creates landscapes out of bed linen 3

DAN’s Amplifi appoints Michael Bass as chief investment officer 16

Penultimate Masterchef episode draws 742,000 metro viewers in wake of George Calombaris scandal 1

‘Thanks Mum, for walking out’: Medibank pulls at the heart strings to promote self care

Facebook, News Corp and Nine join Mumbrella Publish lineup to unpack social networks, subscription models and content 3

Initiative Sydney appoints Mike Kay as head of client advice and business development 3

Kmart launches ‘Low prices for life’ brand positioning

Disney’s The Lion King remake achieves fifth-highest opening weekend ever, earning $20.5m

ACMA finds broadcasters acted responsibly in Christchurch coverage 4

Australian Hearing rebrands to Hearing Australia and launches campaign that ‘celebrates sound’ 2

JLL throws support behind new Olympic sport ‘sports climbing’ in Nat Geo content campaign