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The Block to return for season 15 on 4 August 2

Kennards Hire launches a digital campaign saying it’s got your back

RMIT University launches a ‘larger than life’ campaign ahead of its open day

George Calombaris’ Tourism WA campaign canned in wake of wages scandal 4

Ten reveals final lineup for Australian Survivor ahead of premiere

PR agency Flourish announces a list of new clients including Palliative Care Victoria

Uni Super appoints Anand Thomas as chief strategy and marketing officer 1

Australian Ninja Warrior delivers Nine a Sunday night win, topping all key demographics

Bohemia wins Berlitz Corporation’s brand and comms strategy account

Google suspends ticketing marketplace Viagogo from advertising on search engine 5

Essence hires Alan Jenner as director of publisher partnerships 1

Seven signs broadcast deal with Australian Shopping Network for new channel 48

Seachange reboot will land on Nine August 6 2

Former Telstra CMO Joe Pollard becomes temporary advisor for Minderoo Foundation 1

eBay appoints Mediacom to global media account

Bondi Sands victim of racist fake social media ad

Google to close ‘incognito’ loophole, leaving some publisher paywall strategies in strife

Ten stands by embattled Masterchef judge George Calombaris 9

97.3 FM’s Bianca Dye admits it’s been a ‘confronting day’ following sensational headlines 2

Seven wins ratings week as battle for yearly honours remains tight

The Project’s 10th birthday draws 437,000 metro viewers

Specsavers appoints AMPR to its ‘style and quality’ public relations account

Gogglebox returns to Foxtel and Ten on 14 and 15 August 1

Gumtree pitches creative account

Former News Corp and Foxtel CEO, Peter Tonagh, joins Village Roadshow board 1

Etihad appoints indies Crossmedia and Hyland to media account

Jules Lund hits out at ‘lazy journalists’ and says influencers have ‘more integrity’ than mass media 26

Adam Goodes’ documentary The Final Quarter watched by 442,000 metro viewers 1

Omnicom’s quarterly revenue down 3.6%, driven by foreign exchange rates

ABC, The Guardian and SMH among the recipients of the first Judith Neilson Institute journalism grants

Twitter’s Nathan Burman takes on head of communications role at Netflix 4

MYOB celebrates business bravery in content series from Broadsheet and The Design Files

Kayo’s chief marketing officer Carly Loder departs 7

Red Havas appoints Lynn Chinnock to new managing partner role in Melbourne

Ten’s Lucy Lawless crime series My Life is Murder premieres to 482,000 metro viewers

News Corp, Principals and Customer Frame join B2B Marketing Summit to address subscriptions, strategy and brand

PHD expands remit of H&R Block account, taking over digital from Yoghurt

Alice Matthews to join SBS’ The Feed, as Jan Fran and Patrick Abboud depart

Westpac’s Toby Dewar joins MCN as customer engagement director 6

Joanna Hunkin takes helm as editor of Australian Gourmet Traveller as Sarah Oakes departs

Instagram removes likes for Australian users in second global test 7

Australian Turf Club appoints Emotive to creative account

Pete Curulli replaces Ryan Jon on Hit 92.9’s breakfast show

Lawyer X gets Sky News doco, book deal, and Foxtel mini series 2

The Bachelor to premiere on Ten on 31 July 1

Regional radio advertisers get access to reach and frequency tool 4

Former Clems Melbourne CEO Peter Biggs takes on chairman role of new agency Chin & Ching 9

Australian Ninja Warrior brings in 868,000 metro viewers, helping Nine to win the night

DDB Sydney promotes Matt Chandler to deputy ECD

PR and entertainment company New Romans appoints Anthony Spargo as managing partner

We Are Social Australia produces star-studded global campaign for Samsung 5

Ashley Earnshaw becomes Vizeum CEO as MD Stephen Deane departs 3

Twitter unveils major redesign

AFP asked journalists for fingerprints and was planning further raid on News Corp 2

Half a million Aussies stayed up all night for cricket and tennis thrillers, TV ratings reveal 6

M&C Saatchi Sport & Entertainment global CEO Steve Martin to relocate to Sydney 1

Luv-A-Duck pays homage to classic 80s movie Say Anthing in new ad 4

Fetch TV launches free-to-air ‘virtual channels’ to help consumers discover BVOD content 1

Self-driving car pioneer and former Holden marketer join Mumbrella Automotive Marketing Summit lineup 2

Spider-Man and Toy Story 4 continue to dominate school holiday box office 1

Publicis Sapient boosts team with two industry specialists

Edge expands planning team with two new hires

PHD promotes Joanna Barnes to national head of trading 1

Nine’s The Big Ideas Store marketing pop-up returns for a second year 1

Kate & Co wins PR for Coles Supermarkets 2

Gold Coast radio station Sea FM rebrands as part of SCA’s Hit Network and reveals new breakfast show 2

We don’t do impulse buying, say Aussie consumers 1

Linkd Tourism wins Port of Seattle account 1

Medium Rare launches branded content studio, Rare Creative

City of Sydney back in negotiations for outdoor tender

ICC Cricket World Cup final helps Nine pip Seven to Sunday night win

George Lucas’s Industrial Light & Magic to open Sydney operation 11

Facebook ‘fined US$5bn’ over Cambridge Analytica privacy violations 2

Lindsay Lohan, Jackie O, Dannii Minogue and Dave Hughes join panel for Ten’s The Masked Singer 5

Kieran Gilbert to host Fox Sports Rugby World Cup coverage 2

ID Collective announces list of new clients including Ecco and Driza-Bone

Nine cruises to weekly win thanks to State of Origin, Ninja and The Voice

WPP’s Australian bosses should worry about their own performance, says Sorrell 13

Steve Price turns to Nine colleagues for contributors to new lunchtime show 4

WPP sells a majority stake of Kantar to Bain Capital for US$4.0bn 2

Sydney Morning Herald loses defamation case against Dr John O’Neill, ordered to pay $385,000 18

Channel T wins creative and media accounts for Snap Printing

Seven hits pause on Temptation Island as The Super Switch flops 6

Deloitte Digital’s Suzuki ad banned for promoting dangerous driving 30

Nine takes another sporting win, tops demographics with cricket semi-final

PZ Cussons appoints Havas Melbourne to creative account

Natural gas consumer melts in first Jemena campaign via CHE Proximity 3

Judith Whelan takes helm as ABC’s director of regional and local 2