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Nine’s Australian Ninja Warrior to return to screens on 8 July 5

Coca-Cola launches Nutriboost, the milk drink that ‘tames’ children, in campaign from McCann 4

Switch Digital wins Taiwan Tourism’s account

Clemenger BBDO Sydney appoints 303 Mullen Lowe’s Brad Morris as managing partner 1

Have You Been Paying Attention? delivers 750,000 viewers for Ten, topping key advertising demos 1

‘Not a Jan in sight’, says Yellow of its new national campaign 3

Thinkerbell wins media and creative accounts for tourism group Journey Beyond

News Corp joins ABC in challenging AFP raid warrants 1

UnLtd names Tiffany Damm as Melbourne GM 5

News Corp, Nova, Ten, Foxtel, Fox Sports and REA Group join Scaleup Mediafund’s second round

Media outlets found liable for readers’ Facebook comments in first round of landmark Dylan Voller defamation case 13

Toy Story 4 takes $8m in first box office weekend

Barry Keohane comes on board as content director for ARN in Adelaide

ABC lodges Federal Court application over AFP raids and demands return of seized documents 1

Salt by Hendrix appoints Maxmedialab to its public relations account

‘You’re on speaking terms with crazy’: Opera Australia campaign leverages the modern obsession with drama 2

Ray White returns to television with its ‘Great Australian Dream’ campaign featuring Rhys Muldoon 1

Derryn Hinch is ‘coming home’ with a new show on Sky News 9

JC Decaux promotes Lauren Tyler to Queensland sales director 1

Digital ad spend growth dips to single figures for first time in 18 years

Seven narrowly wins the TV ratings week

State of Origin game two brings 1.96m metro viewers to Nine

Alex Parsons to take on CEO role at Car Advice 1

Play School to debut new Indigenous character in Acknowledgment of Country episode 3

Drinkwise and OMA team up to promote drinking in moderation

ABC looks to end $4m retransmission deal with Foxtel to ‘meet funding cuts’ 1

News, entertainment, and AFL combine to give Seven a comfortable Friday night win

Sorrell’s S4 Capital buys Melbourne’s Biztech

The Footy Show to return with Eddie McGuire, Sam Newman and Trevor Marmalade for AFL grand final 5

Havas Group announces global mission to make a ‘meaningful difference’ to clients 4

Taboo grows audience for second episode, but Seven wins Thursday night

Stuart Terry departs Fleishman Hillard to launch PR agency We Are Different 6

CHE Proximity added to eBay creative roster

Optus reappoints Thrive PR to public relations account 2

Government senator urges sale of ABC city properties 15

In the face of WIN’s regional cuts, Reech TV pitches itself as a new local platform

Metlife appoints Chesne Stafford as chief customer and marketing officer as Jeremy Simmons departs

Dulux appoints Channel T to its trade communications

‘World’s largest independent network’ Local Planet launches APAC operations with nine agencies 2

Spotify’s head of sales Cassie Gilbert departs 3

Carrie Bickmore to return to The Project on 8 July 1

DAN’s Merkle names Rebecca Tos as ANZ MD 25

Ten revamps Ten Play ahead of addressable ad launch 4

UM promotes Sophie Bingham to Sydney GM 6

WIN News axes five regional newsrooms across NSW and Qld 11

Two out of three CEOs distrust their CMOs, and only 17% of marketing leaders are ‘pioneering’, says Accenture 7

The Super Switch falls to 335,000 metro viewers, but Seven still manages to win the night

Nissan Australia appoints Mood Media to its customer experience account 1

Bohemia appoints Esteban Martinez as performance director 1

Daylight Agency wins accounts for Avery adhesives and Häcker Kitchen

Ten Daily adds Mamamia’s Valentina Todoroska and SBS’ Nick Bhasin to editorial lineup 1

Coca-Cola launches new beverage Energy with a dance party-inspired campaign 2

Alpha Digital wins GJ Gardner Homes account

The West Australian introduces digital subscriptions and paywall 16

Publicis Sapient appoints John Maeda as chief experience officer

eBay to review media agency arrangements

The Voice climbs back over 1m metro viewers

City of Sydney joins court action against Telstra in ongoing outdoor advertising dispute 4

ADMA brings back AC&E Awards after last-minute hiatus 2

Future Brand promotes Nick Sykes to global CEO

Vacations and Travel expand team with national account manager Abbi Fletcher

Media bosses to unite at Press Club appearance addressing journalism freedom 1

Vic Roads and Hardhat look to rebrand motorbike riders in road safety campaign 9

Agents reimagine the rental game in realestate.com.au’s ‘Real Ideas’ campaign

International Facebook automotive expert plus Shannons’ lead marketer to speak at Mumbrella Automotive Summit

DDB Melbourne wins digital account for Dulux-owned B&D Group

Lisa Millar announced as ABC News Breakfast co-host to replace Virginia Trioli 7

Pedestrian increases traffic by almost 50%, according to Nielsen’s May DCR 2

Digital agency Campbell Media Group rebrands to Claxon

WPP commits to reducing single-use plastic waste and removing it from all offices 3

The Voice holds steady for Nine, despite pressure in demographics from Have You Been Paying Attention?

303 Mullen Lowe Perth appoints joint MDs as Derry Simpson takes on Telethon Kids Institute role

Transport for NSW opens the Sydney Metro with campaign from BMF 7

‘You don’t know where that’s been’: Pine O Cleen banks on the gross-out factor 14

Coverage for tomatoes, stones and lamp posts: GIO focuses on the details of policies in platinum insurance campaign 1

Andrew Beecher steps down as Car Advice CEO 4

Men in Black: International takes $3.9m in weekend box office, ending Aladdin’s streak

Dentsu Aegis Network appoints Sue Squillace as CEO of Carat 16

Kite Communications appoints Nicole Schulz as general manager

Sydney Opera House pushes its children’s entertainment credentials in cinema campaign

News Corp announces Ainslee O’Brien to lead its audio network 1

BW Magazine ceases publication, with content to move to Saturday Xtra 1

Pfizer puts a doctor in the front seat to make the ‘quit chat’ easier for smokers 1

McWilliam’s Wines Group adds Dialogue PR and Molasses to public relations and branding accounts 1

Foodbank’s empty Hungry Puffs cereal boxes to return as part of expanded campaign

Hamish and Andy to depart on a ‘Perfect Holiday’ in new travel show for Nine 1

Check your super: Superannuation bodies unite to educate Australians on upcoming reforms 2

Hearing health brand Audika launches in Australia with reverse ageing ad