News

News Corp blames ‘production error’ after APC requests re-print of controversial infographic ruling 2

Australia used as test market for Legendary: Game of Heroes ad campaign 1

Polkadot Communications wins five new accounts

Y&R’s David Joubert joins DDB Sydney as creative partner

UM promotes chief digital officer Maria Grivas to chief data and technology officer role 1

Qantas restructures executive team, with Olivia Wirth to lead Loyalty and Vanessa Hudson taking chief customer role

M+C Partners allege drug use and ‘erratic attendance’ in ongoing legal battle with former executive Asher Moses 10

QMS Australia promotes John O’Neill to CEO

AFL Women’s star Daisy Pearce to join SEN ahead of developing a women’s sport program

BuzzFeed launches ‘What They Don’t Teach You’ documentary series ahead of Australia Day 6

Mark Lawson joins Wavemaker as national head of performance

Ooh Media appoints Shelia Lines as CFO

Multi-award winning Swedish creatives behind edgy Ikea work to keynote at Mumbrella360 1

Weight Watchers magazine to be published by Edge following Bauer axe 2

Kiis FM begins publicity push for ‘Always Awkward’ Jase & PJ breakfast show 10

Ukulele-playing over 50s return to promote APIA health insurance 9

Perrycallan launches specialist rural division, Perrycallan ag

Seek launches eight-part TV series on Nine, ‘Dream Job’

First Followers appoints iD Collective to PR account

TAL partners with Royal Flying Doctor Service for ‘People Helping People’ campaign

Publicis Groupe appoints R/GA’s Nick Law as chief creative officer

GSK wins ‘misleading’ advertising case against Reckitt Benckiser’s Nurofen campaign 1

Former LinkedIn marketer Ben Eatwell joins Melbourne startup Weploy as CMO 1

Georgie Gardner’s first outing on Today pulls 256,000 metro viewers 6

CUB launches in-house digital agency 3

Rupert Murdoch calls for Facebook and Google to pay ‘carriage fees’ to publishers 5

IPG Mediabrands appoints Dr Grace Liu as CEO of Reprise Australia 2

Maze Runner: The Death Cure earns $3.4m at weekend box office

Ten’s award-winning newsreader Hugh Riminton joins ABC Radio National 2

AFL star Dustin Martin latest sportsman to front Bonds campaign

Lynx says it can even help Kiwis with women in first work from Emotive 6

Alfa Romeo appoints Y&R to creative account

DDB New Zealand releases first work for Up & Go Australia in trans-Tasman campaign 1

ABC News and The Guardian record big drops in digital audiences across December 1

Founder of new satire site Double Bay Today says comedy can beat Facebook’s news feed changes 6

Nick Kyrgios’ defeat proves a winner for Seven on Sunday night

Poem wins Fantastic Furniture and NSW Property PR accounts

Domain CEO Antony Catalano resigns 8

Ex CommBank and Xero CMO Andy Lark to join Foxtel 10

We Are Social appoints Pete Galmes to creative director role 2

Nextmedia acquires sports site The Women’s Game with aim to expand women’s sports coverage

KFC, Captain Morgan and Nutra-Life among I’m A Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here 2018 sponsors 4

Twitter contacts users who interacted with Russian-linked propaganda during US election

Facebook announces plans to let users decide publishers’ trustworthiness 2

BBC Breakfast calls out Nine’s Today Show for copycat ad 2

Marketforce announces BGC Residential as latest client

Mars kicks off global media agency review 1

Fremantle Media CEO Ian Hogg departs 1

Nine launches financial advice website 9Saver.com.au 10

Tennis narrowly beats cricket for top spot in Thursday night TV demos

BMF’s Alex Derwin promoted to executive creative director 3

Submissions for Mumbrella360 sessions close next week

Evolve Media Australian office embroiled in Fair Work claim 7

Shaun Harmor joins Posterscope as group business director

Teams revealed for UnLtd Big Clash cricket match as industry seeks to raise over $100,000

Victorian State Government warns Australians of fire danger in latest campaign 1

Kerri-Anne Kennerley and other celebrities feature on Australia Post stamps as part of Legends Awards 2

Bohemia appoints Rebecca Hamilton as media director 1

Big Bash League pulls in larger audience than Australian Open for Wednesday TV

Kayak, Brisbane Marketing, Klick Communications and more to speak at the Mumbrella Travel Marketing Summit

Future of MediaScapes in doubt as founder struggles to monetise 10

Latest Quit Smoking ad reminds Australians ‘every time you quit you get a little better at it’ 3

The Australian Institute calls for anti-corruption watchdog with teeth in latest campaign

Kate & Co wins Witchery and Virgin Melbourne Fashion Festival PR accounts

Fairfax’s group ad sales director Sandra Scott joins digital creative platform Bonzai 4

Girlfriend seeks new editor as Tamara Davis moves across to InStyle

Southern Cross Austereo takes stake in telco and digital broadcasting startup OVO Mobile 3

Mumbrella leads marketing trade titles for traffic, as B&T returns to digital audit 4

Atkins enlists The West Wing actor Rob Lowe as brand spokesperson

Fairfax appoints Philippa Walker to lead travel industry commercial team

YouTube tightens monetisation criteria amid brand safety concerns

Banyan Tree Hotels and Resorts assigns iD Collective to PR account

Mother burns cookies in disastrous turn of events to promote Samsung’s smart fridge

Former HCF marketing chief Jenny Williams joins Compare the Market as CMO

Stabilo opt for the use of colour in latest out of home campaign

Out of home industry revenues grew by 6% in 2017, OMA suggests

Tennis and cricket battle for viewers in Tuesday night ratings

Peter Greste joins University Queensland as UNESCO chair of journalism and communication 1

Australia’s only children’s newspaper Crinkling News set to close 6

RhythmOne’s Adam Furness resurfaces as APAC MD of Impact Radius 2

ABC launches regional current affairs program, Australia Wide 1

Ai Mawdsley joins ntegrity as general manager

Working Class Boy and Filthy Rich & Homeless among programs to receive Screen Australia funding 1

Seven’s first night of Australian Open coverage pulls 589,000 but beaten by Big Bash 1

HCF launches ‘Profit Hungry’ brand positioning featuring various wealthy characters 1

Andy Walsh joins Showdown as director of strategy 1

National Hearing Care appoints Carat as media agency

Laura Jones becomes a managing director of Frank PR Australia after management restructure