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Seven wins quiet Friday night on TV with no shows passing 1m metro viewers

Ten reveals Australian Survivor cast for 2017

What athletes want from their brand partners: Mark Knowles, Caitlin Bassett, Robbie Cornthwaite and Emma Tonegato

‘We are not the Olympics’: How the Commonwealth Games is using brand values to step out of the Olympic shadow

Swisse considering less TV ad spend and more original content as part of deal with Australian Olympic team

Data to become sports’ competitive advantage in attracting sponsors

Toyota and Rio games opened the door to Paralympians going mainstream

‘We all want to be rockstars’: How the Seattle Seahawks mobilised its fan base

The delicate art sports sponsorships: AFL star Matthew Pavlich on the balancing act

CEO Sleepout’s use of virtual reality slammed as ‘tone deaf’ 6

Brand safety like the spam email problem that ‘snuck up on us’: Google’s AI research director

Mastercard renews sponsorship with World Rugby

Subaru XV sold as ‘one woman’s needs and a man’s desire’ in mock blockbuster trailer

Burger chain T.U.B.E ‘F*CK salad’ advertisement banned

Masterchef most-popular entertainment program for Thursday TV 1

Former sunrise producer Adam Boland departs NewsDNA for new social video venture 4

BBC climbs 16% in Australia as international events dominate in month of May, reveals Nielsen rankings 2

The Urban List appoints News Corp’s Damien Rossi as general manager

Foodora and SBS partner to help bring food to the homeless 1

Meltwater consents to Isentia injunction restraining use of services

‘Free-to-air TV works’ in supporting, maintaining and selling Australian sport

Mick Molloy and Jane Kennedy to replace Merrick Watts on Triple M in new national drive show 5

Local consumers’ use of ad blockers slightly declines, says IAB Australia

Domino’s growth could grind to a halt, analysts warn, as company’s prospects overvalued 1

Fairfax’s Domain branches out into events and training, with launch of Domain Academy

Publish Awards celebrates 21st year with five new categories

Youfoodz launches Willy Wonka inspired campaign

Mahlab appointed to run new publication Healthcare IT News Australia

W+K creates new Nike campaign featuring athletes who can’t turn back 3

TV benefits as tech brands lift adspend more than 50%, SMI figures reveal

John Sintras out of global role at IPG Mediabrands as fallout begins from Tajer’s exit 12

Rebel Wilson promises to donate Bauer defamation payout 2

Cummins&Partners Sydney secures University of Tasmania creative account

Ten’s financial strife ‘not ideal’ for KFC T20 sponsorship, says PRISM’s chairman

State of Origin match two claims 2.380m metro viewers

Australian social media users go mobile and shun their dinner companions, Sensis finds

Robb Report Australia to rebrand and move to bi-monthly cycle following new ownership

‘The era of the sausage factory of sports coverage is now over’ says Tracey Holmes

Intermedia sells hospitality titles to Big Un Limited

Bruce McAvaney, BMF and Football Federation of Australia big winners at Mumbrella Sports Marketing Awards

David Weisbrot resigns from APC due to ‘personal attacks’ following Carla McGrath scandal 2

Marketforce CEO John Driscroll to depart 1

Sport sponsorships should be about integration not what we see on the screen: Chris Maxwell

Brands may have to buy league and stadium rights to compete as live sport experiences evolve

Ad Standards Board dismisses case against ‘crass’ Boost Juice ad referencing ‘oral sex’

‘Alcohol advertising restrictions are already working’: TV and alcohol execs

Publicis Groupe bars agencies from entering awards in 2018

Media reform bill passes in House of Representatives despite opposition from Labor 1

Ten wins the night with help from Shark Tank and Masterchef

Sports moving to Pay TV will disappear from the view of fans and marketers, researchers warn 3

WPP’s Greyhealth Group and Sudler & Hennessey merge

New agency Rh7thm launches with CommBank, Transport NSW and Epson as foundation clients

Gambling advertising has ‘crossed a line’ for TV sports fans, new study reveals 1

Nick Chan departs Bauer Media with Paul Dykzeul taking on CEO role 11

“Out of home on steroids”: Techfront’s plans for tonight’s State of Origin clash

Paul Kenny joins Enero’s Precinct as CEO

Former Toyota CMO Brad Cramb joins Audi in head sales role

The Daily Mail denounced by APC for article about alleged transgender criminal

Havas creates Bottom 100 campaign raising awareness for poorest people in the world

Confusion reigns on best digital channels for retail, SMI data reveals

Pacific Magazines reveals 11 redundancies as it looks to further reduce cost base before 30 June 6

Ten’s Have You Been Paying Attention? wins the demos

Another ad censured by watchdog because ‘domestic violence isn’t funny’

Publicis Media’s Performics adds four clients including Freedom and Sensis

‘Menacing and threatening’ ad condemned by ad watchdog for using domestic violence against men to sell hearing aids 14

Despicable Me 3 knocks Wonder Woman off top spot at weekend box office

McDonald’s Australia ends partnership with the AOC as brand pulls out of Olympics globally 2

Twitter revamps platform to attract new users

‘Ego’ not a dirty word for LinkedIn Agency Influencers 1

Youi releases new ‘Who’s In the Car’ episode with The Veronicas

MediaCom’s Mike Deane named chief strategy officer 2

The Voice gains 113,000 viewers, helping Nine win the night 1

Seven launches e-sports platform, ScreenPLAY

Fairfax denies it is seeking offers for Macquarie Media 1

Anthony Freedman named as chairman of Havas 1

Nine promotes Lizzie Young to group content strategy director 5

Australia is lacking in commercial creativity because ‘most marketers are crap’: MLA’s Andrew Howie 18

ABC presenter Red Symons apologises for ‘racist’ podcast comments 2

Netball has its moment in prime time on Nine as the weekly honours go to Seven

Seven wins Friday night with Gardens, The Chase and News 3

Parks and Wildlife offers island giveaway to drive events 8

Singo makes his move on Fairfax’s stake in Macquarie Media 3

Red Symons’ podcast pulled by ABC over blackface and ‘What’s the deal with Asians?’ outrage 3

Man dressed as mermaid encourages people to drink Chatime tea any way they like

Samsung takes to Snapchat to boost netball grand final sponsorship

McDonald’s launches new Family Box with Despicable Me 3 orientated campaign

The Deepend Group asks people to ‘love their mind’ in new campaign 1

World Kidney Cancer Q&A Day launches with online quiz campaign