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Former Ogilvy Brisbane MD Russ Vine helps launch consulting service Spur:Labs

Industry associations branded self-serving social clubs who are ‘peddling crap’ 7

Masterchef most popular entertainment program for Wednesday night

Sir Martin Sorrell: ‘Exceptional human talent just as important as AI for commercial success’

Tapview receives $15k grant for content micropayment system

Ooh Media relaunches Hijacked as Uni Junkee

Cummins & Partners wins HBF’s creative account 4

Experts call for a rethink as viewability measures fail marketers 2

Adland out of touch with ‘real Australians’ and doesn’t understand their media habits 26

‘The truth doesn’t matter anymore, Trump has changed PR’: Max Markson 1

Stop striving for perfection and start creating ‘slightly shit’ products, marketers told 5

Hearts & Science to open in Australia within ‘three to four months’ 1

Facebook CMO on bringing creative in-house and why consultancies will make more moves on agencies

Media agencies and clients both ‘complicit’ in transparency issues as trust remains major concern 2

The ad industry has ‘poisoned’ programmatic and it needs fixing fast, Scott Hagedorn warns 3

Forward Agency partners with Wright Communications for NZ expansion

Woolworths launches new food range tested by customers

Motley Fool Australia’s ‘Shall I slit my wrists now?’ article modified after breaching ASB code

Masterchef climbs above 900,000 metro viewers, but can’t beat House Rules

SBS’ comedy platform The Backburner axed due to internal structure changes

FX Australia commissions first local production, Mr Inbetween

The rise of ‘datatainment’ to be decoded by Opta UK expert as full Sports Marketing Summit lineup is revealed

SCA’s Hit Network ‘a disaster around the country’, says Nova’s Paul Jackson 9

Foxtel rebrands and officially launches Foxtel Now after conceding brand was seen as ‘aggressive’ 61

Deloitte hires former Telstra and Leading Edge executive Andy Bateman to head innovation 1

Canstar launches is first above-the-line campaign in 25 years 5

Perth radio ratings: Nova surge in breakfast and drive, but not enough to unseat Mix

Daily Mail censured for video of dog boiling in pot

Brisbane radio ratings: Nova’s Kate, Tim and Marty grab highest audience share of any radio show across the country 1

True Story with Hamish & Andy tops TV ratings on debut 4

Adelaide radio ratings: HIT 107 big winner while Nova 91.3 fades

Sydney radio ratings: Smooth’s breakfast program moves towards Kiis’ Kyle & Jackie O show 6

Moral compass is irrelevant, argues Sportsbet as Ben Johnson ‘putting roid in Android’ ad is banned 29

Melbourne radio ratings: Fox FM climbs back to number one in FM breakfast, drive and overall people 4

Time Out Group acquires Time Out Australia 1

PPR’s executive director and CCO Dena Vassallo exits to start new agency

New PR and marketing agency Example launches

Leggo’s releases new spot featuring Nonna dancing around the kitchen 35

ACU rebrands as it pushes ‘Impact through Empathy’ principles 1

Wonder Woman soars to first place in weekend box office, collecting almost $7m 1

One third of Australians will view advertising in exchange for good-quality news, Galaxy Research suggests 1

Golden urges Australians to be more adventurous with their Crumpet toppings in new TVC 8

Tiger Beer fights illegal tiger trade by launching documentary campaign with artists

PHD Melbourne promotes Simon Lawson to general manager 4

Australiasian Professional Services Marketing Association rebrands to ICON

MediaCom promotes chief digital officer Willie Pang to chief operating officer

Media competitors need to become frenemies in a time of anaemic growth: PwC

Magnum Opus Partners and Wildlife Victoria raise awareness for World Environment Day

Former Mambo CEO Angus Kingsmill becomes co-owner of Sydney Digital Marketing

Choice Hotels encourages bored workers to take a break in new commercial

iSelect compares lifetime health cover loading to disease in new campaign

NAB showcases the lives of Agribusiness customers in ongoing ‘More than money’ campaign

House Rules wins the night giving Seven a narrow win over Nine

Toyota promotes its new-look Toyota Yaris in new ads

The Project Factory takes on parent company name Way to Blue and launches full-service offering

Kleenex proclaims puppy will remain as brand ambassador 1

Australian TV networks tear up schedules to cover London terror attacks 1

Seven wins the week despite Nine’s State of Origin

Seven wins Friday night ratings with a 24.7% audience share

Marcel Sydney’s head of social Alex Sol Watts departs

PHD hires M&C Saatchi’s Anna Cherry as head of strategy 5

Today Show’s Karl Stefanovic calls for boycott of Daily Mail 7

NewsMediaWorks appoints Adstream’s Peter Miller as CEO 1

News programs dominate Thursday night but Ten’s Masterchef wins across the key demos

Sam Geer to replace Sophie Price as UM’s national head of strategy 3

Clemenger BBDO bolsters senior team with two new hires, Sabrina Riedel and Natalie Taylor

Network Ten signs deal to broadcast Hyundai A-League and Caltex Socceroos 3

McDonald’s officially launches ‘Mix it up’ Chicken Big Mac in new campaign 3

Leo Burnett’s Stuart Capel joins Blue 449 to lead 20th Century Fox account

Maxus and MEC to merge as GroupM reduces media agency portfolio to three 3

Concrete Playground partners with Mazda3, launches search tool to create personalised activities

The Australian says it will boycott Australian Press Council decisions by new member Carla McGrath 12

Em Rusciano tells listeners: I’m not sure I’m ready but I’ll be back on Monday and we’ll figure it out together

Sophie Price departs UM to become M&C Saatchi’s group head of strategy 7

Contiki celebrates 55th birthday with throwback to ads from 1970s

Lion Dairy & Drinks launches campaign to make milk matter again 2

Kim Feitelberg joins VCCP Sydney as executive planning director

Westpac CMO Martine Jager to share bank’s 200-year story at Mumbrella Finance Marketing Summit

Creative and production agencies ‘don’t understand mobile’, says GroupM’s head of mobile 2

First State of Origin clash sheds 360,000 viewers but still easily wins night 7

Aldi releases new ad reminding Australians not to waste their life in the supermarket 2

Adam Ferrier, Jim Ingram and Ben Couzens launch new agency Thinkerbell 55

Myer launches ‘Six-Second Sale’, offering 5% better discounts online than in store

GetUp urges Turnbull to free those on Manus Island in mobile billboard campaign

Carnival Australia appoints FleishmanHillard to PR account 1

Key Media to consolidate Human Resources news brands under HRD

Broadcast and newspaper executives show support for Media Reform package in Canberra

Ross Raeburn departs UM to take up CEO role at Ansible Australia 1