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Seven secures easy Tuesday win as First Dates UK improves

Pitch Watch: Oroton moves creative; Cash Converters switches media; Cook Islands Tourism names digital agency 1

FMCG online spending growth continues as IAB challenges Think TV claims 2

One third of marketers plan product launches in three months, research reveals

Pacific Magazines promotes two editors-in-chief to GM roles

RadioApp officially launches with rhyming consumer campaign 4

GroupM launches data insights tool mPlatform to provide ‘accountability’ across media 4

Morning Update: Accenture to buy Kamarama; Pixoneye scans your photos for insights; Ikea’s sad dads; cartoonists and Castro

AAMI creates outdoor campaign that changes with the weather 3

Research claims 70% of marketers believe their content is ‘limited, basic or inconsistent’ 1

Real Wholesome Blend seeks real authentic feedback in launch campaign

IPG Mediabrands promotes Ensemble GM Harry Preston to MD role 1

Ex-Initiative MD Stephen Fisher joins Hatched Media 1

Screen Australia announces funding for 15 new film and TV projects

Industry should stop ‘being surprised’ audiences are ‘changing how they watch TV’, says ThinkBox chair Tess Alps 1

Edge agency joins independent Global Content Marketing Network

Optus launches service offering freebies for customers to watch ads 9

ABC’s Back Roads gains popularity as non-ratings period kicks in 1

Fitzy & Wippa commentate on mundane home videos for KFC’s new cricket campaign

Haystac appoints Jason Carnew as national GM 1

Ogilvy PR appoints Adam Vincenzini as MD of Melbourne office 2

Morning Update: Best mags, TV & digital of 2016; how native ads are paying off for Conde Nast; Snapchat video ads average 3sec views

Macca’s doco ‘The Founder’ debuts at #2 at weekend box office; Fantastic Beasts reigns supreme

Pitch Watch: Beam Suntory realigns creative; The Carole King Musical taps media agency; Recognise appoints creative 2

Ad Wrap: Target’s Christmas comes together; Optus Sport’s summer of cricket; VB’s best cricket moments; Bakers Delight means ‘fresh’

Behavioural science needs a data-led fusion, says to Deakin University Associate Professor

New Think TV research claims some digital channels lead to short term losses for FMCG brands 3

Australia’s early victory in third test shakes up Sunday ratings

ABC News bumps Nine.com.au and SMH.com.au into third and fourth place in Nielsen Digital news rankings 1

Young women launch craft brewery brand to ‘Sparkke’ social change 4

Morning Update: Meet adland’s richest; Keith Hernandez leaves Slate; ad-tech ‘annoying if you ask me’

Sunrise clings on to beat Today by average of just 4000 metro viewers across the ratings year 2

Seven wins the marathon, Nine takes the final sprint and Ten has best run in five years 1

Jack Daniel’s and Vice partner for native content cooking series

Resurgent Australian cricket team bats on for Nine but undies hero a help for Sunrise

Cadbury delivers its Christmas campaign with Joy

‘Chocolate covered broccoli’ destroying games as brands try to capture consumers 1

Village Cinemas and Mattel partner to create interactive cinema for kids

M&C Saatchi’s chief creative officer Andy DiLallo in shock exit after less than two years

Companies need to switch ‘from marketing to mattering’, says Direction First MD

E-commerce trends are putting consumers first, says former Sportsbet COO

Enero sees departure of second major client in two days

More men likely to seek help after seeing ABC’s ‘Man Up’ series, research finds

Man who smashed ‘advertising’s cartel’ warns ‘Find who’s stealing from you and kill ’em off’ 10

KFC’s ’90 Ways To Say $1 Chips’ picks up Grand Prix at MSIX Awards

Day one of third Test under 1 million but still a winner for Nine

Nick Andrews joins Lavender after eight years at DDB

ABC Radio National staff pass no-confidence motion against management 1

Morning Update: Star Wars sends art blog global; why ageism is adland’s next frontier; OOH targetting with brand-owned data

Advertising is failing because it is a ‘lawless game of chance’ says market research boss 9

Ad Wrap: Mortein protects meals from mozzies; Bulla’s unfakeable taste of summer; lose weight the Isowhey way

Officeworks inspires gifts for ‘imagineers’ in animated Christmas campaign

Millennials encouraged to consider a life cut short in skin cancer awareness campaign

Meriton blocked negative Trip Advisor reviews with email dodge, consumer watchdog alleges 2

The New York Times uses NYT Australia branding in database growth plan

Cloudy Bay and Mediacom partner for live music event to break brand to younger market 1

ECD Bob Mackintosh to depart Host after 11 years

Twitter to focus on live experience and working more closely with clients, says new MD 2

Pitch Watch: South Africa Tourism and Vault Intelligence announce PR win; Havas Village wins two clients

FFA gives TV networks just over two weeks to tender interest for A-League TV rights

First Dates steals the night from ARIA Awards despite 30th anniversary ratings boost

IAB endorses US Podcast Ad Metrics Guidelines with aim to standardise audience figures

News Corp Australia canvasses staff on voluntary redundancies 5

Junkee refreshes website to highlight video and other Junkee Media channels

UN Women director calls on brands to do more to challenge gender stereotypes in advertising 2

Morning Update: Best Xmas ads (so far); what’s the point in PR agencies?; NBC spruiks musical on Snapchat

Major moves in NZ as GPY&R management reshuffled in wake of True move

Every shopper can feel Gift’d in new Saatchi campaign for Ebay 1

Food and tech intersect at Foodora drone delivery event

Blue Jeans adds Personal and Studio platforms to Facebook Live

‘Mistakes cost us dearly’ Isentia boss admits, but business on the right track 8

Communications Minister Mitch Fifield concedes media reform bill won’t be voted on until next year 3

Mumbrella Asia unveils judging line-up of 113 media and marketing executives for revamped awards

Coles to change the way it counts unsold magazines in move set to impact circulation figures 3

Ex-Telstra marketer Inese Kingsmill joins Virgin Australia Group 2

Lion and BMF sever ties, ending an iconic 19-year partnership 8

Seven’s First Dates trumps Nine’s new Kevin Can’t Wait 3

Tabcorp to appeal ad watchdog decision to pull fishing trip ad for glamorising gambling 4

OzTAM to introduce new demographic to TV ratings 1

Entries now open for 2017 CommsCon Awards

Hotwire appoints new country manager as Alexis Wilson departs 2

Morning Update: Snapchat’s Specs hit the market; Heathrow’s cute bears go viral; should clients pay agencies to pitch?

Triple J names new breakfast team for 2017 7

BauerWorks announces two senior appointments in insights and digital 1

Clemenger Sydney hunting new creative leadership after Paul Nagy resigns

Smartwatch trend will contribute to growth in mobile e-commerce purchases suggests research 1

From near-miss to fatality, Victorian drivers warned to ‘Rethink Speed’ in new TAC campaign

Fairfax Media’s Omri Godijn and Simon Smith depart publisher 4