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Fairfax trials paywalls on local news sites, insists online content ‘should carry a price’ 5

Morning Update: FDA bans anti-bac soap ingredients; the irrational fear of automation; marketing’s four M’s

Retail engagement specialists Sprooki lure ex-Westpac CIO as chairman ahead of float

Beyondblue goes to bat for dads in fatherhood web series

Women in pay TV advance at faster rates than national average, ASTRA study reveals

Deakin challenges people to ‘Think Young’ in new campaign from The Royals 2

Chieftain Comms founder Steve Fontanot joins Red Agency to head up Red Guerilla 4

Seven’s The Big Music Quiz dips on second outing as The Block wins the night 3

Pitch Watch: FFA appoints digital; ING looks to engagement; Quiip gains government deal; Rust-Oleum gets full service partner

Closing weekday metro titles is just responding to consumer habits, says Fairfax CEO 13

Mamamia rebrands US website Flo + Frank as it shifts content strategy 3

Aussie enters new stage of life with the return of ‘We’ll Save You’

Morning Update: Sonos turns up the laughs in mini ads; Heineken debuts F1 ad; ‘biggest pay TV threat is piracy’; how to Know No

Fox Sports ratings record as 486,000 tune in for Storm minor premiership victory 4

Courier Mail invaded boy’s privacy in murder case, rules press watchdog

Nine takes photo finish weekly ratings victory despite Seven winning Saturday

Journalist Buzz Rothfield back from ‘sin bin’ after revelation of financial links with gambler

Glue Society’s Gary Freedman behind epic new Jackie Stewart spot for Heineken

EJ Whitten game takes Seven to massive ratings win in Melbourne

Kevin Roberts exits with swipe at ‘cold and timid souls’ who attacked him for sexist stance 15

The Australian wins newspaper of the year while Fairfax says audience applauded more loudly for its digital victories

New Budget Direct campaign balances Risky with service

Father’s Day ad-wrap: Home Hardware’s brekkie tools; Chemist Warehouse is on the scent; ABC wishes dad ‘Happy Hismus’

Wearables an ‘untapped source for marketers’, says Nielsen report

Nine looks to acquire CarAdvice with offer to shareholders

Holden looks overseas for rebrand reboot 4

Dow Jones boss slams digital players for serving up ‘junk food masquerading as journalism’ 6

ASTRA not ‘tweaking’ media reform legislation but will pursue later changes

Hamish Blake helps Ten wins the demos with guest spot on The Bachelor

Village Roadshow, Prime Media and NZME fall off the ASX200 and ASX300 lists after poor performance

New Australian education magazine School News distributed free this week

Morning Update: Youtube stars want to get paid; Leo’s talks life after Macca’s; Birds Eye axes 10-year strategy

Lamb brings people together in new MLA campaign by The Monkeys 7

MSIX to feature marketing lessons of behaviour change, game design and reality TV

Woolshed Co reveals it created ‘hawk drops snake’ video for AFL team 5

Media firms frustrated as reform bill faces another 10-week inquiry amid Labor and Green concern 1

The Big Smoke acquires satire site Friday Mash

Youtube star shares ’embarrassing’ period stories in Cottons campaign 1

Consumer watchdog tackles Volkswagen in court over emissions claims

Ultra Tune’s rubber-clad models get the celebrity treatment with Hollywood action man 4

Nine’s Married At First Sight slips on third outing as ABC’s Gruen tops the night 2

Cirrus Media prepares to sell Franchise Business as break-up of B2B publisher continues

ESPN to launch dedicated women’s sport platform ESPNW 2

Facebook to punish slow advertisers in bid to boost mobile experience 2

Morning Update: Women – ‘like men only cheaper’; Instagram launches zoom; Roger Ailes vs The Daily Beast

Holden starts its journey to the future with rebrand and Flume inspired soundtrack 11

Media reform bill reintroduced but uncertainty hangs over progress through the Senate 1

Wonder White aim to convince parents to ‘give white bread back to the kids’ with content series

Pepsico fills marketing void with Wrigley executive Tami Cunningham

Trinity Experiment takes Meat & Livestock Australia into controversial waters

GroupM begins trial with verification firm Moat in move to analyse viewability of online ads 14

UM goes MIA in Best Place to Work awards as Fairfax sponsorship ends 13

The Block falls away for Nine while 800 Words tumbles to lowest ever metro audience for Seven

Pitch Watch: Mantra names new creative partner; Edge growth strategy paying off

Cancer charity uses scent and sound of sizzling snags in out of home campaign with JCDecaux

Lebara Mobile poster ad breaches road safety rules says Ad Standards Board

Hoozu wants influencers to ask R U OK and generate life-saving data

Morning Update: Candy brands mourn Gene Wilder; ‘Facebook is definitely not a media company’

Digital agency Longtail takes aim at in-house programmatic market

Southern Cross Austereo CEO calls on government to act on reform ‘at earliest possible moment’ 1

Australia below average on click-through for branded content, research suggests 1

Ad Wrap: Mojo Power takes on AGL; John West trials chilled fish; Purplebricks disrupts real estate

Ooh Media adds art to portfolio in new Fostered partnership

‘Visit a doctor’ urges TV presenter Shelly Horton in Hay Fever Help digital campaign

Married at First Sight debut up on last season but interest falls in Cheapest Weddings

YouGov, Westpac and Deloitte confirmed as final speakers at Finance Marketing Summit 3

Morning Update: Volvo gets cryptic with Grey; Facebook’s Trending team ‘toxic’; McDonald’s leaves Leos for Omnicom

Hulsbosch appoints Simon Hong as ECD

Ben-Hur fails to take off on debut weekend, Bad Moms claims #1

ThinkTV study designed to help under-pressure marketers, says CEO Kim Portrate 2

Bras N Things censured by ad watchdog for Playboy lingerie in-store video 6

Coopers Brewery puts nostalgia on tap in new sparkling ale campaign 2

Bonds reunites with Miranda Kerr to launch new Swim line 1

Whybin\TBWA Melbourne shakes up executive and creative teams 4

Seven’s The Big Music Quiz out-strips reality, with metro audience of 1.21m on debut

Pitch Watch: BP appoints creative agency; Gold Coast Comm Games appoints media agency; Best & Less taps creative agency

Former News Corp CCO Sharb Farjami joins Foxtel

HuffPost Australia CEO Chris Janz departs to join Fairfax Media 2

IPG Mediabrands merge Cadreon and Anomaly 1

Morning Update: L’Oreal includes men in diversity campaign; kids explain where puppies come from; Nike launches Just Do it in China

Kyle & Jackie O take on Hamish & Andy for title of Best On Air Team as ACRAs finalists announced 1

Coca-Cola puts iconic Kings Cross billboard up for sale 6

Seven wins the week as Ten’s Saturday share plummets

Ad Wrap: Maccas celebrates fathers, Hungry Jack’s spruiks cage free ads and Woolworths’ home insurance deals 1

Nine.com.au sees audience swell by more than 1.5m as it claims fourth spot in digital news rankings 5

Better Homes & Gardens helps Seven win Friday night

Media by the numbers: a guide to the industry’s financial performance 7

The Ad Contrarian has little hope for the future as digital bedazzles marketers 3