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Businesses losing millions due to poor customer support on mobile

Long-awaited Offspring return up on season five debut, giving Ten another win

News Corp launches new Sunday magazine Stellar, shuttering Sunday Style 3

Publishers set to take a traffic hit as Facebook changes its news feed algorithm

Morning Update: Dove’s new Beauty campaign; ANA report triggers audit; new global VP for McDonald’s

West Australian Newspapers set to cut staff

‘The era of content going viral is over’ 4

UBet convicted of promoting alcohol consumption while gambling in NSW first 2

Brisbane independent media agency Media Circus to move client list to MEC

News Corp set to sell out of CareerOne after striking agreement with Seek

The Works sets agency standard with new baby daycare bonus 16

NZME shares plummet after listing as former parent APN News & Media also takes a hit

Sorrell threatens to pull out of Cannes as doubts over ‘value’ and relevance grow 1

Britain’s Got Talent drops to 583,000 as Heston pushes Masterchef to win the night

Guvera confirms local redundancies, downplays employee concerns about entitlements 25

Competition watchdog to launch public review into News Corp’s APN regional buy

Free TV takes aim at election advertising blackout, calling laws ‘outdated’

Morning Update: Grey London team quits; Diet Pepsi brings back Aspartame; ’cause ads’ at Cannes; LinkedIn rolls out programmatic

AMY Awards to run next month, to the surprise of some finalists

Nine and Prime agree to broadcast in Mildura as pressure grows in other markets

Nine sales boss calls for industry-wide trading platform for TV and digital ads 2

News Corp rolls out trial to deny access to users of ad-blockers 5

Optus, Nine, Twitter, FFA and Samsung to speak at Sports Marketing Summit, final agenda revealed

Hypetap launches agency creative offering as it looks to work with wider-range of brands

The Briefcase audience drops by a third on second outing 1

Pitch Watch: Five agencies short-listed for McDonald’s; Uber appoints agency; Cisco reviews PR account

Former SCA digital chief Vijay Solanki named as CEO of IAB 3

Morning Update: ITV’s £2.5b Brexit loss; WPP invests big in Facebook; Fox News ‘most engaged’ Facebook site

Independence Day: Resurgence flops at box office finishing behind Finding Dory

Guvera subsidiaries placed into voluntary administration as parent company continues to operate 3

Mamamia’s Georgia Thomas and Bauer Media’s Lisa Wells to join News Corp’s The Australian 1

Helga’s switches focus to ‘little acts of care’ in new campaign

Daily Mail Australia and The Guardian reach the top five in Nielsen news rankings

Qantas becomes first Australian airline to join Snapchat

Wicked Campers reprimanded by ASB for ‘chicken and egg sex van’ 4

Seven’s House Rules out-rates The Voice and Masterchef, but Nine wins the night

Morning Update: Kanye’s Famous clickbait; Brexit ‘a failure of comms’; shoplifting video takes GP at Cannes 1

Ooh Media plans to use Junkee Media content on its outdoor screens

Nine claims another Origin week victory despite Seven winning majority of nights

Nine prime time audience down 9% as Seven remains dominant in first half of 2016

Brazilian agency forced to hand back ‘scammy’ Lion wins Cannes Agency of the Year

‘Big six’ ad industry holding groups unite to push UN sustainability goals 1

NRL outrates AFL but Seven still beats Nine on Friday night

Brexit to ‘Adxit’: Industry leaders warn of global ad spend slowdown

BBDO hands back Lion at Cannes after admitting winning ad was ‘scammy’ 1

Host picks up Silver Lion for #Airlinewager campaign

Ooh Media buys Junkee Media in surprise move 5

Client experience not campaign metrics driving branded content deals, research suggests 1

Vinnie Jones stars in Optus ‘education’ push to explain EPL content 1

Nine launching cooking vertical 9Kitchen as part of strategy to align digital and TV content

Cadbury launches first Australian social-only campaign to push two new lines for Olympics

Aussie Cannes juror claims he was not allowed to call out scam 3

Masterchef the most-watched non-news show, Seven wins with news double

Nine looks to steal early lead in virtual reality content after State of Origin trials 2

Morning Update: Bayer’s ‘rape culture’ ad wins bronze; Aaron Sorkin’s $90 masterclass; What’sApp hits 100m milestone; making money from memes

Southern Cross Austereo confirms 9HD will not go off-air in change over

Media watchdog says it may investigate Triple M and Nine over Eddie McGuire drowning remarks 4

‘Press Council got it wrong’: Herald Sun rejects ‘Eagles Drug Hell’ ruling 3

Sam Newman brands media as ‘excrement’ over its coverage of Eddie McGuire drowning remarks 23

Y&R NZ’s winning run continues with McWhopper taking Grand Prix at Cannes

NewsLifeMedia appoints Daily Mail’s Melissa Wilson as editor of Kidspot

Australian department stores ripe for disruption, warns M&C Saatchi retail leader

Herald Sun censured for failure to seek comment from West Coast Eagles over drug allegations

Imparja switches sales operation from WIN to SCA

State of Origin II draws 2.404m to watch Queensland clinch the series

Red Agency expands senior team, appoints new head of social 3

Vice partners with SBS to launch TV channel Viceland 5

Yahoo7 unveils entertainment and lifestyle offering, Be

Morning Update: Party with Thrillist (if you’re hot); ad-blockers cut mobile load times; Future Lions winners; Snapchat enters A.R.

Triple M issues apology to Caroline Wilson, decrees mandatory staff training 4

WPP Olympic campaign calls on Australians to ‘Live the Dream, Love the Team’

Ratings Game: Guess the ratings for State of Origin and win a Mumbrella Sports Summit pass 48

Monica Attard the new head of journalism at Macleay College

Bruce Gordon increases stake in Ten ahead of WIN switchover

20 to One sheds more than 100,000 viewers; Kiss Bang Love posts lowest-ever audience

Seven hopes for 2018 Commonwealth Games ratings bonanza as it opens broadcast HQ on Gold Coast

Woolworths to revamp unpopular loyalty scheme suggests reports 4

Whybin\TBWA Melbourne’s ANZ equality work wins Gold in PR at Cannes 1

Former Droga5 Sydney CEO Sudeep Gohil emerges at 72andSunny in LA 1

Morning Update: Is Tronc the future of print?; Brewtroleum wins at Cannes; ‘visual intelligence’ essential for brands

ESPN sees surge in audiences on TV and digital thanks to Aussie stars in US

Harley-Davidson launches social media campaign to capture younger market

Visa kicks off global Rio Olympics campaign with athlete ‘Carpool’

News Corp to buy APN News & Media regional arm 6

Architect of ESPN’s international digital strategy to keynote Mumbrella Sports Marketing Summit 2016

The Briefcase debuts with 733,000 metro viewers as Love Child returns for season three

Pitch Watch: TAB appoints creative; Mediacom wins Munchkin 1

Construction union CFMEU launches #realtradies counter attack ad 1