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Ten viewers to wait extra six days for X-Files 12

DDB boss says local agency will save ‘hundreds of thousands of dollars’ from awards cull 11

Hassle-free Hoff set to hit Aussie screens from Sunday in second part of Amaysim campaign 1

Daily Mail Australia boss refocuses on number one news spot after split with Nine 5

Admark’s Anthony Keck heads to Cambodia to run Havas Riverorchid 1

ANZ brings back Novak Djokovic and focuses on fundraising Australian Open campaign 2

Bauer Media set to close Cleo magazine 22

MLA issues take down notice over lamb ad parody showing slaughterhouse scenes 32

Daily Mail Australia ends Nine partnership amid frustrations over lack of local ad sales 7

Watchdog ACMA launches new interactive guide to media ownership in Australia 3

Apple to relinquish control of iAd platform and drop 30 per cent fee for publishers

The Family Law pulls 366,000 viewers on SBS after Facebook seeding campaign 3

Morning Update: Does Charlie Hebdo’s latest cartoon overstep?; Jakarta agencies say ‘business as usual’ after attacks; Emoji billboard

ABC denies gagging technology editor over National Broadband Network coverage 12

MLA’s Australia Day lamb campaign breaks record as most complained about ad of all time 17

Pitch Watch: Coles owner kicks off pitch; AFL pitches media; Priceline’s new creative shop; Guinness World Records names PR winners 8

‘Stop the madness’: DDB global creative chief says agency is pulling back from award shows 17

Captain Risky goes virtual with Google Cardboard ad-within-an-ad for Budget Direct

Big Bash pulls 897,000 viewers as The Chase Australia audience falls in prime time

Facebook named as major partner for upcoming Sydney Gay & Lesbian Mardi Gras 8

Morning Update: Lynx goes metrosexual; Al Jazeera US channels axed; Droga5 actor protest; Publicis eyes Cheil stake

Shazam hunts new dance partner after SCA dumps nightly Top 20 countdown show 1

Programmatic video platforms Innovid and SpotX announce new regional heads 7

Media welcomes Government discussions with opposition to move media reform forward 1

Helen McCabe quits as editor-in-chief of the Australian Women’s Weekly after six years 9

MLA Australia Day lamb ad faces Ad Standards hearing over vegan violence next week 42

TV networks told to seek compensation for ‘substandard’ Essendon games after doping ban 12

One day Australia cricket win helps Nine dominate with a share of 28.5 per cent

Joanna McCarthy joins Rubik Financial as head of marketing and communications 4

New Australian Comedy Central website seeks brands to partner on ‘edgy’ comedy content 1

Morning Update: X Files takes a pasting; Big Brother slammed for showing Bowie ex-wife crying; Should you be on Peach?

Ansell spells end for Durex’s ‘giant cock’ by taking key sponsorship spot for Mardi Gras 2

Administrators for retailer Dick Smith launch ad campaign to try and sell-off embattled brand 8

Golden Globes draw 136,000 on pay-TV as Big Bash continues to lead the non-news night

SBS open to further Facebook experiments as The Family Law draws 140,000 plus views

MLA to bring expat Australians home for a lamb BBQ as kicker for Operation Boomerang 1

Morning Update: David Bowie’s first PR stunt and best ads; Streaming dominates Golden Globes; WWF ‘unaware’ of disqualified entry

The Revenant and Sisters both top the $3m mark but Star Wars still tops the Box Office

Seven set to launch dessert show in attempt to challenge The Great Australian Bake Off 5

MSN News knocks Yahoo7 out of top ten of Nielsen online news rankings for December 8

Torching of vegan’s home in lamb Australia Day ad draws dozens of Ad Standards complaints 181

Ten wins the night with Big Bash as The Chase fails to fire in primetime for Seven

AKQA to service Optus account from the US 6

Monday media market wrap: Media shares hammered in first week of year shedding $1.5bn, after a strong finish to 2015

Morning Update: Cannes Lions to float?; Milk ad turns tribute to Motorhead frontman Lemmy; Awards show disqualifies two Dentsu winners

Lee Lin Chin is new ‘lambassador’ aiming to bring ex-pats back home for Australia Day 29

The lessons for community moderators from how Optus’ Dan responded to racist comments 11

Mumbrella360 video: The Unlucky Country

MLA’s Australia Day campaign to launch on Sunday with a very different ‘lambassador’ 1

Metropolitan radio ad revenue up 4.6 per cent in the first half of 2015/16 financial year

Big Bash continues to dominate, out-rating Seven’s Pets Make You Laugh Out Loud 2

B&T publishes online numbers for first time, leaving AdNews as lone audit holdout 21

Morning Update: Old Spice’s new Legendary Man; Cadbury’s Gorilla almost didn’t happen; Taco Bell coy on Superbowl campaign 2

Big Red the big surprise in Singtel shake-up of Optus and Virgin Mobile rosters 15

Whybin\TBWA picks up Virgin Mobile creative account from Havas Worldwide 2

Up & Go seals new sponsorship deal with Aussie player and NBA Cleveland Cavaliers

Optus to part ways with media agency Starcom, UM set to take over $50m account 1

Highway Patrol pulls 776,000 as Big Bash continues to dominate summer viewing 4

Netflix appoints APAC communications director; expands into 130 new markets

Ad wrap: the latest campaigns from comparethemarket, IGA, Berlei, Isuzu, Woolworths, Vic Transport

Morning Update: Vatican lashes Charlie Hebdo cover; L’Oreal subverts Golden Globes red carpet; Oculus Rift announces pricing

Channel Nine chief financial officer Simon Kelly to depart in May

Optus jumps in with 2.5 year sponsorship deal with Melbourne Stars amid Dick Smith collapse 3

Final Droga5 Sydney campaign launches as Tiger brand travels to Marcel with David Nobay 6

Big Bash draws 983,000 as Seven’s gameshow The Chase Australia performs strongly

Morning Update: NRA’s sinister bullet tweet; Twitter’s new ad platform; Netflix’s hiring spree

APC signs first multicultural publisher as member of Press Council 1

Magazines industry body MPA to focus on increasing magazine sales at newsagencies

Digital saleshouse Ad2One bought by Gravity4

Mumbrella welcomes new editorial, marketing and sales staff to kick off 2016 8

Basic beach safety the focus of new Vic Government campaign 2

Aussie poised to Crash the Superbowl as Doritos’ competition enters final year 5

Big Bash second innings draws 983,000 metro viewers while Back Roads draws 762,000

Dick Smith in receivership and for sale as crisis bites, but Atomic 212 says ‘business as usual’ 19

Ten Sport apologises for #smooth tweet following Chris Gayle uproar 4

Operation Boomerang ready to launch as Australia Day Lamb campaign looms 1

Captain Risky’s performance is outstripping aliens and French girl says Budget Direct

Officeworks uses real student success stories and competition in new campaign

Morning Update: Charlie Hebdo releases shooting anniversary cover; The big lies of ad tech; Yahoo cans SVOD service

Star Wars maintains box office top spot leaving new Will Ferrell comedy distant second 2

Streets unveils new ads from campaign featuring cheeky Gaytime and Bubble O’Bill ad 17

Adrian Swift leaves ABC to return to Nine in top content production role after just 18 months 3

SBS to post first episode of The Family Law on Facebook in attempt to generate social buzz

Retailer Dick Smith goes into trading halt 1

Fairfax newspaper predicts publisher would be part of three-way merger to compete with News Corp should media reform laws be passed 9

Ten’s Big Bash clash out-rates Nine’s rain-hit test match between Australia and West Indies 1

Morning Update: FOLO the new FOMO; Reporters deliver their own newspaper; Google removes millions of pirate links

2015 Annual: The year that was – December