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Final Hunger Games film topples Bond’s SPECTRE but fails to match previous openings

Reborn yet to offer rebirth for Droga5 staff after controversial call to redundant workers 18

Southern Cross Austereo shuffles Dave Cameron to head of national content role 2

News Corp axing 55 journos from newspapers 13

Cirrus Media sells all but health and wealth titles as it pursues leaner publishing strategy 8

Sportal.com.au to rebrand as Sporting News and become part of new ‘global network’ 1

Vivaki country chair Kevin Malloy to depart

60 Minutes Paris survivor interview watched by 1.15m as emotional Doctor Who farewell drops 5

High-risk heist appears to be focus of new Lexus wingsuit ad from M&C Saatchi 4

Morning Update: The weirdest Star Wars merch; the ad you can’t watch for a century; Old Navy kidnaps Snoop for Christmas 1

Help shape the future of Mumbrella in our reader survey, with a chance to win $1,000 3

Disadvantaged youngsters create #MMAD4U campaign with backing from UnLtd

Realview apologises for ‘Mobile explodes killing publisher’ marketing email in wake of terror attacks 4

Foxtel’s chief marketer Ed Smith to depart 9

Pitch Watch: iiNet moves media; 21st Century Fox pitch shortlist; Will Optus drag into new year?; Ikea pitches public relations 1

CMOs warn agencies be careful what you wish for when small shops chase big business 2

Unskilled managers contributing to the lack of diversity in the ad industry argues Paul Fishlock 7

Gogglebox continues to rise on slow Thursday 6

Agencies need to stop ignoring procurement as its influence continues to grow in marketing 17

Morning Update: South Park takes on ad blocking; Spotify to give 6 months parental leave; Subway’s Jared jailed for 15 years

Ten unveils plans for new Australian version of Survivor amid fuller 2016 programming slate 3

Aussie startup scores a knockout after betting entire budget on UFC fighter Holly Holm 16

Ad industry has lost sense of purpose and focus on creativity says AMV founder Peter Mead 14

Mediavest poaches Peter Butler from IPG Mediabrands to lead new Melbourne push

Paris terror raids help news top night while 638,000 tune for Celebrity Apprentice finale

ABC to live stream main channel while TV boss takes aim at actors’ union over broadcast rights 9

NAB reveals the hidden wonders of credit cards with a little help from a random mouse 7

Fennessys on decision to stay: ‘We decided to jump off but then had fresh conversation’ 2

Morning Update: Bill Murray’s Netflix Christmas; Water brand tells millennials to live life; Facebook launches crowdfunding platform

Appletiser bubbles up with new campaign offering itself as a Christmas alternative 3

Media Watch’s critique of new TV rules lacked appropriate ‘context’ claims media watchdog 3

John Edwards: ‘The Australian production sector has run itself into a stagnant billabong’ 13

Ten CEO declares ‘we’re running our own race’ as he teases six new shows to go to air in 2016 5

Future of big films relies on global co-operation argues Hollywood producer Paula Wagner

The Biggest Loser swells with largest audience of the season for second makeover episode

US parenting site Mumtastic launches into ‘saturated’ Australian parenting market 4

Morning Update: Amazon’s adorable miniature horse; Guardian to stem ad blocking; The end of the lads’ mag era in the UK 3

Screen Australia boss points to ad-funded streaming models as future for industry 9

Optus pulls Arabic advertising poster from shopping mall in the wake of threats to staff 26

Streaming service Stan’s content boss admits ‘we underestimated the brand power of Netflix’ 9

SBS to sell first programatic slots with unnamed free-to-air network in next fortnight 1

Osher Gunsberg joins Hit105 Brisbane team and ABC Sydney’s Linda Mottram signs off 3

Rdio set to shut up shop after Pandora buys struggling music service’s global operation 1

Leo Burnett Sydney CEO: staffer’s Facebook threat to freelancer was ’emotional response’ 31

The Biggest Loser makeovers boosts audience as primetime cricket trumps the X Factor

Media Watch slams changes to TV code favouring advertisers, dubs ACMA a ‘watchpuss’ 7

Nils Leonard warns agencies lack drive of management consultant challengers 6

Morning Update: How Peace for Paris sketch was born; Twitter trials more emojis; Pat Fallon’s greatest work; tweets for Paris

SMI: Ten gets revenue boost from Bachelorette while agency bookings up 3.7% for October 4

Chris Mitchell eyes exit from The Australian with it ‘close to being profitable again’ 3

Junkee’s Steph Harmon and former Hoopla editor Lucy Clark to join The Guardian 2

James Bond’s SPECTRE takes more than $11.3m to post fourth highest opening of year

Jungleboys drops ‘boys’ from its name claiming ‘lack of female directors on roster bothers us’ 4

Leo Burnett staffer tells freelancer she lost a job for sharing story about agency on Facebook 26

Coles and Woolworths create similar Christmas TV ads focussing on typical Aussie festivities 1

Taxi industry was briefed on #YourTaxis campaign strategy at conference in September 13

Tesco Clubcard creator named as keynote of first Mumbrella Retail Marketing Summit

Paris attacks drive viewers to news as Ten’s Princess Mary telemovie pulls 929,000 4

Cummins & Partners buys New York creative agency dc3 as it pushes for scale in the US 2

Morning Update: Paris attacks claim lives of three industry vets; Publishers underwhelmed with Apple News app; More Christmas ads

Freeview switches tack with new ‘Meet the Freemans’ campaign for FreeviewPlus 4

Virgin Mobile suspends Twitter campaign featuring gunsight after Paris shootings

Ricky Gervais is back in the bath for his laziest ad yet in latest effort for Optus

Gizmodo’s Luke Hopewell joins Twitter to lead roll out of new Moments feature 1

The Australian names Darren Davidson as media editor replacing Sharri Markson 14

Telco Amaysim unveils David Hasselhoff campaign which duped international press 9

Tropfest questioned by NSW Department of Fair Trading over competition entry fees 1

Leo Burnett Sydney breaks silence saying it hired all-male creative team because ‘they were the best’ after storm of criticism 58

Unfkable women’s network launches ‘same tools’ campaign amid Leo Burnett controversy 8

CEO Julian Clarke departs News Corp for second time: ‘the company is in good hands’

Nine confirms talks with SCA amid speculation of merger ahead of media reform 2

VCCP boss warns ‘we’re in danger of getting the targeting bulls in front of brand building cart’ 1

Wallace & Gromit animators bring Myer’s Christmas campaign about a worried elf to life 50

Gogglebox tops the demos as Nine’s RBT most-watched non-news show of the night

Leo Burnett’s all male announcement sends all the wrong signals warns Grey creative leader 12

Victorian Taxi Association admits defeat and sacks PR agency responsible for #YourTaxis 30

Morning Update: New Mog book penned for Sainsbury’s Christmas ad; Essena O’Neil lashes fake online couples 2

ABCs: Sensationalist celebrity editors are ‘on crack’ says analyst, as circulations plummet 6

ABCs: Fairfax’s digital subscribers drop while print subscriptions continue downward trajectory 8

Insurance Australia Group rebrands as IAG and turns logo purple to be more approachable 9

Australian opinion site The Big Smoke expands to the US, covering American election 2

Cycling, swimming and crossed legs amongst latest afflictions facing Bonds’ talking testicles 2

Streaming service Presto offers to salvage Tropfest after sponsors left ‘disappointed’ 6

KFC found authenticity ‘accidentally’ with HCG campaign that connected with consumers 6

Gruen finale pulls in 948,000 for ABC as Nine wins night with reality program The Block

Mondelēz global media innovations director Pete Mitchell departs after two years in the role

Morning Update: Bloomingdales apologises for ‘date rape’ ad; Facebook’s new news app; Frank Underwood spruiks Alibaba

‘Disaster’ as short film festival Tropfest is axed owing to ‘terrible’ financial mismanagement 20