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I’m a Celebrity gets 1.2m on first outing as Asian Cup final hands ABC Saturday night win 7

Morning Update: Who bought commercials in today’s Super Bowl

Peter Greste freed from Egyptian jail after more than 400 days behind bars 2

Nielsen overhauls online measurement with mobile, daily rankings and bigger audience samples 6

Chrissie Swan, Leisel Jones and Merv Hughes among contestants on I’m a Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here 15

Former Macquarie MD Rob Lowenthal brought in to handle 2CH sale as bidders line up 1

KFC suggests burger is too good to share in new ad from Ogilvy 8

Patties Foods appoint Lavazza marketing manager Stuart Smyth as GM of marketing

TCO managing director Jon Holloway departs

Macquarie Radio warns of 65% profit drop 3

Australia falls to fourth place on The Gunn Report

News Corp advertise Disney promotion with ad featuring Frozen and other Disney classics 2

ABC Innovation appoints head of service design as it shifts to new Digital Network Division 2

Tennis helps Seven to comfortable win as AACTAs struggle to find an audience on Ten

Alan Jones lands regular Brisbane radio show on 4BC despite multiple law suits 6

AACTA Awards: The Babadook and The Water Diviner tie for Best Film 7

Crocmedia branded ‘exploitative’ after failing to properly pay two interns for months 14

Morning Update: Danny Trejo is Marcia in Snickers Super Bowl ad, but who’s Jan?

Exit Films MD Corey Essey joins Finch to head up new Melbourne office

Red Cross Blood Service pitches media account putting Ikon on alert

Unilever fires starting pistol on $57m media pitch with major agencies set to compete 4

Media agency TMS reverts to former name and plots growth through branded content 5

V Energy creates limited edition rainbow cans to celebrate sponsorship of Sydney Mardi Gras 9

Bang PR poaches Porter Novelli boss Annalise Brown to be MD as founder exits 2

Margaret Pomeranz signs with Foxtel 2

Big Bash final gives Ten total audience win but Nine claims channel victory as The Block builds 8

Morning Update: Budweiser follows up last year’s puppy Super Bowl ad with ‘Lost Dog’; Unilever reviews global media

Transparent most popular show on Stan despite lacklustre preview ratings on Nine 2

Sky Racing secures NSW thoroughbred racing but Victorian rights still in negotiation 6

Heidi Klum launches Intimates range in Melbourne with help from Cummins & Partners 5

Pizza Hut forced to pull Vegemite pizza ads 19

Seven sales boss: Australian market only big enough for two streaming players 9

AdMaxim hires former Songl chief Mark Shaw as it opens APAC presence

Honda teases new HR-V in ad with no shots of the car

Seven expects Aus Open audience decline after Kyrgios exit, signals plans for more mobile sports coverage

Holden pushes Australian future in campaign using kids 5

Mini promote new 5-door hatch with outdoor campaign

Tip Top celebrates kids ‘quirky skills’ in latest campaign from BMF 2

Predestination picks up three AACTAs as ABC dominates TV categories

Nick Kyrgios’ Australian Open clash with Andy Murray pulls huge audience for Seven 4

Morning Update: Pierce Brosnan’s Kia Super Bowl ad; P&G cuts marketing 1

American Sniper picks off top spot at the box office over the long weekend 4

Strategist Chris Stephenson moved to new regional role with media agency PHD 18

Stan pushes button on consumer ad campaign as site goes live

Australian brewer’s continued use of Hindu gods on labels draws ire of religious group 2

TV ad spend down on 2013 as second half of year suffers from lack of election spend 2

Renault target women with new Clio ad from Task2 7

Nigel Marsh to leave The Leading Edge for partnership with Simon Corah 4

DT appoints Saul Flores as Sydney general manager

Twitter launches video with aim of making platform relevant to Australians 1

Warc cuts Australian ad spend growth in 2015, with TV growth halved

ARN announces Katie ‘Monty’ Dimond and Zoe Marshall as new 3PM Pick Up hosts 17

Angry tennis star John McEnroe replaces John Cleese in Bankwest ads 7

Fairfax appoints new sales head for programmatic and data 2

Sport dominates long weekend as networks shape up for a competitive Tuesday

Morning Update: BMW’s Super Bowl ad takes viewers back to a time when nobody ‘got’ the Internet 1

Clemenger co-founder Peter Clemenger and Jessica Rowe among Australia Day honours 3

Triple J disqualifies Taylor Swift from Hottest 100 because Buzzfeed tried to ‘troll the poll’ 8

Malaysia Airlines website hacked and replaced with ‘Plane not found’ message

Wrigley’s Extra kicks off global campaign fronted by Ashton Kutcher 1

Allianz moves away from direct ads with new life insurance spot 3

Video hangout with PRIA deputy president Allison Lee

Maxus Melbourne MD Nick Keenan departs for client role 10

Saatchi & Saatchi wins Bank of Melbourne from Ogilvy 2

QT Hotels appoints Edelman following competitive pitch

Seven and Nine release siege survivor promos, while downplaying risk to coronial inquest 7

Pizza Hut channels challenger brand mentality and pledges more marketing creativity 7

News Corp promotes Kathryn Carter to NSW sales director 7

QLD Premier Campbell Newman sues Alan Jones and radio station 4BC 5

Hewitt’s battling loss helps Seven to win on night of sporting drama 3

Morning update: Terry Crews marries himself for Old Spice; Buzzfeed creates first ad – with cats; Weight Watchers crashes the Super Bowl 1

Video streaming service Stan to launch on Australia Day 4

Video hangout with AMI chief Lee Tonitto 4

Quickflix founder increases stake in struggling company, says capital raising is ongoing 3

Vevo launches new radio show on Today’s Hit Network to expand the brand

Art Gallery of NSW promote pop art exhibition with outdoor selfie campaign 4

Big W tweaks ‘This is the house that Jack built’ rhyme for Back to School campaign

Fairfax partners with journalism schools to encourage digital innovation 3

Comms Council boss Tony Hale says payment for pitches adds discipline to the process 1

WWF-Australia use Nemo for Queensland to highlight policies needed to protect barrier reef

A night of sport divides audiences as Nine’s Customs most watched non-news show 1

Screen producer’s body calls for ‘sensible approach’ over foreign actors’ work visas 11

Bayer promotes agricultural pesticides with print campaign from Redhanded

Morning Update: Carl’s Jr.’s Super Bowl ad stars an almost-naked woman 1

Vizeum wins World Vision $7m media account

Presto kicks off campaign focusing on content library and pricing 8

Online retailers and media companies among least trusted with personal information

Southern Cross TV breached privacy by filming through window for Today Tonight report