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Leo Burnett Sydney only Australian agency to rank in Big Won top 20 creative agencies 2

Scott Barnes joins Ensemble as head of partnerships 4

Lleyton Hewitt boosts Australian Open audience on Seven 2

Brand New Media managing director Simon Joyce departs after just six months 2

One Green Bean opens London office as it sets sights on micro-network 13

Morning Update: Dove’s Super Bowl ad is a tearjerker aimed at dads

Former JWT CEO Noel Magnus returns to industry as managing director of Reborn 3

KFC Facebook post may have disqualified Taylor Swift campaign from Triple J Hottest 100 list 21

William Hill appoints Clemenger BBDO Sydney following pitch 5

SA Government $21m media pitch tipped to be a two horse race between MEC and Starcom

SCA’s Lisa Curtis joins AMPR as general manager 2

KiisFM launches kissing campaign with Jackie O snogging a dog 5

NRMA Insurance highlight how its customers are covered for anyone to drive their car 1

End of Sportingbet and Tom Waterhouse brands as William Hill launches locally 2

McGrath Foundation gamifies giving with online cricket tournament

Great Southern Rail promotes train holidays with ad from shut Clemenger Adelaide

Aussie encourages second opinion on home loans in campaign extension 4

Bruce Gordon set to block Discovery/Foxtel Ten bid in favour of own proposal

Chrissie Swan joins Show + Tell podcast after radio exit 1

7Two’s Australian Open late broadcast out-rates main channel as viewers fragment 2

OMD hires ING Direct media manager to lead Tourism Australia and Helloworld 8

Morning Update: YouTube plans Super Bowl halftime show 1

Paper Planes and Unbroken open strongly as Taken 3 continues dominates box office

Stan sends out free advanced passes but users quick to point out glitches 7

Helen Lecopoulos departs Woolworths media role 8

Mindshare’s Foxtel win opens door for ZenithOptimedia in $20m iiNet media pitch

Mamamia plots international growth after picking up Marc Barnett as chief operating officer 5

Initiative wins $4.5m ME Bank media account from from Huckleberry 3

Seven launches HBBTV and mobile tennis coverage for 2015 Australian Open 6

Commbank CMO: ‘the expectations of brands are really increasing’ 1

Seven Network continues management shakeup with new director of TV role

Jacob’s Creek releases full Novak Djokovic ‘Made by’ film as Australian Open gets underway 1

Australian Women’s Weekly launches spin off food title 2

One day cricket gives Nine massive win as Ten slumps without Big Bash

Bingle relaunches brand with new campaign from The Monkeys with skydiving chimp 5

Morning update: Tinder tests sex appeal of beards; BA pitches global digital account 1

Sydney Morning Herald reprimanded for ‘gratuitous’ Jewish link in Gaza cartoon 12

Red Bull Focus series two to premiere on January 30

Tourism Australia calls PR pitch for several overseas markets

Fairfax-Macquarie Radio merger on hold as ACCC steps in 4

Westfield creates ‘bespoke’ agency setup using STW group assets 6

HotHouse Interactive closes doors after 20 years in business as STW’s Catalyst also closes 7

Melbourne trust applies for trademark for ‘Charlie Hebdo’ and ‘je suis Charlie’ in Australia 32

Channel Nine’s 60 Minutes confirms story on Sydney Siege 4

Cheil Worldwide hires former Saatchi ECD Malcolm Poynton as global chief creative officer

Consumer confidence drops to lowest point since financial crisis 3

Royal prank call DJ joins 2DayFM’s breakfast team as anchor 8

Seven wins quiet night with Highway Patrol as Nine and Ten tie 2

Ten’s ad revenues dropped nearly 11% in 2014 as metro TV market dips for year 1

Morning Update: Famous gay dads from Instagram star in Nikon commercial 1

Slow December sees advertising market finish flat for 2014 as papers lose another $127m 5

Daily Mail launches first Australian consumer TV ad, targets more exclusive content 7

McDonald’s promote iced beverage range available drive through 1

Doritos Crash the Super Bowl finalist signed by Photoplay as PepsiCo responds to attack ad

Industry heavyweights announced for Mumbrella Perth

Tony Iffland departs SBS after three years as director of television 15

James Packer spends big on star-studded ads promoting his Crown Casinos 8

Presto launches with pricing beginning at $9.99 a month 4

Facebook tests Facebook at Work platform 1

Nine’s Fast4 Tennis audience crumbles as Seven wins night 3

Airbnb signs as major partner for Sydney Mardi Gras and changes logo 2

Morning Update: Thai Life Insurance ad follows boy garbage collector

Pitch doctor Darren Woolley elected chair of Australian Marketing Institute 3

Ex-PRIA president Terri-Helen Gaynor made Burson-Marsteller APAC CEO

Clinique celebrates positive beginnings in new social media campaign 4

Anti-palm oil ad targets Doritos Crash the Super Bowl campaign 7

Woolworths unveils ad promoting sponsorship of tennis ballkids 6

Ad watchdog rules AMI ad too sexual for radio 5

Speculation WPP is eyeing takeover of STW Communications after increasing stake

Tennis star Serena Williams controls ‘what bounces around here’ in new Berlei ad 2

Shelly Horton to lead Mamamia TV which will launch in quarter one 2

Cricket Australia launches Apple TV channel and eyes possible subscription model 4

Lynx tells men to ‘make the most of your hair’ as it repositions as ‘total grooming suite’

AAMI creates social newsroom to promote #DriverDuels competition 7

Bringing Sexy Back drops for Seven on second outing 1

Morning Update: Newcastle asks other brands to chip in for Super Bowl ad

Clarks uses ‘if you’re happy and you know it’ tune to promote 2015 school shoes range 1

Financial security top concern for Australian creative agencies claims study 1

Target appoints Coles’ Mat Medcalf as head of digital marketing 1

IPG Mediabrands ramping up offering in Perth with appointment of Clive Bingwa 8

CommsCon 2015 program outline unveiled

Aussie Home Loans appoints CommSec’s Richard Burns as general manager of customer 6

Herald Sun cleared of standards breach in AFL drugs coverage despite ‘intruding on privacy’

Herald Sun leapfrogs The Age in December news rankings 3

Lynx promotes antiperspirants with Ponce Buenos Aires ad 3

Nine’s Fast4 Tennis watched by 713,000 as rain delayed Ten’s Big Bash

Charlie Hebdo uses crying Prophet Mohammed on first cover since attack 2

Alan Jones to broadcast on Fairfax’s Brisbane radio station for state elections 3