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Energy Watch ad banned for racial stereotyping 22

I Wish I Were Stephanie V to screen at Times Square

Nando’s Little Hotties campaign cleared by Ad Standards 18

Monaghan: ‘Networks will only break through with domestic product’ 2

Block’s last week sees strong Monday performance

Ten reveals 20% profit drop 3

Chinese-Australian co-production for seven part detective series

TV's top 20 of Week 33: Masterchef v The Block

TV’s top 20 of Week 33: Masterchef v The Block

Kiwibank goes for movie trailer style for Green Ops switch campaign

Red Dog takes $1.8m in second weekend 14

Dame Edna fronts Qantas campaign 8

Nine gets set for Underbelly Razor 2

Renault push promotes stress-reducing Latitude 19

Ikea’s ‘fight boring’ brand revamp pays homage to Brave Heart 12

Facebook opens up Places deals to Aussie brands 3

Digital radio sets hit half million 8

Big night for Nine as The Block pulls 2m 3

ASB launches new ‘Tell someone who cares’ campaign 4

Free to air TV’s financial year ad revenue results

Lowe to buy 303

Tourism Oz boss: Comparing our TV ad with the Opera House film is like comparing apples and pears 4

Ad agency: I want to do more product placement, but my clients are wary of local movie flops 2

At Home With Julia in homes on September 7 3

Belgo: I want to do more product placement, but clients are wary of Australian movie flops 8

Ogilvy hires Mark Sareff as national strategy chief to boost ‘thinking culture’ 4

ACP to publish The Block magazine 1

Comms Council chairman: Tourism Australia should give their marketing budget to the Sydney Opera House 13

Mumbrellacast: Morgan Spurlock on product placement and The Greatest Movie Ever Sold

Stardeals finally becomes Groupon after winning battle for Aussie domain 6

Torah Bright fronts new HP campaign 4

Nine’s big Thursday as Ten and Seven go AWOL 3

Thick and Thirsty targets male kitchen incompetents 28

Sydney Opera House spot by The Monkeys wins ad of the month 14

Bruce Beresford and Antony I Ginnane have Friday on their minds

Photon gains a new stakeholder 9

Burson-Marsteller releases infographics on social media use in Asia-Pacific 5

Screen Australia offers travel grants

The Renovators in disrepair

The Wheel of Value: FremantleMedia’s mantra

The Wheel of Value: FremantleMedia's mantra

VisitBritain: Despite riots, we’ll go on marketing England to Aussies 3

Telstra’s talking phones love a chat 11

STW Group reports 3.7% EBITDA growth for first half of 2011

Rebecca Carrasco takes CD role at Clemenger BBDO Sydney 2

Dust & Glory Ltd partner with Blue Star Ent. 1

Dust & Glory Ltd partner with Blue Star Ent. 2

Foxtel subscribers stalled on 1.6m, but profits rise 5

Sorbent backs Daffodil Day in singing Aussies campaign 1

Last days for Walkley Award entrants

Seamus Byrne to edit CNET after Pam Carroll’s departure to Optus 4

The Renovators receives its lowest audience to date 12

Clive Bingwa and Derry Simpson elected to 303’s board 3

Harry Bardwell appointed to board of Starglow

Needle generates strong box office in Turkey 1

Call for entries: The National Pitch 2011

303’s Simon Murphy joins Draft FCB as national strategy director 1

Hill & Knowlton’s Jacquelynne Willcox moves to rival agency Weber Shandwick 3

Ex MySpace boss Rebekah Horne and former Push And Play founder Jade Harley in new venture Inception Digital 8

Frankie publisher to launch men’s magazine 12

Naked Flame Productions launches in Sydney

Bonds invites consumers to design their own hipsters 5

Plan C fails for The Renovators 25

Web video ad network SpotXchange opens office in Australia 1

Ex-eBay boss Simon Smith to launch online retail consultancy for Quantium 1

Australia picks up at 2011 Scinema Awards

Koffia comes to Sydney & Melbourne

Koffia comes to Sydney & Melbourne

Red Dog: Koko’s big $1.78mil weekend 10

Perth radio ratings: Nova, 96FM and 6PR see biggest jumps 2

Mike Cass to head programming for Nova in Melbourne

Melbourne radio ratings sees Fox on top

Marvelous Effects: Fuel VFX on Captain America

Brisbane radio ratings: ARN’S 97.3 overtakes B105 for biggest share

Foot Locker runs sneaker art competition at ‘dire time for retail industry’ 11

Classic Rock rebrand repositions network again 6

Adelaide radio ratings: 5AA and Mix 102.3 increase shares

Nova’s Merrick & Dools on the up but 2Day FM continues to dominate Sydney’s music radio 9

Ogilvy scraps plans for ‘the most expansive creative role in Australian advertising’ 4

The Renovators demolished in new timeslot 4

Euro RSCG Sydney hires Pamela Nelson as ‘talent champion’

Regional consumers set to outspend metro counterparts 3

Bruce Beresford directs Nancy Wake story 1

Screen Australia invests $2.7mil in 8 docos

‘Vice’ clients agency boss ordered to cancel interview 30

2Day FM launches digital race to track and win a Holden 13

Kate Bracks wins Masterchef 2

Media inquiry in danger of turning into ‘an UnAustralian Activities witch-hunt’ 14