Live blog: Monday, July 14
Welcome to Mumbrella’s live blog, our daily roundup of what’s happening in media and marketing.
Top Stories:
- Cannes winning McDonald’s ad ran in Rouse Hill Times
- ABC makes first round of job cuts with 80 roles to go
- TV ratings: Ian Thorpe interview pulls better share for Ten
- Dr Mumbo: News Corp journo posts an open letter to Rupert Murdoch in their car
- Opinion: Two stats that should worry Foxtel and Quickflix about Netflix
- Ten to screen first week of Family Feud across its three channels from tonight
- Opinion: Family Feud’s return confirms the state of game shows in Australia
6:01pm – So Family Feud has kicked off and the first question is…Give me an affectionate name you might call your partner? The first answer: “Cheeky bubs”. Surprisingly it wasn’t there. Twitter sentiment seems mixed.
4:30pm – Remember that Singaporean anti-gambling ad where the kid was unhappy because his dad bet his life savings on Germany to win the World Cup? Well after this morning’s events they have had a crack at reworking the copy. See more at Mumbrella Asia.
Re the GoPro ad.
I always prefer to watch an ad with two screen overlays for other ads they would like me to watch rather than the current ad. What click-driven stupidity!