Mumbrella live blog: Friday, March 21

March 21, 2014 5:02

Welcome to Mumbrella’s live blog, a rolling diary of the latest happenings in marketing and media. Refresh the page for the latest updates.

Top stories:

Red Agency biggest winners at CommsCon Awards 2014
MediaCom global CEO confirms agency pulled out of Pac Brands pitch as it is ‘unprofitable’
Feature: Q&A with Steve Allan, CEO MediaCom
Fairfax loses head of strategic initiatives to CBA
Seven hails press freedom after winning tobacco ruling
TV ratings: The Man with the Biggest Testicles more appealing than Ten’s dance show
PR bosses: Recruitment agencies and poorly trained grads a problem

5:45pm – Seven has denied it has held talks about buying Fairfax, but believes News Corp is looking to buy Ten according to court documents today.

5:03pm – Did someone let the work experience guy at the West Australia Twitter account? If so, great work.

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Nic Christensen

Nic Christensen worked for Mumbrella from 2013 to 2016, in roles including deputy editor and media & technology editor. He is former media writer for The Australian and has also worked as a reporter for The Daily Telegraph and senior producer for Radio 2GB.

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