Mumbrella live blog: Friday, March 7
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Top stories:
- CommsCon Awards shortlist revealed
- Opinion: Banning booze marketingwill just make it more creative
- Network Ten hires veteran programmer John Stephens
- Red Bull capitalises on Pharrell popularity in new ad
- The Checkout goes to war with Swisse again
- Shake up at The Guardian as editor Kath Viner gets US gig
5.02pm – Australia’s top media CEO all in one room. Good thing Malcolm Turnbull took a photo and tweeted it. Sadly, no Ellen-style selfie though…
4:46pm – In case you missed it earlier the CommsCon Awards finalists have been announced. Melissa Hoyer, the style and entertainment editor at large of News.com.au has chimed in on our Facebook page saying: “A fantastic list of the best operators around. Good luck to them all . . .”.
2Day use to send out champagne and now they are delivering donuts? Says it all really.