Mumbrella live blog: Tuesday, May 6
Welcome to Mumbrella’s live blog, the rolling media diary of what’s happening in Australia’s media and marketing industries. Refresh the page for more updates.
Top stories:
- Nando’s forced to pull tactical Packer v Gyngell ad
- Answers for Adam: Were ABC protest and Packer v Gyngell a welcome display of passion?
- Dr Mumbo: Packer vs Gyngell the front pages
- Police open investigation into Packer v Gyngell brawl
- IAB launches new Video Council
- M&C Saatchi takes Whybin’s ANZ head
4:53pm – Big news for fans of cult series 24 – the latest instalment Live Another Day has premiered with a feature-length episode in the US. Ten launches it on its main channel on Monday, but is trying to counter the piracy issues by showing it tonight on its TenPlay platform. It’s only going to be available for 24 hours though (oh the irony). Here’s a teaser:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b1JtkqrTsU0
Print may well be dead, but News is going to sell a shitload of newspapers today.