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Christmas ad spend posts increase

Ad spend in December rose 0.2% year-on-year driven by the retail, automotive and entertainment categories, according to Standard Media Index (SMI). more »

POLL: Which TV show are you most looking forward to in 2012?

Homeland.

As another year of television ratings wars looms, we want to know which show you are most looking forward to. more »

Super Retail to consolidate with Mitchells

Supercheap Auto "Gift Card" commercial.

Super Retail Group is tipped to consolidate its expanded $20 million-plus media account with Mitchell & Partners, following the group's acquisition of Rebel Sport. more »

NEWS IN BRIEF: 19 January 2012

Louie the Fly

Landor boosts creative team | Sydney Water appoints design and branding panel l McCann Melbourne hires four | Louie The Fly soars to 200 000 Facebook fans more »

Ensemble launches Melbourne branch - finally

Ensemble Australia managing director, Justin Ricketts.

Mediabrands-owned branded entertainment company Ensemble is finally launching its Melbourne office, with Octagon strategy director Jamie Gilbert-Smith named GM. more »

Dawson on high over gossip queen's departure

Charlotte Dawson and Rachel Glucina (inset).

Australia's Next Top Model judge Charlotte Dawson is celebrating the departure of a Kiwi gossip columnist who she says is the reason she quit New Zealand. more »

Shift hires RhodesShapter founder

Shift's Dale Rhodes, Raj Rabindranath and Nick Beckhurst.

STW brand agency Shift has boosted its creative department with two appointments including RhodesShapter founder Dale Rhodes as creative director. more »

Cannes Lions launch branded content category

The Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity has launched a branded content and entertainment category. more »

Club Med appoints Radar for digital

Tourism brand Club Med has appointed ad agency Radar Communications to handle its first Australian-developed digital campaigns. more »

WPP buys into DTDigital

Global holding company WPP has bought a 33.3% stake in STW's DTDigital business, one of Australia's largest digital agencies. more »

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