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Foxtel: promo goes wrong, customers get scant compensation
BRW
Friday 17 May, 2013 (Australia)

Join Foxtel, get a free TV. Sound too good to be true, and it was, even though the ACCC says Foxtel made the offer. 8000 people signed up, only 1500 teevs were available, and the ACCC punishes Foxtel. Do the rest get the teev they were promised? No, just a free month`s sub if they are still signed up. BRW calls this flaying, thus proving it lives in a parallel world.

Cinema Ads: just how much trouble will an agency take?
Australian Creative
Tuesday 14 May, 2013 (Australia)

This much, it seems. [If you are going the branded content route, this release is a rich collection of buzzwords. Just try to use t hem in a way that makes more sense..]

FSM: secures director Phil Meatchem
Friday 10 May, 2013 (Australia)

FSM has announced the addition of Phil Meatchem, formerly of Filmgraphics, to its creative roster. As a director and animation director, he brings a wealth of TVC experience to the post-production, design, visual effects and animation house.

Tom Waterhouse: could be summonsed to appear before parliament
The Australian
Friday 10 May, 2013 (Australia)

The joint select committee on gambling reform will issue a second formal request for bookmaker Tom Waterhouse to give evidence. If he refuses again, the committee has the power to issue a summons.

Gambling: private members bill to ban all ads
Southern Cross
Wednesday 8 May, 2013 (Australia)

Government MP Stephen Jones has drafted a bill that would outlaw all promotion of sports betting during all sports except for horse racing and the greyhounds.

Tony Abbott: would ban live betting plugs in sports coverage
Daily Telegraph
Monday 6 May, 2013 (Australia)

Tony Abbott has decreed that he would ban the promotion of live betting during sporting events if he became prime minister.

Next Top Model: signs advertising partners
Screen Hub
Monday 6 May, 2013 (Australia)

Foxtel and Multi Channel Network (MCN) have announced Nissan, TRESemmé, Colgate Optic White, Myer and ‘Mount Franklin’ Lightly Sparkling as the platinum sponsors for the eighth season of Australia`s Next Top Model.

STUDIO: Christians offended by political spit-roast
SMH
Wednesday 1 May, 2013 (Australia)

The Australian Christian Lobby has not taken kindly to an out-sized image of a fictional British Prime Minister lending new meaning the phrase "to pork".

Rolf Harris: dropped by British Paints
Sky News
Monday 29 April, 2013 (Australia)

Rolf Harris will not be returning as the face of British Paints, although the brand says this has nothing to do with his arrest last month by police investigating allegations of sexual abuse.

Death From Above: Apocalypse Now reference distasteful in beer
Bangkok Post
Wednesday 24 April, 2013 (New Zealand)

A Wellington boutique brewery is getting a whiff of online napalm, having created a beer called Death From Above - a reference to the helicopter scene in Apocalypse Now.

Tom Waterhouse: only promotes responsible gambling, he argues
Southern Cross
Wednesday 24 April, 2013 (Australia)

The submission from bookmaker Tom Waterhouse the joint select committee on gambling reform argues that he only promotes responsible gambling.

Free TV: proposes partial ban on promoting live odds
Yahoo!
Monday 22 April, 2013 (Australia)

Free TV Australia has proposed that commentators be banned from promoting live odds, but that sponsored segments still be allowed.

Uni Shorts: the marketplace for content
Screen Hub
Friday 19 April, 2013 (New Zealand)

Uni Shorts` second panel session explored the diversifying nature of content and the platforms on which it might be exploited. Nik Beachman (Thick as Thieves), Aaron Turk (Colenso BBDO) and Ben Woollen (Chasing Time) offered up some options, moderated by Unitec`s Dan Wagner.

ACMA: downgrades Advertising Standard to a Code
Radioinfo
Wednesday 17 April, 2013 (Australia)

The Australian Communications and Media Authority has changed the status of the Standard that deals with the disclosure and clear distinction between advertising and program.

Unitec: CAANZ do
Screen Hub
Friday 12 April, 2013 (New Zealand)

Unitec`s We Make the People who Make it campaign left the Langham in Auckland a four-time winner from the CAANZ Media Awards.

Bethells Beach proves a smart move for Samsung
Wednesday 10 April, 2013 (New Zealand)

Auckland’s Bethells Beach is again making waves around the world with the release of Samsung’s latest TV advert.

Sydney Film Festival launches free online publication to celebrate 60th anniversary year
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Sydney Film Festival
Tuesday 9 April, 2013 (Australia)

This groundbreaking initiative is a world-first, designed as a free digital-only publication with thousands of pages of content and images, creating something so large it could never have been printed.

Tom Waterhouse: bookmaker faces relegation as public backlash grows
SMH
Wednesday 3 April, 2013 (Australia)

Tom Waterhouse paid a lot of money to secure sponsorship of most of the major sporting codes. Now the public backlash against betting odds in sports broadcasts threatens that investment.

SBS2: gets deep fried and boozy
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Screen Hub
Thursday 28 March, 2013 (Australia)

SBS has announced that the relaunched SBS 2 will be proudly sponsored by Lion and Kentucky Fried Chicken, a delicious meal suggestion for an audience that it hopes will be "thinking 30-somethings".

MDS: joins with Saatchi & Saatchi for grad school
Wednesday 27 March, 2013 (New Zealand)

The Media Design School has partnered with Saatchi & Saatchi New Zealand to launch a new graduate school focusing on digital innovation, The Media Design Graduate School (The Graduate School), in Auckland.

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