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Labor vows to put end to political ads

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Original article by Richard Willingham, Clay Lucas
The Age – Page: 7 : 4-Nov-14

The Australian Labor Party has promised to impose restrictions on political advertising in Victoria if it wins the state election on 29 November 2014. Advertisements will be restricted to the promotion of workplace health and safety, community matters and changes in personal behaviour

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AUSTRALIAN LABOR PARTY, VICTORIA. TRANSPORT ACCIDENT COMMISSION, PUBLIC TRANSPORT VICTORIA (PTV), VICTORIA. AUDITOR-GENERAL’S OFFICE

Anger over ads at public expense

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Original article by Richard Willingham
The Age – Page: 12 : 23-Oct-14

The Victorian Government has been criticised over advertisements that promote its commitment to creating 200,000 jobs if it wins the 2014 state election. The Opposition’s Martin Pakula describes the ad as "blatantly" political, but Premier Denis Napthine says it is about government business rather than political advertising. The Coalition itself had been critical of the Australian Labor Party’s expenditure on government advertising when it was in office

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VICTORIA. DEPT OF PREMIER AND CABINET, AUSTRALIAN LABOR PARTY, LIBERAL PARTY OF AUSTRALIA, NATIONAL PARTY OF AUSTRALIA

Carsales.com looks at iCar Asia takeover

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Original article by Gretchen Friemann
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 26 : 11-Sep-14

Australian-listed Carsales.com currently holds a 22.9 per cent stake in iCar Asia. Rev Asia Berhad’s decision to offload its 27.2 per cent holding in iCar has prompted speculation that Carsales.com could launch a bid for control of the business. Carsales.com is keen to expand its international presence due to its limited growth opportunities in Australia, where it is the leading player in the automotive classified advertising sector

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CARSALES.COM LIMITED – ASX CRZ, ICAR ASIA LIMITED – ASX ICQ, REV ASIA BERHAD, CATCHA MEDIA BERHAD, CATCHA GROUP, IPROPERTY GROUP LIMITED – ASX IPP, REA GROUP LIMITED – ASX REA, SEEK LIMITED – ASX SEK, JOBSTREET CORPORATION BERHAD, ZHAOPIN LIMITED

Carsales.com looks at iCar Asia takeover

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Original article by Gretchen Friemann
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 26 : 11-Sep-14

Australian-listed Carsales.com currently holds a 22.9 per cent stake in iCar Asia. Rev Asia Berhad’s decision to offload its 27.2 per cent holding in iCar has prompted speculation that Carsales.com could launch a bid for control of the business. Carsales.com is keen to expand its international presence due to its limited growth opportunities in Australia, where it is the leading player in the automotive classified advertising sector

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CARSALES.COM LIMITED – ASX CRZ, ICAR ASIA LIMITED – ASX ICQ, REV ASIA BERHAD, CATCHA MEDIA BERHAD, CATCHA GROUP, IPROPERTY GROUP LIMITED – ASX IPP, REA GROUP LIMITED – ASX REA, SEEK LIMITED – ASX SEK, JOBSTREET CORPORATION BERHAD, ZHAOPIN LIMITED

Carsales.com looks at iCar Asia takeover

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Original article by Gretchen Friemann
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 26 : 11-Sep-14

Australian-listed Carsales.com currently holds a 22.9 per cent stake in iCar Asia. Rev Asia Berhad’s decision to offload its 27.2 per cent holding in iCar has prompted speculation that Carsales.com could launch a bid for control of the business. Carsales.com is keen to expand its international presence due to its limited growth opportunities in Australia, where it is the leading player in the automotive classified advertising sector

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CARSALES.COM LIMITED – ASX CRZ, ICAR ASIA LIMITED – ASX ICQ, REV ASIA BERHAD, CATCHA MEDIA BERHAD, CATCHA GROUP, IPROPERTY GROUP LIMITED – ASX IPP, REA GROUP LIMITED – ASX REA, SEEK LIMITED – ASX SEK, JOBSTREET CORPORATION BERHAD, ZHAOPIN LIMITED

Perked-up SEEK aims to complete JobStreet bid in weeks

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Original article by Madeleine Heffernan
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 19 : 21-Aug-14

Australian-listed SEEK has posted a 2013-14 underlying net profit of $A179.7m. The online job advertisement website operator had revenue of $A756.4m for the financial year, while shareholders will receive a dividend of $A0.16 per share for the second half. Meanwhile, the group has advised that it expects to pay $A636m for JobStreet, with the deal likely to be finalised in September 2014

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SEEK LIMITED – ASX SEK,JOBSTREET CORPORATION BERHAD,SINGAPORE. COMPETITION COMMISSION,CITIGROUP PTY LTD,LINKEDIN LIMITED,MORGANS FINANCIAL LIMITED,CARSALES.COM LIMITED – ASX CRZ,REA GROUP LIMITED – ASX REA

oOh!Media take two: better this time

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Original article by Jake Mitchell
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 18 : 20-Aug-14

Champ Private Equity plans to offload its controlling stake in outdoor advertising group oOh!Media via a trade sale or an IPO. The business has become the largest in its sector in Australia following its merger with Eye Corp. oOh!Media was listed on the sharemarket until 2012, and CEO Brendon Cook concedes that it was probably too small to justify being a public company at the time

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OOH!MEDIA PTY LTD, EYE CORP LIMITED, CHAMP PRIVATE EQUITY PTY LTD, CASTLE HARLAN AUSTRALIAN MEZZANINE PARTNERS PTY LTD, TEN NETWORK HOLDINGS LIMITED – ASX TEN, MACQUARIE GROUP LIMITED – ASX MQG, HIGHBURY PARTNERSHIP PTY LTD, THE LEADING EDGE MARKET RESEARCH CONSULTANTS PTY LTD

Vizeum sees no conflict in roles

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Original article by Darren Davidson
The Australian – Page: 19 : 9-Jul-14

Media buying agency Vizeum faces concerns that its representation of real estate agents breaches competition laws. It has confirmed that it is acting for Real Estate Digital Marketing Services to negotiate ad rates with online classifieds portal REA Group. Questions have been asked about the involvement of Norman Draper, who is linked to REA rival Domain. Vizeum said that there was no conflict of interests, as it was acting for a not-for-profit organisation

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REA GROUP LIMITED – ASX REA, VIZEUM, REAL ESTATE DIGITAL MARKETING SERVICES PTY LTD, DENTSU AEGIS NETWORK, DOMAIN.COM.AU, AUSTRALIAN COMPETITION AND CONSUMER COMMISSION, METRO MEDIA PUBLISHING PTY LTD, FAIRFAX MEDIA LIMITED – ASX FXJ, DEUTSCHE BANK AG

Boycott threat in advertising war

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Original article by Samantha Hutchinson
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 39 : 8-Jul-14

Real estate agents may decide to boycott certain services provided by Australian-listed online classifieds group REA if no agreement is reached on charges. Media buying group Real Estate Digital Marketing Services (REDMS) stated on 7 July 2014 that it sought a meeting with REA, but the latter refused to discuss the matter of fees charged by its realestate.com.au portal. REDMS represents more than 400 Victoria-based agents

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REA GROUP LIMITED – ASX REA, NEWS CORPORATION – ASX NWS, REAL ESTATE DIGITAL MARKETING SERVICES PTY LTD, VIZEUM, FAIRFAX MEDIA LIMITED – ASX FXJ, DOMAIN PROPERTY GROUP, METRO MEDIA PUBLISHING PTY LTD, BIGGIN AND SCOTT PTY LTD