Feeling out of the loop? In the first Brief of 2013 Maddie Ross welcomes you back from the silly season and gets you up to speed with all the major stories and events from the summer break.

Get the low down on everything from agency mergers and acquisitions to the hackings of Just Jeans Facebook page and CUB's Twitter handle.

Find out who's being considered in Bonds' new creative advertising pitch and take a look at the new program formats which are set to spice up the Australian TV slate this year.

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1 Feeling out of the loop? Fear not. In the first Brief of 2013 Maddie Ross welcomes you back from the silly season and gets you up to speed with all the major stories and events from the summer break.

Get the low down on everything from agency mergers and acquisitions to the hackings of Just Jeans Facebook page and CUB's Twitter handle.

Find out who's being considered in Bonds' new creative advertising pitch and take a look at the new program formats which are set to spice up the Australian TV slate this year.