AUCKLAND, Today: M+AD’s anti-Aussie rant about the absence of Kiwi judges at the Australasian Writers & Art Directors Awards (AWARD) was only partially justified – they have, in fact, included at least three NZ judges (out of 90!

SYDNEY, Today: Australia’s AWARD Awards, which grandiosely bills itself as “Australasian”, has issued its list of jurors for this year – 100-odd names, without a single Kiwi.

AUCKLAND, Today: Almost a million New Zealanders tuned in for CBS Presents Oprah with Meghan and Harry on Three, delivering the highest share for the network in more than two decades.

WELLINGTON, Wednesday: The “dynamic PR duo” at Draper Cormack Group, Lou O’Reilly and Dave Cormack, have signed “a flurry of small growth companies”, to go with their intake of corporate clients last year.

AUCKLAND, Today: AUNZ digital ad network Scroll Media holds a free briefing event this afternoon (Thursday), billed as a deep dive into real time audience targeting – and to introduce a new business partner.

AUCKLAND, Today: Covid 19 is starting to really bite among NZ agencies – the latest to be forced into cuts is Clemenger Group’s retail shop 99.

AUCKLAND, Today: A glitch in M+AD’s Comments programme has meant all readers’ recent comments have failed to show up on the website.