With few NZ artists on the official Top 40, and TV productions turning to overseas production libraries because their budgets are being squeezed, Songbroker founder Jan Hellriegel says her company is a shining light for local business, content makers and musicians as it approaches its 3rd birthday.

AUCKLAND, Wednesday: The NZ Herald today marks the 125th anniversary of women’s suffrage with a special edition guest edited by Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern.

Following the recent launch of its latest campaign, The Priceless Eyes Project, Specsavers will be taking over a full advertising break during prime time viewing tonight (Wednesday 19 September).

For the second time in four years, creative agency Rainger & Rolfe – in association with clients BP and the AA – on Thursday won the Supreme TVNZ NZ Marketing Award for the best marketing programme of the year.

AUCKLAND, Today: The Comms Council has put on sale tickets to the 2018 Effie Awards (held in association with TVNZ).

New York, NY: The New York Festivals 2019 AME Awards is now accepting entries. With recently appointed Gayle Mandel at the helm, the show launches this year with strategic updates including a consolidation and restructuring of current categories, new categories, and enhanced entry process guidelines making the submission process much more user-friendly.

The Comms Council advises that tickets are still available for tomorrow’s Building Diverse & Inclusive Agencies: Beyond the Buzzwords and into Best Practice breakfast event with speakers from BNZ, Air NZ, Clemenger Group NZ and Diversity Works NZ.

Auckland digital outdoor company Lumo has revamped its website, with expert help from long-time digital agency partners Hello Ltd (Gilda Kirkpatrick & James Pohill) and Lumo’s own in-house experts.

Auckland-based indie digital agency Chemistry successfully took its client helloworld Travel to the top at the TAANZ National Travel Industry Awards where they won Best Travel Agency Brand at Skycity Convention Centre.