AUCKLAND, Today: The Comms Council has named its two international judges for Axis 2019 – DDB Sydney ECD Tara Ford, and TBWA Toronto ECD Jenny Glover.

AUCKLAND, Today: The Comms Council and Marketing Week UK have formed a partnership to bring Professor Mark Ritson’s unique 12-week Mini Marketing MBA online course to NZ.

NEW YORK, Today: M+AD’s report yesterday about former Saatchi NZ CD Tom Eslinger – taken from the current ad-tech Sydney site – was a bit dated!

AUCKLAND, Today: New Zealand advertising boundaries have been expanded in a new audience measurement digital billboard campaign that uses viewer engagement to generate donations for charity.

NEW YORK, Wednesday: Grey Lynn-based animation studio Flux has two finalists through to the early shortlist stage of the One Show 2019 global advertising & design awards.

LONDON, Wednesday: VMLY&R New Zealand has picked up Silver in the Effective Channel Integration category at the Warc Media Awards.

AUCKLAND, Today: WPP media agency Ikon NZ has been appointed as the communications agency for both Zuru and Rascal + Friends, effective immediately. There was no pitch; the incumbent was Independent Media.

NEW YORK, Today: New York Festivals International Advertising Awards has appointed two prominent New Zealanders to its 2019 grand jury – Clemenger BBDO CD Emily Beautrais and McCann Australia chief strategy officer Fran Clayton.

LONDON, Yesterday: D&AD Festival 2019 has released details of its new visual identity. D&AD Festival, “where craft, creativity and culture collide”, returns 21-23 May to The Old Truman Brewery, London. Still the UK’s largest event for global creative talent.