By Sydney-based Ooyala Asia-Pacific chief Steve Davis, an occasional M+AD contributor: The emergence of multiple delivery channels is placing increasing pressures on established video production companies. Where once broadcast television was king, viewers now have a portfolio of viewing options which, in turn, is causing challenges for content creators.

Leading independent Australiasian PR agency Thrive has opened its fifth office – on Queensland’s Gold Coast, at Southport. Thrive’s other locations include Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane and Auckland.

New Zealand has won three Webby Awards and two People’s Voice Awards at the 22nd Annual Webby Awards in New York.

The Advertising Standards Authority has reported that advertising revenue across all main media was NZ$2.561 billion for the 12 months ended 31 December 2017. The 2016 total was $2.572 billion.

High-impact business breakfast Future of the Future is back for a second year in Auckland with a commanding lineup of global visionaries from Google, Airbnb, Netflix and Spotify.

The 56th D&AD Awards in London has ranked New Zealand as #8 creative advertising country in the world, with 21 Pencils. Australia ranked #6 with 31 Pencils.

Online editorial story FML, designed by Auckland digital agency Gladeye for New York-based HuffPost Highline, has won the 2018 Webby Award for Best Individual Editorial Experience.

NZ Alcohol Beverage Council exec director Nick Leggett was the voice of commonsense as he fired a shot at “sensationalist” headlines about liquor consumption in a NZ Herald opinion piece published this week (scroll down for the link).