LONDON, NEW YORK, SAN FRANCISCO, SYDNEY, Sunday: GroupM, WPP’s media investment group, today announced the creation of a client coalition that unites nearly 20 leading advertisers—collectively representing US$10B in global advertising investment—with a shared commitment to accelerate the decarbonisation of the world’s media supply chain.

WELLINGTON, Today: Building on the momentum of new business wins and launching its new business model in August 2022, Bastion Shine is now extending its services to Wellington.

AUCKLAND, Friday: NZ’s five major metro daily newspapers – The New Zealand Herald, Waikato Times, The Dominion Post, The Press and Otago Daily Times – continue to thrive, according to the latest Q3 national readership report out of Nielsen, released today (scroll down for the PDF).

AUCKLAND, Friday: The NZ Listener, TV Guide and NZ Woman’s Weekly are holding their own in the weekly title numbers reviewed in latest Nielson Q3 magazines toplines, released today (scroll down for the PDF).

AUCKLAND, Today: My Food Bag has appointed MBM as its lead media, analytics and e-commerce partner, as well as MBM-owned Breakout Room as a content partner. At press time it was unclear if there’d been a pitch, or an incumbent.

AUCKLAND, Today: The latest data from Nielsen shows Stuff has retained its national leadership position, reaching 3.454 million New Zealanders a month across print and digital.

CANNES, Today: Next year’s Cannes Lions are undergoing a refresh, including change, and preparing to introduce the industry to a new category – the Entertainment Lions for Gaming.