AUCKLAND, Today: The Radio Broadcasters Association has released a lengthy list of finalists for the 2020 NZ Radio Awards.

AUCKLAND, Sunday: “I have been alarmed to see that disdain for the mainstream media has spread to the mainstream media itself,” writes Paul Little, in his farewell column in the Herald on Sunday.

AUCKLAND, Friday: A tacky take on the classic Star Wars genre has won a big night out for four NZ media agency teams who produced the five winners for Val Morgan’s MCU (Marvel Comic Universe) competition.

AUCKLAND, Today: Lumo and creative agency Pitchblack Partners have launched Up and Running – a nationwide digital billboard initiative dedicated to helping small businesses get back on their feet.

LONDON, Monday: Gaming stands to be one of the few winners in an environment where consumers are confined to their homes – and brands are undergoing a mental shift in the way they think about this channel, according to WARC/AdColony’s Tom Simpson.

AUCKLAND, Today: Tomorrow – Saturday 25 April – is Anzac Day 2020, the day that honours the Kiwis & Aussies who’ve fallen in global conflicts.

AUCKLAND, Today: Dentsu Aegis Network and NZME have partnered to integrate live Covid-19 reporting into the New Zealand Herald website.

AUCKLAND, Today: “I’m not sure about you, but in times of crisis there’s no-one I’d rather work remotely alongside than an experienced old hand,” says Stanley St CD Kim Ellison.

AUCKLAND, Thursday: NewstalkZB is the most popular network at any given moment, according to the latest GfK commercial ratings headcount. ZB has a 12.6 Share – comfortably ahead of The Breeze, Magic, and The Rock.

AUCKLAND, Today: From 6 o’clock this morning, OMANZ members, with support from Go Media, will light up nearly 400 billboards, street furniture and retail signs across the nation with a powerful Stand at Dawn message encouraging New Zealanders to commemorate Anzac Day this Saturday by standing outside their home with a candle.