Oz Feds tackle TV’s massacre coverage

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CANBERRA, Today: Australian broadcasters will be asked to explain themselves over their coverage of the Christchurch terrorist attack as part of an investigation into the networks’ reporting on the atrocity by the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA).

Q&A with Clay Gill

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LOS ANGELES, Today: Former Head of digital performance at WPP media agency Mindshare, Clay Gill, has been appointed as AU/NZ general manager at NASDAQ-listed, global advertising technology shop The Trade Desk, which has also joined IAB NZ to bolster its role in the development of adtech in NZ.

BC&FD shone even brighter

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AUCKLAND, Today: Our spies tell us we undersold the achievements of Barnes Catmur & Friends Dentsu on the APAC Effies shortlist – announced yesterday in M+AD (scroll down for the link).

Clemenger Group wins big Farmers pitch

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AUCKLAND, Today: Iconic Kiwi department store Farmers is returning to 99 and the Clemenger Group, following a competitive pitch process which saw specialist customer agency, 99, together with the group’s creative powerhouse Colenso BBDO, awarded the creative and retail business for Farmers.

Blacklist offer leads Gapes to grovel

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AUCKLAND, Friday: A terse telephone and email exchange exploded last week between Comms Council chief Paul Head and M+AD ed David Gapes – in which Head said he might “blacklist” the news site unless Gapes apologises for what Head perceived as “threats” to himself and two junior staff.