AUCKLAND, Today: The company previously known Outdoor Media Group (OMG) has rebranded to Cartel Media, and celebrated with a new take on ad options at Eden Park – via the Effies.

DUNEDIN, Sunday: The outgoing boss of Film Otago Southland says competition for locations – is becoming a major threat to the NZ film & commercials industry.

SYDNEY, Friday: NZME’s digital real estate platform OneRoof last night won the Deloitte Digital Corporate Entrepreneurs Award for Best Venture. The awards are open to big businesses in Australia and New Zealand.

AUCKLAND, Today: It’s a long weekend coming up – so don’t forget to put the alarm to sleep.

AUCKLAND, Today: BC&F Dentsu co-founder Paul Catmur has created a podcast, called Truth and Soul Incorporated: The New Zealand Advertising Podcast.

AUCKLAND, Last night: FCB – with client Foodstuffs Pak’nSave – took out the Grand Effie at the 2019 awards show at Eden Park. The Auckland creative shop was also named Most Effective Agency of the Year.

LONDON, Today: Global advertising spend is set to rise next year across all 19 product categories monitored by ad site Warc, culminating in global growth of 6% to $656 billion (NZ$1028 billion – or, if you prefer – NZ$1 trillion!).

AUCKLAND, Today: Parnell-based creative/strategy agency The Business Marketing Group is helping client Wattie’s to reintroduce the classic toastie to a new generation of Kiwis. Scroll down for the full credits (missing from the Stoppress report).