AUCKLAND, Today: One of the safest activities to take part in over the next few weeks will be watching countless movies. That’s why Val Morgan have set up an epic Marvel guide to get us through the Covid-19 isolation period.

CANBERRA, Wednesday: As the NZ Government moves closer to specific financial measures to aid NZ’s news media amid the Covid crisis (including a scheme to bring forward future ad campaign payments) Australia’s Morrison Government has unveiled its own package of media-business measures.

NEW YORK, Today: DDB heads good-sized field of New Zealand agency work to be given shortlist status at The One Show 2020.

WELLINGTON, Tuesday: Clemenger BBDO has fired up a new campaign, #Stayhomeforit, for the Government’s Unite Against Covid-19 programme.

SYDNEY, Today: April adspend in Australia & NZ is on track to decline 25% to 30%, according to early figures from the Standard Media Index, reported in Mumbrella (scroll down for the link).

AUCKLAND, Today: Bauer Media NZ ceo MD Brendon Hill has finally spoken up in a predictable attempt to put a positive spin on the company’s shocking (but understandable) exit from NZ.

SYDNEY. Saturday: Adobe has appointed Sydney-based Simon Tate, as Asia Pacific president, leading the company’s business across the region. Auckland-based NZ manager Colin Rebairo will report directly to Tate.

NEW YORK, Monday: New Zealand scored two shortlisted entries at the New York Festivals Advertising Awards.

LONDON, Monday: Eight-two percent of global consumers approve of brands running Covid-related advertising, according to a new WARC/GlobalWebIndex report. In NZ, the approval rating is 78%, and in the US it’s 77%.