AUCKLAND, Today: JCDecaux and shopping-centre owner Scentre Group have unveiled a partnership that will see JCDecaux develop and manage a portfolio of external roadside advertising touchpoints at Scentre Group’s Westfield living centres in Australia and New Zealand.

LOS ANGELES, Friday: The long-running humour publication Mad Magazine – a Gen X staple for decades – will effectively shut down next month after a 67-year run.

AUCKLAND, Today: The finalists for The Radio Bureau’s Outstanding Radio Creative Awards (Orca) have been announced this morning. Five finalists from some of New Zealand’s top creative agencies are all vying for the Grand Orca and People’s Choice Award which will be announced on Monday 1 August.

AUCKLAND, Today: The ASB has changed the payment deal it had with branding partner True, according to Damien Venuto in today’s NZ Herald business section.

BUSAN, SOUTH KOREA, Today: A total of 86 New Zealand entries are through to the Ad Stars Creative Awards shortlist, announced overnight.

AUCKLAND, Today: Lady Gaga’s creative director, and John Legend’s manager are two of the international line up of guest presenters announced for The Phoenix Summit – a new forum for creativity and innovation launching in Auckland this September.

AUCKLAND, Thursday: Phantom Billstickers has installed location-tracking technology that captures the wireless signals constantly emitted by mobile phones.