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.

AUCKLAND, Thursday: Dentsu Aegis Network has acquired NZ-based tech consultancy Davanti Davanti, and blended it into Isobar Group. The acquisition follows the recent rebranding of Little Giant as Isobar NZ, signalling (says DAN NZ ceo Rob Harvey) “a clear focus on accelerated growth across the region”.