Auckland, March 6: IAB New Zealand announced today (via a trade-media press release) that it is working with major New Zealand publishers, agencies and tech vendors to implement ads.txt, a global IAB initiative designed to eliminate counterfeit inventory in the programmatic advertising ecosystem.

Women In Film & Television NZ has announced the recipients for the nine award categories of the WIFT NZ 2018 Awards, held last week at the ASB Waterfront Theatre Auckland.

Campaign Asia-Pacific has issued its PR Awards Asia 2018 entry call. The awards are open to PR consultancies, solo practitioners and in-house departments from all countries in the Asia-Pacific region, including Australia and New Zealand.

Auckland media agency Hunter Media has merged with full service, accredited agency mediaR in what mediaR director Tony Richards describes as a “fantastic and exciting fit” bringing two respected independent agencies together.

Auckland ad agency/production company Augusto is gearing up its New York operation having recently secured distribution of their Richie McCaw feature film Chasing Great through the US and Canada via Abramorama, and a new client relationship with the New York Red Bulls Soccer Club.