Band practice has begun, the wildcards are drawn and the entries are now closed for the 11th Battle of The Ad Bands.

“Did it nearly kill me? In the end, I felt the alcohol had given up on me, really. It was as if the alcohol had ingested me whole and was now spitting out the feathers.” – Wellington poet Geoff Cochrane, interviewed in the latest issue of Phantom Billstickers’ quarterly Café Reader magazine.

Earlybird tickets are now on sale for the NZ Comms Council’s 2018 Effie Awards, in association with TVNZ. The deal lasts just under a fortnight – until Tuesday 14 August.

New Zealand’s new Freeview On Demand service is setting the standard for video on demand delivery to smart TVs via HbbTV, said FreeviewNZ’s Jason Foden at the Mediatech Pacific Conference 2018 in Auckland yesterday.

In response to yesterday’s M+AD story about Helen Clark’s “pose” for the cover of express magazine, the former PM posted this comment on Twitter: “Have you heard of graphics? I did not pose for this”.

Google NZ country director Caroline Rainsford is the latest signing for IABNZ’s large ad/media/tech eventad:tech Auckland – to be held in November.

After a competitive shoot-out with most of New Zealand’s top communications, media, design and digital agencies, EECA has appointed Clemenger BBDO Wellington to take on the role of marketing and communications strategic partner.

Go Media has won the media rights to Nelson Airport, New Zealand’s largest and fastest growing regional airport. To meet the growth demands, Nelson Airport is building a new terminal. Go Media will play its part in delivering a best-in-class customer experience by installing high-spec, digital media assets, inside and out.