By Shout! Web Strategy Melbourne ceo Michael Jenkins: Late last year Facebook launched Workplace a new enterprise version of the popular social networking site.

This Sunday sees the launch in Auckland of a new Chinese television channel that will feature locally produced content, in addition to overseas sourced material, and will set a new standard for Chinese broadcasting in New Zealand.

French indie agency GloryParis has broken new ground by appointing a young woman with Down’s Syndrome to present the weather forecast on French national tv channel France 2.

Eighty-five percent of all actors in the global creative industries sector are effectively SMEs (small & medium sized businesses) says the European Union, launching the Ardito project, a service for agencies who wish to reuse creative content.

Kiwi comedian Brendhan Lovegrove will handle the emcee chores at 2017’s biggest creative advertising event – Thursday’s CAANZ Axis Awards.

Phantom Billstickers (881 framed street posters nationwide!) has released its Autumn issue of Café Reader, which –as usual – is just dripping with creative writing.

The long arm of Mcdonald’s appears to have reached around the world to kill its US-produced TVC for a new Irish-themed product called McDonald’s Shamrock Shake – which is being ridiculed globally for its un-Irishness.

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Kumeu Film Studio has unveiled its ocean horizon tank, just 26km from Queen Street, via Highway 16. NZ will be just the fifth tank location in the world (there are already multiple installations in Mexico, Dominican Republic, Malta and Australia). 

Creative & digital talent agency The Pond is celebrating its 10-year anniversary this month with a new brand and a special offer for clients.