Rupert Murdoch’s 21st Century Fox has been in talks with The Walt Disney Company to sell most of the Fox assets including FX, National Geographic, movie studio, TV production and international assets such as Star and Sky, according to a report by CNBC.

The Comms Council has released video of several of NZ’s 2017 Gold Effie winners getting the lowdown from international judge Chris Baker, Chris Baker (founder of UK brand shop Consult Bacon). The interviewer is TVNZ’s Jack Tame.

AdFest Thailand is now accepting entries to the 21st Lotus Awards, the longest-running advertising awards show in the Asia Pacific region.

The Comms Council will tomorrow issues its entry call for the Axis Awards 2018. The winners will be announced at the awards dinner at the Heritage Hotel Auckland on Thursday 8 March.

AUT Ad School holds its end-of-year creative portfolio show at its midtown Auckland City campus next week – and the industry is invited.

OMD has today successfully retained the Beiersdorf media business – which includes the Nivea brand – following a Transtasman multi-agency pitch.

Wondergarden is coming to Auckland’s Silo Park on New Year’s Eve. Top talents, including Unknown Mortal Orchestra, Chelsea Jade, Nadia Reid, the Ruby Suns and SWIDT, will be putting on a show to remember.

DDB and The Rialto Channel have won three Golds and three Silvers at the PromaxBDA Awards in Singapore for their Breast Cancer Screenings campaign.

A modest showing for New Zealand in the shortlist out of Paris for the 2017 Epica Awards, with just two entries making it through – for Colenso BBDO and Augusto.