NZ has picked up another 13 shortlist places overnight at the Cannes Lions – two in Radio, five in Design, and six in Cyber, bringing the NZ shortlist total from the first three days to 51 (scroll down for the earlier reports), plus a Gold Lion, two Silvers, and four Bronzes.

“The definition of bad taste is killing someone.” This was one of the gems served up by newest addition to the Kardashian family on the stage in Cannes today, M+AD special correspondent Peter Vegas reports.

New Zealand has picked up three Outdoor Bronze Lions overnight in Cannes – one apiece to FCB, DDB and Colenso BBDO.

News Works’ Ad of the Month creative ad competition has expanded to accept entries from newspaper digital ads, as well as newspaper print ads.

Zenith Optimedia has released its June 2014 Global Ad Expenditure Forecast and it would appear that the general advertising market is in rude health both in NZ and abroad.

Sky TV is to launch a subscription video on demand service before the end of 2014, tackling head-first Telecom’s ShowmeTV and Netflix – both of which plan to launch around the same time.

Tui has won a Gold Lion for Catch a Million in PR and Bronze for Beer Plumber in Promo & Activation in Cannes overnight.

NZ has garnered a total of another 14 shortlist places overnight at the Cannes Lions – one in Mobile, six in Media, two in Press, and five in Outdoor, bringing the NZ shortlist total in the first two days to 38 (scroll down for yesterday’s reports).

Colenso BBDO Auckland was named Creative Agency of the Year at the Mumbrella Awards in Sydney overnight.

“Over 12,000 ad people and associated hangers on have descended on Cannes in the south of France for the yearly celebration of this noble industry,” writes FCB senior creative Peter Vegas in his first exclusive report for M+AD.