SYDNEY, Sunday: Bauer Media Australia has reportedly hired global advisory firm EY to review its business as future on the subcontinent remains uncertain following the shock closure of its NZ arm on Thursday.
2020 Lions cancelled
CANNES, Friday: The Cannes Lions has confirmed the annual Festival of Creativity will not take place in 2020. The next Lions Festival will run June 21-25 in 2021.
The Rebound?
LONDON, Sunday: WPP founder Sir Martin Sorrell (now head of British investment company S4, predicts adland is in for a coronavirus-led bumpy ride for at least the next six months – but sees a healthy rebound in the last quarter of 2020.
Growth Engine (Updated)
AUCKLAND, Thursday: The Comms Council has overhauled its schedule over the next quarter to reflect its actions in the face of Covid-19 in New Zealand.
DDB & KidsCan in poverty cook-up
AUCKLAND, Today: For many Kiwi families living in poverty, accessing enough food to feed the family is a daily challenge. Last month, DDB NZ teamed up with KidsCan to create a confronting campaign that gives the audience a heartbreaking glimpse into the reality of many New Zealanders’ scrambling to put food on the table.
Change the world!
GENEVA, Thursday: In an unprecedented move, the United Nations has issued – via open source creative platform Talenthouse – a global call to creatives to help communicate essential messaging around Covid-19.
Free masterclasses
AUCKLAND, Thursday: The NZ arm of global ad/media company Verizon Media has opened up its invitation-only talent development programme, Verizon Media Academy, to anyone within NZ media & creative agencies and brand-side marketers for a series of free virtual masterclasses designed to help people build for their future and adapt to the changing work environment.
ANZA plea for Government action
AUCKLAND, Thursday: The announcement that Bauer Media is closing its NZ operations immediately “should be setting off alarm bells with regulators for the future of local media, if they weren’t ringing already”, says ANZA ceo Lindsay Mouat.
Bauer exits NZ – permanently
AUCKLAND, Today: Bauer Media Group this morning announced its intention to close its publishing business in New Zealand due to the economic impact of covid-19. The closure brings to an end many decades of publishing in New Zealand and affects all staff.
Yanks fight back
NEW YORK, Today: As Bauer Media cold-bloodedly gives up on NZ – The Wall Street Journal and Barron’s Group are countering the Covid-19 effect by giving potential clients an additional incentive to advertise in their print pages.
