MediaWorks hires GM trio

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AUCKLAND, Wednesday: MediaWorks has announced the appointment of three new agency general managers to its commercial team. Anna Magasiva, Sarah Jones and Matt Field will join the company in the coming months as agency GMs responsible for delivering radio, out-of-home and digital solutions for advertisers.

The i’s have it

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AUCKLAND, Wednesday: Freemans Bay-based full-service agency Contagion and Instant Finance have launched a new brand campaign, bringing to life the ‘i’ and ‘f’ characters. (There are two tvcs – scroll down for the 2nd).

NZ Shines (Updated)

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SINGAPORE, Tuesday: New Zealand is among the leaders at the shortlist stage of Spikes Asia 2021. Australia leads with 169, followed by India & NZ with 93 apiece.

Crazy Magic

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AUCKLAND, Today: Toyota New Zealand has released the next phase in their In Crazy We Believe campaign supporting Emirates Team New Zealand, created by Saatchi & Saatchi.

Making a Difference

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AUCKLAND, Today: The Comms Council has issued its call for nominations for the Inspiring Individual Award (sponsored by Discovery NZ) in honour of Sandy Smith.

Adsdpend up

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AUCKLAND, Today: NZME has today announced its financial results for the full year ended 31 December 2020, reporting Statutory Net Profit After Tax (NPAT) of $14.2 million and 3% growth in Operating Earnings Before Interest Tax Depreciation and Amortisation (Operating EBITDA) to $67.3 million.

Mates again

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SYDNEY, Tuesday: Facebook and the Australian government have reached a deal that will see the site restore news pages within the next few days. After intense backstage discussions, both parties made concessions on a number of key matters.

Zero Hour

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AUCKLAND, Today: Just one week till the deadline (next Tuesday 2 March) for the 2021 Beacons Awards. There will be a final late deadline two days later – on Thursday 4 March.

oOh! 2020 financial results

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AUCKLAND, Monday: oOh!media Ltd (ASX:OML) has announced its financial results for the year ended 31 December 2020. Sydney-based ceo Cathy O’Connor said: “In a challenging year for the out-of-home segment due to Covd-19, oOh! reinforced its market-leading position by increasing its market share in Australia and New Zealand.