AUCKLAND, Today: Media commentator Graham Medcalf is the latest adept to add a voice to the growing clamour from critics of the MediaWorks decision to close Radio Live (presented as a “merger” with Magic).

CHRISTCHURCH, Today: Nicole Earnshaw has joined Harvey Cameron Group as Channel director, leading one of the largest client teams within this rapidly growing agency.

AUCKLAND, Today: North Shore-based e-commerce solutions provider Moustache Republic claims it’s the first company in the world to use new Checkout SDK technology to implement an updated e-commerce platform for iconic Kiwi brand Yellow. 

AUCKLAND, Today: NZ production aces Flying Fish are helping fund and produce A Hole, a black comedy short film that explores the existential pain of working in a corporate hierarchy … or perhaps just of working at all.

LONDON, Today: WPP is merging Wunderman and J Walter Thompson to form Wunderman Thompson, the global agency giant announced overnight (via an interview published in Campaign UK).

AUCKLAND, Today: Stuff has unveiled a media partnership with Bauer Media Group, which will see the news organisation publish content from Bauer’s premium current affairs and lifestyle titles on Stuff.

AUCKLAND, Today: Shout has forged a street poster contract with Vector, providing the out-of-home company with another 25 poster sites in the Auckland market.

AUCKLAND, Today: TVNZ – in partnership with Starcom, billboard company QMS, and Auckland Transport – set out to turn a typically mundane daily task (“from Drab to Fab”) with the arrival of TVNZ OnDemand’s locally commissioned show – The House of Drag.

AUCKLAND, Today: The 2018 Fair Go Kids Ad Awards screen tonight at 7.30pm on TVNZ 1. This year’s challenge was to make a 30-second tourism ad. There were two categories – Primary/Intermediate and Secondary, with prizes in each category.