CANNES, Sunday: The Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity opened today with a total of 30,953 entries from 89 countries competing. New Zealand has 268 entries in 2019, down on last year’s 305.

AUCKLAND, Today: Indie experiential agency Brand Spanking is hosting a VR showcase for brands next this Thursday in Eden Terrace. Entry is free.

AUCKLAND, Today: From 1 July 2019, ThreeLife +1 will broadcast on Freeview channel 14 while Edge TV transitions to a HD streaming proposition on ThreeNow, rova and theedge.co.nz.

SINGAPORE, Thursday: Three campaigns from NZ have been selected by a Campaign Asia-Pacific agency poll as leading contenders for next week’s 2019 Cannes Lions.

AUCKLAND, Thursday: The Phantom Billstickers business would be nothing without the commitment of our billsticker crews. “That,” writes managing partner Jamey Holloway in the latest issue of his online newsletter, “is why we’re shining the spotlight on a few Phantoms.”

AUCKLAND, Thursday: A new study of small business owners has provided critical insight into the experience of running your own venture in New Zealand – and it’s reaffirmed that we’re not afraid to put in the hard yards.

AUCKLAND, Today: The production business in New Zealand is in recovery mode following the recent deaths of two experienced figures – producer Penny Cooper and production manager Debbie Sinton.

AUCKLAND, Wednesday: Getty Images and the International Paralympic Committee are extending their existing partnership agreement, which sees Getty Images serve exclusively as the official photographic agency to the IPC.

AUCKLAND, Wednesday: New Zealanders have put a high value on the importance of quality journalism by backing the NZ Herald’s digital news subscription service, according to NZME ceo Michael Boggs.