LONDON, Today: Belinda Lush, head of customer experience strategy at Colenso BBDO, has been named as one of 12 judges for the upcoming Best Use of Data category at the Warc Media Awards, a comp with prizes totalling US$40,000.

PARIS, Tuesday: The editors at French/US site Adforum have rated two New Zealand-made tvcs in their weekly list of the Top 5 ads in the world. Both the NZ ads riff off awkward cellphone moments.

AUCKLAND, Tuesday: ANZ indie PR shop Adhesive has been re-awarded the tender for Singapore Tourism Board New Zealand for the third consecutive time, following a competitive pitch process.

AUCKLAND, Monday: Bauer Media has announced two new executive team appointments and a number of advertising leadership roles as part of the new-look structure under new managing director Tanya Walshe.

AUCKLAND, Today: NZ out-of-home media continues momentum delivering 16% growth over the first half of 2019 vs 2018, according to the latest report from the Outdoor Media Association.

AUCKLAND, Monday: MBM has been confirmed as media agency partner for Burger King New Zealand (having started working on the account in May). The incumbent was VMLY&R. There was no pitch.

AUCKLAND, Today: JCDecaux and shopping-centre owner Scentre Group have unveiled a partnership that will see JCDecaux develop and manage a portfolio of external roadside advertising touchpoints at Scentre Group’s Westfield living centres in Australia and New Zealand.

LOS ANGELES, Friday: The long-running humour publication Mad Magazine – a Gen X staple for decades – will effectively shut down next month after a 67-year run.

AUCKLAND, Today: The finalists for The Radio Bureau’s Outstanding Radio Creative Awards (Orca) have been announced this morning. Five finalists from some of New Zealand’s top creative agencies are all vying for the Grand Orca and People’s Choice Award which will be announced on Monday 1 August.