It’s a hard watch but Clemenger BBDO Wellington’s ‘Mistakes’ road safety commercial has scored the International Honour Award at AdStars Festival and the concept has been picked up and screened in many countries around the world. The commercial features two drivers in a hopeless conversation leading up to an inevitable and nasty crash.

Whybin\TBWA’s has made a series of gritty images the centrepiece of its campaign for Independent Liquor New Zealand’s Woodstock Black launched in Auckland this week. The Woodstock Black creative is a celebration of time, championing the wrinkles, tattoos, and eclectic jewellery earned over the lives of the characters that feature in the work.

MediaWorks has announced a partnership with music and entertainment content platform Vevo to become their exclusive premium video sales partner in New Zealand. The deal will see MediaWorks become the country’s largest supplier of on-line video content.

MediaWorks has announced Jack Matthews will take over the role of board chairman at the end of September. Matthews succeeds Rod McGeoch who has been chairman of MediaWorks since 2013.