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DDB revisited the original casting tapes of Bruce Lee and Seth Rogan for an extension to Sky TV’s Come With Us brand campaign. Now they’ve tapped Breaking Bad star Aaron Paul.

Singapore-based internet service provider MyRepublic has set up shop in NZ and launched its ultra-fast fibre broadband with a TVC starring William Shatner – the only actor to spend the first half of his life building a stellar career and the second half making fun of it.

Sydney-based Joy Advertising has created a new campaign for Glassons – one that’s bound to be controversial. Following in the footsteps of last week’s media mini-storm in NZ about skinny Glassons mannequins, the new TVC (out of The Sweet Shop) glamorises the “sport” of bull-riding.

DDB Australia ECD Darren Spiller obviously hadn’t seen the new Glassons campaign (see preceding story) when he spoke to B&T about TV ads being too conservative in the current “nanny state” environment.

Orcon has enlisted a dodgy terrorist with a hand-held explosive device and a nice line in poisoned darts to take its attack message to Vodafone and Spark.

Four NZ entries have made the TV/Cinema/Online Film – Production & Post shortlist at the London International Awards, currently being held in Las Vegas.

Clemenger BBDO Wellington and OMD are having success using Snapchat with a targeted mobile campaign aimed at reaching drivers who are stoned.

Saatchi & Saatchi was the only NZ agency to make the Integration shortlist stage of the London International Awards currently being staged in Las Vegas.

TVNZ shot a 2min 35sec wrap-up video at last week’s Effies, unleashing roving reporter Tim Wilson and a camera crew on the festivities at the Langham.

The Radio Bureau is enjoying a little skite about the fast-spreading impact of its three-minute video of Mike Hosking addressing the network’s breakfast teams on how to build a successful brekky programme.