MediaWorks TV is recruiting for a Director of Sales to replace Linda Farrelly, who has resigned and is taking complete time out for six months. She will rejoin the company in a consultancy capacity later in the year.
Think TV claimed a “healthy” growth in TV ad revenue for NZ broadcasters last year, but the spend barely tipped on the right side of NZ`s 2011 inflation figure of 1.8%.
Consumer advocacy group, Alzheimer’s Australia slotted a ‘Fight Dementia’ advertisement right before screenings of Iron Lady in selected cinemas across Sydney and Melbourne.
Charles Saatchi, huckster god, turns on the only way that visual artists can make any money - treating the work as investments. Behind every art form is a system for monetisation.
Taika Waititi directs a Cadbury-funded short to support UK athletes in the (loooong) run-up to the London 2012 Olympics. And a damn fine job of it he does too.
A new ad for iiNet featuring a hidden message within two frames has had its on-air approval withdrawn, following allegations that the ad breached rules on subliminal advertising.
MediaWorks TV has appointed Richard Fenner to the newly created role of Business Development Director. Starting today, the role sees him working closely with the Sales team to identify new clients, projects and opportunities for the network.
Adsend, Dubsat’s cloud-based display advertising, preflighting, colour management and delivery service, today announced the launch their latest version of AdGate – their workflow engine for advertising agencies and publishers wanting to integrate press advertising booking schedules to further automate production workflows.
TVNZ and MediaWorks both came home from Sydney with extra baggage after winning a clutch of gongs at Sydney`s PROMAX awards and conference in Sydney. Three golds and a pair of silvers weighed down TVNZ`s carry-ons; a gold and two silvers went MediaWorks` way.
Set to coincide with his live tour of Australia, The Mercury in association with BigPond Adelaide Film Festival is curating a weekend retrospective of John Waters films. The great American auteur`s early films defined a new aesthetic and storyline for the screen that had never before been seen and the Mercury is proud to show some truly original and, in hindsight, important cinema.
The Festival of Media Asia is the second regional spin-off from the Switzerland-hosted Festival of Media, the first being The Festival of Media LatAm. The inaugural Festival of Media Asia runs 13 – 15 November in Singapore, with the awards handed out on the final evening.
Seven`s product placement deal was not sanctioned by McDonald`s it seems. The network violated those rules about selling food to tots all by itself. Will they send Maccas a bill?
90 seconds of ads will split the haka from the kick-off, allowing viewers a last chance to grab a beer or get rid of the last one before the game gets underway.