NZME stories

Dentsu Aotearoa triumphs at IAB NZ 2024 awards night
Fri, 22nd Nov 2024
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digital transformation
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digital advertising
The IAB New Zealand 2024 Digital Advertising Awards saw Dentsu Aotearoa win Best in Show for the impactful 'Ancient Influencers' campaign, among other accolades.

New Zealand gears up for Recycling Week 2024 events
Wed, 16th Oct 2024
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cleantech
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sustainability
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skycity
Recycling Week 2024 in New Zealand, set for 21-27 October, aims to boost waste management awareness and minimise waste across communities and businesses.

Vudoo appoints Drew Perry as Managing Director for APAC
Thu, 10th Oct 2024
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martech
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commerce systems
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samsung
Vudoo has appointed Drew Perry as Managing Director for Asia Pacific, marking a significant growth phase for the advertising commerce technology company.

Vudoo partners with AWS to revolutionise shoppable video tech
Mon, 20th May 2024
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hyperscale
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public cloud
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cx
Melbourne's Vudoo partners with Amazon Web Services, elevating its status as a top eCommerce tech provider through innovative in-stream checkout technology.

Vudoo assigns ex-Google exec Billy Kinchin as Chief Product Officer
Tue, 27th Feb 2024
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digital entertainment
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samsung
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video solutions
Melbourne-based Vudoo appoints former Google senior executive, Billy Kinchin, as Chief Product Officer to lead global product strategy and development.

Angelina Farry named new CEO of IAB New Zealand
Wed, 24th Jan 2024
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network infrastructure
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google
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stuff
IAB New Zealand appoints Angelina Farry, a veteran of the NZ advertising industry with over two decades of experience, as its new CEO.

NZME and Vudoo partner to launch new eCommerce experience
Thu, 14th Sep 2023
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partner programmes
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ecommerce
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nzme
New Zealand Media and Entertainment (NZME) has signed an exclusive launch partnership with global content eCommerce expert Vudoo.
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Somar Digital appoints Fiona Reid as Chief Executive Officer
Fri, 2nd Sep 2022
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support
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leadership
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nzme
Somar Digital promotes COO Fiona Reid to CEO, replacing founding CEO Aaron Scott who will take on an active role as Enterprise and Innovations Manager.

Former NZME exec to head MYOB's NZ operations
Fri, 25th Nov 2016
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fintech
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financial systems
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accounting systems
Carolyn Luey, formerly of NZME, takes the helm of MYOB's NZ division, eyeing innovation and local business success.

NZME/Fairfax merger: No way, says ComCom
Tue, 8th Nov 2016
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commerce commission
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m&a
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fairfax media
NZ Commerce Commission set to decline merger between NZME and Fairfax, citing concerns over competition and media concentration.

Herald editor-in-chief Tim Murphy steps down
Fri, 10th Apr 2015
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tv3
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new zealand herald
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nzme
The New Zealand Herald's editor-in-chief for the last decade, Tim Murphy, has stepped down from the role in favour of the Herald's current editor, Sha.

APN News & Media halted for selldown amid speculation O'Brien, INM exiting
Thu, 19th Mar 2015
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apn media
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fairfax media
APN News and Media halted trading amid rumours of exits by Dennis O'Brien and Independent News - Media, with a potential A$300 million block trade looming.

Allan Gray reduces stake in APN News & Media
Tue, 17th Mar 2015
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new zealand herald
The Australian fund that helped force a boardroom shakeout at APN News & Media has reduced its stake in the group after earlier selling down its holdi.

APN sits tight on NZME sales, as it waits to see benefit of restructure
Thu, 12th Feb 2015
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ipo
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apn media
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new zealand herald
APN News and Media, the Australian publisher of The New Zealand Herald newspaper, has put off the public share float for its newly consolidated kiw.

APN to take $54 mln charge on NZ mastheads, sees 5.1% drop in NZME's 2015 earnings
Thu, 6th Nov 2014
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asx
APN News & Media will take a $54 million impairment on its New Zealand newspaper mastheads in its 2014 results and forecast a 5.