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    New York Festivals AME Awards forms Inaugural Advisory Council

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    Zak Mroueh, CCO and founder of Zulu Alpha Kilo
    NEW YORK --

    New York Festivals® 2019 AME Awards®  announces the competition’s inaugural  Advisory Council, an international task force of creative and strategic leaders. They will provide the competition with knowledge of emerging trends and critical industry insights allowing AME to be more responsive to changes and demands within the advertising/marketing sphere. 

    Serving on the Advisory Council are:

    • Alex Schill, global chief creative officer, Serviceplan Group, Germany
    • Merlee Jayme, chairmom/chief creative officer, Dentsu Jayme Syfu, Philippines
    • Tahaab Rais, regional head of strategy office & MENA director -Truth Central, FP7/MCCANN MENA & President, McCann Worldgroup MENA Strategic Community, UAE
    • Mick Blore, chief creative officer South Africa & Sub-Saharan Africa, McCann Worldgroup, South Africa
    • Dörte Spengler-Ahrens, chief creative officer, Jung von Matt/SAGA, Germany
    • Zak Mroueh, chief creative officer & founder, Zulu Alpha Kilo, Canada

    “I am honored to be the first South African to sit on the AME Advisory Council. To help steer and guide the process of awarding work that works; great creativity that meets and exceeds marketing goals and delivers tangible results, is a reward in itself,” said Blore.

    Rais stated, “I’m also very excited to do justice to the awards (and to our industry) by suggesting ideas and categories that will drive the future of our industry. And hence, hopefully, work that helps our industry play a meaningful role in today’s constantly evolving world.”

    Mroueh added, “As great as it feels for us creative people to win awards, our work is only being judged by other creatives. To maintain relevance as an industry and with our clients, we need to demonstrate the effectiveness of our work. After all, it’s why we’re here and is key to the future of our industry. That’s why I agreed to participate.”

    Gayle Mandel, executive director, AME Awards, said, “In today’s ever-changing world of advertising and brand building it’s an amazing win to have visionary award-wining creatives of their reputation taking AME to the next level.”

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    BBC asks U.S. court to dismiss Trump’s $10 billion defamation lawsuit

    Monday, March 16, 2026
    The logo outside the BBC Headquarters in London, Nov. 12, 2025. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung, File)

    The BBC filed a motion Monday asking a U.S. court to dismiss President Donald Trump's $10 billion lawsuit against it, warning that the case could have a "chilling effect" on robust reporting on public figures and events.

    The suit was filed in a Florida court, but the British national broadcaster argued that the court did not have jurisdiction, nor could Trump show that the BBC intended to misrepresent him.

    Trump filed a lawsuit in December over the way a BBC documentary edited a speech he gave on Jan. 6, 2021. The claim seeks $5 billion in damages for defamation and a further $5 billion for unfair trade practices.

    Last month a judge at the federal court for the Southern District of Florida provisionally set a trial date for February 2027.

    The BBC argued that the case should be thrown out because the documentary was never aired in Florida or the U.S.

    "We have therefore challenged jurisdiction of the Florida court and filed a motion to dismiss the president's claim," the corporation said in a statement.

    In a 34-page document, the BBC also argued that Trump failed to "plausibly allege facts showing that defendants knowingly intended to create a false impression."

    Trump's case "falls well short of the high bar of actual malice," it said.

    The document further claimed that "the chilling effect is clear" when Trump is "among the most powerful and high-profile individuals in the world, on whose activities the BBC reports every day."

    "Early dismissal is favoured given the powerful interest in ensuring that free speech is not unduly burdened by the necessity of defending against expensive yet groundless litigation, which would constrict the breathing space needed to ensure robust reporting on public figures and... Read More

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