
Drinnan: Slicing the state funding pie
COMMENT: TVNZ's declaration that it will find a prime-time spot for Terry Teo will quieten cries that it might only be shown through OnDemand.
COMMENT: TVNZ's declaration that it will find a prime-time spot for Terry Teo will quieten cries that it might only be shown through OnDemand.
He's worth just under a billion dollars, and he says NZ's overheated property market is exacerbating social divisions.
COMMENT: Running the eight-page China Watch PR/propaganda sheet (take your pick) seems self-destructive for this respected media brand.
As the media explores deeper ties with Facebook, one publisher has remained especially wary of the social network.
Two-thirds of Facebook's 1.6 billion users get their news on Facebook, why doesn't the social media platform call itself a news outlet?
This week some media lambasted the Wellington Rugby Union for issuing a video that faked sideline abuse of referees.
The titans of media and technology are in Idaho for their annual summit to plot the future of their industries.
Horton Media has urged the Commerce Commission to carve out of Auckland newspapers if the merger go ahead.
Kiwi-born businessman Stephen Jennings has reached an out-of-court settlement in his defamation case against Fairfax for a "substantial" sum.
Apple is in talks to acquire Jay Z's music streaming platform Tidal, according to reports.
COMMENT: Spark chief executive Simon Moutter hit a nerve calling for Google, Facebook and other global media players to pay their fair share of taxes.
Facebook has once again tweaked the formula it uses to decide what people will see in their news feed
It's a momentous day," says NZME chief executive Michael Boggs, just before the bell rang for yesterday's listing of NZME.
NZX chief executive Tim Bennett said he expects trade in NZME's stock to be volatile at first following Brexit market uncertainty.
Chief executive Michael Boggs says there's opportunity for local investors to get involved.
New Zealand media company NZME makes its debut on the NZX today with share trading expected to commence on the "ringing of the bells" at midday.
APN has reached a deal with IRD that will remove tax risk ahead of NZME listing next week.
Australian media reports say APN has sold its regional newspaper operation to News Corp.
APN has received OIO approval for its plan to split out NZME ahead of a possible merger with Fairfax.
COMMENT: The Commerce Commission will have its hands full looking at the proposed merger between Sky TV and Vodafone NZ.
COMMENT: Everyone wants a new partner these days. NZME is eyeing up Fairfax while Vodafone woos Sky.
NZME hopes to attract NZ investors as it prioritises its strategy and investments to tune in with local markets, says chief executive Michael Boggs.
The New Zealand Herald's Matt Nippert won the news category in the EY business journalism awards, announced today.
NZME will soon be listed on the NZX, after APN shareholders this morning approved a de-merger.
COMMENT: Predictably NZ's free trade sceptics were not impressed with Todd McClay's effort to inject glasnost into the RCEP negotiations.
Broadcaster MediaWorks is in merger discussions with state broadcaster TVNZ, according to reports in Australian media.
Business magnate Sir Richard Branson believes "praise, not criticism" is the best method of leadership.
The Commerce Commission will look at whether there are separate digital and print media markets as part of its assessment of the proposed NZME-Fairfax merger.
COMMENT: Another day, another media merger. The combination of Sky TV and Vodafone amounts to a takeover of Sky.