An employment Court decision has removed a threat to the makeover of Radio NZ, writes John Drinnan.

Commercial radio networks have emerged from the latest radio ratings survey without any major upheaval for its DJs.

Taxpayers are paying a corporate lobbying and public relations firm top dollar to run a website that the opposition says could be run by public servants for much less.

Money is money and nobody wants to look a gift horsepower in the mouth, writes John Drinnan. Mazda now owns sponsorship rights to 7pm shows from Sunday through to Friday.

Former radio show partners Willie Jackson and John Tamihere were knocked back in a bid to handle distribution of $14 million of taxpayer funding for health and social services.

The long serving head of news at Radio New Zealand - Don Rood - is among several senior executives at Radio New Zealand asked to reapply for their jobs.

Blogs like WhaleOil and Kiwiblog may soon be subject to the same rules as newspapers under expansion at The Press Council, writes John Drinnan.

Maori broadcasters have weaved a tangled web of politics with upheavals at both Television New Zealand and Maori TV, writes John Drinnan.

The Maori TV board is pushing ahead with plans to appoint controversial broadcaster Paora Maxwell as chief executive in the next two weeks, broadcasting sources say.

'I'm Rupert Murdoch, the billionaire tyrant, and this is my skybox'. The business and media magnate turns 83 today.

Geoff Blackwell is chief executive of Auckland publishers PQ Blackwell and MILK Books, which have a total of 16 staff.

Television New Zealand is unlikely to prod staff about their political affiliations despite controversial proposals put to politicians by TVNZ chief executive and Kevin Kenrick.

Police top brass have suffered from communications cock-ups in the past 12 months.

Telecom's ShowMeTV should cut another chink in Sky Television's armour built up over 25 years of being a pay television monopoly, writes John Drinnan.

New Zealand's dominant pay-TV company, posted a 22pc gain in profit of $82.1m as subscribers switched to its My Sky service.

Morning Report co-host Simon Mercep will follow his co-host and step down from the show when Geoff Robinson leaves in April.

A lot is resting on the success of TV3's cooking show The Great Food Race, so channel bosses are remaining optimistic, writes John Drinnan.

The value of "celebrity" stories looks set to fall even further, now that Bauer Media owns the three women's magazine titles which actively bid for exclusives, writes John Drinnan.

The media revolution rolls on, and many in the mainstream industry are walking a cliff-edge as they look to the future and changes in the way people use media.

Robinson and Laidlaw will leave respectable legacies at public radio, but their departures are overdue and bookend a period when RNZ resisted change.

Bauer Media is planning to ease Metro magazine away from current affairs when it gets the Listener in its stable.