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NZ Post plans to move into news
NZ Post has plans to move its directory service Localist to include editorial content such as news.
John Drinnan: MediaWorks lifeline has strings attached, documents reveal
The $43.3m lifeline thrown to MediaWorks has put the Government in an interesting position, should the media company ever be sold.
Media: New men at top signal RNZ shake-up
The Government has appointed the political raconteur and public relations man...
Self published thriller writer makes a killing on Kindle
Self-publishing has traditionally been a surefire route to obscurity and dismal sales. Now a British thriller writer who sells his novels as ebooks for as little as 71p ($1.50) is proving the naysayers wrong.
TVNZ boss backs TiVo despite big losses
TVNZ's answer to Sky's digital recorder has wiped a big chunk of the broadcaster's profits....
<i>Nick Smith</i>: Tough times down in television trenches
There's little charity for MediaWorks' debt-laden owners.
No govt loan to media company - Joyce
Struggling media company MediaWorks is up-to-date with its broadcasting licence payments and has not received a bail-out loan from the Government, Communications Minister Steven Joyce says.
Your $43m lifeline to TV3 owner
The Government has thrown a lifeline to ailing private media company MediaWorks, which owns TV3, Four, and about half New Zealand's commercial radio stations.
APN posts 9.6pc profit growth in NZ media business
APN News & Media said its New Zealand media business had a solid year in 2010 with revenue growth of 1.7pc and earnings growth of 9.6pc.
Yellow Pages chief exec Cotterill quits
Bruce Cotterill has stepped down as chief executive of Yellow Pages Group having completed a massive restructure and following the directory business's bankers seizing control last month.
Spin doctor goes from tobacco to Hotchin
When disgraced Hanover boss Mark Hotchin decided it was time to try restoring his tattered reputation, he turned to Carrick Graham.
<i>Mark Irving:</i> Keeping advertising simple
One of the things I enjoy about advertising is that much of the work involves simplification. It kind of goes against the grain in this fast paced and often complicated world.