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Advertising executive Steve Kane to depart True
One of the industry's most colourful characters is taking some time out.

The dystopian show pushing up Netflix subscriber numbers
Subscribers are signing on to see what all the hype is about.

Newshub may cut radio reporter roles
Newshub radio staff are understood to be devastated by the news.

Is Duncan Garner set to return to MagicTalk?
Could Garner return to the company where he's already spent 20 years of his career?

Outage highlights how vital Facebook has become worldwide
Facebook apps have become integrated into our business and personal lives.

Christopher Niesche: The remarkable turnaround of Aus pay TV network Foxtel
Christopher Niesche finds that the death of pay TV may have been exaggerated.

Duncan Shand: Why CEOs don't trust marketers. And how to fix it
Marketing directors have the highest turnover of any leadership level position.

Top Kiwi ad agency poaches Google staffer to lead creative department
Ad agency DDB has filled the gap left by Damon Stapleton.

Westpac moves $20m media account to new agency
There's a new media agency in town and it already has a huge client.

Accenture-owned The Monkeys wins Meridian advertising account
The Monkeys are quickly getting a few runs on the board.

'Disney version' of OnlyFans: Kiwi's lockdown frustration leads to business
A Kiwi entrepreneur has built a video streaming platform from the ground up.

Damien Venuto: Data reveals the power of the 1pm Covid briefing
The 1pm press conference is a powerful platform offering the PM undivided attention.

Ben Kepes: Let's accept there's no best way out of Covid
Ben Kepes that Covid is simply to complicated for simple answers or solutions.

Deloitte nabs top Kiwi ad execs to launch creative arm
Two top staffers from Colenso BBDO will be joining Deloitte.

Damien Venuto: The 12 contenders who could be the next TVNZ boss
Media writer Damien Venuto speculates on who could become the next boss of TVNZ.

Paul Catmur: A business lesson from my Dad (who hated being called 'Dad')
Watching his dad lose his job taught Paul Catmur a valuable lesson.

NZ Herald readership growth hits new records
The Herald's daily readership has surged by 300,000 readers from last year.

Kiwi ad exec reveals his hardest lesson in the industry
Sometimes you need to take the advice you hand out, warns True CEO Matt Dickinson.

TVNZ CEO Kevin Kenrick to step down
He has been chief executive for more than nine years.

Opinion: The big mistake businesses need to avoid during the Delta outbreak
Trying to avoid short term losses can lead to long-term pain, writes Ryan Sproull.

Revealed: The Facebook post that cost the Govt $88,000
The Government has increased its social media spend to inform the public.

Top-ranking Kiwi exec to depart Facebook
Mark D'Arcy has ended his tenure at Facebook after 10 years.

TVNZ staff rewarded with $2000 bonus
TVNZ is rewarding its staff for their contribution to a big result.

ASB's unconventional new advertising partner
The widely anticipated partnership has come to fruition.

This time it's different: NZME optimistic after solid first half result
NZME remains on the lookout for acquisitions

Paul Catmur: I was young and stupid. I'm not young anymore
Paul Catmur looks back how close he came to making a terrible decision.

Toyota boss: 'Hilux being the number one selling car in NZ is not our objective'
Toyota's CEO finds his business at the precipice of a major change.

CEO alleged to have made anonymous posts slapped with High Court action
The CEO allegedly went by the usernames "bullish" and "Epithermal".